Tonkam is a prominent
French
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publisher
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of
manga
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and was one of the first publishers of manga in French, issuing its first titles in 1994. It was founded by Sylvie Chang and Dominique Véret with the financial assistance of a
Parisian bookseller, Yu-Chi Chang. The company had some legal problems when it published
New Angel; because of its
hentai content was forced to retire the product from the market. In 1996, Tonkam entered into a venture with the Belgian publisher
Ypnos to publish Korean
manhwa
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, but the experience was short-lived as Ypnos closed soon after.
Dominique Véret, left his post of publishing director in the early years 2000 to found the publishing company Akata, in partnership with
Delcourt.
At the end of 2005, after the death of Yu-Chi Chang, Mmes Françoise and Sylvie Chang, owners of the company, signed a contract with Delcourt which became the major actionist of the company, but the two companies kept different editorial strategies and identities. However, Tonkam could enjoy the structures and editorial presence of Delcourt, so during January 2006, Tonkam dropped its in-house distribution system, and its distribution is currently assured by
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** Hachette Book Group, the American subsidiary
** Hachette Distribution Services, the distribution arm
See also
* Hachett ...
.
Guy Delcourt is the current
CEO.
Titles published
Titles published by Tonkam include the following:
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Adolf''
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Angel/Dust''
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Angel Sanctuary''
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Appare Jipangu!''
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Asatte Dance''
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Ayashi no Ceres
''Ceres, Celestial Legend'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuu Watase. It was originally serialized in Shōgakukan's magazine '' Shōjo Comic'' from May 1996 to March 2000, with its chapters colle ...
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Black & White
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Black Magic
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Blue Spring''
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Bokko''
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Boku wo Tsutsumu Tsuki no Hikari
is a science fiction manga series by Saki Hiwatari. It was published by Hakusensha in the monthly manga magazine '' Bessatsu Hana to Yume'' from its November 2003 issue to its January 2015 one. It is a sequel to ''Please Save My Earth'', one ...
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Buddha
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According to Buddhist tradition, he was born in ...
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Butsu Zone''
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Cat's Eye'' - Rights moved to
Panini Manga in 2004
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Count Cain''
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Crazy Kouzu BC''
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Cross Game''
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Descendants of Darkness''
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DNA²''
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Dominion
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"Dominion status" was first accorded to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Newfoundland, South Africa, and the Irish Free State at the 1926 ...
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Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai''
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Duck Prince
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Fairy Cube
is a ''shōjo'' (targeted towards girls) fantasy manga written and illustrated by Kaori Yuki. Appearing as a serial in the Japanese manga magazine ''Hana to Yume'' from February 2005 to 2006, the ''Fairy Cube'' chapters were collected into ...
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Fake''
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Family Compo'' - Rights moved to
Panini Manga in 2004
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Fever, la rencontre ultime''
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Flame of Recca''
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Frères du Japon'' (
Nihon no Kyodai)
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Fushigi Yūgi''
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Fushigi Yūgi Genbu Kaiden
, often translated as ''Strange'' or ''Mysterious'', is the ninth studio album by Japanese singer Akina Nakamori, released on August 11, 1986 through Warner Pioneer.
Background
In February and March 1986 was announced the name of the album alon ...
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Gakuen Heaven''
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Gakuen Tengoku''
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Gankyu Kitan Yui''
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Gantz''
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Godchild''
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Guuzen ga Nokosu Mono''
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Gyo''
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H2''
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Hana-Kimi
, is a shōjo manga series written by Hisaya Nakajo. The manga was serialized in Japan in Hakusensha's semi-monthly shōjo manga magazine, '' Hana to Yume''. The series was concluded with the Japanese release of volume 23 in August 2004 ...
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Hellsing''
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Hellstar Remina''
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Hidamari no Ki''
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High School! Kimengumi
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Motoei Shinzawa. A first series ''Third Year Funny-face Club'' was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from October 1980 to April 1982. ''High School! Kimengumi'' was ser ...
