is a Japanese publisher of

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, DVDs, and other media in Japan. Shogakukan founded

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, which also founded

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. These are three separate companies, but are together called the Hitotsubashi Group, one of the largest publishing groups in Japan. Shogakukan is headquartered in the Shogakukan Building in Hitotsubashi, part of

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, near the Jimbocho book district. The corporation also has the other two companies located in the same

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International operations

In the United States

Shogakukan, along with

, owns

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, which publishes manga from both companies in the

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. Shogakukan's licensing arm in North America was ShoPro Entertainment; it was merged into Viz Media in 2005. Shogakukan's production arm is

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(previously Shogakukan Productions Co., Ltd.) In March 2010 it was announced that Shogakukan would partner with the American comics publisher Fantagraphics to issue a line of manga to be edited by

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In Europe

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, manga from Shōgakukan and

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are published by local publishers such like

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and

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for the French market, and Kazé,

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and

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for the German market. Shogakukan, Shueisha and ShoPro have made a joint venture named

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. Viz Media Europe bought in 2009 the French Kazé Group whose activities are mainly publishing manga and home video for the French and German market.

In Southeast Asia

The company has a wholly owned subsidiary,

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, headquartered in

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. Besides producing popular titles in English such as ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', the company also partners with local creators such as Johnny Lau to publish comic series for distribution in Southeast Asia.

New Manga Awards

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who want to become professional. It allows people to either send in their

by mail or bring it in to an

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Genghis Khan controversy

On February 15, 2018, ''

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'' (aka "Gekkan Corocoro Comic"), a children's magazine published by Shogakukan published its March issue with a cartoon making fun of

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, the founder of the Mongol Empire. The comic depicted a mischievous boy drawing juvenile things on pictures of famous people, such as a dog's face on a picture of

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. Genghis Khan was depicted with a crude rendering of male genitalia on his forehead. Initially after some backlash, Shogakukan offered an apology addressed to the Mongolian Embassy in Tokyo on February 23, but it failed to mollify reactions by the Mongolians in Japan who regard Genghis Khan a national hero. On February 26, Mongolians and citizens from China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region residing in Japan sent a formal letter of protest to Shogakukan and a group of approximately 90 demonstrators protested in front of Shogakukan Inc.'s headquarters. Major bookselling chains,

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, Miraiya and Kumazawa pulled the publication off its shelves after the Mongolian Embassy of Tokyo filed an official complaint with the Japanese Foreign Ministry. In March 2018, Shogakukan issued a further public apology, announced a national recall of the magazine and offered reimbursement to magazine goers. CoroCoro Comic's website also published an apology by Asumi Yoshino, author of the serialized manga, ''Yarisugi!!! Itazura-kun'', which contained the controversial cartoon drawing.

List of magazines published

Manga magazines

Male oriented manga magazines

;Children's manga magazines *''

'' (Since 1977) *''Bessatsu CoroCoro Comic'' (Since 1981) *''CoroCoro Ichiban!'' (Since 2005) ;''Shōnen'' manga magazines *''

Weekly Shōnen Sunday is a weekly ''shōnen'' manga magazine published in Japan by Shogakukan since March 1959. Contrary to its title, ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' issues are released on Wednesdays. ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' has sold over 1.8billion copies since 1986, ...

'' (Since 1959) *'' Shōnen Sunday Super'' (Since 1978) *'' Shōnen Big Comic'' (1979–1987) (discontinued) *''

Monthly Shōnen Sunday , alternately known as , is a monthly '' shōnen'' manga magazine published in Japan by Shogakukan since May 12, 2009 (the June 2009 issue). The magazine was announced in February 2009, with Hayashi Masato, at that time editor of ''Weekly Shōnen ...

'' (Since 2009) * (1960–1974) ;''Seinen'' manga magazines *''

Big Comic is a semimonthly Seinen manga, ''seinen'' manga List of manga magazines, magazine published since 18 February 1968 by Shogakukan in Japan. It was originally launched as a monthly magazine, but switched to twice monthly on the 10th and 25th begin ...

'' (Since 1968) **''Big Comic Business'' **'' Big Comic Original'' (Since 1972) **''

Big Comic Spirits is a weekly Japanese ''seinen'' manga magazine published by Shogakukan. The first issue was published on October 14, 1980. Food, sports, romance and business are recurring themes in the magazine, and the stories often question conventional va ...

'' (Since 1980) **''

Monthly Big Comic Spirits Monthly usually refers to the scheduling of something every month. It may also refer to: * ''The Monthly'' * '' Monthly Magazine'' * ''Monthly Review'' * '' PQ Monthly'' * '' Home Monthly'' * '' Trader Monthly'' * ''Overland Monthly'' * Menstruati ...

'' (Since 2009) **''Big Comic Special'' **''

Big Comic Superior is a semimonthly seinen manga magazine published since July 1, 1987 by Shogakukan in Japan. Its target audience is somewhere between the audience for ''Big Comic Original'' and ''Big Comic Spirits''. The magazine has published works by a numb ...

'' (Since 1987) *''

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'' (2003-2014) (discontinued) *''

Monthly Sunday Gene-X , often abbreviated as , is a ''seinen'' manga magazine published by Shogakukan. Like many other manga magazines, it is an "anthology magazine", with each issue featuring new chapters of several manga series. The series are also published in ''t ...

'' (Since 2000) *''

Weekly Young Sunday was a weekly manga magazine published by Shogakukan in Japan since the first issue on March 27, 1987. It replaced '' Shōnen Big Comic'' in Shogakukan's lineup of shōnen titles, and many of the titles in ''Shōnen Big Comic'' were continued in ...

'' (1987–2008) (discontinued)

Female oriented manga magazines

Woman's weekly magazine (since 1805) ;Children's manga magazines *''

Pucchigumi is a Japanese monthly children's manga magazine published by Shogakukan. Several different manga titles, and adaptations aimed at young female readers have been serialized in the magazine in its decade long history. The latest circulation figur ...

'' (ぷっちぐみ) (since 2006) ;''Shōjo'' manga magazines *''

Betsucomi , known as before 2000, is a monthly Japanese manga magazine published by Shogakukan. It was conceived as a or "special issue" of its sister magazine '' Shōjo Comic''. It is released on the 13th of each month. Serializations Current * ' ...

'' (Since 1970) *'' Cheese!'' (Since 1996) *'' ChuChu'' (2000–2010, now discontinued) *''

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'' (Since 1977) *''Pochette'' *'' Shōjo Comic'' (Since 1968), called '' Sho-Comi'' since December 2007 ;''Josei'' manga magazines *''

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'' (Since 2002) *''Judy'' *''

Petit Comic is a Japanese josei manga magazine published by Shogakukan. Many series in this anthology In book publishing, an anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler; it may be a collection of plays, poems, short stories, song ...

'' (Since 1977) *''Rinka'' (2007–discontinued)

Fashion magazines

CanCam is a Japanese monthly fashion magazine published by Shogakukan. Its name supposedly derives from "I Can Campus", because girls who read it are expected to become "campus leaders". The magazine was created for fashion-conscious consumers, and offer ...

(Since 1982)

Anime

Shogakukan produces (or makes part of the production of) anime based on their mangas, mostly through their subsidiary

Imprints

Tentomushi Comics

, abbreviated TC, is the

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used for ''

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'' editions of manga series serialized in ''Monthly CoroCoro Comic'' and ''Bessatsu CoroCoro Comic'' magazines.

References

External links

Shogakukan website

Shogakukan website

Shogakukan Asia website
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