Televi-Kun (てれびくん, Terebikun) is a Japanese monthly manga magazine published by Shogakukan,[3] starting in May 1976. Its main target is preschool-aged boys. It features super heroes such as Kamen Rider, Super Sentai, Ultraman and Metal Hero, all of whom have gone on to be cultural phenomena in Japan.

Televi-Kun
CategoriesKodomo
(male)[1][2]
FrequencyMonthly
Circulation146,667[1]
(July–September, 2016)
PublisherShogakukan
First issueMay 1976
CountryJapan
Based inTokyo
LanguageJapanese

The name is a portmanteau of televi, short for television, and kun, a Japanese honorific for small children, mainly young boys.

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  1. ^ a b "Children's Manga" (in Japanese). Japanese Magazine Publishers Association. September 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  2. ^ Paul Chapman (26 January 2016). "Hiroshi Fujioka Reprises Role in Upcoming "Kamen Rider #1" Film". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  3. ^ "てれびくん" (in Japanese). Kotobank. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
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