Kadokawa Shoten
Encyclopedia
is a well-known Japan
ese publishing company based in Tokyo
, Japan. Kadokawa has published both manga
novels and magazines, such as Newtype
magazine. In recent years it has expanded into the multimedia
sector, namely in video games and movies (as Kadokawa Pictures
).
Developed
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese publishing company based in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan. Kadokawa has published both manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
novels and magazines, such as Newtype
Newtype (magazine)
is a monthly magazine publication originating from Japan, covering anime and manga . It was launched by publishing company Kadokawa Shoten on March 8, 1985 with its April issue, and has since seen regular release on the 10th of every month in its home country...
magazine. In recent years it has expanded into the multimedia
Multimedia
Multimedia is media and content that uses a combination of different content forms. The term can be used as a noun or as an adjective describing a medium as having multiple content forms. The term is used in contrast to media which use only rudimentary computer display such as text-only, or...
sector, namely in video games and movies (as Kadokawa Pictures
Kadokawa Pictures
is a Japanese movie studio.-History:One of the most famous studios in Japan and founded in 1942 as , it is best known for having produced the giant monster Gamera film series and the Daimajin Trilogy. It also produced the Zatoichi and Nemuri Kyoshiro film series and the television series Shōnen Jet...
).
Magazines published
- .hack//G.U.: The World.hack//G.U.: The World.hack//G.U.: The World is a .hack magazine published by Kadokawa Shoten. It is one of the .hack//G.U. related projects by Project G.U. and Mediaworks....
- Asuka
- CIEL
- Comp AceComp Aceis a Japanese computer game and manga magazine published by Kadokawa Shoten. Comp Ace began as a special edition version of another one of Kadokawa Shoten's magazines, Comptiq. The first issue was released on March 26, 2005, and was published quarterly for the first three volumes which had cover...
- ComptiqComptiqis a Japanese computer game magazine, first published in 1983, by Kadokawa Shoten. The name "Comptiq" came from combining the words "computer" and "boutique". Originally a PC magazine, its focus shifted from computers to computer games. As of September 2003, it has been known as a "MediaMix Game...
- Gundam AceGundam Aceis a monthly Japanese shōnen manga magazine published by Kadokawa Shoten, it largely focus on the Gundam franchise. There is a Chinese version published by Kadokawa Media Co., Ltd.-Overview:...
- Kerokero AceKerokero Aceis a Japanese shōnen manga magazine published in Japan by Kadokawa Shoten. The magazine is aimed at boys between 9 to 13 years old. It is directly focused on the Sgt. Frog series and other works promoted by Bandai such as Gundam. The magazine contains manga comics, computer game reviews,...
- Monthly Ace Next (discontinued)
- NewtypeNewtype (magazine)is a monthly magazine publication originating from Japan, covering anime and manga . It was launched by publishing company Kadokawa Shoten on March 8, 1985 with its April issue, and has since seen regular release on the 10th of every month in its home country...
- Shonen AceShonen Aceis a monthly shōnen manga magazine in Japan published by Kadokawa Shoten, started in 1994. Unlike the big shōnen weeklies with circulation figures in the millions, Ace is aimed at a less mainstream audience, and has a particular emphasis on anime tie-ins...
- The SneakerThe Sneakeris a Japanese light novel magazine that was published by Kadokawa Shoten between 1993 and 2011, that was aimed at young adult males. It serialized many popular light novels, including the Haruhi Suzumiya and Trinity Blood series, and the novel adaptations of the Code Geass anime series....
- Young AceYoung Aceis a seinen manga magazine in Japan published by Kadokawa Shoten, started in 2009.-Manga artists and series featured in Young Ace:*Akuma no Ikenie by Ayun Tachibana*Black Rock Shooter: Innocent Soul by Sanami Suzuki...
- Altima Ace
Manga titles published
- .hack//Legend of the Twilight.hack//Legend of the Twilightis a science fiction manga series written by Tatsuya Hamazaki and drawn by Rei Izumi. The twenty-two chapters of .hack//Legend of the Twilight appeared as a serial in the Japanese magazine Comptiq, and published in three tankōbon by Kadokawa Shoten from July 2002 to April 2004...
- Angelic LayerAngelic Layeris a manga series released by Clamp. The manga is published in Japan by Kadokawa Shoten, and in English originally by Tokyopop, but has since been re-licensed by Dark Horse Comics. It is the group's first work to use a quite different art style unseen in any other CLAMP series, which uses a more...
- Bio Booster Armor Guyver
- Brain PowerdBrain Powerdis a Japanese anime television series created by Sunrise. The series is set on a future, decimated Earth after the discovery of a mysterious, alien spacecraft dubbed "Orphan". A group of researchers scour the planet for Orphan's disc plates using mecha called "Antibodies" in order to revive the...
