Viz Media

American entertainment company
Organization business Q660288
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Viz Media

Summary

Viz Media is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,353 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • A notable work attributed to Viz Media is Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind[3].
  • Viz Media is in the country of United States[4].
  • Viz Media's instance of is recorded as business[5].
  • Viz Media's instance of is recorded as publishing house[6].
  • Viz Media's instance of is recorded as company[7].
  • Viz Media is owned by Shueisha[8].
  • Viz Media is owned by Shogakukan[9].
  • Viz Media's headquarters location is recorded as San Francisco[10].
  • Viz Media's child organization or unit is recorded as Viz Signature[11].
  • Viz Media's child organization or unit is recorded as Shonen Jump[12].
  • Viz Media's child organization or unit is recorded as Shonen Sunday[13].
  • Viz Media's child organization or unit is recorded as Viz Select[14].
  • Viz Media's Commons category is recorded as Viz Media[15].
  • Viz Media's industry is recorded as video game industry[16].
  • July 2, 1986 marks the founding of Viz Media[17].
  • January 1, 1987 marks the founding of Viz Media[18].
  • 1984 marks the founding of Viz Media[19].
  • Viz Media's location of formation is recorded as San Francisco[20].
  • Viz Media's parent organization or unit is recorded as Shogakukan[21].
  • Viz Media's official website is recorded as https://www.viz.com/[22].
  • Viz Media's official website is recorded as http://www.vizmedia.com/[23].
  • Viz Media's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Viz Media[24].
  • Viz Media's legal form is recorded as limited liability company[25].
  • Viz Media's different from is recorded as Viz[26].
  • Viz Media's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': '1355 Market Street, Suite #200, San Francisco, CA 94103'}[27].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include July 2, 1986[17], January 1, 1987[18], and 1984[19]. Viz Media's location of formation is recorded as San Francisco[20].

Operations

Viz Media's headquarters location is recorded as San Francisco[10]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Shogakukan[21]. Subsidiaries include Viz Signature[11]; Shonen Jump[12], an imprint[28], in United States[29]; Shonen Sunday[13]; and Viz Select[14].

Industry

Viz Media's industry is recorded as video game industry[16].

Ownership

Owners include Shueisha[8], a publishing house[30], in Japan[31], founded in 1925[32], headquartered in Hitotsubashi[33] and Shogakukan[9], a publishing house[34], in Japan[35], founded in 1922[36], headquartered in Hitotsubashi[37].

Why It Matters

Viz Media ranks in the top 1% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,353 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . viz.com. Retrieved . viz.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . viz.com. Retrieved . viz.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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