Sho-Comi
Japanese manga magazine
Sho-Comi (Japanese: 少コミ, Hepburn: Shōcomi), formerly published under its full name Shōjo Comic (少女コミック) until December 2007, is a shōjo manga magazine published semimonthly in Japan by Shogakukan since 1968. The magazine has gained a reputation for being a "love bible for maidens in love" or a "romance manga bible".
The manga featured in Sho-Comi are later compiled and published in book form (tankōbon) under the Flower Comics imprint.
History
Shōjo Comic started in April 1968 as a monthly magazine, before its frequency increased to semimonthly in 1969. The frequency further increased to a weekly magazine in 1970, renaming itself to Weekly Shōjo Comic (週刊少女コミック). The magazine reverted back to the semimonthly Shōjo Comic in 1978.
Beginning with the January 2008 issue published in December 2007, the magazine was renamed Sho-Comi.
Serializations
Current
Seishun Heavy Rotation (2020–present)
Tsugi wa Ii yo ne, Senpai (2021–present)
Tokyo § Jinrou: Tokyo Divine Wolf (2023-present)
Magical Girl Dandelion (2024–present)
Gyaru to Couture: Ariake Momo wa Fuku wo Tsukutte Yuushousuru Koto ni Shita (2026-present)
Past
Reception
In 2007, the Japanese National PTA Conference ranked Sho-Comi the worst manga magazine for young children due to its excessive sexual content. Many concerned parents have advised publishers to be more wary of the availability of these magazines to young readers.
From January to March 2019, Sho-Comi had 70,000 physical copies in circulation, which later dropped to 68,000 from April to June 2019.
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