VIZ Media or simply VIZ, is an anime/manga publishing, distribution and licensing company based in San Francisco, California, whose output mainly consists of titles from the Weekly Shōnen Jump range, which were released in the United States simply as Shōnen Jump. The company was formed in 1986 by Seiji Horibuchi as VIZ LLC., and were then known as VIZ Media LLC. from early 2006 onwards, under the leadership of Hidemi Fukuhara. Ken Sasaki has been the company's primary CEO since 2012. The company has also delved into co-producing Western-made works, such as the 2014 live-action film Edge of Tomorrow, based on the All You Need Is Kill light novel, starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt.
Some of VIZ's biggest licensed anime/manga releases include Naruto, Bleach and InuYasha, along with their respective sequel series, Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War and Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon, plus the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and Sailor Moon series. They are also involved with the home video releases of Pokémon and its manga adaptations, but are not involved in the anime's dubbing production. Other major releases include Death Note, Tiger & Bunny, One-Punch Man, Hunter x Hunter, K, Blood Lad, Accel World and Doraemon, plus the three Berserk: The Golden Age Arc films.
One of Viz Media's earliest logos from 1993 as Viz Video.
Dubs[]
Dubbed in the United States[]
Anime[]
Series[]
- Sailor Moon (1992-1993) (Viz Media Dub)
- Sailor Moon R (1993-1994) (Viz Media Dub)
- Sailor Moon S (1994-1995) (Viz Media Dub)
- Sailor Moon SuperS (1995-1996) (Viz Media Dub)
- Sailor Moon Sailor Stars (1996-1997)
- Deko Boko Friends (2002-2011) (Episodes 61)
- Naruto (2002-2007)
- Bleach (2004-2012)
- Buso Renkin (2006-2007)
- Naruto Shippūden (2007-2017)
- Blue Dragon (2008-2009)
- Vampire Knight (2008)
- Vampire Knight Guilty (2008)
- Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan (2010)
- Tiger & Bunny (2011)
- Hunter x Hunter (2011-2014)
- Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne (2012)
- Accel World (2012)
- Zetman (2012)
- K (2012)
- Blood Lad (2013)
- Coppelion (2013)
- Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet (2013)
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders (2014-2015)
- Terra Formars (2014)
- Mr. Osomatsu (2015-present)
- One-Punch Man (2015-present)
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable (2016)
- Boruto: Naruto Next Generations (2017-2023)
- Megalo Box (2018)
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind (2018-2019)
- Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon (2020-2022)
- Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War (2022-present)
- Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead (2023-present)
- Captain Tsubasa: Junior Youth Arc (2023-present)
Specials/OVAs[]
- Naruto: Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village! (2003)
- Naruto: Hidden Leaf Village Grand Sports Festival! (2004)
- Accel World EX (2012-2013)
Anime Films[]
- Sailor Moon R: The Promise of the Rose (1993)
- Naruto The Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow (2004)
- Naruto The Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel (2005)
- Bleach: Memories of Nobody (2006)
- Naruto The Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom (2007)
- Naruto Shippūden The Movie (2007)
- Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion (2007)
- Naruto Shippūden The Movie: Bonds (2008)
- Bleach: Fade to Black (2008)
- Naruto Shippūden The Movie: The Will of Fire (2009)
- Naruto Shippūden The Movie: The Lost Tower (2010)
- Bleach: The Hell Verse (2010)
- Naruto Shippūden The Movie: Blood Prison (2011)
- Tiger & Bunny: The Beginning (2012)
- Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I: The Egg of the King (2012)
- Berserk: The Golden Age Arc II: The Battle for Doldrey (2012)
- Road to Ninja: Naruto The Movie (2012)
- Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III: The Advent (2013)
- Hunter x Hunter: Phantom Rouge (2013)
- Hunter x Hunter: The Last Mission (2013)
- Tiger & Bunny: The Rising (2014)
- The Last: Naruto The Movie (2014)
- Boruto: Naruto the Movie (2015)
- Accel World: Infinite Burst (2016)
- K: Seven Stories (2018)
- Mazinger Z: Infinity (2018)
Dubbed in Vancouver, Canada[]
Anime[]
Series[]
- Ranma ½ (1989-1994)
- InuYasha (2000-2004)
- Full Moon o Sagashite (2002-2003) (Episodes 1-28)
- Death Note (2006-2007)
- InuYasha: The Final Act (2009-2010)
Films[]
- Ranma ½ the Movie: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China (1991)
- Ranma ½ the Movie 2: Nihao, My Concubine (1992)
- Ranma ½: Team Ranma vs. the Legendary Phoenix (1994)
- InuYasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time (2001)
- InuYasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass (2002)
- InuYasha the Movie: Swords of an Honorable Ruler (2003)
- InuYasha the Movie: Fire on the Mystic Island (2004)
Licensed Works[]
Anime works dubbed by previous distributors, but licensed by Viz Media through Home Video.
