Darkside communication group


Darkside Communication Group is a publishing group of Japanese Dōjinshi in Kashiwa city. The group is known in Japan for its scientific and Otaku activities. It was established in the 1990s. Their best known work is Pi one million digits in 1996. Their monthly magazine Monthly Pi won "Best titled book in Japan " in 2012.

History

  • 1993: They started by Kana Hoshino.
  • 1996: They started to join the Comiket.
  • 1999: Their works are introduced in ""ミニコミ魂"" by Tsutomu Kushima.
  • 2012: Talking event produced by Junkudo book store in Ikebukuro town.
  • 2014: Getting difficultly won the Strange book award in Japan.
  • 2015: Rocket news wrote about them.
  • 2016: Rocket news wrote about them.

    Books

More than 200 titles are published. Their books are able to classify of three types; number lists, avant-garde books and scientific descriptions.

Number lists

Many types of mathematical constants are provided online.

Avant-garde books

  • A cut book
  • Just a covered
  • Just a book band
  • Only in NDL
  • ''New Testament for Online Game Enthusiasts: Gospel of Mark''

    Scientific descriptions

  • Quantum mechanics on 32 pages
  • Unexpected Science Magazine 2015
  • ''Learning for Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning''

    Others

  • ''My use of money charges is wrong as I expected''

    Members

  • Kana Hoshino acts for the group.
  • Shinkiroh Shiroma was a writer in past.
  • Shi is a main writer in the group.
  • Takaki Makino wrote the 円周率1000000桁表 in 1996.
  • Shigeo Mitsunari wrote パターン認識と機械学習の学習 which gave explanations of Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning by prof. Bishop.
Over ten other members write books and sell their books in the Comiket.

Performances

  • They sell their books using a weight indicator in the Comiket.
  • They discount their books by amount of Pi memorized in the Comiket.
  • Coupon tickets are often issued in the Comiket.
  • Shi cantillated the Pi in the Comiket Special 4.