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| Categories | Shōjo manga[1] |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Circulation | 42,834 (2008) |
| Year founded | 1985 |
| Company | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Country | Japan |
| Based in | Tokyo |
| Language | Japanese |
| Website | Official site |
Monthly Asuka (月刊あすか, Gekkan Asuka) is a monthly Japanese shōjo manga magazine published by Kadokawa Shoten, aimed at teenage girls. The magazine was established in 1985.[2] The publisher is Kadokawa Shoten.[2] Much like its sibling publication Shōnen Ace, it places some emphasis on anime tie-ins and spinoffs. Asuka is released on the 24th of each month.
Manga serialized in this magazine are published in tankōbon format under the Asuka Comics imprint.
Notable manga artists and series featured in Monthly Asuka
- Ai Morinaga
- Yamada Tarō Monogatari
- Akira Hiyoshimaru
- Book Girl and the Delicious Recipe
- Book Girl and the Lovesick Poet
- Ayumi Kawahara
- Cain Yuga
- Cowboy Bebop Shooting Star (based on the anime Cowboy Bebop, created by Hajime Yatate)
- Clamp
- Clamp School Detectives
- Legal Drug
- Shirahime-Syo: Snow Goddess Tales
- Suki: A Like Story
- Wish
- X
- Fumino Hayashi
- Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days (spinoff of Neon Genesis Evangelion)
- Haruko Iida
- Kairi Yura
- Angelique
- Saiunkoku Monogatari
- 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
- Neon Genesis Evangelion: Gakuen Datenroku (spinoff of Neon Genesis Evangelion)
- Nakano
- Biblia Koshodō no Jiken Techō
- Satosumi Takaguchi
- Hana no Asuka-gumi!
- Sakende Yaruze
- Setsuri Tsuzuki
- Broken Angels
- Aya Shouoto
- Kiss of Rose Princess
- The Demon Prince of Momochi House (ongoing)
- Sumiko Amakawa
- Takashima Kazusa
- Harlem Beat wa Yoake Made
- Tamayo Akiyama
- Hyper Rune
- Mouryou Kiden
- Secret Chaser
- Temari Matsumoto
- Kyo Kara MA no Tsuku Jiyuugyou! (based on the Kyo Kara Maoh! series)
- Yōko Tamotsu
- Midnight Occult Civil Servants (ongoing)
- Yukiru Sugisaki
- D.N.Angel (ongoing)
- Lagoon Engine
- Lagoon Engine Einsatz
- Yutaka Nanten and Hajime Yatate
- Cowboy Bebop (spinoff/adaptation of the anime series of the same name)
Related magazines
- Monthly Asuka Fantasy DX
References
- ^ Thompson, Jason (2007). Manga: The Complete Guide. Del Rey Books. p. xxiii-xxiv. ISBN 978-0-345-48590-8.
- ^ a b "Monthly Asuka". Comic Vine. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
External links
- Asuka Official Website (in Japanese)
- Monthly Asuka at Anime News Network's encyclopedia