Ohzora Publishing, Inc. (宙出版), also known as Ohzora Shuppan[2] is a josei manga publisher in Japan,[3] founded in 1990. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, it publishes Japanese manga, manga magazines and comic anthologies. The company is headed by Nobuo Kitawaki (北脇信夫).[1] Kitawaki also ran affiliated American company Aurora Publishing, established in 2006 before it closed in 2010.[4][5][6] Aurora Publishing was the U.S. subsidiary of Ohzora.[7][8]
Company type | Kabushiki gaisha |
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Founded | January 10, 1990 |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Nobuo Kitawaki (President) |
Revenue | 35 billion yen[1] |
35,000,000 yen | |
Number of employees | 67[1] |
Subsidiaries | Aurora Publishing |
Magazines
edit- Cool-B
- P-mate
- DIVAS
- Harlequin
- Project X
- NextComic First
References
edit- ^ a b c 宙(おおぞら)出版|会社概要 (in Japanese). Ohzora Publishing. Archived from the original on June 15, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
- ^ Aoki, Deb. "Aurora Publishing Publisher Profile". About.com. Archived from the original on May 6, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
- ^ "Manga Publishers' Official Web Sites". About.com. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
- ^ Yadao, Jason S. (January 27, 2008). "2 publishers join in manga mania". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved January 10, 2009.
- ^ "Company Profile". Aurora Publishing. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
- ^ "NetComics to Remove Aurora Manga on April 14".
- ^ "Major Shojo Publisher Launching in June". ICv2. April 2, 2007. Retrieved January 10, 2009.
- ^ "Flipped Interviews Aurora's Michael Perry". ComiPress. April 10, 2008. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)
- English website