Tokuma Shoten

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Tokuma Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd. (株式会社徳間書店, Kabushiki gaisha Tokuma Shoten) is a publisher in Japan, headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo. The company was established in 1954 by Yasuyoshi Tokuma in Minato, Tokyo. The company’s product portfolio includes music publishing, video game publishing, movies, anime, magazines, manga and books.

Companies that were part of Tokuma Shoten include Studio Ghibli, Daiei Film and the record label Tokuma Japan Communications. After the founder of the company, Yasuyoshi Tokuma died on September 20, 2000, an asset management occurred. Tokuma Shoten executed a corporate spin-off with Studio Ghibli, turning the company’s anime division as a separate company again in 2005. Tokuma Shoten sold off Tokuma Japan Communications to Daiichi Kosho in October 2001, and Daiei Films was purchased by Kadokawa Corporation in November 2002.

Since 2005, the company has streamlined itself to focus solely on the publication of print media and the airing of its adapted properties to TV and feature film. On 17 March 2017, the company was acquired by Culture Convenience Club (a private stock company). The deal was completed at the end of March.

Magazines published[]

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Animage (アニメージュ, Animēju; since 1978) - anime and entertainment magazine; monthly: released on the 10th of every month
Chara (キャラ, Kyara; since 1994) - bi-monthly manga magazine
Chara Selection (キャラセレクション, Kyara Serekushon; since 1998) - bi-monthly manga magazine

Manga imprints[]

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RYU COMICS (リュウコミックス, Ryū Komikksu) - mostly compiled manga from Monthly COMIC Ryu
Comic Unicorn (COMICユニコーン, COMIC Yunikōn; unicorn.comic-ryu.jp) - digital manga label which focuses mainly on isekai novels

Web media[]

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Animage Plus (アニメージュプラス)^[1]
Monthly COMIC Ryu (月刊COMICリュウ, Gekkan COMIC Ryū) - seinen manga mostly; physical edition discontinued May 2018; monthly: released on the 19th of every month