Core Magazine
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. The company was established in 1985 as Shōnen Shuppansha (株式会社少年出版社) by Byakuya Shobo. Core Magazine owns a bookstore chain "Core Books" (コアブックス).
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| Company type | Kabushiki gaisha |
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| Founded | 1985 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Japan |
Key people | Shinichi Nakazawa (CEO) |
| Products | Magazines, manga, light novels |
| Revenue | 5.9 billion yen (as of 2008)[1] |
| Owner | Byakuya-Shobo Co., Ltd.[2] |
Number of employees | 134 (as of April 1, 2010) |
| Website | www.cmz.jp |
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.[3] The company was established in 1985 as Shōnen Shuppansha (株式会社少年出版社) by Byakuya Shobo.
Core Magazine owns a bookstore chain "Core Books" (コアブックス).[4]
History
[edit]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.[5]
In 2009, it was the top ero-manga publisher in Japan, with 76 titles, beating Akane Shinsha, which only had 65.[6]
In July 2013, the head editor, Akira Ota, and the two staff members were arrested for having their manga shown partially uncensored.[7][8] They pled guilty in December 2013 and apologized for their irresponsibility.[9]
In September 2017, Komiflo announced in collaboration with Core Magazine that its titles would be available for streaming.[10] Starting with Hotmilk, this expanded to include MegaStore in 2018.
Magazines published
[edit]- Comic Zero EX (コミック0EX), a monthly magazine, which replaced Comic Mega Plus (コミックメガプラス) in 2007.[11]
- Comic Hotmilk (コミックホットミルク)
- Comic Mega GOLD (コミックメガGOLD), bakunyū manga magazine
- Comic MegaMilk (コミック メガミルク), a monthly magazine, which replaced Comic Zero EX (コミック0EX) in 2010
- Comic MegaStore (コミックメガストア)
- drap, yaoi magazine
- Comic Nyan2 Club GOLD (コミックニャン2倶楽部GOLD)
- Gekiga Madmax (劇画ﾏｯﾄﾞﾏｯｸｽ)
- Manga Bangaichi (漫画ばんがいち)
- Video games (eroge) magazines
- MegaStore (メガストア)
- G-type
- Voice-type
- Jitsuwa Bunka Taboo (実話BUNKAタブー);[12] originally a spin-off magazine of Bubka.
- Formerly published
- Bubka (ブブカ); publishing transferred to parent company Byakuya Shobo in September 2012,[13][12] switched format from being a shukanshi to an idol-focused magazine following the change of publisher.
- Game Urara (ゲームウララ); a short-lived underground, general video game magazine, known for its advertisements for, and coverage of, Hong Kong 97 and game backup devices.
See also
[edit]
- La Satanica—Japanese manga anthology
References
[edit]- ^ "Information at the company's official website" (in Japanese). Core Magazine. Archived from the original on March 15, 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2009.
- ^ Tsuzuki, Kyoichi (21 July 2011). "Galleries of Obsession". ART iT. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ Aoki, Deb. "Readers' Choice: Yaoi Manga". About.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
- ^ 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 (in Japanese). Core Books. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
- ^ "Court rules on Bubka appeal case". Tokyograph. October 16, 2008. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ "Mangaoh Club's adult comics list". Momotato. February 24, 2010. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
- ^ Loo, Egan (July 25, 2013). "Core Magazine's Head Editor, 2 More Arrested for 'Obscene' Manga, Photos". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
- ^ Betsy, Gomez (July 26, 2013). "Japanese Editor Arrested for Distributing Obscene Images". Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
- ^ Betsy, Gomez (December 20, 2013). "Core Magazine Pleads Guilty in Japanese Obscenity Case". Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
- ^ Komiflo [@komiflo] (September 5, 2017). "【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♪" (Tweet). Retrieved March 8, 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Comic Mega Plus to be Replaced by Comic 0 EX". ComiPress. 2007-12-06. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ a b "《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" [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]. News Post Seven (in Japanese). 25 May 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ "Announcement regarding change of Bubka publisher on the official website" (in Japanese). Core Magazine. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
External links
[edit]- Official Core Magazine website (in Japanese)
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