Tonkam
Tonkam is a French publisher and one of the first publishers of manga in French, issuing its first titles in 1994. It was founded by Sylvie Chang and Dominique Véret with the financial assistance of a Parisian bookseller, Yu-Chi Chang. The company had some legal problems when it published New Angel; because of its hentai content was forced to retire the product from the market. In 1996, Tonkam entered into a venture with the Belgian publisher Ypnos to publish Korean manhwa, but the experience was short-lived as Ypnos closed soon after.
Dominique Véret, left his post of publishing director in the early years 2000 to found the publishing company Akata, in partnership with Delcourt.
At the end of 2005, after the death of Yu-Chi Chang, Mmes Françoise and Sylvie Chang, owners of the company, signed a contract with Delcourt which became the major actionist of the company, but the two companies kept different editorial strategies and identities. However, Tonkam could enjoy the structures and editorial presence of Delcourt, so during January 2006, Tonkam dropped its in-house distribution system, and its distribution is currently assured by Hachette.
Guy Delcourt is the current CEO.
Titles published
Titles published by Delcourt/Tonkam include the following:AdolfAngel/DustAngel SanctuaryAppare Jipangu!Asatte DanceAyashi no CeresBlack & WhiteBlack MagicBlue SpringBokkoBoku wo Tsutsumu Tsuki no HikariBuddhaButsu ZoneCat's Eye - Rights moved to Panini Manga in 2004Count CainCrazy Kouzu BCCross GameDescendants of DarknessDNA²DominionDragon Quest: The Adventure of DaiDuck PrinceFairy CubeFakeFamily Compo - Rights moved to Panini Manga in 2004Fever, la rencontre ultimeFlame of ReccaFrères du Japon Fushigi YūgiFushigi Yūgi Genbu KaidenGakuen HeavenGakuen TengokuGankyu Kitan YuiGantzGodchildGuuzen ga Nokosu MonoGyoH2Hana-KimiHellsingHellstar ReminaHidamari no KiHigh School! KimengumiHikaru no GoHiyoko Brand - Okusama wa Joshi KouseiHomunculusHyper RuneI¨sI'll Ichi the KillerIchigo 100%Imadoki!JesusJinJoanJoJo's Bizarre AdventureJinbēKare KanoKimagure Orange RoadKindaichi Case FilesKizuna: Bonds of LoveKomorebi no Moto de - Rights moved to Panini Manga in 2004Koucha OujiLady GeorgieLawful DrugLove & DestroyLudwig RevolutionMMagical TarurutoMaison IkkokuMiyuki-chan in WonderlandMWPhoenixPlease Save My EarthPretty FaceRash!! - Rights moved to Panini Manga in 2004RG VedaRookiesSakura no Hanasaki Kukoro - Rights moved to Panini Manga in 2004Secret ChaserSeimadenScrewShadow LadyShiba InuShort ProgramShounentachi no ita Natsu - Rights moved to Panini Manga in 2004ShumariSpecial ASpirit of the sunTenshi no okurimono - Rights moved to Panini Manga in 2004The Executive's DogThe CraterThe One I LoveThe Tragedy of PThe World Reads Japan's Modern LiteratureTigre et DragonTokyo BabylonTomieToughTrigunTrigun MaximumUzumakiVagabondVideo Girl AiWishXYamada Taro MonogatariZetman- ''Zetsuai 1989''