Shojo Beat
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| Shojo Beat | |
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| Image:Shojobeat1.jpg
The first issue of Shojo Beat, featuring Nana. | |
| Editor | |
| Categories | Shōjo manga |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| First issue | August 2005 |
| Company | VIZ Media |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Website | http://www.shojobeat.com/ |
Shojo Beat is a shōjo manga magazine published in North America by VIZ Media. The female counterpart to Shonen Jump, Shojo Beat is targeted toward older teenage girls, hence the magazine's "T+" (meaning 16 and over) rating. The word "shojo" means "girl" in Japanese.
Shojo Beat began serialization in August 2005, featuring Nana Komatsu of NANA on its cover. Since then, the magazine has undergone numerous changes in its development, such as introducing Moko the Panda as the magazine's mascot. New sections such as "Girl Hero", about girls who are making a difference; new fashion columns and a new "Beat Girl" have appeared in the serial.
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[edit] Serialized in Shojo Beat
- Absolute Boyfriend (Zettai Kareshi) - by Yuu Watase
- Baby and Me (Aka-chan to Boku) - by Marimo Ragawa (has exited in the September 2007 issue)
- Backstage Prince (Kiwametsuke Gakuya Ura Ōji) - by Kanoko Sakurakoji (exited in the March 2007 issue)
- Crimson Hero (Beni'iro Hero) - by Mitsuba Takanashi
- Godchild (Hakushaku Cain) - Kaori Yuki (exited the magazine after the June 2006 issue)
- Haruka ~Beyond the Stream of Time~ ("In A Distant Time: Hachiyō Chapter") - by Tōko Mizuno (starting in the November 2007 issue)
- Honey and Clover (Hachimitsu to Kurōbā) - by Chika Umino (starting in the September 2007 issue)
- Kaze Hikaru - by Taeko Watanabe (exited the magazine in the September 2006 issue)
- Nana - by Ai Yazawa (exited in the August 2007 issue)
- Sand Chronicles (Suna-dokei) - by Hinako Ashihara (started in the August 2007 issue)
- Vampire Knight - by Matsuri Hino (started in the July 2006 issue)
- Yume-Kira: Dream Shoppe - by Aqua Mizuto (starting in the April 2007 issue) (exited in the July 2007 issue)
[edit] Published under the Shojo Beat label
- Absolute Boyfriend (Zettai Kareshi) - by Yuu Watase
- Aishiteruze Baby (I Love Ya, Baby) - by Yoko Maki
- Baby and Me (Aka-chan to Boku) - by Marimo Ragawa
- Beauty is the Beast (Bijo ga Yaju) - by Tomo Matsumoto
- Beauty Pop - by Kiyoko Arai
- Crimson Hero (Beni-iro Hero) - by Mitsuba Takanashi
- Fall in Love Like a Comic! (Manga Mitaina Koishitai) - by Chitose Yagami
- Full Moon o Sagashite ("Searching for the Full Moon") - by Arina Tanemura
- Fushigi Yūgi - Genbu Kaiden - by Yuu Watase
- The Gentleman's Alliance (Shinshi Dōmei Cross) - by Arina Tanemura
- Godchild (Hakushaku Cain) - by Kaori Yuki
- High School Debut (Kōkō Debut) - by Kazune Kawahara
- Kamikaze Girls (Shimotsuma Monogatari) - by Novala Takemoto (original novel) and Yukio Kanesada (art)
- Kaze Hikaru - by Taeko Watanabe
- La Corda D'Oro (Kin-iro no Corda) - by Yuki Kure
- Lovely Complex (Love*Com) - by Aya Nakahara
- MeruPuri (MeruPuri: The Märchen Prince) - by Matsuri Hino
- Millenium Snow (Sennen no Yuki) - by Bisco Hatori
- Monkey High! by Akira Shouko
- Nana - by Ai Yazawa
- Ouran High School Host Club (Ōran Kōkō Host Club) - by Bisco Hatori
- Princess Knight (Ribbon no Kishi) - by Osamu Tezuka (an excerpt was published in the June 19th, 2007 issue of Shojo Beat)
- Punch! - by Rie Takada
- Special A (S.A.) - by Minami Maki
- Skip Beat! - by Yoshiki Nakamura
- Socrates in Love (Sekai no Chushin de, Ai wo Sakebu) - by Kyoichi Katayama (original novel) and Kazumi Kazui (art)
- Tail of the Moon (Tsuki no Shippo) - by Rinko Ueda
- Cain Saga (prequel of Godchild) - by Kaori Yuki
- Tokyo Boys & Girls (Tōkyō Shōnen Shōjo) - by Miki Aihara
- Ultra Maniac - by Wataru Yoshizumi
- Vampire Knight - by Matsuri Hino
- Wild Ones (Arakure) - by Kiyo Fujiwara
- Yume-Kira: Dream Shoppe - by Aqua Mizuto
- Yurara (Yurara no Tsuki) - by Chika Shiomi
- Shojo Beat Manga Artist Academy
[edit] Published under the Shojo Beat Fiction imprint
- Be With You (Ima, Ai ni Yukimasu) - by Takuji Ichikawa (original novel), Yoko Iino (story), and Sai Kawashima (art)
- Hot Gimmick S - by Megumi Nishizaki, alternate ending to the Hot Gimmick series by Miki Aihara
- Kamikaze Girls (Shimotsuma Monogatari) - by Novala Takemoto (original novel) and Yukio Kanesada (art)
- Socrates in Love (Sekai no Chushin de, Ai wo Sakebu) - by Kyoichi Katayama (original novel) and Kazumi Kazui (art)
