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Houbunsha

Kanji name: 芳文社
Foundation date: 1950-07-10
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漫画の殿堂・芳文社 (Japanese)
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New Is the order a rabbit? Anime Green-Lit (Mar 1, 2025)
Laid-Back Camp Anime's Yurukyan△ ~Puzzle Camp~ Smartphone Puzzle Game Launches on July 25 (Jul 22, 2024)
Laid-Back Camp Anime Gets Smartphone Puzzle Game in 2024 (Mar 23, 2024)
Bocchi the Rock! Compilation Project to Be 2 Films in Spring, Summer 2024 (Oct 14, 2023)
Hoshikuzu Telepath Sci-Fi Yuri Anime's 3rd Video Previews SoundOrion's Ending Song (Sep 15, 2023)
Hoshikuzu Telepath Anime's 2nd Promo Video Previews Miku Itō's Opening Song (Aug 27, 2023)
Hoshikuzu Telepath Anime Unveils Teaser, 2 More Cast (Jun 8, 2023)
Bocchi the Rock! Anime Gets Compilation Film Next Spring (May 21, 2023)
The Demon Girl Next Door Manga Returns From Hiatus on May 26 (Apr 28, 2023)
Laid-Back Camp Anime's 1st Smartphone Game Delayed to Spring 2023 (Nov 25, 2022)
Bocchi the Rock! Anime's 1st Video Announces More Staff, October 8 Debut (Sep 14, 2022)
Laid-Back Camp Film's Trailer Previews Original Story of Cast, Now Grown-Up (Jun 1, 2022)
Laid-Back Camp Movie's Teaser Previews Cast, Now Grown-Up (Mar 31, 2022)
RPG Real Estate Anime's 2nd Video Previews Opening Song, Announces More Staff & April 6 Debut (Mar 7, 2022)
Laid-Back Camp Movie Unveils July 1 Opening, Ena's 'Candid Photo' Visual (Mar 3, 2022)
The Demon Girl Next Door Anime Season 2 Unveils More Cast, Staff, Song Info, April 7 Debut (Feb 27, 2022)
Laid-Back Camp Anime Gets 1st Smartphone Game This Year (Feb 3, 2022)
Laid-Back Camp Movie Posts Rin's 'Candid Photo' Visual (Jan 20, 2022)
Laid-Back Camp Movie Posts TV Ad, Nadeshiko 'Candid Photo' Visual (Jan 6, 2022)
Laid-Back Camp Movie Posts Early Summer 2022 Opening, New Teaser Visual (Oct 9, 2021)
The Demon Girl Next Door Anime Season 2 to Premiere in April (Jun 24, 2021)
Laid-Back Camp Anime Gets Console Game With MAGES. (Mar 27, 2021)
RPG Fudōsan 4- Manga About Fantasy Real Estate Agent Gets TV Anime (Feb 26, 2021)
Laid-Back Camp Season 2 Celebrates New Year's With Full Trailer (Dec 23, 2020)
Slow Loop Fishing Manga's TV Anime Confirmed (Dec 23, 2020)
Laid-Back Camp Season 2 to Premiere on January 7 (Nov 29, 2020)
Is the order a rabbit? Anime Season 3 Unveils Classmates' Cast, New Video (Oct 1, 2020)
Laid-Back Camp Season 2 Visual Teases Sakura, Rin Hanging Out (Sep 30, 2020)
Laid-Back Camp TV Anime's 2nd Season Unveils New Visual (Sep 23, 2020)
Dropout Idol Fruit Tart Anime Delayed to October Due to COVID-19 (Jun 10, 2020)
Maaya Uchida, Maki Kawase, Anzu Haruno Cast of Tamayomi Anime (Apr 26, 2020)
Dropout Idol Fruit Tart TV Anime's 1st Video Unveils More Staff, July Premiere (Mar 27, 2020)
Koisuru Asteroid TV Anime's Promo Video Unveils Cast, More Staff, Theme Song Artists (Oct 27, 2019)
Machikado Mazoku Anime's Video Previews Opening, Ending Songs (Jun 27, 2019)
Machikado Mazoku Comedy Anime Reveals 4 More Cast , TV Ad (Jun 21, 2019)
Laid-Back Camp Anime's Heya Kyan Anime Shorts Unveil Staff, January 2020 Premiere (Apr 24, 2019)
Comic Fuz Manga App, Website Launches With New Magia Record Manga (Mar 29, 2019)
Laid-Back Camp Anime Gets Film, New Short Anime (Oct 7, 2018)
