AlphaPolis explained

AlphaPolis Inc.
Type:Kabushiki gaisha
Industry:Publishing
Hq Location City:Shibuya[1]
Hq Location Country:Japan
Operating Income:[2]
Net Income Year:2022

is a Japanese publishing company located in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan.[3]

AlphaPolis is a publisher of light novels and manga,[4] particularly for online readers.[5] The company is the publisher for several light novel series, including A Playthrough of a Certain Dude's VRMMO Life, New Saga, and . They are most notable as the publisher of Gate, which has sold 6 million copies.[6] Gate received an anime adaptation that aired beginning on from July 4, 2015 until March 26, 2016. Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy also received an anime adaptation that aired beginning on July 7, 2021.

History

AlphaPolis was launched as a publisher of online content in August, 2000.[2]

In 2010, AlphaPolis acquired the rights to publish Gate, which began as a web novel on Arcadia. The company then began publishing a manga adaptation in July 2011. Several volumes (11,[7] 12,[8] 13,[9] and 14[10]) placed in the Oricon ranking for top 50 manga volume sales.

In 2013, AlphaPolis acquired the rights to publish Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy, which began as a web novel on Shōsetsuka ni Narō. The novel series went on to sell 2 million copies.[11] AlphaPolis began publishing a manga adaptation in 2015. The book received an anime adaptation beginning in September 2021.

A Playthrough of a Dude's VRMMO Life is another series that began as a web novel on Shōsetsuka ni Narō, and was later turned into an AlphaPolis light novel publication in 2014, and manga adaptation also in 2014. The manga placed several volumes (3,[10] 5[12]) on the Oricon bestseller list. An anime adaptation was announced in February 2023.[13]

The Technoroid anime received a manga adaptation via AlphaPolis beginning in January 2023[14]

The company is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange[15] and has been since October 2014.

AlphaPolis released the Alpha Manga app in August, 2021[16] to read AlphaPolis manga on iPhone and Android phones. Several of the AlphaManga titles were subsequently made available through Crunchyroll.[17]

List of works

[18]

Light novels

Manga

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alphapolis Inc. 22nd Term (April 1, 2021-March 31, 2022) Annual Securities Report.
  2. Web site: Alphapolis Inc. 22nd Term (April 1, 2021-March 31, 2022) Annual Securities Report.
  3. Web site: AlphaPolis Company Overview and News. . Forbes. February 28, 2023.
  4. Web site: "ラノベ異世界モノ"は児童書市場も席巻? 出版社が続々と児童書ジャンル参入のワケ . ja . "Light novels from another world" take the children's book market by storm? Why publishers are entering the children's book genre one after another . March 2, 2023.
  5. Web site: ＜マザーズ＞アルファPが高い　ネット小説の書籍化「大コケリスク回避に強み . ja . March 2, 2023.
  6. Web site: 『ゲート』シリーズが累計600万部を突破 門の向こう側の「特地」を舞台にした異世界×自衛隊ファンタジー. ja . The "Gate" series has sold over 6 million copies. [Its a] different world x Self-Defense Forces fantasy set in the "special area" on the other side of the gate. . August 14, 2021. ラノベニュースオンライン.
  7. Web site: Japanese Comic Ranking, May 1–7. March 1, 2023.
  8. Web site: Japanese Comic Ranking, December 18–24. March 1, 2023.
  9. Web site: Japanese Comic Ranking, June 25-July 1. March 1, 2023.
  10. Web site: Japanese Comic Ranking, December 17–23. March 1, 2023.
  11. Web site: 月が導く異世界道中.
  12. Web site: Japanese Comic Ranking, September 24–30. March 1, 2023.
  13. Web site: A Playthrough of a Certain Dude's VRMMO Life Novels Get TV Anime. Crystalyn. Hodgkins. March 3, 2023.
  14. Web site: Technoroid Overmind Anime Unveils More Cast, Manga, Rescheduled January Debut. Loo. Egan. Anime News Network. October 29, 2022. October 29, 2022.
  15. Web site: AlphaPolis.
  16. Web site: AlphaPolis Launches Alpha Manga App for Smartphones. Mateo. Alex. March 1, 2023.
  17. Web site: Gate, Tsukimichi and More Alpha Manga Series Now on Crunchyroll. . March 1, 2023.
  18. Web site: AlphaPolis. Anime News Network. 2024-05-27.

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