MANGASENPAI EDIZIONI

Name

MANGASENPAI EDIZIONI

Legal name

PROGETTO IDEA S.A.S. DI FABRIZIO FRANCATO & C.

Website

https://mangasenpai.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Manga & Comic Publishing

NAICS

Hobby, Toy, and Game Retailers (45912)

SIC

Retail-Hobby, Toy & Game Shops (5945)

akta.pro primary industry

Manga Publishing (Japanese & Global) (MPAJAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Comic Books, Graphic Novels & Manga Retail (CRALAAAF), Adult/Seinen/Josei Comics Publishing (MPAJAGAJ)

Keywords

• Manga publishing
• Italian comics
• Limited editions
• Comic retail
• Boys Love manga

Headquarters

HQ city

Gattinara

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Manga and Comics Sales: Direct retail sales of manga volumes, Boys Love comics, and related merchandise through the company's e-commerce platform. Products sold include individual volumes, limited edition variants, wrap-box collections, and special event editions at varying price points (€7.90 per standard volume).
2. Limited Edition Collectibles: Sale of limited tiratura (tirature limitate) special editions including variant covers, metal editions, numbered boxes, and collector's items sold at premium prices (€8.90-€60 for box sets). These create scarcity-based revenue opportunities at comic conventions and through the online store.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

MANGASENPAI EDIZIONI is an Italian publishing house that publishes original Italian manga (fumetti) and licenses Japanese manga titles for the Italian market. The company operates through multiple specialized brands including Mangasenpai for original Italian manga, Sensei Manga for licensed Japanese imports, Boy's Love Garden for BL titles, Variant Store for limited collector editions, and Decima Musa Edizioni for non-manga publications. Products are sold directly to consumers via the Mangasenpai Megastore e-commerce platform and at major Italian comic conventions.

Product overview

MANGASENPAI EDIZIONI is a multi-brand Italian publishing company operating since 2013, with its core Mangasenpai division focused on original Italian manga (fumetti) and the Sensei Manga division (launched 2023) for licensed Japanese manga. The company operates specialized sub-brands including Boy's Love Garden for BL titles, Variant Store for limited editions, and Decima Musa Edizioni for non-manga publications. Products are sold through the Mangasenpai Megastore e-commerce platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sensei Manga: Division launched in 2023 focused on publishing Japanese manga titles in Italy.

Products and services

• Mangasenpai Publishing brand for original Italian manga and fumetti, representing the 'new wave' of the Italian comic market
• Sensei Manga Division created for publishing licensed Japanese manga (oriental manga from Japan) titles in Italy
• Boy's Love Garden Specialized section for Boys Love (BL) manga titles featuring works from various Japanese authors in Italian editions
• Variant Store Exclusive limited edition products including variant covers, special editions, wrap-box collections, metal editions, and collector's items for manga series
• Decima Musa Edizioni Publishing brand for non-manga works including essays, fiction, history, and local interest books

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Star Shop (Fantasy Comix Novara)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStar Shop (Fantasy Comix Novara) serves as a key comic shop partner for exclusive limited edition products. The Metal Wrap-box containing exclusive variants (Kiriko, Denjin N, Zingnize 7, Strong Arm 1 Metal) is distributed exclusively through Fantasy Comix Novara at Lucca Comics, demonstrating a strong exclusive retail partnership.
• Major DistributorsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe catalog is managed directly by the publisher through major distributors and independently, indicating partnerships with wholesale distributors for reaching comic shops across Italy.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Broad incumbents

• Viz Media: Largest English-language manga publisher globally. Broad incumbent counterpart to Mangasenpai's licensed Japanese catalog, illustrating the competitive standard and licensing pipelines the Italian publisher operates against.
• Panini Comics: Largest Italian comics publisher and a major distributor of Japanese manga (Planet Manga imprint). Directly competes for shelf space, licensing deals, and collector customers but operates at much greater scale as part of a global group.
• Dynit: Established Italian distributor and publisher of anime, manga, and Asian media. Comparable distribution channel footprint into fumetterie and overlapping customer base, with broader product scope.

Direct peers

• RW Edizioni (Goen): Italian publisher with a strong manga and graphic novel catalogue (Goen imprint), including limited and collector editions. Direct competitor for manga enthusiast customers and fumetterie shelf space.
• Edizioni BD: Italian comics and manga publisher publishing both original Italian works and licensed Japanese titles. Comparable mix of original IPs (J-Pop style) alongside Japanese translations, distributed through comic shops.
• Star Comics: Italian manga publisher specializing in Japanese manga translations and original Italian comics. Closely comparable business model: licensed manga series, limited editions, distribution through fumetterie and conventions.
• Shockdom: Italian publisher of comics, manga, and webtoons with a digital and physical distribution footprint. Comparable mix of original Italian comics and licensed Asian content aimed at the fumetterie channel.
• BAO Publishing: Italian publisher of graphic novels, manga, and translated comics. Comparable catalog strategy mixing European and Japanese works, with a strong indie/connoisseur positioning similar to Mangasenpai's premium/limited editions.
• JPOP: Italian publisher dedicated to Japanese manga, light novels, and Asian comics. Closely aligned with Mangasenpai's Sensei Manga focus on Japanese titles translated for the Italian market.

Emerging players

• Crunchyroll (Manga): Digital manga publishing arm of Crunchyroll; complementary rather than head-to-head, but increasingly competes for Japanese manga reader attention and licensing relationships that smaller publishers like Mangasenpai depend on.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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