Comic High [shounen/shoujo] Website Futabasha
- As described by the publisher and what is written on the cover of Comic High: "Girlish Comics for Boys and Girls".
Dengeki Comic Gao! [shounen]
Monthly Website Media Works Notable series: Pita-Ten, DearS, Gokujou Seitokai (The Best School Council), +Anima, Okusama wa Mahou Shoujo, Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan, Speed Grapher, Eat-Man, Bakuretsu Hunters (Sorcerer Hunters), Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora.
Shounen Ace [shounen]
Monthly / 26th Website Kadokawa Shoten Notable series: Neon Genesis Evangelion, Narue no Sekai (The World of Narue), Girls Bravo, Kiddy Grade, Samurai Champloo, Eureka 7, Kannaduki no Miko, Angelic Layer, B'tX, Brain Powered, Keroro Gunso (Sgt. Frog), Vision of Escaflowne, Eden's Bowy, The Melody of Oblivion, Grenadier, Steel Angel Kurumi, Suzumiya Haruhi, Blood+.
- Suzumiya Haruhi novel was adapted to a manga in Shounen Ace magazine, and it will also have anime adaptation. There were two manga of Vision of Escaflowne (one shounen manga and the other shoujo manga), the shounen manga was serialized in the shounen manga magazine Shounen Ace. Blood+ has three different manga thats serialized in three different manga magazines.
Shounen Blood [shounen] Website MOVIDA Entertainment SOFTBANK Creative
Monthly
- A new shounen magazine Created in April 2006 by MOVIDA Entertainment and SOFTBANK Creative. As the name implies, its theme will be centered around "Nekketsu" (burning passion, or hot-blooded, a common shounen term). Currently the magazine is still accepting submissions of possible serializations, and is claiming that it will "bring to the 10th (current) generation of manga fans series that are cooler and more "Nekketsu" than anything they've ever seen."
Shounen Jump [shounen]
Weekly Website Website Shueisha Notable series: Dragon Ball, Slam Dunk, One Piece, Yu Yu Hakusho, Naruto, City Hunter, Rurouni Kenshin, Saint Seiya.
- Founded in 1968, the most popular magazine in Japan. In 1994, Jump sold an unprecedented 6.2 million copies, though sales have been declining in recent years.
Beans Ace [seinen/josei] Website Website Kadokawa Shoten Notable series: Blood+
- Beans Ace is a magazine that serializes manga (mostly based on novels from The Sneaker and The Beans magazines) that are aimed at young men and young women.
Comi-Digi [seinen]
Bi-monthly / 10th Website Website Broccoli Jive Ltd
- Comi-Digi (petit-) will be renewed once again. The new name will be Comi-Digi+ (plus), and will be released on April 21 2006. The color pages will contain KogeDonbo's "Kon Kon Kokon." Two chapters of Galaxy Angel 3rd (a total of 72 pages and a cover page) will also appear in this issue.
Comic Alive [seinen]
Monthly Website Media Factory
- "From Media Factory comes a new monthly magazine called Comic Alive, the first issue will be released on June 27th 2006. According to Media Factory, it will 'fill you with energy, and make you feel alive!'" Works from the popular light novel series "MF Bunko J" will be "comicized".
Comic Beam [seinen]
Monthly Website Enterbrain
- Serialized manga from this magazine that was adapted to anime: Emma.
Comic Birz [seinen] Website Gentosha
- Serialized manga from this magazine that was adapted to anime: Rozen Maiden and Hitsuji no Uta (Lament of the Lamb).
Comic Blade [shounen/seinen] Website Mag Garden
- Houses/ed series like PMK, Loki, Tactics
Comic Gum [seinen]
Monthly Website Wani Books
- Taken from Comic Gum site: "Our policies are energy, love, peace and MOE. We continue making books so that you who read our book may become happy and so that the book may become one volume important for you." Serialized manga from this magazine that was adapted to anime: Mahoromatic, Tsukuyomi Moon Phase, Ikkitousen and Amaenaideyo.
Dengeki Daioh [seinen]
Monthly Website Website Media Works Notable series: Azumanga Daioh, Yotsubato!, DiGi Charat, Gunslinger Girl, Onegai Teacher, Onegai Twins, Shingetsutan Tsukihime, Kokoro Toshokan, Comic Party, Uchuu no Stellvia (Stellvia of the Universe), Ninin ga Shinobuden (2 x 2 = Shinobuden), Shakugan no SHANA, Kagihime Monogatari Eikyuu Alice Rinbu-kyoku.
Dengeki HP [seinen] Website Media Works Notable series: Starship Operators, Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan, Zettai Shounen, Kino no Tabi, Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu, Shakugan no SHANA.
