Asuka (magazine)
Appearance
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![]() Cover of the magazine's July 2008 issue | |
Categories | Shōjo manga[1] |
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Founded | 1985 |
Company | Kadokawa Shoten |
Country | Japan |
Based in | Tokyo |
Language | Japanese |
Website | asuka-web |
Asuka (あすか), formerly Monthly Asuka (月刊あすか, Gekkan Asuka),[3] is a bimonthly Japanese shōjo manga magazine published by Kadokawa Shoten, aimed at teenage girls.[5] The magazine was established in 1985.[2] It is released on the 24th of every odd-numbered month as of May 2021.[3] Much like its sibling publication Shōnen Ace, it places some emphasis on anime tie-ins and spinoffs. Manga serialized in Asuka are published in tankōbon format under the Asuka Comics imprint.
Notable manga artists and series featured in Asuka
- Ai Morinaga
- Akira Hiyoshimaru
- Ayumi Kawahara
- Cain Yuga
- Cowboy Bebop Shooting Star (based on the anime Cowboy Bebop, created by Hajime Yatate)
- Clamp
- Fumino Hayashi
- Haruko Iida
- Kairi Yura
- Kasane Katsumoto
- Kiyo Kujo and Sunao Yoshida
- Majiko!, Gorō Taniguchi, and Ichirō Ōkouchi
- Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (spinoff of the anime series Code Geass)
- Min Min
- Nakano
- Satosumi Takaguchi
- Setsuri Tsuzuki
- Aya Shouoto
- Sumiko Amakawa
- Takashima Kazusa
- Tamayo Akiyama
- Temari Matsumoto
- Kyo Kara MA no Tsuku Jiyuugyou! (based on the Kyo Kara Maoh! series)
- Yōko Tamotsu
- Midnight Occult Civil Servants (ongoing)
- Yukiru Sugisaki
- Yutaka Nanten and Hajime Yatate
- Cowboy Bebop (spinoff/adaptation of the anime series of the same name)
Related magazines
References
- ^ Thompson, Jason (2007). Manga: The Complete Guide. Del Rey Books. p. xxiii-xxiv. ISBN 978-0-345-48590-8.
- ^ a b 月刊ASUKA [あすか]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ a b c ASUKAが“宝物のようなマンガを届ける”ため隔月刊にリニューアル、新連載も3本始動. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ JMPAマガジンデータ : 【女性】 少女向けコミック誌. JMPA (in Japanese). Japan Magazine Publishers Association. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Asuka". Digital Daijisen Plus (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 26 May 2021 – via Kotobank.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Asuka at Anime News Network's encyclopedia