- Chrono CrusadeChrono Crusade, also known as Chrno Crusade due to a typo in the original logo, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Daisuke Moriyama. It was originally published by Kadokawa Shoten in Dragon Magazine which began serialization in November 1998. A 24-episode anime television series based on the...
- Cloverfield/KishinCloverfield/Kishinis a manga and cross-media tie-in to the 2008 film Cloverfield. It was published once a month on Kadokawa Shoten's website and consists of four chapters. There are English translations for the story, but only on fansites and only for the first three chapters...
(prequelPrequelA prequel is a work that supplements a previously completed one, and has an earlier time setting.The widely recognized term was a 20th-century neologism, and a portmanteau from pre- and sequel...
to movieCloverfieldCloverfield is a 2008 American disaster-monster film directed by Matt Reeves, produced by J. J. Abrams and written by Drew Goddard.The film follows six young New Yorkers attending a going-away party on the night that a gigantic monster attacks the city...
) - Cowboy BebopCowboy Bebopis a critically acclaimed and award-winning 1998 Japanese anime series directed by Shinichirō Watanabe, written by Keiko Nobumoto, and produced by Sunrise. Its 26 episodes comprise a complete storyline: set in 2071, the series follows the adventures, misadventures and tragedies of five bounty...
- Cowboy Bebop: Shooting Star
- Dragon HalfDragon Halfis a manga created by Ryūsuke Mita and serialized in Monthly Dragon Magazine from 1988 to 1994. It was adapted into a two episode anime OVA series in 1993...
- Escaflowne The movie: Girl In Gaya
- Escaflowne: The Series
- HakkendenHakkendenHakkenden and variations on it, may refer to:* Nansō Satomi Hakkenden, an epic 19th century serial novel by Kyokutei BakinOr one of a number of adaptations of the story, including:...
- Haruhi SuzumiyaHaruhi Suzumiyais the general name for a series of light novels written by Nagaru Tanigawa and illustrated by Noizi Ito which were subsequently adapted into other media. The story follows the title character Haruhi Suzumiya, a high school girl who can unconsciously change reality, and her strange antics with her...
- Highschool of the DeadHighschool of the Deadis a manga series written by Daisuke Satō and illustrated by Shōji Satō. The story follows a group of high school students caught in the middle of a zombie apocalypse...
- Junjo Romantica: Pure Romance
- Kannazuki no MikoKannazuki no Mikois a manga series created by the duo Kaishaku. The series was serialized in fourteen chapters by Kadokawa Shoten and in Shōnen Ace in 2004 and 2005, and collected in two bound volumes. The series was adapted as an anime television series broadcast in 12 episodes on TNK between October and December...
- Kerberos Panzer CopKerberos Panzer CopKerberos Panzer Cop, also known as Kerberos Panzer Cops literally , is a 1988 to 2000 Kerberos saga manga written by Mamoru Oshii and illustrated by Kamui Fujiwara with mechanical design by Yutaka Izubuchi. This comic series tales events prior to those portrayed in Oshii's 1987 live-action feature...
- Legal DrugLegal Drugis a manga series by Clamp. The main artist in this serialization is Tsubaki Nekoi, formerly Mick Nekoi. It is published in Japan by Kadokawa Shoten and it is published in English by Tokyopop who have currently released 3 volumes as of 2005...
- Lucky Star
- Ludwig IILudwig II (manga)is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by You Higuri. It is licensed in North America by Digital Manga Publishing, which released the first volume of the manga on 10 June 2009, and the second on 23 September 2009. It is licensed in France and Germany by Panini Comics, although it is now out...
- Marionette GenerationMarionette Generationis a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Haruhiko Mikimoto. The manga was serialised in Kadokawa Shoten's Newtype beginning in 1989, and was later collected into five tankōbon volumes which were published between July 1989 and March 1998. The series was licensed in North America by Viz...
- Martian Successor NadesicoMartian Successor Nadesico, is a science fiction comedy anime TV series, and a later manga series created by Kia Asamiya. The manga, published in English by CPM Manga, is significantly different from the anime....
- Miyuki-chan in WonderlandMiyuki-chan in Wonderlandis a yuri manga series created by Clamp and serialised by Kadokawa Shoten in its Japanese edition of Newtype from 1993 to 1995. In 1995, an image album and an OVA version of the first two stories was released. The English language version of the manga was published by Tokyopop in 2003.The manga is...
- Multiple Personality Detective Psycho
- Neon Genesis EvangelionNeon Genesis Evangelion (manga)is a long-running manga series by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto and published by Kadokawa Shoten. It began in the February issue of Shōnen Ace in December 1994. It consists of 13 volumes, each composed of several "stages" or chapters...
