Mag Garden
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Website | mag-garden.co.jp |
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Mag Garden (マッグガーデン, Maggu Gāden) is a Japanese publishing company that focuses on manga-related publications and is also involved in the development of anime and live-action adaptations. It was founded on June 5, 2001, by Yoshihiro Hosaka along with former manga artists of Enix (now Square Enix). The company performed a merger with Production I.G on December 1, 2007, to form the new company IG Port, becoming one of IG Port's subsidiaries alongside Signal.MD and Wit Studio.
History
Mag Garden was founded on June 5, 2001, by Yoshihiro Hosaka, who previously worked as an editor from
On July 4, 2007, the company announced a merger with Production I.G to form a new company called IG Port.[7][8] Mag Garden has a steady relationship with Production I.G as they have both collaborated on such cross-media anime/manga projects like Ghost Hound and Sisters of Wellber. Previously, Production I.G was Mag Garden's #2 shareholder as they owned 15% of their stock.[8] The merger was completed on December 1, 2007, in which Mag Garden has officially become a subsidiary of IG Port.[8]
Among the manga artists who moved to Mag Garden were Kozue Amano, Rin Asano, Mayumi Azuma, Nanae Chrono, Moyamu Fujino, Maki Hakoda, Sakura Kinoshita, Satomi Kubo, Hiro Matsuba, Minene Sakurano, Kazusa Saitou, Kaili Sorano, Seiuchirou Todono, Sirou Tunasima, and Natsuki Yoshimura.[2]
Published magazines
Active
Discontinued
References
- ^ a b c "Mag Garden: l'effondrement des ventes de prépublication et la piste des adaptations" [Mag Garden: The Collapse of Pre-publication Sales and Track of Adaptations] (in French). MATA-web. 2007-05-19. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
- ^ a b エニックスお家騒動 [Enix Family Trouble] (in Japanese). 2005-10-08. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
- ^ a b c "Mag Garden to be Enlisted on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's "Mothers" Market". Animaxis. 2003-09-19. Archived from the original on 2007-04-30. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
- ^ "Production I.G adquiere la editorial Mag Garden" [Production I.G to Acquires the Publisher Mag Garden] (in Spanish). 2007-07-06. Retrieved 2010-01-15.
- ^ "Production I.G y Mag Garden se fusionan" [Production I.G and Mag Garden Merge] (in Spanish). 2007-07-09. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
- ^ "Mag Garden on Stock Exchange". Anime News Network. 2008-09-23. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
- ^ "Production I.G Announces Mag Garden Merger". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2007-10-22.
- ^ a b c "Production I.G Becomes Holding Company, With MAG Garden and XEBEC as Subsidiaries". Animaxis. 2007-07-06. Archived from the original on 2010-11-20. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Mag Garden at Anime News Network's encyclopedia