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*Wings*
	Cover of the magazine's June 1984 issue
Categories	Shōjo manga
Frequency	Bi-monthly
Circulation	250,000
Founded	1982
Company	Shinshokan
Country	Japan
Based in	Tokyo
Language	Japanese
Website	Official Website

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Wings (ウィングス, Uingusu) is a shōjo manga magazine published by Shinshokan. Published bi-monthly, it features action and fantasy manga^[2] aimed at women in the age group of 16–20 years.^[3] Headquartered in Tokyo, the magazine previously had the following editions namely Shinshokan South (aka South), Phantom Club, Huckleberry, Un Poco and Wings: Story; however, currently, only Un Poco and Wings:Story are still being published.

At its inception, Wings established itself as a science-fiction and fantasy magazine. Its more fantastical settings and sense of wonder helped it to stand out, and Wings began to accept stories from a diverse mix of genres. Due to its high popularity with female readers, in the mid-2010s the magazine began using the tagline "Shōjo Manga for Adults".^[4]

Serializations

Current

PALM (manga) [ja] by Yasay Kemonogi (1983–present)
Tatakau! Sebastian [ja] by Kan Ikeda (2002–present)
Hyakushō Kizoku by Hiromu Arakawa (2006–present)
Adekan by Tsukiji Nao (2007–present)
Kase-san and Yamada by Hiromi Takashima (2017–present)

Former

1980s

Dragon Fist by Shu Katayama (1988–2005)
Earthian by Yun Kōga (1988–1994)
RG Veda by Clamp (1989–1996)

1990s

Dragon Knights by Mineko Ohkami (1990–2007)
Tokyo Babylon by Clamp (1990–1993)
Sanban-chō Hagiwara-ya no Bijin by Keiko Nishi (1991-2000)
Hidarite by Clamp (1994)
The Young Magician by Yuri Narushima (1995–2016)
Vampire Game by Judal (1996–2004)
Liling-Po by Ako Yutenji (1997-2006)
The Day of Revolution by Mikiyo Tsuda (1998–2001)
The Demon Ororon by Hakase Mizuki (1998–2001)
Antique Bakery by Fumi Yoshinaga (1999–2002)
Eerie Queerie! by Shuri Shiozu (1999–2003)
Garden Dreams by Fumi Yoshinaga (1999)
Immortal Rain by Kaori Ozaki (1999–2011)
Weiß Kreuz Verbrechen & Strafe by Takehito Koyasu and Kyoko Tsuchiya (1997–1998)

2000s

Cafe Kichijoji de by Yuki Miyamoto and Kyoko Negishi (2000–2002)
Stigma by Kazuya Minekura (2000)
La Esperança by Chigusa Kawai (2000–2006)
Black Sun, Silver Moon by Tomo Maeda (2001–2006)
The Devil Within by Ryō Takagi (2002–2004)
Princess Princess by Mikiyo Tsuda (2002–2006)
Train Train by Eiki Eiki (2002–2005)
Baku by Hakase Mizuki (2003)
Demon Flowers by Hakase Mizuki (2004–2006)
Flower of Life by Fumi Yoshinaga (2004–2007)
Princess Ai by Courtney Love, D.J. Milky, Ai Yazawa, and Misaho Kujiradou (2004–2005)^[5]
Princess Princess + by Mikiyo Tsuda (2006–2007)
Alice the 101st by Chigusa Kawai (2007–2015)
Empire of Midnight by Hakase Mizuki (2007)
Happy Boys by Makoto Tateno (2007–2008)

References

^ Thompson, Jason (2007). Manga: The Complete Guide. Del Rey Books. p. xxiii-xxiv. ISBN 978-0-345-48590-8.
^ "Shoujo Manga Phonebooks!". Niko-niko.net. Archived from the original on 10 August 2007. Retrieved 25 July 2007.
^ Thorn, Rachel. "Shôjo Manga Magazines". www.matt-thorn.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 25 July 2007.
^ "センス・オブ・ワンダー、ふたたび。コミック誌「ウィングス」創刊40周年！　8月号は特別ふろく「PALMマスクケース」つき！". PR TIMES (in Japanese). 28 June 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
^ Casey Brienza (9 March 2016). Global Manga: 'Japanese' Comics without Japan?. Routledge. p. 6. ISBN 978-1-317-12766-6.

External links

Shinshokan's Wings page (in Japanese)

[completeguidedemos-1] Thompson, Jason (2007). Manga: The Complete Guide. Del Rey Books. p. xxiii-xxiv. ISBN 978-0-345-48590-8.

