Viz VP Interview Online

ICv2 now hosts a lengthy exclusive interview with Viz Media Vice President of Sales and Product Marketing Gonzalo Ferreyra.

The fourth section of the interview includes the first public announcement of Viz Media’s plans for the 2009 launch of a publishing imprint titled “Haikusoru” which will concentrate on English language translations of Japanese science fiction novels.

It’s also interesting to see Mr. Ferreyra comment on unlicensed manga scanlations, “I’d like to believe that to a certain degree it’s actually a positive trend for us… Don’t get me wrong. I’m not sure that it’s positive for sales; I’m just saying that I can’t tell you that it’s hurting us.”