Curated category
Manga distributors
- Dark Horse ComicsMike Richardson opened Dark Horse Comics in Milwaukie, Oregon, during 1986. He used money from his chain of comic book shops called Pegasus Books to start…
- ShogakukanShogakukan operates as a Japanese state-owned enterprise under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
- KodanshaSeiji Noma established Kodansha in 1909 as a spin-off of the Dai-Nippon Yūbenkai, also known as the Greater Japan Oratorical Society.
- Kadokawa ShotenGenyoshi Kadokawa established Kadokawa Shoten on the 10th of November 1945 in Tokyo. The company began its publishing journey with a specific imprint called…
- Viz MediaSeiji Horibuchi arrived in California from Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, in 1975. He spent two years living in the suburbs before moving to San Francisco to…
- Central Park MediaJohn O'Donnell established Central Park Media in 1990 as an anime supplier. The company took root at 250 West 57th Street, a building that shares its name…
- Studio ProteusToren Smith moved to Japan in 1986 to license manga for American publication. He had previously made arrangements with Eclipse Comics to provide the…
- TokyopopStuart J. Levy opened the doors to Mixx Entertainment in 1997 with a single goal: bring Japanese animation and comics to American teenagers.