Akane Shinsha

Akane Shinsha
Industry Books
Magazines
Manga
Founded 4 October 1976[1]
Headquarters Tokyo, Japan.[1]
Key people
 Shigeta Shuji (representative director).[1]
Revenue １,０００万円 (10 million yen).[1]
Subsidiaries Comic HIGH, Comic LO, Comic Rin, Comic Sigma, Comic Tenma, Edge Comix, Flow Comics, Girls forM, Juicy, Ripe Story, Stella Comic,
Website http://www.akaneshinsha.co.jp

Akane Shinsha (茜新社 meaning Madder New Company) (AS) is a Japanese publishing company focused on adult material, such as comics[2] (aka manga) books,[3] and magazines.[4] The company was established in October 1976.[1]

In 2009, with 65 titles it ranked 2nd among ero-manga publishers in Japan, surpassed only by Core Magazine with 76, and surpassing TI Net (44), Kubo Shoten (42) and Kill Time Communication (41).[5]

At MangaGamer's panel at the 2011 Otakon, MG announced they are expanding their business into digital distribution of Akane Shinsha's erotic manga.[6][7]

Adaptations

Anime

Some of the manga created by the company were notable enough to be adapted into anime OAVs. These include:

English manga

Digital Manga Inc. has translated and published at least 5 of the works created by Yamatogawa (originally published in the Tenma Comics line) in North America[8] including:

  1. Aqua Bless
  2. Boing Boing
  3. How Good was I?
  4. Power Play!
  5. Witchcraft

Artists employed

Publications

Comic Tenma magazine

Established in 1998 includes titles:

  1. Aqua Bless (アクアブレス) by Yamatogawa published 24 February 2007
  2. Witchcraft by Yamatogawa published 14 March 2008
    • translated into English
  3. Tsuki to Taiyō (月と太陽19 Moon and Sun) by Syatikamaboko published March 2009
  4. Tayu Tayu (たゆたゆ "Boing Boing") by Yamatogawa published 24 April 2009
  5. Seme Chichi (せめ ♥ ちち) by Erect Sawaru (エレクトさわる) published 26 September 2009
    • adapted into a 2-episode anime OVA in 2010
  6. Taihen Yokudekimashita? (たいへんよくできました "how good was I?") by Yamatogawa published 18 December 2009
  7. Kaichō no Iinari (会長のいいなり！Student Council President's Slave) by Syatikamaboko published 21 May 2010
  8. Maid-Ane (メイド姉) by Maguro Teikoku (まぐろ帝國 Tuna Empire) published 23 July 2010
    • adapted into a 2-episode anime OVA series in 2011
  9. Imako System (イマコシステム) by Midori no Rūpe published 25 September 2010
  10. First Love (ファースト ラブ) by Akiomi Osuzu published 28 April 2011
    • adapted into a 3-episode anime OVA series in 2012
  11. Junai Mellow (純愛メロウ Pure Love Mellow) by Jun published 14 October 2011
    • adapted into a 1-episode anime OVA in 2012
  12. Power Play! (Powerプレイ！) by Yamatogawa published 24 February 2012
  13. Sensei to Issho (先生といっしょ) by Syatikamaboko published 23 March 2012
  14. Nikuman Ko (にくまん娘 Hot, Juicy & Cute Girls in Comics) by Warashibe published 10 August 2012
  15. Ane-Koi (姉恋) by Yuzuki N Dash and Buruman (ぶるまん) by Blmanian both published 27 April 2012

Comic LO magazine

Established in 2002

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Comic Rin magazine

Established in 2004 includes titles:

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Comic Sigma magazine

Established in 2006 includes titles:

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Tenma Comics

Not to be confused with the "Comic TENMA" magazine, this line of comics includes several subsidiaries:

  1. TENMACOMICS EX
  2. TENMACOMICS LO
  3. TENMACOMICS RIN

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "About Us" corporate profile
  2. ↑ Comics
  3. ↑ Books
  4. ↑ Magazines
  5. ↑ Mangaoh Club’s adult comics listArchive
  6. ↑ "MangaGamer announces games, anime, manga at Otakon". Encubed. August 2, 2011. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
  7. ↑ "ディスカバリー DISCOVERY 公式サイト" [Discovery Official Site] (in Japanese). Discovery. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
  8. ↑ Digital Manga's Project-H Imprint Adds...
  9. ↑ "Ayato Sasakura's works". Retrieved 2008-01-31.

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