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Hikaru no Go
is a Japanese manga series based on the board game Go, written by Yumi Hotta and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. The production of the series' Go games was supervised by Go professional Yukari Umezawa. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''We ...
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Hiyoko Brand - Okusama wa Joshi Kousei''
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Homunculus''
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Hyper Rune''
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I¨s''
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I'll''
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Ichi the Killer''
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Ichigo 100%''
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Imadoki''
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Jesus
Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religiou ...
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Jin''
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*: Joan of Arc, a French military heroine
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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. It was originally serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1987 to 2004, and was transferred to the monthly ''seinen'' manga ...
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Jinbē''
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Kare Kano''
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Kimagure Orange Road''
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Kindaichi Case Files
is a Japanese mystery manga series based on the crime solving adventures of a high school student, Hajime Kindaichi, the supposed grandson of the famous (fictional) private detective Kosuke Kindaichi. Written by Yōzaburō Kan ...
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Kizuna: Bonds of Love''
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Komorebi no Moto de'' - Rights moved to
Panini Manga in 2004
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Koucha Ouji''
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Lady Georgie
is a manga series, written by Mann Izawa and illustrated by Yumiko Igarashi. It was serialized from 1982 to 1984 in the ''Shōjo Comic'' manga magazine.
The series was adapted in 1983 into an anime television series, , by Tokyo Movie Shinsha ...
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Lawful Drug''
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Love & Destroy''
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Ludwig Revolution''
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M''
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Magical Tarurūto-kun''
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Maison Ikkoku''
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Miyuki-chan in Wonderland
is a comedy, ''yuri'' (love between women) manga written and illustrated by Clamp, an all-female manga artist team consisting of Satsuki Igarashi, Mokona, Tsubaki Nekoi, and Nanase Ohkawa. The story focuses on the eponymous protagonist, a J ...
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MW''
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Phoenix''
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Please Save My Earth''
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Pretty Face''
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Rash!!
is a Japanese manga artist. He studied technical design while still at Kyushu Sangyo University, where he began to draw manga. He worked on several one-shot stories before releasing his serialized works: '' Cat's Eye'', '' City Hunter'' and '' ...
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Panini Manga in 2004
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RG Veda
is a manga created by Clamp, consisting of ten volumes in all. It was first published in Japan in 1989 as Clamp's debut manga. The story features elements of Vedic mythology; the title itself is pronounced ''Rigveda'', the name of one of ...
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Rookies''
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Sakura no Hanasaki Kukoro'' - Rights moved to
Panini Manga in 2004
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Secret Chaser''
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Seimaden''
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Screw
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Shadow Lady
''Shadow Lady'' (stylized as ''SHADOW LADY'') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masakazu Katsura. A first full-colored version was published in Shueisha's ''V Jump'' from 1992 to 1993. A one-shot chapter was published i ...
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Shiba Inu''
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Short Program''
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Shounentachi no ita Natsu '' - Rights moved to
Panini Manga in 2004
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Shumari''
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Special A''
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Spirit of the sun''
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Tenshi no okurimono'' - Rights moved to
Panini Manga in 2004
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The Executive's Dog''
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The Crater
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The One I Love''
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The Tragedy of P
, or , is a Japanese manga collective composed of short stories written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. New stories are published annually in Shogakukan's ''Big Comic Original'' magazine (and other Shogakukan magazines) since 1987.
A 13- ...
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The World Reads Japan's Modern Literature''
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Tigre et Dragon''
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Tokyo Babylon''
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Tomie''
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Tough
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* Psychological resilience
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Trigun''
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Trigun Maximum''
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Uzumaki''
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Vagabond
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Video Girl Ai''
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Wish
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In fiction
In ficti ...
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Yamada Taro Monogatari''
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Zetman''
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Zetsuai 1989''
External links
Editions Tonkam Official Site
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Publishing companies established in 1994
Manga distributors
Book publishing companies of France
Manhua distributors
1994 establishments in France