Asuka (magazine)

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.

This article is about the Japanese manga magazine. For the French manga publishing imprint, see Kazé.

Asuka

Cover of the magazine's July 2008 issue
Categories	Shōjo manga[1]
Frequency	Monthly (1985–2021)[2] Bimonthly (2021–present)[3]
Circulation	70,000[4] (Oct 2018 – Sept 2019)
Founded	1985
Company	Kadokawa Shoten
Country	Japan
Based in	Tokyo
Language	Japanese
Website	asuka-web.jp

Notable manga artists and series featured in Asuka

• Tamayo Akiyama
  • Hyper Rune
  • Mouryou Kiden
  • Secret Chaser
• Sumiko Amakawa
  • Cross
• Clamp
  • Clamp School Detectives
  • Legal Drug
  • Shirahime-Syo: Snow Goddess Tales
  • Suki: A Like Story
  • Wish
  • X
• Fumino Hayashi
  • Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days (spinoff of Neon Genesis Evangelion)
• Akira Hiyoshimaru
  • Book Girl and the Delicious Recipe
  • Book Girl and the Lovesick Poet
• Haruko Iida
  • Crescent Moon
• Kasane Katsumoto
  • Hands Off!
• Ayumi Kawahara
  • Idol Densetsu Eriko
• Yōko Kondō
  • Suikyō Kitan (1988–1990)
• Temari Matsumoto
  • Kyo Kara MA no Tsuku Jiyuugyou! (based on the Kyo Kara Maoh! series)
• Min Min
  • Neon Genesis Evangelion: Gakuen Datenroku (spinoff of Neon Genesis Evangelion)
• Ai Morinaga
  • Yamada Tarō Monogatari
• Nakano
  • Biblia Koshodō no Jiken Techō
• Majiko!, Gorō Taniguchi, and Ichirō Ōkouchi
  • Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (spinoff of the anime series Code Geass)
• Aya Shouoto
  • Kiss of Rose Princess
  • The Demon Prince of Momochi House
• Yukiru Sugisaki
  • D.N.Angel
  • Lagoon Engine
  • Lagoon Engine Einsatz
• Satosumi Takaguchi
  • Hana no Asuka-gumi!
  • Sakende Yaruze
• Kazusa Takashima
  • Harlem Beat wa Yoake Made
• Keiko Takemiya
  • Tenma no Ketsuzoku
• Yōko Tamotsu
  • Midnight Occult Civil Servants
• Setsuri Tsuzuki
  • Broken Angels
• 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
  • Trinity Blood
• Kairi Yura
  • Angelique
  • Saiunkoku Monogatari

Related magazines

• Monthly Asuka Fantasy DX

References

1. Thompson, Jason (2007). Manga: The Complete Guide. Del Rey Books. p. xxiii-xxiv. ISBN 978-0-345-48590-8.
2. 月刊ASUKA [あすか]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. "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