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ASCII Media Works was formed in 2008 when ASCII merged with MediaWorks, Inc.

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  • ASCII Media Works was formed in 2008 when ASCII merged with MediaWorks, Inc.
  • The company publishes several magazines, most notably ones from their Dengeki(電撃electric shock) brand of magazines, such as their light novel publishing imprint, Dengeki Bunko and manga magazines Dengeki Daioh and Dengeki Maoh. As MediaWorks, the company was responsible for the publishing of the the Shakugan no Shana video games for the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo DS.
  • ASCII Media Works, Inc.(株式会社アスキー・メディアワークスKabushiki kaisha Asukī Media Wākusu) is a Japanese publishing company in the Kadokawa Group which formed on April 1, 2008 as a result of a merger between ASCII and MediaWorks where MediaWorks legally absorbed ASCII. Despite this, the former president of ASCII, Kiyoshi Takano, became the president of ASCII Media Works. The company specializes in publishing of books, entertainment and computer magazines, manga, and video games. ASCII Media Works is known for their Dengeki(電撃, meaning electric shock) brand magazines and book labels which include such well-known magazines as Dengeki Daioh, and Dengeki G's Magazine, along with the company's main light novel publishing imprint Dengeki Bunko.
  • ASCII Media Works, Inc. (株式会社アスキー・メディアワークス Kabushiki kaisha Asukī Media Wākusu) is a Japanese publishing company in the Kadokawa Group which formed on April 1, 2008 as a result of a merger between ASCII and MediaWorks where MediaWorks legally absorbed ASCII. Despite this, the former president of ASCII, Kiyoshi Takano, became the president of ASCII Media Works. The company specializes in publishing of books, entertainment and computer magazines, manga, and video games. ASCII Media Works is known for their Dengeki (電撃, meaning electric shock) brand magazines and book imprints which include such well-known magazines as Dengeki Daioh, and Dengeki G's Magazine, along with the company's main light novel publishing imprint Dengeki Bunko.
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  • 2008-04-01(xsd:date)
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  • ASCII Media Works, Inc.
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  • Kiyoshi Takano
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  • Books, Computing, IT, Magazines, Manga, Video games
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  • ASCII and MediaWorks
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  • ASCII Media Works was formed in 2008 when ASCII merged with MediaWorks, Inc.
  • The company publishes several magazines, most notably ones from their Dengeki(電撃electric shock) brand of magazines, such as their light novel publishing imprint, Dengeki Bunko and manga magazines Dengeki Daioh and Dengeki Maoh. As MediaWorks, the company was responsible for the publishing of the the Shakugan no Shana video games for the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo DS.
  • ASCII Media Works, Inc.(株式会社アスキー・メディアワークスKabushiki kaisha Asukī Media Wākusu) is a Japanese publishing company in the Kadokawa Group which formed on April 1, 2008 as a result of a merger between ASCII and MediaWorks where MediaWorks legally absorbed ASCII. Despite this, the former president of ASCII, Kiyoshi Takano, became the president of ASCII Media Works. The company specializes in publishing of books, entertainment and computer magazines, manga, and video games. ASCII Media Works is known for their Dengeki(電撃, meaning electric shock) brand magazines and book labels which include such well-known magazines as Dengeki Daioh, and Dengeki G's Magazine, along with the company's main light novel publishing imprint Dengeki Bunko. Most of the company caters to the Japanese male otaku crowd, covering such topics as anime, light novels, manga, plastic modelling, and visual novels, along with computing and enterprises related to information technology (IT). The company also publishes Monthly Business ASCII which is one of the oldest and most prestigious computer-oriented magazines, along with other PC and IT magazines. ASCII Media Works has also published multiple magazines targeted towards females such as Character Parfait, Dengeki Girl's Style, and Sylph, though the first two are special edition versions of other magazines. The company runs yearly contests for original novel and manga submissions, such as the light novel Dengeki Novel Prize contest.
  • ASCII Media Works, Inc. (株式会社アスキー・メディアワークス Kabushiki kaisha Asukī Media Wākusu) is a Japanese publishing company in the Kadokawa Group which formed on April 1, 2008 as a result of a merger between ASCII and MediaWorks where MediaWorks legally absorbed ASCII. Despite this, the former president of ASCII, Kiyoshi Takano, became the president of ASCII Media Works. The company specializes in publishing of books, entertainment and computer magazines, manga, and video games. ASCII Media Works is known for their Dengeki (電撃, meaning electric shock) brand magazines and book imprints which include such well-known magazines as Dengeki Daioh, and Dengeki G's Magazine, along with the company's main light novel publishing imprint Dengeki Bunko. Before the merge, MediaWorks was the publisher of Azumanga Daioh and Yotsuba&! (which it continues to publish to this day as ASCII Media Works). They also published the magazine Game-jin, where Wallaby was serialized. Most of the company caters to the Japanese male otaku crowd, covering such topics as anime, light novels, manga, plastic modelling, and visual novels. The company also deals with computing and enterprises related to information technology (IT), such as the publication of Weekly ASCII, along with other PC and IT magazines. ASCII Media Works has also publishes multiple magazines targeted towards females such as Character Parfait, Dengeki Girl's Style, and Sylph. The company runs yearly contests for original novel and manga submissions, such as the light novel Dengeki Novel Prize contest. The company has over 300 employees, and their headquarters is in Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo.
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