Hobby Japan
Hobby Japan Co., Ltd. (株式会社ホビージャパン, Kabushiki gaisha Hobī Japan) is a Japanese publishing company known for publishing and releasing books, magazines, light novels, games, and collectibles. Founded in 1969, the company owns and distributes such publications as the eponymous Hobby Japan EX magazine, as well as Uchusen.
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Hobby Japan

Guilhem Vellut from Paris, France · Company booths @ Comiket 84 - Summer 2013 @ Tokyo Big Sight · CC BY 2.0
- Founded
- 1969.
- Headquarters
- Yoyogi.
- Products
- manga.
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Hobby Japan Co., Ltd. (株式会社ホビージャパン, Kabushiki gaisha Hobī Japan) is a Japanese publishing company known for publishing and releasing books, magazines, light novels, games, and collectibles. Founded in 1969, the company owns and distributes such publications as the eponymous Hobby Japan EX magazine, as well as Uchusen.
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Role-playing games
Role-playing games
The company has also released a number of role-playing and tabletop games, action figures related to anime and manga franchises, as well as diecast cars and related models.
Dungeons & Dragons 3rd, 3.5 and 4th edition (translated) Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 2nd edition (translated) Ring Master I: The Shadow of Filias - Filias Nogisu no Anun (X68000, 1989) Ring Master II: Forget You Not, Evermore - Eien Naru Omoi (X68000, 1990)
Diecasts
Diecasts
Honda Civic EG6 SiR-II Honda Civic (FK7) Honda Civic (FL5) Honda Civic Type-R (EK9, FD2R, FK8R, and FL5R) Honda StepWGN (2022) Honda Vezel e:HEV Honda Fit (GR) Honda Freed Honda S2000 (AP2) Honda NSX (NA1 & NA2 series) Honda N-Box (2024) Lexus IS200/Toyota Altezza (first generation) Lexus GS430/Toyota Aristo (second generation) Lexus LM300h Lexus LM500h Lexus LX600 Mazda RX-7 Mazda Eunos Roadster Mitsubishi GTO Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution (VI, VII, IX, and X) Subaru Levorg (first & second generations) Subaru BRZ Subaru Impreza WRX STI (GC & GD) Suzuki Alto Works Toyota Alphard (third & fourth generation) Toyota Vellfire (third & fourth generation) Toyota Probox Toyota Century Toyota Crown RS Toyota Land Cruiser 60 Toyota Land Cruiser 250 Toyota Land Cruiser 300 Toyota GR86 Toyota GR Corolla Toyota GR Yaris Toyota Sprinter Trueno Toyota Soarer
Anime
Anime
Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero Demon King Daimao Hell Girl Hyakka Ryōran Samurai Girls Invaders of the Rokujyōma!? Infinite Dendrogram Queen's Blade Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles Seven Mortal Sins The Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Einherjar
Light novels
Light novels
HJ Bunko HJ Novels
Other
Other
Bikini Warriors

東京都渋谷区代々木2-15-8にある「新宿ホビービル」を北側にある公園から望む。模型雑誌「ホビージャパン」を発行する「株式会社ホビージャパン」の社屋となっている。
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Institutional history
Dated record
Institutional history
Explore 1969–2004
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1969
Hobby Japan established.
1969
Hobby Japan is recorded from 1969.
1988
Hobby Japan Magazine May 1988 Issue No.228 (1988) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
2004
Hobby Japan August 2004 (2004) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
Game books
Queen's Blade Fighting Fantasy (translated)
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References
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q3138899: Hobby JapanWikimedia Foundation
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Secondary witness
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 14 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Publishers and printers
5,459 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Hiroshima UniversityOrganisation
- HitcentsOrganisation
- Hitotsubashi UniversityOrganisation
- Hmong Studies JournalOrganisation
- Hobby WorldOrganisation
- Hochschule DüsseldorfOrganisation
- Hochschule NiederrheinOrganisation
- Hodder & StoughtonOrganisation
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