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Kinokuniya

Kanji name: 紀伊國屋書店
Foundation date: 1927-01-22
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Books Kinokuniya Sydney: 7 Manga Were Removed Due to Ongoing Classification by Australian Board (Aug 12, 2020)
Australia Bans Import, Sales of 3 'No Game, No Life' Novels (Updated) (Aug 11, 2020)
Books Kinokuniya Sydney Removes 7 Manga After Lawmaker's 'Child Pornography' Complaint (Jul 21, 2020)
Anime NYC to Host IDOLiSH7 Anime's U.S. Premiere With Director Makoto Bessho (Oct 26, 2017)
Anime NYC to Host Gundam Producers Shin Sasaki, Masakazu Ogawa (Oct 20, 2017)
Anime NYC to Host Live-Action Fullmetal Alchemist Screening With Director Fumihiko Sori (Oct 16, 2017)
Anime NYC to Host Princess Principal Director Masaki Tachibana (Oct 12, 2017)
Anime NYC to Hold Gundam Thunderbolt Anime Concert (Jul 18, 2017)
Record of Lodoss War Fantasy Story Gets Stage Play in January (Sep 30, 2016)
New York Anime Convention 'Anime NYC' to Launch November 2017 (Sep 20, 2016)
Patalliro! Comedy Manga Gets Stage Play in December (Jun 25, 2016)
Kodansha Comics Adds Hiro Mashima's Fairy Tail Zero Prequel Manga (Nov 15, 2015)
Howl's Moving Castle Voice Actress Haruko Kato Passes Away (Nov 5, 2015)
Dark Horse Plans to 'Increase Output of Japanese Titles At Least 25% in 2016' (Sep 20, 2015)
Ace of Diamond Manga's 2nd Part to Debut in August (Jul 12, 2015)
Ace of Diamond Stage Play Unveils Lead Actor Ren Ozawa in Costume (Jun 17, 2015)
San Francisco's J-Pop Summit to Host Tatami Galaxy Artist Yusuke Nakamura (Jun 7, 2015)
New York Comic Con to Host Naruto Creator Masashi Kishimoto (May 5, 2015)
Ace of Diamond Stage Play to Premiere in August (May 1, 2015)
Cool Japan Fund Invests In Kadokawa's Content Creator Development Projects (Mar 31, 2015)
Kodansha USA Licenses Maria the Virgin Witch Exhibition, Appleseed α, Fairy Tail Spinoff Manga (Jan 14, 2015)
Ace of Diamond Baseball Manga's 1st Part Ends (Jan 10, 2015)
Ace of Diamond Baseball Manga's Stage Play Delayed (Dec 19, 2014)
Vocaloid IA's 'Encore' Concert Will Screen in Los Angeles (Dec 14, 2014)
Takeshi Obata Will Hold Signing at New York Kinokuniya Book Store (Oct 4, 2014)
Kuroko's Basketball Blackmailer Withdraws Appeal (Sep 29, 2014)
Ace of Diamond Baseball Manga Gets Stage Play (Sep 8, 2014)
Kuroko's Basketball Blackmailer Changes Mind, Appeals Conviction (Sep 2, 2014)
Kuroko's Basketball Threat Suspect Gets 4.5 Years in Prison (Aug 21, 2014)
Prosecution Asks for 4.5 Years for Kuroko's Basketball Threat Suspect (Jul 18, 2014)
San Francisco's J-Pop Summit to Host Hatsune Miku Designer KEI (Jun 11, 2014)
Kuroko's Basketball Threat Suspect Admits to Charges in Court (Mar 13, 2014)
Detective Conan Gets Interactive Stage Play With Anime Cast (Feb 20, 2014)
Kuroko's Basketball Incidents Suspect Gives Message to 2chan Users (Jan 2, 2014)
Kuroko's Basketball Creator Responds to Arrest in Poison Threat Case (Dec 28, 2013)
Kuroko's Basketball Dōjinshi Events Return After Arrest (Dec 17, 2013)
