Core Magazine Explained

Core Magazine
Type:	Kabushiki gaisha
Location City:	Tokyo
Location Country:	Japan
Area Served:	Japan
Key People:	Shinichi Nakazawa (CEO)
Products:	Magazines, manga, light novels
Revenue:	5.9 billion yen (as of 2008)^[1]
Owner:	Byakuya-Shobo Co., Ltd.^[2]
Num Employees:	134 (as of April 1, 2010)
Homepage:	www.coremagazine.co.jp

is a Japanese publishing company focused on adult material, such as adult magazines and hentai manga. It also publishes yaoi titles, such as Kirepapa.^[3] The company was established in 1985 as by .

Core Magazine owns a bookstore chain .^[4]

History

In July 2002, a special issue of Bubka magazine featured unauthorized childhood photos of several female idols, including Norika Fujiwara, Kyoko Fukada, and Natsumi Abe. A suit was started against Core Magazine for privacy violation.^[5]

In 2009, it was the top ero-manga publisher in Japan, with 76 titles, beating Akane Shinsha, which only had 65.^[6]

In July 2013, the head editor, Akira Ota, and the two staff members were arrested for having their manga shown partially uncensored.^{[7] [8]} They pled guilty in December 2013 and apologized for their irresponsibility.^[9]

In September 2017, Komiflo announced in collaboration with Core Magazine that its titles would be available for streaming.^[10] Starting with Hotmilk, this expanded to include MegaStore in 2018.

Magazines published

• , a monthly magazine, which replaced in 2007.^[11]
  • , bakunyū manga magazine
• , a monthly magazine, which replaced in 2010
  • drap, yaoi magazine

Video games (eroge) magazines

• • G-type
• Voice-type

Formerly published

• ; publishing transferred to parent company Byakuya Shobo in September 2012,^[12] switched format from being a shuukanshi to an idol-focused magazine during the handover.

See also

• La Satanica—Japanese manga anthology

External links

• Official Core Magazine website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Information at the company's official website. Core Magazine. December 1, 2009. ja.
2. Web site: Tsuzuki . Kyoichi . Galleries of Obsession . ART iT . 26 March 2024.
3. Web site: Readers' Choice: Yaoi Manga. Aoki. Deb. About.com. February 10, 2010. May 18, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120518150443/http://manga.about.com/od/recommendedreading/tp/ReadersYaoiManga.02.htm. dead.
4. Web site: http://www.corebooks.jp/index.php?main_page=page&id=1&chapter=0. ja:ご利用ガイド : コアブックス, コアマガジン直営オンライン書店/女性向けオンライン書店. Core Books. Japanese. September 5, 2014.
5. Web site: Court rules on Bubka appeal case. October 16, 2008. Tokyograph. 10 February 2010.
6. Web site: Mangaoh Club's adult comics list. Momotato. February 24, 2010. March 8, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20120224125232/http://zepy.momotato.com/2010/02/24/eromanga-data. February 24, 2012. dead.
7. Web site: Loo. Egan. Core Magazine's Head Editor, 2 More Arrested for 'Obscene' Manga, Photos. Anime News Network. July 25, 2013. March 8, 2019.
8. Web site: Betsy. Gomez. Japanese Editor Arrested for Distributing Obscene Images. Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. July 26, 2013. March 8, 2019.
9. Web site: Betsy. Gomez. Core Magazine Pleads Guilty in Japanese Obscenity Case. Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. December 20, 2013. March 8, 2019.
10. Komiflo. komiflo. 【新雑誌情報】Komifloにコアマガジン「コミックホットミルク」の参入が決定！近日中に2017年1月号から最新号までを連続公開予定です♡また今後の最新号は発売日の数日後を目処に継続配信予定！是非お見逃しなく♪ . 905022946619650048. September 5, 2017. March 8, 2019.
11. Web site: Comic Mega Plus to be Replaced by Comic 0 EX. 2007-12-06. ComiPress. 10 February 2010.
12. Web site: Announcement regarding change of Bubka publisher on the official website . Core Magazine . Japanese. 2024-03-25.