A Manga magazine (jap. Mangazasshi) is a magazine, in which in regular intervals individual chapters of Japanese Comic series are published. Depending upon target group of the magazine the Manga is divided for Josei into the categories Shojo, Shonen, its and. With the time are also magazines for special interests have such as Hentai, Mah Jong or Pachinko developed.

In Japan the directory-thick magazines in usually weekly or monthly distances appear and cover 200 to over 1000 sides, on which chapters are represented from 10 to 40 series. They are converted for 2-5 euro at each Zeitungsstand available, have a bad paper and pressure quality, contain several color sides and after reading are normally thrown away. To some magazines also regularly Furokus (extras) are attached like figures, pins, note books or Nagellack. Manga magazines constitute about 70% of the Japanese Manga market. For the Mangaka (draughtsman) the Comics appearing however weekly series with approx. 20 sides per week often represent a large challenge.

The best-selling Japanese Manga magazine is the Shonen Jump, which had at its point times in the middle of the 1990er edition of over 6 million pieces per week. Further famous magazines are the Ribon of the Shueisha publishing house, Shonen Sunday and Big Comic of the Shogakukan publishing house, Hana ton of Yume of the Hakusensha publishing house or Shonen of magazines and Morning of the Kodansha publishing house. The latter publishes at present more than 20 different Manga magazines.

Also internationally similar magazines developed. 2001 appeared in Germany the Banzai! - Magazine after model of the Shonen Jump with the Carlsen publishing house. The sister magazine of the Banzai! was the Daisuki. The Egmont Manga & Anime publishing house with the Manga Twister and the Manga power adjusted in the meantime likewise Manga Magazine.Alle German magazine formats appear shifted monthly and develop in a co-operation with Japanese publishing houses. So the Banzai! with the Shueisha, the Daisuki with the Hakusensha, the Manga power with the Kodansha and the Manga Twister with the Shogakukan publishing house.

See also

• List of the Manga magazines

Related links

• Magazine list with PRISMS: The Ultimate Manga Guide (English)
• Small overview of Japanese Shojo magazines (English)
• Edition numbers of some Japanese Manga magazines 2004 and 2005 (English)

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