Kuroko's Basketball Suspect: 'I Was Jealous of Author's Success' (Dec 16, 2013)
Suspect Arrested in Kuroko's Basketball Poison Threat Case (Dec 15, 2013)
Suspicious Figure Caught on Camera in Kuroko's Basketball Nicotine Threat (Nov 22, 2013)
Kuroko's Basketball Items Return to Stores (Nov 19, 2013)
Kuroko's Basketball Snack Found With Nicotine After Threat (Nov 16, 2013)
Kuroko's Basketball Threats Lead Jump Super Anime Tour to Beef Up Security (Nov 15, 2013)
Kuroko's Basketball Threat Suspect Caught on Camera Last Year (Nov 11, 2013)
Kuroko's Basketball Threats Lead to Increased Security at Sophia University (Nov 4, 2013)
Yurindo Bookstore Chain Temporarily Removes Kuroko's Basketball Merchandise (Oct 31, 2013)
Kuroko's Basketball Stays in Bookstore Chains Despite Threats (Oct 31, 2013)
1980 Astro Boy Blu-ray Boxes Listed With English Dub in Japan (Sep 17, 2013)
Man Arrested for Downloading 2,600 E-Books From Kinokuniya Without Paying (Aug 1, 2013)
Illustrator Katsuya Terada to Attend J-pop Summit Festival (Jun 6, 2013)
Japanese Unico Blu-rays Listed with English Subs, Dub (May 9, 2013)
Zetman/Tiger & Bunny's Masakazu Katsura Draws Sketch in Video (Nov 12, 2012)
Viz Media to Publish Bakuman's Manga-in-Manga 1-Shot 'Otter #11' (Sep 24, 2012)
Lychee Light Club's Anime, Stage Play Cast Revealed (Aug 31, 2012)
Accel World Home Video Releases Listed with English Subtitles (Jul 31, 2012)
Magic Tree House Novel Sells 20 Times Faster Due to Anime (Jan 22, 2012)
New Ai no Kusabi Boys-Love Anime Relisted for 2012 (Sep 21, 2011)
Japanese Stores List Madoka Magica #12 Director's Edit (Aug 16, 2011)
Nikkei: Shogakukan Plans Simultaneous Multilingual Publishing (Aug 13, 2011)
Books Kinokuniya Sydney holding Free Comic Book Day events (May 5, 2011)
Natsume Ono Starts Historical Manga in Ikki Mag in May (Apr 21, 2011)
House of 5 Leaves/Ristorante Paradiso's Natsume Ono to Appear in NYC (Apr 18, 2011)
C2E2 2011 - Chat with Peter Tatara (Mar 17, 2011)
Kinokuniya NYC Hosts Event with Kodansha, Vertical (Dec 10, 2010)
Book Retailer Kinokuniya to Launch e-Book Store in Japan (Nov 15, 2010)
U.S. Kinokuniya Bookstores Stop Selling 5 Bishōjo Mags (Jul 27, 2010)
Viz Media Shonen Jump (Jul 24, 2010)
Baka to Test to Shōkanjū BD/DVDs to Add Bonus Anime (Jan 13, 2010)
Kanokon OVA Project Titled, Dated for End of 2009 (Jul 30, 2009)
One Piece, Early Days singer Ai Kawashima in NYC in May (Apr 20, 2009)
NYC's Kinokuniya Books to Host Anime Day This Sunday (Update 2) (Mar 10, 2009)
Bat-Manga Editor Chip Kidd to Appear in LA, SF, NYC (Nov 11, 2008)
Cosplay Night, Manga for Dummies Talk at NYC Kinokuniya (Oct 23, 2008)
Yen Press to Hold Haruhi Day at NYC Kinokuniya Saturday (Oct 16, 2008)
New York Anime Festival 2008 Preview - Elsewhere in New York (Sep 24, 2008)
Death Note Day at NYC Kinokuniya Books on September 14 (Sep 3, 2008)
NYC Kinokuniya Books to Hold Cosplay Day on August 17 (Aug 12, 2008)
Anime Studio Pierrot Founder to Speak at NYC Bookstore (Aug 3, 2008)
