Poplar Publishing
Poplar Publishing Co., LTD. Is a Japanese publishing house founded in 1947 that publishes books, magazines and manga for Japanese children, the most famous of which is Pre Comic Bunbun. In 2004 it acquired control of the rival Jive. • Illustration — Poplar Publishing headquarters, Shinjuku, Tokyo Some of the children's books published by Poplar are Yutaka Hara's Kaiketsu Zorori, Masamoto Nasu's Zukokke Sannin-gumi (The funny trio) and Troll's Oshiri Tantei (Butt Detective) series, as well as non-fiction books such as the children's encyclopedia Poplardia. It also publishes the Japanese language editions of Rev W. Audry's The Railway Series and Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
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Poplar Publishing Co., LTD. Is a Japanese publishing house founded in 1947 that publishes books, magazines and manga for Japanese children, the most famous of which is Pre Comic Bunbun. In 2004 it acquired control of the rival Jive. • Illustration — Poplar Publishing headquarters, Shinjuku, Tokyo Some of the children's books published by Poplar are Yutaka Hara's Kaiketsu Zorori, Masamoto Nasu's Zukokke Sannin-gumi (The funny trio) and Troll's Oshiri Tantei (Butt Detective) series, as well as non-fiction books such as the children's encyclopedia Poplardia. It also publishes the Japanese language editions of Rev W. Audry's The Railway Series and Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
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Poplar Grand Prize
Every year since 2005, Poplar holds the Poplar Grand Prize for Fiction (ポプラ社小説大賞 Popura Shosetsu Taishō), a contest held for new stories and novels that are created during the year. The prize for the first place winner is 20 million yen.
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- 1.Anderson, Porter. At Bologna: 2024 Best Children's Publishers of the Year. Publishing Perspectives. 2024-04-09.
- 2.Shimbun, The Yomiuri. 'Kaiketsu Zorori' children's book series sets Guinness record. japannews.yomiuri.co.jp. 2022-11-30.
- 3.飯田, 建. 子どもたちの知のデータベース『総合百科事典ポプラディア』をつくる. 情報管理. 54. 5. 243–253. 2011. 10.1241/johokanri.54.243.
- 4.Mizushima Hiro wins the huge "Poplar Publishing Grand Prize for Fiction". tokyohive.
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