Kadokawa Haruki Corporation

Kadokawa Haruki Corporation (株式会社角川春树事务所) is a Japanese company established on September 12, 1995 by Haruki Kadokawa, who serves as its representative director. Headquartered in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, it engages in publishing (paperbacks, literary books, magazines) and multimedia operations. It launched the Haruki Bunko imprint in 1997, created the Kadokawa Haruki Novel Prize in 1999, and has produced films including 'Yamato' (2005). In 2021 it transferred its Popteen business to Popteen Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Four Side.

Kadokawa Haruki Corporation was founded on September 12, 1995 by Haruki Kadokawa, who invested his own funds and became its representative director. Initially, without holding secondary copyrights, it published as a publisher, with Shinchosha and Kadokawa Shoten as distributors. In 1996 it acquired secondary copyrights and became a distributor as well; that year it launched the new magazine 'Popteen' and entered magazine publishing. It subsequently launched 'BLENDA' in 2003 and 'Bijingaho' in 2005. In 1997 it launched the Haruki Bunko imprint, developing various genres including contemporary novels, 280-yen bunko, gourmet bunko, and Nobel SF series. In 1999 it established the Kadokawa Haruki Novel Prize, described as Japan's only literary award for editors. In 2005 it produced the film 'Yamato' which became a major hit, followed by other films such as 'The Summit: A Chronicle of Stones' (2007), 'The Battery' (2007), 'Paco and the Magical Book' (2008), and 'The Chef of South Polar' (2009). In 2011 it relocated its office from Kanda-Nishikicho to its current location in Iidabashi (Iidabashi Culture Hall Building). In 2020 it produced the film 'Fukushima 50' based on the best-selling novel by Ryushi Kadokawa, which sold 4 million copies, as chief director, released nationwide. In 2021 it transferred its Popteen business to Popteen Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Four Side; Popteen magazine is now published by Popteen Inc. and distributed by Kadokawa Haruki Corporation.

• Haruki Bunko

• Popteen

• BLENDA

• Bijingaho

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