Ohzora Publishing, Inc. (宙出版), also known as Ohzora Shuppan[2] is a josei manga publisher in Japan,[3] founded in 1990. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, it publishes Japanese manga, manga magazines and comic anthologies. The company is headed by Nobuo Kitawaki (北脇信夫).[1] Kitawaki also ran affiliated American company Aurora Publishing, established in 2006 before it closed in 2010.[4][5][6] Aurora Publishing was the U.S. subsidiary of Ohzora.[7][8]
Magazines published
- Ren'ai Hakusho Pastel
- Coi-Haru
Defunct magazines
- Lady's comic I
- Lady's comic Aya
- Lady's comic Scandal!
- Lady's comic secret
- Lady's comic Misui
- Lady's Comic Special AYA
- Cool-B
- Cool-B Sweet Princess
- Harmony Prince
- Le Noel
- Honey Romance (formerly Harlequin and Harmony Romance)
- P-mate
- Ren'ai Hakusho Sherry Kiss (formerly Patchtel)
- Ren'ai Hakusho Gold
- Ren'ai Hakusho Start
- Young Love Comic aya
- Bessatsu Harmony Romance (formerly marié)
- Ren'ai Revolution
- Shiawase na Kekkon
- Gokinjo no Kowai Uwasa
- SweetSweet Princess
- Hontou ni Kowai Yome Shuutome
- Wideshow no Onnatachi
- Hana girl! Bessatsu Next F (formerly Harmony PRINCE)
External links
References
- http://www.ohzora.co.jp/company/summary/ Ohzora Publishing, retrieved April 28, 2010^
- Deb Aoki. Aurora Publishing Publisher Profile About.com, retrieved April 28, 2010^
- Manga Publishers' Official Web Sites About.com Manga, About.com, retrieved October 15, 2009^
- Jason S. Yadao. 2 publishers join in manga mania Honolulu Star-Bulletin, January 27, 2008, retrieved January 10, 2009^
- Company Profile Aurora Publishing, retrieved April 28, 2010^
- NetComics to Remove Aurora Manga on April 14^
- Major Shojo Publisher Launching in June ICv2, April 2, 2007, retrieved January 10, 2009^
- Flipped Interviews Aurora's Michael Perry ComiPress, April 10, 2008, retrieved April 28, 2010^