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Hobby Japan

Logo: HobbyJAPAN Co., Ltd. (ホビージャパン), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Game publisher

Hobby Japan Co., Ltd. (株式会社ホビージャパン, Kabushiki gaisha Hobī Japan) is a Japanese publishing company known for publishing and releasing books, magazines, light novels, games, and collectibles. Founded in 1969, the company owns and distributes such publications as the eponymous Hobby Japan EX magazine, as well as Uchusen. The company has also released a number of role-playing and tabletop games, action figures related to anime and manga franchises, as well as diecast cars and related models.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1969Founded1

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Hobby Japan Co., Ltd. (株式会社ホビージャパン, Kabushiki gaisha Hobī Japan) is a Japanese publishing company known for publishing and releasing books, magazines, light novels, games, and collectibles. Founded in 1969, the company owns and distributes such publications as the eponymous Hobby Japan EX magazine, as well as Uchusen. The company has also released a number of role-playing and tabletop games, action figures related to anime and manga franchises, as well as diecast cars and related models.2

Corporate structure

Hobby Japan sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Hobby Japan Yoyogi
    • HJ Comics Subsidiary
    • HJ Bunko Owned · Japan
    • HJ Bunko G Owned · Japan
    • HJ Novels Owned · Japan

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Hobby Japan reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

Products and brands

  • manga

Listed on Wikidata.1

Role-playing games

Dungeons & Dragons 3rd, 3.5 and 4th edition (translated)

Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 2nd edition (translated)

Ring Master I: The Shadow of Filias - Filias Nogisu no Anun (X68000, 1989)

Ring Master II: Forget You Not, Evermore - Eien Naru Omoi (X68000, 1990)

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Diecasts

Honda Civic EG6 SiR-II

Honda Civic (FK7)

Honda Civic (FL5)

Honda Civic Type-R (EK9, FD2R, FK8R, and FL5R)

Honda StepWGN (2022)

Honda Vezel e:HEV

Honda Fit (GR)

Honda Freed

Honda S2000 (AP2)

Honda NSX (NA1 & NA2 series)

Honda N-Box (2024)

Lexus IS200/Toyota Altezza (first generation)

Lexus GS430/Toyota Aristo (second generation)

Lexus LM300h

Lexus LM500h

Lexus LX600

Mazda RX-7

Mazda Eunos Roadster

Mitsubishi GTO

Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution (VI, VII, IX, and X)

Subaru Levorg (first & second generations)

Subaru BRZ

Subaru Impreza WRX STI (GC & GD)

Suzuki Alto Works

Toyota Alphard (third & fourth generation)

Toyota Vellfire (third & fourth generation)

Toyota Probox

Toyota Century

Toyota Crown RS

Toyota Land Cruiser 60

Toyota Land Cruiser 250

Toyota Land Cruiser 300

Toyota GR86

Toyota GR Corolla

Toyota GR Yaris

Toyota Sprinter Trueno

Toyota Soarer

Game books

Queen's Blade

Fighting Fantasy (translated)

Anime

Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero

Demon King Daimao

Hell Girl

Hyakka Ryōran Samurai Girls

Invaders of the Rokujyōma!?

Infinite Dendrogram

Queen's Blade

Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles

Seven Mortal Sins

The Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Einherjar

Light novels

HJ Bunko

HJ Novels

Other

Bikini Warriors

From Wikipedia’s article on Hobby Japan, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1969Founded Founded1

Sources

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