| VIZ COMMUNICATIONS (Japan) |
| | Name and vital stats |
| | | VIZ COMMUNICATIONS [Japan] | NULL |
| | Note |
| | | 1987-88 Published through ECLIPSE; also see DARK HORSE | > 87 88 |
| | | 1988 Began distribution independently in U.S. | > 88 |
| | | Aka VIZ COMICS | NULL |
| | | Subsidary of Shogakokan | NULL |
| | Personnel |
| | | CHIN, OLIVER, Director of Sales and Marketing -1997- | > 95 96 97 98 99 |
| | | HORIBUCHI, SEIJI, Executive Editor 1986+ | > 86 87 88 89 |
| | | OGA, MASAHIRO, Publisher 1986+ | > 86 87 88 89 |
| | Title published |
| | | 2001 NIGHTS #1-10 1990-91 | > 90 91 |
| | | 2001 NIGHTS nn, nn 1990/91 TPB | > 90 91 |
| | | ADOLF (various sub-titles) 5 books 1996-97 TPB reprint | > 96 97 |
| | | ANIMERICA (7 series; various lengths) 1996-99 | > 96 97 98 99 |
| | | AREA 88 #1-41 1987-89 [though ECLIPSE #1-36 '87-88] | > 87 88 89 |
| | | ASHEN VICTOR #1-4] 1998 | > 98 |
| | | ASHEN VICTOR nn 1999 TPB | > 99 |
| | | BANANA FISH GRAPHIC NOVEL #1-2- 1998-99 | > 98 99 |
| | | BAOH #1-8 1989-90 | > 89 90 |
| | | BAOH nn, nn 1989/90 TPB | > 89 90 |
| | | BATTLE ANGEL ALITA (8 releases) 1994-98 TPB manga | > 94 95 96 97 98 |
| | | BATTLE ANGEL ALITA (8 series of varying length) 1991-98 | > 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 |
| | | BATTLE OF THE ULTRA-BROTHERS (5 known series of varying lengths) 1990s reprint | NULL |
| | | BIO-BOOSTER ARMOR GUYVER (3 known releases) 1990s TPB manga reprint | > 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 |
| | | BIO-BOOSTER ARMOR GUYVER (6 series; various lengths) 1993-97 | > 93 94 95 96 97 |
| | | BLACK AND WHITE #1-4- of 5 1999 | > 99 |
| | | BLACK AND WHITE nn 1999 TPB | > 99 |
| | | BLACK JACK TPB [various sub-titles] #1-2 1998/99 | > 98 99 |
| | | COBRA #1-12 1990-91 | > 90 91 |
| | | CRYING FREEMAN (5 series; various lengths) 1989-93 | > 89 90 91 92 93 |
| | | DANCE TILL TOMORROW #1-2 1998/99 TPB | > 98 99 |
| | | DIRTY PAIR #1-4 1994 [Imprint: SUNRISE] manga [see ECLIPSE and DARK HORSE] | > 94 |
| | | DRAGON BALL Z #1-3 1998 manga | > 98 |
| | | DRAGON BALL Z / DRAGONBALL #1] 1997 manga | > 97 |
| | | DRAGONBALL #1-12] 1998-99 | > 98 99 |
| | | DRAGONBALL PART 2 #1-9- of 15 1999 | > 99 |
| | | DRAGONBALL Z PART 1 #1-9] 1999 | > 99 |
| | | DRAGONBALL Z PART 2 #1-12- of 14 1999 | > 99 |
| | | EAT-MAN #1-6]; #1-5] 1997-98 | > 97 98 |
| | | EAT-MAN 1 known collection 1998 TPB reprint | > 98 |
| | | FIST OF THE NORTH STAR (1st series) #1-5 1995 | > 95 |
| | | FIST OF THE NORTH STAR (2nd series) #1-7 1996 | > 96 |
| | | FIST OF THE NORTH STAR (3rd series) #1-7 1997 | > 97 |
| | | FIST OF THE NORTH STAR (4th series) #1-8 1989 | > 89 |
| | | FIST OF THE NORTH STAR nn, nn, nn 1995/97/98 TPB | > 95 97 98 |
| | | FOUR SHOJO STORIES #1] 1996 TPB | > 96 |
| | | FUSHIGI YUGI #1 1999 TPB | > 99 |
| | | GALAXY EXPRESS 999 #2 1999 TPB | > 99 |
| | | GENOCYBER #1-5 1993 | > 93 |
| | | GREY #1-9 1988-89 | > 88 89 |
| | | GREY PERFECT COLLECTION 2 known collections 1997 TPB reprint | > 97 |
