Televi-Kun
| Categories |
Children's manga (elementary school aged boys) |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publisher | Shogakukan |
| First issue | 1977 |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Televi-Kun (てれびくん Terebikun) is a Japanese monthly manga magazine published by Shogakukan, starting in May 1976. Its main target is elementary school aged boys, younger than the readers of shōnen manga. It mostly features super heroes such as, Kamen Rider, Super Sentai, Ultraman and Metal Hero, have gone on to be cultural phenomena in Japan.
The name comes from the word Televi, the Japanese word for 'television' and kun, which is a Japanese honorific for 'boys'.