, stylized as ''MELODY'', is a Japanese ''josei''

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 ...

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published on the 28th of even-numbered months by

Hakusensha is a Japanese publishing company. It is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Chiyoda, Tokyo. The company mainly publishes manga magazines and is involved in series' productions in their games, original video animation, music, and their animated TV ...

since September 1997, initially published as a ''shōjo'' manga magazine.

Serializations

The following is a partial list of titles serialized in ''Melody'':

Current

* by Minako Narita (since 2001) * by Kyoko Hikawa (since 2009) * '' Idol Dreams'' by Arina Tanemura (since 2013) * ''

Kageki Shojo!! is a Japanese manga series by Kumiko Saiki. It was serialized as in Shueisha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Jump X'' from 2012 to 2014 and was collected in two ''tankōbon'' volumes. It was later re-released as in a single ''tankōbon'' vol ...

'' by Kumiko Saiki (since 2015) * by

Saki Hiwatari is a Japanese '' shōjo'' manga artist. Her first work, ''Mahōtsukai wa Shitteiru'' (''I Know a Magician'') was published in the weekly ''shōjo'' anthology ''Hana to Yume'' (''Flowers and Dreams'') in 1982. Her best-known work was '' Please ...

(since 2018) * ''Rhythm Nation'' by

Tomo Matsumoto is a Japanese manga artist. She made her professional debut with the short story , published in the March 10, 1995 issue of Hakusensha's ''Lunatic LaLa'' magazine. Prior to becoming a manga artist, Matsumoto was a nurse. Works * (1996–2 ...

(since 2020) * ''The Vampire and His Pleasant Companions'' by Narise Konohara and

Marimo Ragawa is a Japanese manga artist. She began submitting manga to comic magazines when she was only 12 years old, in the sixth grade of elementary school. She continued to send her manga to the same magazine for four years, but failed to receive a pos ...

(since 2022)

Former

* ''

Patalliro! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mineo Maya. The comedy manga was serialized in ''Hana to Yume'' from 1978 to 1990, before switching to ''Bessatsu Hana to Yume'' from 1991 where it continues to be published. An ani ...

'' by

Mineo Maya Maya Mineo ( Japanese: 魔夜峰央 ''Mineo Maya'', born 4 March 1953) is a Japanese mangaka. His series ''Patalliro!'' is one of the best-selling and the longest-running shōjo manga of all time. Life Maya was born in Niigata. He made his d ...

(1997–2016) * by

Reiko Okano is a Japanese manga artist. Okano attended a graphic design school after graduating from high school and has never worked as a manga assistant. Her first serialized work was ''Esther, Please'' in 1982. In 1989, she won the Shogakukan Manga Awar ...

and

Baku Yumemakura is a Japanese science fiction and adventure writer. His works have sold more than 20 million copies in Japan spread across more than 280 titles. He is published in a variety of formats including feature films, television shows, movies and comic b ...

(1999–2005) * ''Bright no Yūutsu'' by

Keiko Takemiya is a Japanese manga artist and the former president of Kyoto Seika University. Career Keiko Takemiya (or Takemiya Keiko) is included in the Year 24 Group, a term coined by academics and critics to refer to a group of female authors in the ea ...

(2000–2004) * ''Shūdōshi Falco'' by Yasuko Aoike (2001) * ''

Gatcha Gacha is a '' shōjo'' manga by Yutaka Tachibana. The story centers on the struggling high school girl Yuri Muroi. The series was licensed in English by Tokyopop, with the first volume released on March 7, 2006, and the eighth volume released in De ...

'' by

Yutaka Tachibana is a '' shōjo'' manga by Yutaka Tachibana. The story centers on the struggling high school girl Yuri Muroi. The series was licensed in English by Tokyopop, with the first volume released on March 7, 2006, and the eighth volume released in ...

(2001–2007) * ''

Himitsu – Top Secret is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Reiko Shimizu. It has been serialized in '' Melody''. It has been adapted into an anime series, , by Madhouse and broadcast in Japan on NTV between April 8, 2008 and September 30, 200 ...

'' by Reiko Shimizu (2001–2012) * '' All My Darling Daughters'' by

Fumi Yoshinaga is a Japanese manga artist known for her shōjo and boys' love works. Life Fumi Yoshinaga was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1971. She discovered amateur manga, doujinshi, in junior high school, when a friend showed her a doujinshi depicting a romant ...

(2002–2003) * '' Ōoku: The Inner Chambers'' by Fumi Yoshinaga (2004–2020) * ''Tom Sawyer'' by Shin Takahashi (2004–2006) * by Kyoko Hikawa (2006–2008) * by Mikoto Asou (2007–2018) * ''

Please, Jeeves is a Japanese manga series adapted from the comedic Jeeves short stories written by English humourist P. G. Wodehouse. The original stories were translated into Japanese by Tamaki Morimura and illustrated by Bun Katsuta. ''Please, Jeeves'' w ...

'' by Bun Katsuta (2008–2014) * by

Keiko Nishi is a Japanese manga artist. Life After graduating from Kagoshima Prefectural Ibusuki High School, she attended Tsuru University from where she graduated with a degree in Japanese literature. While still attending Tsuru University, Nishi mad ...

(2008–2011) * by Reiko Okano and Baku Yumemakura (2010–2017) * by Keiko Nishi (2011–2014) * by Shin Takahashi (2013) * by Shin Takahashi (2014–2015) * by Shin Takahashi (2019–present)

Notes

References

External links

* * 1997 establishments in Japan Bi-monthly manga magazines published in Japan Hakusensha magazines Josei manga magazines Magazines established in 1997 Magazines published in Tokyo Shōjo manga magazines {{anime-mag-stub