Kobunsha ( ja, 光文社 ''Kōbunsha'') is a Japanese publishing company. It publishes

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novels, and women's magazines.

Company history

Kobunsha was established on October 1, 1945, and belongs to the Kodansha group. The company has published Japanese authors such as Tetsuya Honda, Keigo Higashino,

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kobunsha.com. Retrieved 21 June 2022. In 1975, Kobunsha published the women's magazine '' JJ'', known as the earliest established women's magazine for college students in Japan. From 1994 it established the Kobun Foundation and publishing more mystery novels. The Foundation has been awarding a Grand Prize for Best Mystery Novels each year.Yutaka Maekawa
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hosei.ac.jp. Retrieved 21 June 2022. Kobunsha currently publishes women's magazines such as ''JJ'', '' Classy'' and '' JJ Bis''.

Books and magazines published by Kobunsha

Women's magazines

* '' JJ'' * '' Bis''—a version of ''JJ'' magazine targeted at women aged between 15 and 19. * '' Classy''—a version of ''JJ'' magazine targeted at women aged between 24 and 28. * ''

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'' * '' Josei Jishin''

Men's magazines

* '' Gainer'' * '' Brio'' * '' Pro Wrestling Album''

Other magazines

* ''

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'' * '' Flash'' * '' Shousetsu Houseki''

Magazines no longer published

* '' Hoseki'' * ''

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Literary book series

* ''Chie No Mori Bunko'' * ''Kappa Novels'' * ''Kobunsha Bunko'' (English, "Kobunsha Paperback Library") * ''Kobunsha Koten Shin'yaku Bunko'' (光文社古典新訳文庫) (English, "Kobunsha New Translations of Classics Library") (2006) * ''Kobunsha Paperbacks'' * ''Kobunsha Shinsho'' (English, "Kobunsha New Books .e. trade paperback)

Manga

* '' Koubunsha Girl Comic Series '' * '' Koubunsha BL Comic Series '' * '' Hinotama Game Comic Series ''

Manga anthologies

* ''

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References

External links

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