Shōjo Comic

Shōjo Comic

The cover of the October 26, 1975 issue of Shōjo Comic
Categories	Shōjo manga
Frequency	Monthly (1968–1969) Semimonthly (1969–1970) Weekly (1970–1978) Semimonthly (1978– )
Circulation	197,273 (2008)
First issue	1968
Company	Shogakukan
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Website	http://www.sho-comi.com

Shōjo Comic (少女コミック, commonly abbreviated to 少コミ Shōkomi, Sho-Comi or Shōcomi) is a shōjo manga magazine published twice monthly in Japan by Shogakukan since 1968. It was originally published weekly and it continued to be published weekly until the 1980s. Many influential shōjo manga ran in Shōjo Comic during the 1970s. Moto Hagio's works and Keiko Takemiya's works in particular were very groundbreaking.

The manga it features is marketed to appeal to girls from late middle school through high school. Originally the manga in Shōjo Comic were very tame, and rarely featured anything that could be considered sexual in content, not even kissing scenes. Over time, with successful stories such as Mayu Shinjo's series Kaikan Phrase (Sensual Phrase), which was heavy in sexual content, Shōjo Comic is now seen as having more sexual content than its competitors Margaret and Hana to Yume.

The manga series from this magazine are later compiled and published in book form (tankōbon) under the Flower Comics imprint.

Manga artists and series featured in Shōjo Comic

• Mitsuru Adachi
  • Hiatari Ryōkō!
• Kotomi Aoki
  • Asa mo, Hiru mo, Yoru mo
  • Boku wa Imōto ni Koi o Suru
  • Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu
  • Ijiwaru Shinaide
• Moto Hagio
  • Thomas no Shinzō
  • They Were Eleven
• Mann Izawa (story) and Yumiko Igarashi (art)
  • Georgie!
• Gō Ikeyamada
  • Moe Kare!!
  • Uwasa no Midori-kun!!
  • Suki Desu Suzuki-kun!!
• Shotaro Ishinomori
  • Cyborg 009 (5th version, 1975–1976)
• Miyuki Kitagawa
  • Tokyo Juliet
• Kanan Minami
  • Honey x Honey Drops
  • Ren'ai Shijō Shugi
  • Chain of Pearls
  • Kyō, Koi o Hajimemasu
• Ai Minase
  • Hachimitsu ni Hatsukoi^[1]
• Kaho Miyasaka
  • Binetsu Shōjo
  • Kare: First Love
• Aqua Mizuto
  • Milk Crown
  • Milk Crown H!
• Iori Shigano
  • Kapōn!
  • Sonna Koe Dashicha Iya!
• Mayu Shinjo
  • Kaikan Phrase
  • Love Celeb
  • Ai wo Utau yori Ore ni Oborero! (Blaue Rosen)
• Chie Shinohara
  • Ao no Fūin Blue Seal
  • Red River Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori
  • Akatsuki no Lion Safaktaki Aslan
• Miwako Sugiyama
  • True Love
• Keiko Takemiya
  • Kaze to Ki no Uta
• Masami Takeuchi
  • Moondrop ni Oyasumi
• Yuu Watase
  • Alice 19th
  • Appare Jipangu!
  • Ceres, Celestial Legend
  • Fushigi Yūgi
  • Fushigi Yūgi Genbu Kaiden
  • Imadoki!
  • Zettai Kareshi
• Rie Takada
  • Punch!
  • Heart
  • Wild Act
  • Happy Hustle High
• Kozue Chiba
  • Hitori bocchi wa samishikute
  • BLUE

Related magazines

• Betsucomi
• Chuchu
• Ciao
• Deracomi
• Shōjo Comic Zōkan
• Shōjo Comic Cheese!

Reception

In 2007, the Japanese National PTA Conference ranked Sho-Comi the #1 worst comic magazine for young children due to its excessive sexual content.^[2] Many concerned parents have advised publishers to be more wary of the availability of these magazines to young readers.^[3] According to the Japan Magazine Publishers Association, research conducted in 2005 revealed that 26% of Sho-Comi's readers were below the age of 13.

References

1. "Hachimitsu ni Hatsukoi vo". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved November 13, 2014.
2. "Sho-Comi the Worst Shojo Manga Magazine for Children According to Japanese Parents". ComiPress. 2007-05-17. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
3. "On Modern Shoujo Manga and Sex: Excessive Sexual Material in Shoujo Manga and Magazine". ComiPress. 2006-11-30. Retrieved 2009-02-18.

External links

• ShoComi Official Website (Japanese)