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Tokuma Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd. (株式会社徳é–"書店, Kabushiki-gaisha Tokuma Shoten) is a publisher in Japan, headquartered in Shibadaimon (芝大門), Minato, Tokyo. It was established in 1954. The company was also the parent company for the film studio Daiei Motion Pictures, bought in 1974, and the record label Tokuma Japan Communications, bought in 1972, until both were sold off when Yasuyoshi Tokuma (å¾³é–" 康快 Tokuma Yasuyoshi), who established this company, died in 2000.

Overview


Tokuma Shoten

The company was one of the largest entertainment publishers until the 1990s. Some of their products included music, computer and game software, movies (including anime), magazines, manga and books. One of their most famous subsidiaries was Studio Ghibli. In the late 1980s they reached an agreement with Streamline Pictures to dub Studio Ghibli films into English language for Oneworld member Japan Airlines' Trans-Pacific flights.

Founder Yasuyoshi Tokuma died on September 20, 2000, and the management inclined rapidly. In October of that same year, the company sold off Daiei Motion Pictures, Tokuma Japan Communications and the headquarters in Shiodome. Meanwhile, Studio Ghibli (that was absorbed temporarily as the anime section of Tokuma Shoten in 1999) also left from the group, and became an independent company again in 2005.

Tokuma Japan Communications was purchased by Daiichikosho in October 2001, and Daiei Motion Pictures was purchased by Kadokawa Shoten in November 2002.

Tokuma Shoten finished the arrangement of the debt by 2005, and is developing only the publication business now.

Tokuma Shoten translates Captain Underpants books into Japanese.

History


Tokuma Shoten

In August 1996, Disney and Tokuma Shoten Publishing agreed that Disney would distribute international Tokuma's Studio Ghibli animated films.

Magazines



  • Animage (アニメージュ, AnimÄ"ju)
  • BestGear
  • Chara Selection
  • Famimaga (ファミリーコンãƒ"ュータマガジン, Family Computer Magazine)
  • Famimaga 64
  • Famimaga Weekly
  • Goods Press
  • Hyper Hobby
  • LoveBerry (ラブベリー, RabuBerÄ«)
  • Mega Drive Fan
  • Mondai Shōsetsu (問題小説)
  • Monthly Asahi Geinō Entame (月刊アサãƒ'芸能エンタメ!, Gekkan Asahi Geinō Entame!)
  • Monthly Comic RyÅ« (月刊COMICリュウ, Gekkan COMIC RyÅ«)
  • Monthly Comic Zenon (月刊コミックゼノン, Gekkan Komikku Zenon)
  • Monthly Manga Voice (月刊マンガボーイズ, Gekkan Manga Bōizu)
  • Monthly Shōnen Captain (月刊å°'年キャプテン, Gekkan Shōnen Kyaputen)
  • MSX Fan
  • PC Engine Fan
  • SF Adventure (SFアドベンチャー, Esuefu Adobenchā)
  • SF Fantasy RyÅ« (SF・ファンタジー　リュウ, Esuefo FantajÄ« RyÅ«)
  • Shokuraku (食楽)
  • TV Land (テレãƒ"ランド, Terebi Rando)
  • Weekly Asahi Geinō (週刊アサãƒ'芸能, ShÅ«kan Asahi Geinō)

Movies



  • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
  • My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
  • Only Yesterday (1991)
  • Porco Rosso (1992)
  • Pom Poko (1994)
  • Whisper of the Heart (1995)
  • Princess Mononoke (1997)
  • My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999)
  • Spirited Away (2001)

Video games



See also



  • List of record labels

References



  1. ^ "会社概要." (Archive) Tokuma Shoten. Retrieved on November 29, 2013. "所在地 ã€'105-8055　東京都港区芝大門2丁目2番1号"
  2. ^ "August Issue News Section:Disney Will Distribute Japanese Animation". Animation World Magazine. August 1996. Retrieved 19 July 2011. 

External links



  • Tokuma Shoten Publishing Co. Ltd. (TSPCL) (Japanese)
  • Tokuma Japan Communications - music arm of TSPCL (Japanese)
  • Tri-M (Japanese)
  • List of Tokuma Shoten games at GameFAQs


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