Wani Books

Wani Books Co., Ltd.

headquarters in Shibuya, Tokyo
Native name	株式会社ワニブックス
Romanized name	Kabushiki gaisha Wani Bukkusu
Company type	Kabushiki gaisha
Industry	Books, magazines, manga
Founded	November 1979
Founder	Junzō Iwase
Headquarters	Ebisu, Shibuya, Tokyo , Japan
Parent	Kodansha
Website	www.wani.co.jp

Wani Books Co., Ltd. (ワニブックス株式会社, Wani Bukkusu Kabushiki Gaisha) is a Japanese publishing company focused on manga-related publication, including magazines and books. The company was established in November 1979.^[1] It publishes a manga magazine called Comic Gum.^[2]

In March 2007, Yoshimoto Books Co., Ltd. was established in collaboration with Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., Ltd., and Comic Yoshimoto was launched.^[3] In 2009, Wani Plus Co., Ltd. was established as an affiliate company.^[4]

In 2024, the company became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kodansha.^[5]

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UP to boy (アップトゥボーイ, apputubōi), abbreviated as UTB, is a bimonthly idol magazine published since 1986.

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• Wani Books official website (in Japanese)
• Wink Up website (in Japanese)

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