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'''Kodansha''' is the largest publisher in [[Japan]], currently headquartered in [[Bunkyo]], [[Tokyo]]. They produce a wide variety of popular manga magazines such as [[Nakayoshi]] and [[Shonen Magazine]], as well as more literary endeavors such as [[Gunzo]] and [[Shukan Gendai]].

==History==
Founded in [[1909]] by Seiji Noma, Kodansha was originally a part of the Dai-Nippon Yubenkai (Greater Japan Oratorical Society). The name of the company was not officially use until [[1911]] when the publisher merged with the society. Going into the [[1930s]], Kodansha established itself as a leader in magazine publishing and in [[1949]], after the installation of Shoichi Noma as the company president, they focused on book publishing. The current legal name of the company has been in use since it was incorporated in [[1958]].

Among Kodansha’s many financial interests are ownership of the [[Otowa Group]] and the [[Nikkan Gendai]], a Japanese tabloid. In addition, Kodansha has business ties with Disney, and is a sponsor of Tokyo Disneyland.

At the peak of its success, Kodansha grossed more than ¥200 billion. Recent economic conditions have caused a downturn in revenues however, with the low point being a 2002 loss, the first time since World War II the company had failed to make a profit.

In [[1960]] Kodansha established an award for exemplary [[Mangaka]], which was later renamed in [[1977]] as the [[Kodansha Manga Award]] (the name it still uses today). The award was designed to reward those Mangaka who had produced exemplary Manga products in Kodonsha Manga publications (of which there are today more than twenty. The award is among the oldest of its kind and is highly regarded in the Mangaka community to this day.

==Current List of Magazine Publications==

===General Interest Topics===
*[[Shukan Gendai]] – Weekly
*[[Friday]] – Weekly
*[[Tokyo Isshukan]] – Biweekly
*[[Kansai Isshukan]] – Biweekly
*[[Gekkan Gendai]] – Monthly
*[[Crossword In]] – Monthly

===Men’s Magazines===
*[[Hot Dog Press]] – Twice a Month
*[[Best Car]] – Twice a Month
*[[Fenek]] – Monthly
*[[Best MOTORing]] – Monthly
*[[BM Hot Version]] – Bimonthly
*[[Gekkan Rekujyo Kyogi]] – Monthly
*[[Obra]] – Monthly
*[[Walking Magazine]] – Monthly

===Women’s Magazines===
*[[Vivi]] – Monthly
*[[with]] – Monthly
*[[FraU]] – Twice a Month
*[[VOCE]] – Monthly
*[[MINE]] – Monthly
*[[Grazia]] – Monthly
*[[Hair and Beauty]] – Monthly
*[[gli]] – Monthly
*[[Style]] – Monthly

===Manga Magazines===
*[[Shukan Shonen Magazine]] – Weekly
*[[Magazine Special]] – Monthly
*[[Gekkan Shonen Magazine]] – Monthly
*[[Young Magazine]] – Weekly
*[[Young Magazine Uppers]] – Twice a Month
*[[Magazine Z]] – Monthly
*[[Comic Bon Bon]] – Monthly
*[[Morning]] – Weekly
*[[Afternoon]] – Monthly
*[[Afternoon Season Zokan]] – Bimonthly
*[[Evening]] – Monthly
*[[Nakayoshi]] – Monthly
*[[Bessatsu Friend]] – Monthly
*[[Kiss]] – Twice a Month
*[[Be Love]] – Twice a Month
*[[Be Love Parfait]] – Monthly
*[[Dessert]] – Monthly
*[[The Dessert]] – Bimonthly
*[[Juliet]] – Bimonthly
*[[One More Kiss]] – Bimonthly
*[[Vanilla]] – Monthly
*[[Children’s Magazines]] - Monthly
*[[Tanoshii Yochien – Monthly
*[[Disneyland]] – Monthly
*[[Disney Fan]] – Monthly
*[[Otomodachi]] – Monthly
*[[Genki]] – Monthly
*[[TV Magazine]] – Monthly
*[[NHK-no Okosanto Issho]] – Monthly

===Literary Periodicals===
*[[Gunzo]] – Monthly
*[[Shosetsu Gendai]] – Monthly
*[[In Pocket]] – Twice a Month
*[[Hon]] – Monthly

==Main Office Contact Information==
*Kodansha Ltd.
*2-12-21 Otowa, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 112-8001
*Japan
*81 (3) 3946-6201

==External links==
*[http://www.kodanclub.com/ The Official Manga Information Portal for Kodansha]
*[http://www.kodansha-intl.com/ Kodansha’s Official Website (Japanese)]
*[http://www.kodansha.co.jp/ Kodansha’s International Website (English)]

[[Category:Japanese Magazines|Kodansha]]

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Japan2000: New page: '''Kodansha''' is the largest publisher in Japan, currently headquartered in Bunkyo, Tokyo. They produce a wide variety of popular manga magazines such as Nakayoshi and [[S...