# VIZ

> Publicly sourced profile assembled by Optimly, in the Brand Index. Last refreshed 2026-11-06.

- **Brand record:** https://optimly.ai/brand/viz
- **Dataset:** https://optimly.ai/brand/viz.json
- **Markdown:** https://optimly.ai/brand/viz/llms.txt
- **Official website:** https://viz.com
- **Slug:** viz
- **Categories:** media-entertainment

## Overview

- **Tagline:** VIZ is a manga and anime entertainment company offering publishing, digital content, streaming, and consumer products.
Source: Brand's website (https://viz.com) · 2026-11-06

- **Description:** VIZ provides manga and anime content through physical books, digital manga, anime streaming, previews, trailers, and a retail shop. Its catalog includes popular series, original works, imprints, and free Shonen Jump chapters.
Source: Brand's website (https://viz.com) · 2026-11-06

## Identity

- **Founders & leadership:** Brad Woods, President and Chief Executive Officer; Trevor Stordahl, Executive Vice President and General Counsel; Ken Sasaki, Chairman and Executive Advisor.
Source: Brand's website (https://viz.com) · 2026-11-06

- **Website:** https://viz.com
Source: Brand's website (https://viz.com) · 2026-11-06

- **Voice & tone:** Energetic, promotional, playful, and oriented toward manga and anime fandom.
Source: Brand's website (https://viz.com) · 2026-11-06

## Offerings

- **Problem solved:** VIZ gives audiences access to manga and anime entertainment across print, digital, streaming, and retail formats.
Source: Brand's website (https://viz.com) · 2026-11-06

- **Core capabilities:**
  - Manga publishing and retail
  - Anime streaming and video distribution
  - Digital manga and free chapter access through Shonen Jump
  - Manga and anime previews, trailers, and editorial promotion
  - Consumer products and online merchandise sales
  - Franchise and imprint management
Source: Brand's website (https://viz.com) · 2026-11-06

- **Products / SKUs:**
  - Manga books and graphic novels
  - Anime TV shows and streaming content
  - Shonen Jump digital manga chapters
  - VIZ Shop merchandise and physical books
  - Shojo Beat
  - Studio Ghibli Library
  - Haikasoru
  - VIZ Originals
Source: Brand's website (https://viz.com) · 2026-11-06

- **Pricing:** Selected VIZ Shop products shown on the scraped pages are priced at $11.99, $16.99, $22.99, and $34.99 USD. The shop also advertises 10% off sitewide with code EARLY10 and 10% off a next order for newsletter subscribers.
Source: Brand's website (https://viz.com) · 2026-11-06

## Audience

- **Target industry:** Manga, anime, publishing, digital media, streaming, and entertainment.
Source: Brand's website (https://viz.com) · 2026-11-06

- **Customer base:** Manga and anime readers, viewers, collectors, and fans.
Source: Brand's website (https://viz.com) · 2026-11-06

- **Ideal customer profile:** Consumers seeking manga and anime content in print, digital, streaming, and retail formats.
Source: Brand's website (https://viz.com) · 2026-11-06

- **Use cases:**
  - Reading manga in print or digitally
  - Watching anime series and trailers
  - Reading free Shonen Jump manga chapters
  - Buying manga books and related products online
  - Discovering manga and anime series, imprints, and releases
Source: Brand's website (https://viz.com) · 2026-11-06

- **Customer outcomes:**
  - Access to manga and anime entertainment
  - Ability to read selected manga chapters for free
  - Ability to watch anime content and trailers
  - Ability to purchase physical manga and related products
  - Discovery of new releases and established series
Source: Brand's website (https://viz.com) · 2026-11-06

Page last updated 2026-11-06.

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