Viz Media

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Viz Media, LLC is a manga, anime, and Japanese entertainment company. 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 jointly owned by Japanese publishers Shogakukan and Shueisha, and Shogakukan's licensing division Shogakukan Productions (ShoPro Japan).

MagazinesEdit

Viz has published two manga magazines aimed towards girls, Animerica Extra and Shojo Beat.

Magazine name	First published	Last published	Defunct?	Demographic
Animerica Extra	1998	2004	Yes	Shōjo
Shojo Beat	July 2005	July 2009	Yes	Shōjo

Published titlesEdit

Title	Author/Artist	Demographic	First published	Last published
A, A Prime	Moto Hagio	Shōjo
A Devil and Her Love Song	Miyoshi Tomori	Shōjo	2012	Ongoing
Absolute Boyfriend	Yuu Watase	Shōjo	2006	2008
Ai Ore!	Mayu Shinjo	Shōjo	2011	Ongoing
Aishiteruze Baby	Yoko Maki	Shōjo	2006	2007
Alice 19th	Yuu Watase	Shōjo	2003	2004
All My Darling Daughters	Fumi Yoshinaga	Josei
Angel Sanctuary	Kaori Yuki	Shōjo	2004	2007
B.B. Explosion	Yasue Imai	Shōjo
B.O.D.Y.	Ao Mimori	Shōjo	2004	2009
Baby and Me	Marimo Ragawa	Shōjo
Backstage Prince	Kanoko Sakurakoji	Shōjo	2007	2007
Banana Fish	Akimi Yoshida	Shōjo	2004	2007
Baron: The Cat Returns	Aoi Hiiragi	Shōjo	2005	2005
Basara	Yumi Tamura	Shōjo	?	2008
Be With You	Takuji Ichikawa & Sai Kawashima	Shōjo	2008	2008
Beast Master	Kyousuke Motomi	Shōjo	2009	2010
Beauty Is the Beast	Tomo Matsumoto	Shōjo	2005	2006
Beauty Pop	Kiyoko Arai	Shōjo	2006	2009
Black Bird	Kanoko Sakurakoji	Shōjo	2009	Ongoing
Blank Slate	Aya Kanno	Shōjo	2008	2008
Boys Over Flowers	Yoko Kamio	Shōjo	2003	2009
Butterflies, Flowers	Yuki Yoshihara	Josei	2009	Ongoing
Cactus's Secret	Nana Haruta	Shōjo	2010	2010
Captive Hearts	Matsuri Hino	Shōjo	2009	2009
Ceres, Celestial Legend	Yuu Watase	Shōjo	2003	2006
Chicago	Yumi Tamura	Shōjo
Crimson Hero	Mitsuba Takanashi	Shōjo	2005	2010
Crown of Love	Yun Koga	Shōjo	2010	2010
Dawn of Arcana	Rei Toma	Shōjo	2011	Ongoing
Demon Love Spell	Mayu Shinjo	Shōjo	2012	Ongoing
Dengeki Daisy	Kyousuke Motomi	Shōjo	2010	Ongoing
Descendants of Darkness	Yoko Matsushita	Shōjo	2004	Ongoing
Doubt!!	Kaneyoshi Izumi	Shōjo	2005	2006
Earl Cain	Kaori Yuki	Shōjo	2006	2007
Fairy Cube	Kaori Yuki	Shōjo	2008	2008
Fall in Love Like a Comic!	Chitose Yagami	Shōjo	2007	2008
Flower in a Storm	Shigeyoshi Takagi	Shōjo	2010	2010
From Far Away	Kyoko Hikawa	Shōjo	2004	2007
Full Moon o Sagashite	Arina Tanemura	Shōjo	2005	2006
Fushigi Yûgi	Yuu Watase	Shōjo		2006
Fushigi Yûgi: Genbu Kaiden	Yuu Watase	Shōjo	2005	Ongoing
Gaba Kawa	Rie Takada	Shōjo	2008	2008
The Gentlemen's Alliance Cross	Arina Tanemura	Shōjo	2007	2010
Godchild	Kaori Yuki	Shōjo	2006	2008
Grand Guignol Orchestra	Kaori Yuki	Shōjo	2010	2011
Hana-Kimi	Hisaya Nakajo	Shōjo	2004	2008
Haou Airen	Mayu Shinjo	Shōjo
Happy Happy Clover	Tatsuyama Sayuri	Shōjo	2009	2010
Happy Hustle High	Rie Takada	Shōjo	2005	2006
Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time	Ruby Party/Tohko Mizuno	Shōjo	2008	Ongoing
Heaven's Will	Satoru Takamiya	Shōjo	2009	2009
Here Is Greenwood	Yukie Nasu	Shōjo	2004	2006
High School Debut	Kazune Kawahara	Shōjo	2008	2010
Honey and Clover	Chica Umino	Josei	2008	2010
Honey Hunt	Miki Aihara	Shōjo	2009	2010
Hot Gimmick	Miki Aihara	Shōjo	2003	2006
I.O.N	Arina Tanemura	Shōjo	2008	2008
Imadoki!	Yuu Watase	Shōjo	2004	2005
Jiu Jiu	Touya Tobina	Shōjo	2012	Ongoing
Kamikaze Girls	Yukio Kanesada & Novala Takemoto	Shōjo	2006	2006
Kamisama Kiss	Julietta Suzuki	Shōjo	2010	Ongoing
Kare First Love	Kaho Miyasaka	Shōjo	2004	2006
Kaze Hikaru	Taeko Watanabe	Josei	2006	Ongoing
Kimi ni Todoke	Karuho Shiina	Shōjo	2009	Ongoing
La Corda d'Oro	Yuki Kure	Shōjo	2006	Ongoing
Library Wars: Love & War	Hiro Arikawa	Shōjo	2010	Ongoing
Love★Com	Aya Nakahara	Shōjo	2007	2010
Magical Pokemon Journey	Yumi Tsukirino	Shōjo
MeruPuri	Matsuri Hino	Shōjo	2005	2006
Millennium Snow	Bisco Hatori	Shōjo	2007	2007
Mixed Vegetables	Ayumi Komura	Shōjo	2008	2010
Monkey High!	Shouko Akira	Shōjo	2008	2009
Nana	Ai Yazawa	Shōjo	2005	2010
Natsume's Book of Friends	Yumi Midorikawa	Shōjo	2010	Ongoing
Ōoku: The Inner Chambers	Fumi Yoshinaga	Josei	2009	Ongoing
Oresama Teacher	Izumi Tsubaki	Shōjo	2011	Ongoing
Otomen	Aya Kanno	Shōjo	2009	Ongoing
Ouran High School Host Club	Bisco Hatori	Shōjo	2005	2012
Please Save My Earth	Saki Hiwatari	Shōjo	2003	2007
Rasetsu	Chika Shiomi	Shōjo	2009	2011
Red River	Chie Shinohara	Shōjo	2004	2010
Revolutionary Girl Utena	Chiho Saito	Shōjo
Ristorante Paradiso	Natsume Ono	Josei
S • A: Special A	Maki Minami	Shōjo	2007	2010
Sakura Hime: The Legend of Princess Sakura	Arina Tanemura	Shōjo	2011	Ongoing
Sand Chronicles	Hinako Ashihara	Shōjo	2008	2011
Seiho Boys' High School!	Kaneyoshi Izumi	Shōjo	2010	2011
Sensual Phrase	Mayu Shinjo	Shōjo	2004	2007
Short-Tempered Melancholic	Arina Tanemura	Shōjo	2008	2008
Skip Beat!	Yoshiki Nakamura	Shōjo	2006	Ongoing
Socrates in Love	Kazumi Kazui	Josei	2005	2005
St. Dragon Girl	Natsumi Matsumoto	Shōjo	2008	2010
Stepping on Roses	Rinko Ueda	Shōjo	2010	Ongoing
The Story of Saiunkoku	Kairi Yura	Shōjo	2010	Ongoing
Strobe Edge	Io Sakisaka	Shōjo	2012	Ongoing
Sugar Princess	Hisaya Nakajo	Shōjo	2008	2008
Tail of the Moon	Rinko Ueda	Shōjo	2006	2009
Time Stranger Kyoko	Arina Tanemura	Shōjo	2008	2009
Tokyo Boys & Girls	Miki Aihara	Shōjo	2005	2006
Ultra Maniac	Wataru Yoshizumi	Shōjo	2005	2006
Vampire Knight	Matsuri Hino	Shōjo	2007	Ongoing
W Juliet	Emura	Shōjo	2004	2007
Wanted	Matsuri Hino	Shōjo	2008	2008
We Were There	Yuki Obata	Shōjo	2008	Ongoing
Wedding Peach	Sukehiro Tomita & Nao Yazawa	Shōjo		2004
Wild Ones	Kiyo Fujiwara	Shōjo	2007	2010
X	Clamp	Shōjo	2003	2005
Yume Kira Dream Shoppe	Aqua Mizuto	Shōjo	2007	2007
Yurara	Chika Shiomi	Shōjo	2007	2008

External linksEdit

• Viz Media's Official Site
• Viz Media on Wikipedia

See alsoEdit

Viz Media manga magazines
Animerica Extra | Shojo Beat