'Harukana Receive' Beach Volleyball Anime's 1st Promo Video Lists More Staff (Mar 25, 2018)
School-Live! Released Monday (Jul 23, 2017)
1980s Manga Exhibition at Orbital Store (Jul 17, 2017)
New Game! Anime Season 2 Reveals July Debut, Cast, Staff, Visual (Apr 1, 2017)
New Game! TV Anime's Blu-rays/DVDs to Offer Public Bath OVA (Sep 14, 2016)
Gourmet Girl Graffiti/Happy Cooking Graffiti Manga to End in September (Jul 16, 2016)
Free Anime in Australia: 18/April - 24/April (Apr 18, 2016)
Urara Meirochō Manga About Divining Girls in Training Gets Anime (Mar 14, 2016)
'Engaged to the Unidentified' Team Animates 'New Game' Show at Doga Kobo (Jan 23, 2016)
'New Game!' Manga About Game Studio Gets TV Anime (Oct 26, 2015)
Gakkō Gurashi!/School-Live! Anime's Opening Streamed (Jul 5, 2015)
New Madoka Magica Manga by 1st Manga's Hanokage Debuts (Jun 9, 2015)
Wakaba Girl 4- Comedy Manga by Kinmoza's Hara Gets TV Anime (Mar 17, 2015)
Re-Kan! Horror Comedy Anime's Promo Video Previews Theme Song (Mar 14, 2015)
Jōkamachi no Dandelion TV Anime Slated for Summer (Mar 14, 2015)
More Re-Kan! Cast, Theme Song Artists Announced (Feb 10, 2015)
Kill Me Baby's Kaduho Starts New Manga Next Month (Jan 25, 2015)
Re-Kan! Horror Comedy Anime's Comiket Video Profiles Characters (Dec 28, 2014)
2nd KINMOZA!/Kin-iro Mosaic Season's 3rd Visual Unveiled (Nov 17, 2014)
Crunchyroll Adds Watashi ga Motete Dousunda Manga (Aug 30, 2014)
Rina Satou, Asuka Ōgame, Mikako Komatsu Star in Happy Cooking Graffiti Anime (Aug 9, 2014)
Re-Kan! 4- School Horror Comedy Manga Gets TV Anime (Aug 9, 2014)
Anime Expo to Host Space Dandy Voice Actress Uki Satake (Jun 8, 2014)
2nd KINMOZA!/Kin-iro Mosaic TV Season Reunites Main Staff & Cast (May 19, 2014)
Crunchyroll Adds Is the Order a Rabbit? (Apr 9, 2014)
Is the order a rabbit? Anime's TV Spot Highlights Rize (Apr 9, 2014)
Is the order a rabbit? Anime's TV Spot Highlights Chino (Apr 7, 2014)
Gochūmon wa Usagi Desu ka? Anime's Promo Streamed (Mar 23, 2014)
Sakura Trick Yuri TV Anime's 1st Promo Video Posted (Dec 31, 2013)
Madhouse Studio Makes Hanayamata Schoolgirl Dancing TV Anime (Dec 21, 2013)
Haruka Tomatsu, Yuka Iguchi Star in Yuri TV Anime Sakura Trick (Sep 13, 2013)
D.C.III's Ishikura Directs Sakura Trick Yuri Anime at DEEN (Aug 12, 2013)
Schoolgirl Anime Love Lab's Promo Previews Cast's Opening Song (Jun 23, 2013)
Tachi's Yuri 4- Manga Sakura Trick Gets TV Anime (Jun 13, 2013)
Schoolgirl Comedy Anime Love Lab's 1st TV Ad Aired (May 17, 2013)
Yuyushiki Schoolgirl Anime's ACE Promo Streamed (Mar 30, 2013)
Love Lab TV Anime's Staff, July Premiere, Visual Revealed (Mar 23, 2013)
Hidamari Sketch's Graduation Episode Promo Streamed (Mar 8, 2013)
Hidamari Sketch Gets New Anime of Sae & Hiro's Graduation (Mar 3, 2013)
Yuyushiki Anime's Staff, Designs Unveiled (Dec 9, 2012)
Anime on Demand to Stream Hidamari Sketch x Honeycomb (Sep 28, 2012)
New Madoka Magica Manga Slated for Fall (Aug 11, 2012)
Weekend Wrapup: 6/5 - 12/5 (May 13, 2012)
Madoka Magica Anime Gets Its Own Dedicated Magazine (Apr 23, 2012)
Crying Freeman's Ikegami Makes 3-Part Female Ninja Manga (Apr 20, 2012)
A-Channel + smile Video Anime's Textless Ending Posted (Feb 23, 2012)
Sentai Filmworks Licenses K-ON!! Anime Season 2 (Feb 20, 2012)
