Comic Takaoka
35°41′45.0″N 139°45′31.2″E / 35.695833°N 139.758667°E
Native name | コミック高岡 |
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Formerly | Takaoka Shoten |
Company type | Joint-stock |
Industry | Manga |
Founded | 1880 |
Founders | Yasutarou Takaoka Torajiro Takaoka |
Defunct | March 31, 2019 |
Headquarters | , Japan |
Comic Takaoka (
History
The store opened in 1880 under the name Takaoka Shoten, where it operated as a general
Upon re-establishing itself as Comic Takaoka, the store became one of the first specialty manga bookstores in Japan.[4] Comic Takaoka developed a reputation as "one of the most iconic manga stores in Tokyo"[5] for its sale of a wide breadth of manga, from works by major publishers[6] to niche otaku books.[7] The store was one of the few manga-focused stores in Jinbōchō, a district in Tokyo noted for its high volume of used bookstores, where it was distinguished by its bright yellow facade.[6] At its peak of popularity in the mid-1980s, Comic Takaoka reported selling 1,700 books per day.[4]
In February 2019, Comic Takaoka announced that it would close on March 31, 2019.
References
- ^ a b "The Power of Manga". Asian Art. May 29, 2019. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
- ^ a b Fujii, Seijiro (1962). 回顧五十年 (in Japanese). pp. 191–192.
- ^ 東京古書組合五十年史 [Fifty Year History of Tokyo Old Book Association] (in Japanese). Tokyo Metropolitan Old Book Commercial Cooperative. 1992. p. 466.
- ^ a b Ohno, Tomomi (March 19, 2019). "3月末で閉店する神保町の老舗マンガ専門店「コミック高岡」が"オタクの聖地"と呼ばれた理由". Weekly Pre-News (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
- ^ Morrissy, Kim (February 9, 2019). "Tokyo Manga Bookstore Comic Takaoka to Close After a Century of Service". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
- ^ a b "コミック専門の高岡書店が閉店". Weekly Economist (in Japanese). March 22, 2019. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
- ^ a b c "コミック高岡:神保町の老舗マンガ専門店が3月末に閉店 100年以上の歴史に幕". MANTANWEB (in Japanese). February 6, 2019. Archived from the original on February 6, 2019. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
- ^ "大英博物館で国外最大規模のマンガ展、「ゴールデンカムイ」ほか約70タイトル". MyNavi News (in Japanese). April 25, 2019. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
External links
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archive index) (defunct, link via Internet Archive) (in Japanese)
- Comic Takaoka on Twitter