Sho-Comi (少コミ, Shōcomi), formerly published under its full name Shōjo Comic (少女コミック) until December 2007,[3] is a shōjo mangamagazine published semimonthly in Japan by Shogakukan since 1968. The magazine has gained a reputation for being a "love bible for maidens in love"[3][4] or a "romance manga bible".[5]
The manga featured in Sho-Comi are later compiled and published in book form (tankōbon) under the Flower Comics imprint.
History
Shōjo Comic started in April 1968 as a monthly magazine, before its frequency increased to semimonthly in 1969. The frequency further increased to a weekly magazine in 1970, renaming itself to Weekly Shōjo Comic (週刊少女コミック).[3] The magazine reverted back to the semimonthly Shōjo Comic in 1978.
Beginning with the January 2008 issue published in December 2007, the magazine was renamed Sho-Comi. [3]
In 2007, the Japanese National PTA Conference ranked Sho-Comi the worst manga magazine for young children due to its excessive sexual content.[16][17] Many concerned parents have advised publishers to be more wary of the availability of these magazines to young readers.[18]
From January to March 2019, Sho-Comi had 70,000 physical copies in circulation, which later dropped to 68,000 from April to June 2019.[19] From July to September 2019, the magazine had 63,000 physical copies in circulation.[20]
^ ab印刷部数公表: 少女向けコミック誌 [Number of Printed Copies Announced: Comic Magazines for Girls]. Japanese Magazine Publishers Association (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 6, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
