, formerly known as , was a Japanese

publisher Publishing is the activities of making information, literature, music, software, and other content, physical or digital, available to the public for sale or free of charge. Traditionally, the term publishing refers to the creation and distribu ...

and

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company of

Kadokawa Future Publishing is the publishing arm of Kadokawa Corporation, publishing manga, novels, light novels, magazines, tabletop role-playing games and other type of content with eight different publishing brand companies that previously merged with it. The company u ...

History

The company was founded on December 1, 1986, and was a subsidiary of Recruit Co., Ltd., based in

Shibuya is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward in Tokyo, Japan. A major commercial center, Shibuya houses one of the busiest railway stations in the world, Shibuya Station. As of January 1, 2024, Shibuya Ward has an estimated population of 230,60 ...

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. Media Factory was possibly the first anime distributor to ask for sites to not link to fansubs of any anime produced by the company. On October 12, 2011, Media Factory was purchased by

Kadokawa Corporation , formerly is a Japanese Conglomerate (company), conglomerate based in Fujimi, Chiyoda, Tokyo. Created as a result of the merger of the original Kadokawa Corporation and Dwango (company), Dwango Co., Ltd. on October 1, 2014, the company has ...

for ¥8,000,000,000. Media Factory also has a monthly

manga are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ...

magazine, '' Monthly Comic Alive'', and its own

light novel A is a type of Genre fiction, popular literature novel from Japan usually classified as young adult fiction, generally targeting Adolescence, teens to Young adult, twenties or older. The definition is very vague, and wide-ranging. The abbr ...

imprint, ''

MF Bunko J is a publishing label affiliated with the Japanese publishing company Media Factory. It was established in July 2002 and is a light novel label that is aimed at young men with a focus on visual novel-style plots and harem romantic comedies. Ligh ...

''. Media Factory also holds the license for the distribution of '' The 39 Clues'' in Japan. Media Factory ceased being a

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, as well as retired the ''Pokémon'' anime series on October 1, 2013, when it was merged with eight other companies to become a brand company of Kadokawa Corporation. It had a record label, Pikachu Records, that produced ''Pokémon'' CDs and ''Pokémon'' soundtracks in Japan from 1997 to 2012. Most ''Pokémon'' albums in Japan came from Pikachu Records during this period. It was retired when Media Factory was purchased by Kadokawa Corporation. On August 17, 2021, the website for Media Factory was officially closed with a notice directing readers to Kadokawa's website for future products and services.

Magazines

* '' Comic Cune'' * '' Da Vinci'' * '' Monthly Comic Alive'' * '' Monthly Comic Flapper'' * '' Monthly Comic Gene''

Light novel imprints

* ''Fleur Bunko Bleu Line'' * ''Fleur Bunko Rouge Line'' * ''MF Books'' * ''MF Bunko DA VINCI'' * ''MF Bunko DA VINCI MEW'' * ''

Anime series

The following anime and manga titles are associated with Kadokawa Corporation / Media Factory * '' Absolute Duo'' (Manga, TV) * '' Akane Maniax'' (OAV) * '' Area 88'' (TV, manga) * '' Aquarion Evol'' (manga) * '' ATASHIn'CHI'' (movie) * ''

Baka and Test , also known as ''Baka and Test: Summon the Beasts'', is a Japanese light novel series written by Kenji Inoue with illustrations by Yui Haga. The series revolves around Akihisa Yoshii, the titular Baka (Japanese word), baka (idiot) and ...

'' (TV) * '' Brave 10'' (TV) * '' Burst Angel'' (TV) * '' Candy Boy'' (manga) * '' Dance in the Vampire Bund'' (manga) * '' Danball Senki'' (TV) * '' D-Frag!'' (TV) * '' Divergence Eve'' (TV) * '' Dokkoida?!'' (TV) * '' Fantastic Children'' (TV) * '' Gad Guard'' (TV) * '' Gankutsuou'' (TV) * '' Gate Keepers'' (TV) * ''

Genshiken is a Japanese manga series by Shimoku Kio about a college club for ''otaku'' (extremely obsessed fans of various media) and their lifestyle. The title is a shortening of the club's official name, , or "The Society for the Study of M ...

'' (TV) * '' Gift ~eternal rainbow~'' (TV) * '' Ginga Reppuu Baxinger'' (TV) * '' Ginga Senpuu Braiger'' (TV) * '' Ginga Shippu Sasuraiger'' (TV) * '' Gravion'' (TV) * '' Green Green'' (OVA) * ''

High School DxD is a Japanese light novel series written by Ichiei Ishibumi and illustrated by Miyama-Zero. The story centers on Issei Hyodo, a lascivious high school student from Kuoh Academy who desires to be a harem king and is killed by h ...

'' (TV) ** '' High School DxD New'' (TV) ** '' High School DxD BorN'' (TV) * ''

Ikki Tousen , also known as ''Battle Vixens'' in North America, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yūji Shiozaki. Loosely based on the classic 14th century Chinese novel ''Romance of the Three Kingdoms'', the series revol ...

