villagebooks

FuRyu Corporation villagebooks Publishing Department Type Book publisher Status Defunct Led by Takashi Mishima Founded November 1, 2011 Defunct December 5, 2022 Head- quarters 2-3 Uguisudani, Shibuya Tokyo, Japan 150-0032 Parent company We've Inc. → FuRyu Corporation Preceded by villagebooks Inc. (2006-2011) Website https://villagebooks.net/

villagebooks (ヴィレッジブックス,   Virejjibukkusu), formally the villagebooks Publishing Department (ヴィレッジブックス出版部,   Virejjibukkusu Shuppanbu), was the publishing department of Japanese corporation FuRyu. The villagebooks name was first used in 2001 as the paperback label of Sony Magazines Inc. A standalone company, vilagebooks Inc. (株式会社ヴィレッジブックス,   Kabushiki Gaisha Virejjibukkusu), was established in August of 2006 to inherit the operations of Sony Magazine's publishing division, which had been acquired by We've Inc. villagebooks Inc. operated until November 1, 2011, when it was absorbed by We've, becoming that company's publishing department. It was finally transferred to FuRyu, We've's parent company, when the two merged on July 1, 2019.

With FuRyu, villagebooks became known for publishing translated versions of American comics, including from Marvel and Legendary Comics. It was responsible for the Japanese distribution of the Monsterverse graphic novels Godzilla: Awakening, Godzilla: Aftershock and Godzilla Dominion. After 16 years of business, villagebooks announced on December 5, 2022 that it would be ceasing operations, effective immediately. Its official website and all other social media accounts were phased out in the ensuing months.

Selected publications

• Toho Special Effects Movie Complete Works (2012)
• Godzilla: Awakening (2014) [translated]
• Godzilla: Aftershock (2019) [translated]
• Godzilla Dominion (2021) [translated]
• The Rise of Ultraman (2021) [translated]
• The Trials of Ultraman (2021) [translated]

Gallery

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  Japanese Godzilla: Awakening cover

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  Japanese Godzilla: Aftershock cover

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  Japanese Godzilla Dominion cover

Trivia

• In 2020, villagebooks released a collection of the first 5 issues of Marvel's Monsters Unleashed under the title Great Advance of Marvel Monsters (マーベル怪獣大進撃), echoing the Japanese title of All Monsters Attack.

External links

• Official website (archived)
• villagebooks on Japanese Wikipedia

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