is a Japanese josei and shōjo manga

magazine A magazine is a periodical publication, generally published on a regular schedule (often weekly or monthly), containing a variety of content. They are generally financed by advertising, purchase price, prepaid subscriptions, or by a combinatio ...

published bimonthly by Shueisha. As of 2008, the circulation was about 175,000, which by 2015 had dropped to 56,000.Japanese Magazine Publishers Association Magazine Data (April-June 2015), "Josei Manga"
Retrieved October 29, 2015.

History

''Cookie'' is a sister magazine of ''

Ribon is a monthly Japanese manga magazine published by Shueisha on the third of each month. First issued in August 1955, its rivals are ''Nakayoshi'' and '' Ciao''. Its target audience is girls roughly 8–14 years old. It is one of the best-s ...

''. ''Ribon Comic'', a monthly magazine and another sister magazine of ''Ribon'', changed its title to '' Bouquet'' (ぶ〜け) in 1978. ''Bouquet'' stopped publication in March 2000. In 1996, the ''Ribon'' editing department at Shueisha began publishing a manga magazine called ''Ribon Teens'' which featured various ''Ribon'' mangakas both up-and-coming at the time and already popular, such as Ai Yazawa,

Miho Obana is a shōjo manga artist born in Tokyo, Japan. Her best-known work was ''Kodomo no Omocha'', also known as ''Kodocha'', which was published in '' Ribon'' magazine, and won the Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo in 1998. Other works include ''Pa ...

and Mihona Fujii, as well as classic ''Ribon'' manga artists, such as Jun Hasegawa, Koi Ikeno and Aoi Hiiragi. This magazine folded in 1997. In 1999, Shueisha revived the ''Ribon Teens'' concept as a new magazine called ''Cookie''. The former ''Bouquet'' editing department became the ''Cookie'' editing department. The editor-in-chief had previously been the editor-in-chief of ''Ribon''. ''Cookie'' began being published monthly starting from the May 2000 issue, and switched to being published bimonthly in July 2012. Today, the mangakas featured in ''Cookie'' are a mixture of former ''Bouquet'' mangakas (some series that ran in ''Bouquet'', such as Toriko Chiya's '' Clover'' and Yumi Ikefuji's ''Zoccha no Nichijou'', were transferred to ''Cookie'') and former ''Ribon'' mangakas such as

and Ai Yazawa. There are also some up-and-coming mangakas as well. Perhaps the most popular manga in ''Cookie'' is Ai Yazawa's '' Nana''. It was one of the first manga to run in ''Cookie, ''also ran in American manga magazine '' Shojo Beat'' and has been adapted into an anime as well as two live- action films.

Serializations

Current

*'' Good Morning Kiss'' (2007) by Yue Takasuka

Hiatus

*'' Nana'' (2000–2009) by Ai Yazawa

Finished

*'' Clover'' (2000–2006) by Toriko Chiya *''

Tokimeki Midnight is a Japanese manga series by Koi Ikeno. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Ribon'' from July 1982 to October 1994. An anime television series directed by Hiroshi Sasagawa was adapted from the manga and was broadcast on Nippon ...

'' (2002–2009) by Koi Ikeno *''Shibuya ku Maruyama cho'' (2003–2004, 2007–2009) by Mari Okazaki *'' Honey Bitter'' (2004–2018) by

*'' Kiyoku Yawaku'' (2004–2010) by Ryo Ikuemi *''

Cheer Boys!! is a Japanese novel written by Ryō Asai, first published on October 5, 2010, by Shueisha. It follows the members of a university's all-male cheerleading squad. The novel is loosely based on the real-life men's cheerleading team "Shockers" ...

'' (2011–2013) by Ayaka Matsumoto and Ryō Asai *'' Papa no Iukoto o Kikinasai ~Miu-sama no Iu Tōri!~'' (2011–2012) by Tomoo Katou and Tomohiro Matsu *'' Akazukin Chacha N'' (2012–2019) by Min Ayahana *'' Mr. Osomatsu'' (2018–2020) by Masako Shitara

References

External links

The official ''Cookie'' website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cookie (manga magazine) Manga magazines published in Japan Josei manga magazines Shōjo manga magazines Magazines established in 1999 Shueisha magazines 1999 establishments in Japan