| | | GUNHED 1990-91 | > 90 91 |
| | | GUYVER 4 known collections 1997 TPB reprint | > 97 |
| | | HEARTBROKEN ANGELS GRAPHIC NOVEL nn 1990s | && |
| | | HOROBI #1-8; #1-7 1990-91 | > 90 91 |
| | | INU YASHA 5 known collections 1998-99 TPB manga | > 98 99 |
| | | INU YASHA: A FEUDAL FAIRY TALE (4 series) #1-15]; #1-9]; #1-7; #1- of 7 1997-99 manga | > 97 98 99 |
| | | JUSTY #1-9 1988-89 | > 88 89 |
| | | KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE 1992 | > 92 |
| | | LAPUTA, THE CASTLE IN THE SKY 1992 | > 92 |
| | | LAUGHING TARGET 1990s | && |
| | | LEGEND OF KAMUI, THE #1-37] 1987-90 [through ECLIPSE in '87-88] manga | > 87 88 89 90 |
| | | LEGEND OF KAMUI, THE nn, nn 1990/90 TPB [through ECLIPSE in '87-88] manga | > 90 |
| | | LET'S FIND POKEMON nn 1999 TPB | > 99 |
| | | LOVE SONG #1] 1998 TPB | > 98 |
| | | LUM: URUSEI YATSURA #1-8 1989 manga | > 89 |
| | | LYCANTHROPE LEO #1-2 1994 manga | > 94 |
| | | MACROSS #1- 1992 | > 92 |
| | | MACROSS Book 2 #1-5 1992 | > 92 |
| | | MACROSS Book 2: THE MICRON CONSPIRACY #1-4 1994-95 | > 94 95 |
| | | MAI THE PSYCHIC GIRL #1-28 1987-89 [through ECLIPSE in '87-88] | > 87 88 89 |
| | | MAI THE PSYCHIC GIRL #1-3 c1995 TPB reprint | > 95 |
| | | MAI THE PSYCHIC GIRL #1-4 1989 TPB reprint | > 89 |
| | | MAISON IKKOKU (12 known collections) 1998-99 TPB manga reprint | > 98 99 |
| | | MAISON IKKOKU (9 series of varying length) 1993-99 manga reprint | > 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 |
| | | MANGA VIZION (4 series of various length) 1995-98 | > 95 96 97 98 |
| | | MERMAID FOREST #1-4 1993 manga | > 93 |
| | | MERMAID'S DREAM #1-3 1995 manga | > 95 |
| | | MERMAID'S GAZE #1-4 1995 manga | > 95 |
| | | MERMAID'S GAZE nn 1997 TPB manga | > 97 |
| | | MERMAID'S MASK #1-3 manga | NULL |
| | | MERMAID'S PROMISE #1-4 manga | NULL |
| | | MERMAID'S SCAR #1-4 1994 manga | > 94 |
| | | METAL GUARDIAN FAUST (1 known collection) 1998 TPB | > 98 |
| | | METAL GUARDIAN FAUST (2 series of varying length) c1997 | > 97 |
| | | MIDNIGHT EYE #1-6 1991 | > 91 |
| | | MOBILE POLICE PATLABOR #1-12; #1-6] 1997-98 manga | > 97 98 |
| | | MOBILE POLICE PATLABOR (1 known collection) 1998 TPB reprint manga | > 98 |
| | | MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM 0079 PART 1 #1-8] 1999 manga | > 99 |
| | | MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM 0079 PART 2 #1- of 5 1999 manga | > 99 |
| | | MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM 00830 #1-7- 1994 manga | > 94 |
| | | MULLKON EMPIRE 1995 | > 95 |
| | | NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF WIND (1st series) #1-7 1988-89 | > 88 89 |
| | | NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF WIND (2nd series) #1-4 1989-90 TPB reprint | > 89 90 |
| | | NAUSICAA PERFECT COLLECTION #1-4 1997 TPB reprint | > 97 |
| | | NAUSICAA PERFECT nn 1997 TPB reprint | > 97 |
| | | NEON GENESIS EVANGELION (4 known releases) 1997-99 TPB | > 97 98 99 |
