Hakusenshas

Hakusensha, Ltd., commonly known simply as Hakusensha, is a Japanese publishing company that specializes in manga and related media, with a focus on female readers. Headquartered in Tokyo, the company publishes several well-known magazines and a large catalog of manga titles in collected volumes. Its publishing scope also includes light novels, art books, and illustrated works, as well as licensing, merchandising, and adaptation rights for its titles. Hakusensha distributes content in print and digital formats and participates in international licensing through partnerships with overseas publishers.

Its most prominent magazines include Hana to Yume and LaLa, which have served as major platforms for serializing many popular and influential manga series. Through these magazines and its imprint lines, Hakusensha releases titles across the shojo (girls’) and josei (adult women’s) genres, and it also publishes related media such as art books and illustrated volumes.

In addition to publishing, Hakusensha engages in licensing and merchandising activities for its catalog, and it supports translations and distribution of its works abroad. The company maintains a presence in the broader Japanese publishing industry as a major publisher of female-oriented manga, contributing to the development of contemporary trends in shojo and josei manga.

Note: Hakusenshas is not the standard romanization of the company name; the correct form is Hakusensha.