Kobunsha

Kobunsha (株式会社光文社) is a publisher headquartered in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, founded on October 1, 1945. Its official company information lists capital of 18 million yen and 278 employees as of December 1, 2024, with affiliated companies Kobunsha Creative and the Kobun Bunka Foundation. Its stated purpose is "Your Passion, Our Inspiration" (明日のあなたへ、ときめきを), and its business areas are presented as monthly magazines, weekly magazines, books, comics, digital media, e-commerce, events and brand business, and IP and rights.

Kobunsha was founded on October 1, 1945, according to its official company information. The company's corporate logo page states that the logo's symbol was created by unraveling the thoughts of the predecessors from the time of Kobunsha's founding together with the thoughts of employees working in the present era, and that the light of Kobunsha is "hikari" (light) while the "bun" is "culture." The company's purpose page states that in books, it gained support by making books such as Kappa Books — which until then only intellectuals could read — into mass-market books with an emphasis on comprehensibility.

Its stated vision is to be a publisher that creates brand × IP across borders and platforms, and its stated mission is to create "stories" that stimulate the heart and deliver them in the best form to each individual.

• Monthly magazines

• Weekly magazines

• Books

• Comics

• Digital media

• E-commerce

• Events and brand business

• IP and rights

1. 1光文社kobunsha.com
2. 2ロゴについて | 光文社kobunsha.com
3. 3会社案内 | 光文社kobunsha.com
4. 4企業理念 | 光文社kobunsha.com