Expanding the Picture Book Genre through the Picture Book Posting Site "Ehon Hiroba"
First written in FY2018-Q2. 8 of 9 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2018-Q3. Latest entry: FY2023.
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- FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「From the picture-book genre being strengthened, the company published 『Ashi Ashi Paa!』, a new picture book by an author who won the Excellence Award at the 12th Picture Book and Children’s Book Awards, focusing on expanding the genre.」
The company advanced the publication of new picture books originating from the Picture Book and Children’s Book Awards, giving concrete form to the expansion of the picture-book genre. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Within the picture-book genre, the company published 『Melon Pants』, winner of the Special Award at the 10th Picture Book and Children’s Book Awards, and 『Daikazoku』, winner of the grand prize at the first Ehonkhiroba Read-Aloud Picture Book Awards, focusing on strengthening the genre.」
The company published award-winning works from the Picture Book and Children’s Book Awards and Ehonkhiroba, making concrete progress in strengthening the picture-book genre. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The company published 『Dangomushi Koro Koro』, a picture book that won the Excellence Award at the 12th Picture Book and Children’s Book Awards, its web-content awards, and advanced initiatives including strengthening the picture-book genre.」
The company published a picture book that won the Excellence Award at the Picture Book and Children’s Book Awards, making concrete progress in strengthening the picture-book genre. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「August 2019 March 2021 Released the smartphone app for the picture-book posting site “Ehonkhiroba”」
For the picture-book posting site “Ehonkhiroba,” the company released a smartphone app in March 2021 following the website, expanding its posting and browsing platform. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The company published 『Yume Rescue』, winner of the grand prize at the 10th Picture Book and Children’s Book Awards, and advanced initiatives to expand the genres it handles, including further strengthening the picture-book genre.」
The company’s development of the picture-book genre originating from picture-book postings and awards progressed to the publication of 『Yume Rescue』, winner of the grand prize. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「A representative picture book is 『Watashi no Geboku』, created by adding illustrations by a popular illustrator to a text-only story submitted to the Picture Book and Children’s Book Awards, with circulation of 48,000 copies.」
The company advanced the commercialization of picture books by combining posted and award-winning works with illustrators, and circulation of 『Watashi no Geboku』 increased from 28,000 copies in the previous disclosure to 48,000 copies. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「Representative works among its other books include 『Izakaya Bottakuri』, published in May 2014 and adapted into a TV drama on BS12 from April 2018, with cumulative series circulation of 660,000 copies. A representative picture book is 『Watashi no Geboku』, created by adding illustrations by a popular illustrator to a text-only story submitted to the Picture Book and Children’s Book Awards, with circulation of 28,000 copies.」
The company advanced the commercialization of picture books by combining posted and award-winning works with illustrators, and circulation of 『Watashi no Geboku』 reached 28,000 copies. - FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In December 2017, the company officially launched “Ehonkhiroba,” a picture-book-only posting site, to develop a new genre following light novels and manga. The site got off to a promising start, with 363 works posted as of the end of December.」
The company officially launched the picture-book posting site, which had attracted 363 posted works as of the end of December. - FY2018-Q2First statedAnnual report
「The picture book 『Watashi no Geboku』 was created by adding illustrations by a popular illustrator to a text-only story submitted to the Picture Book and Children’s Book Awards. As of the date of this filing, the book had performed well, exceeding 4 printings and 16,000 copies, and the company achieved results supporting the future potential of “Ehonkhiroba,” the picture-book posting site it is currently prioritizing.」
In addition to developing the picture-book posting site, the company commercialized posted works in collaboration with popular illustrators, achieving 4 printings and sales of 16,000 copies.