Ichijinsha
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese publishing company focused on manga-related publication, including magazines and books. The company was first established in August 1992 as a limited company under the name Studio DNA which main purpose was to edit shōnen
manga. In January 1998, Studio DNA became a public company
and moved from merely editing to now being a publishing company. In December 2001, a publishing company was formed named Issaisha which started the female-aimed manga magazine Monthly Comic Zero Sum. In March 2005, Studio DNA and Issaisha merged into the current Ichijinsha company.
comic strip
magazine started as a special edition of Comic Rex.
magazine published by Ichijinsha, targeted toward women of all ages. It contains over six hundred pages and has a variety of genres. Well-known manga include Saiyuki Reload, Amatsuki
, 07 Ghost
and Loveless
. Some manga chapters have furigana
next to kanji
in the speech bubbles, which caters to the attention of readers of all ages.
Serialized manga:
Japan
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ese publishing company focused on manga-related publication, including magazines and books. The company was first established in August 1992 as a limited company under the name Studio DNA which main purpose was to edit shōnen
Shonen
The term refers to manga marketed to a male audience aged roughly 10 and up. The Kanji characters literally mean "few" and "year", respectively, where the characters generally mean "comic"...
manga. In January 1998, Studio DNA became a public company
Kabushiki kaisha
is a type of business defined under Japanese law.-Usage in language:Both kabushiki kaisha and the rendaku form kabushiki gaisha are used. The "K" spelling is much more common in the names of companies and in English-language legal literature, whereas the "G" pronunciation is dominant in...
and moved from merely editing to now being a publishing company. In December 2001, a publishing company was formed named Issaisha which started the female-aimed manga magazine Monthly Comic Zero Sum. In March 2005, Studio DNA and Issaisha merged into the current Ichijinsha company.
Manga 4-koma Kings Palette
The four-panelYonkoma
thumb|right|150px|Traditional Yonkoma layout, a comic-strip format, generally consists of gag comic strips within four panels of equal size ordered from top to bottom...
comic strip
Comic strip
A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions....
magazine started as a special edition of Comic Rex.
Monthly Comic Zero Sum
is a monthly mangaManga
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...
magazine published by Ichijinsha, targeted toward women of all ages. It contains over six hundred pages and has a variety of genres. Well-known manga include Saiyuki Reload, Amatsuki
Amatsuki
is an ongoing manga series by Shinobu Takayama, serialized in Monthly Comic Zero Sum. A 13 episode anime adaption produced by Studio Deen premiered on April 4, 2008.-Plot:...
, 07 Ghost
07 Ghost
07-Ghost is a fantasy manga written and illustrated by Yuki Amemiya and Yukino Ichihara. It is set in a fantasy world with different laws, kingdoms, gods and magic. It is currently serialized in the Monthly Comic Zero Sum, a shōjo manga magazine published monthly by Ichijinsha. By January 2009,...
and Loveless
Loveless (manga)
is an ongoing fantasy manga by Yun Kōga. It is currently serialized in the Japanese magazine Monthly Comic Zero Sum by Ichijinsha and collected in nine tankōbon as of November 2009...
. Some manga chapters have furigana
Furigana
is a Japanese reading aid, consisting of smaller kana, or syllabic characters, printed next to a kanji or other character to indicate its pronunciation. In horizontal text, yokogaki, they are placed above the line of text, while in vertical text, tategaki, they are placed to the right of the line...
next to kanji
Kanji
Kanji are the adopted logographic Chinese characters hanzi that are used in the modern Japanese writing system along with hiragana , katakana , Indo Arabic numerals, and the occasional use of the Latin alphabet...
in the speech bubbles, which caters to the attention of readers of all ages.
Serialized manga:
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- +C Sword and Cornett
- 07 Ghost07 Ghost07-Ghost is a fantasy manga written and illustrated by Yuki Amemiya and Yukino Ichihara. It is set in a fantasy world with different laws, kingdoms, gods and magic. It is currently serialized in the Monthly Comic Zero Sum, a shōjo manga magazine published monthly by Ichijinsha. By January 2009,...
- AmatsukiAmatsukiis an ongoing manga series by Shinobu Takayama, serialized in Monthly Comic Zero Sum. A 13 episode anime adaption produced by Studio Deen premiered on April 4, 2008.-Plot:...
- Di[e]ce
- Dolls
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- KarnevalKarneval (manga), often romanized as K∀RNEVAL, is a Japanese manga series by Touya Mikanagi, originally starting serialization in the monthly shōjo manga magazine Monthly Comic Zero Sum published by Ichijinsha in early 2008. There are currently six volumes released in Japan....
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- LovelessLoveless (manga)is an ongoing fantasy manga by Yun Kōga. It is currently serialized in the Japanese magazine Monthly Comic Zero Sum by Ichijinsha and collected in nine tankōbon as of November 2009...
- Magical x MiracleMagical x MiracleMagical × Miracle is a Japanese shōjo manga series created by Yuzu Mizutani. It was serialized in Ichijinsha's Monthly Comic Zero Sum manga magazine between May 2002 and March 2006, and was collected into six bound volumes. The English version is available in North America from...
- Saiyuki Reload
- Tousei Gensou Hakubutsushi
- Vampire DollVampire Dollis a manga by Erika Kari which takes place in modern time but holds a medieval, Gothic theme. The story starts out with Kyoji, an exorcist who revives the spirit of Guilt-na-Zan, whom his ancestor entrapped in a cross. Guilt-na-Zan, who was the greatest vampire a hundred years ago, is now forced to...
- Weiß Side B (transferred to Zero Sum WARD after the February 2006 issue)
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