Hakusensha

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Hakusensha (白泉社) is a Japanese publishing firm, founded December 01, 1973 by Shueisha but now a separate company. It is best known in the West as a publisher of shōjo manga, though the seinen magazine Young Animal is its second best selling as of 2003, after Hana to Yume. [link] In addition to serial publication, Hakusensha also sells compilation tankōbon under several imprints, most of their manga translated and sold in US follows this format.

Manga magazines

Hana to Yume (花とゆめ), B5, twice monthly shōjo manga, launched 1974-05
LaLa, B5, monthly shōjo manga, launched 1976-07
LaLa DX, A5, bimonthly shōjo manga, launched ??
Bessatsu Hana to Yume (別冊花とゆめ), A5, monthly shōjo manga, launched 1977-07
Shōnen Jets (少年ジェッツ), defunct, shōnen manga, launched 1981-09
Silky, A5, bimonthly josei manga, launched 1985-08
MOE, A4, monthly 'fairy tale and fantasy', launched 1992-03
Young Animal, B5, twice monthly seinen manga, launched 1989-03 as Animal House, renamed 1992-05
Shōsetsu Hanamaru (小説花丸), A5, quarterly josei fiction, launched 1995-12
Melody (メロディ), B5, monthly shōjo manga, launched 1996-09
CANDy, A4, teen mag, launched 2001-06

The following titles published by Hakusensha have gone on to be come very popular in the United States and other countries.

Furuba (Fruits Basket)
Angel Sanctuary
Berserk

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