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Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC

Logo: Kodansha, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

American subsidiary of Japanese publisher

Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC is a publishing company based in New York, US, and a subsidiary of Japan's largest publishing company Kodansha. Established July 1st 2008, Kodansha USA publishes books relating to Japan, Japanese culture, and manga, the latter under their Kodansha Manga imprint (formerly Kodansha Comics).2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jul 1, 2008Founded1

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Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC is a publishing company based in New York, US, and a subsidiary of Japan's largest publishing company Kodansha. Established July 1st 2008, Kodansha USA publishes books relating to Japan, Japanese culture, and manga, the latter under their Kodansha Manga imprint (formerly Kodansha Comics).2

Corporate structure

Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC 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
    • Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC New York City
      • Vertical Subsidiary
      • Kodansha Books Subsidiary · United States
      • Kodansha USA web store Owned · New York City, United States
    • Ichijinsha Subsidiary · Tokyo
      • REX Comics Subsidiary
      • 4-Koma Kings Palette Comics Subsidiary · Japan
      • ID Comics Subsidiary · Japan
      • Yuri Hime Comics Subsidiary · Japan
    • King Record Co. Ltd. Subsidiary · Otowa, Japan
    • Kobunsha Subsidiary · Tokyo
    • Kodansha Comics Subsidiary
    • Kodansha Comics Friend Subsidiary
    • 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

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 Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC 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)

  • Kodansha USA web store

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

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Subsidiaries

  • Kodansha Books
  • Kodansha Comics
  • Kodansha USA Publishing
  • Vertical

Also owns

  • Kodansha USA web store

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Del Rey Manga1

Timeline

  1. Jul 1, 2008Founded Founded1

Sources

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