List of manga magazines
This is a list of manga magazines published in Japan. The majority of manga magazines are categorized into one of five demographics, which correspond to the age and gender of their readership:
- Kodomo – aimed at young children.
- Shōnen – aimed at boys.
- Shōjo – aimed at girls.
- Seinen – aimed at young adult men.
- Josei – aimed at young adult women.
Some entries are listed as "Mixed", indicating that they are aimed at an audience of both girls and boys. For magazines that do not correspond to one of the five demographics, their primary genre is listed.
- Most recent issue published only online
The following have full details on the magazine entry:
Magazine name | Japanese name | Cover date of First Issue | Cover date of Last Issue | Demographic | Frequency | Publisher |
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Amazing Comics | アメージングコミックス | May 31, 1988[105] | April 30, 1989[105] | Mixed | Bi-monthly | Kasakura Shuppansha[105] |
Publication started in May 1988 and ended on April 30, 1989 with issue #5. The magazine mainly Sci-Fi, and horror related manga. Not to be confused for the Canadian-American underground comic publisher of the same name.[105] | ||||||
Bessatsu Friend (formerly Bessatsu Shoujo Friend) |
別冊フレンド (別冊少女フレンド) | 1965[106] | Shōjo[12][16] | Monthly[106] | Kodansha [106] | |
Originally published as Bessatsu Shoujo Friend between 1965 until December 1984.[106] | ||||||
Bessatsu Shōnen Sunday | 別冊少年サンデー | 1960[107] | 1974 | Shōnen | Quarterly, Monthly | Shogakukan |
Published quarterly from Spring 1960 to Winter 1964,[107] then monthly from January 1965 until March 1974. Sluggish sales and the 1973 oil crisis paper shortage caused the closure. It had a short-lived spinoff titled Deluxe Shōnen Sunday. Titles included Android Kikaider, The Return of Ultraman, Kikaider 01, Obake no Q-tarō, Osomatsu-kun, and Ultraman Ace. | ||||||
Big Comic | ビッグコミック | 1968[108] | Seinen[20][21] | Semi-monthly[108] | Shogakukan[108] | |
Originally published monthly, the magazine changed format to semi monthly from April 1969.[108] | ||||||
Big Comic Spirits | ビッグコミックスピリッツ | November 15, 1980[109] | Seinen[12][21] | Weekly | Shogakukan | |
Started as monthly magazine in November 1980 and changed to Bi-Weekly on July 30, 1981.[109] became a weekly magazine in April 1986[110] | ||||||
Business Jump | ビジネスジャンプ | July 1985[111] | November 2, 2011[112] | Seinen[12] | Bi-weekly | Shueisha [111] |
Began as a monthly magazine until March 1986 when it changed to bi weekly.[111][112] It was finally closed alongside Super Jump and was succeeded by Grand Jump.[113] | ||||||
Champion Red Ichigo | チャンピオンレッドいちご | 2006 | 2014 | Seinen | Bi-monthly | Akita Shoten |
Red Ichigo was a series of special editions of Champion Red that was aimed at Seinen readership. The series lasted until 2014 when it was discontinued.[114] | ||||||
Monthly Flowers (formerly Petit Flower) | 月刊flowers (プチフラワー) | May 1, 1980[115] | Josei | Monthly[116] | Shogakukan[115] | |
Published quarterly from launch until November 1981. Relaunched as bimonthly January 1982 and then monthly from March 1984.[115] Renamed to Monthly Flowers in June 2002.[116] |
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Three shonen magazines will serialize the story, while one shoujo [sic] magazine will publish it as a one-shot. Young Champion Magazine from Akita Shoten was the first to market, with their first installment published in their December 28th issue, followed by Shogakukan's Weekly Young Sunday Magazine on January 6th and then Monthly Champion RED Magazine (also from Akita Shoten) on January 19th. Shoujo [sic] magazine Dessert,
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- "Comic BomBom" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 2, 2007. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
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- "Futabasha's Comic High info page" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-12-22.
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- "Joseidōshi no LOVE wo egaita, danshi kinsei no "Yuri būmu" gayattekuru!?" (in Japanese). Cyzo. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
- "Comic Bunch, Comic Yuri Hime S Mags to End Publication". Anime News Network. June 18, 2010. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
- "Ichijinsha's info about Comic Yuri Hime S" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2008-01-01.
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- "Hanaoto". hanaoto.net. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
- "Jossie". www.hakusensha.co.jp. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
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- "Silky magazine". www.hakusensha.co.jp. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
- "白泉社の女性誌Silkyが休刊、月刊WEBマガジンに移行". Natalie. March 2, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
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Released two shota anthologies to revive shota comics. The first was Shōnen Ai no Bigaku (”ショタコミック誌の再興”を目指して、2冊のショタアンソロジーを投入しました。その1つがこの「少年愛の美学」です。, "Shotakomikkushi no saikō" wo mezashite, nisatsu no shota ansorojii wo tōnyuu shimashita. Sono hitotsu kono "shōnen ai no bigaku desu)
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