Ichijinsha (Japanese: 株式会社一迅社, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Ichijinsha) is a Japanese publishing company focused on manga-related publication, including magazines and books.
 | |
| Company type | Kabushiki gaisha |
|---|---|
| Industry | Books, magazines, manga |
| Founded | August 1992 |
| Headquarters | Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan |
Key people | Osamu Harada (president) |
| Revenue | ¥10 million[1] |
| Parent | Kodansha |
| Website | www |
The company was first established in August 1992 as a limited company under the name Studio DNA whose main purpose was to edit shōnen manga. In January 1998, Studio DNA became a public company and moved from merely editing to now being a publishing company. In December 2001, a publishing company was formed named Issaisha which started the shōjo manga magazine Monthly Comic Zero Sum. In March 2005, Studio DNA and Issaisha merged into the current Ichijinsha company.[1] In October 2016, Ichijinsha was acquired by Kodansha and became its wholly owned subsidiary.[2]
Magazines published
edit- Febri (formerly Chara☆Mel)
- Comic Rex
- Monthly Comic Zero Sum
- Comic Yuri Hime
- gateau
- THE IDOLM@STER MILLION LIVE! MAGAZINE Plus+, renewal of THE IDOLM@STER MILLION LIVE! MAGAZINE
Defunct magazines
edit- Comic Yuri Hime S
- Waai!
- Waai! Mahalo
- Comic Zeru-Sum Zoukan WARD
- Manga Palette Lite
- Niconico Yuri Hime (web magazine, jointly with NicoNico Douga)
- Manga 4-Koma Palette[3]
- The four-panel comic strip magazine Manga 4-Koma Palette (まんが4コマぱれっと, Manga Yonkoma Paretto) started as a special edition of Comic Rex.
Web magazines
edit- Zero Sum Online
- comic POOL (jointly with Pixiv)
- Yurihime@Pixiv
- LOVEBITES (jointly with Seymour)
- Manga 4-koma Palette Online
References
edit- ^ a b "Ichijinsha company information at the company's official website" (in Japanese). Ichijinsha. Retrieved January 27, 2008.
- ^ "Kodansha Acquires Ichijinsha, Makes It Into Subsidiary Company". Anime News Network.
- ^ "Manga 4-Koma Palette Magazine Suspends Publication After 16 Years". Anime News Network. February 9, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)