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(lit. "Gathering of Intellect Publishing Co., Ltd.") is a Japanese company headquartered in Chiyoda,
Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
, Japan. The company was established in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher
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 ...
. The following year, Shueisha became a separate, independent company.
Manga magazines This is a list of manga magazines or published in Japan. The majority of manga magazines are categorized into one of five demographics, which correspond to the age and gender of their readership: * ''Children's anime and manga, Kodomo'' – ai ...
published by Shueisha include the ''
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'' magazine line, which includes shonen magazines ''
Weekly Shōnen Jump is a weekly ''shōnen'' manga anthology published in Japan by Shueisha under the ''Jump'' line of magazines. The manga series within the magazine consist of many action scenes and a fair amount of comedy. The chapters of the series that run ...
'', ''
Jump SQ , also written as , is a Japanese monthly '' shōnen'' manga magazine. Published by Shueisha, the magazine premiered on November 2, 2007 as a replacement for ''Monthly Shōnen Jump'', another manga anthology that Shueisha discontinued in June of t ...
'', and ''
V Jump is a Japanese shōnen manga magazine, focusing on new manga as well as video games based on popular manga. The magazine's debut was in 1993 by Shueisha under the ''Jump'' line of magazines. History A prototype magazine called '' Hobby's Jump ...
'', and
seinen is an editorial category of Japanese comics marketed toward young adult men. In Japanese, the word ''seinen'' literally means "youth", but the term "''seinen'' manga" is also used to describe the target audience of magazines like ''Weekly Ma ...
magazines ''
Weekly Young Jump is a Japanese ''seinen'' manga magazine published by Shueisha. Launched in 1979, it is published under Shueisha's ''Jump'' line of magazines. The chapters of series that run in ''Weekly Young Jump'' are collected and published in ''tankōbon'' v ...
'', ''
Grand Jump is a Japanese semi-monthly seinen manga magazine published by Shueisha under their ''Jump'' line of magazines. Launched in November 2011 as a merging of ''Business Jump'' and '' Super Jump'', it carried over nine series from the former and thre ...
'' and ''
Ultra Jump is a Japanese monthly seinen manga magazine published by Shueisha under the Jump line of magazines. Originally, the magazine was a special issue of ''Weekly Young Jump'' which was first issued in 1995. On October 19, 1999, the special issue beca ...
''. They also publish other magazines, including ''
Non-no is a Japanese women's fashion and lifestyle magazine published by Shueisha. The magazine is headquartered in Tokyo. ''Men's Non-no'', targeted for a male demographic, was first published in 1987. History The magazine was established as a fortn ...
''. Shueisha, along with Shogakukan, owns
Viz Media VIZ Media LLC is an American manga publisher, anime distributor and entertainment company headquartered in San Francisco, California. It was founded in 1986 as VIZ LLC. In 2005, VIZ LLC and ShoPro Entertainment merged to form the current VIZ M ...
, which publishes
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 ...
from all three companies in North America.


