Comic Beam
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| Categories | Seinen manga |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Circulation | 25,000 (2009)[1] |
| First issue | November 1995 |
| Company | Enterbrain |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Comic Beam (コミックビーム) is a Japanese seinen manga magazine published by Enterbrain on a monthly basis since November 1995. In 2006, it had a circulation of 25,000.[2] Popular manga serialized in Comic Beam include Kaoru Mori's Emma about the love story between a maid and an aristocratic man in Victorian England. Emma was adapted into an anime series and translated into many languages. Koi no Mon (Otakus in Love) revolves around a group of otaku, their lives and romantic relationships. The comedy by Hanyu-new was made into a film in 2004. Comic Beam is considered an "alternative" manga magazine in the Japanese publishing industry, where its 25,000 circulation is less than 1% of other more popular manga magazines like Weekly Shōnen Jump. Its small but loyal readership is regarded as consisting largely of hardcore comic enthusiast and art students.
Serialized titles
- Astral Project (Astral Project 月の光) by Marginal and Syuji Takeya
- Bambi and Her Pink Gun by Atsushi Kaneko
- Desert Punk by Usune Masatoshi (ongoing)
- Emma by Kaoru Mori
- Emma Bangaihen by Kaoru Mori
- Fancy Gigolo Peru (ファンシージゴロ▼ペル) by Junko Mizuno
- King of Thorn by Yuji Iwahara
- Shōnen Shōjo (少年少女) by Satoshi Fukushima
- Soil (ソイル) by Atsushi Kaneko
- Wandering Son by Takako Shimura
- Yajikita in Deep (弥次喜多 in DEEP) by Kotobuki Shiriagari
- Thermae Romae by Mari Yamazaki
References
- ↑ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-01-18/2009-japanese-manga-magazine-circulation-numbers
- ↑ "男性向けコミック誌" [Comic Magazines Intended for Males] (in Japanese). JMPA. Retrieved September 11, 2009.
External links
- Official website (Japanese)