Ichijinsha

{{Short description|Japanese publishing company}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2023}}

{{Expand Japanese|一迅社|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Ichijinsha Inc.

| native_name = 株式会社一迅社

| native_name_lang = ja

| romanized_name = Kabushiki-gaisha Ichijinsha

| logo = Ichijinsha Logo.png

| logo_caption = Logo used since 2024

| image = Keio Shinjuku-Oiwake Building.jpg

| image_caption = Headquarters in Shinjuku, Tokyo

| type = Subsidiary ({{Lang|ja-latn|Kabushiki gaisha}})

| former_names = Studio DNA Co., Ltd. (1992-2001)

| founder = Osamu Harada

| parent = Kodansha

| foundation ={{Start date and age|1992|08}}

| key_people = Masahiro Nouchi (president)

| location = Shinjuku

| location_city = Shinjuku, Tokyo

| location_country = Japan

| revenue = ¥10 million{{Cite web|url=http://www.ichijinsha.co.jp/company/index.html|title=Ichijinsha company information at the company's official website|publisher=Ichijinsha|access-date=January 27, 2008|language=ja}}

| industry = Books, magazines, manga

| subsid =

| website = {{url|https://www.ichijinsha.co.jp/}}

}}

{{Nihongo|Ichijinsha Inc.|株式会社一迅社|Kabushiki-gaisha Ichijinsha|lead=yes}} is a Japanese publishing company focused on manga-related publication, including magazines and books.

The company was first established in August 1992 as a limited company under the name Studio DNA whose main purpose was to edit shōnen manga. In January 1998, Studio DNA became a public company and moved from merely editing to now being a publishing company. In December 2001, a publishing company was formed named Issaisha which started the shōjo manga magazine Monthly Comic Zero Sum. In March 2005, Studio DNA and Issaisha merged into the current Ichijinsha company. In October 2016, Ichijinsha was acquired by Kodansha and became its wholly owned subsidiary.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-10-14/kodansha-acquires-ichijinsha-makes-it-into-subsidiary-company/.107650|title=Kodansha Acquires Ichijinsha, Makes It Into Subsidiary Company|publisher=Anime News Network}}

Magazines published

=Defunct magazines=

  • Comic Yuri Hime S
  • Waai!
  • Waai! Mahalo
  • Comic Zeru-Sum Zoukan WARD
  • Manga Palette Lite
  • Niconico Yuri Hime (web magazine, jointly with NicoNico Douga)
  • Manga 4-Koma Palette{{Cite web |date=2024-02-09 |title=Manga 4-Koma Palette Magazine Suspends Publication After 16 Years |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-01-23/manga-4-koma-palette-magazine-suspends-publication-after-16-years/.181815 |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=Anime News Network |language=en}}
  • The four-panel comic strip magazine {{Nihongo|Manga 4-Koma Palette|まんが4コマぱれっと|Manga Yonkoma Paretto}} started as a special edition of Comic Rex.

=Web magazines=

  • Zero Sum Online
  • comic POOL (jointly with Pixiv)
  • Yurihime@Pixiv
  • LOVEBITES (jointly with Seymour)
  • Manga 4-koma Palette Online

References

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