is a Japanese

josei , also known as and its abbreviation , is an editorial category of Japanese comics that emerged in the 1980s. In a strict sense, ''josei'' refers to manga marketed to an audience of adult women, contrasting ''shōjo'' manga, which is marke ...

and

shōjo manga is an editorial category of Japanese comics targeting an audience of adolescent females and young adult women. It is, along with manga (targeting adolescent boys), manga (targeting young adult and adult men), and manga (targeting adul ...

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 (lit. "Gathering of Intellect Publishing Co., Ltd.") is a Japanese company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The company was established in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The foll ...

. 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"
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History

''Cookie'' is a sister magazine of '' Ribon''. ''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 is a Japanese manga author. While most of Yazawa's manga is published in Japan by Shueisha, publishers of '' Ribon'' and ''Cookie'' (''Nana'' was serialized in the latter), series like ''Paradise Kiss'' have appeared in non-Shueisha magazines s ...

, Miho Obana and

Mihona Fujii is a Japanese shōjo manga artist. She is best known for her manga ''GALS!'', which was published in '' Ribon'' magazine, and adapted into an anime television series under the name ''Super GALS! Kotobuki Ran''. Her debut work was ''Mujaki na ...

, as well as classic ''Ribon'' manga artists, such as Jun Hasegawa,

Koi Ikeno Koi Ikeno (池野恋) is a manga author and illustrator. She was born April 16, 1959, in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. She created Tokimeki Tonight in the 1980s and Nurse Angel Ririka SOS, Nurse Angel Ririka in the 1990s, two manga series whi ...

and

Aoi Hiiragi is a Japanese manga artist born in Fukuoka (which became Kamifukuoka in 1972 and then Fujimino in 2005), Saitama Prefecture, Japan, though she grew up in Mibu, Shimotsuga, Tochigi Prefecture. Hiiragi currently resides in Hakodate, Hokkaid� ...

. 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 is a Japanese manga artist. She is best known for ''Clover'' as well as '' Tokyo Alice''. Works * (1990, '' Bouquet'', Shueisha, 1 volume) * (1991, ''Bouquet'', Shueisha, 2 volumes) * ''Miracle''(1992–1993, ''Bouquet'', Shueisha, 4 volumes) ...

's ''

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'' and Yumi Ikefuji's ''Zoccha no Nichijou'', were transferred to ''Cookie'') and former ''Ribon'' mangakas such as Miho Obana and

. There are also some up-and-coming mangakas as well. Perhaps the most popular manga in ''Cookie'' is Ai Yazawa's ''

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''. It was one of the first manga to run in ''Cookie, ''also ran in American manga magazine ''

Shojo Beat ''Shojo Beat'' is a manga magazine formerly published in North America by Viz Media. Launched in June 2005 as a sister magazine for '' Shonen Jump'', it featured serialized chapters from six manga series, as well as articles on Japanese cult ...

'' and has been adapted into an anime as well as two live-

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Serializations

Current

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

Hiatus

*''

'' (2000–2009) by

Finished

*''

'' (2000–2006) by

*'' Tokimeki Midnight'' (2002–2009) by

*''Shibuya ku Maruyama cho'' (2003–2004, 2007–2009) by

Mari Okazaki is a Japanese people, Japanese Mangaka, manga artist. Life Okazaki started drawing in high school and submitted her illustrations to different magazines. For her, this was both a training for art school, which she wanted to apply for, and a ...

*''

Honey Bitter ''Honey Bitter'' is Japanese josei manga by Miho Obana, serialized in Shueisha's ''Cookie'' from February 2004 to December 1, 2018. In honor of the twentieth anniversary of Miho Obana's debut, a crossover between ''Honey Bitter'' and '' Kodoc ...

'' (2004–2018) by Miho Obana *''

Kiyoku Yawaku , also known as ''Beyond the Memories'', is a Japanese ''shōjo'' manga series by Ryo Ikuemi. It won the 2009 Kodansha Manga Award for ''shōjo''. Kanna and Roku's story arcs (acts 2, 6, and 10) were adapted into a live action film in 2013. P ...

'' (2004–2010) by

Ryo Ikuemi is a Japanese shōjo manga artist. She writes mainly for ''Margaret'', where she debuted in 1979 at age 15 with ''Maggie''. In 1993, her high school romance ''Pops'' was adapted as an OVA by Madhouse. She received the 2000 Shogakukan Manga Awa ...

*''

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 is a Japanese manga artist, born in Nanao in Ishikawa, Japan. She debuted with the manga ''Warera High School Hero'', published in the 1991 Autumn issue of Ribon Bikkuri Daizoukan. Her best-known work is ''Akazukin Chacha is a Japan ...

*''

Mr. Osomatsu is a Japanese comedy anime television series by Pierrot, based on Fujio Akatsuka's 1962 manga series, '' Osomatsu-kun''. Celebrating Akatsuka's eightieth birthday, the series follows the sextuplet Matsuno brothers from the original seri ...

'' (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