Core Magazine Co. Ltd. (株式会社コアマガジン) is a Japanese publishing company focused on adult material, such as adult magazines and hentai manga. It also publishes yaoi titles, such as Kirepapa.[3] The company was established in 1985 as Shōnen Shuppansha (株式会社少年出版社) by Byakuya Shobo.
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| Company type | Kabushiki gaisha |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1985 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Japan |
Key people | Shinichi Nakazawa (CEO) |
| Products | Magazines, manga, light novels |
| Revenue | 5.9 billion yen (as of 2008)[1] |
| Owner | Byakuya-Shobo Co.,Ltd.[2] |
Number of employees | 134 (as of April 1, 2010) |
| Website | www.coremagazine.co.jp |
Core Magazine owns a bookstore chain "Core Books" (コアブックス).[4]
History
editIn July 2002, a special issue of Bubka magazine featured unauthorized childhood photos of several female idols, including Norika Fujiwara, Kyoko Fukada, and Natsumi Abe. A suit was started against Core Magazine for privacy violation.[5]
In 2009, it was the top ero-manga publisher in Japan, with 76 titles, beating Akane Shinsha, which only had 65.[6]
In July 2013, the head editor, Akira Ota, and the two staff members were arrested for having their manga shown partially uncensored.[7][8] They pled guilty in December 2013 and apologized for their irresponsibility.[9]
In September 2017, Komiflo announced in collaboration with Core Magazine that its titles would be available for streaming.[10] Starting with Hotmilk, this expanded to include MegaStore in 2018.
Magazines published
edit- Comic Zero EX (コミック0EX), a monthly magazine, which replaced Comic Mega Plus (コミックメガプラス) in 2007.[11]
- Comic Hotmilk (コミックホットミルク)
- Comic Mega GOLD (コミックメガGOLD), bakunyū manga magazine
- Comic MegaMilk (コミック メガミルク), a monthly magazine, which replaced Comic Zero EX (コミック0EX) in 2010
- Comic MegaStore (コミックメガストア)
- drap, yaoi magazine
- Comic Nyan2 Club GOLD (コミックニャン2倶楽部GOLD)
- Gekiga Madmax (劇画ﾏｯﾄﾞﾏｯｸｽ)
- Manga Bangaichi (漫画ばんがいち)
- Video games (eroge) magazines
- MegaStore (メガストア)
- G-type
- Voice-type
- Formerly published
- Bubka (ブブカ); publishing transferred to parent company Byakuya Shobo in September 2012,[12] switched format from being a shuukanshi to an idol-focused magazine during the handover.
See also
edit
- La Satanica—Japanese manga anthology
References
edit- ^ "Information at the company's official website" (in Japanese). Core Magazine. Retrieved December 1, 2009.
- ^ Tsuzuki, Kyoichi. "Galleries of Obsession". ART iT. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ Aoki, Deb. "Readers' Choice: Yaoi Manga". About.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
- ^ ご利用ガイド : コアブックス, コアマガジン直営オンライン書店/女性向けオンライン書店 (in Japanese). Core Books. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
- ^ "Court rules on Bubka appeal case". Tokyograph. October 16, 2008. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ "Mangaoh Club's adult comics list". Momotato. February 24, 2010. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
- ^ Loo, Egan (July 25, 2013). "Core Magazine's Head Editor, 2 More Arrested for 'Obscene' Manga, Photos". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
- ^ Betsy, Gomez (July 26, 2013). "Japanese Editor Arrested for Distributing Obscene Images". Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
- ^ Betsy, Gomez (December 20, 2013). "Core Magazine Pleads Guilty in Japanese Obscenity Case". Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
- ^ Komiflo [@komiflo] (September 5, 2017). "【新雑誌情報】Komifloにコアマガジン「コミックホットミルク」の参入が決定！近日中に2017年1月号から最新号までを連続公開予定です♡また今後の最新号は発売日の数日後を目処に継続配信予定！是非お見逃しなく♪" (Tweet). Retrieved March 8, 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Comic Mega Plus to be Replaced by Comic 0 EX". ComiPress. 2007-12-06. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ "Announcement regarding change of Bubka publisher on the official website" (in Japanese). Core Magazine. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
External links
edit- Official Core Magazine website (in Japanese)
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