Tokuma Shoten was established in 1954 by Yasuyoshi Tokuma in Minato, Tokyo.
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13 Facts About Tokuma Shoten
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Companies that were part of Tokuma Shoten include Studio Ghibli, Daiei Film and the record label Tokuma Japan Communications.
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Tokuma Shoten executed a corporate spin-off with Studio Ghibli, turning the company's anime division as a separate company again in 2005.
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Tokuma Shoten sold off Tokuma Japan Communications to Daiichi Kosho in October 2001, and Daiei Films was purchased by Kadokawa Corporation in November 2002.
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In March 1954, Tokuma Shoten was established as East-West Entertainment Publishing in Shimbashi 3-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo with a capital of 1, 000, 000 yen.
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Tokuma Shoten took over the publishing rights for Weekly Asahi Performing Arts, a publication which dated back from January 1951.
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Tokuma Shoten funded films by Studio Ghibli, starting with Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind.
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In 1985, Tokuma Shoten began publishing Family Computer Magazine, the first video game magazine dedicated to console games, specifically Nintendo's Family Computer video game console, later released as the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in the West.
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In October 1985, Tokuma Shoten published Super Mario Bros: The Complete Strategy Guide, a game strategy guide book for Super Mario Bros.
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On 1989, Tokuma Shoten hired Streamline Pictures to produce the English-language version of the 1986 film Laputa: Castle in the Sky directed by Hayao Miyazaki, and its 1992 English dubbing of The Castle of Cagliostro.
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On June 1, 1997, Tokuma Shoten Publishing consolidated its media operations by merging Studio Ghibli, Tokuma Shoten Intermedia software and Tokuma International under one location.
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In January 2017, Tokuma Shoten Bunko launched the drama Today is a good day by Maha Harada which was broadcast at WOWOW.
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In March 2017, Tokuma Shoten became a subsidiary of Culture Convenience Club through an acquisition exchange of shares.
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