- Aurora Publishing
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Aurora Publishing, Inc. 
Industry Publication Founded Torrance, California (2006) Founder(s) Nobuo Kitawaki Headquarters Torrance, California, United States Area served North America Key people Nobuo Kitawaki (President) Owner(s) Ohzora Publishing Divisions Aurora, Deux Press, Luv Luv Press Website http://www.aurora-publishing.com Aurora Publishing, Inc. is the American subsidiary of Japanese publisher Ohzora Publishing, the leading josei manga publisher in Japan.[1] Headquartered in Torrance, California,[2] it licensed and published Japanese manga for the North American market. Aurora Publishing's first release was Walkin' Butterfly under the shōjo imprint Aurora, which features manga targeting female readers in their teens and younger. Aurora Publishing also released manga under two other imprints: the yaoi imprint Deux Press featured female-oriented manga about homoerotic relations between beautiful men, while the josei imprint Luv Luv featured erotic romance manga targeting female readers in their late teens and up.[3][4]
Aurora Publishing distributed some of its manga via Netcomics. As of April 2010, the Aurora office in California had closed.[5]
Former employees of Aurora Publishing founded Manga Factory.[6]
See also
- Category:Aurora Publishing - a list of works published by Aurora
References
- ^ "Manga Publishers' Official Web Sites". About.com. http://manga.about.com/od/mangapublisherswebsites/Manga_Publishers_Official_Web_Sites.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
- ^ "Contact." Aurora Publishing. Retrieved on February 25, 2009.
- ^ "Major Shojo Publisher Launching in June". ICv2. April 2, 2007. http://www.icv2.com/articles/home/10339.html. Retrieved January 10, 2009.
- ^ Yadao, Jason S. (January 27, 2008). "2 publishers join in manga mania". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. http://archives.starbulletin.com/2008/01/27/features/story03.html. Retrieved January 10, 2009.
- ^ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-04-09/netcomics-to-remove-aurora-manga-on-april-14
- ^ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-07-12/manga-factory-clarifies-status-current-plans
External links
- Official website of Aurora Publishing
- Flipped!: David Welsh Interviews Michael Perry Of Aurora by The Comics Reporter
- Sequential Tart interview with Michael Perry
Categories:- Publishing companies of the United States
- Manga distributors
- Aurora Publishing
- Companies based in Los Angeles County, California
- Publishing companies established in 2006
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