Shueisha

Shueisha
Japanese Name	株式会社集英社
Founded	1925 (founded) 1949 (formed)
Industry	Magazines, manga, picture books, light novels, educational books, reference books, other books Publisher
Headquarters	〒101-8050 Chiyoda, Tokyo Hitotsubashi 2-5-10
Key People	Hideki Yamashita (president)
Website	www.shueisha.co.jp

Shueisha Inc. (株式会社集英社, Kabushiki Gaisha Shūeisha, lit. "Shueisha Publishing Co., Ltd.") is a major publisher in Japan.

The company was founded in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The following year, Shueisha became a separate, independent company.

Magazines published by Shueisha include Weekly Shōnen Jump, Weekly Young Jump, Non-no, and Ultra Jump, two of which publish JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.

Shueisha, along with Shogakukan and Hakusensha, owns VIZ Media, which publishes manga from all three companies in North America.

It is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo.

See also

• Weekly Shonen Jump
• Ultra Jump
• Shueisha Jump Remix
• VIZ Media
• Lucky Land Communications

References

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