Tonkam

Tonkam is a French company very present in the field of the Manga. It gathers a editor, a shop and a service of Mail-order selling. Tonkam was also tested with the prepublication with the magazine Magnolia , now stopped.

The company, chronologically one of the first to publish Manga S in French version, presents its first titles on the market in 1994. It is the initiative of Sylvie Chang and Dominique Véret, which creates this publisher independent with the assistance of the funds of Mr. Yu-Chi Chang, owner of the Parisian specialized bookstore éponyme. Contrary to the other early publishers of Manga S, Tonkam did not seek during these first publications of the already known titles carrying the French-speaking public (contrary to Glénat which published then Dragon Ball or Ranma ½). Very early, Tonkam will publish under the impulse of inspired Dominique Véret of the Mangaka S like Masakazu Katsura or Osamu Tezuka.

The company will in addition know some problems with justice when its title Angel (of U-Jin) is seen prohibiting exposure because of its character considered to be pornographic. Tonkam will however quickly find the recognition of the afficionados like neophytes by publishing titles like Bouddha, Phoenix, Video Girl Have or Stratège.

In 1996, Tonkam launches out in a partnership with a Belgian editor, Ypnos, which mainly will publish Manhwa S, but this period will be of short duration, because this last quickly will stop its activities.

Dominique Véret will however leave his position of director of publication to the beginning of the year 2000 to launch out in a new adventure. It creates the company Akata, which deals with the collection Manga of the editions Delcourt.

At the end of 2005, following the death of Mr. Yu-Chi Chang, Mrs. Francoise and Sylvie Chang, owners of the company, make an agreement with Delcourt which becomes majority shareholder of the company. A fusion of the catalogs is not with the day order and the two collections keep their identity clean as well as distinct leading lines. On the other hand, it is the occasion for Tonkam to profit from the structures and the power of Delcourt. It is accordingly that, as of January 2006, Tonkam gives up are delivery system house to enter the court of large. From now on, the Tonkam catalog is diffused by Delsol while the distribution is ensured by Hachette!

Mangas published

Manhuas published

  • Born to Kill
  • Celia I
  • Celia II
  • Club Mad
  • Cyber Weapon Z
  • combat of god X-ray
  • Tiger and dragon
  • The king off fighters Zillion

external Bond

  • Official site

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