[2] "Shoujo Manga Phonebooks!". Niko-niko.net. Archived from the original on 10 August 2007. Retrieved 25 July 2007.

[3] Thorn, Rachel. "Shôjo Manga Magazines". www.matt-thorn.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 25 July 2007.

[4] "センス・オブ・ワンダー、ふたたび。コミック誌「ウィングス」創刊40周年！　8月号は特別ふろく「PALMマスクケース」つき！". PR TIMES (in Japanese). 28 June 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2024.

[5] Casey Brienza (9 March 2016). Global Manga: 'Japanese' Comics without Japan?. Routledge. p. 6. ISBN 978-1-317-12766-6.

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+{{nihongo|'''''Wings'''''|ウィングス|Uingusu}} is a [[shōjo manga]] [[magazine]] published by [[Shinshokan]]. Published [[bi-monthly]], it features [[Action fiction|action]] and [[fantasy]] manga<ref>{{cite web |title=Shoujo Manga Phonebooks! |url=http://niko-niko.net/random/phonebooks.html |website=Niko-niko.net |access-date=25 July 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070810193652/http://www.niko-niko.net:80/random/phonebooks.html |archive-date=10 August 2007}}</ref> aimed at women in the age group of 16–20 years.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Thorn |first1=Rachel |title=Shôjo Manga Magazines |url=http://www.matt-thorn.com/shoujo_manga/magazines/index.html |website=www.matt-thorn.com |access-date=25 July 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928075534/http://www.matt-thorn.com/shoujo_manga/magazines/index.html |archive-date=28 September 2007}}</ref> Headquartered in Tokyo, the magazine previously had the following editions namely Shinshokan South (aka South), [[Phantom Club]], [[Huckleberry]], Un Poco and Wings: Story; however, currently, only Un Poco and Wings:Story are still being published.
-At its inception, ''Wings'' established itself as a [[science-fiction]] and fantasy magazine. Its more fantastical settings and [[sense of wonder]] helped it to stand out and ''Wings'' began to accept stories from a diverse mix of genres. Due to its high popularity with female readers, in the mid-2010s the magazine began using the tagline ''"Shōjo Manga for Adults"''.<ref>{{cite web |title=センス・オブ・ワンダー、ふたたび。コミック誌「ウィングス」創刊40周年！　8月号は特別ふろく「PALMマスクケース」つき！ |url=https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000028.000042122.html |website=[[PR TIMES]] |access-date=7 April 2024 |language=ja |date=28 June 2022}}</ref>
+At its inception, ''Wings'' established itself as a [[science-fiction]] and fantasy magazine. Its more fantastical settings and [[sense of wonder]] helped it to stand out, and ''Wings'' began to accept stories from a diverse mix of genres. Due to its high popularity with female readers, in the mid-2010s the magazine began using the tagline ''"Shōjo Manga for Adults"''.<ref>{{cite web |title=センス・オブ・ワンダー、ふたたび。コミック誌「ウィングス」創刊40周年！　8月号は特別ふろく「PALMマスクケース」つき！ |url=https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000028.000042122.html |website=[[PR TIMES]] |access-date=7 April 2024 |language=ja |date=28 June 2022}}</ref>
 ==Serializations==

v t e Wings
Current	Adekan (2007) Hyakushō Kizoku (2009) Kase-san and Yamada (2017)
1980s	Dragon Fist (1988–2005) Earthian (1988–1994) RG Veda (1989–1996)
1990s	Dragon Knights (1990–2007) Tokyo Babylon (1990–1993) The Young Magician (1995–2016) Vampire Game (1996–2004) Liling-Po (1997-2006) Weiß Kreuz Verbrechen & Strafe (1997–1998) The Day of Revolution (1998–2001) The Demon Ororon (1998–2001) Antique Bakery (1999–2002) Eerie Queerie! (1999–2003) Garden Dreams (1999) Immortal Rain (1999–2011)
2000s	Cafe Kichijoji de (2000–2002) Stigma (2000) La Esperança (2000–2006) Black Sun, Silver Moon (2001–2006) The Devil Within (2002–2004) Princess Princess (2002–2006) Train Train (2002–2005) Baku (2003) Demon Flowers (2004–2006) Flower of Life (2004–2007) Princess Ai (2004–2005) Princess Princess + (2006–2007) Alice the 101st (2007–2015) Empire of Midnight (2007) Happy Boys (2007–2008)
Related	Dear+ Shinshokan