Kobunsha Explained

Kobunsha should not be confused with Kodansha.

Kobunsha (Japanese: 光文社 Kōbunsha) is a Japanese publishing company. It publishes literature, manga novels, and women's magazines.

Company history

Kobunsha was established on October 1, 1945, and belongs to the Kodansha group.

The company has published Japanese authors such as Tetsuya Honda, Keigo Higashino, Jiro Akagawa, Miyuki Miyabe and Arimasa Osawa and foreign authors such as Arthur C. Clarke, Jean Genet, Malcolm Gladwell, Jon Ronson, J. D. Vance, Hanya Yanagihara and Zhao Ziyang.[1]

In 1975, Kobunsha published the women's magazine JJ, known as the earliest established women's magazine for college students in Japan.

From 1994 it established the Kobun Foundation and publishing more mystery novels. The Foundation has been awarding a Grand Prize for Best Mystery Novels each year.[2]

Kobunsha currently publishes women's magazines such as JJ, Classy and JJ Bis.

Books and magazines published by Kobunsha

Women's magazines

Men's magazines

Other magazines

Magazines no longer published

Literary book series

Manga

Manga anthologies

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://en.kobunsha.com/aboutus/ About Us
  2. Yutaka Maekawa, The Distinctive Gaze of a Literary Scholar Produces Unique Works in the Mystery Genre, hosei.ac.jp. Retrieved June 21, 2022.

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