VIZ ANNOUNCES NEW LOOK, NEW NAME

Former Viz Communications, Inc. Becomes VIZ, LLC; Leading Japanese Publishers Shogakukan Inc. and Shueisha Inc. Share in New Partnership

April 1, 2003 (SAN FRANCISCO) - Viz Communications Inc., the largest publisher of manga (Japanese comics) in North America, and the top two publishers in Japan, Shueisha Inc. and Shogakukan Inc., announce the formation of VIZ, LLC ("VIZ"). Shogakukan Inc. and Shueisha Inc. publish popular titles such as DRAGON BALL Z, HAMTARO, INUYASHA, POKéMON, and YU-GI-OH!.

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