Kana Series (Ajioka, Typos)
Kana Series: Shintaro Ajioka Kana and Typos Allmighty
Enfour's kana fonts: the Shintaro Ajioka Kana Series (Komachi, Ryokan, Tsukiji, Yukinari, Kodoken) and Typos Allmighty's 24 Typos kana.
At a glance
Kana make up a large share of Japanese text, so changing the kana transforms the look of a typeface. Enfour published two kana font lines for Macintosh DTP. The Shintaro Ajioka Kana Series offers five kana designs (Komachi, Ryokan, Tsukiji, Yukinari, and Kodoken) matched to each TypeBank weight. Typos Allmighty brings the celebrated 1960s–70s Typos kana by Group Typo to the Mac in 24 variations.
Key facts
| Ajioka Kana | 5 kana designs × Mincho, Gothic, Maru Gothic, Yokobuto Mincho weights (14 packages) |
|---|---|
| Typos Allmighty | 24 kana fonts: 11 Mincho-style, 13 Gothic-style (May 1997) |
| Formats | ATM Naked CID (PDF-embeddable); PS OCF |
| Status | Discontinued; Typos Allmighty sales ended 31 March 2010 |
Part of
Every Enfour product line in one place: gaiji fonts, edit kits, TypeBank, kana, Comic-Font, screen fonts, FONT1000, and the support archive.
Editorial note: the following romanisations are best readings from the Japanese originals and are awaiting confirmation: 行成 read as Yukinari (could be Kozei); Gothic R/DB availability in the original chart.
Historical product information from Enfour’s original Japanese font site, translated into English. Prices, addresses, and ordering details from the period are omitted.
In this product line
Kana Series: Shintaro Ajioka Kana and Typos Allmighty: products and resources
Kana Series (Ajioka, Typos)
The Shintaro Ajioka Kana Mincho family pairs five kana designs by Shintaro Ajioka with TypeBank Mincho kanji in weights M, DE, E, H.
Kana Series (Ajioka, Typos)
The Shintaro Ajioka Kana Gothic family pairs five kana designs by Shintaro Ajioka with TypeBank Gothic kanji in weights R, M, DB, B, E, H.
Kana Series (Ajioka, Typos)
The Shintaro Ajioka Kana Maru Gothic family pairs five kana designs by Shintaro Ajioka with TypeBank Maru Gothic kanji in weights R, H.
Kana Series (Ajioka, Typos)
The Shintaro Ajioka Kana Yokobuto Mincho family pairs five kana designs by Shintaro Ajioka with TypeBank Yokobuto Mincho kanji in weights M, H.
Kana Series (Ajioka, Typos)
Typos Allmighty (1997) brought Group Typo’s classic Typos kana to the Mac in 24 Mincho and Gothic styles for mixing with any kanji face.
Details
Background
Shintaro Ajioka Kana Series
Shintaro Ajioka Kana Series
Komachi, Ryokan, Tsukiji, Yukinari, Kodoken
The Shintaro Ajioka Kana font series has been discontinued. (This product does not support Mac OS X.)
Click a font name to see character samples.
| Typeface \ Weight | R | M | DB | B | DE | E | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Each Ajioka Kana package contains Komachi, Ryokan, Tsukiji, Yukinari, and Kodoken.
Shintaro Ajioka Kana Series: Ajioka Kana Mincho [M, DE, E, H]; Ajioka Kana Gothic [R, M, DB, B, E, H]; Ajioka Kana Maru Gothic [R, H]
Package contents
| Item | ATM package | PS package |
|---|---|---|
| ATM font installer & key disk — installs on 2 Macintosh computers | ● | ● |
| PS font installer & key disk — installs on 1 PS printer | – | ● |
| User registration postcard | ● | ● |
Requirements
ATM: Macintosh or Power Macintosh running KanjiTalk 7.1 to Mac OS 9.2.2; hard disk with about 3 MB free; 2HD (1.44 MB) floppy drive; CD-ROM drive; Adobe Type Manager 3.5J or later.
PostScript: Macintosh or Power Macintosh running KanjiTalk 7.1 to Mac OS 9.2.2; 2HD (1.44 MB) floppy drive; CD-ROM drive; Japanese PostScript printer with a printer hard disk with about 3 MB free.
Note: please contact us about PostScript-compatible printers and software RIPs.
Support programs
If you use Adobe Type Composer to combine the Shintaro Ajioka Kana Series with typefaces you own, the kerning data supplied with the product cannot be used. In that case, use “Ajioka Kana Tsume Maker” to create kerning data for your own recomposite font, so you can kern text in PageMaker 6.0J and Adobe Illustrator 5.5J or later.
- Download the kerning-data tool “Ajioka Kana Tsume Maker” (60 KB)
- Shintaro Ajioka Kana Series PDF catalogue (472 KB)
Product Information — Fonts (PostScript & ATM)
Fonts — PostScript & ATM
Typos Allmighty
Note: Typos Allmighty will be discontinued as of March 31, 2010. Product support, including restoration of installer disks, will continue. (This product does not support Mac OS X.)
System requirements: Macintosh: KanjiTalk 7.1.2 – Mac OS 9.2.2. Adobe Type Manager 3.9.1J or later. Floppy disk drive; CD-ROM drive. (Macintoshes without a floppy drive need a separate USB floppy drive.) Features: Includes 24 kana fonts: 11 Mincho-style and 13 Gothic-style. PS fonts are in OCF format (no resolution limit). ATM fonts are in Naked CID format (PDF embedding supported). PS fonts may be used on one printer; ATM fonts on two Macintoshes (install count limited).
Shintaro Ajioka Kana Series (14 PS packages / 14 ATM packages)
Note: The Shintaro Ajioka Kana font series has been discontinued. (This product does not support Mac OS X.)
- Shintaro Ajioka Kana for Mincho M (PS) / (ATM)
- Shintaro Ajioka Kana for Mincho DE (PS) / (ATM)
- Shintaro Ajioka Kana for Mincho E (PS) / (ATM)
- Shintaro Ajioka Kana for Mincho H (PS) / (ATM)
- Shintaro Ajioka Kana for Gothic R (PS) / (ATM)
- Shintaro Ajioka Kana for Gothic M (PS) / (ATM)
- Shintaro Ajioka Kana for Gothic DB (PS) / (ATM)
- Shintaro Ajioka Kana for Gothic B (PS) / for Gothic E (ATM) (as listed in the original)
- Shintaro Ajioka Kana for Gothic E (PS) / for Gothic R (ATM) (as listed in the original)
- Shintaro Ajioka Kana for Gothic H (PS) / (ATM)
- Shintaro Ajioka Kana for Maru Gothic R (PS) / (ATM)
- Shintaro Ajioka Kana for Maru Gothic H (PS) / (ATM)
- Shintaro Ajioka Kana for Yokobuto Mincho M (PS) / (ATM)
- Shintaro Ajioka Kana for Yokobuto Mincho H (PS) / (ATM)
System requirements: Macintosh: KanjiTalk 7.1.2 – Mac OS 9.2.2. Adobe Type Manager 3.9.1J or later. Floppy disk drive; CD-ROM drive. (Macintoshes without a floppy drive need a separate USB floppy drive.) Features: Each package contains five kana fonts matched to its weight: Komachi, Ryokan, Tsukiji, Yukinari, and Kodoken. PS fonts are OCF (no resolution limit); ATM fonts are Naked CID (PDF embedding supported). PS fonts may be used on one printer; ATM fonts on two Macintoshes (install count limited).
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