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How a 1909 lecture-society publisher under the Noma family became Japan's #1 publishing house by revenue — Weekly Shonen Magazine, Morning, Young, FRaU, Vertical Comics and Kodansha USA.
How a 1925 Shogakukan side-arm grew into the publisher behind Weekly Shonen Jump, the world's most valuable manga IP portfolio and the MangaPlus translation platform — and why the family ownership shapes licensing.
Japan's manga market — print, digital, app — is now estimated over ¥6.9 trillion, larger than its anime business. For foreign publishers and investors, the entry point is the four Tokyo publishing houses.
