Asuka (あすか), formerly Monthly Asuka (月刊あすか, Gekkan Asuka),[3] is a bimonthly Japanese shōjo manga magazine published by Kadokawa Shoten.[5] The magazine was established in 1985.[2] It is released on the 24th of every odd-numbered month as of May 2021.[3] Much like its sibling publication Shōnen Ace, it places some emphasis on anime tie-ins and spinoffs. Manga serialized in Asuka are published in tankōbon format under the Asuka Comics imprint.
 Cover of the magazine's July 2008 issue | |
| Categories | Shōjo manga[1] |
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| Founded | 1985 |
| Company | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Country | Japan |
| Based in | Tokyo |
| Language | Japanese |
| Website | asuka-web |
Notable manga artists and series featured in Asuka
edit- Samamiya Akaza
- Bloody Mary
- Ballad x Opera
- Mr. Mallow Blue
- Tamayo Akiyama
- Sumiko Amakawa
- Clamp
- Fumino Hayashi
- Akira Hiyoshimaru
- Haruko Iida
- Kasane Katsumoto
- Ayumi Kawahara
- Yōko Kondō
- Suikyō Kitan (1988–1990)
- Temari Matsumoto
- Kyo Kara MA no Tsuku Jiyuugyou! (based on the Kyo Kara Maoh! series)
- Min Min
- Ai Morinaga
- Nakano
- Majiko!, Gorō Taniguchi, and Ichirō Ōkouchi
- Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (spinoff of the anime series Code Geass)
- Aya Shouoto
- Yukiru Sugisaki
- Satosumi Takaguchi
- Kazusa Takashima
- Keiko Takemiya
- Yōko Tamotsu
- Okamura Tensai and Nokiya
- Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha (based on the anime Darker than Black)
- Setsuri Tsuzuki
- Cain Yuga
- Cowboy Bebop Shooting Star (based on the anime Cowboy Bebop, created by Hajime Yatate)
- Yutaka Nanten and Hajime Yatate
- Cowboy Bebop (spinoff/adaptation of the anime series of the same name)
- Kiyo Kujo and Sunao Yoshida
- Kairi Yura
- Odagiri Hotaru
- Suzuka Oda
Related magazines
editReferences
edit- ^ Thompson, Jason (2007). Manga: The Complete Guide. Del Rey Books. p. xxiii-xxiv. ISBN 978-0-345-48590-8.
- ^ a b 月刊ASUKA [あすか]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ a b c ASUKAが“宝物のようなマンガを届ける”ため隔月刊にリニューアル、新連載も3本始動. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ JMPAマガジンデータ : 【女性】 少女向けコミック誌. JMPA (in Japanese). Japan Magazine Publishers Association. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Asuka". Digital Daijisen Plus (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 26 May 2021 – via Kotobank.
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)
- Asuka at Anime News Network's encyclopedia