ウェブShogakukan Inc. (株式会社小学館, Kabushiki-gaisha Shōgakukan, often pronounced as Shōgakkan [2] due to devoicing [3]) is a Japanese publisher of dictionaries, literature, comics ( manga ), non-fiction, DVDs, and other media in Japan. [4] Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha.