Core Magazine Co. Ltd. (株式会社コアマガジン) is a Japanese publishing company focused on adult material, such as adult magazines and hentai manga. It also publishes yaoi titles, such as Kirepapa.[3] The company was established in 1985 as Shōnen Shuppansha (株式会社少年出版社) by Byakuya Shobo [ja].
Core Magazine owns a bookstore chain "Core Books" (コアブックス).[4]
In July 2002, a special issue of Bubka magazine featured unauthorized childhood photos of several female idols, including Norika Fujiwara, Kyoko Fukada, and Natsumi Abe. A suit was started against Core Magazine for privacy violation.[5]
In 2009, it was the top ero-manga publisher in Japan, with 76 titles, beating Akane Shinsha, which only had 65.[6]
In July 2013, the head editor, Akira Ota, and the two staff members were arrested for having their manga shown partially uncensored.[7][8] They pled guilty in December 2013 and apologized for their irresponsibility.[9]
In September 2017, Komiflo announced in collaboration with Core Magazine that its titles would be available for streaming.[10] Starting with Hotmilk, this expanded to include MegaStore in 2018.
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