Takeshobo

Takeshobo
Status	Active
Founded	1972
Founder	Kyōichirō Noguchi
Country of origin	Japan
Headquarters location	Tokyo
Distribution	National
Publication types	Books, magazines, comics, DVD
Nonfiction topics	Entertainment, sports, mahjong, essays
Fiction genres	Romance, fantasy, drama, horror
Revenue	JPY 15,000,000,000 (2011)
No. of employees	150
Official website	www.takeshobo.co.jp

Takeshobo Co., Ltd. (株式会社かぶしきがいしゃ竹ちく書房しょぼう, Kabushiki-gaisha Takeshobō) is a major publisher in Japan.

Takeshobo was founded in 1972 by Kyōichirō Noguchi, starting Japan's first Mahjong magazine Monthly Mahjong Magazine (月刊げっかん近代きんだい麻雀まーじゃん, Gekkan Kindai Mājan). Other magazines, such as a magazine dedicated to mahjong-themed manga, as well as a magazine dedicated to yonkoma manga, were published. Furthermore, a mahjong museum was founded. Currently, in addition to the older magazines, a pachinko magazine, a gravure magazine, short stories as well as adult literature novels are published. On the Internet, it has distribution agreements with Livedoor. Takeshobo yonkoma comics are distributed on the comic distribution website Manga Life Win. Excluding mahjong manga, manga series are published under the Bamboo Comics label.

Magazines

Magazine	Period
Ai no taiken Special DX (愛あいの体験たいけんスペシャルDX)	monthly
Comic Marble (コミックマーブル)
Doki! (Dokiッ!)	monthly
Doki! Special (Dokiッ!スペシャル)	monthly
Gekiman Special (劇げき漫スペシャル)	monthly
Gokinjo Scandal (ご近所きんじょスキャンダル)	monthly
Hontō ni Atta Gyōten Scoop Manga Zukyun! (本当ほんとうにあった仰天ぎょうてんスクープまんがズキュン!)	monthly
Hontō ni Atta Yukai na Hanashi (本当ほんとうにあったゆかいな話はなし)	monthly
Jitsuwa Document (実話じつわドキュメント)	monthly
Kaizoku No. 1 (海賊かいぞくNo.1)	monthly
Kindai Mahjong (近代きんだい麻雀まーじゃん)	semimonthly
Kindai Mahjong Original (近代きんだい麻雀まーじゃんオリジナル)	monthly
Manga Club (まんがくらぶ)	monthly
Manga Club Original (まんがくらぶオリジナル)	monthly
Manga Life (まんがライフ)	monthly
Manga Life Momo (まんがライフMOMO)	monthly
Manga Life Original (まんがライフオリジナル)	monthly
Manga Life Selection (まんがライフセレクション)	irregular
Manga Pachinko 777 (漫画まんがパチンコ777)	monthly
Men's Street (メンズストリート)	monthly
Namaiki! (Namaikiッ!)	monthly
Pachi-slo Land (パチスロランド)	monthly
Pachinko Land (パチンコランド)	monthly
Reijin (麗人れいじん)	bimonthly
Ren'ai Tengoku Paradise (恋愛れんあい天国てんごくパラダイス)	monthly
Suku Suku Paradise (すくすくパラダイス)
Super Pachi-slo 777 (スーパーパチスロ777)	monthly
Tokkan Kaientai (特とく冊さつ快かい援隊)	monthly
Tokkan Shinsengumi DX (特とく冊さつ新鮮しんせん組ぐみDX)	monthly
Vitaman (ビタマン)	monthly
Woman Gekijō (ウーマン劇場げきじょう)	monthly
Zōkan Tokkan Shinsengumi DX (増刊ぞうかん特とく冊さつ新鮮しんせん組ぐみDX)	monthly

External links

Official homepage (Japanese)