Nakayoshi
Nakayoshi is a monthly shōjo manga magazine published by Kodansha in Japan. First issued in December 1954, it is a long-running magazine with over 70 years of manga publication history. Notable titles serialized in Nakayoshi include ''Princess Knight, Candy Candy, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, Cardcaptor Sakura and Pretty Cure. Roughly the size of a phone book, the magazine generally comes with furoku, or small gifts, such as pop-out figures, games, small bags, posters, stickers, and so on. The furoku is an attempt to encourage girls to buy their own copies of the magazine rather than just share with a friend.
It is one of the best-selling shōjo manga magazines, having sold over [|400million] copies since 1978. In the mid-1990s, Nakayoshi retailed for 400 yen and had an average of 448 pages. The estimated average circulation of Nakayoshi at this time was 1,800,000. Its circulation peaked at 2,100,000 in 1993. In 2007, its circulation was 400,000. During the 1990s, then editor-in-chief, Yoshio Irie attempted to move the magazine away from "first love" stories and introduced several fantasy manga such as Sailor Moon. During that period, Nakayoshi pursued a "media-mix" campaign, which involved close coordination of the magazine, anime productions based on the manga, and character merchandising. Nakayoshi'' is also published on the 3rd of each month.
Serializations
Current
Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch Aqua Gifted The Witch Maid Knows the Queen's Secret Shugo Chara! Jewel JokerPast
1954–1979
Princess Knight Angel's Hill Sarutobi Ecchan Candy Candy Ohayō! Spank1980–1989
Aoi-chan Panic! Attacker You! Anmitsu Hime1990–1999
Miracle Girls Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Azuki-chan Magic Knight Rayearth Saint Tail Cardcaptor Sakura Delicious! Dream Saga Yume no Crayon Oukoku Cyber Team in Akihabara: PataPi UFO Baby Ghost Hunt Super Doll Licca-chan- ''Mink''
2000–2009
Ojamajo Doremi Ultra Cute Tokyo Mew Mew Zodiac P.I. Mōtto! Ojamajo Doremi Instant Teen: Just Add Nuts Musume Monogatari: Morning Musume Official Story Shin Dā! Dā! Dā! Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch Mamotte! Lollipop Koinu Dan no Monogatari Kamichama Karin Ashita no Nadja Futari wa Pretty Cure Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart Cherry Juice Pixie Pop Kitchen Princess Sugar Sugar Rune Kedamono Damono Hell Girl Shugo Chara! Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star Modotte! Mamotte! Lollipop Okko's Inn Kamichama Karin Chu Yes! PreCure 5 Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo! I Am Here! Shugo Chara-chan! Fresh Pretty Cure! Arisa New Hell Girl- ''Missions of Love''
2010–2019
HeartCatch PreCure! Shugo Chara! Encore! Hell Girl R Sabagebu! Suite PreCure Smile PreCure! Kamikamikaeshi DokiDoki! PreCure HappinessCharge PreCure! Fairy Tail: Blue Mistral Stella: Nana and the Magic English Words Go! Princess PreCure Hōzuki no Reitetsu: Shiro no Ashiato Witchy PreCure! Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Kirakira Pretty Cure a la Mode Bacteria at Work! Hug! Pretty Cure Vampire Dormitory Star Twinkle PreCure2020–
Healin' Good Pretty Cure Shaman King & a Garden Cells at Work!: Neo Bacteria Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure Delicious Party Pretty Cure Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure Pon no MichiInternational versions
An Indonesian language version, Nakayoshi: Gress!, was published monthly by Elex Media Komputindo in Indonesia. The series has been canceled effectively in January 2017.Related magazines
Bessatsu Friend- ''Shōjo Friend''