Bessatsu Friend
January 2007 issue of Bessatsu Friend | |
Categories | Shōjo manga[1][2] |
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Frequency | Monthly |
Circulation |
70,500[2] (July-September, 2016) |
First issue | March 1965 |
Company | Kodansha |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Website | http://betsufure.net/ |
Bessatsu Friend (別冊フレンド Bessatsu Furendo) is a Japanese shōjo manga magazine published by Kodansha, aimed at teenage girls. It was originally conceived as a bessatsu, or companion magazine, to Shōjo Friend, which is no longer published. Bessatsu Friend is commonly known by the abbreviated name Betsufure (別フレ) and is published on the 8th of each month.
In October 2005, a manga serialized in Bessatsu Friend named Flower of Eden was pulled from publication and recalled by both Kodansha and overseas by Tokyopop, after it was revealed that the manga artist, Yuki Suetsugu, had copied art directly from Slam Dunk and Real by Takehiko Inoue.[3] The magazine originally featured manga focused on romance, however with the start of publications by manga artists like Keiko Suenobu, it began publishing such that moved away from that main focus. Betsufure publishes manga by many well known manga artists, such as Miwa Ueda, Satomi Ikezawa, Ayu Watanabe, Fuyumi Soryo, Nanba Atsuko, and Keiko Suenobu.
Series
Title | Creator(s) | First issue | Last issue |
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Akogare あこがれ |
Hosokawa, ChiekoChieko Hosokawa | 1970 | 1970 |
Angel Wars エンジェル★ウォーズ |
Ueda, MiwaMiwa Ueda | 1994 | 1995 |
Mars | Soryo, FuyumiFuyumi Soryo | 1996 | 2000 |
Boys'n Girl | Yasunaga, KeiKei Yasunaga | 1997 | 2000 |
Peach Girl ピーチガール (Pīchi Gāru) |
Ueda, MiwaMiwa Ueda | 1997 | 2004 |
Guru Guru Pon-chan ぐるぐるポンちゃん |
Ikezawa, SatomiSatomi Ikezawa | 1998 | 2000 |
Abenoseimei Love Stories: Banquet of Flowers 華の宴 - 安倍晴明恋語り |
Takada, TamiTami Takada | 1999 | 2000 |
Girl Got Game (Power!!) |
Seino, ShizuruShizuru Seino | 1999 | 2002 |
Mars: A Horse With No Name MARS外伝 名前のない馬 (MARS Gaiden Namae no Nai Uma) |
Soryo, FuyumiFuyumi Soryo | 1999 | 1999 |
Abenoseimei Love Stories: The Flower-Crown Princess 華冠の姫 - 安倍晴明恋語り |
Takada, TamiTami Takada | 2000 | 2001 |
Flower of Eden エデンの花 (Eden no Hana) |
Suetsugu, YukiYuki Suetsugu | 2000 | 2004 |
The Wallflower ヤマトナデシコ七変化 (Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge) |
Hayakawa, TomokoTomoko Hayakawa | 2000 | 2015 |
Abenoseimei Love Stories: The Flower-Blossom Girl 華咲みの乙女 - 安倍晴明恋語り |
Takada, TamiTami Takada | 2001 | 2001 |
Othello オセロ |
Ikezawa, SatomiSatomi Ikezawa | August 2001 | September 2004 |
A Perfect Day for Love Letters 恋文日和 (Koibumi Biyori) |
Asakura, GeorgeGeorge Asakura | 2001 | 2001 |
Vitamin ビタミン |
Suenobu, KeikoKeiko Suenobu | 2001 | 2001 |
Life ライフ (Raifu) |
Suenobu, KeikoKeiko Suenobu | 2002 | 2009 |
My Heavenly Hockey Club 極楽青春ホッケー部 (Gokuraku Seishun Hockey Bu) |
Morinaga, AiAi Morinaga | 2002 | 2005 |
Akkan Baby あっかんベービー |
Saya, MiyaōchiMiyaōchi Saya | August 2004 | January 2005 |
Deep Love: Ayu no Monogatari Deep Love アユの物語 |
Yoshi and Yū Yoshii | 2004 | 2004 |
