is a Japanese
publishing company focused on adult material, such as
adult magazine
Pornographic magazines or erotic magazines, sometimes known as adult, sex or top-shelf magazines, are magazines that contain content of an explicitly sexual nature. Publications of this kind may contain images of attractive naked subjects, as is ...
s and ''
hentai
Hentai is anime and manga pornography. A loanword from Japanese, the original term ( ) does not describe a genre of media, but rather an abnormal sexual desire or act, as an abbreviation of . In addition to anime and manga, hentai works exis ...
''
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 ...
. It also publishes ''
yaoi'' titles, such as ''
Kirepapa''. The company was established in 1985 as .
Core Magazine owns a bookstore chain .
History
In July 2002, a special issue of ''Bubka'' magazine featured unauthorized childhood photos of several female idols, including
Norika Fujiwara,
Kyoko Fukada, and
Natsumi Abe. A suit was started against Core Magazine for privacy violation.
It 2009 it was the top ero-manga publisher in Japan, with 76 titles, beating
Akane Shinsha
(AS) is a Japanese publishing company focused on adult material, such as comics (a.k.a. manga) 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 ...
, which only had 65.
In July 2013, the head editor, Akira Ota, and the two staff members were arrested for having their manga shown partially uncensored. They pled guilty in December 2013 and apologized for their irresponsibility.
In September 2017,
Komiflo announced in collaboration with Core Magazine that its titles would be available for streaming. Starting with Hotmilk, this expanded to include MegaStore in 2018.
Magazines published
*
* , a monthly magazine, which replaced in 2007.
*
* , ''
bakunyū
The following is a glossary of terms that are specific to anime and manga. Anime includes animated series, films and videos, while manga includes graphic novels, drawings and related artwork.
''Note: Japanese words that are used in general (e ...
'' manga magazine
* , a monthly magazine, which replaced in 2010
*
* ''drap'', yaoi magazine
*
*
*
; Video games (
eroge) magazines
*
* ''G-type''
* ''Voice-type''
See also
* ''
La Satanica
is a Japanese manga anthology written and illustrated by Momoko Tenzen. It is licensed in North America by Digital Manga Publishing
Digital Manga is a California-based publishing company that licenses and releases Japanese manga, anime, ...
''—Japanese manga anthology
References
External links
Official Core Magazine website
1985 establishments in Japan
Book publishing companies in Tokyo
Comic book publishing companies in Tokyo
Magazine publishing companies in Tokyo
Manga distributors
Publishing companies established in 1985
Hentai companies
Adult magazine publishing companies
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