Kitan Club
奇譚クラブ (Japanese)
Summary
Kitan Club is perhaps the most well known SM magazine in Japan. It's pages introduced fans to iconic SM artists like Reiko Kita, Chimuo Nureki, Oniroku Dan, Shoji Oki, Tadao Chigusa, Takashi Tsujimura and many others. It was also influential to many modern kinbakushi.
Dates of Publication
1946[1]-1975
Publisher(s) and Editor(s)
Publisher: Akebono Shobo (to May 1952)
Publisher: Tenseisya (Oct 1952 - Aug 1967)
Publisher: Akatsuki Syuppan (Sep 1967 - Mar 1975)
Editor: Minoru Yoshida
Editor: Koji Sugihara
History
1952: The word "kinbaku" appears for first time in Kitan Club in the table of contents and photo collage in the August issue.
1955: Kitan Club suspended by authorities for June - September issues.
1955: Resumes publication with new black and white covers and new publisher.
1975: Closes with March issue.
Interesting point(s)
Kitan Club started as an adult men's magazine. Until 1952, it featured non-SM articles on night life and sexuality, photos of nude women and fictional stories.
Contributors
- Oniroku Dan
- Tadao Chigusa
- Chimuo Nureki
- Takashi Tsujimura
- Shozo Numa
- Seiu Ito
- Namio Harukawa
- Takashi Oka
- Reiko Kita
- Takashi Shima
- Junko Kitahara
- Suku Gurote
- Kaname Ozuma
- Masako Ibuki
- Keiko Otsuka
- Rumi Kasuga
- Tanako Kawabata
- Satoko Kawabe
- Fumiyo Kinukawa
Notes
- ↑ Some references indicate it started in 1947
