Aurora Publishing (United States) Explained

Aurora Publishing, Inc.
Foundation:Torrance, California (2006)
Founder:Nobuo Kitawaki
Area Served:North America
Key People:Nobuo Kitawaki (President)
Fate:Folded in 2010
Owner:Ohzora Publishing
Divisions:Aurora, Deux Press, Luv Luv Press
Homepage:www.aurora-publishing.com

Aurora Publishing, Inc. was the American subsidiary of Japanese publisher Ohzora Publishing, the leading josei manga publisher in Japan.[1] Headquartered in Torrance, California,[2] it licensed and published Japanese manga for the North American market. Aurora Publishing's first release was Walkin' Butterfly under the shōjo imprint Aurora, which features manga targeting female readers in their teens and younger. Aurora Publishing also released manga under two other imprints: the yaoi imprint Deux Press featured female-oriented manga about homoerotic relations between beautiful men, while the josei imprint Luv Luv featured erotic romance manga targeting female readers in their late teens and up.[3] [4] Aurora Publishing distributed some of its manga via Netcomics. In 2010, the Aurora office in California closed.[5] The former employees of Aurora Publishing went on to found Manga Factory.[6] Manga Factory lasted until at least June 2013 before it closed as well.[7]

Publications

The following is a list of titles that was published by Aurora

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Manga Publishers' Official Web Sites. About.com. October 15, 2009. January 26, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120126141340/http://manga.about.com/od/mangapublisherswebsites/Manga_Publishers_Official_Web_Sites.htm. dead.
  2. "Contact." Aurora Publishing. Retrieved on February 25, 2009.
  3. Web site: Major Shojo Publisher Launching in June . ICv2 . April 2, 2007 . January 10, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090206163452/http://www.icv2.com/articles/home/10339.html. February 6, 2009 . live.
  4. News: Jason S. . Yadao . 2 publishers join in manga mania . January 27, 2008 . Honolulu Star-Bulletin . January 10, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090206204558/http://archives.starbulletin.com/2008/01/27/features/story03.html. February 6, 2009 . live.
  5. Web site: NetComics to Remove Aurora Manga on April 14. Anime News Network. April 9, 2010. June 6, 2015.
  6. Web site: Manga Factory Clarifies Status, Current Plans. Anime News Network. July 12, 2010. June 6, 2015.
  7. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20130603050205/http://mangafactory.net/. June 3, 2013. Manga Factory. mangafactory.net. June 6, 2015.
  8. Web site: Michelle . Smith . Manga Minis . https://web.archive.org/web/20081110123246/http://www.popcultureshock.com/manga/index.php/reviews/manga-reviews/manga-minis-11308/. November 10, 2008. PopCultureShock . usurped . November 4, 2008.

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