Cosmic Publishing

Cosmic Publishing (株式会社コスミック出版) is a Japanese publishing house headquartered in Shimouma, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo. The company was established on 16 April 1975 and was renamed from Cosmic International Co., Ltd. to its present name in 2006. It is a private company with stated capital of 28,000,000 yen and around 100 employees, led by representative director Tomohiro Sugihara. Its main office is in Tokyo, with a distribution center in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture. The publisher is best known for a large stable of puzzle magazines — crossword, sudoku (nanpure), number crossword (nankuro), kanji and word-search titles — many of which are published on fixed monthly or bimonthly schedules. Beyond puzzles, it publishes hobby and entertainment magazines covering fishing, sports, and celebrity/entertainment topics, as well as the Korean-wave magazine 韓流旋風 and the adult fiction magazine 新鮮小説. Its book imprints include Cosmic Bunko, Cosmic Jidai Bunko, Cosmic Bunko α, Cecil Bunko (boys' love), and Hagane Bunko (light novels, launched May 2024). It also issues comics under labels such as Spicy Whip Comics and Kyun! Comics, and mook titles such as VOICE+. In addition to print magazines and books, Cosmic Publishing sells DVDs, particularly of classic films it judges to be in the public domain (the so-called 1953 problem), and it has an affiliated company, Denpasha, which publishes the magazine ラジコン技術 (Radio Control Technology). The company continues to release new titles across its puzzle, fiction, and hobby lines, as shown by its regularly updated new-release and publication-schedule announcements.

Cosmic Publishing was established on 16 April 1975. It was originally known as Cosmic International Co., Ltd. (株式会社コスミックインターナショナル) and changed its corporate name to Cosmic Publishing Co., Ltd. (株式会社コスミック出版) in 2006. The company is headquartered in Shimouma, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, and operates a distribution center in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture. It is a private company with stated capital of 28,000,000 yen and approximately 100 employees, and its representative director is Tomohiro Sugihara. Over the decades, Cosmic Publishing built its business around mass-market periodicals, especially puzzle magazines. Its catalog includes long-running crossword, sudoku, number crossword, and kanji puzzle titles published on monthly, bimonthly, or quarterly schedules. It also publishes hobby and entertainment magazines in areas such as fishing, sports, and celebrity culture, as well as the Korean-wave magazine 韓流旋風 and the adult fiction magazine 新鮮小説. In book publishing, the company operates several paperback imprints: Cosmic Bunko, Cosmic Jidai Bunko, Cosmic Bunko α, Cecil Bunko (a boys' love label), and Hagane Bunko (a light novel label launched in May 2024). It also publishes comics under labels including Spicy Whip Comics and Kyun! Comics, and mook titles such as VOICE+ (originally VOICE Channel). Past publications include the magazine YOUNG キュン! and book labels such as JUICY NOVEL, Banana Comics, Cosmo Novels, Cosmic Romance, Cosmic Roman Bunko, Cosmic Mystery Bunko, and Cosmic Chie no Mi Bunko. Beyond print, Cosmic Publishing sells DVDs, focusing on classic films it judges to be in the public domain (the so-called 1953 problem). It has an affiliated company, Denpasha, which publishes the magazine ラジコン技術 (Radio Control Technology). The company continues to announce new releases and publication schedules through its official website, covering puzzle magazines, fiction, and hobby titles.

• Company established (as Cosmic International Co., Ltd.)

• Renamed to Cosmic Publishing Co., Ltd.

• Hagane Bunko light novel label launched

Mass-market publisher of puzzle magazines, hobby/entertainment periodicals, and genre paperback fiction, with a sideline in public-domain classic film DVDs.

• Puzzle magazines

  Crossword, sudoku, nankuro, kanji and word-search titles published on fixed schedules.

• Hobby and entertainment magazines

  Magazines covering fishing, sports, celebrity/entertainment, and Korean wave.

• Paperback fiction imprints

  Cosmic Bunko, Cosmic Jidai Bunko, Cosmic Bunko α, Cecil Bunko (BL), Hagane Bunko (light novels).

• Comics

  Published under labels such as Spicy Whip Comics and Kyun! Comics.

• Mook titles

  Includes VOICE+ (originally VOICE Channel).

• Public-domain classic film DVDs

  DVDs of classic films judged to be in the public domain.

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2. 2会社情報 - コスミック出版cosmicpub.com
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