Asuka (magazine)
![]() Cover of the magazine's July 2008 issue  | |
| Categories | Shōjo manga[1] | 
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| Circulation | 
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| Founded | 1985 | 
| Company | Kadokawa Shoten | 
| Country | Japan | 
| Based in | Tokyo | 
| Language | Japanese | 
| Website | asuka-web | 
Asuka (あすか), formerly Monthly Asuka (月刊あすか, Gekkan Asuka),[3] is a bimonthly Japanese shōjo manga magazine published by Kadokawa Shoten.[5] The magazine was established in 1985.[2] It is released on the 24th of every odd-numbered month as of May 2021.[3] Much like its sibling publication Shōnen Ace, it places some emphasis on anime tie-ins and spinoffs. Manga serialized in Asuka are published in tankōbon format under the Asuka Comics imprint.
Notable manga artists and series featured in Asuka
- Samamiya Akaza 
- Bloody Mary
 - Ballad x Opera
 - Mr. Mallow Blue
 
 - Tamayo Akiyama
 - Sumiko Amakawa
 - Clamp
 - Fumino Hayashi
 - Akira Hiyoshimaru
 - Haruko Iida
 - Kasane Katsumoto
 - Ayumi Kawahara
 - Yōko Kondō 
- Suikyō Kitan (1988–1990)
 
 - Temari Matsumoto 
- Kyo Kara MA no Tsuku Jiyuugyou! (based on the Kyo Kara Maoh! series)
 
 - Min Min
 - Ai Morinaga
 - Nakano
 - Majiko!, Gorō Taniguchi, and Ichirō Ōkouchi 
- Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (spinoff of the anime series Code Geass)
 
 - Aya Shouoto
 - Yukiru Sugisaki
 - Satosumi Takaguchi
 - Kazusa Takashima
 - Keiko Takemiya
 - Yōko Tamotsu
 - Okamura Tensai and Nokiya 
- Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha (based on the anime Darker than Black)
 
 - Setsuri Tsuzuki
 - Cain Yuga 
- Cowboy Bebop Shooting Star (based on the anime Cowboy Bebop, created by Hajime Yatate)
 
 - Yutaka Nanten and Hajime Yatate 
- Cowboy Bebop (spinoff/adaptation of the anime series of the same name)
 
 - Kiyo Kujo and Sunao Yoshida
 - Kairi Yura
 - Odagiri Hotaru
 - Suzuka Oda
 
Related magazines
- Monthly Asuka Fantasy DX
 - Mystery DX
 - The Horror
 
References
- ^ Thompson, Jason (2007). Manga: The Complete Guide. Del Rey Books. p. xxiii-xxiv. ISBN 978-0-345-48590-8.
 - ^ a b 月刊ASUKA [あすか]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
 - ^ a b c ASUKAが“宝物のようなマンガを届ける”ため隔月刊にリニューアル、新連載も3本始動. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
 - ^ JMPAマガジンデータ : 【女性】 少女向けコミック誌. JMPA (in Japanese). Japan Magazine Publishers Association. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
 - ^ "Asuka". Digital Daijisen Plus (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 26 May 2021 – via Kotobank.
 
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
 - Asuka at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
 