History

In 1925, Shueisha was created by major publishing company
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 ...
(founded in 1922). became the first novel published by Shueisha in collaboration with Shogakukan—the temporary home of Shueisha. In 1927, two novels titled ''Danshi Ehon'', and ''Joshi Ehon'' were created. In 1928, Shueisha was hired to edit , a compilation. ''Gendai Humor Zenshū'' continued 12 volumes, some issues being ''Joshi Shinjidai Eishūji-chō'' and . In the 1930s another novel called ''Tantei-ki Dan'' was launched and ''Gendai Humor Zenshū'' was completed in 24 volumes. In 1931 two more novels were launched, ''Danshi Yōchien'' and ''Joshi Yōchien''. After
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, Shueisha started publishing a manga line called ''Omoshiro Book''. ''Omoshiro Book'' published a picture book called ''Shōnen Ōja'', which became a huge hit among boys and girls. The first full volume of ''Shōnen Ōja'' was released as ''Shōnen Ōja Oitachi Hen'', which became an instant best-seller. The first magazine published by Shueisha was ''Akaruku Tanoshii Shōnen-Shōjo Zasshi''. In September 1949, ''Omoshiro Book'' was made into a magazine with all the contents of the former line. In 1950, a special edition of the magazine was published under the title ''Hinomaru''. In addition to ''Omoshiro Book'', a female version was published in 1951: ''Shōjo Book'' which featured manga aimed at adolescent girls. The Hitotsubashi building of Shueisha became completely independent in 1952. In that year, ''Omoshiro Book'' ceased publication and ''Myōjō'' began publication as a monthly magazine. The series of ''Omoshiro Book'' were published in bunkoban editions under the ''Omoshiro Manga Bunko'' line. A novel called ''Yoiko Yōchien'' was published and ''Omoshiro Book'' was replaced with another
children's manga and refer to manga and anime directed towards children. These series are usually moralistic, often educating children about staying in the right path in life. Each chapter is usually a self-contained story. History ''Kodomo'' manga started ...
magazine called ''Yōnen Book''. In 1955, the success of ''Shōjo Book'' led to the publication of currently running ''
Ribon is a monthly Japanese manga magazine published by Shueisha on the third of each month. First issued in August 1955, its rivals are ''Nakayoshi'' and '' Ciao''. Its target audience is girls roughly 8–14 years old. It is one of the best-s ...
''. The novel ''Joshi Yōchien Kobato'' began publication in 1958. On November 23, a special issue of ''Myōjō'' titled ''Weekly Myōjō'' was released. In 1951, another male edition of ''Shōjo Book'' was released, ''
Shōnen Book was a manga magazine by Shueisha, which debuted March 1958 and ended in April 1969. ''Shōnen Book'' was originally a spin-off of Shueisha's . ''Shōnen Book'' is famously known in Japan for being the predecessor to the company's famous ''Weekly ...
'' was made, and ''Shōjo Book'' series were released in bunkoban editions under the ''Shōjo Manga Bunko'' imprint. In the 1960s, another spin-off issue of ''Myōjō'' was released called ''Bessatsu Weekly Myōjō''. Shueisha continues to publish many novels. A compilation of many ''Omoshiro Book'' series was released as ''Shōnen-Shōjo Nippon Rekishi Zenshū'' complete in 12 volumes. Many other books were published including ''Hirosuke Yōnen Dōwa Bungaku Zenshū'', ''Hatachi no Sekkei'', ''Dōdō Taru Jinsei'', ''Shinjin Nama Gekijō'', and ''Gaikoku kara Kita Shingo Jiten''. In 1962, Shueisha published a female version of ''Myōjō'' titled ''Josei Myōjō'' and many more novels. In 1963, Shueisha began publication of the widely successful ''
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'' with the additional offshoot ''Bessatsu Margaret''. The novel ''Ukiyo-e Hanga'' was released complete in seven volumes, and the picture book ''Sekai 100 Nin no Monogatari Zenshū'' was released in the usual 12. In 1964, ''Kanshi Taikei'' was released in 24 volumes plus a reprint. In that year a line of novels, ''Compact Books'', was made and a line of manga called ''Televi-Books'' ("televi": short for "television"). In 1965, two more magazines were made: ''
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'' and the ''Shōnen Book'' offshoot ''Bessatsu Shōnen Book''. In 1966, Shueisha began publication of ''
Weekly Playboy , also known as or ''WPB'', is a Japanese weekly magazine published by Shueisha since 1966. Although the magazine publishes a variety of news and special interest articles, columns, celebrity interviews, and manga, it is considered an Pornographi ...
'', ''Seishun to Dokusho'' and ''Shōsetsu Junior''. A novel called ''Nihonbon Gaku Zenshū'' spawned a great 88 volumes. Another manga magazine was made titled ''Young Music''. ''Deluxe Margaret'' began publication in 1967 and the additional ''Margaret Comics'' and ''Ribon Comics'' lines. In 1968 the magazine ''Hoshi Young Sense'' began publication as spin-off to the short-lived ''Young Sense''. Later in that year ''Margaret'' launched the ''
