is a monthly

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ese manga magazine published by

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on the third of each month. First issued in August 1955, its rivals are ''

Nakayoshi is a monthly ''shōjo'' manga magazine published by Kodansha in Japan. First issued in December 1954, it is a long-running magazine with over 60 years of manga publication history. Notable titles serialized in Nakayoshi include '' Princess Kni ...

'' and ''

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''. Its target audience is girls roughly 8–14 years old. It is one of the best-selling manga magazines, having sold over 590million copies since 1978. Its circulation was in the millions between 1987 and 2001, peaking at 2.3million in 1994. In 2009, the magazine's circulation was 274,167. However, in 2010, the circulation dropped to 243,334. Pages are printed on multicolored newsprint and issues are often more than 400 pages long. They are distributed with a sackful of goodies () that range from small toys to colorful note pads themed around the manga serialized in the magazine. Readers can send in stamps for mail order gifts () in some issues. The manga series from this magazine are later compiled and published in book form () under the Ribon Mascot Comics (RMC) imprint. ''Ribon'' has also inspired multiple

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magazines, including ''Bessatsu Ribon'' (1966–1968); ''Ribon Comics'', renamed ''Junior Comics'' (1967–1968); ''Ribon Comic'' (1968–1971); ''Ribon Deluxe'' (1975–1978); and ''

Ribon Original was a Japanese manga magazine published by Shueisha. It was a sister magazine of ''Ribon'', and was published from 1981 until 2006. New and up-and-coming ''Ribon'' manga artists A is a comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. As ...

'' (1981–2006).

Serializations

Current

* ''

Animal Yokochō is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ryo Maekawa and serialized in '' Ribon Magazine'', ''Ribon Original'' and ''Ribon Bikkuri''. It is the story about a little girl who has a doorway to another world in her room, from whic ...

'' (2000–present) * '' Onna no Ko tte.'' (2011–present) * ''

Honey Lemon Soda is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mayu Murata. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Ribon'' since December 2015, with its chapters collected into twenty one ''tankōbon'' volumes as of July 2022 ...

'' (2015–present)

Past

1955–1979

* ''

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'' (1971–1973) * '' Himitsu no Akko-chan'' (1962–1965) * ''

Sally the Witch , also known as ''Sunny the Witch'', is one of the popular anime magical girls of what would eventually become a genre in Japan. Due to its characteristics, it may be considered the first shōjo anime as well; while titles such as ''Him ...

'' (1966–1967) * ''

Shiroi Heya no Futari is a Japanese one-shot manga written and illustrated by Ryoko Yamagishi. Published in the February 1971 issue of '' Ribon Comic'', it is considered to be the first (female-female romance) manga. The story follows the relationship between ...

'' (1971)

1980–1989

* '' Tokimeki Tonight'' (1982–1994) * '' Chibi Maruko-chan'' (1986–1996) * ''

Handsome na Kanojo is a manga created by Wataru Yoshizumi. It originally ran in the magazine Ribon from 1988–1992, and was adapted into an OVA in 1991. The story is a romantic-comedy. It is Yoshizumi's longest serialized manga so far, and is one of her most ...

'' (1988–1992) * '' Whisper of the Heart'' (1989)

1990–1999

* ''

Hime-chan's Ribbon is a magical girl manga series created by Megumi Mizusawa that was serialized in Ribon Magazine from August 1990 to January 1994. It was later developed into a 61 episode anime series, produced by Studio Gallop, that aired from October 2, ...

'' (1990–1994) * '' Tenshi Nanka Ja Nai'' (1991–1994) * '' Akazukin Chacha'' (1991–2000) * '' Marmalade Boy'' (1992–1995) * '' Anata to Scandal'' (1993–1995) * '' Kodomo no Omocha'' (1994–1998) * '' Nurse Angel Ririka SOS'' (1995–1996) * ''

Neighborhood Story is a manga by Ai Yazawa. It was published by Shueisha from 1995 to 1998 in the magazine ''Ribon''. It was adapted by Toei Animation as a 50-episode anime series which aired on TV Asahi from September 10, 1995, to September 1, 1996, with m ...

'' (1995–1998) * ''

Kero Kero Chime is a manga written by Maguro Fujita. A 30-episode anime series based on the manga was produced by NAS and TV Tokyo and animated by Studio Comet. Plot Aoi, a normal school boy, is cursed by a wizard named Makaeru from the Land of Frogs, who ...

