Hakusensha

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Hakusensha

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legal form Kabushiki-gaisha
( joint stock company )
founding 1st December 1973
Seat 2-2-2, Kanda-Awajichō, Chiyoda -ku ,
Tokyo 101-0063 Japan
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management Kazuhiko Torishima
鳥 嶋 和 彦
Hirofumi Sugiwaraa
菅原 弘文
Number of employees 97 (60 male, 37 female)
(as of July 2019)
Branch publishing company
Website www.hakusensha.co.jp

Hakusensha headquarters in Chiyoda , Tokyo 2006

Hakusensha ( Japanese 株式会社 白泉 社 Kabushiki-gaisha Hakusensha , English Hakusensha, Inc. ) is a Japanese publisher. It was founded on December 1st, 1973 by Shueisha . Today it is legally an independent publisher. Together with Shueisha and Shogakukan, it belongs to the Keiretsu of the Hitotsubashi Group . In the West he is best through his publishing Shōjo - manganese known, although the his - magazine Young Animal in 2003 by Hana to Yume sold the most. In addition to individual publications, Hakusensha also sells anthologies ( Tankōbon ) under various brands.

Manga magazines (selection)

Surname Japanese format Appearance genre First edition Setting comment
Hana to Yume 花 と ゆ め B5 14 days Shōjo May 1974 - -
LaLa ら ら B5 monthly Shōjo July 1976 - -
LaLa DX ら ら DX A5 bi-monthly Shōjo Aug 1985 - -
Bessatsu Hana to Yume 別 冊 花 と ゆ め A5 monthly Shōjo July 1977 May 2018 -
Shōnen Jets 少年 ジ ェ ッ ツ A5 monthly Shonen Sept 1981 Feb. 1983 -
Silky シ ル キ ー A5 bi-monthly Josei Aug 1985 March 2013 → Love Silky 1
MOE 萌 え A4 monthly M & F March 1992 - Moe
Young Animal ヤ ン グ ア ニ マ ル B5 14 days His March 1989 - → "AH" 2
Shosetsu Hanamaru 小説 花 丸 A4 three months Josei - Fikt. Dec 1995 2011 Network 3
MELODY メ ロ デ ィ B5 monthly Shōjo Sept 1996 - -
CANDy キ ャ ン デ ィ A4 monthly Shonen June 2001 March 2006 -
Note on the table:
1 Love Silky - ラ ブ シ ル キ ー - monthly as Josei- "web manga or magazine" - integration of Silky
2 AH - formerly "Animal House" - ア ニ マ ル ハ ウ ス (until May 1992)
3 Continuation of Shōsetsu Hanamaru 小説 花 丸 as a web edition ( e-book ) since 2011

Source: Hakusensha, Inc. (as of 2019) This table does not claim to be complete.

Well-known manga titles (selection)

The following titles published by Hakusensha were also very successful outside of Japan.

Web links

Commons : Hakusensha  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e 会 社 概要 - Company Info. In: www.hakusensha.co.jp. Retrieved July 4, 2019 (Japanese).
  2. a b Hakusensha. In: www.animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved July 4, 2019 .
  3. Joseph Luster: FEATURE - "Berserk" Discussion Explores Kentaro Miura's Roots. In: www.crunchyroll.com. August 12, 2016, accessed July 4, 2019 .
  4. Hirofumi SUGAWARA - Company Info. In: www.animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved July 4, 2019 .
  5. 白泉 社 が 発 刊 す る 雑 誌 一 覧 - Hakusensha Inc. - Magazine overview. In: www.hakusensha.co.jp. Retrieved July 23, 2019 (Japanese).