Shodensha

Shodensha
Company typeDivision
FoundedNovember 1970; 54 years ago (1970-11)
HeadquartersJapan
Number of locations
〒101-8701
Tokyo-to, Chiyoda-ku
Jinbōchō 3-6-5
Key people
Kazuyoshi Takeuchi (president)
ProductsNon-fiction, magazines, manga, fashion books and magazines, lifestyle
ParentHitotsubashi Group
Websitewww.shodensha.co.jp

Shodensha (Japanese: 株式会社祥伝社, Hepburn: Kabushiki kaisha Shōdensha) is a Japanese publisher of mostly non-fiction magazines and books, though it has recently begun publishing light novels and manga, including magazines which contain both. Shodensha publishes magazines such as Feel Young (a josei all-manga magazine), Zipper (a fashion magazine aimed at high school and college girls and women, known for including sone manga), and Nina's (a fashion and lifestyle magazine aimed at younger housewives).

Shodensha is a member of the keiretsu Hitotsubashi Group of publishing companies.