Video Boy Explained

Frequency:Monthly
Category:Men's magazine
Firstdate:27 March 1984[1]
Country:Japan
Language:Japanese

is a Japanese monthly men's magazine which has been published since 1984. It has been called "probably the most popular AV mag in Japan"[2] and was described by Peter Payne, proprietor of J-List as an "excellent magazine...to keep up with...AV stars".[3] The magazine specializes in nude photos of popular Japanese AV Idols.[2] [3] [4]

Video Boy, and its sister publication, Bejean were published by .[5] On 11 April 2004, the company held a 20th anniversary celebration for the magazine at a location in Tokyo's Shinjuku district. The master of ceremonies for the event was AV actress, Mariko Kawana and the guests included AV Idols, Sora Aoi, and Akiho Yoshizawa.[6]

Due to declining revenues, Eichi Publishing and its parent company closed operations in late March 2007, declaring bankruptcy with debts of 2.32 billion yen (about $20 million).[7] [8] [9] Publication of Video Boy, Bejean, and other monthly magazines had been transferred from Eichi, in May 2006 and so the magazines survived the collapse of Eichi and are now published by the located in Ebisu, Tokyo near Japan's largest porn company, the Hokuto Corporation.[10]

The magazine also maintains its own website,[11] which offers video downloads and a catalog of AV actress profiles.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.d4.dion.ne.jp/~warapon/data02/magazine/mag-m03.htm. ja:［雑誌・新聞の創刊号カレンダー〈3月〉］. 26 October 2010. Dion. Japanese.
  2. Web site: Japanese AV Magazines. 26 October 2010. Angelfire. https://web.archive.org/web/20101229134048/http://www.angelfire.com/ms2/jav/magz.htm. 29 December 2010. dead. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: Greetings from J-List 27 January 2003. Peter Payne. 27 January 2003. Payne. Peter.
  4. Web site: Greetings from J-List 29 December 2001. Peter Payne. 29 December 2001. Payne. Peter.
  5. Web site: ＡＶ情報誌・出版社関連のリンク集 (AV Magazine Publishers Links). 27 October 2010. All About. Otsubo. Kemuta. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20110424162641/http://allabout.co.jp/gm/gl/13170/. 24 April 2011. dead. dmy-all.
  6. Web site: http://allabout.co.jp/gm/gc/201879/2/. ja:新宿地下にＡＶアイドル集結！ビデオボーイ20周年イベント . 26 October 2010. All About. Otsubo. Kemuta. Japanese.
  7. Web site: http://www.zakzak.co.jp/gei/2007_04/g2007040515.html. ja:アダルト雑誌大手、英知出版倒産…負債総額２３億円 . 27 October 2010. Zakzak. Japanese.
  8. Web site: ビデオボーイ 、Bejeanの男性誌、アダルト誌出版の 英知出版(株)～破産手続開始申立へ. 27 October 2010. Asyura. Japanese.
  9. Web site: Good Bye to Eichi Publishing. 27 October 2010. Fukumimi.
  10. Web site: Company Info. 27 October 2010. GOTBB. Japanese.
  11. Web site: http://allabout.co.jp/gm/gl/13170/2/. ja:ＡＶ情報誌・出版社関連のリンク集. 27 October 2010. All About. Otsubo. Kemuta. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20110616213217/http://allabout.co.jp/gm/gl/13170/2/. 16 June 2011. dead. dmy-all.
  12. Web site: 女優名一覧 (Actress List). 27 October 2010. Video Boy. Japanese.

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