Haksan Publishing

Haksan Publishing Co., Ltd.
Haksan Publishing Co., Ltd.
Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Comics, Animation, Books
Founded	1995; 31 years ago
Headquarters	Seoul, South Korea
Parent	Daewon Media

Haksan Publishing Co., Ltd. (Korean: 학산문화사; RR: Haksan Munhwasa; lit. 'Haksan Culture (company)') is a South Korean publisher known for its large selections of domestic and imported comics (manga/manhwa) and light novels. It was established in Seoul in 1995 and is a subsidiary of Daewon Media. In 2018, Haksan Publishing, along with Seoul Media Comics [ko] and Daewon C.I., made up 49 percent of the print comic book market in South Korea.

In 2018, KakaoPage acquired 19.8 percent of the company.

Publishing

Magazines

Chance [ko] (찬스; Chanseu) – Monthly comics magazine for boys.
Booking – Bi-weekly comics magazine for boys.
Party [ko] (파티; Pa-ti) – Monthly comics magazine for girls.

Collected volumes imprints

Chance Comics (찬스 코믹스; Chanseu Komikseu)

Light novels

May Queen Novel [ko] (메이퀸 노벨; Meikwin Nobel) – Translated version of Kadokawa Beans Bunko and Cobalt Bunko.
Extreme Novel [ko] (익스트림 노벨; Ikseuteurim Nobel) – Translated version of Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko, Dengeki Bunko, Fujimi Mystery Bunko, Famitsu Bunko, and EX Novels.
Carnival Novel (카니발 노벨; Kanibal Novel) – Original South Korean light novels.

Manhwa

Rure, a manhwa by Da-Mi Seomoon serialized in Party. It was licensed by Tokyopop in the United States and by Saphira in France.

References

1 2 Ahn, Sung-mi (September 28, 2018). "Kakao Page invests W40b in 3 comic publishers". The Investor. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
↑ Macdonald, Christopher (August 5, 2006). "Otakon 2006: Tokyopop". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
↑ Pfaender, Fabien (July 21, 2005). "Rure T1 chez SeeBD". Planete BD (in French). Retrieved May 20, 2015.
↑ "Éditions Saphira" (in French). Éditions Saphira. Retrieved May 20, 2015.

External links

Official website (in Korean)

[inv-1] 1 2 Ahn, Sung-mi (September 28, 2018). "Kakao Page invests W40b in 3 comic publishers". The Investor. Retrieved August 19, 2024.

[2] Macdonald, Christopher (August 5, 2006). "Otakon 2006: Tokyopop". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 19, 2015.

[3] Pfaender, Fabien (July 21, 2005). "Rure T1 chez SeeBD". Planete BD (in French). Retrieved May 20, 2015.

[4] "Éditions Saphira" (in French). Éditions Saphira. Retrieved May 20, 2015.