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Shosen

Logo: shosen.co.jp3

Shosen is a Japanese bookstore chain based in Jinbōchō, founded in 1950, part of Animate.1

株式会社書泉（しょせん、英: SHOSEN）は、東京千代田区の神田神保町と秋葉原で店舗を有する小売書店。株式会社アニメイトの子会社。神保町の「書泉グランデ」は、三省堂書店本店や東京堂書店とならぶ、神田の街を代表する大型書店の一つである。2 From the Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Sep 1, 1950Founded1

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Corporate structure

Shosen is part of a group headed by Animate. 4 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Animate Higashi-Ikebukuro
    • Shosen Jinbōchō, Japan
    • Frontier Works Subsidiary · Yayoichō
      • Knox Novels Subsidiary · 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

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Jun 2011Acquired Acquired by Animate1
  2. Sep 1, 1950Founded Founded1

Sources

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