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. Founded in 1980, the magazine ceased publication in March 2002, when it was replaced by the magazine ''

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History

Shogakukan began publishing ''Petit Flower'' as a regular magazine in 1980, after the success of ''Flower Comic'', a one-off special issue of the manga magazine ''

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''. The magazine targeted a readership of girls in their late teens. The magazine was initially edited by , who was also the editor of ''Bessatsu Shōjo Comic''; consequently, the artists published in ''Petit Flower'' typically were given limited editorial support but a significant degree of editorial freedom. The magazine published works by several of Shogakukan's most notable female manga artists, such as

Moto Hagio is a Japanese manga artist. Regarded for her contributions to ''shōjo'' manga ( manga aimed at young and adolescent women), Hagio is considered the most significant artist in the demographic and among the most influential manga artists of a ...

and

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. It is credited with launching the careers of

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

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 made h ...

. ''Petit Flower'' folded in March 2002, and was replaced the following month with the magazine ''

''.

Serializations and one-shots

*'' The Visitor'' by

(1980) *''

Kaze to Ki no Uta is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Keiko Takemiya. It was serialized in the manga magazine '' Shūkan Shōjo Comic'' from 1976 to 1980, and in the manga magazine ''Petit Flower'' from 1981 to 1984. One of the earliest w ...

'' by

(1981–1984) *'' 4/4'' by Moto Hagio (1983) *''

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(1984–1990) *'' X+Y'' by Moto Hagio (1984) *''

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'' by Moto Hagio (1985–1987) *'' Tomoi'' by Wakuni Akisato (1985 – 1986) *''

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'' by Moto Hagio (1992) *''

A Cruel God Reigns is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Moto Hagio. It was originally serialized in the manga magazine ''Petit Flower'' from 1992 to 2001, and published as seventeen ''tankōbon'' volumes (collected editions) by Shogakukan. The se ...

'' by Moto Hagio (1993–2001) *''

Amakusa 1637 is a shōjo manga written and illustrated by Michiyo Akaishi. It is about the time-traveling adventures of six modern-day Japanese high school students from the St. Francisco Academy to the 17th century, where they take part in the Shimabara ...

'' by

Michiyo Akaishi is a Japanese manga artist. She graduated from Saitama Prefectural Dai-Ichi Girls High School. Akaishi then attended Musashino Art University where she graduated with a degree in commercial plastic model design. In 1979, she won first place in ...

(2000–2002)

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