Futabasha

Futabasha
legal form	Kabushiki-gaisha ( joint stock company )
founding	May 1948
Seat	3-28 Higashi-Gokenchō, Shinjuku -ku , Tokyo 162-8540, Japan
management	Motohisa Totsuka 戸 塚 源 久
Number of employees	164 (male 127, female 37)
Branch	publishing company
Website	www.futabasha.co.jp
Status: July 2019

Headquarters of the Futabasha Publishing House in Shinjuku , Tokyo 2013

KK Futabasha ( Japanese 株式会社 双 葉 社 Kabushiki-gaisha Futabasha , English Futabasha Publishers Ltd. ) is a Japanese publisher that publishes magazines, manga and books. It was founded in May 1948 by Ryōichi Yazawa (?) ( 矢 澤 領 一 ), Kiichi Yazawa (?) ( 矢 澤 貴 一 ) and Masaichi Kubota (?) ( 窪 田 正 一 ) together. The publishing house is headquartered in the Higashi-Gokenchō district , Shinjuku , Tokyo .

Manga (selection)

• Lupine III (1967-1969; 1977-1981)
• Lone Wolf & Cub (1970-1976)
• Jarinko Chie (1978–1997)
• Kariagekun (1980-)
• Kamakura Monogatari (1984-)
• Crayon Shin-Chan (1990-)
• Oruchuban Ebichu (1990-2007)
• Old Boy (1996-1998)
• Kodomo no Jikan (2005-2013)
• Koizora (2007-2009)
• Tsugumomo (2007–)
• Orange (2012-2015)
• Otōto no Otto (2014-2017)

Magazine (selection)

Entertainment magazines:

• Shūkan Taishū (1958–)
• EX Taishū (2005–)
• Shūkan Taishū Venus (2009–)

Manga magazines:

• Manga Action (1967-)
• Gekkan Action (2013-)
• Gekkan Manga Town (2000-)
• Jour Suteki na Shufutachi (1985-)
• Action Pizazz (1991-)
• Action Pizazz DX (2008-)
• Action Pizazz HB

Hobby magazines:

• Violetta (2015–)
• Figue (2011-)
• Shosetsu Suiri (1961-)
• Crossword Day
• Pachinko Kōryaku Magazine (1989-)
• Pachisuro Kōryaku Magazine (1993-)

Mook (magazine + book):

• 3DCG Series
• Great Mechanic
• Girls! (1999–)
• Kankoku TV Dorama Guide (2005–)
• Photokon Life (2000–)
• Soccer Hihyō (1998-)
• Bravo Ski (1981-)
• Fall Line (2006-)
• Free skiing (2006–)
• Soto (2012–)

Web magazines:

• Kannō Shosetsu
• Futabasha Web Magazine
• Web Comic Action (2013–)

Discontinued manga magazines:

• Comic high! (2004-2015)
• Comic seed! (2006–2008, web)
• Men's Young (1995-2012)

Source: Futabasha Publishers Ltd.

Web links

Commons : Futabasha  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official Website (Japanese)
• Futabasha on Anime News Network (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} 会 社 概要 - Company Info. In: www.futabasha.co.jp. Retrieved July 8, 2019 (Japanese).  
2. ↑ 文庫 - book series. In: www.futabasha.co.jp. Retrieved July 8, 2019 (Japanese).  
3. ↑ 雑 誌 - magazine. In: www.futabasha.co.jp. Retrieved July 8, 2019 (Japanese).