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Young Comic

Young Comic is a long-running Japanese seinen manga magazine started in 1967 as a magazine aimed for adult men competing with titles like Manga Action and Big Comic. Today it primarily targets a young adult male audience with contents tilting heavily toward sex, nudity, and gratuitous fan service. It is published monthly by Shōnen Gahōsha as a sister publication to Young King. Its circulation in 2008 was reported at 112,000 copies.

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Young Comic
September 2009 issue of Young Comic
CategoriesSeinen manga12
FrequencyMonthly
Circulation112,000 (2008)
First issueAugust 10, 1967
CompanyShōnen Gahōsha
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Websitewww.shonengahosha.co.jp

Young Comic (Japanese: ヤングコミック, Hepburn: Yangu Komikku) is a long-running Japanese seinen manga magazine started in 1967 as a magazine aimed for adult men competing with titles like Manga Action and Big Comic. Today it primarily targets a young adult male audience with contents tilting heavily toward sex, nudity, and gratuitous fan service. It is published monthly by Shōnen Gahōsha as a sister publication to Young King. Its circulation in 2008 was reported at 112,000 copies.3

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References

  1. Thompson, Jason (2007). Manga: The Complete Guide. Del Rey Books. p. 327-239. ISBN 978-0-345-48590-8.
  2. "Men's Manga". Japanese Magazine Publishers Association. Archived from the original on June 18, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  3. Japan Magazine Publishers Association Magazine Data 2008 Archived 2012-02-06 at the Wayback Machine.
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