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VIZ Media is an anime and manga distribution company, co-owned by Japanese publishers Shogakukan, its licensing division Shogakukan Productions (ShoPro for short) and Shueisha. It is a primary distributor of many popular [[Shonen]]-oriented manga series (such as ''[[Dragon Ball]]'', ''[[Naruto]]'', ''[[Bleach]]'' and ''[[Death Note]]''), which have also been serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly [[Shonen Jump]]'' manga anthology. It currently publishes an American version of that monthly.
VIZ Media is an anime and manga distribution company, co-owned by Japanese publishers Shogakukan, its licensing division Shogakukan Productions (ShoPro for short) and Shueisha. It is a primary distributor of many popular [[Shonen]]-oriented manga series (such as ''[[Dragon Ball]]'', ''[[Naruto]]'', ''[[Bleach]]'' and ''[[Death Note]]''), which have also been serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly [[Shonen Jump]]'' manga anthology. It currently publishes an American version of that monthly.


From 2005-09, VIZ also published ''Shojo Beat'', a monthly shojo manga anthology. The folks at Viz also managed to achieve linguistic immortality by coining the term [[The Glomp|"glomp"]] for use as a sound effect in their translations of ''[[Ranma ½|Ranma One Half]]'' and ''[[Urusei Yatsura]]''.
From 2005-09, VIZ also published ''Shojo Beat'', a monthly shojo manga anthology. The folks at Viz also managed to achieve linguistic immortality by coining the term [[The Glomp|"glomp"]] for use as a sound effect in their translations of ''[[Ranma ½|[[Ranma ½]]'' and ''[[Urusei Yatsura]]''.


Not, repeat ''not'', to be confused with British humour anthology comic ''[[Viz]]''.
Not, repeat ''not'', to be confused with British humour anthology comic ''[[Viz]]''.
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* [[Blue Exorcist]] (manga)
* [[Blue Exorcist]] (manga)
* [[Bobobobo Bobobo]] (manga)
* [[Bobobobo Bobobo]] (manga)
* [[Busou Renkin]]
* [[Busou Renkin]]
* [[Claymore]] (manga)
* [[Claymore]] (manga)
* [[Death Note]]
* [[Death Note]]
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* [[Kurohime]]
* [[Kurohime]]
* [[Letter Bee]]
* [[Letter Bee]]
* [[Muhyo and Roji]]
* [[Muhyo and Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation]]
* [[Naruto]]
* [[Naruto]]
* [[Nora]]
* [[Nora]]
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* [[Pretty Face]]
* [[Pretty Face]]
* [[The Prince of Tennis]]
* [[The Prince of Tennis]]
* [[Rosario to Vampire]]
* [[Rosario + Vampire]]
* [[Rurouni Kenshin]]
* [[Rurouni Kenshin]]
* [[Shaman King]]
* [[Shaman King]]
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** [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure]]
** [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure]]
** [[Pokémon Special]]
** [[Pokémon Special]]
* [[Ranma ½|Ranma One Half]]
* [[Ranma ½|[[Ranma ½]]
* [[Read or Die|Read or Die and Read or Dream]] (manga)
* [[Read or Die|Read or Die and Read or Dream]] (manga)
* Real
* Real

Revision as of 10:36, 5 October 2014

VIZ Media is an anime and manga distribution company, co-owned by Japanese publishers Shogakukan, its licensing division Shogakukan Productions (ShoPro for short) and Shueisha. It is a primary distributor of many popular Shonen-oriented manga series (such as Dragon Ball, Naruto, Bleach and Death Note), which have also been serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump manga anthology. It currently publishes an American version of that monthly.

From 2005-09, VIZ also published Shojo Beat, a monthly shojo manga anthology. The folks at Viz also managed to achieve linguistic immortality by coining the term "glomp" for use as a sound effect in their translations of [[Ranma ½|Ranma ½ and Urusei Yatsura.

Not, repeat not, to be confused with British humour anthology comic Viz.

Shonen Jump (and Shonen Jump Advanced) titles:


Shojo/Shojo Beat titles:


Other anime and manga released by Viz Media include:

* - license formerly held by CMX

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