小学館は１９２２年創業、今年９６周年を迎えた大手出版社の一社です。出版の範囲は広く、子ども向け雑誌、教育雑誌、週刊誌、ファッション雑誌、マンガ、文芸、ノンフィクション、絵本、辞典、美術書、写真集など、多岐に渡っています。
しかしながら海外においては、これまで小学館はマンガ以外の本を積極的には紹介していませんでした。「ドラえもん」をはじめとする幅広いマンガ作品は、多くの国、多くの言語で翻訳出版されています。けれど、マンガは小学館の出版のほんの一部です。今回は、もうひとつの小学館の特徴であるクオリティの高い美術書を見ていただきたいと思い、初めてＥＡＪＲＳに参加いたしました。
かつては日本でも幾つかの出版社が大型の美術書を出していましたが、その数は減り続け、いまや小学館は数少ない美術書の出版社です。経験を積み重ねて初めて、質の高い美術書は生まれます。美術書の魅力は、実物を見ていただいて初めて伝わります。是非この機会に、紙や印刷の質も含めて、小学館の永年の経験から生まれた美術書を手に取ってご覧下さい。
もちろん美術書だけでなく、小学館の得意とするマンガ作品や辞書など弊社の「今」と「幅」を知っていただける本もございますので、合わせてご覧いただければ幸甚です。
SHOGAKUKAN Inc.
https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/
https://japanesebooks.jp/
SHOGAKUKAN was established in 1922 and has become a major publisher over the past 96 years. Our publications cover a diverse range of genres, from childrens books, educational journals, weekly publications, and fashion magazines, to manga, literature, non-fiction, dictionaries, art, and photography books.
With the exception of manga, however, SHOGAKUKAN has not, until now, actively introduced publications to the international market. Although we currently license an extensive list of manga abroad (such as Doraemon), it is but a small portion of our published works. For this reason, we have come to EAJRS in hopes of sharing another of our specialty publications with the world-high quality art books.
At one time, there were several publishing houses producing fine art books in Japan. Yet today, SHOGAKUKAN is one of the few major publishing houses which continues to print such fine art books. A fine art book of high quality can only be made with a wealth of experience, and its charm can only be felt by viewing the actual book. Please take this opportunity to hold one of these books in your hand and to observe the quality of the paper and printing techniques born of SHOGAKUKAN’s many years of experience.
Of course, we have many other books with which one might grasp the breadth of our current offerings. We would be incredibly grateful if you would take some time to explore SHOGAKUKAN’s signature works of manga and dictionaries, etc., in combination with these fine art books.