Private company
King Record Co. Ltd.
Logo: King Records, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons2
King Record Co. Ltd. is a Japanese record company based in Otowa, founded in 1951.1 It is part of Kodansha.1
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
Nov 1951Founded1
- Industryphonographic industry, video game industry1
- HeadquartersOtowa, Japan1
- Websitewww.kingrecords.co.jp
- Legal formkabushiki gaisha1
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Corporate structure
King Record Co. Ltd. is part of a group headed by Kodansha. 17 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Kodansha Otowa
- King Record Co. Ltd. Otowa, Japan
- King Records Dai-san Creative Honbu Subsidiary
- Seven Seas Music Co.,Ltd Subsidiary
- Ichijinsha Subsidiary · Tokyo
- REX Comics Subsidiary
- 4-Koma Kings Palette Comics Subsidiary · Japan
- ID Comics Subsidiary · Japan
- Yuri Hime Comics Subsidiary · Japan
- Kobunsha Subsidiary · Tokyo
- Kodansha Comics Subsidiary
- Kodansha Comics Friend Subsidiary
- Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC Subsidiary · New York City
- Vertical Subsidiary
- Kodansha Books Subsidiary · United States
- Young Magazine KC Subsidiary
- King Records Subsidiary · Japan
- Afternoon KC Owned · Japan
- Aoitori Bunko Owned · Japan
- Aria Comics Owned · Japan
- Evening KC Owned · Japan
- Getsumaga Kichi Owned · Japan
- K Ranobe Books Owned · Japan
- KC Deluxe Owned · Japan
- KC Dessert Owned · Japan
- Kodansha Box Owned · Japan
- Kodansha Bunko Owned · Japan
- Kodansha Character Bunko Owned · Japan
- Kodansha Comics Kiss Owned · Japan
- Kodansha Comics Nakayoshi Owned · Japan
- Kodansha Novels Owned · Japan
- Kodansha Ranobe Bunko Owned · Japan
- Kodansha X Bunko Owned · Japan
- Kodansha X Bunko Teens Heart Owned · Japan
- and 10 more
- King Record Co. Ltd. Otowa, 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.
Subsidiaries and ownership
Parent company
Owners
Subsidiaries
Divisions
- EVIL LINE RECORDS
- King Amusement Creative
- King Records
- Nexus
- Paddle Wheel
- Seven Seas
- Starchild
From Wikidata.1
Timeline
- Nov 1951Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.kingrecords.co.jp1
- X (Twitter)x.com/kingrecords_en1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/615589240787211
- Instagramwww.instagram.com/_king_records1
- YouTubewww.youtube.com/channel/UC6KEU5-KSTszEOOnAl8ZwPQ1
- WikidataQ58899971
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataKing Record Co. Ltd. on Wikidata
- 2Wikimedia CommonsKing Record Co. Ltd. logo by King Records, Public domain
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