Kobunsha


Kobunsha Co., Ltd. is a Japanese publishing company. It publishes literature, manga novels, and women's magazines.
WWW kobunsha.com

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, JD Vance, Hanya Yanagihara and Zhao Ziyang.
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 began publishing more mystery novels. The Foundation has been awarding a Grand Prize for Best Mystery Novels each year.
Kobunsha currently publishes women's magazines such as JJ, Classy and JJ Bis.

Books and magazines published by Kobunsha

Women's magazines

JJBis—a version of JJ magazine targeted at women aged between 15 and 19.Classy—a version of JJ magazine targeted at women aged between 24 and 28.VeryStoryMartJosei JishinComic PitTo - Women's comic magazine

Men's magazines

GainerBrio
  • ''Pro Wrestling Album''

Other magazines

ShōnenGialloFlash
  • ''Shousetsu Houseki''

Magazines no longer published

HosekiShukan Hoseki

Literary book series

Chie No Mori BunkoKappa NovelsKobunsha Bunko Kobunsha Koten Shin'yaku Bunko Kobunsha Paperbacks
  • ''Kobunsha Shinsho''

Manga

Koubunsha Girl Comic Series Koubunsha BL Comic Series
  • '' Hinotama Game Comic Series ''

Manga anthologies

Megane de Suit BL Shouji Shinnyuu Shainsan Irasshai!!