Monthly Hobby JAPAN launching took place in 1969. Although it specialized in miniature cars at the beginning, it has grown and been set as a hobby compilation magazine afterwards. Nowadays it is generally recognized as the No.1 magazine of the hobby industry. Great varieties of articles included, but the basic line of the magazine is "HOW-TO." Always we follow the opinion of the users and try to make them enjoy by seeing & reading. We offer the hottest information as a leading magazine of the industry.
Boys once at least play with toy guns. Following that idea the toy gun & military information magazine Monthly Arms Magazine was born. It aims to convey the charm of guns as an entertainment. We want to be closer to many more people by offering a wide range of articles not only toy guns but also real guns, the Self-Defense Force reports and even the trendy military fashion.
The relation of this company and games began in the 70's when Monthly Hobby JAPAN started to introduce the simulation games using model figures. Since the launch of Monthly Tactics in 1981, changing its name to Monthly RPG Magazine and then Monthly GAME Gather, we have been always introducing intellectual games in the forefront. Nowadays that field has been spread to the TV games to entertain a wide range of readers.
A great knowledge in a long time experience in the hobby business naturally made this company wish to produce charming stories and characters. From that wish a light novel brand HJ Bunko was born. In 2007, light novels on games presented as HJ Bunko G started as well. The field of creation is spreading more and more. Besides the opentype novel awards Novel Japan Awards was established, we are making great effort to discover new talents.
The challenges this company deal with are not limited to the monthly magazine publications but also other publication styles. From all the specialized news we create one unique book and deliver to the readers of the whole country.