is a Japanese publishing company that focuses on manga-related publications and is also involved in the development of anime and live-action adaptations. It was founded on June 5, 2001 by Yoshihiro Hosaka along with former manga artists of

Enix was a Japanese video game publisher that produced video games, anime and manga. Enix is known for publishing the ''Dragon Quest'' series of role-playing video games. The company was founded by Yasuhiro Fukushima on September 22, 1975, as . Th ...

(now

Square Enix is a Japanese multinational holding company, production enterprise and entertainment conglomerate, best known for its ''Final Fantasy'', ''Dragon Quest'', ''Star Ocean'' and ''Kingdom Hearts'' role-playing video game franchises, among numerous ...

). The company performed a merger with Production I.G on December 1, 2007 to form the new company

IG Port is a Japanese holding company that was established on December 1, 2007, as a result of a merger between the Japanese anime studio Production I.G and manga publisher Mag Garden. History The merger between Production I.G and Mag Garden was an ...

, becoming one of IG Port's subsidiaries alongside

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and

Wit Studio (stylised as WIT STUDIO) is a Japanese animation studio founded on June 1, 2012, by producers at Production I.G as a subsidiary of IG Port. It is headquartered in Musashino, Tokyo, with Production I.G producer George Wada as president and Te ...

History

Mag Garden was founded on June 5, 2001 by Yoshihiro Hosaka, who previously worked as an editor from

(now

) before leaving. It started out as a spin-out company from Enix's manga publishing division before the company merged with

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. The Square-Enix merger resulted in an uprising with some of the manga artist staff. Fearing their manga being dropped out of publication and tired of the harsh treatment, they left Square Enix to help create Mag Garden, where they would also continue serializing their series. The establishment of Mag Garden and the former manga artists' departure from Square Enix prompted legal disputes over copyright issues between the two companies. The legal battle was concluded in March 2003 and Square Enix agreed to contribute 50% of Mag Garden's capital. Manga that was once published under Enix from the former authors had to continue serialization under new titles. On September 22, 2003, Mag Garden became a separate, independent company and was admitted in the Tokyo Stock Exchange's "Mothers" market after Square Enix sold all of its remaining shares. On July 4, 2007, the company announced a merger with Production I.G to form a new company called IG Port. Mag Garden has a steady relationship with Production I.G as they have both collaborated on such cross-media anime/manga projects like ''

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'' and ''

Sisters of Wellber is a fantasy anime television series animated by Trans Arts (with production assistance by Production I.G). Directed by , the director behind the renowned Prince of Tennis TV series and animated movies, ''Sisters of Wellber'' began airing in ...

''. Previously, Production I.G was Mag Garden's #2 shareholder as they owned 15% of their stock. The merger was completed on December 1, 2007 in which Mag Garden has officially become a subsidiary of IG Port. Among the manga artists who moved to Mag Garden were

Kozue Amano is a Japanese manga artist. She is widely known as the creator of ''Aria'', which proved to be a best-selling hit, and was adapted into an anime television series consisting of 3 seasons and 2 OVAs. As of autumn 2010, Amano's work releases ha ...

, Rin Asano,

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, Nanae Chrono, Moyamu Fujino, Maki Hakoda,

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, Satomi Kubo, Hiro Matsuba,

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, Kazusa Saitou, Kaili Sorano, Seiuchirou Todono, Sirou Tunasima, and Natsuki Yoshimura.

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Monthly Comic Avarus is a Japanese shōjo manga (for girls) magazine published by Mag Garden.Avarus manga awar ...

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Monthly Comic Garden is a Japanese manga magazine published by Mag Garden. It was first published on September 1, 2014, replacing the defunct ''Comic Blade''. Series *''Amadeus Code'' *''Amber Days and Golden Nights'' (ongoing) *''The Ancient Magus' Bride'' (ongoing ...

'' * '' Eden'' * ''

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Comic Blade Masamune was a bi-monthly Japanese shōnen manga magazine, published by Mag Garden that contains manga and information about those series. It began in December 2002, and ceased publication on June 15, 2007, to be revamped as a new magazine called '' Comi ...

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Comic Blade Brownie was a special Japanese spin-off magazine of ''Monthly Comic Blade'' published by Mag Garden that would feature both shōnen manga and shōjo manga, aiming at both boys and girls. The first issue was released on December 10, 2008. The release of t ...

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Monthly Comic Blade was a Japanese shōnen manga magazine published by Mag Garden. It was first published in February 2002 and was sold on the 30 of each month until July 2014. It restarted in September 2014 as a free online magazine titled ''Online Magazine Comic ...

References

External links

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