is a Japanese

seinen manga is an editorial category of Japanese comics marketed toward young adult men. In Japanese, the word ''seinen'' literally means "youth", but the term "''seinen'' manga" is also used to describe the target audience of magazines like ''Weekly Ma ...

magazine published by

Houbunsha is a Japanese publishing company founded on July 10, 1950. It is based in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo. Magazines published by Houbunsha *''Weekly Manga Times'' *''Hana Oto'' *'' Comic Fuz'' Manga Time magazines *''Manga Time'' *''Manga Time Original'' * ...

and mainly consisting of four-panel

comic strip A comic strip is a sequence of drawings, often cartoons, arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions. Traditionally, throughout the 20th and into the 21st ...

s. The first issue was released on 18 January 2003.

List of serialized titles

* * *''Bad Girl'' * * * * * * *''H・R'' * *''Harumaki!'' * * (ongoing) *''Himekurasu'' *''Ichiroo!'' *''

K-On! is a Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Kakifly serialized in Houbunsha's ''Manga Time Kirara'' magazine between the May 2007 and October 2010 issues, and also serialized in Houbunsha's ''Manga Time Kirara Carat ...

'' *''Kagura Mai Mai!'' (ongoing) *''Kamisama no Iutoori!'' * (ongoing) * (ongoing) * (ongoing) *''Kuu Kuu Boku Boku'' * (ongoing) *''Mayuka no Darling!'' * * * * (ongoing) *''OK Fantasista!'' * *''

Puella Magi Kazumi Magica The following is a list of manga publications published by Houbunsha based on the 2011 anime series, '' Puella Magi Madoka Magica''. The series revolves around a schoolgirl named Madoka Kaname, as well as her friend Sayaka Miki, who are approa ...

'' *''Pura Misurando'' *'' RPG Fudōsan'' (ongoing) * (ongoing) * (ongoing) *'' S.S. Astro'' (ongoing) *''Swap⇔Swap'' *''Tamago Nama'' *''The Airs'' *''Tsumugu Otome to Taishou no Tsuki''

List of anime adaptations

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Hidamari Sketch is a Japanese ''yonkoma'' manga series written and illustrated by Ume Aoki, centering around a group of young female art students, and following their daily lives as close friends and neighbors at the nearby Hidamari Apartments. The ma ...

'' – Winter 2007 *'' Dōjin Work'' – Summer 2007 *''Hidamari Sketch × 365'' – Summer 2008 *''

'' – Spring 2009 *''

GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class is a Japanese ''seinen'' yonkoma manga series by Satoko Kiyuzuki. The series was serialized in Heiwa Shuppan's moe four-panel manga magazine '' Comic Gyutto!'' from its first issue on July 23, 2004 to its last issue (the third issue). Aft ...

'' – Summer 2009 *''Hidamari Sketch × Hoshimittsu'' – Winter 2010 *''K-On!!'' – Spring 2010 *'' A Channel'' – Spring 2011 *''

Kill Me Baby is a Japanese four-panel gag comedy manga series written and illustrated by Kaduho which began serialization in Houbunsha's '' Manga Time Kirara Carat'' from July 2008. It follows the school lives of a high school girl Yasuna Oribe and her ...

'' – Winter 2012 *''Hidamari Sketch × Honeycomb'' – Fall 2012 *

Gokicha is a 4-panel manga series created by Rui Tamachi revolving around anthropomorphised cockroaches. The manga originally existed as self-published doujin works, first released at Comiket in 2009, before beginning serialization in Houbunsha's ' ...

(ONA) – 2012 *''

New Game! ''New Game!'' is a Japanese four-panel manga series by Shōtarō Tokunō, which was serialized in Houbunsha's ''seinen'' manga magazine '' Manga Time Kirara Carat'' from January 2013 to August 2021 and is licensed in English by Seven Seas E ...

'' – Summer 2016 *''New Game!!'' – Summer 2017 *''

Blend S is a Japanese four-panel comic strip manga written and illustrated by Miyuki Nakayama. It made its first appearance in Houbunsha's '' Manga Time Kirara Carat'' magazine with the October 2013 issue. A 12-episode anime television series adapta ...

'' – Fall 2017 *''

Anima Yell! is a Japanese four-panel manga series by Tsukasa Unohana. It was serialized in Houbunsha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Manga Time Kirara Carat'' from its April 2016 to October 2020 issues and has been collected in five ''tankōbon'' volumes. ...

'' – Fall 2018 *'' Machikado Mazoku'' – Summer 2019 *'' Koisuru Asteroid'' – Winter 2020 *'' Ochikobore Fruit Tart'' – Fall 2020 *''Machikado Mazoku 2'' – Spring 2022 *'' RPG Fudōsan'' – Spring 2022

List of game adaptations

* '' Hidamari Sketch Dokodemo Sugoroku × 365'' – February 12, 2009 * '' GA: Geijutsuka Art Design Class -Slapstick Wonderland-'' – July 29, 2010 * '' New Game!: The Challenge Stage'' – January 26, 2017 * ''

Kirara Fantasia is a Japanese seinen manga magazine published by Houbunsha which mainly serializes four-panel manga. The magazine is sold on the ninth of each month and was first published as a special edition of ''Manga Time'', another Houbunsha magazine, on M ...

'' – December 11, 2017

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References

External links

Official website
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