'' (1995–1998) * '' Baby Love'' (1995–1999) * '' I.O.N'' (1997) * '' Mint na Bokura'' (1997–2000) * '' Good Morning Call'' (1998–2002) * ''

Fancy Lala ''Fancy Lala'', known in Japan as , is a magical girl anime series produced by Studio Pierrot in 1998, following an OVA released in 1988. A two-volume manga adaptation by Rurika Kasuga ran in '' Ribon''. The original designs were created ...

'' (1998) * '' Kagen no Tsuki'' (1998–1999) * ''

Phantom Thief Jeanne is a magical girl ''shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Arina Tanemura. The story is about the adventures of a high school girl, Maron Kusakabe, who is the reincarnation of Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc) and transforms into a phan ...

'' (1998–2000) * '' Gals!'' (1998–2002) * '' St. Dragon Girl'' (1999–2003)

2000–2009

* ''

Time Stranger Kyoko is a manga series written and illustrated by Arina Tanemura. Originally serialized in ''Ribon'' from the September 2000 issue to the September 2001 issue, the individual chapters were collected and published in three ''tankōbon'' volumes in ...

'' (2000–2001) * '' Full Moon o Sagashite'' (2002–2004) * '' Ultra Maniac'' (2002–2004) * ''

Aishiteruze Baby is a shōjo romance manga by Yoko Maki. It was serialized by Shueisha in ''Ribon'' from April 2002 and January 2005 and collected in seven bound volumes. It was adapted as a 26-episode anime television series produced by TMS Entertainment ...

'' (2002–2005) * '' St. Dragon Girl Miracle'' (2003–2005) * ''

ChocoMimi is a shōjo 4-panel manga series written and illustrated by Konami Sonoda. It was first serialized in the magazine ''Ribon Original'' in 2003, and later the main '' Ribon'' magazine in March 2004. 11 volumes of the manga have been publishe ...

'' (2004–2019) * '' Cactus's Secret'' (2004–2005) * '' The Gentlemen's Alliance Cross'' (2004–2008) * ''

Love-Berrish! is a Japanese '' shōjo'' manga series by Nana Haruta. ''Love-Berrish!'' was serialized in the monthly manga magazine ''Ribon'' from August 2005 to May 2007. During the series' run, a drama CD was released in 2005. Plot Yūya Fukushima decid ...

'' (2005–2007) * ''

Rockin' Heaven is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mayu Sakai. It premiered in ''Ribon''s December 2005 issue where it ran until its conclusion in the July 2008 issue. The individual chapters were collected and published in eight ''tankō ...

'' (2005–2008) * ''

Crash! ''Crash!'' is a 1977 film directed by Charles Band. It starred José Ferrer, Sue Lyon, John Ericson, Leslie Parrish, John Carradine and Reggie Nalder. Synopsis Jealous invalid husband (Ferrer) tries to kill sexy blond wife (Lyon), who uses occ ...

'' (2007–2013) * '' Chocolate Cosmos'' (2007–2008) * '' Hello Kitty Doki'' (2007–2008) * '' Hello Kitty Peace'' (2008) * '' Mistress Fortune'' (2008) * ''Momo: Welcome to the World-end Garden'' (2008–2011) * '' Zekkyō Gakkyū'' (2008–2015) * '' Sakura Hime: The Legend of Princess Sakura'' (2008–2012) * '' Stardust Wink'' (2009–2012) * ''

Hiyokoi is a shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Moe Yukimaru. It is serialized in Shueisha's monthly shōjo manga magazine ''Ribon'', and had been published into fourteen tankōbon volumes. The name of the series is a pun between "Hiyoko" ...

'' (2009–2014)

2010–2019

* '' Blue Friend'' (2010-2011) * '' Pretty Rhythm'' (2010–2012) * '' Nagareboshi Lens'' (2011–2014) * '' Sugar Soldier'' (2011–2015) * '' Rozen Maiden: Dolls Talk'' (2012–2014) * '' Romantica Clock'' (2012–2016) * '' ChocoTan!'' (2012–2017) * '' Tsubasa to Hotaru'' (2013–2017) * '' Little Witch Academia: Tsukiyo no Ōkan'' (2015) * '' Acro Trip'' (2017–2022) * ''Love Letters Written in June'' (2018)

Circulation

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References

External links

* * {{Shueisha manga magazines 1955 establishments in Japan Monthly manga magazines published in Japan Magazines established in 1955 Shōjo manga magazines Shueisha magazines