Ohzora Publishing

Ohzora Publishing, Inc.
株式会社宙出版
Company typeKabushiki gaisha
FoundedJanuary 10, 1990
Headquarters
Tokyo
,
Japan
Key people
Nobuo Kitawaki (President)
Revenue35 billion yen[1]
35,000,000 yen Edit this on Wikidata
Number of employees
67[1]
SubsidiariesAurora Publishing

Ohzora Publishing, Inc. (宙出版), also known as Ohzora Shuppan[2] is a josei manga publisher in Japan,[3] founded in 1990. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, it publishes Japanese manga, manga magazines and comic anthologies. The company is headed by Nobuo Kitawaki (北脇信夫).[1] Kitawaki also ran affiliated American company Aurora Publishing, established in 2006 before it closed in 2010.[4][5][6] Aurora Publishing was the U.S. subsidiary of Ohzora.[7][8]

  1. ^ a b c 宙（おおぞら）出版｜会社概要 (in Japanese). Ohzora Publishing. Archived from the original on June 15, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
  2. ^ Aoki, Deb. "Aurora Publishing Publisher Profile". About.com. Archived from the original on May 6, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
  3. ^ "Manga Publishers' Official Web Sites". About.com. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
  4. ^ Yadao, Jason S. (January 27, 2008). "2 publishers join in manga mania". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved January 10, 2009.
  5. ^ "Company Profile". Aurora Publishing. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
  6. ^ "NetComics to Remove Aurora Manga on April 14".
  7. ^ "Major Shojo Publisher Launching in June". ICv2. April 2, 2007. Retrieved January 10, 2009.
  8. ^ "Flipped Interviews Aurora's Michael Perry". ComiPress. April 10, 2008. Retrieved April 28, 2010.