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VIZ Announces new manga releases for Q1 (Tue 01-13-2004)

New titles include RAHXEPHON, MEGAMAN NT WARRIOR, B.B. EXPLOSION, and SENSUAL PHRASE San Francisco, Calif, January 13, 2004 - VIZ, LLC, one of the leading publishers and distributors of manga and anime for North American audiences, announced today the ac...

VIZ Announces New Manga for Q2 (Tue 07-13-2004)

New titles to include SAIKANO, CHEEKY ANGEL, IMADOKI and RED RIVER San Francisco, Calif, February 18, 2004 ? VIZ, LLC, one of the leading publishers and distributors of manga and anime for North American audiences, announced today the upcoming release o...

VIZ Announces New Manga for Q2 (Wed 02-18-2004)

New titles to include SAIKANO, CHEEKY ANGEL, IMADOKI and RED RIVER San Francisco, Calif, February 18, 2004 ? VIZ, LLC, one of the leading publishers and distributors of manga and anime for North American audiences, announced today the upcoming release o...


Viz Media Announces New Manga Series Debuts For Second Quarter 2007 (Mon 04-09-2007)

DRAGON DRIVE, MILLENNIUM SNOW, SHAKUGAN NO SHANA, HOSHIN ENGI and YURARA Offer Unique Stories For Readers Of All Ages San Francisco, CA, April 9, 2007 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive p...

Viz Media Announces New Manga Debuts For Fourth Quarter That Will Captivate Fans (Thu 09-21-2006)

Nine New Series Feature Tales of Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction and Mystery San Francisco, CA, September 21, 2006 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and ...

VIZ Media Announces New POKéMON Products for 2006 Holiday Season (Thu 10-12-2006)

New Releases Make Fun Gift Selections For The 2006 Holiday Season San Francisco, CA, October 12, 2006 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has ...

Viz Media Announces New Manga Series Debuts (Wed 01-24-2007)

San Francisco, CA, January 25, 2007 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has announced the release of three new manga series for the first quart...


VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES EXCITING AND DIVERSE ARRAY OF NEW MANGA SERIES FOR THIRD QUARTER OF 2007 (Sun 07-22-2007)

Six New Series Deliver Unique Mix Of Historical Drama, Science Fiction, Award-Winning Comedic Romance and Supernatural Action San Francisco, CA, July 19, 2007 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and compreh...

Viz Media Announces New DVD Releases for First Quarter 2007 (Wed 01-17-2007)

New Installments Of BLEACH, RANMA ½, INUYASHA Anime And Critically Acclaimed Live Action Feature Film - TRAIN MAN: DENSHA OTOKO San Francisco, CA, JANUARY 17, 2007 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and c...

Viz Media announces new Anime Releases
by Karl Schneider (Sat 03-03-2007)

VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, announced a bevy of new anime offerings for hot properties at this year’s New York Comic-Con.  Thes...

Viz Media Announces New Works from Takehiko Inoue
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 08-19-2008)

INCLUDING SLAM DUNK and REAL MANGA SERIES and SUMI AND WATER, THE VAGABOND ART BOOKS   Rounding Out the Takehiko Inoue Releases - The Critically Acclaimed VAGABOND Published Under The VIZBIG Imprint   San Francisco, CA, August 19, 2008 &ndas...


Viz Announces Two New Box Set (Fri 10-22-2004)

Latest episodes of popular series created by Rumiko Takahashi will be made available exclusively through The Right Stuf and VIZ online stores San Francisco, CA, October 20, 2004 – VIZ, LLC, one of the leading publishers and distributors of manga a...

Viz Media Announces New Anime For 2006 Holiday Season (Tue 11-14-2006)

New DVDs Include Box Sets, Feature Films and Latest Episodic Installments Of Much-Loved Anime Series San Francisco, CA, November 14, 2006 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, an...

VIZ Media Announces Agenda for 2006 Comic-con (Fri 07-14-2006)

Special Theatrical Premiere and Preview Round Out Schedule for Nation's Largest Comics Event San Francisco, CA, JULY 13, 2006 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and l...

Viz announces new Shonen Jump material (Sun 08-10-2003)

We\'ll be slowly catching up on the various press releases and other materials tonight and tomorrow as we have returned from Otakon and are pretty much overwhelmed with material to go through. First up though is a new press release from Viz talking about ...


Viz Donates $100K in GN's to Libraries (Fri 06-16-2000)

VIZ DONATES $100,000 IN GRAPHIC NOVELS TO U.S. PUBLIC LIBRARIES MANGA OUTREACH TO NEW AUDIENCES NATIONWIDE San Francisco, CA (6/16/00)-Viz Comics, America's 5th-largest comics publisher and largest publisher of Japanese comics, has recently donated over...

Viz Announces New Q3 Manga Titles (Wed 06-02-2004)

New titles to include CASE CLOSED, BEYBLADE and KARE FIRST LOVE San Francisco, Calif, June 1, 2004 ? VIZ, LLC, one of the leading publishers and distributors of manga and anime for North American audiences, announced today the upcoming release of three ...

VIZ Announces Five New Shojo Manga Titles for November (Wed 09-29-2004)

Captivating new titles to be in stores in November and will appeal to both female and male fans San Francisco, CA, September 29, 2004 – VIZ, LLC, one of the leading publishers and distributors of manga and anime for North American audiences, has a...

Viz Media Previews New Manga Series For 2009
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 08-05-2008)

Eight Series Announced Including New Shojo Stories And Two New Award-Winning Titles From Creative Mastermind Naoki Urasawa     San Francisco, CA, August 4, 2008 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most...


