CATDOLL: A big shock to the Japanese comics industry: Kodansha officially acquires Ichijinsha

Today (October 14), Kodansha, one of the giants in the Japanese comics publishing industry, officially announced that it has acquired all the shares of another comics publisher, Ichijinsha, and Ichijinsha will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kodansha. Currently, Ichijinsha's well-known comic magazines include "Comic Yurihime" and "Monthly Comic Rex". In the official statement, Kodansha said that the two companies will work together in the future to give full play to their respective comics content advantages and enhance the vitality of the comics market.

In fact, judging from the current situation, Kodansha's acquisition of Ichijinsha can be regarded as making up for the lack of its own comic types. Kodansha has many boys' and youth comics, while Ichijinsha is good at light yuri comics. There is no harm in developing through multiple channels.