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Margaret (magazine)

{{short description|Japanese biweekly magazine by Shueisha}}

{{Infobox magazine

| title = Margaret

| logo = Magaretto magazine.gif

| image_file = Margaret12-2010.png

| image_caption = Issue 12 cover of Margaret from 2010, featuring Usotsuki Lily by Ayumi Komura, released on May 20, 2010

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| frequency = Weekly (1963–1988)
Bi-weekly (since 1988)

| circulation = 11,000 (December 2023){{Cite web |date=2023-12-03 |title=マーガレット |trans-title=Margaret |url=https://adnavi.shueisha.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AC%E3%83%AC%E3%83%83%E3%83%88_2312.pdf |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=Shueisha Media Guide |language=ja}}

| category = Shōjo manga{{cite book|title=Manga: The Complete Guide|author=Jason Thompson|publisher=Del Rey Books|isbn=978-0-345-48590-8|year=2007|page=xxiii-xxiv}}{{cite web|url=http://www.j-magazine.or.jp/magadata/index.php?module=list&action=list&cat1cd=2&cat3cd=29&period_cd=34|title=Girl's Manga|publisher=Japanese Magazine Publishers Association|date=September 2016|language=ja|access-date=November 6, 2016}}

| company = Shueisha

| publisher =

| founded = 1963

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| country = Japan

| language = Japanese

| website = {{URL|http://margaret.shueisha.co.jp/}}

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{{Nihongo|Margaret|マーガレット|Māgaretto}} is a bi-weekly shōjo manga magazine published by Shueisha on the 5th and 20th of every month. Its title was stylized in Latin script between 1988 and 1990.{{cite web |title=集英社 小史{{!}}展開 |url=https://www.shueisha.co.jp/history/history6.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021150414/https://www.shueisha.co.jp/history/history6.html |archive-date=October 21, 2017 |access-date=October 21, 2017 |publisher=Shueisha}} It is published in print in B5 format. As of October 2018, a digital version of each issue is available on the same day as the print edition.{{Cite web |title=マーガレットのバックナンバー - ゼブラック |trans-title=Margaret back issues - Zebrak |url=https://zebrack-comic.com/ |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=ゼブラック {{!}} 総合電子書店 |language=ja}}

History

Margaret was first launched as a weekly manga magazine in May 1963.{{cite book |author=Jason Thompson |title=Manga: The Complete Guide |date=2007 |publisher=Del Ray Books |isbn=978-0-345-48590-8 |page=334}}{{cite news |author=Preston Phro |date=December 16, 2013 |title=Girls manga magazine celebrates 50 years with a freaking awesome cover |url=http://en.rocketnews24.com/2013/12/16/girls-manga-magazine-celebrates-50-years-with-a-freaking-awesome-cover/ |access-date=September 15, 2016 |work=RocketNews24}} It is Shueisha's second-oldest active publication.{{Cite web |date=2022-04-15 |title=Shueisha Media Guide 2022 |url=https://adnavi.shueisha.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/mediaguide2022.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323205750/https://adnavi.shueisha.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/mediaguide2022.pdf |archive-date=2024-03-23 |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=adnavi.shueisha.co.jp |language=ja}} The magazine was known as Weekly Margaret (週刊マーガレット) until 1998, when it was renamed to Margaret and moved to a bi-weekly publication schedule, with issues released on the 5th and 20th of each month.

When manga serialized in Margaret are collected into tankōbon volumes, they are published under the Margaret Comics imprint. Series from sister magazine Bessatsu Margaret are also published under the Margaret Comics imprint. Margaret{{'s}} other sister magazine, The Margaret, was published quarterly until its disbandment in 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2019-12-28/the-margaret-magazine-moves-to-quarterly-release-schedule/.154857|title=The Margaret Magazine Moves to Quarterly Release Schedule|publisher=Anime News Network|date=December 28, 2019|access-date=December 28, 2019}}{{cite web|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|title=Shueisha's The Margaret Magazine Ceases Publication|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-03-27/shueisha-the-margaret-magazine-ceases-publication/.196495|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 27, 2023|date=March 27, 2023}}

In 2009, the circulation was 154,584.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-01-18/2009-japanese-manga-magazine-circulation-numbers|title=2009 Japanese Manga Magazine Circulation Numbers|work=Anime News Network|date=January 18, 2010|access-date=July 10, 2010}} However, the circulation dropped to 95,044 in 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-01-17/2010-japanese-manga-magazine-circulation-numbers|title=2010 Japanese Manga Magazine Circulation Numbers|work=Anime News Network|access-date=January 17, 2011}} The publisher reported its average circulation was 16,000 as of February 2022 and 11,000 as of December 2023. As of 2016, the magazine is also published online.{{cite web|url= http://margaretbookstore.com/item/SHSA_MG01M20421MA1710_57.html|script-title=ja:にこいちマーガレット 2017年19＆20号|publisher= Shueisha|access-date= October 21, 2017|language= ja|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171022032712/http://margaretbookstore.com/item/SHSA_MG01M20421MA1710_57.html|archive-date= October 22, 2017}}

