is a Japanese publishing company located in

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, Japan. AlphaPolis is a publisher of light novels and manga., particularly for online readers. The company is the publisher for several

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series, including ''

A Playthrough of a Certain Dude's VRMMO Life is a Japanese light novel series written by Shiina Howahowa and illustrated by Yamaada. It began serialization online in January 2013 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō, and it moved to the AlphaPolis webs ...

'', ''

New Saga is a Japanese light novel series written by Masayuki Abe and illustrated by Ryūta Fuse. It was serialized online between May 2012 and 2013 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by AlphaP ...

'', and '' Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy''. They are most notable as the publisher of ''

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'', which has sold 6 million copies. ''Gate'' received an anime adaptation that aired beginning on from July 4, 2015 until March 26, 2016. ''Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy'' also received an anime adaptation that aired beginning on July 7, 2021.

History

AlphaPolis was launched as a publisher of online content in August, 2000. In 2010, AlphaPolis acquired the rights to publish ''Gate'', which began as a web novel on Arcadia. The company then began publishing a manga adaptation in July 2011. Several volumes (11, 12, 13, and 14) placed in the Oricon ranking for top 50 manga volume sales. In 2013, AlphaPolis acquired the rights to publish ''Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy'', which began as a web novel on

Shōsetsuka ni Narō is a Japanese novel self-publishing website created by . It was launched on April 2, 2004. Users can upload their novels free of charge and the novels are also free to read. As of December 2022, the site hosts close to 1,000,000 novels, has ove ...

. The novel series went on to sell 2 million copies. AlphaPolis began publishing a manga adaptation in 2015. The book received an anime adaptation beginning in September 2021. ''A Playthrough of a Dude's VRMMO Life'' is another series that began as a web novel on

, and was later turned into an AlphaPolis light novel publication in 2014, and manga adaptation also in 2014. The manga placed several volumes (3, 5) on the Oricon bestseller list. An anime adaptation was announced in February 2023. The Technoroid anime received a manga adaptation via AlphaPolis beginning in January 2023 The company is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and has been since October 2014. AlphaPolis released the Alpha Manga app in August, 2021 to read AlphaPolis manga on iPhone and Android phones. Several of the AlphaManga titles were subsequently made available through Crunchyroll.

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