Seventeen Seventeen or 17 may refer to: *17 (number), the natural number following 16 and preceding 18 * one of the years 17 BC, AD 17, 1917, 2017 Literature Magazines * ''Seventeen'' (American magazine), an American magazine * ''Seventeen'' (Japanese m ...
'' magazine as a Japanese version of the English edition. '' Shōnen Jump'' was created in the same year as a semi-weekly magazine. Another
children's manga and refer to manga and anime directed towards children. These series are usually moralistic, often educating children about staying in the right path in life. Each chapter is usually a self-contained story. History ''Kodomo'' manga started ...
magazine was created in that year called ''Junior Comic'' and another ''Ribon'' spin-off called ''Ribon Comic''. In 1969 the magazine ''Joker'' began publication along with ''guts''. Several other novels were published. The magazine ''Bessatsu Seventeen'' began publication. In that year ''Shōnen Jump'' became a weekly anthology and changed its name to ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''. Following up the end of ''Shōnen Book'' a spin-off of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' started at the same time as it became weekly, initially called ''Bessatsu Shōnen Jump''. It changed its name to ''
Monthly Shōnen Jump was a shōnen manga magazine which was published monthly in Japan by Shueisha from 1970 to 2007 under the ''Jump'' line of magazines. It was the sister magazine to ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''. History The ''Monthly Shōnen Jump'' magazine started ...
'' with the second issue. The 1970s started with the launch of the novel magazine ''Subaru'' and in 1971 the ''
Non-no is a Japanese women's fashion and lifestyle magazine published by Shueisha. The magazine is headquartered in Tokyo. ''Men's Non-no'', targeted for a male demographic, was first published in 1987. History The magazine was established as a fortn ...
'' and ''Ocean life'' magazines began publication. The novel series ''Gendai Nippon Bijutsu Zenshū'' spawned 18 volumes and became a huge seller. In 1972 ''Roadshow'' began publication and ''
The Rose of Versailles , also known as ''Lady Oscar'' and ''La Rose de Versailles'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Riyoko Ikeda. It was originally serialized in the manga magazine '' Margaret'' from 1972 to 1973, while a revival of the s ...
'' begins in the ''Margaret Comics'' line gaining massive popularity. In 1973 ''
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'' magazine began publication and the novel series ''Zenshaku Kanbun Taikei'' spawning a huge 33 volumes. In 1974 ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' launched ''Akamaru Jump''. ''Saison de Non-no'' launches. Shueisha announced that in the summer of 2011, it would launch a new manga magazine titled ''Miracle Jump''. In October 2016, Shueisha announced that they had created a new department on June 21 called the . Headed by ''
V Jump is a Japanese shōnen manga magazine, focusing on new manga as well as video games based on popular manga. The magazine's debut was in 1993 by Shueisha under the ''Jump'' line of magazines. History A prototype magazine called '' Hobby's Jump ...
'' editor-in-chief Akio Iyoku, it is dedicated solely to
Akira Toriyama is a Japanese manga artist and character designer. He first achieved mainstream recognition for his highly successful manga series ''Dr. Slump'', before going on to create ''Dragon Ball'' (his best-known work) and acting as a character design ...
's ''
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'' and optimizing and expanding the brand. On January 28, 2019, Shueisha launched the global English-language version of the
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''
Shōnen Jump+ is a Japanese online magazine for manga created by Shueisha, spin-off from its '' Jump'' line of magazines. Launched on September 22, 2014, the magazine operates as a free mobile app and website. The magazine serializes original titles and titl ...
'', titled ''
Manga Plus ''Manga Plus'' (stylized as ''MANGA Plus'') is an online manga platform and smartphone app owned by Shueisha that was launched on January 28, 2019. It is available worldwide except in Japan, China, and South Korea which already have their own se ...
''. It is freely available in every country except China and South Korea, which have their own separate services. A Spanish-language version will be launched in February/March 2019, and may have a different library of content. Like the Japanese app, it has large samples of manga that can be read for free including all the current titles of Weekly Shōnen Jump, a sizeable number of titles from ''Shōnen Jump+'' and some titles from Jump Square. However, unlike the Japanese version; the latest chapters of current ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' manga are made available free for a limited-time and it does not sell content. On March 31, 2022, Shueisha announced that it established a new wholly-owned affiliated subsidiary named Shueisha Games on February 16. The company will support other developers on over five ongoing projects, and to develop a mobile game with character design by a ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' artist.


