Futabasha

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Futabasha Publishers Ltd.
Native name
株式会社双葉社
Romanized name
Kabushikigaisha Futabasha
Company type Private
Industry Publishing
FoundedMay 1948;77 years ago (1948-05)
Headquarters Hikaishi-Gokenchō  [ ja ], ,
Japan
Products
Number of employees
174
Subsidiaries DEF Studios
Website www.futabasha.co.jp

Futabasha Publishers Ltd. (株式会社双葉社, Kabushiki Gaisha Futabasha) is a Japanese publishing company headquartered in Hikaishigokenchō  [ ja ], Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. [1] Futabasha is known for its seinen manga works, and its 1967 magazine Manga Action first conceived of the seinen manga category, decades before the other major companies tested the market. [2]

Contents

List of magazines published by Futabasha

Magazine NameGenreFrequencyPublication dateFirst Issue
&homeHome interiorQuarterlyJan, Apr, Jul, OctApril 15, 2004
Action Pizazz (アクション ピザッツ)Seinen manga (Adult men's magazine)Monthly21st
Comic High! (コミックハイ!)Seinen mangaMonthly22ndMarch 2, 2004
JILLEFashionMonthly12thNovember 2001
EX Taishū (EX大衆)Men's magazineMonthly15thJuly 2005
Jour Suteki na Shufu tachi (JOURすてきな主婦たち) Josei manga Monthly2ndApril 1985
Monthly Manga Town (月刊まんがタウン)Seinen manga (4koma manga for Salarymen)Monthly5thNovember 5, 2000
Men's YOUNG (メンズヤング)Seinen mangaMonthly30thMay 1995
Pachinko Kōryaku Magazine (パチンコ攻略マガジン) Pachinko gambling (Men's magazine)Semimonthly2nd and 4th ThursdaysApril 1989
Pachisuro Kōryaku Magazine (パチスロ攻略マガジン)Gambling machines (Men's magazine)Monthly7thSeptember 1993
Photokon Life (フォトコンライフ)PhotographyQuarterlyMar, Jun, Sep, Dec
Shōsetsu Suiri (小説推理)Novel magazineMonthly27th
Weekly Taishū (週刊大衆)Men's magazineWeeklyMondays
Soccer Hihyō (サッカー批評)SoccerQuarterlyMar, Jun, Sep, Dec
Manga Action (漫画アクション)Seinen mangaSemimonthly1st and 3rd TuesdaysJuly 7, 1967
Crossword Day (クロスワードDay)Crossword puzzlesMonthly2nd
Figue BeautyBeauty magazineIrregular2013

Manga

References

  1. "会社概要." Futabasha. Retrieved on January 7, 2010. "所在地 〒162-8540 東京都新宿区東五軒町3-28" (GIF map of location) (PDF of location)
  2. Thompson, Jason (2007). Manga: The Complete Guide . Del Rey. p. 327. ISBN   0-345-48590-4.