Lolita and Maid Fashion Day at NYC Kinokuniya on June 7 (Jun 3, 2008)
Kinokuniya NYC to Host HALICALI for Radio Interview (May 28, 2008)
T.M.Revolution to Run Live Radio Show in NYC Bookstore (Apr 14, 2008)
Japanese Newspaper Talks with Viz Founder Horibuchi (Feb 22, 2008)
NY Bookstore, Tokyopop Hold Japanese Pop Culture Event (Feb 21, 2008)
Artist Mimei Sakamoto to Sign Manga in Los Angeles (Feb 8, 2008)
Manga Panels in New York City, San Francisco Museums (Nov 29, 2007)
Viz to Print REAL B-Ball Manga from Slam Dunk Creator (Nov 19, 2007)
Tokyopop Creators Hold Signings in Southern California (Nov 15, 2007)
SJ Runs Yu-Gi-Oh's End, Slam Dunk's Debut, Naruto's Origin (Nov 5, 2007)
New York Bookstore Opens with Cosplayers, Manga, Anime (Oct 31, 2007)
Slam Dunk, Vagabond's Inoue to Visit NYC in November (Oct 12, 2007)
New York Bookstore to Open with Viz Event, Tezuka Art (Aug 9, 2007)
Kinokuniya to move flagship NYC store (Mar 30, 2007)
Kazuma Kodaka Signing in NYC (May 4, 2005)
Galaxy Angel Musical (Dec 13, 2004)
Ghibli artwork goes on sale (Sep 8, 1999)
Interest:
Kinokuniya Bookstore Holds 'Dragon Ball Super Fair' in Anticipation of Broly Film (Dec 16, 2018)
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GKIDS Castle in the Sky Give Away (Aug 21, 2017)
Answerman - What Is The Lifestyle Of A Manga Artist? (Apr 28, 2017)
Japanese Retailer Site: 'Plans for Italian/Hollywood Live-Action Captain Harlock Film Moving Forward' (Oct 7, 2016)
Answerman - Is California The Otaku Promised Land? (Jul 22, 2016)
Noragami Editor Yohei Takami to Appear in NYC (Nov 10, 2015)
Answerman - Does A Stronger US Dollar Help Anime Companies? (Oct 7, 2015)
Meet Masashi Kishimoto in New York (Sep 22, 2015)
House of 1000 Manga - Meteor Prince (Jun 4, 2015)
House of 1000 Manga - Learn English with Jojo's Bizarre Adventure! (Dec 18, 2014)
House of 1000 Manga - From Far Away (May 1, 2014)
House of 1000 Manga - 10 Great Zombie Manga (Jan 9, 2014)
Hey, Answerman! - Strike a Poser (Apr 5, 2013)
Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Rainy Day 5-for-1 JManga Special (Nov 29, 2012)
Astro Toy - Super Action Statues Dio and The World (Jun 26, 2011)
Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Baron Gong Battle (Apr 21, 2011)
Brain Diving - Lookin' for manga in all the right places (Feb 15, 2011)
Astro Toy - Play Arts Kai Ichigo Kurosaki (Dec 12, 2010)
Shelf Life - Teatrino for Two (Jun 14, 2010)
The Fall 2009 Anime Preview Guide - Summer Mullins (Oct 1, 2009)
Crashing Japan - Expense Tally (Sep 17, 2007)
Hey, Answerman: The 250th Column! (Jun 30, 2006)
Ms. Answerman: The Island (Jul 26, 2005)
Ms. Answerman and the World of Tomorrow (Sep 3, 2004)
Ms. Answerman: Summer Heat (May 21, 2004)
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Anime with which this company was involved:
(Arabic version)
Captain Tsubasa (manga) : Publisher

(Japanese version)
Band of Ninja (movie) : Distributor (2011 DVD)

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