Viz Media is presenting a number of anime series at MIPTV, the global content event for buying, selling, and distributing entertainment, including three anime series that are already available in the U.S., Bleach, Blue Dragon and Buso Renkin, and one, Naoki Urusawa's Monster, that was previously showcased at NATPE (National Association of Television Program Executives -- see "Viz Presenting Hunter x Hunter & Monster Anime Series").  At MIPTV Viz Media is also presenting two anime series, Kilari and Nana, which are based on shojo properties and have not yet been released here in the U.S. While showcasing the properties at MIPTV means that Viz Media does have the rights to distribute these anime series in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Oceania, it doesn't necessarily mean that Viz Media will get all these series on American TV or put all the titles out on DVD.

The 51-episode Kilari anime with its story of a 14-year-old girl who decides to become a pop idol so she can meet with the boy of her dreams (who happens to be a big star) on an equal footing is targeted at girls from 6-12.

The other shojo series that Viz Media is presenting, the 50-episode Nana anime, is based on Ai Yazawa's Nana manga and is targeted at mature viewers 18 and up.  Viz Media has released the Nana manga here in North America where it gaining in popularity and now a fixture on ICv2's "Top 50 Manga Properties" list, and Viz Pictures has just released the first live action Nana movie (which came out in Japan in 2005) on DVD here in North America.  The Nana anime, which was produced by Madhouse, ran in Japan from April 2006 to March 2007.