Futabasha

Futabasha Publishers Ltd.
Native name
株式会社双葉社
Kabushikigaisha Futabasha
Company typePrivate
IndustryPublishing
FoundedMay 1948 (1948-05)
Headquarters
Hikaishi-Gokenchō, Shinjuku, Tokyo
,
Japan
Products
Number of employees
174
SubsidiariesDEF Studios
Websitewww.futabasha.co.jp

Futabasha Publishers Ltd. (株式会社双葉社, Kabushiki Gaisha Futabasha) is a Japanese publishing company headquartered in Hikaishigokenchō, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. Futabasha is known for its seinen manga works, and its 1967 magazine Manga Action first conceived of the seinen manga category, decades before the other major companies tested the market.