is a Japanese

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headquartered in

Chiyoda, Tokyo , known as Chiyoda City in English,
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. It was founded by Teio Akita in 1948. As of May 2023, the company's president is Shigeru Higuchi. The company is known for publishing the

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magazine ''

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'', which serialized works such as

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's '' Black Jack'', Keisuke Itagaki's ''

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'', and Shinji Mizushima's '' Dokaben''.

Magazines

Male-oriented manga magazines

''Shōnen'' magazines

* – Bimonthly (the 12th of month) * – Monthly (the 6th of month) * – Weekly (each Thursday) * – Weekly web comics (Tuesday and Thursday) Defunct: * '' Bōken Ō'' - monthly from 1949 to 1983 * ''Manga Ō''

''Seinen'' magazines

* – Monthly (the 19th of month) * – Monthly (the 4th Tuesday of every month) * – Monthly (the 1st of every month) * – Semimonthly (each 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month) * – Semimonthly (each 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month) * – Bimonthly (the 3rd Monday of every month) Defunct: * – Bimonthly (the 5th of month) *

Female-oriented manga magazines

* – Monthly (the sixth of every month) * – Monthly (the first of every month, digital only) * – the sixth of every month * – the twenty-sixth of every month * – Monthly (the third of every month) * – Quarterly * – the sixth of every odd month * – the sixth of every even month * – the twenty-eighth of every even month Defunct: * * – the twenty-fourth of every odd month *

Other magazines

* – defunct * ''J-TOON'' –

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References

External links

* * {{Authority control Book publishing companies in Tokyo Comic book publishing companies in Tokyo Chiyoda, Tokyo Japanese companies established in 1948 Magazine publishing companies in Tokyo Manga distributors Publishing companies established in 1948