| | | NEON GENESIS EVANGELION (4 series) 4 series of varying length 1997-99 | > 97 98 99 |
| | | NIGHT WARRIORS: DARKSTALKERS' REVENGE #1-6] 1998-99 | > 98 99 |
| | | NIGHT WARRIORS: DARKSTALKERS' REVENGE nn 1999 TPB | > 99 |
| | | NO NEED FOR TENCHI! (6 known releases) TPB | NULL |
| | | NO NEED FOR TENCHI! (8 series) #1-7; #1-7; #1-6; #1-6; #1-5; #1-5; #1-6; #1- 1996-99 | > 96 97 98 99 |
| | | OGRE SLAYER: LOVE'S BITTER FRUIT #1-2 1998 TPB | > 98 |
| | | ONE-POUND GOSPEL 3 known collections 1997-98 TPB | > 97 98 |
| | | ONE-POUND GOSPEL ROUND TWO #1-8] 1997 | > 97 |
| | | PINEAPPLE ARMY #1-10- 1988-90 | > 88 89 90 |
| | | PIXY JUNKET #1-2 1993 | > 93 |
| | | POKEMON (1st series) #1-4] 1999 | > 99 |
| | | POKEMON (2nd series) #1-4] 1999 | > 99 |
| | | POKEMON (3rd series) #1-4 1999 | > 99 |
| | | POKEMON ADVENTURES #1-3- of 5 1999 TPB | > 99 |
| | | PROFESSIONAL: GOLGO 13 #1-3 1991 | > 91 |
| | | PROMISE #1] 1994 manga | > 94 |
| | | PULP (1st series) #1] 1997 TPB | > 97 |
| | | PULP (2nd series) #1-12 1998 TPB | > 98 |
| | | PULP (3rd series) #1-11 1999 TPB | > 99 |
| | | RANMA 1/2 (14 known releases) 1996-99 TPB manga reprint | > 96 97 98 99 |
| | | RANMA 1/2 (7 series) #1-7]; #1-11]; #1-13]; #1-11]; #1-12]; #1-14]; #1-14] 1992-99 manga reprint | > 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 |
| | | RETURN OF LUM (7 series of varying length) 1995-c98 TPB manga | > 95 96 97 98 |
| | | RIOT ACT (2 known releases) 1997 | > 97 |
| | | RIOT nn 1997 TPB | > 97 |
| | | RUMIC THEATRE (2 known releases) 1998 TPB reprint | > 98 |
| | | RUMIC WORLD #1-2 1989-90 | > 89 90 |
| | | RUMIC WORLD TRILOGY #1-3 1996-97 TPB | > 96 97 |
| | | SABRE TIGER 1991 | > 91 |
| | | SAMURAI CRUSADER (2 known releases) 1997 TPB | > 97 |
| | | SANCTUARY (5 known releases) 1993-97 TPB | > 93 94 95 96 97 |
| | | SANCTUARY (5 series) #1-9; #1-9; #1-8; #1-7; #1-13 1992-97 | > 92 93 94 95 96 97 |
| | | SHION: BLADE OF MINSTREL 1990 | > 90 |
| | | SILENT MOEBIUS (3 known releases) 1999 TPB | > 99 |
| | | SILENT MOEBIUS (4 series) #1-6; #1-5; #1-5; #1-5 1991-c99 | > 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 |
| | | SILENT MOEBIUS: INTO THE LABYRINTH #1-6] 1999 | > 99 |
| | | SILENT MOEBIUS: KARMA #1- of 7 1999 | > 99 |
| | | STEAM DETECTIVES GRAPHIC NOVEL #1-2 1998-99 | > 98 99 |
| | | STRAIN #1-2 1998/99 TPB | > 98 99 |
| | | STREET FIGHTER Book 2 : THE ANIMATED MOVIE #1-5- c1994 | > 94 |
| | | STRIKER (1st series) #1-4 1992 manga | > 92 |
| | | STRIKER (2nd series) #1-4 1995 manga | > 95 |
| | | STRIKER 2 known releases 1998/99 TPB manga reprint | > 98 99 |
| | | THEN THEY WERE ELEVEN #1-3 1995 | > 95 |
| | | ULTRAMAN CLASSIC #1- c1994 manga | > 94 |
| | | VENGER ROBO #1-7 1993 | > 93 |
| | | VIDEO GIRL AI #1 1999 TPB | > 99 |
| | | VOYEUR nn 1999 TPB | > 99 |
| | | X / 1999 2 series, various lengths 1995-97 | > 95 96 97 |
| | | X / 1999 5 known issues 1997-99 TPB reprint | > 97 98 99 |
| | | XENON #1-23- 1987-88- reprint [through ECLIPSE #1-23 '87-88] | > 87 88 89 90 |