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| Parent company | Kadokawa Future Publishing |
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| Founded | November 10, 1945; 80 years ago (1945-11-10) April 1, 2003; 22 years ago (2003-04-01) (Kadokawa Holdings subsidiary) |
| Founder | Genyoshi Kadokawa |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Distribution | Japan |
| Key people | Takeshi Natsuno [jp][1] (president andCEO) |
| Publication types | Books,magazines,video games |
| Fiction genres | Manga |
| Official website | group |
Kadokawa Shoten (角川書店), formerly theKadokawa Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd. (株式会社角川書店,Kabushiki-gaisha Kadokawa Shoten), is a Japanesepublisher and division ofKadokawa Future Publishing based inTokyo, Japan. It became an internal division of Kadokawa Corporation on October 1, 2013. Kadokawa publishesmanga,light novels, manga anthology magazines such asMonthly Asuka andMonthly Shōnen Ace, and entertainment magazines such asNewtype. Since its founding, Kadokawa has expanded into themultimedia sector, namely invideo games (as Kadokawa Games) and inlive-action and animated films (asKadokawa Pictures).
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Kadokawa Shoten was established on November 10, 1945, by Genyoshi Kadokawa. The company's first publication imprint, KadokawaBunko, was published in 1949. The company went public on April 2, 1954. In 1975,Haruki Kadokawa became the president of Kadokawa Shoten, following Genyoshi Kadokawa's death. On April 1, 2003, Kadokawa Shoten was renamed to Kadokawa Holdings, transferring the existing publishing businesses to Kadokawa Shoten. On July 1, 2006, the parent company was renamed toKadokawa Group Holdings and in January 2007, Kadokawa Group Holdings inherited the management and integration businesses within Kadokawa Shoten. The magazine businesses was transferred to the Kadokawa Magazine Group. The video game divisions of Kadokawa Shoten,ASCII Media Works andEnterbrain were merged into Kadokawa Games.[2] Kadokawa Shoten ceased being akabushiki gaisha on October 1, 2013, when it was merged with eight other companies to become a brand company ofKadokawa Corporation.[3]
Female focused light novel imprint.
An erotic light novel imprint that's aimed at women.
The fantasy novel imprint which both children and adults can enjoy.
Boys Love focused imprint.
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