Kadokawa Shoten (角川書店), formerly Kadokawa Shoten Co., Ltd. (株式会社角川書店, Kabushiki gaisha Kadokawa Shoten), is a Japanese publisher and brand company of Kadokawa Corporation based in Tokyo, Japan. It became an internal division of Kadokawa Corporation on October 1, 2013. Kadokawa has published both manga novels and magazines, such as Newtype magazine. Since its founding, Kadokawa has expanded into the multimedia sector, namely in video games and movies (as Kadokawa Pictures).
Kadokawa Shoten was established on November 10, 1945 by Genyoshi Kadokawa. The company's first publication imprint, Kadokawa Bunko, was published in 1949. The company went public on April 2, 1954. In 1975, Haruki Kadokawa became the president of Kadokawa Shoten, following Genyoshi Kadokawa's death. On April 1, 2003, Kadokawa Shoten was renamed to Kadokawa Holdings, transferring the existing publishing businesses to Kadokawa Shoten. On July 1, 2006, the parent company was renamed to Kadokawa Group Holdings, and inherited the management and integration businesses within Kadokawa Shoten. In January 2007, Kadokawa Group Holdings inherited the management and integration businesses within Kadokawa Shoten. The magazine businesses was transferred to the Kadokawa Magazine Group. The video game divisions of Kadokawa Shoten, ASCII Media Works and Enterbrain were merged into Kadokawa Games. Kadokawa Shoten ceased being a kabushiki gaisha on October 1, 2013 when it was merged with eight other companies to become a brand company of Kadokawa Corporation.
Kadokawa Haruki Corporation: Founded in 1976 Haruki Kadokawa as a film production company. The company was later merged into Kadokawa Shoten. When Haruki Kadokawa was still on bail following his 1993 arrest, Kadokawa Haruki Corporation was established by Haruki Kadokawa on September 12, 1995 as a publisher.Fujimi Shobo: In 1991, Fujimi Shobo was merged into Kadokawa Shoten, but continued operations as a division of Kadokawa Shoten.The Television): In 1993, it was merged into Kadokawa Shoten.Kadokawa Media Office: In 1993, it was merged into Kadokawa Shoten.Kadokawa J-com mediaKadokawa Gakugei Shuppan Publishing: Formerly Hichō Kikaku, it was renamed on April 1, 2003.Kadokawa DigixKids NetAsmik Ace Entertainment: In 2006, Sumitomo Corporation purchased the 27.6% common stock of Asmik Ace from Kadokawa Shoten, and distributed the 75.3% stock of Asmik Ace into a subsidiary of Sumitomo, leaving Kadokawa Shoten a 20% stake holder. In 2007, Kadokawa's stake of Asmik Ace was transferred to Kadokawa Group Holdings. In 2010, Sumitomo purchased the remaining 20% stake from Kadokawa Group Holdings.Cinema ParadiseTaiwan AnimateChara Ani.hack//G.U.: The WorldAsukaAsuka CIELCeil TresTresComp AceComptiqGundam AceKerokero AceMonthly Ace Next (discontinued)NewtypeShōnen AceThe SneakerYoung AceAltima AceAnother.hack//Legend of the TwilightAngelic LayerBaka and TestBasquash!Bio Booster Armor GuyverBlack Rock ShooterBrain PowerdCardfight!! VanguardChrono CrusadeCloverfield/Kishin (prequel to movie)Cowboy BebopCode GeassCowboy Bebop: Shooting StarDeadman WonderlandDragon HalfGirls BravoEscaflowne The movie: Girl In GayaEscaflowne: The SeriesHakkendenHaruhi SuzumiyaHighschool of the DeadHybrid ChildJunjo MistakeJunjo Romantica: Pure RomanceKannazuki no MikoKantai CollectionKerberos Panzer CopLegal DrugLove Stage!!Lucky StarLudwig IIMaoyū Maō YūshaMarionette GenerationMartian Successor NadesicoMirai NikkiMiyuki-chan in WonderlandMultiple Personality Detective PsychoNeon Genesis EvangelionNichijouRecord of Lodoss WarRental MagicaRomeo x JulietSekai-ichi Hatsukoi (The World's Greatest First Love)Sgt. FrogShangri-LaShibuya FifteenShirahime-Syo: Snow Goddess TalesSlayersSora no Otoshimono (Heaven's Lost Property)Steel Angel KurumiStrider HiryuSuper LoversTenchi Muyo!The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery ServiceThe One I LoveThe Vision of EscaflowneTokumei Kakarichō Tadano HitoshiShin Tokumei Kakarichō Tadano HitoshiTrinity BloodXYamada Taro MonogatariTokyo ESPVideo games published and developed
PublishedAbarenbou PrincessBuile Baku (known in Europe as Detonator) (developed by KAZe)Lunar: Silver Star Story CompleteLunar 2: Eternal Blue CompleteSorcerous Stabber OrphenYōkai Buster: Ruka no Daibōken (known in North America as The Jetsons: Invasion of the Planet Pirates) (Developed by Sting)Lodoss Tou Senki (Developed by HummingBirdSoft) (Super Famicom) 1995Hippa Linda (known in North America as Stretch Panic and Freak Out in Europe) (Sony PlayStation 2) (Developed by Treasure Co., Ltd.) 2001Sora no Otoshimono Forte: Dreamy Season (Nintendo DS) 2011Steins;Gate (PlayStation Portable) 2011Lollipop ChainsawKiller is DeadRodea the Sky Soldier (Nintendo Wii U) and (Nintendo 3DS)DevelopedEbiKore+ Amagami (PlayStation Portable)Earth SeekerSora no Otoshimono Forte: Dreamy Season (Nintendo DS) 2011Kantai CollectionNatural DoctrineDemon GazeKiller is Dead (Microsoft Windows)