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Horror M

{{Short description|Japanese horror manga magazine}}

{{Infobox magazine

| title = Horror M

| category = Horror, Shōjo manga/Josei manga

| frequency = Monthly (1993-2008)
Bimonthly (2008-2010)

| company = {{Ill|Bunkasha|ja|ぶんか社}}

| firstdate = August 1993

| finaldate = August 2010

| country = Japan

| language = Japanese

}}

Horror M (ホラー{{Ruby-ja|M|ミステリー}}) was a bimonthly Japanese horror manga magazine published by {{Ill|Bunkasha|ja|ぶんか社}}.{{Cite web |title=ホラーＭコミックス - 株式会社ぶんか社 |url=https://www.bunkasha.co.jp/search/g2028.html |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=www.bunkasha.co.jp}} It was established as a supplementary issue of Manga Shareda!! (まんがシャレダ!!){{Cite web |title=ホラーM vol.1 まんがシャレダ8月25日増刊号1993(H05)08 |url=https://k.mandarake.co.jp/auction/item/itemInfoJa.html?index=646562 |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=k.mandarake.co.jp}} and became its own monthly publication on June 1994. Horror M became a bimonthly magazine in the August 2008 issue, released on the 5th of July.{{Cite web |title=ホラーM 2008年10冊セット2008(H20) |url=https://k.mandarake.co.jp/auction/item/itemInfoJa.html?index=646235 |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=k.mandarake.co.jp}} It ceased publication with its August 2010 issue, however the sister publication Anata ga Taikenshita Kowai Hanashi (あなたが体験した怖い話) continued to gain new issues, and is active to this day.{{Cite web |title=あなたが体験した怖い話 - 株式会社ぶんか社 |url=https://www.bunkasha.co.jp/search/g2153.html |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=www.bunkasha.co.jp}} Nowadays bunkasha reprints and digitalizes horror manga serialized in Horror M and in other magazines such as Suspiria and Suspense & Horror under the Horror M imprint.

History

During the 90s there was a new boom in horror manga magazines targeting junior high and high-school girls in Japan, often featuring commentary on serious social issues and explicit depictions of violence,{{Cite web |date=2019-04-03 |title=まんだらけ {{!}} まんだらけソドムSchool - 4/3(水) ホラー漫画研究 90年ホラーを考察する |url=https://www.mandarake.co.jp/dir/benefit/school/2019/04/03/-90.html |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=まんだらけソドムSchool |language=ja}} and in 1993 Horror M was launched to compete with these magazines. It quickly gained success and started leaning into splatter and gory horror manga.

In the 2000s, the magazine started featuring more mature and adult content, shifting into the josei manga demographic. Series like Reiko the Zombie Shop and {{Ill|Satanister|ja|サタニスター}}, both written by Rei Mikamoto, frequently featured partial nudity and fan service of its female characters.

Starting with the August of 2008 issue, Horror M became a bimonthly publication, releasing on the 6th of odd-numbered months, but they were named after even-numbered months. On March of 2009 the sister publication Horror Anthology: Tokage (ホラーアンソロジー トカゲ) was created for odd-numbered months.

Tokage was discontinued in Volume 8 released May of 2010.{{Cite web |title=トカゲ (1-8巻 全巻) |url=https://world.manga10.com/products/bnk00098 |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=world-manga10 |language=ja}} Horror M also ceased publication in August of the same year and was replaced by the monthly Digital Horror M in September,{{Cite web |title=Web雑誌「デジタルホラーＭ」創刊 - 株式会社ぶんか社 |url=https://www.bunkasha.co.jp/news/n1554.html |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=www.bunkasha.co.jp |language=ja}} with some series being moved to this new digital magazine, however, it would only last a few issues.

Notable manga artists featured

References

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Category:1993 establishments in Japan

Category:Bi-monthly manga magazines published in Japan

Category:Horror anime and manga

Category:Josei manga magazines

Category:Magazines established in 1993

Category:Shōjo manga magazines