(AS) is a Japanese

publishing company Publishing is the activity of making information, literature, music, software and other content available to the public for sale or for free. Traditionally, the term refers to the creation and distribution of printed works, such as books, newsp ...

focused on adult material, such as comics (a.k.a.

manga Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...

) books, and magazines. The company was established in October 1976. In 2009, with 65 titles it ranked 2nd among ero-manga publishers in Japan, surpassed only by

Core Magazine is a Japanese publishing company focused on adult material, such as adult magazines and ''hentai'' manga. It also publishes ''yaoi'' titles, such as ''Kirepapa''. The company was established in 1985 as . Core Magazine owns a bookstore chain . ...

with 76, and surpassing TI Net (44),

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(42) and

Kill Time Communication is a Japanese science fiction and fantasy ''seinen'' manga magazine published by Kill Time Communication. Its target readership is males between their teens and thirties. The first volume was released on July 25, 2006, and ran in bimonthly volum ...

(41). At

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's panel at the 2011

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, MG announced they are expanding their business into digital distribution of Akane Shinsha's

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manga.

Adaptations

Anime

Some of the manga created by the company were notable enough to be adapted into anime OAVs. These include: *

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: *#

Seme Chichi Seme may refer to: *Seme Border, a settlement in Nigeria on the border with Benin *Seme (dagger), a Maasai term for a type of lion hunting knife *Seme (martial arts), Japanese martial arts term meaning to attack **Seme, a manga/anime term for a dom ...

(based on 2009 manga) animation by Y.O.U.C., produced by

Digital Works ''Digital Works'' is an album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal featuring performances digitally recorded in 1985 and released on the Atlantic label.

*##Episode 1 released 10 September 2010 *##Episode 2 released 10 December 2010 *# Maid-Ane (based on 2010 manga, two OVAs in 2011 that are 27 minutes each) produced and distributed by

Digital Works ''Digital Works'' is an album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal featuring performances digitally recorded in 1985 and released on the Atlantic label.

*##Episode 1 released 19 August 2011 *##Episode 2 released 16 December 2011 *#First Love (ファーストラブ) by Akiomi Osuzu (based in April 2011 manga, three OVAs in 2012 that are 27 minutes each) was produced by Digital Works and distributed by

MS Pictures MS, ms, Ms, M.S., etc. may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Ms.'' (magazine), an American feminist magazine * Metal Storm (webzine), a heavy metal website based in Estonia Businesses and organizations * MS-13, criminal gang * Missionaries o ...

*##First Love 香澄 released 16 March 2012 *##First Love 千夏 released 15 June 2012 *##First Love 真琴 released 19 October 2012 *

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(based in October 2011 manga Junai Mellow) released 21 September 2012

English manga

Digital Manga Inc. has translated and published at least 5 of the works created by Yamatogawa (originally published in the Tenma Comics line) in North America including: #

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#Boing Boing #How Good was I? #Power Play! #Witchcraft

Artists employed

* Ryō Ramiya published at least 5 works under the company: *#''Nijiiro Daireikai'' (匂艶大霊界, June 1990, *#''Cruceanu Alex'' (ミルキ-モ-ニング, August 1993, *#''Pretty Afternoon'' (プリティアフタヌーン, October 1993, *#''Misty Twilight'' (ミスティートワイライト, November 1993, *#''Silky Midnight'' (シルキーミッドナイト, December 1993, * Ayato Sasakura publishes under Comic RIN prior to her work illustrating the

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manga from 2005 to 2011, including: *#''Shōjo-ryū kōfuku kakushu-ron'' (少女流幸福攫取論, 2004, ).

Publications

Comic Tenma magazine

Established in 1998 includes titles: #

(アクアブレス) by Yamatogawa published 24 February 2007 #Witchcraft by Yamatogawa published 14 March 2008 #*translated into English # Tsuki to Taiyō (月と太陽19 ''Moon and Sun'') by Syatikamaboko published March 2009 # Tayu Tayu (たゆたゆ "

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") by Yamatogawa published 24 April 2009 #

(せめ ♥ ちち) by Erect Sawaru (エレクトさわる) published 26 September 2009 #*adapted into a 2-episode anime OVA in 2010 # Taihen Yokudekimashita? (たいへんよくできました "how good was I?") by Yamatogawa published 18 December 2009 # Kaichō no Iinari (会長のいいなり！Student Council President's Slave) by Syatikamaboko published 21 May 2010 # Maid-Ane (メイド姉) by Maguro Teikoku (まぐろ帝國 Tuna Empire) published 23 July 2010 #*adapted into a 2-episode anime OVA series in 2011 # Imako System (イマコシステム) by Midori no Rūpe published 25 September 2010 #First Love (ファーストラブ) by Akiomi Osuzu published 28 April 2011 #*adapted into a 3-episode anime OVA series in 2012 # Junai Mellow (純愛メロウ Pure Love Mellow) by Jun published 14 October 2011 #*adapted into a 1-episode anime OVA in 2012 # Power Play! (Powerプレイ！) by Yamatogawa published 24 February 2012 # Sensei to Issho (先生といっしょ) by Syatikamaboko published 23 March 2012 # Nikuman Ko (にくまん娘 Hot, Juicy & Cute Girls in Comics) by Warashibe published 10 August 2012 # Ane-Koi (姉恋) by Yuzuki N Dash and Buruman (ぶるまん) by Blmanian both published 27 April 2012

Comic LO , abbreviated as LO, is a Japanese '' lolicon''-focused erotic manga magazine. The magazine has been published by Akane Shinsha since the October 2002 issue released on September 20, 2002, and was published irregularly until May 2004, when it ...
magazine

Established in 2002

Comic Rin magazine

Established in 2004 includes titles:

Comic Sigma magazine

Established in 2006 includes titles:

''Opera''

Tenma Comics

Not to be confused with the " Comic TENMA" magazine, this line of comics includes several subsidiaries: # TENMACOMICS EX # TENMACOMICS LO # TENMACOMICS RIN

References

External links

Official website

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