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Tokuma Shoten
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In March 1954, Tokuma was established as East-West Entertainment Publishing in Shimbashi 3-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo with a capital of 1,000,000 yen. The company took over the publishing rights for Weekly Asahi Performing Arts, a publication which dated back from January 1951. The Osaka branch office opened in the same year. In September 1958, the companyâs name was changed to Asahi Performing Arts Publishing. In April 1961, Asahi Performing Arts Publishing spun off their book publishing business as Tokuma Shoten. In October 1967, Asahi Performing Arts Publishing and Tokuma Publishing merged and became known as Tokuma Shoten Company. In the same month, the monthly issue of Problem Novel was launched.In July 1978, the monthly publication Animage was launched, and in October 1980, the Tokuma Bunko brand was launched. In March 1984, the company co-produced with Hakuhodo Inc. on a project commemorating the companyâs 30th Anniversary. The company also funded films by Studio Ghibli, starting with Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind. In February 1988, the company released the anime series Legend of the Galactic Heroes by Yoshiki Tanaka. On April of the same year, My Neighbour Totoro was released, and in September 1988, the monthly publication GoodsPress was launched.In 1985, Tokuma Shoten began publishing (:ja:ãã¡ããªã¼ã³ã³ãã¥ã¼ã¿Magazine|Family Computer Magazine), the first video game magazine dedicated to console games, specifically Nintendo's Family Computer (Famicom) video game console, later released as the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in the West.WEB, Gifford, Kevin, 'Game Mag Weaseling': Japan Mag Roundup 2008,weblink GameSetWatch, 1 March 2012, April 27, 2008, live,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20121011141125weblink">weblink 11 October 2012, It started out as a monthly magazine, with circulation increasing from 180,000 in July to 600,000 in December 1985.MAGAZINE, 15 January 1986, Overseas Readers Column: "Super Mario Bros." Boom Bringing Best Selling Book,weblink (:ja:ã²ã¼ã ãã·ã³, Game Machine), (:ja:ã¢ãã¥ã¼ãºã¡ã³ãé信社, Amusement Press, Inc.), 275, 24, 29 March 2021, 14 November 2020,weblink live, In 1986, it became a semi-monthly magazine that sold over {{nowrap|1 million}} copies per issue.JOURNAL, The Video Game With Media Potential, Japan Quarterly, 1986, 295-296 (296),weblink The Asahi Shimbun, A magazine introducing game software for the Famikon, called Family Computer Magazine, has also appeared, selling over {{nowrap, 1 million, copies of each semimonthly issue.}} It inspired imitators such as Famicom TsÅ«shin (Famitsu) in 1986 and Nintendo Power in 1988. In October 1985, Tokuma Shoten published Super Mario Bros: The Complete Strategy Guide, a game strategy guide book for Super Mario Bros.WEB, Plunkett, Luke, When Mario Had a Best-Selling...Book?,weblink Kotaku, 23 February 2021, May 18, 2011, 10 March 2021,weblink live, It partly recycled content from Family Computer Magazine, in addition to new content written by Naoto Yamamoto, who received no royalties for his work. The book sold 630,000 copies in 1985, becoming Japan's best-selling book of the year.WEB, Gifford, Kevin, More on Tokuma's Mario Guide,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140306054631weblink">weblink Magweasel, dead, 2014-03-06, 22 February 2021, May 4, 2011, The book went on to sell 860,000 copies by January 1986,BOOK, Information Bulletin, 1986, Public Information Bureau (Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan), Ministry of Foreign Affairs), 22,weblink The biggest hit so far among the large number of games developed by Nintendo for the Family Computer is âSuper Mario Brothers,â which involves extinguishing the enemy with beam weapons, points being scored for every enemy toppled. Tokuma Shoten publishing company put out a book explaining the special techniques required to gain high scores and bring additional characters onto the screen in this game last October. By the end of January, it had sold 860,000 copies., and again became Japan's best-selling book of 1986, selling a total of {{nowrap|1.3 million}} copies. Nintendo of America later translated it into English as How to win at Super Mario Bros. and published it in North America via the Nintendo Fun Club and early issues of Nintendo Power magazine.On 1989, Tokuma Shoten hired Streamline Pictures to produce the English-language version of the 1986 film (Castle in the Sky|Laputa: Castle in the Sky) directed by Hayao Miyazaki, and its 1992 English dubbing of The Castle of Cagliostro. In 1988, Streamline also dubbed My Neighbor Totoro and Kiki's Delivery Service, both dubbed under the supervision of Gregory Snegoff for Tokuma Shoten, although this collaboration was only used as in-flight films