Asuka (あすか), formerly Monthly Asuka (月刊あすか, Gekkan Asuka), is a bimonthly Japanese shōjo manga magazine published by Kadokawa Shoten. The magazine was established in 1985. It is released on the 24th of every odd-numbered month as of May 2021. 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
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Asuka at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
References
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. 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 ↩
"Asuka". Digital Daijisen Plus (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 26 May 2021 – via Kotobank. https://kotobank.jp/word/Asuka-692284 ↩
月刊ASUKA [あすか]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 26 May 2021. 月刊ASUKA [あすか] ↩
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. 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 ↩