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Since 2010—the year said to have marked the dawn of the e-book era in the
domestic market—the shift toward digitization and subsequent evolution of
Web-based media in the publication industry has unfolded at incredible speed.
Against this backdrop, our publication business has grown along with
development of the Web publication sector, thanks to a relatively early entry
into this realm with online distribution of comics and the debut of “GANGAN
ONLINE,” the online magazine. New downloading methods and widespread
use of smartphones and tablets may present consumers with more diverse
access to content, but the fundamental objective in the publication business
has not changed. Creating quality content remains the core activity. We will
constantly grow our businesses through analysis of the newest market
trends that emerge as the Internet evolves. We also will maintain our
never-changing posture to “create amusing comics.” As General Editor-in-
Chief, Comics, I will always take on various challenges, making daily efforts
to find our way via these two pillars.
©Atsushi Ohkubo/SQUARE ENIX
©2013 SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. All Rights Reserved.
©SQUARE ENIX LTD. All Rights Reserved.
Takeshi Matsuzaki
Editor-in-Chief of Comic Editorial Division and Editor-in-Chief of “GANGAN ONLINE”
Previously Editor-in-Chief of “SHONEN GANGAN” and “GANGAN-IXA-” Takeshi Matsuzaki
is currently Editor-in-Chief of “GANGAN ONLINE” and also heads, as General Editor-in-
Chief, the Comics Editorial Division, covering six magazines in total.
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