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Asahi Sonorama

January 08, 2023

Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. (株式会社朝日新聞出版, Kabushiki gaisha Asahi Shinbun Shuppan) is the publishing arm of The Asahi Shimbun Company, publishing books, magazines, and manga. It replaced Asahi Sonorama (朝日ソノラマ)[a] on 1 April 2008 just after it went bankrupt.

Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc.
Parent companyThe Asahi Shimbun Company
Statusactive
PredecessorAsahi Sonorama
Founded1 April 2008; 14 years ago (2008-04-01)
Headquarters locationTsukiji, Chuo, Tokyo, Japan
Fiction genresvarious
No. of employees211
Official websitepublications.asahi.com
Asahi Sonorama
Parent companyThe Asahi Shimbun Company
Founded9 September 1959; 63 years ago (1959-09-09)
SuccessorAsahi Shimbun Publications
Headquarters location6-11-7 Orikomi Building, Ginza, Chūō-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Key peopleTakashi Iida (President)
Official websitepublications.asahi.com

History

Asahi Sonorama was created as a division of Asahi Shimbunsha on September 9, 1959, under the name "Asahi Sonopress".[1] It was initially established to record interviews, news, crime scene investigations, and articles on a variety of topics, and then release them on tape and sonosheets in the audio recording magazine Asahi Sonorama[1][2] (from whence the company got its name). While doing this, the company also began publishing other magazines, manga collections, and novels.

Even though the sound quality of sonosheets was lower than that of vinyl records, the sonosheets were flexible and could last a long time. Asahi Sonorama found a market among those who could not afford the high price of LP records and was therefore able to enter the record market and compete with record companies and publishers.

After a time, however, the magazine and the sonosheet started having different content, and sale started dropping, so the magazine began changing its area of specialty toward having more child-oriented music and content. As anime, manga, tokusatsu, TV dramas, and the like became more popular, the magazine became more of a digest or anthology of stories, theme songs, and pictures from these series. Because of this, people began purchasing the magazine as a gift for children and sales began to be brisk again. However, the various record companies and publishers began taking advantage of this popularity by publishing their own magazines and sonosheets.

In the 1960s, due to the huge rise in the number of television shows targeting children, there was also a huge rise in the amount of material to choose from for inclusion in Asahi Sonorama. Since all of them were drawing from the same sources, the Asahi Sonorama and its rivals would often release sonosheets and vinyl records at the same time. Asahi Sonorama (the company) began to move into the vinyl record market at this time. In 1966, the company's name was changed from "Asahi Sonopress" to "Asahi Sonorama".

Due to the flooding of the market with similar goods, many companies began going under in the 1970s because they couldn't maintain their production levels and still make a profit. Asahi Sonorama was able to improve their manufacturing technique for the sonosheets to the point where they could attach paper labels to them, calling them "punch sheets" instead of "sonosheets". They also improved the sound quality, allowing them to release anime and tokusatsu picture books with the included punch sheet in stereo instead of mono sound. In 1975, Asahi Sonorama established its "Sonorama Bunko" imprint, and in September that same year began publication of the magazine Manga Shōnen.

Unfortunately, the market for picture books with included records disappeared quickly in the 1980s, so they refocused their attention on the regular publishing business.

Between June 21, 2007, and September 30 of the same year, Asahi Sonorama went through bankruptcy liquidation proceedings.[1][2] The trademarks for "Sonosheet" and "Asahi Sonorama" were passed to their parent company, Asahi Shimbunsha (publisher of the Asahi Shimbun), and publication rights were handled by the publication division of that company.[1][2] On April 1, 2008, Asahi Shimbunsha spun off its publication division into a subsidiary company, Asahi Shimbun Publications, and Asahi Sonorama is now considered a division of that company.

