Jonesky

Jonesky Limited is a Hong Kong publishing company focused on domestic Chinese manhua, translated Japanese comics, and related comic-culture merchandise. The company was established in 1989 by comics creator Ma Wing Shing, who is also identified as its chief executive. Its origins are closely connected to Hong Kong's locally produced comics scene, where serialized Chinese-language titles form an important part of popular print culture. Jonesky's publishing activity has also extended beyond original Hong Kong material through the translation and distribution of imported Japanese manga. The company's domestic catalogue includes works associated with Ma Wing Shing, such as Fung Wan, Black Leopard, and Ying Xiong Wu Lei, as well as titles by other creators including Shiu Wan, Leung Wai Ka, and Li Chi-Tak. Its translated and distributed Japanese catalogue has included internationally recognized series such as Sailor Moon, One Piece, Slam Dunk, Vagabond, Cardcaptor Sakura, Kare Kano, Saiyuki Reload, Hayate the Combat Butler, Shugo Chara!, and Over Rev!. These titles place Jonesky within both the Hong Kong comics-publishing market and the wider regional circulation network through which Japanese manga reaches Chinese-language readers. Several Jonesky-published works have also received English-language translations or releases, giving the company's catalogue a presence beyond its principal Chinese-language market. The business therefore combines several roles: publisher of locally created manhua, translator and distributor of overseas comics, and rights or merchandise operator for properties connected with its publishing catalogue. In more recent years, Jonesky's activities have broadened beyond conventional comic books. Its products have included collectible merchandise based on its series, reflecting the growing relationship between comics publishing, character licensing, and fan products. The company has also been associated with Comics Fans, a magazine aimed at girls, indicating an effort to address a broader range of readership interests and formats. Publicly available reference material provides limited information about Jonesky's corporate ownership, financial performance, international subsidiaries, or current management beyond Ma Wing Shing's continuing association with the company. It is best characterized as a Hong Kong comics publisher with a mixed local-production and international-translation catalogue.

Jonesky Limited was founded in Hong Kong in 1989 by Ma Wing Shing, a comics creator whose own work forms part of the company's publishing identity. The company developed within Hong Kong's established manhua industry, publishing Chinese-language comics for domestic readers while also participating in the circulation of imported comics from Japan. Its local publishing programme has included works by Ma Wing Shing and other Chinese-language comics creators. Named examples include Fung Wan, Black Leopard, Ying Xiong Wu Lei, My Prince, Mushroom College, Heaven Sword And Dragon Sabre, and The Stone God. This catalogue reflects the variety of Hong Kong manhua, ranging from action-oriented and martial-arts material to fantasy and character-led works. Alongside original Chinese-language output, Jonesky translated and distributed Japanese manga for Chinese-speaking audiences. Its catalogue has included Sailor Moon, One Piece, Slam Dunk, Vagabond, Cardcaptor Sakura, Kare Kano, Saiyuki Reload, Hayate the Combat Butler, Shugo Chara!, and Over Rev!. The inclusion of major Japanese properties indicates that Jonesky operated not only as a local publisher but also as a licensing, translation, and distribution participant in the regional manga market. Some Jonesky titles have subsequently been translated and released in English, extending the reach of selected works beyond the company's primary Chinese-language publishing base. The company has also expanded its commercial scope beyond printed comics. Its more recent products have included collectibles and other merchandise connected with its series. In addition, Comics Fans, a magazine directed at girls, represents an expansion into audience-specific periodical publishing. Ma Wing Shing remains identified as Jonesky's chief executive in the available reference material. There is little publicly documented information about the company's later corporate restructuring, ownership arrangements, revenue, employee count, or geographic subsidiaries. Consequently, the documented history supports describing Jonesky as an active Hong Kong comics publisher with three complementary areas of activity: original Chinese manhua, imported and translated Japanese manga, and ancillary fan-oriented products and publications.

• 1989

  Jonesky is founded

  [1]Joneskyen.wikipedia.org

  Comics creator Ma Wing Shing establishes Jonesky Limited in Hong Kong.

• Expansion into Japanese manga

  [1]Joneskyen.wikipedia.org

  Jonesky builds a translated and distributed catalogue of imported Japanese comics, including Sailor Moon, One Piece, Slam Dunk, Vagabond, and Cardcaptor Sakura.

• Expansion into merchandise and fan publishing

  [1]Joneskyen.wikipedia.org

  The company broadens its activities to include collectible merchandise based on its comic series and Comics Fans, a magazine aimed at girls.

A Hong Kong comics publisher bridging locally created Chinese manhua, translated Japanese manga, reader magazines, and character merchandise.

• Original Chinese manhua

  Fung Wan

  A major Chinese-language manhua associated with founder Ma Wing Shing and included among Jonesky's domestic publishing works. Its presence in the catalogue illustrates the company's connection to Hong Kong's locally produced comics tradition.

• Original Chinese manhua

  Black Leopard

  A Chinese-language comic listed among Ma Wing Shing's works published by Jonesky. It forms part of the company's original-manhu​​a catalogue rather than its imported translation programme.

• Original Chinese manhua

  Ying Xiong Wu Lei

  Another Ma Wing Shing title included in Jonesky's domestic Chinese-language publishing output. Public reference material identifies the work as part of the company's local comics catalogue.

• Comic magazine

  Comics Fans

  A magazine associated with Jonesky and aimed at girls. It demonstrates the company's move beyond individual comic series into audience-focused periodical publishing.

• Translated and imported comics

  Translated Japanese manga catalogue

  Jonesky has translated and distributed a broad selection of Japanese manga, including Sailor Moon, One Piece, Slam Dunk, Vagabond, Cardcaptor Sakura, Kare Kano, Saiyuki Reload, Hayate the Combat Butler, Shugo Chara!, and Over Rev!. The catalogue connects the company to established Japanese franchises and regional manga distribution.

• Merchandise

  Series-based collectibles

  Collectible merchandise related to Jonesky's comic series represents an extension from print publishing into fan-oriented products and character commercialization.

1. 1Joneskyen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Jonesky company websitecomicsworld.com