<p>According to a search on <a href="http://jisho.org/search/%E9%80%9A%E4%BF%A1" rel="nofollow noreferrer" title="jisho.org">jisho.org</a>, 通信{つうしん} by itself can mean "correspondence," "communication," "transmission," "news," "signal," or "telecommunications."</p>

<p>However, further down the page (the third entry), there is another word that combines 通信 with 販売{はんばい} ("sales," "selling," or "marketing") to form 通信販売{つうしんはんばい}, which refers to any kind of mail order service (including shopping online and getting a delivery by mail).</p>

<p>Taking my best educated guess, these booklets are likely a promotional item or extension of the magazine distributed by mail, and 通信 is used as an abbreviation for 通信販売 (as that compound seems to carry the most relevant meaning to this question).</p>

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also note that the linked definition of 通信 does not specifically include "information"
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<p>I found <a href="http://www.tosuisha.co.jp/order/report/report.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this page</a> with a short list of 通信{つうしん} from the publisher Tosuisha for its magazine <em>Ichiraci</em>, and I was wondering what exactly 通信 are. Here's an example cover of one:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/n29v6l.jpg" alt="the cover of a tsuushin"></p>

<p>There are several people listed as working on different sections in each book, the sections being</p>

<ul>
<li>表紙 (cover page)</li>
<li>描下し２Pまんが (2-page manga)</li>
<li>キャラインタビュー (character interview)</li>
<li>燃えよ☆萌魂 (<em>moeyo ☆ moetama</em>)</li>
<li>キャラ日記 (character's diary)</li>
<li>すぺしゃる４コマ (special 4-koma)</li>
</ul>

<p>The page also mentions exchanging <em>Ichiraci</em> back issues for points of some kind. (配布終了後のバックナンバーは、１１号～１８号まで各 ２ポイント で交換出来ます♪)</p>

<p>Does anyone know what exactly these are? I would assume they're some sort of mini-booklet distributed every month or so with special features of some sort for currently-running manga, but I'm hoping that someone else knows more.</p>

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What is a 通信{つうしん} from a manga publisher?
# What is a 通信{つうしん} from a manga publisher?
Posted by: username_0 on 2017-02-06
I found [this page](http://www.tosuisha.co.jp/order/report/report.html) with a short list of 通信{つうしん} from the publisher Tosuisha for its magazine *Ichiraci*, and I was wondering what exactly 通信 are. Here's an example cover of one:

![the cover of a tsuushin](https://i.sstatic.net/n29v6l.jpg)

There are several people listed as working on different sections in each book, the sections being

* 表紙 (cover page)
* 描下し２Pまんが (2-page manga)
* キャラインタビュー (character interview)
* 燃えよ☆萌魂 (*moeyo ☆ moetama*)
* キャラ日記 (character's diary)
* すぺしゃる４コマ (special 4-koma)

The page also mentions exchanging *Ichiraci* back issues for points of some kind. (配布終了後のバックナンバーは、１１号～１８号まで各 ２ポイント で交換出来ます♪)

Does anyone know what exactly these are? I would assume they're some sort of mini-booklet distributed every month or so with special features of some sort for currently-running manga, but I'm hoping that someone else knows more.
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## 1 answers
### Answer by username_1 on 2017-02-07. Score: 3 | Accepted answer
According to a search on [jisho.org](http://jisho.org/search/%E9%80%9A%E4%BF%A1 "jisho.org"), 通信{つうしん} by itself can mean "correspondence," "communication," "transmission," "news," "signal," or "telecommunications."

However, further down the page (the third entry), there is another word that combines 通信 with 販売{はんばい} ("sales," "selling," or "marketing") to form 通信販売{つうしんはんばい}, which refers to any kind of mail order service (including shopping online and getting a delivery by mail).

Taking my best educated guess, these booklets are likely a promotional item or extension of the magazine distributed by mail, and 通信 is used as an abbreviation for 通信販売 (as that compound seems to carry the most relevant meaning to this question).
> **Comments:**
> **username_1** (2017-02-07): also note that the linked definition of 通信 does not specifically include "information"  
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