, frequently abbreviated as "''Doramaga''" or "''DM''", is a Japanese
light novel
A light novel (, Hepburn: ''raito noberu'') is a style of young adult novel primarily targeting high school and middle school students. The term "light novel" is a ''wasei-eigo'', or a Japanese term formed from words in the English languag ...
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manga
Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...
magazine aimed at young adult males, first published in 1988. Since March 19, 2008 the magazine has been published every other month. The light novel magazine ''Fantasia Battle Royal'' was a special edition of ''Dragon Magazine''.
Serialized works
Many popular light novels which were later animated were originally serialized in it. The magazine also features one or two manga series at a time.
Former serialized works also include:
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Black Blood Brothers
''Black Blood Brothers'', also known as ''BBB'', is a light novel series written by Kōhei Azano and illustrated by Yuuya Kusaka. In 2006, Studio Live and Group TAC produced an anime based on the series. It is directed by Hiroaki Yoshikawa. ...
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Chaika - The Coffin Princess
is a Japanese light novel series written by Ichirō Sakaki and illustrated by Namaniku ATK. Twelve volumes of the series have been published by Fujimi Shobo under their Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint. It has been adapted into three manga ser ...
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Chrono Crusade
''Chrono Crusade'', originally known in Japan as , due to a typo, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Daisuke Moriyama. It was originally published by Kadokawa Shoten in ''Comic Dragon'', then a special issue of the ''Drago ...
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Detatoko Princess
is a Japanese manga written by Hitoshi Okuda and serialised in ''Dragon Magazine'' from 1994 to 1999. The individual chapters were published in six '' bound volumes'' by Fujimi Shobo.
The manga was adapted into a 3-episode original video anim ...
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Dragon Half
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ryūsuke Mita. The manga was serialized in Fujimi Shobo‘s ''Dragon Magazine'' from January 30, 1988 to April 30, 1994 and the chapters collected into 7 ''tankōbon'' volumes. It was adap ...
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Good Luck! Ninomiya-kun
is a Japanese light novel series by Daisuke Suzuki, with illustrations by Kyōrin Takanae. The light novel started serialization in ''Monthly Dragon Magazine'' in April 2005, published by Fujimi Shobo. A manga adaptation was being serialized ...
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High School DxD
is a Japanese light novel series written by Ichiei Ishibumi and illustrated by Miyama-Zero. The story centers on Issei Hyodo, a perverted high school student from Kuoh Academy who desires to be a harem king and is killed by ...
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Hyper Police
is a Japanese manga series and written and illustrated by Minoru Tachikawa. It is set in a period in the far future, in which humanity is almost extinct and most of the population are monsters. The series mostly follows the offices of a priv ...
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Kaze no Stigma
is a Japanese light novel series written by Takahiro Yamato and illustrated by Hanamaru Nanto. After the death of Yamato on July 20, 2009, the story remains incomplete at twelve volumes. A 24-episode anime adaptation directed by Junichi Saka ...
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Patlabor
, also known as ''Patlabor'' (a portmanteau of "patrol" and "labor"), is a Japanese science fiction media franchise created by Headgear, a group consisting of manga artist Masami Yūki, director Mamoru Oshii, screenwriter Kazunori It ...
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Saber Marionette
is a Japanese series created by Satoru Akahori featuring android girls. It has been produced in the form of anime, manga, and light novels.
In January 1995, a twelve-episode audio drama series called ''SM Girls Saber Marionette R'' aired ...
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Samurai Girl: Real Bout High School''
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Scrapped Princess
is a Japanese light novel series by Ichiro Sakaki and illustrated by Yukinobu Azumi, also known as the popular adult dōjin artist Nakayohi Mogudan. In 2003, it was adapted into an anime series produced by Bones.
''Scrapped Princess'' is ...
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Slayers
is a Japanese light novel series written by Hajime Kanzaka and illustrated by Rui Araizumi. The novels have been serialized in ''Dragon Magazine'' since 1989, before being published into individual volumes. They follow t ...
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Sorcerous Stabber Orphen
is a Japanese light novel series written by Yoshinobu Akita. It was adapted into manga, five anime television series (''Sorcerous Stabber Orphen'', ''Sorcerous Stabber Orphen 2: Revenge'', ''Sorcerous Stabber Orphen'' (2020), ...
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Student Council's Discretion''
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Sword World RPG
is a Japanese tabletop role-playing game created by Group SNE. 10 million copies of the related books including rulebooks, novels and replays have been sold. The game was first published in 1989; the updated edition, known as the "Sword World 2. ...
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The Ambition of Oda Nobuna
is a Japanese light novel series written by Mikage Kasuga and illustrated by Miyama-Zero. It was adapted into an anime television series animated by Madhouse and Studio Gokumi that aired from July to September 2012. Sentai Filmworks lice ...
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The Weathering Continent
is a Japanese fantasy light novel series written by Sei Takekawa and illustrated by Mutsumi Inomata. ''The Weathering Continent'' centers on three travelers – the delicately beautiful sorcerer Tieh, the burly and reticent warrior Bois, an ...
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References
External links
Official website
1988 establishments in Japan
Bi-monthly manga magazines published in Japan
Fujimi Shobo
Light novel magazines
Magazines established in 1988
Magazines published in Tokyo
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