title: Core Magazine
text: # Core Magazine
  
  Core Magazine Co. Ltd. (株式会社コアマガジン) is a Japanese publishing company focused on adult material, such as adult magazines and hentai manga. It also publishes yaoi titles, such as Kirepapa. The company was established in 1985 as Shōnen Shuppansha (株式会社少年出版社).
  
  Core Magazine owns a bookstore chain "Core Books" (コアブックス).
  
  ## History
  
  In July 2002, a special issue of Bubka magazine featured unauthorized childhood photos of several female idols, including Norika Fujiwara, Kyoko Fukada, and Natsumi Abe. A suit was started against Core Magazine for privacy violation.
  
  It 2009 it was the top ero-manga publisher in Japan, with 76 titles, beating Akane Shinsha, which only had 65.
  
  In July 2013, the head editor, Akira Ota, and the two staff members were arrested for having their manga shown partially uncensored. They pled guilty in December 2013 and apologized for their irresponsibility.
  
  In September 2017, Komiflo announced in collaboration with Core Magazine that its titles would be available for streaming. Starting with Hotmilk, this expanded to include MegaStore in 2018.
  
  ## Magazines published
  
  * Bubka (ブブカ)
  * Comic Zero EX (コミック0EX), a monthly magazine, which replaced Comic Mega Plus (コミックメガプラス) in 2007.
  * Comic Hotmilk (コミックホットミルク)
  * Comic Mega GOLD (コミックメガGOLD), bakunyū manga magazine
  * Comic MegaMilk (コミック メガミルク), a monthly magazine, which replaced Comic Zero EX (コミック0EX) in 2010
  * Comic MegaStore (コミックメガストア)
  * drap, yaoi magazine
  * Comic Nyan2 Club GOLD (コミックニャン2倶楽部GOLD)
  * Gekiga Madmax (劇画ﾏｯﾄﾞﾏｯｸｽ)
  * Manga Bangaichi (漫画ばんがいち)
  
  ### Video games (eroge) magazines
  
  * MegaStore (メガストア)
  * G-type
  * Voice-type
  