Turnover: 1.54 billion EUR (2021)
Country: Japan
Shûeisha is the world's leading manga publisher. Founded in 1925 and independent the following year, the company has established itself as a key player in Japan, where it publishes the well-known Weekly Shônen Jump on a weekly basis, featuring chapters from the most popular mangas. The group co-owns rights to 7 of the 10 best-selling best-selling works in Japan. It also co-owns the copyrights to manga such as One Piece and Dragon Ball, earning income both from the weeklies it publishes and from the sale of licenses to foreign distributors in over 35 countries. Its activities also include the production of anime and derivative products, and it is one of the companies actively fighting against the illegal distribution of mangaka works.
Among the major works published by the company are :
- One Piece, the world's best-selling manga, with 8.1 copies sold in 2018 in Japan alone.
- My Hero Academia, second in terms of sales after One Piece, with 6.7 million tomes sold during 2018.
Studies mentioning this company
The manga market - France
Other companies mentioned:
- Shûeisha
- Pika Édition
- Kana Editions (Dargaud Media Participations)
- Kurokawa Univers Poche (Editis)
- Kazé Crunchyroll
- Ototo Euphor
- Delcourt Groupe - Soleil Manga
- Nobi Nobi Pika Editions
- KiOon
- Komikku Éditions
- Delsol Diffusion
- Interforum (Editis Groupe)
- Scantrad
- Jaimini’s Box
- Media Participations
- Bamboo Edition
- Mangas.io
- Sony Music Entertainment France
- Shin Sekai
The manga market - Italy
Other companies mentioned:
- Shûeisha
- Panini Comics
- Star Comics
- RW Edizioni
- Flashbook Edizioni
- J-POP
- Kappalab