Digital Manga Publishing Announces 2 New Websites & Three New Titles (-)

Los Angeles, California (February 18, 2005) For Immediate Release – Digital Manga Publishing Announces 2 New Websites & Three New Titles Digital Manga Publishing announces 2 highly anticipated websites – The re-launch of the Digital Manga Pu...

Manga Mania
by Allen Divers (Mon 05-26-2003)

I've collected comics in one form or another since 1982. It started with a weekly trip to the local Magic Mart and later moved to a little comic book specialty store called Gulf Coast Comics. I think it's safe to say I have a bit of an affinity for the ...

VIZ MEDIA TO OFFER UNIQUE NEW MANGA AND FICTION TITLES AT 2007 BOOKEXPO AMERICA (Fri 06-01-2007)

Industry Leader in Manga Publishing To Have Notable Presence In Booth 3833 New York, NY June 1, 2007 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, brin...

VIZ Announces New Magazine Aimed at Female Manga Fans (Tue 02-08-2005)

San Francisco, CA, February 8, 2005 – VIZ, LLC, which recently announced it’s upcoming merger with ShoPro Entertainment, Inc. to form one of the entertainment industry's most innovative, comprehensive manga and animation licensing and publishi...


VIZ, LLC Announces a Brand New Line Up of New Titles Aimed to Capture Hearts Everywhere (Mon 07-21-2003)

VIZ, LLC ANNOUNCES A BRAND NEW LINE UP OF NEW TITLES AIMED TO CAPTURE HEARTS EVERWHERE Part science fiction, part fantasy... Alice doesn't think she lives here on planet Earth anymore...and she's right, Please Save My Earth, Volume 1 July 17, 2003 (San...

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES NARUTO MANGA SHADOW BOX LIMITED COLLECTOR SET (Wed 11-14-2007)

Most Elaborate Manga Box Set Ever Published In North America Bundles Host Of Extras With 27 Volumes Of Smash Hit Ninja Series San Francisco, CA, November 13, 2007 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative a...

VIZ MEDIA TO DEBUT NINE NEW MANGA SERIES FOR SECOND QUARTER 2008 (Tue 03-11-2008)

Unique Subjects And Genres Ranging From Action Adventure And Romance To Vampires And Horror To Be Offered San Francisco, CA, March 11, 2008 - VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, an...

VIZ MEDIA LAUNCHES SIX NEW MANGA SERIES FOR FIRST QUARTER 2008 (Tue 01-08-2008)

Diverse New Titles To Kick Off The New Year San Francisco, CA, January 8, 2008 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has announced the laun...


Del Rey MAnga Announces New Acquisitions for Summer 2009
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 08-01-2008)

NEW YORK, NY – August 1, 2008 – Del Rey Manga, an imprint of Ballantine Books at the Random House Publishing Group, announced last week one of their biggest titles for the Spring 2009 lineup, as well as several new acquisitions that will launc...

AnimeOnDVD.com Manga Forum/Industry: Year in Review 2002-2003
by Kelly Soucie (-)

So.... it's been one helluva year hasn't it? When I look back on it, I get kind of nostalgic since my membership on the AoD forums is exactly as old at the manga forum. In some ways though, I'm a lot more shocked when I look back at what's changed in the ...

VIZ Media Announces the End of RUROUNI KENSHIN Manga Series (Thu 06-15-2006)

Voyage to the Moon World Follows the Conclusion of the 28-Volume Manga Series Presenting Original Adventures of Vagabond Swordsman San Francisco, CA, June 14, 2006 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and co...

Major New Anime Releases Announced By Viz Media at 2007 New York Comic-Con (Fri 03-02-2007)

Highly Anticipated Debut of DEATH NOTE Via Download To Own And New DVD Releases For NARUTO and MÄR Drew Fan Accolades San Francisco, CA March 2, 2006 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive pu...


VIZ PICTURES RELEASES LOVE*COM THE MOVIE ON DVD (Thu 01-03-2008)

Romantic High School Comedy Inspired By Award Winning Shojo Manga San Francisco, CA, February 1, 2008 – VIZ Pictures, an affiliate of VIZ Media, LLC that focuses on Japanese live-action film distribution, has announced the DVD release of the romant...

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES THE LONG AWAITED NEW NARUTO! (Wed 02-20-2008)

Highly Anticipated New Manga Story Arc Launches Featuring A Teenage Naruto And Offers New Volumes Every Two Months San Francisco, CA, February 20, 2008 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehens...

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES THE DEBUT OF NEW ANIMATED FANTASY ACTION SERIES - BUSO RENKIN (Wed 04-23-2008)

New Series on DVD Is Based On Popular Manga By The Creator Of RUROUNI KENSHIN And GUN BLAZE WEST San Francisco, CA, April 23, 2008 - VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation a...

Viz Media Showcases A Variety of New Titles at 2008 BookExpo America Show (Fri 05-30-2008)

Company To Offer A Dynamic Array Of Manga Titles For Children, Teens And Adults At Preeminent Publishing Event In Booth #1647 San Francisco, CA, May 30, 2008 - VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehens...


New releases coming from VIZ Media! (-)

MÄR and KEKKAISHI the latest titles to meet growing demand from North American teen readers for fantasy action graphic novels San Francisco, CA, April 6, 2005 – VIZ Media, LLC. (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and co...

Viz Media Announces Expanded Coverage And A New Look For Shojo Beat Magazine Beginning With January 2007 Issue (Tue 12-19-2006)

First Issue Of The Year To Debut Several New Sections, Introduce New Magazine Mascot And Feature A 2007 Shojo Beat Calendar San Francisco, CA, December 19, 2006 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comp...

