Comic LO

{{Infobox magazine

| title = Comic LO

| logo = COMICエルオーlogo.svg

| image_file = Comic LO issue 1.jpg

| image_caption = Cover of the October 2002 issue

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| frequency = bimonthly

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| category = Lolicon

| company = Akane Shinsha

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| firstdate = {{Start date|2002|10}}

| country = Japan

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| language = Japanese

| website = [http://www.akaneshinsha.co.jp/category/item/itemgenre/itemad/magazine-ad/comic-lo/ Official website]

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{{Nihongo|Comic LO|{{ruby-ja|COMICエルオー|コミックエルオー}}|Komikku Eru Ō}}, abbreviated as LO,{{cite web|date=May 26, 2016|script-title=ja:編集王に訊く39 『COMIC LO』編集長コミックハウス編集局長 Wさん|url=https://www.comitia.co.jp/history/117hensyuoh.html/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101080955/https://www.comitia.co.jp/history/117hensyuoh.html|archive-date=November 1, 2020|access-date=August 26, 2020|work=Comitia}} is a Japanese lolicon-focused erotic manga magazine. The magazine has been published by Akane Shinsha since the October 2002 issue released on September 20, 2002,{{cite web|date=September 20, 2002|title=COMIC LO|url=http://www.akaneshinsha.co.jp/item/6730//|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521053155/http://www.akaneshinsha.co.jp/item/6730/|archive-date=May 21, 2022|access-date=August 26, 2022|work=Akane Shinsha}} and was published irregularly until May 2004, when it became a monthly magazine. In August 2023, the magazine became bimonthly. The "LO" stands for "lolita only",{{cite web|url=http://www.akaneshinsha.co.jp/akane/lo/index.html|title=COMIC LO エルオー最新刊|publisher=Akane Shinsha|access-date=December 21, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080718195334/http://www.akaneshinsha.co.jp/akane/lo/|archive-date=July 18, 2008}} reflecting its focus on fictional young (or young-looking) girl characters.

History

When first published, Comic LO helped trigger a small boom in lolicon manga in the early 2000s.{{Cite book|last=Nagayama|first=Kaoru|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1160012499|title=Erotic Comics in Japan: An Introduction to Eromanga|date=2020|publisher=Amsterdam University Press|isbn=978-94-6372-712-9|location=Amsterdam|pages=134|translator-last=Galbraith|translator-first=Patrick W.|oclc=1160012499|translator-last2=Bauwens-Sugimoto|translator-first2=Jessica}}

Comic LO was originally an extra issue of other erotic magazines, but it became independent on December 21, 2005.{{Cite web |title=COMIC LO エルオー　バックナンバー　２００６年 |trans-title=COMIC LO - Back issues - 2006 |url=http://www.akaneshinsha.co.jp/online/lo/lo-bn2006.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017055751/http://www.akaneshinsha.co.jp/online/lo/lo-bn2006.html |archive-date=2013-10-17 |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=akaneshinsha.co.jp |quote=今号から独立創刊のため、月号表示に切り替わります。[Issue numbers will change to a monthly format starting with this month's independent publishing.]}} On May 22, 2010, the publisher put out an announcement to stop the illegal uploading of the magazine on its official website.{{cite web|url=http://www.akaneshinsha.co.jp/online/lo/no-up.html|script-title=ja:違法アップロード追放|trans-title=Down with Illegal Uploads|work=Akane Shinsha|language=ja|access-date=2010-05-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017060120/http://www.akaneshinsha.co.jp/online/lo/no-up.html|archive-date=2013-10-17|url-status=dead}} In December, 2015 a glimpse of the standards of Comic LO were brought forward regarding the artwork. Amagappa Shōjogun, a manga artist for the magazine was told to draw more girls that look like 9 year olds as 8 was too young.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2015-12-03/manga-editor-provides-glimpse-of-lolicon-magazine-standards/.96058|title=Manga Editor Provides Glimpse of Lolicon Magazine's Standards|work=Anime News Network|author=Eric Stimson|date=December 3, 2015|access-date=January 29, 2016}}

The cover illustrations are by Takamichi.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-01-15/wanimagazine-to-launch-gelatin-bishojo-comic-mag/2|title=Wanimagazine to Launch Gelatin Bishōjo Comic Mag|work=Anime News Network|date=January 15, 2009|access-date=August 25, 2011}} Volume 200 was published on September 19, 2020.{{cite web|date=September 19, 2020|title=COMIC LO 2020年11月号|url=http://www.akaneshinsha.co.jp/item/14730/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923232728/http://www.akaneshinsha.co.jp/item/14730/|archive-date=September 23, 2020|access-date=March 10, 2021|work=Akane Shinsha}}

In 2023, Comic LO shifted to a bimonthly publication schedule, with issues released once every two months starting in August, on even-numbered months.{{Cite web |title=End of Lolis Coming? Comic LO is now bimonthly |url=https://crazyforanimetrivia.com/magazine-comic-lo-is-now-bimonthly/ |website=crazyforanimetrivia.com |date=June 16, 2023 }}

References

External links

[http://www.akaneshinsha.co.jp/category/item/itemgenre/itemad/magazine-ad/comic-lo/ Comic LO] (Current official website)
[https://web.archive.org/web/20131021234347/http://www.akaneshinsha.co.jp/online/lo/lo-top.html Comic LO] (Old official website)
[https://pawoo.net/@comicLO_YLNT comicLO_YLNT] (Pawoo official account)
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Category:2002 establishments in Japan

Category:Magazines established in 2002

Category:Men's magazines published in Japan

Category:Bi-monthly manga magazines published in Japan

Category:Pornographic manga magazines

Category:Lolicon