Bessatsu Margaret
 Cover of the March 2016 issue (featuring Love Me, Love Me Not by Io Sakisaka) | |
| Categories | Shōjo manga[1] |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Circulation | 68,000 (January–December 2020)[2] |
| Founded | 1964 |
| Company | Shueisha |
| Country | Japan |
| Based in | Tokyo |
| Language | Japanese |
| Website | betsuma |
Bessatsu Margaret (別冊マーガレット, Bessatsu Māgaretto, "Margaret additional volume"), or Betsuma (別マ) for short, is a shōjo manga magazine published monthly in Japan by Shueisha since 1964.[3][4][5]
About
Bessatsu Margaret was first launched in 1964, as a sister magazine to Margaret. The stories featured in Bessatsu Margaret are noted to have an emphasis on character growth, focusing on themes of interpersonal relationships and settings of everyday life.[1]
The magazine targets readers in junior high, high school, and university.[6] In 2018, its age demographic consisted of 12.7% of readers 14 years or under, 16% for 15–18 years old, 15.1% for 19–23 years old, and 56.2% of readers 24 years or older.[7]
In 2018, Bessatsu Margaret had an average circulation of 131,000 copies.[7] In 2019, the circulation dropped to an average of 95,000,[8] and in 2020 sales further declined to an average of 68,000 copies.[2]
The magazine was ranked 5th in the list for female readers in the 2012 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook,[9] and 2nd in the same list for the 2014 edition.[10] It ranked 16th among all manga magazines in the 2018 edition,[11] and 18th in the 2019 edition.[12]
Serializations
Current
- Fujishiro-san Kei – Yuki Nojin
- My Special One – Momoko Kōda
- Shitsuji no Ojou-sama – Mari Mimura
- Taiyō Yori mo Mabushii Hoshi – Kazune Kawahara
- Uchi no Otōto-domo ga Sumimasen – Akira Ozaki
- Vampire – Riya Sakurai
- Yururi Yururi – Anna Tsuji
Past
1964–1979
1980–1989
1990–1999
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2000–2009
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2010–2019
2020–2029
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References
- ^ a b "少女まんがの名作を創出してきた「マーガレット」「別冊マーガレット」が創刊60周年！". Shueisha (in Japanese). October 13, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ a b "Shueisha Media Guide 2021" (PDF). Shueisha. May 7, 2021. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
- ^ Jason Thompson (2007). Manga: The Complete Guide. Del Rey Books. pp. 334–335. ISBN 978-0-345-48590-8.
- ^ "Girl's Manga" (in Japanese). Japanese Magazine Publishers Association. September 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- ^ Preston Phro (December 16, 2013). "Girls manga magazine celebrates 50 years with a freaking awesome cover". RocketNews24. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- ^ "本の街発信!別冊マーガレットに迫る" (PDF) (in Japanese). 共立女子短期大学. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 12, 2021.
- ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 22, 2019). "Shueisha Reveals New Circulation Numbers, Demographics for its Manga Magazines". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ Sherman, Jennifer (June 5, 2020). "Shueisha Reveals 2019 Circulation Numbers for Manga Magazines". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ Loo, Egan (December 8, 2011). "Top Manga Ranked by Kono Manga ga Sugoi 2012 Voters". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ Nelkin, Sarah (December 9, 2013). "Top Manga Ranked by Kono Manga ga Sugoi 2014 Voters". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 8, 2017). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Reveals 2018's Top 20 Manga Magazine List". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ Antonio Pineda, Rafael (December 10, 2018). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Reveals 2019's Top 20 Manga Magazine List". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ Sarah Nelkin (May 13, 2013). "Strobe Edge's Sakisaka Pens 'Sono Omokage o Shitteru' 1-Shot". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
- ^ Sherman, Jennifer (May 10, 2015). "Story, Title Revealed for Blue Spring Ride Creator Io Sakisaka's New Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ Hazra, Adriana (September 12, 2020). "Suteki na Kareshi Manga by My Love Story, Aozora Yell's Kazune Kawahara Ends on October 13". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ Tai, Anita (April 3, 2024). "Rainbow Days Creator Minami Mizuno's Koi o Shiranai Boku-tachi wa Manga Gets Live-Action Film". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ Antonio Pineda, Rafael (September 18, 2023). "Blue Spring Ride Creator Io Sakisaka's 'Sakura, Saku!' Manga Ends, Gets Epilogue". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
External links
- Official site (in Japanese)