VIZ PICTURES ANNOUNCES THEATRICAL SCREENINGS OF MANGA INSPIRED FILM - NANA IN LOS ANGELES AND NEW YORK (Tue 02-26-2008)

Story of Two Women Searching For Love And Meaning Amidst the Hustle and Bustle of Tokyo A Box Office Hit In Japan San Francisco, CA, February 26, 2008 – VIZ Pictures, an affiliate of VIZ Media, LLC that focuses on Japanese live-action film distribu...

Viz This WEek (Fri 09-15-2000)

MARIONETTE GENERATION VOL. 1: ENTRANCES GRAPHIC NOVEL AN ARTIST, A GIRL, AND A LIVING DOLL! San Francisco, CA (9/15/00)-Viz Comics proudly announces the January 2001 release of MARIONETTE GENERATION, the first volume of the manga series by Haruhiko Miki...


Viz Media To Publish Three New Fiction Novels Based On Popular Manga And Anime (Fri 09-15-2006)

New Releases By Company's VIZ FICTION Imprint Include Novels For The Popular RUROUNI KENSHIN And The Award-Winning NARUTO San Francisco, CA, September 15, 2006 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and compreh...

Viz Media New Manga Title Solicitations (Sat 09-09-2006)

After adding so many new titles this past week, it\'s little surprise that Right Stuf decided to add the April and May slate of Viz\'s manga releases. Some new series in there as well as the 600 page Brave Story novel.

Be Beautiful Announces New Manga, DVD (Thu 11-03-2005)

Four new graphic novels, a new special-edition DVD based on the Kizuna: Bonds of Love graphic novels, and a "Name This Book" fan contest are headlined at Yaoi-Con 2005. New York, NY (November 2, 2005) - Be Beautiful, North America's leading yaoi graphic ...

Tor Books partners with Seven Seas to form new manga imprint and announces publication of Afro Samurai, the basis for the hit Spike TV anime series! (Thu 12-06-2007)

New York, NY—Thursday, December 6, 2007: Tor Books, an imprint of Tom Doherty Associates, LLC—the largest publisher of science fiction in the world—has formed a new manga imprint with Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC. Seven Seas, founded i...


Viz Pictures Announces DVD Release of Rock and Roll Romantic Drama NANA 2
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 07-22-2008)

DVD Release And Special Poster Promotion Highlight Sequel To Hit Film NANA Based On Popular Shojo Manga Series San Francisco, CA, JULY 22, 2008 – VIZ Pictures, an affiliate of VIZ Media, LLC that focuses on Japanese live-action film distribution, h...

VIZ PICTURES ANNOUNCES DVD RELEASE OF LIVE-ACTION FILM NANA (Tue 04-08-2008)

Manga-Inspired Film Offers Realistic Portrayal Of Two Modern Women Searching For Love, Careers and A Sense of Purpose San Francisco, CA, April 7, 2008 - VIZ Pictures, an affiliate of VIZ Media, LLC that focuses on Japanese live-action film distribution, ...

Viz Pictures Announces Train Main Film Premie (Fri 09-08-2006)

VIZ PICTURES ANNOUNCES FIRST RELEASE TO BE TRAIN MAN: DENSHA OTOKO Quirky Romantic Tale Of An Otaku Who Finds Love To Make North American Premiere in New York San Francisco, CA, September 7, 2006 - VIZ Pictures, an affiliate of VIZ Media LLC, the leading...

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCED ARRAY OF UPCOMING ANIME AND MANGA TITLES AT 2007 COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL (Thu 08-09-2007)

Premiere Event For North American Comic and Manga Fans Set The Stage For Announcements Of More Than Twenty New Titles For 2008 San Francisco, CA, August 8, 2007 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and compre...


Viz Announces Two New Box Sets (Fri 10-22-2004)

Viz is now formally talking about their releases for Maison Ikkoku.

New Viz Manga Solicitations (Thu 09-23-2004)

The once a month huge update from Viz hit the Right Stuf site today for their upcoming manga releases through January and February:Angel Sanctuary Vol. #06 - $9.95 - 01/29/2005Banana Fish (Shojo Edition) Vol. #06 - $9.95 - 01/24/2005Basara Vol. #10 - $9.9...

ADV Manga Announces December Releases (Mon 11-03-2003)

ADV MANGA SETS STREET DATE FOR STEEL ANGEL KURUMI: VOLUME 1 FIRST VOLUME OF THIS ACTION-PACKED SCI-FI MANGA DUE IN STORES DECEMBER 16, 2003 HOUSTON, November 3, 2003-ADV Manga today formally announced a December 16, 2003 street date for the release of...

Manga announces Canadian Distribution (Thu 08-10-2000)

Toronto, August 10 - SMV, a division of Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc. announced today the formation of a long-term strategic alliance to market and distribute the complete catalogue from Palm Pictures and Manga Entertainment in both video and DVD...


New Viz Manga License? (Mon 08-16-2004)

Right Stuf updated late last week with a slew of new dates for upcoming releases and one of them is for a title that hadn\'t been announced before it seems called Tough. Initial thoughts provided by forum regular Witega thinks it may be this from Young Ju...

Viz Media Expands Narutoâ„¢ Momentum With New DVD Releases of Naruto The Lost Story and Latest Naruto Uncut Box Set (Thu 05-24-2007)

Latest Releases Continue To Drive Tremendous Momentum Behind The Hottest Anime And Manga Property In North America San Francisco, CA, May 24, 2007 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publi...

VIZ PICTURES ANNOUNCES THEATRICAL SCREENINGS OF FUNKY FOREST IN THREE NORTH AMERICAN CITIES (Thu 02-14-2008)

New York, Seattle And Los Angeles Set To Run Visually Inventive Comedy From Director Katushito Ishii San Francisco, CA, February 13, 2008 – VIZ Pictures, an affiliate of VIZ Media, LLC that focuses on Japanese live-action film distribution, has a...

