Wani Books
Native name | |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki gaisha Wani Bukkusu |
Company type | Kabushiki gaisha |
Industry | Books, magazines, manga |
Founded | November 1979 |
Founder | Junzō Iwase |
Headquarters | Ebisu, Shibuya, Tokyo , Japan |
Parent | Kodansha |
Website | www |
Wani Books Co., Ltd. (ワニブックス
In March 2007, Yoshimoto Books Co., Ltd. was established in collaboration with Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., Ltd., and Comic Yoshimoto was launched.[3] In 2009, Wani Plus Co., Ltd. was established as an affiliate company.[4]
In 2024, the company became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kodansha.[5]
Magazines published
[edit]Wink Up
[edit]Wink Up (ウインク アップ, uinku appu) is an idol magazine published since July 1988.
UP to boy
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UP to boy (アップトゥボーイ, apputubōi), abbreviated as UTB, is a bimonthly idol magazine published since 1986.
COOLTRANS
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+act.
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Comic Gum
[edit]Comic Gum (コミックガム) is a monthly seinen manga magazine started in 1996.
References
[edit]- ^
会社 概要 (in Japanese). Wani Books official website. Retrieved 4 June 2015. - ^ "About ComiPedia – A Brief History | ComiPedia".
- ^ "
原作 は落語 家 ・芸人 のマンガ雑誌 を創刊 ". J-CASTニュース. 5 January 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2017. - ^ "ワニブックス、
別 会社 設立 で新書 創刊 へ".新 文化 通信 社 . 3 August 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2017. - ^ Tai, Anita (26 May 2024). "Kodansha Acquires Wani Books". Anime News Network. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
External links
[edit]- Wani Books official website (in Japanese)
- Wink Up website (in Japanese)
- Book publishing companies in Tokyo
- Magazine publishing companies in Tokyo
- Distribution companies based in Tokyo
- Manga distributors
- Publishing companies established in 1979
- Japanese companies established in 1979
- Kodansha
- Comic book publishing companies in Tokyo
- 2024 mergers and acquisitions
- Japanese company stubs
- Manga stubs