Anime[]
Series[]
- Pokémon (1997-2002)
- Pokémon Advanced Generation (2002-2006)
- Pokémon Diamond & Pearl (2006-2010)
- Pokémon Best Wishes! (2010-2013)
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012-2013)
- Pokémon XY (2013-2016)
- Pokémon Sun & Moon (2016-2019)
- Pokémon Journeys: The Series (2019-2022)
- Levius (2019)
- Record of Ragnarok (2021-present)
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean (2021-2022)
OVAs & Specials[]
- Pokémon: The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon (2006)
- Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan (2017-2019)
Films[]
- Pokémon: the First Movie (1998)
- Pokémon: the Movie 2000 (1999)
- Pokémon 3: Spell of the Unknown (2000)
- Pokémon the Movie: Lucario & the Mystery of Mew (2005)
- Pokémon Ranger & the Temple of the Sea (2006)
- Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai (2007)
- Pokémon: Giratina & the Sky Warrior (2008)
- Pokémon: Arceus & the Jewel of Life (2009)
- Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions (2010)
- Pokémon the Movie: Black/White - Victini & Reshiram/Zekrom (2011)
- Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice (2012)
- Pokémon the Movie: Genesect & the Legend Awakened (2013)
- Pokémon the Movie: Diancie & the Cocoon of Destruction (2014)
- Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa & the Clash of Ages (2015)
- Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion & the Mechanical Marvel (2016)
- Pokémon The Movie: I Choose You! (2017)
- Blame! (2017)
- Pokémon The Movie: The Power of Us (2018)
- Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution (2019)
- Pokémon The Movie: Secrets of the Jungle (2020)
Formerly Licensed Works[]
Anime titles that were previously licensed by Viz Media until their license expired.
Dubbed in the United States[]
Anime[]
Series[]
- The Prince of Tennis (2001-2005) (Episodes 1-50)
- She, the Ultimate Weapon (2002)
- Zatch Bell! (2003-2006)
- Monster (2004-2005)
- Eyeshield 21 (2005-2008) (Episodes 1-5)
- Honey & Clover (2005-2006)
- MÄR (2005-2007) (Episodes 1-52)
- Zoids Genesis (2005-2006)
- Kekkaishi (2006-2008)
Dubbed in Vancouver, Canada[]
Anime[]
Series[]
- Maison Ikkoku (1986-1989)
- Boys Over Flowers (1996-1997)
- Flame of Recca (1997-1998)
- Trouble Chocolate (1999-2000)
- Ceres, Celestial Legend (2000)
- Hamtaro (2000-2006) (Episodes 1-105)
- MegaMan NT Warrior (2002-2003)
- MegaMan NT Warrior: Axess (2003-2004)
Specials/OVAs[]
- Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf (1992)
- Video Girl Ai (1992)
- Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle (1993)
- Mermaid's Scar (1993)
- Please Save My Earth (1993-1994)
- Key the Metal Idol (1994-1996)
- Ogre Slayer (1994-1995)
- Sanctuary (1996)
- Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge (1997-1998)
Films[]
- Galaxy Express 999 (1979)
- Adieu Galaxy Express 999 (1981)
- Grey: Digital Target (1986)
- Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture (1994)