VIZ PICTURES DEBUTS NEW SLAPSTICK GEISHA COMEDY MAIKO HAAAAN!!! ON DVD (Sun 06-22-2008)

Company Also Launches Special Giveaway Promotion To Coincide With Release Of Hilarious New Film About Japanese Culture And The Mysterious Geisha World San Francisco, CA, June 20, 2008 - VIZ Pictures, an affiliate of VIZ Media, LLC that focuses on Japanes...


Viz Media To Be A Major Participant At 2007 New York Comic-Con (Wed 02-21-2007)

Exciting Interactive Games, Great Giveaways, Terrific Exclusives, Sneak Peeks, Free Manga and More! San Francisco, CA, February 21, 2007 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, ani...

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES DVD RELEASE OF NARUTO THE MOVE 2: THE LEGEND OF THE STONE OF GELEL (Wed 07-02-2008)

Latest Feature Length Animated Adventure Has World's Favorite Ninja In Training Battling A Mysterious New Threat San Francisco, CA, July 1, 2008 - VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishi...

Viz Media Announces One Of The Most Anticipated Anime Releases Of The Year The Bleach Series On DVD (Tue 11-28-2006)

Action Packed Supernatural Adventure Of A Teen Who Sees Ghosts San Francisco, CA, November 28, 2006 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has a...

VIZ Formally Announces INUYASHA Theatrical Movie Premiere (Tue 07-13-2004)

First feature film of popular anime series to make North American debut at Comic-Con 2004 San Francisco, CA, July 13, 2004 ? VIZ, LLC, one of the leading publishers and distributors of manga and anime for North American audiences, has formally announced...


VIZ PICTURES ANNOUNCES THEATRICAL SCREENINGS OF SLAPSTICK COMEDY - MAIKO HAAAAN!!! (Tue 04-22-2008)

Hilarious Look Into Japanese Culture And The Geisha World To Screen In Los Angeles, New York And Seattle San Francisco, CA, April 21, 2008 - VIZ Pictures, an affiliate of VIZ Media, LLC that focuses on Japanese live-action film distribution, has announce...

VIZ Announces Five New Shojo Manga Titles for November (Wed 09-29-2004)

Though we\'ve known about these titles for what seems like ages and have even been able to order these volumes and subsequent ones for some time now, Viz has finally formally announced a number of new titles.

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES LICENSE FOR BLEACH THE MOVIE: MEMORIES OF NOBODY (Mon 03-24-2008)

New Feature Film Based On Popular Action Manga And Animated Series to Have a Limited Domestic Theatrical Release San Francisco, CA, March 24, 2008 - VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publi...

VIZ, LLC Announces LE Foil Covers (Tue 10-21-2003)

VIZ, LLC ANNOUNCES LIMITED EDITION FOIL COVERS FOR YU-GI-OH! Volume 1 and NARUTO Volume 1 To Be Released November 2003 Nationwide OCTOBER 21, 2001 -- SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- VIZ, LLC, North America's leading publisher of manga for English-speaking audience...


VIZ Announces Release of Full Metal Alchemist (-)

Original manga series that inspired popular anime program to be the first of several unique related offerings due for release this year San Francisco, CA, February 18, 2005 – VIZ, LLC, which recently announced its upcoming merger with ShoPro Enter...

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES IMPRESSIVE DVD SALES OF NARUTO THE MOVIE: NINJA CLASH IN THE LAND OF SNOW (Tue 09-25-2007)

Feature Film Based On Popular Anime And Manga Series Debuts At Number 25 On Nielsen VideoScan San Francisco, CA, September 25, 2007 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation...

Viz Media New Manga Title Solicitations (Fri 09-08-2006)

We\'ve just added a slew of new announcements via Right Stuf to our lists that cover the January to March 2007 manga releases from Viz Media.

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES FALL DVD RELEASE OF DEATH NOTE ANIME SERIES (Fri 06-29-2007)

Long Awaited Debut Of Unique Action Crime Drama Will Delight Fans San Francisco, CA, June 29, 2007 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, announc...


Viz Pictures Releases Gackt: The Greatest Filmography 1999-2006 in Two DVD Editions (Mon 10-08-2007)

Red And Blue DVD Editions Offer Comprehensive Music Video Retrospective With Multi-talented J-Pop Star Popular With Anime Fans San Francisco, CA, October 8, 2007 – VIZ Pictures, an affiliate of VIZ Media LLC that focuses on Japanese live-action...

Viz Announces Inu-Yasha Premier Winners (Tue 12-14-2004)

Back in November, Viz ran a contest for six Inu Yasha fans to do some cosplay and win a trip to Japan for the premier of the new Inu Yasha movie. The winners have been chosen, their trip is just ending today in fact, and we've been sent the pictures of th...

Viz Media Announces DVD Release of Pokemon: The Rise of Darkrai (Wed 05-28-2008)

Latest Feature Film From Iconic Children's Property Offers Exciting New Adventure Featuring Popular "Diamond and Pearl" Characters Dialga and Palkia, Also Introducing the Mysterious Darkrai San Francisco, CA, May 27, 2008 - VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), o...

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES ANNUAL ART ISSUE OF SHOJO BEAT MAGAZINE (Mon 02-11-2008)

March 2008 Issue Features Original Cover Illustration By Noted Comic Book Artist Bryan Lee O’Malley And A Range Of Articles On Manga Art And Video Game Design San Francisco, CA, February 12, 2008 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the enter...


Viz Media Launches Naruto Nationâ„¢ Campaign to Dramatically Increase Release Rate of Hit Manga Series Narutoâ„¢ And ave the way for Part 2 (Thu 04-26-2007)

Three New Volumes Of Smash Hit Series To Be Published Each Month Beginning In September To Catch Up To Japanese Release Schedule San Francisco, CA, April 26, 2007 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and co...