A-Channel + smile Video Anime's Textless Opening Posted (Feb 16, 2012)
Gyo, Minori Scramble, Naoko-san Anime's Promos Streamed (Feb 2, 2012)
Acchi Kocchi/Place to Place Comedy Anime's Promo Streamed (Jan 27, 2012)
K-ON! Film Sells 1 Million+ Tickets by 5th Week (Jan 6, 2012)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 26-January 1 (Jan 5, 2012)
Gyo, Minori Scramble, Naoko-san Anime's Ads Streamed (Jan 2, 2012)
Foxy Lady's Tachibana to Launch New Manga (Dec 26, 2011)
Journalist: K-ON! Film Earns 194 Million Yen in 2nd Weekend (Dec 12, 2011)
Acchi Kocchi School Romantic Comedy Manga Gets TV Anime (Dec 7, 2011)
Journalist: K-ON! Film Earns 316 Million Yen in 2 Days (Dec 5, 2011)
TBS Web Staffer for K-ON!: No Current Plans for 3rd Season (Dec 5, 2011)
Please Kill Me Baby/Kill Me Baby! Promo Video Streamed (Dec 2, 2011)
Sentai Filmworks to Dub Dream Eater Merry for Blu-ray (Nov 27, 2011)
GA's Kiyuduki to Resume Shoulder a Coffin, Kuro Manga (Nov 22, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 24-30 (Nov 2, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 10-16 (Oct 19, 2011)
Morita-san wa Mukuchi's Sano Launches Mura Doll Manga (Oct 17, 2011)
Baby, Please Kill Me! Anime's Staff, Premiere Time Revealed (Sep 27, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 12-18 (Sep 21, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 29-September 4 (Sep 7, 2011)
K-ON! Anime Film's Full Trailer Streamed (Sep 5, 2011)
Highschool of the Dead Released Monday on DVD/Blu-Ray (Aug 28, 2011)
Naoko-san, Minori Scramble!, Gyo Anime Releases Slated (Aug 23, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 8-14 (Aug 17, 2011)
Hidamari Sketch/Sunshine Sketch Anime Gets 4th Season (Aug 13, 2011)
Hidamari Sketch/Madoka Magica's Aoki Draws New Manga (Aug 13, 2011)
Gokicha/Cockroach Girls Manga Serialized in Magazine (Jul 28, 2011)
Baby, Please Kill Me! 4- Comedy Manga Gets TV Anime (Jul 26, 2011)
K-ON! Anime Film's 2nd Teaser Trailer Streamed (Jul 4, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 30-June 5 (Jun 8, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 16-22 (May 25, 2011)
2 Viz Manga Nominated for Great Teen Graphic Novels (May 2, 2011)
K-ON! Anime Film's 1st Teaser Trailer Streamed (Apr 29, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 4-10 (Apr 13, 2011)
Hidamari Sketch Gets New Special Edition (Mar 26, 2011)
Japanese Publishers' JManga.com Portal Now in Beta (Mar 25, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 14-20 (Mar 23, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 7-13 (Mar 16, 2011)
Sofuteni, A Channel, Norageki Promos Streamed (Mar 15, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 28-March 6 (Mar 14, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 7-13 (Feb 16, 2011)
Sentai Filmworks Adds Dream Eater Merry Anime (Feb 10, 2011)
K-On! Manga Relaunches in Manga Times Kirara This Spring (Feb 7, 2011)
Steins;Gate, 30-sai, Gosick, Merry Promos Streamed (Dec 29, 2010)
A Channel, Tono to Issho, Zombie, Level E Promos Streamed (Dec 28, 2010)
Yumekui Merry, Tailenders Anime Promo Videos Streamed (Dec 25, 2010)
A Channel 4- School Manga's Anime Confirmed (Oct 26, 2010)