Deep Love: Host Deep Love ホスト |
Yoshi and Yū Yoshii | 2004 | 2005 |
Peach Girl: Sae's Story 裏 ピーチガール (Ura Peach Girl) |
Ueda, MiwaMiwa Ueda | 2004 | 2006 |
Senpai to Kanojo 先輩と彼女 |
Nanba, AtsukoAtsuko Nanba | 2004 | 2005 (last volume) |
C-blossom-Case 729- | Ueda, MiwaMiwa Ueda | 2005 | 2005 |
Deep Love: Reina no Unmei Deep Love レイナの運命 |
Yoshi and Yū Yoshii | 2005 | 2005 |
Love Attack! 純愛特攻隊長! (Junai Tokkō Taichō!) |
Seino, ShizuruShizuru Seino | 2005 | 2009 |
Shirahata no Shōjo 白旗の少女 |
Higa, TomikoTomiko Higa and Saya Miyauchi | 2005 | 2005 |
Minima! | Sakurai, MachikoMachiko Sakurai | December 2006 | February 2008 |
Honma ni Kanjani Eight!! ほんまに関ジャニ∞!! |
Miyauchi, SayaSaya Miyauchi | 2007 | 2010 |
Papillon パピヨン―花と蝶― (Papiyon -Hana to Chō-) |
Ueda, MiwaMiwa Ueda | 2007 | December 2009 |
Tonari no 801-chan: Fujoshiteki Kōkō Seikatsu となりの801ちゃん〜腐女子的♥高校生活〜 |
Jin | November 2007 | April 2009 |
17: Jūnana 17─じゅうなな─ |
Sakurai, MachikoMachiko Sakurai | 2008 | 2010 |
Coelacanth シーラカンス |
Shimotsuki, KayokoKayoko Shimotsuki | 2008 | 2008 |
Kare wa Tomodachi 彼はトモダチ |
Ririko, YoshiokaYoshioka Ririko | 2008 | 2010 |
Kin Kyori Renai 近キョリ恋愛 |
Mikimoto, RinRin Mikimoto | 2008 | 2011 |
Shiro no Eden 白のエデン |
Yoshioka, RirikoRiriko Yoshioka | 2010 | 2011 |
Ooki ni Kanjani Eight! おおきに関ジャニ∞!! (Ooki ni Kanjani ∞ !!) |
Miyauchi, SayaSaya Miyauchi | 2011 | 2013 |
Gakuen Ouji 学園王子 |
Yuzuki, JunJun Yuzuki | 2008 | 2011 |
L DK | Watanabe, AyuAyu Watanabe | 2009 | Ongoing |
Oboreru Knife 溺れるナイフ (Oboreru Naifu) |
Asakura, GeorgeGeorge Asakura | 2009 | 2014 |
Kirara no Hoshi キララの星 |
Morinaga, AiAi Morinaga | 2010 | 2015 |
Kamiya-kun to Kamiya-san 神谷くんと神谷さん |
Ayahito Katsuma | 2010 | 2010 |
Kare wa Diablo 彼はディアボロ (Kare wa Deiaboro) |
Shimotsuki, KayokoKayoko Shimotsuki | 2010 | 2011 |
Tonari no Atashi 隣のあたし (Tonari no Atashi) |
Atsuko, NanbaNanba Atsuko | 2008 | 2012 |
Hanakun to Koisuru Watashi 花君と恋する私 |
Kumaoka, FuyuFuyu Kumaoka | 2011 | Ongoing |
Rose & Wolf 薔薇とオオカミ (Bara to Ōkami) |
Yuzuki, JunJun Yuzuki | 2011 | 2013 |
Kyō no Kira-kun きょうのキラ君 |
Mikimoto, RinRin Mikimoto | January 2012 | August 2014 |
P and JK PとJK |
Miyoshi, MakiMaki Miyoshi | 2013 | Ongoing |
Kiss Him, Not Me[4][5] 私がモテてどうすんだ (Watashi ga Motete Dōsunda) |
Junko | 2013 | Ongoing |
Kurosaki-kun no Iinari ni Nante Naranai 黒崎くんの言いなりになんてならない |
Makino | 2014 | Ongoing |
Related magazines
References
- ↑ Thompson, Jason (2007). Manga: The Complete Guide. Del Rey Books. p. xxiii-xxiv. ISBN 978-0-345-48590-8.
- 1 2 "Girl's Manga" (in Japanese). Japanese Magazine Publishers Association. September 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Suetsugu copies art". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2007-07-14.
- ↑ "Kodansha USA Licenses Maria the Virgin Witch Exhibition, Appleseed α, Fairy Tail Spinoff Manga". Anime News Network. January 14, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Watashi ga motete dôsunda vo". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved January 22, 2015.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Bessatsu Friend (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia