AneCan (姉キャン, Anekyan) was a Japanese fashion magazine published by Shogakukan. The name derives from Ane (姉) meaning "older sister" and Can from its sister magazine CanCam. The magazine targeted women in their mid-late twenties, previous readers of CanCam.
 May 2007 AneCan cover featuring Moe Oshikiri | |
| Categories | Fashion |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Circulation | 624,668 (2014)[1] |
| Publisher | Shogakukan |
| First issue | 7 March 2007 |
| Final issue | December 2016 |
| Country | Japan |
| Based in | Tokyo |
| Language | Japanese |
| Website | AneCan |
History and profile
editAneCan was first launched in March 2007 as the magazine for women who have graduated from reading CanCam. "Ane" means "older sister" and "Can" comes from CanCam.[2]
For the magazines launch the department store Isetan and several clothing companies collaborated with AneCan to create completely new brands. On 14 March 2007, Senken Shimbun reported that the "AneCan Style" brands sold 30,000,000 JPY (~US$250,000) in just four days.[3]
On 10 August 2016, it was revealed that the magazine would be suspended after the December 2016 issue.[4][5]
Exclusive contract models
editAll of these models are under exclusive contract with AneCan, limiting their professional appearances to the magazine.
Current
editReferences
edit- ^ 一般社団法人日本雑誌協会 印刷部数公表 [Japan Magazine Publishers Association Circulation Number Search]. Japan Magazine Publishers Association (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ AneCanのすべてご説明します [We will explain all about AneCan]. Shogakukan Inc. (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ Marx, David. "AneCan: Can Cam for Your Big Sister". Archived from the original on 2 November 2007. Retrieved 31 October 2007.
- ^ 雑誌「AneCan」休刊を発表. modelpress (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "The Japanese fashion magazine industry continues to suffer". Japan Trends. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ 森絵里香 [Erika Mori] (in Japanese). Shogakukan Inc. Archived from the original on 2015-06-05. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
- ^ 葛岡碧 [Midori Kuzuoka] (in Japanese). Shogakukan Inc. Archived from the original on 2015-06-05. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
- ^ 押切もえ [Moe Oshikiri] (in Japanese). Shogakukan Inc. Archived from the original on 2015-06-05. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
- ^ 有村実樹 [Miki Arimura] (in Japanese). Shogakukan Inc. Archived from the original on 2015-06-05. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
- ^ 近藤しづか [Shizuka Kondo] (in Japanese). Shogakukan Inc. Archived from the original on 2015-06-05. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
- ^ 安座間美優 [Mew Azama] (in Japanese). Shogakukan Inc. Archived from the original on 2015-06-05. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
- ^ 磯山さやか [Sayaka Isoyama] (in Japanese). Shogakukan Inc. Archived from the original on 2015-10-11. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
- ^ 大石参月 [Mitsuki Oishi] (in Japanese). Shogakukan Inc. Archived from the original on 2015-11-09. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
- ^ 石川理咲子 [Risako Ishikawa] (in Japanese). Shogakukan Inc. Archived from the original on 2015-10-13. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
- ^ "Singer alan moves into modeling". Tokyograph. Archived from the original on 19 April 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
- ^ a b 蛯原友里＆高垣麗子「AneCan」卒業を発表. modelpress (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 September 2016.
External links
edit- Official website Archived 2012-12-07 at the Wayback Machine