Viz-In Vol. 12 No. 7 (Sat 07-01-2000)

viz-in vol. 12, no. 7 Your One-Stop Monthly Manga & Anime Connection! ITEMS SHIPPING OCTOBER `00 featuring... NEON GENESIS EVANGELION BOOK FIVE, #1 REGULAR and SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION 7-issue monthly series story & art by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto original ...

Viz Media Announces Unprecedented In-Person Appearances For June 11 New York City Movie Event Bleach The Movie: Memories of Nobody (Wed 06-04-2008)

Character Designer Masashi Kudo And Producer Ken Hagino To Give Unique Insights On New Feature Film Based On Hit Animated Supernatural Action Series San Francisco, CA, June 4, 2008 - VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most in...

VIZ Announces New Magazine Aimed at Female Manga Fans (Tue 02-08-2005)

Following up on the Japanese press release earlier today, Viz has sent out their own release news.


Viz-in Vol. 1 No. 1 (Sun 10-01-2000)

viz-in vol. 1,no. 1 Your One-Stop Monthly Manga & Anime Connection! ITEMS SHIPPING JANUARY '01 featuring MARIONETTE GENERATION, VOL. 1 Animerica Extra graphic novel, story and art by Haruhiko Mikimoto, b&w, 192 pages, $15.95 USA/$24.95 CAN, GMG001, Shi...

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES DEBUT OF SECOND SEASON OF BLEACH ON ADULT SWIM (Tue 01-29-2008)

New Episodes Of Riveting Supernatural Action Series To Debut In March San Francisco, CA, January 28, 2008 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing compan...

Viz Media Announces Next Stop on National Road Tour For Shonen Jump Naruto (Wed 11-08-2006)

Fans Are Invited To Visit Select Mall Locations To Take Part In Exciting and Fun Activities Related To Best Selling Manga And Anime Series San Francisco, CA, November 8, 2006 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innova...

Infinity Studios Announces New Manga Licenses (Tue 09-14-2004)

Building upon their experiences with Peigenz, Infinity Studios has sent out their press releases for the four new titles they\'ve picked up for distribution in North America:BambiWitch ClassThe Missing White DragonAnimal Paradise


VIZ MEDIA RELEASES THE THIRD ANNUAL SHOJO BEAT MUSIC AWARDS ISSUE, FEBRUARY 2008 (Thu 01-24-2008)

Featuring A Reader's Choice Vote And Exciting Contest In Partnership With MYX! San Francisco, CA, January 24, 2008 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensi...

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES DEBUT OF UNIQUE BASKETBALL DRAMA REAL AT RARE IN-STORE APPEARANCE OF FAMED CREATOR TAKEHIKO INOUE (Mon 11-19-2007)

Best Selling Manga About Wheelchair Basketball To Be Released Domestically In 2008 NEW YORK, NY, November 20, 2007 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and lice...

New Manga Reviews (Sat 05-22-2004)

Megan\'s got a few new manga reviews up and ready today, such as the Viz releases of InuYasha (Action Edition) Vol. #03, InuYasha (Action Edition) Vol. #04 and Maison Ikkoku (Editor\'s Choice Edition) Vol. #04 as well as TOKOYPOP\'s Cardcaptor Sakura Vol....

Manga Releases Three Long-Awaited Popular Anime Series For the First Time on DVD (Fri 10-17-2003)

Orguss 02, New Dominion Tank Police, Fist of the North Star Volume 5 Chicago, IL (October 17, 2003) - Manga Entertainment, home to anime classics old and new such as Ghost In the Shell, Ninja Scroll, and Read or Die, announces its 2003 Fourth Quarter li...


VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES ENGLISH DUB CAST FOR DEATH NOTE ANIME SERIES (Tue 09-04-2007)

Hottest Anime Release Of The Year To Feature Notable Cast Of Veteran Voice Talent San Francisco, CA, September 4, 2007 " Following on the heels of the announcement of the release of the DEATH NOTE anime series on DVD, VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of ...

Viz Media New Title Solicitations (Fri 06-03-2005)

Right stuf has a slew of new releases listed from Viz Media tonight on the manga side, all due out pretty much within the first two weeks of November:All New Tenchi Muyo, the (aka: Shin Tenchi Muyo) Vol. #07 - $8.99 - 11/01/2005From Far Away Vol. #07 - $9...

Viz-in Vol. 12 No. 8 (Tue 08-01-2000)

viz-in vol. 12, no. 8 Your One-Stop Monthly Manga & Anime Connection! ITEMS SHIPPING NOVEMBER `00 featuring... DER MOND: THE ART OF YOSHIYUKI SADAMOTO color, softcover, 13"x10" 120 pages $29.95 USA/$46.50 CAN SHIPS 11/10 FROM NADIA TO EVANGELION Stylish...

Viz Media Celebrates SHONEN JUMP With Collector's Edition (Thu 07-10-2008)

40th Anniversary Of Japan’s Weekly Shonen Jump And 5th Anniversary Of SHONEN JUMP Magazine Commemorated With Special Collector’s Edition Of Top Manga Anthology’s Articles And New Hardcover Presentations Of Several Most-Loved Manga Seri...


Viz-in Vol. 12 No. 9 (Fri 09-01-2000)

viz-in vol. 12, no. 9 Your One-Stop Monthly Manga & Anime Connection! ITEMS SHIPPING DECEMBER '00 featuring... ANIMERICA EXTRA, VOL. 4 #1 DECEMBER '00 manga anthology b&w, 128 pages $4.95 USA/$7.95 CAN SHIPS 12/7 Cat # MAE0401 NEW MANGA! REVOLUTIONARY ...

