Publisher

Japanese: 茜新社

Links:

Official Site

Info:

There is another yaoi line called Ovis NOVELS, Akane Shinsha publishes yaoi novels under this line.

Magazine:

Japanese: 秋田書店

Links:

Official Site

Info:

They also have full phonebooks for individual series like Shueisha.

Magazine:

Japanese: アルケミスト

Links:

Official Site

Info:

Note that Alchemist is not actually a publisher of manga magazines (nor do they publish manga tankoubons). The simply started their own online light novel magazine.

Magazine:

Japanese: あまとりあ社

Links:

Official Site

Info:

Shares the same website as Kubo Shoten.

Japanese: エンジェル出版

Magazine:

Comic Imprint:

Japanese: 朝日新聞社

Links:

Official Site 1
Official Site 2

Info:

In 2007, Asahi Sonorama was dissolved, and Asahi Shimbun took over the publication of Asahi Sonorama's manga magazines and light novels.

Magazine:

Japanese: 朝日ソノラマ

Links:

Official Site

Info:

The magazine part of Asahi Publishing.

In 2007, Asahi Sonorama was dissolved, and Asahi Shimbun took over the publication of Asahi Sonorama's manga magazines and light novels.

Magazine:

Japanese: 旭屋出版

Links:

Official Site

Info:

Publishes Gundam related comics.

Japanese: メディアワークス

Links:

Official Site

Dengekiya
Dengeki Online

Info:

Was renamed from MediaWorks to ASCII Media Works.

Magazine:

Japanese: アスペクト

Links:

Official Site

Info:

Manga and mooks (no apparent phone books).

Japanese: 飛鳥新社

Links:

Official Site

Magazine:

Comic Imprint:

Japanese: ビブロス

Links:

Official Site

B-Boy WEB - Biblos' manga/magazine site, defunct after Biblos' bankruptcy, and was later revived by Libre Publishing.

Info:

Publishers "Hekitensha," "Biblos" and "Highland" File for Bankruptcy
- Translated by Neuroretardant

Japanese: BROCCOLI

Links:

Official Site

Info:

On November 27, 2003 Jive acquired a 51.7 percent share of Broccoli Co., Ltd. which operates animated character shops and distributes character goods and trading cards to agents.

Magazine:

Japanese: 神田村

Links:

Official Site

Magazine:

Japanese: ぶんか社

Links:

Official Site

Info:

Mostly josei manga (housewives, horror stories).

Magazine:

Japanese: クロエ出版

Links:

Official Site

Magazine:

Comic Imprint:

Japanese: 中央公論新社

Links:

Official Site

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Light Novel Label:

Japanese: コアミックス

Links:

Official Site

Magazine:

Comic Imprint:

Japanese: コアマガジン

Links:

Official Site

Info:

Bishoujo manga magazines are pornographic manga magazines (seijin manga magazines), even though the publisher is listing them as bishoujo manga magazines.

Magazine:

Japanese: コスミック出版

Links:

Official Site

Magazine:

Light Novel Label:

Japanese: Creator`s Partner

Links:

Official Site

Magazine:

Japanese: ダイアプレス

Links:

Official Site

Magazine:

Japanese: デジマ

Links:

Official Site

Info:

Japanese: 童心社

Links:

Official Site

Light Novel Label:

Japanese: ドリームメーカー

Links:

Official Site

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Light Novel Label:

Japanese: イーグルパブリシング

Links

Official Site

Info:

Released two moe-related products on 6/23/2006.

From the Moe Weapons Development Committee comes the Moe Moe Weapons Encylopedia. Over 50 different weapons will be introduced to readers by beautiful girls drawn by 17 different artists. [ Sample ]

Japanese: 英知出版

Links

Official Site

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Info:

With the bankruptcy of its parent company "TK Partners", its business was stopped on March 30th, 2007.

Japanese: エンターブレイン

Links:

Official Site

Info:

Absorbed by the Kadokawa Holdings group. Prints quite a few video game magazines. i.e. Famitsu

Magazine:

Japanese: フェアベル

Links:

Official Site

Comic Imprint:

Japanese: フレックスコミックス

Links:

Official Site

FlexComix Blood - Flex Comix's online free web comic magazine. serializes shounen manga.
FlexComix Blood Official Blog

FlexComix Flare - Flex Comix's online free web comic magazine. serializes shoujo manga.

Japanese: フォックス出版 (FOX出版)

Links:

Official Site

Magazine:

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Japanese: フランス書院

Links:

Official Site

Magazine:

Comic Imprint:

Japanese: フロム出版

Links:

Official Site

Magazine:

Comic Imprint:

Japanese: Frontier Works Inc.

Links:

Official Site

Magazine:

Light Novel Label:

Japanese: 富士美出版

Links:

Official Site

Info:

Part of the Tatsumi Group.

