- Hakusensha
Infobox Company
name = Hakusensha 株式会社白泉社
type =Kabushiki kaisha
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foundation = December 1973
founder =
location = 〒101-0063 Tokyo-to, Chiyoda-ku Kanda-Awajichō 2-2-2
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key_people = Norikazu Sakaguchi (president)
area_served =Japan
industry =Publishing
products =Magazine s,manga ,picture book s,light novel s, otherbook s
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num_employees = 91
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homepage = http://www.hakusensha.co.jp/
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footnotes =nihongo|Hakusensha|株式会社白泉社|Kabushiki kaisha Hakusensha is a
Japan esepublishing firm, foundedDecember 1 ,1973 byShueisha , but now a separate company. It is best known in the West as a publisher ofshōjo manga , though theseinen magazine "Young Animal " is its second best selling as of 2003, after "Hana to Yume ". [http://www.j-magazine.or.jp/FIPP/FIPPJ/F/menu.htm] In addition to serial publication, Hakusensha also sells compilationtankōbon under several imprints; most of their manga translated and sold in U.S. follows this format.Manga magazines
* "
Hana to Yume " (花とゆめ), B5, twice monthlyshōjo manga , launched May 1974
* "Bessatsu Hana to Yume " (別冊花とゆめ), A5, monthly shōjo manga, launched July 1977
* "LaLa ", B5, monthly shōjo manga, launched July 1976
* "Shōnen Jets" (少年ジェッツ), defunct,shōnen manga , launched September 1981
* "Silky", A5, bimonthlyjosei manga, launched August 1985
* "LaLa DX ", A5,bimonthly shōjo manga, launched 1985
* "Young Animal ", B5, twice monthlyseinen manga, launched March 1989 as "Animal House", renamed May 1992
* "Young Animal Arashi", monthlyseinen manga.
* "MOE", A4, monthly "fairy tale and fantasy", launched March 1992
* "Shōsetsu Hanamaru" (小説花丸), A5, quarterlyjosei fiction, launched December 1995
* "Melody" (メロディ), B5, monthly shōjo manga, launched September 1996
* "CANDy", A4, teen mag, launched June 2001
* "Jossie", bimonthlyjosei manga, launched April 2008Notable manga titles published by Hakusensha
The following titles published by Hakusensha have gone on to be come very popular in the United States and other countries.
* "
Angel Sanctuary "
* "Berserk"
* "Fruits Basket "
* "Hana Kimi "
* "Skip Beat! "
* "Vampire Knight "
* "Ouran High School Host Club "
* "Gakuen Alice "
* "Ai Yori Aoshi "Other books
Hakusensha also publishes
bunkoban novels, usually related to one of their manga titles. Additionally, they publish art books, such as those byKeibun Ōta .External links
*ja icon [http://www.hakusensha.co.jp/ Hakusensha website]
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