Viz Media
Logo used since 2017 | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Genre | |
| 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 |
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| Services | |
| Parent | Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions/ShoPro |
| Divisions | Viz Productions (film and television) |
| Website | www |
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.
The company was founded in 1986 as Viz, LLC. In 2005, Viz and ShoPro Entertainment merged to form the current Viz Media, which is owned by Japanese publishing conglomerates Shueisha and Shogakukan, as well as Japanese production company Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions (ShoPro). 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.