Viz (comics) Ross, Russell Brand, Esther Rantzen, Stephen Fry, Noel Edmonds, Jimmy Savile (as the headmaster of "Pop School", as "Sir Jimmy Savile, the Owl" and in "Jimmy Savile's Haunted Head"), Johnny Vaughan, Adam Ant, Jimmy Hill, Noddy Holder, Boy George, Freddie Garrity, Steve McFadden, Morrissey (constantly finding daffodils stuck into the seat of his trousers, parodying his appearances on "Top of the Pops"), Busted, Eminem, Big Daddy, Danny Baker and plenty more. In 2002, British comedian Johnny Vegas sold the exclusive rights to his wedding photographs to Viz for £1, in a flippant dig at celebrity couples who sold the rights
Viz Media comedy series "Ranma ½", which became an instant hit. The company continued to see success when it expanded into the anime distribution market, began publishing "Shonen Jump", an English adaptation of the popular Japanese magazine "Weekly Shōnen Jump". It also acquired another huge selling title, "Inuyasha". In the late 1990s, VIZ began making the push to move into the European and South American markets. When Shueisha became a joint owner of Viz Media in 2002, both Shogakukan and Shueisha began to release manga exclusively through Viz. Shueisha's deal with Viz may have been prompted by competition with Raijin Comics, a