Margaret{{'s}} target demographic is middle school and high school girls, as well as young adult women. Based on a survey conducted by Shueisha in 2023, the majority of Margaret{{'s}} readership is teenagers, with 21.6% of readers aged 10–14, 30.0% aged 15–19, and 17.6% aged 20–24.{{Cite web |date=2023-12-03 |title=マーガレット |trans-title=Margaret |url=https://adnavi.shueisha.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AC%E3%83%AC%E3%83%83%E3%83%88_2312.pdf |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=Shueisha Media Guide |language=ja}}

Serializations

=Current=

  • Anyway I'd Rather Be in Love Than Cry (2022–present)
  • Ayakashi-san to Tagaime no Hanayome (2019–present)
  • Black Marriage (2020–present)
  • Fukakouryoku no I Love You (2023–present)
  • Heartbeat in a Corner (2024–present)
  • Kaijuu no Hanataba (2024–present)
  • Mei-chan no Shitsuji DX (2014–present)
  • Naisho no Kawaikochan (2023–present)
  • Nidome no Koi wa, Hayami-kun to (2023–present)
  • Pink & Habanero (2021–present)
  • Please! Mr. Idol (2022–present)
  • Sentimental Kiss (2020–present)
  • Tsuki to Taiyou no Love Game (2022–present)
  • Warui Ko demo Ii no (2018–present)
  • Yojōhan no Ibarahime (2023–present)

=Past=

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==1963–1979==

==1980–1989==

==1990–1999==

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==2000–2009==

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==2010–2019==

  • Mairunovich (2010–2014)
  • Daytime Shooting Star (2011–2014)
  • Fudanjuku Monogatari (2011){{cite news|first=Egan|last=Loo|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-05-03/full-moon-tanemura-4-others-start-manga-in-margaret|title=Full Moon's Tanemura, 4 Others Start Manga in Margaret|work=Anime News Network|date=2011-05-03|access-date=2019-07-16}}{{cite news|first=Egan|last=Loo|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-10-22/full-moon-tanemura-ends-manga-about-idol-group-fudanjuku|title=Full Moon's Tanemura Ends Manga About Idol Group Fudanjuku|work=Anime News Network|date=2011-10-22|access-date=2019-07-16}}{{cite news|first=Ko|last=Ransom|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-08-22/arina-tanemura-pens-new-fudanjuku-manga|title=Arina Tanemura Pens New Fudanjuku Manga|work=Anime News Network|date=2012-08-22|access-date=2019-07-16}}
  • Like a Butterfly (2012–2015)
  • Neko to Watashi no Kinyōbi (2013–2015){{cite news|first=Crystalyn|last=Hodgkins|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-11-30/full-moon-tanemura-starts-neko-to-watashi-no-kinyobi-manga|title=Full Moon's Tanemura Starts Neko to Watashi no Kinyōbi Manga|work=Anime News Network|date=2012-11-30|access-date=2019-07-16}}{{cite news|first=Rafael Antonio|last=Pineda|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-07-18/full-moon-tanemura-starts-final-arc-of-neko-to-watashi-no-kinyobi-manga/.90559|title=Full Moon's Tanemura Starts Final Arc of Neko to Watashi no Kinyōbi Manga (Updated)|work=Anime News Network|date=2015-07-18|access-date=2019-07-16}}
  • Tsubaki-chou Lonely Planet (2015–2019)
  • Shortcake Cake (2015–2019){{Cite web |last=Inc |first=Natasha |title=森下suu「ショートケーキケーキ」完結！4月より3号連続で番外編を掲載 |url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/322542 |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=コミックナタリー |language=ja}}
  • Akuma ni Chic × Hack (2016–2017){{cite news|first=Crystalyn|last=Hodgkins|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-03-06/arina-tanemura-reveals-title-details-of-new-manga-launching-this-month/.99453|title=Arina Tanemura Reveals Title, Details of New Manga Launching This Month|work=Anime News Network|date=2016-03-06|access-date=2019-07-16}}{{cite news|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/195722|title=種村有菜の新作、人間に恋した悪魔の令嬢描く「悪魔にChic×Hack」1巻|language=ja|work=Natalie|date=2017-07-25|access-date=2019-07-22}}{{cite news|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/180444|title=種村有菜の新連載は悪魔の姫と人間の恋描く「悪魔にChic×Hack」|language=ja|work=Natalie|date=2016-03-20|access-date=2019-07-22}}

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References

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External links

  • {{official website|http://margaret.shueisha.co.jp/}} {{in lang|ja}}
  • {{Ann|company|4044|Margaret}}

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Category:1963 establishments in Japan

Category:Semimonthly manga magazines published in Japan

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Category:Magazines established in 1963

Category:Shōjo manga magazines

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