- Record of Lodoss WarRecord of Lodoss Waris a franchise of fantasy novels by Ryo Mizuno based around the work he originally created for a world called Forcelia for role-playing games . There have since been multiple manga, anime and computer game adaptations, several of which have been translated into English...
- Sekaiichi Hatsukoi
- Sgt. FrogSgt. FrogSgt. Frog, known in Japan as , is a manga series by Mine Yoshizaki. It was later serialized into a TV anime series directed by Junichi Sato. Both the anime and manga are comedies that follow the attempts of a platoon of frog-like alien invaders to conquer Earth...
- Shibuya Fifteen
- Shirahime-Syo: Snow Goddess TalesShirahime-Syo: Snow Goddess Talesis a manga anthology created by Clamp, a creative team made up by Satsuki Igarashi, Ageha Ohkawa, Tsubaki Nekoi and Mokona.The three stories revolve around Yuki-onna, a yōkai found in Japanese folklore....
- SlayersSlayersis a series of over 52 light novels written by Hajime Kanzaka and illustrated by Rui Araizumi. It was later developed into several manga titles, five televised anime series, two three-episode original video animations , and five movies. It also spawned several console role-playing games for the...
- Sora no OtoshimonoSora no Otoshimono, also known as Heaven's Lost Property, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Suu Minazuki. The plot revolves around Tomoki Sakurai, a highly perverted young man struggling to live a peaceful life...
- Strider HiryuStrider Hiryuis a fictional character jointly owned by Capcom and Moto Kikaku.Although primarily known as a game character, Hiryu debuted in 1988 as the protagonist of a manga published exclusively in Japan by Kadokawa Shoten...
- Tenchi Muyo!Tenchi Muyo!, is a Japanese anime, light novel, and manga series created by Masaki Kajishima and Hiroki Hayashi.The generally accepted translation of the title is No Need for Tenchi or Useless Tenchi, though at the time of its appearance it was also translated variably as No Heaven and Earth and This Way Up...
- The One I LoveThe One I Love (manga)is a twelve story anthology by Clamp. It is a collection of short manga vignettes and essays about various unnamed heroines dealing with various aspects and hardships of love...
- The Vision of EscaflowneThe Vision of Escaflowneis a 26-episode Japanese anime television series produced by Sunrise Studios and directed by Kazuki Akane. It premiered in Japan on April 2, 1996 on TV Tokyo, with the final episode airing on September 24, 1996. Sony's anime satellite channel, Animax also aired the series, both in Japan and on its...
- Tokumei Kakarichō Tadano HitoshiTokumei Kakaricho Tadano Hitoshiis a Japanese television drama, or drama based on the popular manga of the same name by Kimio Yanagisawa. The title literally translates as Mission Section Chief Hitoshi Tadano...
- Shin Tokumei Kakarichō Tadano Hitoshi
- Trinity BloodTrinity Bloodis a series of Japanese light novels written by Sunao Yoshida with illustrations by Thores Shibamoto and originally serialized in The Sneaker. Set 900 years after an apocalyptic war between humans and vampires, the series focuses on the on-going cold war between the Vatican, the human government,...
- XX (manga), also known as X/1999, is a Japanese shōjo manga series created by Clamp, a creative team made up by Satsuki Igarashi, Nanase Ohkawa, Tsubaki Nekoi, and Mokona. It premiered in Monthly Asukas May 1992 issue and ran there until the magazine's editors showed concern with the increasingly violent...
- Yamada Taro MonogatariYamada Taro Monogatariis a Japanese manga series created by Ai Morinaga. The manga series, published by Kadokawa Shoten, ran from 1996-2000 with a total of fourteen volumes. Besides, after the ending of the series...
Video game related
Published- Abarenbou Princess
- Buile Baku (known in Europe as Detonator) (developed by KAZeKAZeis a video game developer headquartered in Aoyama, Tokyo, Japan.Founded on February 2, 1987, KAZe is well-known for developing various pachinko and pinball video games.Their services include the development of Web sites, system consulation, and IT consulation...
) - Sorcerous Stabber OrphenOrphen: Scion of SorceryOrphen: Scion of Sorcery was one of the first games for the PlayStation 2. Based on the anime and manga series Sorcerous Stabber Orphen by Yoshinobu Akita, the game was an adventure/RPG that had around 10–20 hours of gameplay.-Characters:Orphen - A brilliant but independent-minded sorcerer...
- Yōkai Buster: Ruka no Daibōken (known in North America as The Jetsons: Invasion of the Planet PiratesThe Jetsons: Invasion of the Planet PiratesThe Jetsons: Invasion of the Planet Pirates is a 1994 2D action platformer video game for the Super NES, based on the animated sitcom The Jetsons.-Development:...
