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Core Magazine

{{Short description|Japanese publishing company}}

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|name = Core Magazine

|logo = Core-Magazine.png

|type = Kabushiki gaisha

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|fate =

|foundation = {{Start date|1985}}

|founder =

|location_city = Tokyo

|location_country = Japan

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|area_served = Japan

|key_people = Shinichi Nakazawa (CEO)

|industry =

|products = Magazines, manga, light novels

|revenue = 5.9 billion yen (as of 2008){{cite web|url=http://www.coremagazine.co.jp/profile/|title= Information at the company's official website|publisher=Core Magazine|access-date=December 1, 2009|language=ja}}

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|owner = Byakuya-Shobo Co., Ltd.{{cite web |last1=Tsuzuki |first1=Kyoichi |title=Galleries of Obsession |url=https://www.art-it.asia/en/u/admin_ed_contri8/0srv7t5adaychbs2xgjh/ |website=ART iT |date=21 July 2011 |access-date=26 March 2024}}

|num_employees = 134 (as of April 1, 2010)

|parent =

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|homepage = [http://www.cmz.jp/ www.cmz.jp]

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}}

{{nihongo|Core Magazine Co. Ltd.|株式会社コアマガジン}} is a Japanese publishing company focused on adult material, such as adult magazines and hentai manga. It also publishes yaoi titles, such as Kirepapa.{{cite web|url=http://manga.about.com/od/recommendedreading/tp/ReadersYaoiManga.02.htm|title=Readers' Choice: Yaoi Manga|last=Aoki|first=Deb|publisher=About.com|access-date=February 10, 2010|archive-date=May 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518150443/http://manga.about.com/od/recommendedreading/tp/ReadersYaoiManga.02.htm|url-status=dead}} The company was established in 1985 as {{nihongo|Shōnen Shuppansha|株式会社少年出版社}} by {{Interlanguage link|Byakuya Shobo|ja|3=白夜書房}}.

Core Magazine owns a bookstore chain {{nihongo|"Core Books"|コアブックス}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.corebooks.jp/index.php?main_page=page&id=1&chapter=0|script-title=ja:ご利用ガイド : コアブックス, コアマガジン直営オンライン書店/女性向けオンライン書店|publisher=Core Books|language=Japanese|access-date=September 5, 2014}}

History

In July 2002, a special issue of Bubka magazine featured unauthorized childhood photos of several female idols, including Norika Fujiwara, Kyoko Fukada, and Natsumi Abe. A suit was started against Core Magazine for privacy violation.{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-3924|title=Court rules on Bubka appeal case|date=October 16, 2008|publisher=Tokyograph|access-date=10 February 2010}}

In 2009, it was the top ero-manga publisher in Japan, with 76 titles, beating Akane Shinsha, which only had 65.{{cite web|url=http://zepy.momotato.com/2010/02/24/eromanga-data/|title=Mangaoh Club's adult comics list|website=Momotato|date=February 24, 2010|access-date=March 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224125232/http://zepy.momotato.com/2010/02/24/eromanga-data|archive-date=February 24, 2012|url-status=dead}}

In July 2013, the head editor, Akira Ota, and the two staff members were arrested for having their manga shown partially uncensored.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-07-25/core-magazine-head-editor-2-more-arrested-for-obscene-manga-photos|title=Core Magazine's Head Editor, 2 More Arrested for 'Obscene' Manga, Photos|website=Anime News Network|date=July 25, 2013|access-date=March 8, 2019}}{{cite web|last=Betsy|first=Gomez|url=http://cbldf.org/2013/07/japanese-editor-arrested-for-distributing-obscene-images/|title=Japanese Editor Arrested for Distributing Obscene Images|website=Comic Book Legal Defense Fund|date=July 26, 2013|access-date=March 8, 2019}} They pled guilty in December 2013 and apologized for their irresponsibility.{{cite web|last=Betsy|first=Gomez|url=http://cbldf.org/2013/12/core-magazine-pleads-guilty-in-japanese-obscenity-case/|title=Core Magazine Pleads Guilty in Japanese Obscenity Case|website=Comic Book Legal Defense Fund|date=December 20, 2013|access-date=March 8, 2019}}

In September 2017, Komiflo announced in collaboration with Core Magazine that its titles would be available for streaming.{{cite tweet|author=Komiflo|user=komiflo|title=【新雑誌情報】Komifloにコアマガジン「コミックホットミルク」の参入が決定！近日中に2017年1月号から最新号までを連続公開予定です♡また今後の最新号は発売日の数日後を目処に継続配信予定！是非お見逃しなく♪ |number=905022946619650048|date=September 5, 2017|access-date=March 8, 2019}} Starting with Hotmilk, this expanded to include MegaStore in 2018.

Magazines published

  • {{Nihongo|Comic Zero EX|コミック0EX}}, a monthly magazine, which replaced {{Nihongo|Comic Mega Plus|コミックメガプラス}} in 2007.{{cite web|url=http://comipress.com/news/2007/12/05/2967|title=Comic Mega Plus to be Replaced by Comic 0 EX|date=2007-12-06|publisher=ComiPress|access-date=10 February 2010}}
  • {{Nihongo|Comic Hotmilk|コミックホットミルク}}
  • {{Nihongo|Comic Mega GOLD|コミックメガGOLD}}, bakunyū manga magazine
  • {{Nihongo|Comic MegaMilk|コミック メガミルク}}, a monthly magazine, which replaced {{Nihongo|Comic Zero EX|コミック0EX}} in 2010
  • {{Nihongo|Comic MegaStore|コミックメガストア}}
  • drap, yaoi magazine
  • {{Nihongo|Comic Nyan2 Club GOLD|コミックニャン2倶楽部GOLD}}
  • {{Nihongo|Gekiga Madmax|劇画ﾏｯﾄﾞﾏｯｸｽ}}
  • {{Nihongo|Manga Bangaichi|漫画ばんがいち}}

; Video games (eroge) magazines

  • {{Nihongo|MegaStore|メガストア}}
  • G-type
  • Voice-type

; Tabloid magazines

  • {{Nihongo|Jitsuwa Bunka Taboo|実話BUNKAタブー}}; originally a spin-off magazine of Bubka.

; Formerly published

  • {{Nihongo|Bubka|ブブカ}}; publishing transferred to parent company Byakuya Shobo in September 2012,{{cite web |title=Announcement regarding change of Bubka publisher on the official website |url=http://www.coremagazine.co.jp/bubka/ |publisher=Core Magazine |language=Japanese|access-date=2024-03-25}}{{cite web |title=《90年代アイドルを震撼させた月刊誌『BUBKA（ブブカ）』》の創刊編集長が急死していた　スキャンダル写真で物議「スクープ100万円」「複数訴訟」の全盛期 |url=https://www.news-postseven.com/archives/20240523_1965795.html |website=News Post Seven |access-date=14 March 2025 |language=Japanese |date=25 May 2024|trans-title=Founding editor-in-chief of monthly magazine Bubka that shocked idols in the 90s has died; magazine faced multiple lawsuits, offered 1 million yen for scandalous photos in its heydays}} switched format from being a shukanshi to an idol-focused magazine following the change of publisher.

See also

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References

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External links

  • [http://www.cmz.jp/ Official Core Magazine website] {{in lang|ja}}

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Category:1985 establishments in Japan

Category:Book publishing companies in Tokyo

Category:Comic book publishing companies in Tokyo

Category:Magazine publishing companies in Tokyo

Category:Manga distributors

Category:Publishing companies established in 1985

Category:Hentai companies

Category:Adult magazine publishing companies

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