Shodensha

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name = Shodensha 株式会社祥伝社

type = Kabushiki kaisha
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foundation = November 1970
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location = 〒101-8701 Tokyo-to, Chiyoda-ku Jinbōchō 3-6-5
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key_people = Kazuyoshi Takeuchi (president)
area_served = Japan
industry = Publishing
products = Non-fiction, magazines, manga, fashion books and magazines, lifestyle,
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homepage = http://www.shodensha.co.jp/
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nihongo|Shodensha|株式会社祥伝社|Kabushiki kaisha Shōdensha is a Japanese publisher of mostly non-fiction magazines and books, though it has recently begun publishing light novels and manga, including magazines which contain both. Shodensha publishes magazines such as "Feel Young", an all-manga magazine, "Zipper", a fashion magazine aimed at junior high and high school girls, and "Nina's", a fashion and lifestyle magazine aimed at younger housewives.

Shodensha is a member of the keiretsu Hitotsubashi Group of publishing companies.

History

Shodensha was founded on 1970-11-05 by five people: Shōzō Sasabe (from Shogakukan), Isamu Kurosaki (from Kobunsha), Kōzaburō Iga, Hidenori Sakurai, and Toshio Fujioka.

The company was able to release a number of best selling titles which helped the company get off to a running start. They began their "Non-Novel" imprint in 1973, and their "Non-Pochette" imprint in 1975. In 2000, Shodensha created their Shodensha Gold imprint, and their most recent imprint, Shodensha Shinsho, was released in 2005.

Shodensha has also published a variety of magazines throughout the years, including nihongo|"Bishō"|微笑| (a magazine which covers a wide range of women's issues, first published in 1996), "Boon" (a young street fashion magazine published from 1986-2008), nihongo|"Karada ni Ii Koto"|からだにいいこと| (began publication in 2004), as well as the previously mentioned "Feel Young", "Zipper", and

Magazines

*"Feel Young", josei manga magazine.
*"Karada ni Ii Koto", a lifestyle and health magazine aimed at women in their 30's and older.
*"Nina's", a womens lifestyle and fashion magazine.
*"Shosetsu Non", a magazine which serializes light novels.
*"Zipper", a girls fashion magazine (junior high and high school).
*"Boon", young men's fashion magazine.