is a Japanese monthly children's

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published by

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. Several different manga titles, and adaptations aimed at young female readers have been serialized in the magazine in its decade long history. The latest circulation figures places the magazine at 40,000 copies which is in the middle third of the circulation list when compared to other manga magazines.

Overview

Pucchigumi first began publication in July 2006 with a targeted audience aimed towards young girls. Original serialized works include titles such as

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among other independent one shots (

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). The other main serialization comes in the form of manga from franchises

has the rights to. Examples of these include ''

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'', '' My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'', and ''

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''. Pucchigumi has also featured manga artists such as

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giving an "illustration course" for kids. Upcoming anime announcements related to titles owned by Shogakukan are also announced and promoted in Pucchigumi. These have included the

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and

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. For advertisement, a few characters have appeared more than once on the front covers of the magazine. In March 2013 Shogakukan released via

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a song titled . In addition to serialized manga, ''Pucchigumi'' holds yearly auditions for girls under 12 years old to model exclusively for their magazine and other promotional material, to which they are known as Pucchi Models. Current models include Anna (2017–present), Yumena Iio, and Beni Abe (2019–present). Past models include Akari Motokura, whose tenure was from 2015 to 2016.

Serialized Manga

Current

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'' *'' Secret × Heroine Phantomirage!''

Past

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'' (2006-2008) *''

Kirarin Revolution is a Japanese manga series by An Nakahara. The series ran in the ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Ciao'' from March 2004 to June 2009, with side stories running in ''Pucchigumi'' in 2006. The manga sold a cumulative total of over 10 million ...

'' (2006-2009) *

Happy Kappy is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rino Mizuho about nine-year-old Suguri Kinoshita, who loves animals and making fashion accessories. One day, while buying materials for accessories, Suguri finds an unusual rock which she ...

(2007-2011?) *''Mofu Mofu''(2008-2016?) *''

'' (2009) *'' Together Sugarbunnies'' (2009) *''

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'' (2009-2011) *'' Go, go: Tamagotchi!'' (2010-2011) *'' Pretty Rhythm: Dear My Future'' (2012) *'' Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live'' (2013) * Aikatsu! Official Fanbook (2013-?) *''

Chibi Devi! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiromu Shinozuka. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Ciao'' from May 2008 to November 2014, with its chapters collected in eleven ''tankōbon'' volumes. It ...

(Special)'' (2013) *'' Go, go: Tamagotchi! Dream'' (2013) *'' My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' *'' Pretty Rhythm: All Star Selection'' (2014) *'' Yo-kai Watch: Exciting Nyanderful Days'' (2014) * (2015-2017) *

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(2015-2018) * Toki no Tani (2016) *

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Readership

Based on information from the Japanese Magazine Publishers Association, circulation was figured at 60,667 for the period of January 1 to March 31, 2018. Circulation of the magazine in this data which starts in January, 2010 shows a peak circulation of 151,667 occurring between October, and December 2013. A study of readership done in 2007 shows that the highest percentage of readers are elementary school aged children.

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References

External links

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