VIZ Media

Viz Media is promoting its Hirayasumi anime with a world premiere in New York on October 7, ahead of a January 2027 NHK General debut and a 2027 English release. The publisher is also continuing RWBY production, licensing manga for 2027, and placing catalog titles on streaming and digital platforms.

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Viz Media's recent activity centers on three areas: the Hirayasumi anime, the RWBY franchise, and a broad licensing and release slate. The Hirayasumi adaptation gets a world premiere of its first episode at Japan Society in New York on October 7 at 7:00 p.m. EDT, with composer Kaori Sawada and producer Junichi Katsutani attending and Viz Media community manager Godswill Ugwa hosting the panel. The anime premieres in Japan in January 2027 on NHK General, with an English release set for 2027.

On the franchise side, Viz Media acquired RWBY in July 2024 after Rooster Teeth shut down, and in July 2026 announced at Anime Expo that the animated series has been greenlit for a 10th volume. A trailer featuring the four main voice actresses and showrunner Kerry Shawcross was shown. In August 2026, Viz Media signed an agreement with the Gotham Group to develop film and television adaptations based on Viz Media's original properties, including titles from its Viz Originals graphic novels and the RWBY franchise.

Viz Media continues to place its catalog on third-party platforms. In August 2026, Emaqi added 18 Viz Media titles to its Premium subscription, including Komi Can't Communicate, Ranma 1/2, and Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead. Later that month, RetroCrush will add several Viz Media anime films and series, including Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow, Sailor Moon R: The Movie, Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse, and Hunter x Hunter: Phantom Rouge. In September 2026, Viz Media announced a 16-disc limited edition Blu-ray collection of all 24 Pokémon movies for November 24 at US$399.99, with a Pokéball-shaped container and a mini art booklet.

Viz Media's publishing plans for 2027 include a spring print slate led by the physical English debut of Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo, along with a Detective Conan 3-in-1 edition, a Slam Dunk Deluxe Edition, Takemitsu Zamurai, and Junji Ito: Dissection. The SuBLime imprint licensed three boys-love manga for 2027, and the May 2026 print lineup includes Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi volume one, Blue Box volume 20, and Boruto: Two Blue Vortex volume 5, with no boys-love titles from Viz Media in that window.

Key facts

Hirayasumi world premiere date and venue: October 7 at 7:00 p.m. EDT at Japan Society in New York City ↗
Hirayasumi Japanese broadcast: Premieres in Japan in January 2027 on NHK General ↗
Hirayasumi English release: 2027 English release ↗
Pokémon Blu-ray collection: 16-disc limited edition of all 24 Pokémon movies, November 24, US$399.99, includes a Pokéball-shaped container and a mini art booklet ↗
RWBY acquisition: Viz Media acquired RWBY in July 2024 after Rooster Teeth shut down ↗
RWBY 10th volume: Greenlit, announced at Anime Expo with a trailer featuring the four main voice actresses and showrunner Kerry Shawcross ↗
Gotham Group agreement: The Gotham Group will develop film and television adaptations based on Viz Media's original properties, including Viz Originals graphic novels and the RWBY franchise ↗
Emaqi Premium Viz Media titles: 18 Viz Media titles added on August 7, including Komi Can't Communicate, Ranma 1/2, Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, and Fly Me to the Moon ↗
Spring 2027 print slate: Includes the physical English debut of Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo, a Detective Conan 3-in-1 edition with original Japanese names, a Slam Dunk Deluxe Edition, Takemitsu Zamurai, and Junji Ito: Dissection ↗
SuBLime 2027 licenses: Robin at the Break of Dawn by Fumi Tsuyuhisa, Cake Dog Caramelized by Ogeretsu Tanaka, and Welcome to the Tiger Detective Agency by Yodaka Kuroi, for English print and digital release in 2027 ↗

