Editor-in-chief |
Shunro Oshikawa Tenpu Aw |
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Categories | Boys' adventure magazine |
First issue | 1908 |
Final issue | 1920 |
Company | Hakubunkan |
Country | Japan |
Based in | Tokyo |
Language | Japanese |
Bōken sekai ( Japanese: Adventure World) was a boys' adventure magazine which was started during the late Meiji period in Japan. It was headquartered in Tokyo and existed between 1908 and 1920.
Bōken sekai was established in 1908. [1] [2] In the first issue the magazine stated its objective as “to tell exciting stories from throughout the world that will not only inspire a spirit of daring, courage, and sincerity, but eliminate all those runts who are weak, corrupt, and decadent.” [3] It was part of the Hakubunkan Publications [4] and was based in Tokyo. [5] The magazine targeted male students and featured historical heroes and adventure novels. [1] It frequently covered literary work about Japan's victory in the Russo-Japanese War as well as about fantastic adventures around the world. [2]
Shunro Oshikawa was the founding editor-in-chief of Bōken sekai. [3] He was replaced by Tenpu Abe in the post in 1911, and Abe's term ended in 1917. [6] The magazine ceased publication in 1920. [2]