Viz and ShoPro = Viz Media

Viz Media will be the name of the new combined Viz and ShoPro companies, basically a blending of assets by three major Japanese media companies in order to better exploit the U.S. market up and down various categories. Other than that, and perhaps some speculation that the financial profile of manga companies, even successful ones, may not be as secure and locked in as we might perceive based on their sales success, what impact this will have remains to be seen.

I'm not certain if the forthcoming Shojo Beat anthology is going to be the first major product launch by the new media enterprise, but in terms of comics I can't imagine a more important one this summer. The already-existing male counterpart to this new publication, Shonen Jump, is not only a successful venture but because of the sad state of newsstand distribution of American comics it may be the only new comic book, or one of two or three, that can be found in smaller American towns. This conversation on an Anime on DVD forum discusses the potential covers of the preview issue and the first issue (above), mostly in hilarious terms about the potential effect on one's manhood that may come with taking one to a register.
 
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