Kobunsha ( Kōbunsha) is a Japanese publishing company. It publishes literature, manga novels, and women's magazines. Company history Kobunsha was established on October 1, 1945, and belongs to the Kodansha group. The company has published Japanese authors such as Tetsuya Honda, Keigo Higashino, Jiro Akagawa, Miyuki Miyabe and Arimasa Osawa and foreign authors such as Arthur C. Clarke, Jean Genet, Malcolm Gladwell, Jon Ronson, J. D. Vance, Hanya Yanagihara and Zhao Ziyang. In 1975, Kobunsha published the women's magazine JJ, known as the earliest established women's magazine for college students in Japan. From 1994 it established the Kobun Foundation and publishing more mystery novels. The Foundation has been awarding a Grand Prize for Best Mystery Novels each year. Kobunsha currently publishes women's magazines such as JJ, Classy and JJ Bis. Books and magazines published by Kobunsha Women's magazines JJ Bis—a version of JJ magazine targeted at women aged between 15 and 19. Classy—a version of JJ magazine targeted at women aged between 24 and 28. Very Story Mart Josei Jishin Men's magazines Gainer Brio Pro Wrestling Album Other magazines Giallo Flash Shousetsu Houseki Magazines no longer published Hoseki Shukan Hoseki VS. Literary book series Chie No Mori Bunko Kappa Novels Kobunsha Bunko (English, "Kobunsha Paperback Library") Kobunsha Koten Shin'yaku Bunko (光文社古典新訳文庫) (English, "Kobunsha New Translations of Classics Library") (2006) Kobunsha Paperbacks Kobunsha Shinsho (English, "Kobunsha New Books [i.e. trade paperback]") Manga Koubunsha Girl Comic Series Koubunsha BL Comic Series Hinotama Game Comic Series Manga anthologies Megane de Suit BL Shouji Shinnyuu Shainsan Irasshai!! Shinsengumi anthology Hana to Ran See also Kodansha References External links Kobunsha Kobunsha Book publishing companies of Japan Magazine publishing companies of Japan Publishing companies established in 1945 Japanese companies established in 1945