Magazine:

Japanese: 扶桑社

Links:

Official Site

Magazine:

Japanese: 二見書房

Links:

Official Site

Magazine:

Light Novel Label:

Japanese: ジーウォーク

Links:

Official Site

Magazine:

Japanese: 幻冬舎

Links:

Official Site

Gentosha-Comics - Gentosha's comic site.

Gentosha EN - English version of Gentosha website.

Web Comic GENZO - Gentosha's free web manga magazine.

Japanese: グッズトレイン

Links:

Official Site

Light Novel Label:

Japanese: グリーンアロー出版社

Comic Imprint:

Tags:

Japanese: ハーレクイン・エンタープライズ

Links:

Official Site (english)
Official Site (japanese)

Magazine:

Comic Imprint:

Japanese: ハーヴェスト出版

Links:

Official Site

Light Novel Label:

Japanese: 早川書房

Links:

Official Site

Light Novel Label:

Japanese: 平凡社

Links:

Official Site

Magazine:

Japanese: 平和出版

Links:

Official Site

Info:

From ANS:

Heiwa Shuppan Declares Bankruptcy:

Japanese: HobbyJAPAN Co.,Ltd.

Links:

Official Site

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Light Novel Label:

Japanese: ホーム社 (HOME-SHA)

Links:

Official Site

Info:

Home-Sha mainly publishes non-fiction, but they also release some collections and anthologies.

Magazine:

Japanese: 芳文社

Links:

Official Site

Kirara - A list of Houbunsha's publications.
web HANAOTO - Yaoi.

Magazine:

Japanese: 家の光協会

Links:

Official Site

Magazine:

Japanese: イカロス出版

Links:

Official Site

Magazine:

Japanese: 岩崎書店

Links:

Official Site

Light Novel Label:

Japanese: ジェーシー出版

Magazine:

Japanese: ジャイブ

Links:

Official Site

Broccoli Official Homepage - On November 27, 2003 Jive acquired a 51.7 percent share of Broccoli Co., Ltd. which operates animated character shops and distributes character goods and trading cards to agents.

Info:

Jive Ltd. is part of the Takara group of companies (in which Konami has invested).

Magazine:

Japanese: 偕成社

Links:

Official Site

Magazine:

Japanese: キルタイムコミュニケーション

Links:

Official Site

Info:

Publishes adult novels and manga.

Magazine:

Japanese: 金の星社

Links:

Official Site

Light Novel Label:

Japanese: 近代映画社

Links:

Official Site

Info:

Movies, acting/actors.

Magazine:

Japanese: 講談社

Kodansha Company, Limited
Address: Otowa 2-12-21 Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo Japan
12-8001
Tel: 03-3945-1111
Founded: 11/1909
President: Nomura Sachiko

Publisher - Kodanasha (Magazines, Encyclopedias, fiction, non-fiction, manga...), Koubunsha (magazines, manga, novels, art books...)
Internet - MouRa news/ent portal; MiChao! Online Manga Portal
Film/Music - King Records

Japanese: コーエー

Links:

Official Site

Info:

Video game publisher and developer.

Light Novel Label:

Japanese: 小池書院

Links:

Official Site

Info:

Mostly manga written by Kazuo Koike (Lone Wolf, Crying Freeman), manga artists vary.

Magazine:

Japanese: コナミデジタルエンタテインメント

Light Novel Label:

Japanese: 壽屋

Links:

Official Site

Magazine:

Japanese: 耕文舎

Links:

Official Site

Magazine:

Japanese: 久保書店

Links:

Official Site

Info:

Shares the same website as Amatoriasha.

Japanese: Kyoto Animation

Links:

Official Site

Magazine:

Japanese: リーフ出版

Links:

Official Site

Info:

On April 9th, Leaf Shuppan posted an official statement on its homepage announcing that it has filed for bankruptcy on the 9th of April.

According to Icarus Blog:

Yuuhi Publishing, described as a "major publisher of BL novels," has fired off its entire staff without warning...

Japanese: リイド社

Links:

Official Site

Info:

Famous for its long running manga, Golgo 13, as well as many other seinen manga.

Magazine:

Japanese: リブレ出版

Links:

Official Site

B-Boy Web

Info:

Libre Publishing has picked up the Be x Boy line after Biblos' bankruptcy.

Magazine:

Japanese: マッグガーデン

Links:

Official Site

Blade Web Store

Info:

A relatively new publisher compared to its competitors. A lot of ADV's manga was licensed from Mag Garden.

In July 2007, Production I.G. announced that it will acquire manga publisher Mag Garden on December 1st, 2007 through a stock swap.

Magazine:

Japanese: マガジンハウス

Links:

Official Site

Comic Imprint:

Japanese: マガジン・マガジン

Links:

Official Site

June Comics - June is run/owned by Magazine Magazine.

Info:

Both Magazine Magazine and Sun Shuppan are owned by Sun Publishing Corporation.

Magazine:

Japanese: まんだらけ

Links:

Official Site

MAX

Japanese: マックス

Comic Imprint:

Japanese: メディエイション

Links:

Official S