La industria editorial japonesa es una de las mas grandes del mundo, a pesar de ser uno de los paises más pequeños del mundo tiene un consumo de información elevado, muestra de esto es que sólo en el rubro de manga existen más de 100 casas editoras.
| Editoriales que publican manga en el Japón | ||||
| 1 | Aoba Shuppan | 54 | Magazine Magazine | |
| 2 | Akane Shinsha | 55 | Media Boy | |
| 3 | Akita Shoten | 56 | Media Factory | |
| 4 | Angel Shuppansha | 57 | Media Waks | |
| 5 | Anime Int.Co. | 58 | Media Works | |
| 6 | Amikaru | 59 | Mubik | |
| 7 | Asahi Sonorama | 60 | Naitai | |
| 8 | Ascii Comic Henshabu | 61 | Neo Shuppan | |
| 9 | Biblos: Seiji Biblos | 62 | Nihon Bigeisha | |
| 10 | Bunka sha | 63 | Nihon Shuppansha | |
| 11 | Bunshun Shunto | 64 | NHK Shuppan | |
| 12 | Byakuya Shobu | 65 | Ohta Shuppan | |
| 13 | Colorfull Unit | 66 | Ookura Shuppan | |
| 14 | Cosmic In | 67 | Oozora Shuppan | |
| 15 | Chikuma Shobu | 68 | Outou Shobo | |
| 16 | Cybele Shuppan | 69 | Raport | |
| 17 | Daitosha | 70 | Sakura Shuppan | |
| 18 | Eichi Shuppansha | 71 | San Shuppan | |
| 19 | Enix | 72 | Sanwa Shuppan | |
| 20 | Fiujom Product | 73 | Scholar | |
| 21 | Fox Cómics | 74 | Seiriado | |
| 22 | France Shoin | 75 | Seishinsha | |
| 23 | Fujimi Shuppan | 76 | Shinkosha | |
| 24 | Fujusha | 77 | Shinshokan | |
| 25 | Furumu Shuppan | 78 | Shobunkan | |
| 26 | Futabasa | 79 | Shodensha | |
| 27 | Futami Shobu | 80 | Shougakukan | |
| 28 | Gakken | 81 | Soojotosho | |
| 29 | Hakusensha | 82 | Soubasha | |
| 30 | Heibonsha | 83 | Shounen Gahousha | |
| 31 | Heiwa Shuppan | 84 | Shufo no Tomosa | |
| 32 | Hito Shuppan | 85 | Shuueisha | |
| 33 | Hobby Japan | 86 | Sooryusha | |
| 34 | Hoobunsha | 87 | Sony Magazines | |
| 35 | Homu Sha | 88 | Supotsu Ai | |
| 36 | Isuto Press | 89 | Studio Ship | |
| 37 | Isu Isha | 90 | Tairiku Shobou | |
| 38 | Jitsugyo no Nipponsha | 91 | Taiyotosha | |
| 39 | Ju Shuppan | 92 | Takarajimasha | |
| 40 | Kadokawa Shoten | 93 | Take Shobou | |
| 41 | Kaiohsha | 94 | Tatsumi Shuppan | |
| 42 | Kaiseisha | 95 | Tooenshobo | |
| 43 | Kasakura Shuppansha | 96 | Tokuma Shoten | |
| 44 | Kin Dai Eigasha | 97 | Tokyo Sanseisha | |
| 45 | Koa Magazine | 98 | Tousuisha | |
| 46 | Koike Shoin | 99 | Tsukusu Shobo | |
| 47 | Kobunsha | 100 | Ushio Shuppan | |
| 48 | Koudansha | 101 | Video Shuppan | |
| 49 | Kubo Shoten | 102 | Wani Magazine Sha | |
| 50 | Leed Sha | 103 | Wakanam Shuppan | |
| 51 | Manga Erotics | 104 | Washi Books | |
| 52 | Magazine Box | 105 | Waldo Fotopress | |
| 53 | Magazine House | |||
El mercado esta dominado por estas editoriales: Kodansha Shonen y Kadokawa, estas tres editoriales concentran el 90% del mercado.

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