Timeline

Sep 18, 2026 Viz Media and Japan Society Set Hirayasumi World Premiere for October 7
Sep 2, 2026 Pokémon Films Get 16-Disc Blu-ray Collection in November
Aug 28, 2026 RetroCrush Adds Viz Anime Films and Series Including Naruto Movies
Aug 10, 2026 Emaqi Adds 7 Exclusive Manga and 18 Viz Media Titles
Aug 7, 2026 Gotham Group to Develop Film, TV Adaptations of Viz Media Originals
Aug 7, 2026 emaqi Premium Adds 18 VIZ Media Titles, Including Komi Can't Communicate & Ranma 1/2
Aug 5, 2026 SuBLime Licenses Three New Boys-Love Manga for 2027
Jul 5, 2026 RWBY Animated Series Greenlights 10th Volume
Jun 12, 2026 Viz Media Announces Spring 2027 Print Releases Including Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo
May 16, 2026 May 2026 Print Lineup Adds Lost in the Cloud and Voices in the Sea Foam

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Confirmed VIZ Media produces The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom 1d ago · source
Confirmed VIZ Media produces Ranma 1/2 Sep 5 · source
Confirmed VIZ Media produces Komi Can't Communicate Sep 5 · source
Confirmed viz media produces boruto two blue vortex May 28 · source
Confirmed viz media produces blue box May 28 · source
Confirmed viz media produces ultimate exorcist kiyoshi May 28 · source

All coverage

1d ago

Viz Media Licenses The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom Manga

Viz Media announced on Thursday that it is publishing Nao Iwamoto's The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom manga in English. The company uploaded the first two chapters digitally the same day. The fantasy romance centers on seven brothers who are knights of the Marronnier Kingdom. The kingdom sits at the center of eight kingdoms, and each brother is dispatched to a different one as an ambassador on a quest to find his fated partner. The manga launched in Shogakukan's Flowers magazine in 2016, and Shogakukan shipped the 11th compiled volume on June 10. It topped the list of manga for female readers in the 2018 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook. A television anime adaptation debuted on October 3 on the NHK Educational channel at 6:25 p.m. JST, and Amazon Prime Video added the series on the same day with English subtitles and an English dub.

Sep 18

Viz Media and Japan Society Set Hirayasumi World Premiere for October 7

Viz Media announced Friday that it and Japan Society will host the world premiere screening of the Hirayasumi anime's first episode at Japan Society in New York City on October 7 at 7:00 p.m. EDT. Composer Kaori Sawada and producer Junichi Katsutani will attend, with Viz Media community manager Godswill Ugwa hosting the panel. The anime premieres in Japan in January 2027 on NHK General, with a 2027 English release.

Sep 2

Pokémon Films Get 16-Disc Blu-ray Collection in November

Viz Media will release a 16-disc limited edition Blu-ray collection of all 24 Pokémon movies on November 24, priced at US$399.99. The set includes a Pokéball-shaped container and a mini art booklet. Pre-orders are open in the United States, and Amazon lists the release with Japanese language.

Aug 28

RetroCrush Adds Viz Anime Films and Series Including Naruto Movies

RetroCrush will add several Viz Media anime films and series to its service, including Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow, Sailor Moon R: The Movie, Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse, Hunter x Hunter: Phantom Rouge, Hikaru no Go, Accel World, both Captain Tsubasa series, and Vampire Knight.

Aug 10

Emaqi Adds 7 Exclusive Manga and 18 Viz Media Titles

Orange Inc. announced that its emaqi e-bookstore is adding seven exclusive manga titles this month, six of which are available through the emaqi Premium subscription. The service also added 18 Viz Media titles to emaqi Premium, including Komi Can't Communicate, Ranma 1/2, Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, and Fly Me to the Moon.

Aug 7

Gotham Group to Develop Film, TV Adaptations of Viz Media Originals

Viz Media and the Gotham Group have signed an agreement for the Gotham Group to develop film and television adaptations based on Viz Media's original properties, including titles from its Viz Originals graphic novels and the RWBY franchise. The RWBY animated series has a 10th volume greenlit. Viz Media acquired RWBY in July 2024 after Rooster Teeth shut down.