by Japan Airlines who, at the time, licensed them from Tokuma Shoten. The airline showed the movies during their flights between Japan and the United States. In May 1994, the company launched a childrenâs picture and literature book as a 40th anniversary commemoration project.In August 1996, Disney and Tokuma Shoten formed a partnership in which Buena Vista Pictures would be the sole international distributor for Tokuma Shoten's Studio Ghibli animated films. Since then, all three afore-mentioned films by Miyazaki at Studio Ghibli that were previously dubbed by Streamline have been re-dubbed by Disney.NEWS, August Issue News Section:Disney Will Distribute Japanese Animation,weblink 19 July 2011, Animation World Magazine, August 1996, 29 September 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130929163204weblink">weblink live, On June 1, 1997, Tokuma Shoten Publishing consolidated its media operations by merging Studio Ghibli, Tokuma Shoten Intermedia software and Tokuma International under one location.NEWS, Karrfalt, Wayne, Tokuma looks to merge film, media distribution,weblink May 21, 2015, The Hollywood Reporter, May 27, 1997, March 5, 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160305123810weblink">weblink live, In February 1999, the 30th anniversary commemorative prize issue novel, was held at the 19th Japan SF award, with a presentation award ceremony of a short novel labelled as Tokuma literary award. In July 2001, Spirited Away was released. It would go on to break numerous records and became the most successful film during that era in Japanese history, grossing over {{US$|289 million|long=no}} worldwide. In November 2004, Howl's Moving Castle was released. Along with the movie, the original book of the same name was a success. Between 1999 and 2005, Studio Ghibli was a subsidiary brand of Tokuma Shoten, however, that partnership ended in April 2005, when Studio Ghibli was spun off from Tokuma Shoten and was re-established as an independent company with a relocated headquarters.In September 2006, the monthly publication Comic Ryu was launched. In October 2006, Weekly Asahi Performing Arts celebrated its 50th anniversary. In May 2007, the animated TV series Dennou coli was in production, and in May 2011, Rongu Blessingâs Long Blessed Diet (Ryosuke Miki series) produced a cumulative total of 1.16 million views. In January 2012, the monthly publication Volt was launched, and in September 2012, Sweet Girly Artbook Larme launched. In April 2013, the TV drama Tokimeki Deka Tachibana, which was based on Tokuma Comics Sakado by Sadako original, and Torii Tori Drawing was broadcast on TV Tokyo as a series. In June 2013, Tokuma Bunkoâs drama Traffic by Shibata Yoshiki is broadcast on NHK. In May 2014, the company released the movie Wood Job! ~ Original God of Dreams nationwide. God's Honorable Emotional Daily by Miura Shin was also released. In July 2015, the Comic Ryo TV animated series Monster Musume no daily life was broadcast.In January 2017, Tokuma Bunko launched the drama Today is a good day by Maha Harada which was broadcast at WOWOW. In March 2017, Tokuma Shoten became a subsidiary of Culture Convenience Club through an acquisition exchange of shares. In April 2017, Comic Ruyâs original TV animated series, Alice and Kura Six by Tetsuya Imai was broadcast. In July 2017, Tokuma Bunkoâs drama Akira and Akira by Ike Well Jun was broadcast at WOWOW. Comic Ryuâs original TV animated series Centaurâs Trouble by Kei Murayama was broadcast.Magazines
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- Chara
- Chara Selection
- {{nihongo|Famimaga|ãã¡ããªã¼ã³ã³ãã¥ã¼ã¿ãã¬ã¸ã³|Family Computer Magazine}}
- Famimaga 64
- Famimaga Weekly
- Goods Press
- Hyper Hobby
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- Mega Drive Fan
- {{nihongo|Mondai ShÅsetsu|åé¡å°èª¬|}}
- {{nihongo|Monthly Asahi GeinÅ Entame|æåã¢ãµãè¸è½ã¨ã³ã¿ã¡!|Gekkan Asahi GeinÅ Entame!}}
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- {{nihongo|Weekly Asahi GeinÅ|é±åã¢ãµãè¸è½|ShÅ«kan Asahi GeinÅ}}
- {{nihongo|Monthly Comic Zenon|æåã³ããã¯ã¼ãã³|Gekkan Komikku Zenon}} (2010â2020)
Movies
- Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
- Castle in the Sky (1986)
- My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
- Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
- 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)
- The Cat Returns (2002)
- (Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence) (2004)
- Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
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References
{{reflist}}External links
- Tokuma Shoten Publishing Co. Ltd. (TSPCL) {{in lang|ja}}
- weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090831052849weblink">Tokuma Japan Communications - music arm of TSPCL {{in lang|ja}}
- Tri-M {{in lang|ja}}
- List of Tokuma Shoten games at GameFAQs
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