Viz Media Expands Pokemon DVD Releases for Q3 of 2008
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 09-03-2008)

VIZKIDS Imprint Expands With New POKÉMON: DIAMOND and PEARL, POKÉMON: BATTLE FRONTIER and POKÉMON: ALL STARS DVD Releases San Francisco, CA, September 3, 2008 — VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's mo...

VIZ Media to release TEKKONKINKREET: BLACK & WHITE (Thu 08-02-2007)

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF EDGY MANGA TEKKONKINKREET: BLACK & WHITE BY TAIYO MATSUMOTO Acclaimed Series Blends Japanese And Western Art Styles And Offers Gritty And Surrealistic Portrayal of Disaffected Urban Youth San Francisco, CA, August 1, 2007...

VIZ Participates in Jump to Japan Exhibit (Thu 01-22-2004)

Dynamic, interactive exhibit on Japanese pop art and culture to tour children's museums and feature VIZ anime and manga content. San Francisco, Calif, January 22, 2004 - VIZ, LLC, one of the leading publishers and distributors of manga and anime for Nort...


Viz Media New Title Solicitations (Tue 07-19-2005)

Right Stuf has the update on the first two weeks of January for Viz Media manga releases today and we\'ve compiled the list here.

Manga Mania
by Allen Divers (Thu 01-29-2004)

2003 proved to be a banner year for manga releases in North America. Every week, manga enthusiasts could find a large variety of offerings from many of the mainstays in the industry as well as some hot titles from a few new upstarts. Fans of manga can a...

eigoMANGA STUDIOS announces partnership with VIZ Media (Tue 08-02-2005)

eigoMANGA STUDIOS announces partnership with VIZ Media. SAN FRANCISCO, CA - eigoMANGA STUDIOS has announced a new partnership with Viz Media to produce English versions of some of Viz Media's most popular manga titles beginning in the summer of 2006. ...

Del Rey Announces Manga Line-up (Wed 07-16-2003)

(New York, July 16, 2003)—Del Rey Books, an imprint of The Random House Publishing Group, announced today that it will launch a line of manga titles in conjunction with Kodansha, Japan's leading publisher of manga. This creative partnership is a direct re...


VIZ MEDIA BRINGS UNIQUE AND EXCITING ANIME PROPERTIES FOR ALL AGES AND INTERESTS TO 2007 LICENSING INTERNATIONAL EXPO (Tue 06-19-2007)

Industry Leader In Anime To Have Notable Presence With More Than A Dozen Properties In Booth 4505 New York, NY, June 19, 2007 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and l...

DramaQueen Announces Two New Licenses (Mon 08-29-2005)

DRAMAQUEEN ANNOUNCES TWO NEW MANGAS AT AYACON 5 DramaQueen announces that it has officially acquired the rights to Challengers by Takanaga Hinako and Lies & Kisses (Utso to Kisu) by Minase Masara TEXAS, Houston – August 29, 2005 - DramaQueen, L.L.C...

New manga licenses (Mon 09-29-2003)

Viz editor Carl Horn confirmed in the forums today their Anime Weekend Atlanta announcements for some of their newest manga licenses. Both ANGEL SANCTUARY and HANA ZAKARI NO KIMITACHI E (\"Hana-Kimi\") are now licensed and set to release in the spring of...

TOKYOPOP Inks Samurai Girl - Real Bout High School Anime Series and Announces New Manga Titles at Comic-Con (Thu 07-19-2001)

Hot new Gonzo series is latest addition to TOKYOPOP® Anime line; TOKYOPOP® Manga continues licensing rampage with Ragnarok and Kare Kano SAN DIEGO-7/19/01-Stuart Levy, CEO of TOKYOPOP, was joined by Koji Miyajima of Pony Canyon for the contract s...


Viz Talks Prince of Tennis, Bleach (Tue 02-10-2004)

Duo of popular manga titles to debut as SHONEN JUMP graphic novels beginning spring of 2004. San Francisco, Calif, February 10, 2004 - VIZ, LLC, one of the leading publishers and distributors of manga comics and anime content for North American audiences...

Anime Expo - Saturday Report
by Andrew Tei (Fri 07-05-2002)

.hack//SIGN - Koichi Mashimo Koichi Mashimo (President of Bee Train, director of .hack and Noir), Ken Iyadomi (Bandai Ent. VP & panel host), and another Japanese guest (who didn\'t say much) were present at the panel. This is one of the more interestin...

Viz Media New DVD Title Solicitations (Thu 03-09-2006)

Right Stuf has a massive updated of Viz Media titles but we\'ve culled out the manga to list just the DVD releases expected in July, August and September. Check it for the latest on Naruto, Inu Yasha seasonal sets and movies as well as a number of other t...

ADV Announces November 7th Releases (Thu 09-21-2006)

HOUSTON, September 21, 2006 "ADV Films, the number one producer-distributor of anime outside of Japan, is pleased to announce three exciting titles, including the second installment of Jinki: Extend, and the final volumes of Kaleido Star: New Wings and T...


VIZ MEDIA TO SHOWCASE VARIETY OF UNIQUE ANIMATED PROPERTIES FROM JAPAN AT 2008 NATPE CONFERENCE (Tue 01-22-2008)

Kids’ Programming, Action Adventure, Fantasy, Crime Drama And Romance Series Demonstrate The Diversity Of Animation*_ San Francisco, CA, January 22, 2008 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and co...

Viz Media Named Master Licensor For Blue Dragon â„¢ Anime Series (Mon 04-16-2007)

New Action Series Is Based On Popular Xbox 360 Game And Features Character Designs By Manga Mastermind, Akira Toriyama San Francisco, CA April 16, 2007 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive p...