) (Developed by Sting) - Lodoss Tou SenkiRecord of Lodoss Waris a franchise of fantasy novels by Ryo Mizuno based around the work he originally created for a world called Forcelia for role-playing games . There have since been multiple manga, anime and computer game adaptations, several of which have been translated into English...
(Developed by HummingBirdSoftHummingBirdSoftis a defunct Japanese video game company. The company was established in 1982 as a real estate agent, but in 1983 began to develop computer games. The company heavily participated in the Disk Original Group, a collective publishing house for Famicom Disk System games headed by Square...
) (Super Famicom) 1995 - Rodea the Sky SoldierRodea the Sky Soldieris an upcoming action video game developed by Prope and published by Kadokawa Shoten for the Wii console and Nintendo 3DS.-Development:Rodea the Sky Soldier was first alluded to in a 2010 interview with Yuji Naka by ComputerAndVideoGames.com, calling it "a very original action game based in the...
- Sora no Otoshimono Forte: Dreamy SeasonSora no Otoshimono Forte: Dreamy Seasonis a Japan-exclusive Visual novel/Adventure game, developed and published by Kadokawa Shoten for the Nintendo DS, based on the anime Sora no Otoshimono Forte, the second season of Sora no Otoshimono.-Gameplay:...
(Nintendo DSNintendo DSThe is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...
) 2011 - Steins;GateSteins;Gateis a Japanese visual novel developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, and was released on October 15, 2009 for the Xbox 360. This is the two companies' second time collaborating together after Chaos;Head. A port to the Windows operating system on the PC was released on August 26, 2010 and a port for Sony's...
(PSPPSPPSP most commonly refers to the PlayStation Portable, a handheld game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment.PSP may also refer to:-Computing and programming:*Corel Paint Shop Pro, a graphics editor...
) 2011
Developed
- Lunar: Silver Star Story CompleteLunar: Silver Star Story CompleteLunar: Silver Star Story Complete, originally released in Japan as simply , is a console role-playing game developed by Game Arts and Japan Art Media as a remake of Lunar: The Silver Star...
- EbiKore+ AmagamiAmagami, is a Japanese dating simulation game for the PlayStation 2 and the spiritual successor to KimiKiss, both which were developed and published by Enterbrain. Amagami was released on March 19, 2009...
(PSP) - Earth SeekerEarth Seekeris a role-playing video game published by Enterbrain and developed by Crafts & Meister and Kadokawa Shoten for the Wii console. It was released in Japan on June 23, 2011.-Plot:...
- Hinotory (火の鳥) 1987
- Sora no Otoshimono Forte: Dreamy SeasonSora no Otoshimono Forte: Dreamy Seasonis a Japan-exclusive Visual novel/Adventure game, developed and published by Kadokawa Shoten for the Nintendo DS, based on the anime Sora no Otoshimono Forte, the second season of Sora no Otoshimono.-Gameplay:...
(Nintendo DSNintendo DSThe is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...
) 2011
See also
- ASCII Media WorksASCII Media Worksis a Japanese publishing company in the Kadokawa Group which formed on April 1, 2008 as a result of a merger between ASCII and MediaWorks where MediaWorks legally absorbed ASCII. Despite this, the former president of ASCII, Kiyoshi Takano, became the president of ASCII Media Works. The company...
- Fujimi ShoboFujimi Shobois a Japanese publishing company that specializes in the publication of light novels, manga, role-playing games and collectible card games. The company started in 1991 as a subsidiary of Kadokawa Shoten.-Magazines published:Light novel magazines...
- Kadokawa Group HoldingsKadokawa Group Holdingsis a Japanese holding company of the Kadokawa Group under Kadokawa Shoten. The company was founded on April 2, 1954 and is located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan...
- Kadokawa Shoten PicturesKadokawa Picturesis a Japanese movie studio.-History:One of the most famous studios in Japan and founded in 1942 as , it is best known for having produced the giant monster Gamera film series and the Daimajin Trilogy. It also produced the Zatoichi and Nemuri Kyoshiro film series and the television series Shōnen Jet...
- Light Novel AwardLight Novel AwardThe was a literary award handed out by the Japanese publisher Kadokawa Shoten for light novels, and was only held once in 2007. The novels which were applicable to receive the award were either published by Kadokawa Shoten under their Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko light novel label, or by three other...
- EnterbrainEnterbrainis a Japanese magazine publisher established on April 1, 2000. Enterbrain magazines are generally focused on video games and computer entertainment as well as video game and strategy guides. In addition, the company publishes a small selection of anime artbooks. Enterbrain is based in Tokyo, Japan...