Nakayoshi
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Nakayoshi

October 1999 issue of Nakayoshi featuring art by Natsumi Ando
Categories Shōjo manga
Frequency Monthly
First issue December 1954
Company Kodansha
Country Japan
Language Japanese
Website http://www.nakayosi-net.com/

Nakayoshi (なかよし? "good friend," also romanized Nakayosi) is a monthly (月刊 gekkan?) shōjo manga magazine published by Kodansha in Japan which began publication in December 1954, making it a long-running magazine with over 60 years worth of manga publication history. The target demographic for Nakayoshi (like Ribon and Ciao) is young girls in elementary and middle school. Roughly the size of a phone book (hence the term "phone book manga"), it generally comes with furoku, or small gifts, such as popout figures, games, small bags, posters, stickers, and so on. The furoku is an attempt to encourage girls to buy their own copies of the magazine rather than just share with a friend. In the mid-90s, Nakayoshi retailed for 400 yen and had an average of 448 pages. The estimated circulation of Nakayoshi at this time was 1 800 000.[1] In 2007, its circulation was 400 000.[2]

During the 1990s, then editor-in-chief, Yoshio Irie attempted to move the magazine away from "first love" stories and introduced several fantasy manga such as Sailor Moon. During that period, Nakayoshi pursued a "media-mix" campaign, which involved close coordination of the magazine, anime productions based on the manga, and character merchandising.[3]

Contents
1-9 and symbols
A B C D E F G H I
J K L M N O P Q R
S T U V W X Y Z


Mangaka and series featured in Nakayoshi (past and present)

Listed alphabetically by romanized title. The mangaka is listed in parentheses if known.

1-9 and symbols

A

B

C

D


F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

U

V

W

Y

Z

  • Zenmai Jikake no Tina (Yui Ayumi, created by Mika Akitaka)


International versions

An Indonesian language version, Nakayoshi: Gress!, is published monthly by Elex Media Komputindo in Indonesia.

Related magazines

References

  1. ^ Schodt, Frederik (1996). Dreamland Japan: Writings on Modern Manga. Berkeley, CA: Stone Bridge Press, p. 94. ISBN 978-1880656235. 
  2. ^ Japan Magazine Publishers Association Magazine Data 2007.
  3. ^ Schodt, Frederik (1996). Dreamland Japan: Writings on Modern Manga. Berkeley, CA: Stone Bridge Press, pp.92-93. ISBN 978-1880656235. 

External links

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