- Serializes novels. Some of the novels from this magazine got adapted into manga in other manga magazines as well as anime. Novels from this magazine that got anime and manga adaptation include: Starship Operators (adaptated into an anime and a manga in Dengeki Daioh magazine), Bokusatsu no Dokuro-chan (adapted into a manga in Dengeki
Gao magazine and an anime), Zettai Shounen (adapted into an anime), Kino no Tabi, Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu.
Manga Life [seinen]
Monthly / 17th Website Takeshobou
- 4-panel manga magazines aimed at young men.
Manga Life MOMO [seinen] Website Takeshobou
- 4-panel manga magazines aimed at young men. Sensei no Ojikan (cute comedy aimed at young men) is a seinen 4-panel manga serialized in the seinen manga magazine Manga Life MOMO, which later received an anime adaptation.
Manga Life Original [seinen]
Monthly / 11th Website Takeshobou
- 4-panel manga magazines aimed at young men.
Manga Life Original SukuSuku Paradise [seinen] Website Takeshobou
- 4-panel manga magazines aimed at young men.
The Sneaker [seinen] Website Kadokawa Shoten Notable series: Trinity Blood, Suzumiya Haruhi.
- Serializes novels for young men. Serialized Trinity Blood novel (the manga based on it was serialized in the shoujo magazine Asuka but Trinity Blood novel is a seinen novel unlike the manga which is a shoujo manga)
Tsuri Comic [seinen] Website Tatsumi Shuppan
- Manga magazine that contains manga about fishing.
Comic Shoujo Tengoku (Comic Shoujo Heaven) [seijin] Hit Shuppansha
- Bishoujo manga magazine. This is a magazine that concentrates on very young girls; a loli manga magazine.
Comic Unreal [seijin] Website Kill Time Communication/span>
- Comic Unreal is a new adult manga magazine. The first volume will be released on May 12th, 2006.
Comic Ura Office [seijin] Tokyo Sanseisha
Bi-monthly
- A manga and glossy magazine for men.
Comic Vanilla [seijin] Website Akane Shinsha
- Written on the cover above the name of the magazine: "The evolved beautiful girl magazine!!"
Hana Ryou Gakuen Shotou Club [seijin] Oaks
- Comic XO special issue, a loli manga magazine. Title translates to "Imperial Flowers Academy Elementary Club."
Hina Hi ! [seijin] Website Akane Shinsha
- Loli manga magazine. The name of the magazine is Hina Hi ! (yes with a space between Hi and !).
Hontou ni atta Midara na Hanashi [seijin]
Bi-monthly Issuisha
Jukujo [seijin] Website Akane Shinsha
- Written on the cover: "HOUSEWIFES ECSTASY COMIC". Just like there are seijin (adult men's) manga magazines that are targeted at those with loli fetish, Jukujo is a seijin manga magazine for those with mature women fetish. No, it's not targeted at housewives (don't be fooled by what's written on the cover.) It's a seijin magazine for those that like mature women.
Comic Valkyrie [bishoujo]
Bi-monthly / 25th Website Kill Time Communication
- Aimed at readers of all ages (although there may be questionable content from time to time), and will be sold for 550 yen.
Magical Cute (Magi-Cu) [bishoujo] Website Enterbrain
- Serialized manga from this magazine that was adapted to anime: Bottle Fairy and Petopeto-san (has a novel and a manga in Magical Cute magazine). Its a magazine that has cute moe manga/novels and also ecchi manga thats aimed at male audience.
Bessatsu Hana to Yume (Betsuhana) [shoujo]
Monthly / 26th Website Hakusensha
- Betsuhana became a monthly magazine (from bi-monthly) as of the September 2006 issue.
Bessatsu Margaret (Betsuma) [shoujo]
Monthly / Middle of the month Website Website Shueisha
Chu♥Girl [shoujo] Website Kodansha
- "Teens' comic" shoujo magazine, Chu♥Girl seems to be a magazine that is derived from Dessert, Betsufure and Nakayoshi
Ciao [shoujo]
Monthly / Start of the month Website Shogakukan Notable series: Wedding Peach, Utena, Mizuiro Jidai, Tonde Buurin.
- For younger girls
Ciel Tres Tres [shoujo]
Once every three months Website Kadokawa Shoten
- Novels and manga
Cobalt [shoujo] Website Notable series: Maria-sama ga Miteru.
- Serializes novels. Maria-sama ga Miteru novel is serialized in Cobalt magazine, the manga thats based on the novel is serialized in the shoujo manga magazine Margaret.
Comic B's-LOG [shoujo] Website Website Enterbrain Notable series: Otometeki Koikakumei Love Revo!!, Boku to Watashi no Jijo Ren'ai, Witchcraft 109.
- A magazine for girls, on 12/14. Comic B's-LOG is a spin-off from the girls' gaming magazine of the same name.
Comic High [shounen/shoujo] Website Futabasha
- As described by the publisher and what is written on the cover of Comic High: "Girlish Comics for Boys and Girls".