On Shonen Jump, the American Market, and More
August 12, 2002
We spoke to a group of the executives behind Shonen Jump to get the scoop on the business strategy behind the launch. In this first part of our two-part interview, we explore the distribution and marketing plans for Shonen Jump ,....
Links to Two of Japan???s Top Three Publishers
August 1, 2002
Shueisha Inc., the largest manga publisher in the world, has purchased an equity interest in Viz Communications, Inc.
Retailers Will Receive Free Issue #0
July 27, 2002
Viz is launching an ambitious marketing campaign to promote the American version of Shonen Jump , the phone book size manga anthology magazine that sells 3.5 million copies per week in Japan.
Starts Postcard Book Series
June 10, 2002
Viz has scheduled two art books, including the launch of a new series, for September. The long-awaited Anime Art Gallery: Art of Inu-Yasha , originally scheduled for 'early 2002' is finally up...
Patterned after Shonen Jump
June 9, 2002
Viz Communications, Inc. and Shueisha Inc. have announced that they are launching a new mass market boys magazine in the US based on Shueisha's Shonen Jump .
Plus Project Arms and Blood: The Last Vampire
May 7, 2002
A Viz spokesperson at the recent BEA show in New York told ICv2 that Viz had been granted US manga rights for Spirited Away , the anime blockbuster.
80-page Trades Retail for $5.95
April 1, 2002
Viz Communications announced an ambitious program for releasing both manga and anime based on the Zoids toyline, originally created by Tomy.
Coming in May
February 23, 2002
Viz has announced that it will release Phoenix: A Tale of the Future, by Osamu Tezuka, as a $22.95 296-page trade paperback in May.
First Two Issues in April
January 17, 2002
Viz Communications has announced that it will be releasing English-language versions of the Japanese Medabots manga, beginning in April.
Including Gundam: The Official Guide
December 12, 2001
To help viewers sort out all things Gundam , the staff at Animerica put together an all- Gundam issue, which they have subsequently expanded into a 128-page book, Gundam The Official Guide , which will retail for $12.95 when it appears in March.