K-ON!! Gets New Side-Story Episode Green-Lit (Oct 14, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 4-10 (Oct 13, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 27-October 3 (Oct 6, 2010)
Mariko Hihara Self-Publishes Boys-Love Novel in U.S. (Oct 2, 2010)
K-ON! Tops Bakemonogatari as #1 TV Anime in BD Sales (Sep 21, 2010)
Minori Scramble! Manga Gets Anime by ufotable (Sep 10, 2010)
Animator: Work Scheduled on Title Called A Channel (Aug 31, 2010)
Colorful, Koe de Oshigoto, Yumekui Merry Promos Streamed (Aug 18, 2010)
Hidamari Sketch's 3rd Special Edition Dated for October (Aug 7, 2010)
K-On! Manga's Last Installment Listed for September (Aug 7, 2010)
K-On!! T-Shirts, Tie-In Goods Bring in 1.8 Billion Yen (Aug 5, 2010)
Bandai Ent. Adds My-Otome 0~S.ifr~, Sora Kake Girl (Jul 31, 2010)
Yumekui Merry Action Fantasy Manga Gets TV Anime (Jul 22, 2010)
Bandai Entertainment Adds K-On! TV Anime Series (Jul 1, 2010)
U.S., Japanese Publishers Unite Against Manga Scan Sites (Jun 8, 2010)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 1st Half of 2010 (Jun 2, 2010)
K-On!! Puts 1st Anime Band at #1 on Weekly Singles Chart (May 3, 2010)
Osaka Lists 8 Boys-Love Mags Designated as 'Harmful' (Apr 28, 2010)
Yen Press Adds Haruhi-Chan, K-On! Manga, Bungaku Shoujo (Feb 3, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 21-27 (Dec 30, 2009)
K-On! Anime's 2nd Season Officially Announced (Dec 30, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 14-20 (Dec 23, 2009)
Comic Gear Mag Stops Publication in January (Dec 22, 2009)
Sentai Adds Hidamari Sketch, Glass Mask, Neo Angelique Abyss (Oct 29, 2009)
Hatsune Miku Virtual Idol, K-On! Head to Singapore (Oct 13, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 24-30 (Sep 3, 2009)
3 K-On! Image CDs Debut on Same Day, Rank in Top 10 (Aug 31, 2009)
GA: Geijutsuka Art Design Class OVA DVD Listed (Aug 10, 2009)
K-On! Album to Feature New Manga Strips, Sheet Music (Aug 3, 2009)
K-ON! Extra Episode Green-Lit for 7th BD/DVD Volume (Jul 21, 2009)
Juné Manga, 801 Media Lists New Boys-Love Manga, Dates (Jul 13, 2009)
K-On! Gets Non-4- Flashback Manga Special (Jun 24, 2009)
Doujin Work's Hiroyuki to Oversee New Comic Gear Mag (Jun 11, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 11-17 (May 20, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 4-10 (May 13, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 27-May 3 (May 6, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 7-13 (Apr 15, 2009)
New Hidamari Sketch Special Reportedly Announced (Apr 5, 2009)
K-ON!! Anime Promo Video Streamed (Feb 17, 2009)
Kanamemo Four- Manga Gets Anime Green-Lit (Jan 17, 2009)
Houbunsha to Launch Tsubomi Yuri Manga Anthology (Jan 5, 2009)
K-ON! Four- School Comedy Manga to Get Anime (Dec 6, 2008)
GA: Geijutsuka Art Design Class Anime Reportedly Leaked (Update 2) (Dec 3, 2008)
Amazon Lists New Manga from Aurora, Udon, Yen Press (Nov 13, 2008)
Manga Mag Artist Keizo Tsukamoto Earns Guinness Record (Aug 20, 2008)
Hiroyuki to End Doujin Work Manga in Japan in February (Jan 12, 2008)
Hidamari Sketch x 365 Sequel's Promo Video Streamed (Dec 11, 2007)
Hidamari Sketch's Second Season Announced (Nov 18, 2007)
Blu, Boysenberry, Deux, DMP, Yen Announce Boys-Love Titles (Oct 29, 2007)
Tori Koro Printing Error (Sep 27, 2005)
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