Asuka (magazine)
Japanese manga magazine
- 70,000[4]
- (Oct 2018 – Sept 2019)
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.
Notable manga artists and series featured in Asuka
- Tamayo Akiyama
- Hyper Rune
- Mouryou Kiden
- Secret Chaser
- Sumiko Amakawa
- Cross
- Clamp
- Clamp School Detectives
- Legal Drug
- Shirahime-Syo: Snow Goddess Tales
- Suki: A Like Story
- Wish
- X
- Fumino Hayashi
- Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days (spinoff of Neon Genesis Evangelion)
- Akira Hiyoshimaru
- Book Girl and the Delicious Recipe
- Book Girl and the Lovesick Poet
- Haruko Iida
- Crescent Moon
- Kasane Katsumoto
- Hands Off!
- Ayumi Kawahara
- Idol Densetsu Eriko
- Yōko Kondō
- Suikyō Kitan (1988–1990)
- Temari Matsumoto
- Kyo Kara MA no Tsuku Jiyuugyou! (based on the Kyo Kara Maoh! series)
- Min Min
- Neon Genesis Evangelion: Gakuen Datenroku (spinoff of Neon Genesis Evangelion)
- 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
- Setsuri Tsuzuki
- Broken Angels
- 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
- Angelique
- Saiunkoku Monogatari
Related magazines
References
- ^ 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
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Asuka at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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Asuka series
- Hana no Asuka-gumi! (1985)
- The Sword of Paros (1986)
- Idol Densetsu Eriko (1989)
- Tenma no Ketsuzoku (1991)
- Clamp School Detectives (1992)
- X (1992)
- Shirahime-Syo: Snow Goddess Tales (1992)
- Mouryou Kiden: Legend of the Nymph (1994)
- Wish (1995)
- Angelique (1996)
- Shout Out Loud! (1996)
- Yamada Tarō Monogatari (1996)
- Cowboy Bebop: Shooting Star (1997)
- D.N.Angel (1997)
- Cowboy Bebop (1998)
- Hands Off! (1999)
- Crescent Moon (1999)
- Secret Chaser (1999)
- Suki: A Like Story (1999)
- Broken Angels (1999)
- Mad Love Chase (2001)
- World of the S&M (2001)
- Lagoon Engine (2002)
- Legal Drug (2002)
- Trinity Blood (2003)
- Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days (2003)
- Pick of the Litter (2004)
- Battery (2005)
- The Story of Saiunkoku (2005)
- Kyo Kara Maoh! (2005)
- Shōnen Onmyōji (2005)
- The Betrayal Knows My Name (2005)
- Rental Magica (2006)
- Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (2006)
- Romeo × Juliet (2007)
- Darker than Black (2007)
- Kamisama Game (2007)
- Neon Genesis Evangelion: Campus Apocalypse (2007)
- Ai Ore! – Love Me (2008)
- Kiss of the Rose Princess (2008)
- Tales of the Abyss: Jade in My Memories (2009)
- Book Girl and the Delicious Recipe (2009)
- Book Girl and the Lovesick Poet (2010)
- Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East (2011)
- Fate/Zero Kuro (2012)
- Biblia Koshodō no Jiken Techō (2012)
- The Demon Prince of Momochi House (2013)
- Midnight Occult Civil Servants (2015)