When was Hakusensha founded and by whom?
Hakusensha was founded on the 1st of December 1973 by Shueisha. It is now a separate company but remains part of the Hitotsubashi Group alongside Shueisha and Shogakukan.
Questions about Hakusensha
Short answers, pulled from the story.
What kind of publications does Hakusensha produce?
Hakusensha mainly publishes manga magazines across shojo, shonen, josei, seinen, and yaoi genres. The company also produces drama CDs, picture book magazines, and bunkoban-format reprints, and is involved in games, TV animation, original video animation, theatrical movies, and musicals.
What is Young Animal and how is it related to Hakusensha?
Young Animal is a semi-monthly seinen manga magazine published by Hakusensha. It was renamed from Animal House in May of the same year Animal House launched, and it later spawned related titles including Young Animal Zero, Young Animal Arashi, and Young Animal Island.
What manga magazines does Hakusensha publish?
Hakusensha publishes titles including Hana to Yume, LaLa, LaLa DX, Melody, Silky, Young Animal, Young Animal Zero, Young Animal Island, HanaMaru Black, and Le Paradis, among others. Several titles such as Bessatsu Hana to Yume, Shonen Jets, Young Animal Arashi, and Candy have been discontinued.
What was the Hakusensha PlayStation Portable manga service announced at the 2009 Tokyo Game Show?
At the 2009 Tokyo Game Show, Hakusensha and eleven other Japanese publishers, including Kodansha, Shueisha, and Shogakukan, announced plans to supply nearly 100 manga titles to the PlayStation Store for Japanese PlayStation Portable consoles. The service was scheduled to launch in December 2009.
What talent development contests does Hakusensha run for manga artists?
Hakusensha organizes four main contests: the Hana to Yume Mangaka Course (HMC), the LaLa Mangaka Scout Course (LMS), the LaLa Manga Grand Prix (LMG), and the Big Challenge Awards (BC). These competitions offer aspiring manga artists a professional debut and affiliation with Hakusensha's magazines.