''Smile'' was a magazine aimed at teenage girls. The magazine was started in 1998. At first it was supposed to be a mainstream teen mag similar to ''

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'', but with added

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; later, it became more focused on manga and removed most of its other features. It was published by

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based in

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. The magazine was discontinued in 2002. ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''Juline'' were serialized in the magazine. ''Sailor Moon'' was originally serialized in ''

MixxZine ''Tokyopop magazine'', originally named ''MixxZine'', was a manga anthology published in North America by Tokyopop. History ''MixxZine'' at the start published five manga series, two of which were shōjo (geared towards young or teenaged girl ...

'' but Mixx moved it to ''Smile'' because Mixx wanted to refocus ''MixxZine'' towards high school and university/college-aged readers. ''Smile'' serialized the SuperS story arc, while earlier story arcs not finished in ''MixxZine'' were finished in individual comic book publications.

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''Smile''
(Archive)
Full Circle: The Unofficial History of MixxZine
1998 establishments in California 2002 disestablishments in California Anime and manga magazines Defunct magazines published in the United States Magazines disestablished in 2002 Magazines established in 1998 Magazines published in Los Angeles Teen magazines Tokyopop titles {{Anime-mag-stub

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