About Us

History

2000-2005 year
  • 2000-2005 year
  • 2006-2010 year
  • 2011-2015 year
  • 2016-2020 year
  • 2021-
2000
December

Nobuhiko Horie, who was the fifth editor of "Weekly Shonen Jump" at Shueisha, was a MANGAKA Tetsuo Hara, Tsukasa Hojo, Ryuji Tsugihara, voice actor Akira Kamiya, and Tadashi Negishi, who was the editor of "Monthly Shonen Jump". At the same time, Coamix Co., Ltd. was established in Kichijoji, Musashino City, Tokyo for the purpose of editing manga and publishing manga magazines.In order to be close to the artist, I chose a place called "Kichijoji", a town where many creators live.

2001
December

Launched "Weekly Comic Bunch" with Shinchosha as a partner. (Closed in August 2010)
Tetsuo Hara's "Fist of the North Star" is depicted in the past, "Fist of the Blue Sky", and Tsukasa Hojo's "City Hunter" is a self-remake work "Angel Heart".

2002
December

Entered the United States with the monthly comic magazine "RAIJIN COMICS". (Currently, issuance has ended)

2004
December

Established North Stars Pictures Co., Ltd. for the purpose of complex content business such as copyright management and animation production of painters and original authors.
Later, he became the publisher of "Monthly Comic Zenon".

July 2004

2005
December

The communication magazine "Mori no Senshi Bonoron" produced by Tetsuo Hara, which connects parents and children, is distributed free of charge at Seven-Eleven stores nationwide under Seven Bank.

July 2005July 2005

2009
December

Launched "CAFE ZENON" in Kichijoji, Musashino City, Tokyo, with the concept of a space manga magazine. (open)

July 2009July 2009July 2009

First issue of "Weekly Mobile Bunch".
Weekly comics are distributed on mobile almost at the same time. (Currently out of service)

2010
December

Launched "Monthly Comic Zenon" with Tokuma Shoten as a partner and started editing (editing, publishing and selling from 2020 is a core mix).

July 2010

2011
December

Established Jizoya Co., Ltd. for the purpose of restaurant management, production, and real estate management.

July 2011

2012
December

Launched the worldwide manga award "Silent Manga Audition".
We recruit manga without dialogue from all over the world and evaluate the performance output.

July 2012

2012
December

Free electronic distribution comic magazine "WEB Comic Zenyon" opened.

July 2012

2012
December

Constructed the company's own building "Kichijoji Jizo Building" with offices and restaurants.
"Kichijoji Goen Jizo" was built at the entrance on the 1st floor.Every August, the "Jizo Bon" is held to pray for the growth of children, and it is also a place of relaxation for the local people.

July 2012

2013
December

At the site of Honnoji Temple in Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, the company's own building "Shincho Saryo" was built to enshrine the memorial monument of Oda Nobunaga. (Currently closed)

2016
December

Constructed the second Kichijoji Jizo Building, which houses an office, a restaurant, and a parking lot.

July 2016

2017
December

Kumamoto International Manga Festival held.

July 2017

2017
December

Released the manga app "Manga Hot".

July 2017

2018
December

"Okinawa Rough & Peace Vocational School" opened.Conduct manga course classes.

July 2018

2018
December

"Fist of the North Star" 35th Anniversary-September 9th is certified as "Fist of the North Star Day" anniversary.

July 2018

Kumamoto International Manga CAMP held.

July 2018

The 2nd Kumamoto International Manga Festival is held.

July 2018

2018
December

"Coamix Manga Lab" opened.

July 2018

2018
December

Experience-based neo-sakaba "ZEN ON SAKABA" opened.

July 2018July 2018July 2018

2019
December

The 3nd Kumamoto International Manga Festival is held.

July 2019

WEB comic site "Zenon Editorial Department" opened (WEB Comic Zenyon and Comic Tatan were integrated).

July 2019

The 2nd Kumamoto International Manga CAMP was held.

July 2019

2019
December

The live-action omnibus movie "Angel Sign", which was directed by Tsukasa Hojo, was released in theaters and distributed.

July 2019

2020
December

Merged with North Stars Pictures Co., Ltd.

2020
December

Established 096k (Oclock) Kumamoto Opera Company, which consists of only women.

July 2020

2020
December

Invited by the Faculty of Letters of Kumamoto University, a total of 15 manga lectures "The Forefront of Manga Content" were held at the newly established "Contemporary Cultural Resources Studies Course".
(Lecturer is Shuichi Mochida, representative of Kumamoto Coamix)

2020
December

Opened the second head office in Takamori Town, Kumamoto Prefecture.

July 2020

The 3nd Kumamoto International Manga CAMP was held.

July 2020

2021
December

The new Kumamoto food magazine "pomodoro" is launched.The menu that the staff who moved to Kumamoto researched and developed using the ingredients of Kumamoto is posted.The menu published in the magazine can be eaten at Cafe Zenon & Zenon Sakaba in Kichijoji, Tokyo.

July 2021

2021
December

The 4nd Kumamoto International Manga Festival is held.

July 2021

2021
December

096k Kumamoto Opera Company's first regular performance "Stage Keiji Maeda Kabuki Journey-Higo no Tora, Kiyomasa Kato-Edition" started.
(Performance venue: Sakura no Baba Josaien / Kumamoto Castle Museum Wakuwakuza)

July 2021

2021
December

Concluded an agreement with Takamori Town, Kumamoto Prefectural Board of Education, and Kumamoto Prefectural Takamori High School to improve the attractiveness of Takamori High School using manga (the purpose is to establish a manga-related department at Takamori High School) at the Kumamoto Prefectural Office.

July 2021

2021
December

Started service of WEB browser version manga application "Manga Hot WEB".

July 2021

2022
December

096kThe Kumamoto Revue performs at Yachiyoza (Yamaga City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Important Cultural Property).

July 2022

2022
December

Held an open school (school information session) for junior high school students at Kumamoto Prefectural Takamori High School and Comix XNUMXnd Headquarters.

July 2022

2023
December

Concluded a comprehensive partnership agreement with Koshi City, Kumamoto Prefecture.

July 2023

2023
December

Kumamoto Prefectural Takamori High School Manga Department held the entrance ceremony for the first batch of students.

July 2023

2023
December

096k The Kumamoto Opera Company performs overseas for the first time at the Japanese cultural festival "Japan Expo" (Paris, France).

July 2023

2024
December

"GALLERY ZENON", a gallery showcasing "MANGA" as art, opened in Kichijoji, Tokyo.

July 2024

2024
December

We have signed a comprehensive collaboration agreement with Kumamoto Gakuen University.

July 2024

2024
December

Kumamoto Manga Arts, an entertainment complex housing a manga art gallery and the new theater of the O'Clock Kumamoto Opera Company, has opened in Chuo Ward, Kumamoto City (on the first basement floor of the Daigeki Kaikan).

July 2024July 2024