Sakura Press was a Russian licensor and publisher of manga with headquarters in Moscow. The company was established in 2003. It was headed by general director Sergei Kharlamov.[1] According to their official website, it was the first Russian company who started to publish manga (Ranma ½).[2] The first two volumes of Ranma ½ were released in April 2005.[3] Sakura Press reversed the pages (so called "flopping") in all releases,[2] for which it was criticized by fandom.[4] It stopped publishing manga and updating their site in 2011 and became officially defunct in 2016.[5]