, formerly ,
is a bimonthly Japanese
manga magazine published by
Kadokawa Shoten
, formerly , is a Japanese publisher and division of Kadokawa Future Publishing based in Tokyo, Japan. It became an internal division of Kadokawa Corporation on October 1, 2013. Kadokawa publishes manga, light novels, manga anthology magazines su ...
, aimed at teenage girls.
The magazine was established in 1985.
It is released on the 24th of every odd-numbered month as of May 2021.
Much like its sibling publication ''
Shōnen Ace'', it places some emphasis on
anime tie-ins and spinoffs. Manga serialized in ''Asuka'' are published in format under the Asuka Comics imprint.
Notable manga artists and series featured in ''Asuka''
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Tamayo Akiyama
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Hyper Rune''
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Mouryou Kiden
is a novel in manga style written in 3 parts by Tamayo Akiyama, a former member of the all-female Japanese manga artist group Clamp.
Plot
The novel takes place in a world hidden in fog, which is ruled by the goddess of light, Mikage, from ...
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**''
Secret Chaser''
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Sumiko Amakawa
, formerly , is a bimonthly Japanese manga magazine published by Kadokawa Shoten, aimed at teenage girls. The magazine was established in 1985. It is released on the 24th of every odd-numbered month as of May 2021. Much like its sibling public ...
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Cross''
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Clamp
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Clamp School Detectives''
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Legal Drug''
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Shirahime-Syo: Snow Goddess Tales''
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Suki: A Like Story''
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Wish''
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X''
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Fumino Hayashi
**''
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days'' (spinoff of
''Neon Genesis Evangelion'')
* Akira Hiyoshimaru
**''
Book Girl and the Delicious Recipe''
** ''
Book Girl and the Lovesick Poet''
* Haruko Iida
**''
Crescent Moon
Crescent moon may refer to:
Lunar phases
*Fingernail moon, a lunar phase waxing until 7 days after or waning since 7 days before the new moon
* Hilal (crescent moon), an Arabic term for the very slight crescent moon that is first visible after a n ...
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* Kasane Katsumoto
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Hands Off!''
* Ayumi Kawahara
**''
Idol Densetsu Eriko''
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Temari Matsumoto
**''Kyo Kara MA no Tsuku Jiyuugyou!'' (based on the ''
Kyo Kara Maoh!'' series)
*Min Min
**''
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Gakuen Datenroku'' (spinoff of
''Neon Genesis Evangelion'')
*
Ai Morinaga
**''
Yamada Tarō Monogatari''
* Nakano
**''
Biblia Koshodō no Jiken Techō''
* Majiko!,
Gorō Taniguchi, and
Ichirō Ōkouchi
**''Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion'' (spinoff of the anime series ''
Code Geass'')
*Aya Shouoto
**''
Kiss of Rose Princess''
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The Demon Prince of Momochi House
is a Japanese supernatural, romance manga series written and illustrated by ''Aya Shouoto''. It began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's ''shōjo manga'' magazine ''Monthly Asuka'' on July 24, 2013. The manga has been licensed in North America b ...
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Yukiru Sugisaki
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D.N.Angel''
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Lagoon Engine
is a manga by Yukiru Sugisaki. It was followed by ''Lagoon Engine Einsatz''.
The main protagonists are Yen and Jin Ragun. The name "Lagoon Engine" is derived from the phonetic pronunciation of the main characters' names (Ragun Yen Jin).
Vol ...
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Lagoon Engine Einsatz
is a manga by Yukiru Sugisaki. It was followed by ''Lagoon Engine Einsatz''.
The main protagonists are Yen and Jin Ragun. The name "Lagoon Engine" is derived from the phonetic pronunciation of the main characters' names (Ragun Yen Jin).
Vol ...
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* Satosumi Takaguchi
**''
Hana no Asuka-gumi!''
**''
Sakende Yaruze''
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Kazusa Takashima
**''
Harlem Beat wa Yoake Made''
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Keiko Takemiya
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Tenma no Ketsuzoku
, also known as ''Crystal Lord Opera'', is a Japanese fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Keiko Takemiya. It was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's monthly manga magazine '' Asuka'' from 1991 to 2000, with its chapters collected in ...
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* Yōko Tamotsu
**''
Midnight Occult Civil Servants''
*Setsuri Tsuzuki
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Broken Angels''
* Cain Yuga
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Cowboy Bebop Shooting Star'' (based on the anime ''
Cowboy Bebop'', created by
Hajime Yatate)
* Yutaka Nanten and
Hajime Yatate
**''Cowboy Bebop'' (spinoff/adaptation of
the anime series of the same name)
* Kiyo Kujo and
Sunao Yoshida
Sunao Matsumoto (October 24, 1969 – July 15, 2004), known professionally as Sunao Yoshida (吉田直 ''Yoshida Sunao''), was a Japanese novelist. He was born in Fukuoka Prefecture and graduated from La Salle Junior and Senior High School in Kag ...
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Trinity Blood''
* Kairi Yura
**''
Angelique''
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Saiunkoku Monogatari''
Related magazines
* ''
Monthly Asuka Fantasy DX''
References
External links
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1985 establishments in Japan
Kadokawa Shoten magazines
Magazines established in 1985
Monthly manga magazines published in Japan
Shōjo manga magazines
Magazines published in Tokyo
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