85 Intended Readers/Categorization: Rec.arts.manga Manga Guide Supplement:
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This article is from the Manga FAQ, by Steve Pearl starbuck@cybercomm.net with numerous contributions by others.
85 Intended Readers/Categorization: Rec.arts.manga Manga Guide Supplement:
Female Male a. Shoujo <6th grade a. for kids <4th grade b. Shoujo >7th grade b. Shounen >5th grade c. Lady's Comic c. Seinen >10th grade d. Mystery/Horror d. H/Lolicom e. for manga fans e. for manga fans f. Gekiga (3rd class) g. Gekiga (Kannou) h. four-panel i. other interests
Release Date: A Biweekly B Bimonthly C Quarterly D Yearly E Irregular
- Price includes 3% of Japanese consumption tax.
- Some mags often have special price due to the extra pages.
- The name of editor is different from that of the distributor
in some cases.
- The release date becomes a day prior if it's Sunday/holiday.
- #print indicates numbers of copies published, divided by 10,000.
- Some mags are returned to publishers in most cases, so the
circulation numbers don't necessarily mean the exact popularity.
- ex. in the title means "zoukan", extra issue.
REFERENCE:
-Magazines/Newspapers All Catalogue, Media Research Center
-Publication Index Annual Report, The Research Institute
for Publications
Special Thanks to:
The Research Institute for Publications, The All Japan
Magazine and Book Publisher's and Editor's Associtation
Tohan Annex 5th Floor, 6-21, Higashi Gokencho,
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162 +81(3)3269-1379
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