Publications

  • ChakiChaki (チャキチャキ), a monthly manga magazine
  • Duo (デュオ), a monthly manga magazine
  • Fantasutikku Corekushon (ファンタスティックコレクション, Fantastic Collection) referred to as Fantasutikku TV Corekushon (ファンタスティックTVコレクション, Fantastic TV Collection) through issue three.
  • GOOD★COME (グッカム), a celebrity magazine focusing on young male actors. Beginning with volume 2, the magazine was published by Shufunotomo (主婦の友社, Shufu no Tomo sha). Beginning with volume 5, Tokyo News Service (東京ニュース通信社, Tōkyō Nyūsu Tsuūshin sha) became the sales agency for the magazine.
  • Harowin (ハロウィン, Halloween), a monthly manga magazine
  • Hīrō vijon (ヒーローヴィジョン, Hero Vision) , a tokusatsu media coverage magazine
  • Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi (ほんとにあった怖い話, Scary stories that really happened), a horror story and manga magazine
  • Honto ni Atta Waratchau Hanashi (ほんとにあった笑っちゃう話, Funny stories that really happened), a formerly published humor story and manga magazine which ceased publication in 2008
  • Kikan Kamera Rebyū (季刊カメラレビュー, Quarterly Camera Review)
  • Kurashikku Kamera Senka (クラシックカメラ専科, Classic Camera Specialty), a photography magazine
  • Manga Shōnen (マンガ少年), a monthly shōnen manga magazine
  • Monthly Halloween, a monthly horror manga magazine
  • Nemuki (ネムキ), a "weird tales" josei manga magazine, originally titled Nemurenu Yoru no Kimyō na Hanashi (眠れぬ夜の奇妙な話, Strange stories of sleepless nights)
    • Mugenkan (夢幻館, Specter Mansion), a special quarterly issue of Nemuki
  • Shishiō (獅子王, Lion King), a science fiction and fantasy novel magazine. There were 74 issues from early Summer 1985 through May 1992.
    • Gurifon (グリフォン, Griffon), a quarterly science fiction and fantasy novel magazine. As the continuation of Shishiō, there were seven issues from November 1992 through May 1994. It published novels by authors such as Shinji Kajio, Yūichi Sasamoto, and Hideyuki Kikuchi, and manga by artists such as Yoshitō Asari and Yukinobu Hoshino (2001 Nights). In the 1994 Spring issue, the publishers included a message stating that the magazine would be ceasing publication within the year, and there haven't been any issues since then. It is assumed the magazine has ceased publication.
  • Uchūsen (宇宙船, Spaceship), a science fiction special effects magazine which ceased publication with the July 2005 issue. Hobby Japan acquired the rights to the publication in 2007, and the magazine began publication again in 2008.

Sources:[1][2]

Imprints

Novels

  • Asahi Sonorama

Manga

  • Halloween Comics
  • Halloween Shōjo Comic Kan
  • Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi Comics
  • Izumi Takemoto dashinaoshi
  • Nemurenu Yoru no Kimyō na Hanashi Comics
  • Sonorama Comic Bunko
  • Sun Comics
  • Sun Wide Comics

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Publishing Company Asahi Sonorama to Go Out of Business". Anime News Network. 2007-06-22. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
  2. ^ a b c d . Comi Press. 2007-06-22. Archived from the original on 11 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-01.

Notes

  1. ^ "Sonorama" is a coined word combining sonus, the Latin word for "sound", and horama, the Greek word for "sight". The name was acquired through the purchase of the trademark for sonosheets