'' (TV) * '' Kage Kara Mamoru!'' (TV) * ''

Kamisama Kazoku is a series of light novels written by Yoshikazu Kuwashima. It is first serialized by Media Factory on June 25, 2003 and concluded in April 25, 2006 with eight volumes; however, a sequel light novel series titled was released on January 2 ...

'' (TV) * '' Kanokon'' (TV, OAV) * '' Kimi ga Nozomu Eien'' (TV) * ''

Kujibiki Unbalance is a three-episode original video animation spin-off (media), spin-off of ''Genshiken'' series, as well as a series of three light novels by ''Genshiken'' anime collaborator Michiko Yokote. Within the world of ''Genshiken'', however, ''Kuji ...

'' (OAV) * '' Kurau: Phantom Memory'' (TV) * '' Made in Abyss'' (TV) * '' Mai, the Psychic Girl'' (manga) * '' Maria Holic'' (TV) * ''

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'' (TV) * '' Najica Blitz Tactics'' (TV, manga) * '' No Game No Life'' (TV, manga) * ''

Overlord An overlord in the English feudal system was a lord of a manor who had subinfeudated a particular manor, estate or fee, to a tenant. The tenant thenceforth owed to the overlord one of a variety of services, usually military service or ...

Project A-ko is a 1986 Japanese animated science fiction action comedy film. The film focuses on 16-year-old Japanese schoolgirl A-ko, who defends her best friend C-ko, as they face off against their classmate and rival B-ko while the Earth faces the threa ...

'' (movie) ** '' Project A-ko 2: Plot of the Daitokuji Financial Group'' (OAV) ** '' Project A-ko 3: Cinderella Rhapsody'' (OAV) ** '' Project A-ko 4: Final'' (OAV) ** '' A-Ko The Versus'' (OAV) * '' Pugyuru'' (TV) * '' Queen's Blade'' (TV, OAV) * '' RahXephon'' (TV, OAV, movie) * '' Reign: The Conqueror'' (TV) * '' School Rumble'' (TV) * '' Shura no Toki'' (TV) * '' Soul Eater'' (TV) * '' Sousei no Aquarion'' (TV) * '' Strawberry Panic!'' (TV) - Sponsor, DVD sales * '' Tenbatsu Angel Rabbie'' (OAV) * '' The World of Narue'' (TV) * ''

Translucent In the field of optics, transparency (also called pellucidity or diaphaneity) is the physical property of allowing light to pass through the material without appreciable light scattering by particles, scattering of light. On a macroscopic scale ...

'' (manga) * '' Twin Spica'' (TV, manga) * '' UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie'' (TV) ** '' UFO Princess Valkyrie 2'' (TV) ** '' UFO Princess Valkyrie Deluxe'' (OAV) * '' Unbreakable Machine-Doll'' (TV) * '' Vandread'' (TV) ** '' Vandread Taidouhen'' (OAV) ** '' Vandread: The Second Stage'' (TV) * '' Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha'' (TV) * '' Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha ViVid'' (TV) * '' Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya'' (TV) * ''

Cardcaptor Sakura , abbreviated as ''CCS'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the manga group Clamp. Serialized monthly in the ''shōjo'' manga magazine '' Nakayoshi'' from the June 1996 to August 2000 issues, it was also published in ...

'' (TV) * ''

Slayers is a Japanese light novel series written by Hajime Kanzaka and illustrated by Rui Araizumi. The novels have been serialized in ''Dragon Magazine (Fujimi Shobo), Dragon Magazine'' since 1989, before being published into indi ...

'' (TV) * ''

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing ''Mobile Suit Gundam Wing'', also known in Japan as , is a 1995 Japanese mecha anime series directed by Masashi Ikeda and written by Katsuyuki Sumizawa. It is the sixth installment in the '' Gundam'' franchise, taking place in the "Afte ...

'' (TV) * '' Wandaba Style'' (TV) * '' Zaion: I Wish You Were Here'' (TV) * '' Zero no Tsukaima'' (Manga, TV)

Music artists

* '' MYTH & ROID'' (2015–present) * '' Konomi Suzuki'' (2012–2017, 2020–present) * '' Masayoshi Ōishi'' (2014–present) * '' OxT'' (2015–present) * ''Quadrangle'' (2016–2018) * '' nonoc'' (2018–2024) * '' Riko Azuna'' (2018–2023) * '' Mayu Maeshima'' (2021–present) * '' Kashitaro Ito'' (2020–present) * '' Luminous Witches'' (2020–present) * '' Yuka Iguchi'' (2022–present) * '' BAD TOWN REVERSAL'' (2022–present) * '' Sajou no Hana'' (2022–present) * '' konoco'' (2022) * '' Teary Planet'' (2022) * '' Mai Mizuhashi'' (2006–2011) * '' Asuka Ōkura'' (2013) * '' Hanatan'' (2023–present)

References

External links

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