is a semimonthly Japanese manga magazine that features photos of

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. It has been published 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 ...

on the second and fourth Friday of each month since 1992.

History and profile

''Young Animal'' was launched in May 1992. The magazine is a successor to ,

's previous manga magazine that ran from 1989 to 1992. ''Young Animal'' is issued on the second and fourth Friday of each month in saddle-stapled B5 format. Its headquarters is in Tokyo. A typical issue consists of about 300 black-and-white pulp pages of

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wrapped in about 20 slick pages of color

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photos of teenage girls in bikinis (generally pop stars and

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s). Advertising (other than house ads for Hakusensha) appears only in the form of a few ads in the back pages and on the inside and back covers. As of 2015, circulation is approximately 119,000 copies.Japan Magazine Publishers Association ''Magazine Data June 2015''
Retrieved October 28, 2015. Each issue features about 15 different stories, mostly serial stories tending toward sexy romantic comedy, fantasy, and epic adventure, with a number of humorous or four-panel gag strips. Popular long-running series appearing in ''Young Animal'' include the medieval dark fantasy adventure '' Berserk'' and the modern day married-life sex comedy ''

Futari Ecchi is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Katsu Aki. It has been serialized in ''Young Animal'' since 1997, with the chapters later combined into tankōbon volumes by Hakusensha, of which there are eighty-eight as of Janua ...

'' (both over 300 chapters as of 2010). A number of ''Young Animal'' manga series have been adapted into

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. Titles serialized in ''Young Animal'' are published as volumes by Hakusensha under the Young Animal Comics imprint. Prior to June 2016, volumes were published under the Jets Comics imprint. ''Young Animal'' has also inspired several spin-off magazines: ''

Young Animal Arashi was a monthly Japanese manga magazine published by Hakusensha. A sister magazine to ''Young Animal'', it was released on the first Friday of every month in B5 format from 2000 to 2018. Series featured in the magazine The following is a partia ...

'' (2000–2018); ''Young Animal Island'' (2004–2013), briefly relaunched as ''Young Animal Innocent'' (2014); and ''Young Animal Zero'' (2019–present).

Manga artists and series featured in ''Young Animal''

Names are listed in alphabetical order, with the

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given last. *

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** ''Angel Hard'' ** ''

'' (''Step Up Love Story''; US: ''Manga Sutra'') (1997–ongoing) ** ''My Silver-Colored House'' ** ''Show'' * Ryuta Amazume ** ''

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'' (2009–2016) complete * Hikaru Asada and Takahiro Seguchi ** '' Sickness Unto Death'' (2010) complete *

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** ''

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'' (story by Amahara) (2018–ongoing) * Kou Fumizuki ** ''

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'' (1998–2005) complete ** ''

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'' (2007–2014) complete ** ''

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'' (October 2015 – October 2016) complete * Shigemitsu Harada ** ''

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'' (2006–2010) complete * Sora Inoue ** ''Mai Ball!'' (2012–2019) complete * Hiroshi Itaba ** ''

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) (2000–2004) complete * Kanji Kawashita ** ''Ateya no Tsubaki'' (2008–ongoing) *

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** '' Berserk'' (1992–ongoing) ** '' Giganto Maxia'' (2013–2014) ** ''

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'' (written by

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** ''Shiunji-ke no Kodomo-tachi'' (2022–ongoing) * Tomochika Miyano ** ''

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'' (2003–2010) complete * Kōji Mori ** '' Holyland'' (2000–2008) complete ** '' Jisatsutō'' (2008–2016) complete * Ashita Morimi ** ''

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) (2004–2005) complete * Nanki Satō and Akira Kiduki ** '' Usotsuki Paradox'' (2009–2012) complete * Yokusaru Shibata ** ''

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'' (1997–2006) complete * Naoki Shigeno ** ''

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'' (2008–ongoing) * Tarō Shinonome ** '' KimiKiss: Various Heroines'' (2006–2009) complete ** '' Amagami: Precious Diary'' (2009–2010) complete *

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** '' Buttobi CPU'' (US: ''I Dream of Mimi'') (1993–1997) complete * Kazuyoshi Takeda ** '' Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise'' (2016–2021) *

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** ''Twinkle Star Nonnonzie'' * Sakura Takeuchi ** ''

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'' (story by Go Zappa) (2003–2007) complete * Yutaka Tanaka **'' Ai-Ren'' (1999–2002) * Tugeneko ** '' Ueno-san wa Bukiyō'' (2015–2022) * Chica Umino ** '' March Comes in like a Lion'' (2007–ongoing) *Kiminori Wakasugi ** ''

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'' (2005–2010) complete * Shizuya Wazarai ** '' Kentō Ankoku Den Cestvs'' (1997–2009) complete *** '' Kentō Shitō Den Cestvs'' (2010–2014) moved to ''

'' * Makoto Yotsuba and Miyū (story by

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) ** ''

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'' (2016–2019) *Harada Shigemitsu and Seguchi Takahiro **''YuriCam: Yurika no Campus Life'' (2010–2013) *Sekina Aoi and Ryō Tsuzura **''Boku no Suki na Hito ga Suki na Hito'' (2022–future)

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External links

* * {{Hakusensha manga magazines 1992 establishments in Japan Hakusensha magazines Magazines established in 1992 Magazines published in Tokyo Semimonthly manga magazines published in Japan Seinen manga magazines