DramaQueen Announces Two New Titles (Mon 11-28-2005)

Houston, Texas. 28th November 2005. DramaQueen is pleased to announce that we have acquired two new licenses for publication in early 2006: Empty Heart by Minase Masara Synopsis: High school teacher Jun Usami is having an affair with one of his stude...

Nozomi Announces New Haruhi T-Shirts
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 08-14-2008)

GRIMES, IA, August 13, 2008 -- Right Stuf, Inc. and Nozomi Entertainment are pleased to announce three new T-shirts -- featuring character artwork from the hit anime series THE MELANCHOLY OF HARUHI SUZUMIYA -- for 2008. Each T-shirt design is printed on ...


ADV Films Announces February 8 Releases (Sat 01-22-2005)

HOUSTON, January 18, 2005—ADV Films, the #1 producer-distributor of anime in the U.S., is pleased to announce the release of several exciting titles in its expanding library on February 8, 2005. NEON GENESIS EVANGELION PLATINUM: 05 The titanic...

ADV Announces March 6th Releases (Sat 01-06-2007)

HOUSTON, January 5, 2007 "ADV Films, the number one producer-distributor of anime outside of Japan, is pleased to bring you two exciting titles scheduled to arrive in stores on March 6, including the third volume of Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor and the f...

ADV Announces January 9th REleases (Thu 11-09-2006)

HOUSTON, November 9, 2006 "ADV Films, the number one producer-distributor of anime outside of Japan, is pleased to announce five titles heading your way on January 9. Prepare yourself for the first volume of Best Student Council, the fifth volume of Mic...

ADV Films Announces January 2nd Releases (Wed 11-01-2006)

HOUSTON, November 2, 2006 "ADV Films, the number one producer-distributor of anime outside of Japan, is pleased to announce a slew of titles, including the second volume of Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor, the final volume of Jinki: Extend, the complete sec...


ADV Films Announces November 14 Releases (Fri 09-22-2006)

HOUSTON, September 22, 2006 " ADV Films, the number one producer-distributor of anime outside of Japan, is pleased to announce three exciting titles, including the release of the all new Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor, UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie, and the fou...

DramaQueen Announces Three New Titles At Yaoicon 2006 (Mon 10-23-2006)

San Francisco, California, 22nd October 2006. DramaQueen announced three new titles at YaoiCon 2006. During the industry panel at YaoiCon, DramaQueen gave the audience a sneak preview of three new titles that DramaQueen has acquired and will publish in...

Dear Viz
by Chris Beveridge (-)

Dear Viz, For all intents and purposes, I'm probably not your main market. I'm male and thirty-four years old. I'm not a teenager and I'm not female. While the music industry is rapidly trying to figure out how to keep people my age and older buying thei...

Nozomi Announces New Gravitation T-Shirts
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 08-14-2008)

GRIMES, IA, August 13, 2008 -- Right Stuf, Inc. and Nozomi Entertainment are pleased to announce a new T-shirt and hoodie sweatshirt design -- featuring the characters of "Shuichi" and "Ryuichi" from the hit anime series GRAVITATION --...


A.D. Vision Announces Launch of ADV Manga (Thu 07-31-2003)

INTERNATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT POWERHOUSE A.D. VISION, INC. ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF ADV MANGA NEW DIVISION WILL PUBLISH MANGA (JAPANESE COMICS), ART BOOKS, ANIME TIE-IN BOOKS, NOVELS, MORE; FIRST RELEASES ANNOUNCED AT ANIME EXPO 2003, WITH MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS F...

ADV Announces April 10th Releases (Mon 02-12-2007)

HOUSTON, February 12, 2007 "ADV Films, the number one producer-distributor of anime outside of Japan, is pleased to bring you the long-awaited release of the first volume of Kurau Pahntom Memory along with the fifth volume of Papuwa. Both titles are set...

TOKYOPOP INC. Announces 10 Newest Rising Stars Of Manga Winners As Former Finalist Signs Book Deal (Wed 10-06-2004)

Michael Vega's Dark Moon Diary to Become 5th Graphic Novel Series Generated by National Contest LOS ANGELES (October 4, 2004)--As TOKYOPOP Inc. proudly announces the winners of its fourth Rising Stars of Manga competition, one thing has become strikingly...

Viz Media Debuts Shojo Beat Home Video Line (Fri 02-17-2006)

VIZ MEDIA DEBUTS ANIME SERIES FULL MOON UNDER NEW SHOJO BEAT HOME VIDEO LINE Series builds on growing phenomenon and is the latest in an expanding repertoire of popular shôjo titles offered by company San Francisco, CA, February 17, 2006 – VIZ ...


VIZ MEDIA NAMES BANDAI AMERICA AS KEY TOY LICENSEE FOR BLUE DRAGONâ„¢ ANIME SERIES (Tue 06-19-2007)

Leading Toy Manufacturer Will Develop Innovative Product Line To Support Highly Anticipated Anime Series Based On Popular Xbox 360 Video Game New York, NY - JUNE 19, 2007 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative...

ADV Announces December 5th Releases (Wed 10-04-2006)

HOUSTON, October 5, 2006 "ADV Films, the number one producer-distributor of anime outside of Japan, is pleased to announce the release of the wacky and exciting new series Paniponi Dash!, along with the third volume of the insane Papuwa. These hilarious...

ADV ANNOUNCES AUGUST 14 RELEASES (Wed 06-13-2007)

HOUSTON, June 13, 2007 "ADV Films, the number one producer-distributor of anime outside of Japan, is pleased to bring you a bevy of new titles, including the first volume of the fan-favorite Air TV, the third volume of the sci-fi adventure Kurau Phantom ...

ADV Films Announces August 8 2006 Releases (Wed 07-12-2006)

HOUSTON, July 12, 2006 "ADV Films, the number one producer-distributor of anime in North America, is pleased to announce three exciting new titles set to hit the streets on August 8, including the first volume in the new series Papuwa, a new Farscape St...