External links

  • Official site

January 08, 2023
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Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc 株式会社朝日新聞出版 Kabushiki gaisha Asahi Shinbun Shuppan is the publishing arm of The Asahi Shimbun Company publishing books magazines and manga It replaced Asahi Sonorama 朝日ソノラマ a on 1 April 2008 just after it went bankrupt Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc Parent companyThe Asahi Shimbun CompanyStatusactivePredecessorAsahi SonoramaFounded1 April 2008 14 years ago 2008 04 01 Headquarters locationTsukiji Chuo Tokyo JapanFiction genresvariousNo of employees211Official websitepublications wbr asahi wbr comAsahi SonoramaParent companyThe Asahi Shimbun CompanyFounded9 September 1959 63 years ago 1959 09 09 SuccessorAsahi Shimbun PublicationsHeadquarters location6 11 7 Orikomi Building Ginza Chuō ku Tokyo JapanKey peopleTakashi Iida President Official websitepublications wbr asahi wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Publications 3 Imprints 3 1 Novels 3 2 Manga 4 References 5 Notes 6 External linksHistory EditAsahi Sonorama was created as a division of Asahi Shimbunsha on September 9 1959 under the name Asahi Sonopress 1 It was initially established to record interviews news crime scene investigations and articles on a variety of topics and then release them on tape and sonosheets in the audio recording magazine Asahi Sonorama 1 2 from whence the company got its name While doing this the company also began publishing other magazines manga collections and novels Even though the sound quality of sonosheets was lower than that of vinyl records the sonosheets were flexible and could last a long time Asahi Sonorama found a market among those who could not afford the high price of LP records and was therefore able to enter the record market and compete with record companies and publishers After a time however the magazine and the sonosheet started having different content and sale started dropping so the magazine began changing its area of specialty toward having more child oriented music and content As anime manga tokusatsu TV dramas and the like became more popular the magazine became more of a digest or anthology of stories theme songs and pictures from these series Because of this people began purchasing the magazine as a gift for children and sales began to be brisk again However the various record companies and publishers began taking advantage of this popularity by publishing their own magazines and sonosheets In the 1960s due to the huge rise in the number of television shows targeting children there was also a huge rise in the amount of material to choose from for inclusion in Asahi Sonorama Since all of them were drawing from the same sources the Asahi Sonorama and its rivals would often release sonosheets and vinyl records at the same time Asahi Sonorama the company began to move into the vinyl record market at this time In 1966 the company s name was changed from Asahi Sonopress to Asahi Sonorama Due to the flooding of the market with similar goods many companies began going under in the 1970s because they couldn t maintain their production levels and still make a profit Asahi Sonorama was able to improve their manufacturing technique for the sonosheets to the point where they could attach paper labels to them calling them punch sheets instead of sonosheets They also improved the sound quality allowing them to release anime and tokusatsu picture books with the included punch sheet in stereo instead of mono sound In 1975 Asahi Sonorama established its Sonorama Bunko imprint and in September that same year began publication of the magazine Manga Shōnen Unfortunately the market for picture books with included records disappeared quickly in the 1980s so they refocused their attention on the regular publishing business Between June 21 2007 and September 30 of the same year Asahi Sonorama went through bankruptcy liquidation proceedings 1 2 The trademarks for Sonosheet and Asahi Sonorama were passed to their parent company Asahi Shimbunsha publisher of the Asahi Shimbun and publication rights were handled by the publication division of that company 1 2 On April 1 2008 Asahi Shimbunsha spun off its publication division into a subsidiary company Asahi Shimbun Publications and Asahi Sonorama is now considered a division of that company Publications EditChakiChaki チャキチャキ a monthly manga magazine Duo デュオ a monthly manga magazine Fantasutikku Corekushon ファンタスティックコレクション Fantastic Collection referred to as Fantasutikku TV Corekushon ファンタスティックTVコレクション Fantastic TV Collection through issue three GOOD COME グッカム a celebrity magazine focusing on young male actors Beginning with volume 2 the magazine was published by Shufunotomo 主婦の友社 Shufu no Tomo sha Beginning with volume 5 Tokyo News Service 東京ニュース通信社 Tōkyō Nyusu Tsuushin sha became the sales agency for the magazine Harowin ハロウィン Halloween a monthly manga magazine Hirō vijon ヒーローヴィジョン Hero Vision a tokusatsu media coverage magazine Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi ほんとにあった怖い話 Scary stories that really happened a horror story and manga magazine Honto ni Atta Waratchau Hanashi ほんとにあった笑っちゃう話 Funny stories that really happened a formerly published humor story and manga magazine which ceased publication in 2008 Kikan Kamera Rebyu 季刊カメラレビュー Quarterly Camera Review Kurashikku Kamera Senka クラシックカメラ専科 Classic Camera Specialty a photography magazine Manga Shōnen マンガ少年 a monthly shōnen manga magazine Monthly Halloween a monthly horror manga magazine Nemuki ネムキ a weird tales josei manga magazine originally titled Nemurenu Yoru no Kimyō na Hanashi 眠れぬ夜の奇妙な話 Strange stories of sleepless nights Mugenkan 夢幻館 Specter Mansion a special quarterly issue of Nemuki Shishiō 獅子王 Lion King a science fiction and fantasy novel magazine There were 74 issues from early Summer 1985 through May 1992 Gurifon グリフォン Griffon a quarterly science fiction and fantasy novel magazine As the continuation of Shishiō there were seven issues from November 1992 through May 1994 It published novels by authors such as Shinji Kajio Yuichi Sasamoto and Hideyuki Kikuchi and manga by artists such as Yoshitō Asari and Yukinobu Hoshino 2001 Nights In the 1994 Spring issue the publishers included a message stating that the magazine would be ceasing publication within the year and there haven t been any issues since then It is assumed the magazine has ceased publication Uchusen 宇宙船 Spaceship a science fiction special effects magazine which ceased publication with the July 2005 issue Hobby Japan acquired the rights to the publication in 2007 and the magazine began publication again in 2008 Sources 1 2 Imprints EditNovels Edit Asahi SonoramaManga Edit Halloween Comics Halloween Shōjo Comic Kan Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi Comics Izumi Takemoto dashinaoshi Nemurenu Yoru no Kimyō na Hanashi Comics Sonorama Comic Bunko Sun Comics Sun Wide ComicsReferences Edit a b c d e Publishing Company Asahi Sonorama to Go Out of Business Anime News Network 2007 06 22 Retrieved 2008 09 01 a b c d Asahi Sonorama to Be Dissolved Asahi Shimbun Takes over Manga Operation Comi Press 2007 06 22 Archived from the original on 11 October 2008 Retrieved 2008 09 01 Notes Edit Sonorama is a coined word combining sonus the Latin word for sound and horama the Greek word for sight The name was acquired through the purchase of the trademark for sonosheetsExternal links EditOfficial site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Asahi Sonorama amp oldid 1130720335, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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