Aug 7

emaqi Premium Adds 18 VIZ Media Titles, Including Komi Can't Communicate & Ranma 1/2

Digital manga platform emaqi expanded its Premium subscription catalog on August 7 with 18 series from VIZ Media, including Komi Can't Communicate, Ranma 1/2, Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, Fly Me to the Moon, Fushigi Yûgi, Goodnight Punpun, Hirayasumi, and How Do We Relationship?. The additions bring the service's catalog to over 400 manga series across more than 2,000 volumes. Alongside the VIZ Media titles, emaqi is rolling out seven exclusive English releases throughout August, six of which are included with Premium. The lineup spans action, fantasy, horror, mystery, and romantic comedy, with publishers including Kodansha, Shonengahosha, Nihonbungeisha, and Coamix. Notable debuts include Ironfist Chinmi, a martial arts adventure by Takeshi Maekawa receiving its first official English release more than three decades after its Japanese debut, and She's Out of My League: Takane no Hana-san, a workplace rom-com by Koji Murata. Other exclusives are Devil of a Saint, Searching for Skeletons, Black Terror, Climax Necromance, and Plus-sized Love. Subscribers also gain access to more than 75 new volumes from ongoing series, including volume 8 of Sengoku Komachi Kurotan and volumes 3 and 4 of The Gene of AI. emaqi Premium costs $6.99 USD or $9.99 CAD per month and is available in the United States and Canada.

Aug 5

SuBLime Licenses Three New Boys-Love Manga for 2027

Viz Media's SuBLime imprint announced on August 1 that it has licensed three boys-love manga for English print and digital release in 2027: Robin at the Break of Dawn by Fumi Tsuyuhisa, Cake Dog Caramelized by Ogeretsu Tanaka, and Welcome to the Tiger Detective Agency by Yodaka Kuroi. Release dates range from May to August 2027.

Jul 5

RWBY Animated Series Greenlights 10th Volume

Viz Media announced at Anime Expo that the RWBY animated series has been greenlit for a 10th volume. A trailer featuring the four main voice actresses and showrunner Kerry Shawcross was shown. Viz Media acquired the series in July 2024 after Rooster Teeth shut down, and now moves forward with new production.

Jun 12

Viz Media Announces Spring 2027 Print Releases Including Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo

Viz Media announced a slate of manga and novel print releases for spring 2027, led by the physical English debut of Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo, the sequel to Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen. The series, set 68 years after the Culling Game, follows siblings Yuka and Tsurugi Okkotsu as an alien race arrives on Earth. It features a story by Akutami and art by Yuji Iwasaki. The three-volume series concluded in Japan in May 2026. Other spring 2027 releases include a Detective Conan 3-in-1 edition with original Japanese names, a Slam Dunk Deluxe Edition with reordered story arcs and new covers, Takemitsu Zamurai by Taiyo Matsumoto and Issei Eifuku, Junji Ito: Dissection, a hardcover career retrospective, and the yuri romantic comedy #Gal x Gal Yuri. Shuzo Oshimi's autobiographical work Sins is scheduled for fall 2027. The Ichinose Family's Deadly Sins will receive a digital release in spring 2027. The announcements were made via Viz Media's X/Twitter account on June 12.

May 16

May 2026 Print Lineup Adds Lost in the Cloud and Voices in the Sea Foam

The May 2026 print release slate adds two Boys' Love debuts alongside a wave of continuing volumes. Seven Seas Entertainment publishes the third volume of the full-color webtoon Lost in the Cloud on May 5, the same day Tokyopop issues the second volume of Monster and Ghost in paperback and hardcover. WEBTOON Unscrolled collects the complete supernatural series The Reaper and The Waiting into a single graphic novel. Vertical Comics releases Voices in the Sea Foam, a one-shot BL manga from Magazine Be x Boy about a college student who recalls a past life as a mermaid. Yen Press moves A Long and Short Love Story to May 12. Viz Media has no BL titles in the window but ships Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi volume one, Blue Box volume 20, and Boruto: Two Blue Vortex volume 5. Square Enix Books puts out The Art of Final Fantasy XVI: Echoes of the Rising Tide and the ninth Apothecary Diaries light novel. Kodansha Manga prints the Witch Hat Atelier: Grimoire Edition omnibus and Stella Must Die. Inklore continues Wet Sand with volume three. The dates were compiled from publisher listings and are subject to change.