Magazines


''Jump'' magazine line


Shōnen manga magazines


Seinen manga magazines


Other magazines


Apps and websites


Kanzenban magazines

Shueisha has published many kanzenban magazines. Kanzenban magazines consist of one series being published for roughly a year and then another and so on, unlike normal
manga magazine 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 used ...
s which have a variety of series. The select series has chapters from roughly three volumes in every issue.


''Monthly Comic Tokumori''

is a ''
seinen is an editorial category of Japanese comics marketed toward young adult men. In Japanese, the word ''seinen'' literally means "youth", but the term "''seinen'' manga" is also used to describe the target audience of magazines like ''Weekly Ma ...
'' kanzenban magazine published by Shueisha's subsidiary Home-sha. The magazine currently serializes the
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-based ''Nobunaga no Kyodai Tetsu Fune: Sengoku no Umi o Seisu'' every month.


''Shueisha Original''

is a multi-demographic
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 ...
magazine published by Shueisha. It features an individual kanzenban of a classic Shueisha manga series. Each issue is a continuation of the last kanzenban. ''Shueisha Original'' has only featured two series which have run in the magazine for a long time. The first series was ''
Chibi Maruko-chan is a shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Momoko Sakura. The series depicts the simple, everyday life of Momoko Sakura, a young girl everyone calls ''Maruko'', and her family in suburban Japan in the year 1974. Maruko is a tro ...
'' from the '' shōjo'' manga anthology ''
Ribon is a monthly Japanese manga magazine published by Shueisha on the third of each month. First issued in August 1955, its rivals are ''Nakayoshi'' and '' Ciao''. Its target audience is girls roughly 8–14 years old. It is one of the best-s ...
''. ''Chibi Maruko-chan'' ran in the magazine from August 2007 to January 2008. ''
Rokudenashi Blues is a Japanese boxing-themed ''yankī'' manga series written and illustrated by Masanori Morita. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine '' Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from May 1988 to February 1997, with its chapters colle ...
'' by
Masanori Morita is a Japanese manga artist known for his works ''Rokudenashi Blues'' and '' Rookies''. He made his debut while still in high school and was an assistant of Tetsuo Hara on ''Fist of the North Star''. Works Serialized manga * (1988–1997); ser ...
which ran in ''
Weekly Shōnen Jump is a weekly ''shōnen'' manga anthology published in Japan by Shueisha under the ''Jump'' line of magazines. The manga series within the magazine consist of many action scenes and a fair amount of comedy. The chapters of the series that run ...
'' started in March 2008 and is currently running in ''Shueisha Original''.


''Shueisha Remix''

is one of many kanzenban magazines published by Shueisha. ''Shueisha Remix'' magazines are split into four lines: ''Shueisha Jump Remix'', ''Shueisha Girls Remix'', ''Shueisha Home Remix'' and ''Shueisha International Remix''.


''Weekly Shōnen Jump: Tokubetsu Henshū''


Light novel imprints

*''
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'' - Shueisha's light novel imprint that's aimed at teenage girls. *''Chiffon Bunko'' - A imprint focused on romance series. *''Dash X Bunko'' - An imprint that targets males from their mid teens to their twenties. It publishes original light novels that contains various genres of: fantasy, science fiction, mystery, romance, history, horror. Published light novel works will have various adaptations, such as manga adaptations in Shueisha's Jump manga magazines, anime adaptations, deployment of mediamix works/projects, and movie adaptations. *''Dash X Bunko Novel f'' - An imprint that is an off-shoot of ''Dash X Bunko'' that targets female audiences. *''Jump J-Books'' - An imprint that have novelizations and spin-offs of manga from ''
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''. *''Shueisha Orange Bunko'' - An imprint focused on women. *''
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 ...
'' - An imprint focused on teenage boys.


Shueisha English Edition

Shueisha English Edition is an imprint of Shueisha. It publishes Japanese literature, including mystery, fantasy, horror and erotica, in English translation.


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