ADV Films Announces February 20th Releases (Thu 12-21-2006)

HOUSTON, December 20, 2006 "ADV Films, the number one producer-distributor of anime outside of Japan, is pleased to bring you three exciting titles, including the first volume of Le Chevalier D'Eon, the second volume of Nerima Daikon Brothers, and the co...

ADV Films Announces December 12th Releases (Thu 10-12-2006)

HOUSTON, October 12, 2006 "ADV Films, the number one producer-distributor of anime outside of Japan, is pleased to announce three thin-packed collections. The Full Metal Panic? FUMOFFU, Shinobi, and E's Otherwise collections are all set to hit the stree...

Viz This Week (Sat 08-05-2000)

Viz This Week (8/05/00) a weekly notice about viz websites and products: ------------------------------------------------------ 1. Viz a. feature - aqua knight 2. Animerica a. preview - issue 8.7 2b. feature - slayers try 2c. feature - rurouni kenshin 2d....

ADV Films Announces June 19th Releases (Wed 04-18-2007)

HOUSTON, April 16, 2007 "ADV Films, the number one producer-distributor of anime outside of Japan, is pleased to bring you the first volume of the futuristic sci-fi thriller 009-1 as well as the third volume of this year's premiere title, Le Chevalier D'...


BEST MANGA AWARDS FOR 2005 ANNOUNCED (Mon 02-13-2006)

LANCASTER, MA, FEBRUARY 13, 2006: Readers at the website AnimeOnDVD.com were given the opportunity in late January to vote upon the numerous titles released during the calendar year of 2005 from all publishers of Japanese manga and Korean manhua in order...

ADV Films Announces June 5th Releases (Tue 04-03-2007)

HOUSTON, April 2, 2007 "ADV Films, the number one producer-distributor of anime outside of Japan, is pleased to bring you the third volume of Air Gear and the thin-packed Diamond Daydreams Complete Collection. Both of these exciting titles will be avail...

RIGHT STUF'S NOZOMI ENTERTAINMENT Announces New Summer 2008 NINJA NONSENSE T-Shirts (Sat 04-19-2008)

New apparel featuring exclusive series artwork arrives July 2008! GRIMES, IA, April 18, 2008 - Right Stuf, Inc. and Nozomi Entertainment are pleased to announce four new T-shirts featuring exclusive artwork from the anime comedy NINJA NONSENSE, a.k.a. Ni...

ADV Announces March 13th Releases (Mon 01-15-2007)

HOUSTON, January 15, 2007 "ADV Films, the number one producer-distributor of anime outside of Japan, is pleased to bring you two great titles set to arrive on streets on March 13. Keep you eyes open for the second volume of Best Student Council and the ...


ADV Films Announces September 12 Releases (Wed 07-26-2006)

HOUSTON, July 20, 2006 "ADV Films, the ADV Films, the number one producer-distributor of anime outside of Japan, is pleased to announce three new and exciting titles set to hit the streets on September 12, including the fifth volume of the classic Macros...

CPM Moves to Warner, Inadvertantly Announces New Licenses (Mon 11-29-2004)

Reported some time back, CPM was moving to have the WEA group handle their wide ranging distribution of DVD releases. Some of the questions that have come up have been answered in the new PDF sent to customers today. One of those questions was whether the...

ADV Announces 11/21 Releases (Tue 09-26-2006)

HOUSTON, September 26, 2006 "ADV Films, the number one producer-distributor of anime outside of Japan, is pleased to announce two exciting titles hitting the streets on November 21, including the second installment of Comic Party Revolution and the Samura...

ADV Announces January 30th Releases (Fri 12-01-2006)

HOUSTON, November 30, 2006 "ADV Films, the number one producer-distributor of anime outside of Japan, is pleased to announce the first volume of Moeyo Ken TV, scheduled to arrive on January 30! MOEYO KEN TV: SHINSENGUMI ON THE PROWL Three Girls Protec...


ADV Announces January 23rd Releases (Tue 11-28-2006)

HOUSTON, November 28, 2006 "ADV Films, the number one producer-distributor of anime outside of Japan, is pleased to announce the release of the final volume of Comic Party Revolution TV. This retelling of the original Comic Party TV series offers an ins...

ADV Announces October 31st Releases (Thu 10-05-2006)

HOUSTON, October 5, 2006 "ADV Films, the number one producer-distributor of anime outside of Japan, is pleased to announce the thin-pack release of the Saiyuki Complete Collection set to hit the streets on October 31! SAIYUKI COMPLETE COLLECTION "If you...

Del Rey Announces Two Titles (Thu 08-28-2003)

(New York, August 28, 2003)—Del Rey Books, an imprint of The Random House Publishing Group, announced two new major Kodansha manga acquisitions today, both geared for release in May of 2004. Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle and XXXHolic are both creations o...

ADV Films Announces July 3rd Releases (Wed 05-02-2007)

HOUSTON, May 2, 2007 "ADV Films, the number one producer-distributor of anime outside of Japan, is pleased to bring you both seasons one and two of the sci-fi hit Gravion, as well as the season three, volume two release of UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie: Bride...


VIZ Hits the PR Front (Wed 06-02-2004)

VIZ has a double whammy of press releases today. The first one talks about the three new manga titles coming out in the third quarter of this year while the second press release talks about their partnership with RIF to use manga to promote literacy.

Manga Reviews (Mon 04-03-2006)

We\'ve got a selection of new manga reviews to catch up on today from several reviews. First up, Ed\'s cleaning out his review pile a bit with a look at the August 2005 release of Trigun Maximum Vol. #6 (of 11) from Dark Horse. Julie\'s up right behind hi...