{{Short description|Japanese publishing company}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox company | name = Wani Books Co., Ltd. | native_name = 株式会社ワニブックス | native_name_lang = ja | romanized_name = Kabushiki gaisha Wani Bukkusu | logo = | image = 250px | image_caption = headquarters in Shibuya, Tokyo | type = Kabushiki gaisha | founded = November 1979 | founder = Junzō Iwase | hq_location = Ebisu | hq_location_city = Shibuya, Tokyo | hq_location_country = Japan | key_people = | revenue = | industry = Books, magazines, manga | parent = Kodansha | subsid = | website = {{URL|www.wani.co.jp/}} }} {{Nihongo|'''Wani Books Co., Ltd.'''|ワニブックス株式会社|Wani Bukkusu Kabushiki Gaisha}} is a Japanese publishing company focused on manga-related publication, including magazines and books. The company was established in November 1979.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wani.co.jp/company.php|script-title=ja:会社概要|publisher=Wani Books official website|language=ja|access-date=2015-06-04}}</ref> It publishes a manga magazine called ''Comic Gum''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://comipedia.com/publisher/wani-books|title = About ComiPedia – A Brief History | ComiPedia}}</ref>
In March 2007, Yoshimoto Books Co., Ltd. was established in collaboration with Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., Ltd., and Comic Yoshimoto was launched.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-01-05 |title=原作は落語家・芸人のマンガ雑誌を創刊 |url=https://www.j-cast.com/2007/01/05004727.html |accessdate=2017-06-07 |publisher=J-CASTニュース}}</ref> In 2009, Wani Plus Co., Ltd. was established as an affiliate company.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-08-03 |title=ワニブックス、別会社設立で新書創刊へ |url=http://www.shinbunka.co.jp/news2009/08/090803-02.htm |accessdate=2017-06-07 |publisher=新文化通信社}}</ref>
In 2024, the company became a wholly owned subsidiary of Kodansha.<ref>{{cite web|last=Tai|first=Anita|title=Kodansha Acquires Wani Books|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-05-26/kodansha-acquires-wani-books/.211172|website=Anime News Network|access-date=May 26, 2024|date=May 26, 2024}}</ref>
==Magazines published== {{Nihongo|''Wink Up''|ウインク アップ|uinku appu}} is an idol magazine published since July 1988.
{{Nihongo|''UP to boy''|アップトゥボーイ|apputubōi}}, abbreviated as UTB, is a bimonthly idol magazine published since 1986.
{{Nihongo|COOLTRANS|クール・トランス|kūru toreansu}} was a street fashion magazine published from 1995 to 2013 <ref>{{Cite web |title=Cool Trans (Japan) |url=https://cool-trans.magazinesubscriberservices.com/cool-trans-magazine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260127190523/https://cool-trans.magazinesubscriberservices.com/cool-trans-magazine |archive-date=2026-01-27 |access-date=2026-01-27 |website=cool-trans.magazinesubscriberservices.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-06-10 |title=メンズファッション誌「クール・トランス」休刊 18年の歴史に幕 |url=https://www.fashionsnap.com/article/2013-06-10/cooltrans-stop/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508134711/https://www.fashionsnap.com/article/2013-06-10/cooltrans-stop/ |archive-date=2021-05-08 |access-date=2026-01-27 |work=FASHIONSNAP.COM [ファッションスナップ・ドットコム] |language=ja-JP}}</ref>
{{Nihongo|+act|プラスアクト|Purasu Akuto}} is a bimonthly magazine since 2004 featuring high-quality photography and in-depth features, often highlighting figures from film, television, and music. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Plus Act |url=https://plus-act.magazinesubscriberservices.com/plus-act-magazine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260127194318/https://plus-act.magazinesubscriberservices.com/plus-act-magazine |archive-date=2026-01-27 |access-date=2026-01-27 |website=plus-act.magazinesubscriberservices.com |language=en}}</ref>
{{Nihongo|''Comic Gum''|コミックガム}} is a monthly ''seinen'' manga magazine started in 1996. {{Main|Comic Gum}} ==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.wani.co.jp/ Wani Books official website] {{in lang|ja}} *[http://www.wani.co.jp/winkup/ ''Wink Up'' website] {{in lang|ja}} {{Authority control}}
Category:Book publishing companies in Tokyo Category:Magazine publishing companies in Tokyo Category:Distribution companies based in Tokyo Category:Manga distributors Category:Publishing companies established in 1979 Category:Japanese companies established in 1979 Category:Kodansha Category:Comic book publishing companies in Tokyo Category:2024 mergers and acquisitions
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