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Hakusensha, Inc. (株式会社白泉社, Kabushiki-gaisha Hakusensha) is a Japanese publishing company that is a subsidiary of the Hitotsubashi Group (which also owns Shogakukan and Shueisha). It is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo.
The company mainly publishes manga magazines of various genres and is involved in certain series' productions in their games, original video animation, musical and their animated TV series.
Hakusensha was founded on December 1, 1973 by Shueisha, but is now a separate company although still a part of the Hitotsubashi Group together with Shueisha and Shogakukan as one of the major members of the keiretsu.
After setting up the company for 5 months, the firm published their first magazine, a shōjo manga magazine titled as Hana to Yume (花とゆめ) and in November that year, they moved from Tōkyō-to, Chiyoda-ku, Kanda-Jinbōchō Ichi-chōme (東京都千代田区神田神保町1丁目) to Kanda-Jinbōchō San-chōme (神田神保町3丁目).
Manga magazines[]
- Shōjo manga magazines
- Hana to Yume (花とゆめ; "Flowers and Dreams") - monthly: released on the 5th and 20th of every month
- The Hana to Yume (ザ花とゆめ, Za Hana to Yume) - quarterly: released on the 25th of January, April, July, and October)
- LaLa - monthly: released on the 24th of every month
- LaLa DX - bi-monthly: released on the 10th of even months
- MELODY - bi-monthly: released on the 28th of even months
- Seinen manga magazine
- Young Animal (ヤングアニマル, Yangu Animaru) - monthly: released on the 2nd and 4th Friday of each month
- Young Animal ZERO (ヤングアニマルZERO, Yangu Animaru ZERO) - bi-monthly: released on the 9th of odd-numbered months
- Web manga
- Harem - Young Animal spin-off; monthly: released on the 29th of every month
- Anthology
- Paradise Le Paradis (楽園 Le Paradis, Rakuen Le Paradis) - tri-annual: released three times a year on February, June, and October
Apps[]
- Manga Park (マンガPark) - Hakusensha's comprehensive entertainment app and web manga distribution site
- Manga Lab! (マンガラボ!, Manga Rabo!) - Hakusensha's manga blog app?
External links[]
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Other info