Viz Media

VIZ Media, LLC
	Logo used since 2016
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Entertainment
Genre	Manga; anime;
Founded	July 2, 1986 (as VIZ, LLC)
Founder	Seiji Horibuchi
Headquarters	1355 Market Street, Unit 200, San Francisco, California, U.S.
Areas served	North America, Central America, South America, Oceania
Key people	Ken Sasaki (President and CEO); Hidemi Fukuhara (Vice-President)
Services	Licensing; publishing; streaming; television;
Parent	Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions/ShoPro
Divisions	Viz Productions (film and television)
Website	www.viz.com

VIZ Media, LLC is an American entertainment company headquartered in San Francisco, California, focused on publishing manga, and distribution and licensing Japanese anime, films, and television series. It was founded in 1986 as VIZ, LLC. In 2005, VIZ, LLC and ShoPro Entertainment merged to form the current VIZ Media, LLC, which is owned by Japanese publishing conglomerates Shueisha and Shogakukan, as well as Japanese production company Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions (ShoPro).^[1] In 2017, Viz Media was the largest publisher of graphic novels in the United States in the bookstore market, with a 23% share of the market.^[2]

^ ^a ^b "About VIZ Media". Viz Media. Archived from the original on April 4, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
^ Magulick, Aaron (October 8, 2017). "Viz Manga Sales are Destroying DC, Marvel in Comic Market". GoBoiano. Archived from the original on October 10, 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[owners-1] "About VIZ Media". Viz Media. Archived from the original on April 4, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2016.

[2] Magulick, Aaron (October 8, 2017). "Viz Manga Sales are Destroying DC, Marvel in Comic Market". GoBoiano. Archived from the original on October 10, 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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