Ching Win Publishing Co., Ltd. () is a
Taiwan
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ese Publishing Group famous for its large
manga
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selection, established 1964 in
Taipei
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. Though it was initially aimed as general publishing company, it changed its principle to mainly publishing manga,
light novels
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and
pop culture
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Arts, entertainment, and media Music
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magazines during the 1990s. In addition to translating
Japan
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ese manga and light
novel
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s, it also supports local Taiwanese authors as well.
Publications
; Manga Magazines
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: Translated version of
CoroCoro Comic
is a Japanese monthly manga magazine published by Shogakukan, established on May 15, 1977. Its main target is elementary school-aged boys, younger than the readers of shōnen manga. Several of its properties, like ''Doraemon'' and the '' Poké ...
(
Shogakukan
is a Japanese publisher of dictionaries, literature, comics (manga), non-fiction, DVDs, and other media in Japan.
Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but are together called the Hit ...
). But it also contents many manga from
Shueisha
(lit. "Gathering of Intellect Publishing Co., Ltd.") is a Japanese company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The company was established in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The foll ...
and
Kodansha
is a Japanese privately-held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha is the largest Japanese publishing company, and it produces the manga magazines ''Nakayoshi'', ''Afternoon'', ''Evening'', ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' an ...
along with some
South Korea
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n
manhwa
(; ) is the general Korean language, Korean term for comics and print cartoons. Outside Korea, the term usually refers to South Korea, South Korean comics. is greatly influenced by Japanese Manga comics. Modern Manhwa has extended its rea ...
.
*
: Translated version of
Shōnen Sunday (Shogakukan). Monthly.
*
: Translated version of
Bessatsu Friend
, formerly known as , is a Japanese Shōjo manga, manga magazine published by Kodansha, aimed at teenage girls. It was originally conceived as a , or companion magazine, to ''Shōjo Friend'', which is no longer published. ''Bessatsu Friend'' i ...
(Shogakukan). Monthly.
* CHING WIN BOY COMIC
: Monthly Shounen manga magazine.
; Other Magazines
: Many localized versions of Japanese magazines are released by Chingwin Publishing Group.
*
Famitsu
formerly ''Famicom Tsūshin'', is a line of Japanese video game magazines published by Kadokawa Game Linkage (previously known as Gzbrain), a subsidiary of Kadokawa. ''Famitsu'' is published in both weekly and monthly formats as well as in the fo ...
(
Enterbrain
, formerly , is a Japanese publisher and division of Kadokawa Future Publishing founded on 30 January 1987 as . Magazines published by Enterbrain are generally focused on video games and computer entertainment as well as video game and strategy ...
)
*
Dengeki Hobby Magazine
was a Japanese magazine under the Dengeki Hobby brand published by ASCII Media Works (formerly MediaWorks) centering on information relating to plastic models and toys. It first went on sale on 25 November 1998. There was a Chinese version pub ...
(
MediaWorks)
* With (Kodansha)
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Vivi (Kodansha)
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Cawaii!
''Cawaii!'' is a fashion magazine published in Taiwan, People's Republic of China, Thailand, and previously in Japan.
History and profile
Launched as a monthly gal fashion magazine targeted at women in their teens in Japan in March 1996, ''Cawa ...
(Shufunotomosha)
; Light Novels
* Elite Novels
: Translated versions of
Super Dash Bunko
is a Shueisha publishing imprint established in July 2000 for publishing light novels aimed at teenage boys. In April 2001, the label inherited a strong lineup from the discontinued Super Fantasy Bunko label, in addition to inheriting all of the ...
and
Cobalt
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Bunko from Shueisha.
See also
*
List of companies of Taiwan
Taiwan maintains a stable industrial economy as a result of economic growth and industrialization during the late 20th century, being dubbed as one of the Four Asian Tigers along with Hong Kong, Singapore and South Korea. It is a member of both ...
External links
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1964 establishments in Taiwan
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