Monthly Playboy
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| Categories | Men's magazine |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Circulation | approx. 900,000 (1975), approx. 55,000 (final few years[1]) |
| First issue | July 1975 |
| Final issue Number | January 2009 408 |
| Company | Shueisha |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Website | m-playboy.shueisha.co.jp |
Monthly Playboy (月刊プレイボーイ, Gekkan Pureibōi), also known as Geppure (月プレ) or MPB, was a franchise of Playboy magazine in Japan.
History and profile
Monthly Playboy was first published in July 1975.[2][3] The magazine ceased publication with the final January 2009 issue, due to a decline in readership.[1][4]
Pop artist Keiichi Tanaami was the magazine's first art director.
Playmate Japan (1986–1993)
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Playmate Japan (プレイメイト・ジャパン)[5]
- 1986 - Shiho Masui, Emi Satō, Reiko Sugano
- 1987 -
- 1988 - Sayoko Kobayashi, Mari Kokubu, Mika Okuda
- 1989 - Momo Aida
- 1990 - Kurisu Aoki, Akio Horisaka, Sachiko Kurachi, Haruka Morimura, Madoka Sugawara, Rie Sugimoto
- 1991 - Misuteriasu K
- 1992 - Kana Aiba, Reira Misaki, Chise Tokuda
- 1993 - Mio Asai, Yoriko Ikuta, Yūko Sugimoto
References
- ^ a b 土肥義則 (2 June 2009). 『週刊プレイボーイ』を悩ませていること……それは. Business Media Makoto (in Japanese). ITmedia. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ "Yakudōki Shōwa 50 nen - 62 nen (1975 - 1987)". Shueisha Shōshi (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved 26 May 2007.
- ^ "Japan's Playboy magazine to be cancelled". European Journalism Center. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ "「月刊PLAYBOY（日本版）」休刊へ". J-CASTモノウォッチ. J-Cast. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ "【1986年5月】日本初プレイメイト誕生、グラビア界に国際化の波". Ameba News. CyberAgent. 12 May 2007. Archived from the original on 20 April 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
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External links
- Monthly Playboy
- Japanese Playboy Covers at PBCovers.com