Comic BomBom

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Comic BomBom
Comic BonBon Dec 2007.jpg
Cover of the final issue of Comic BomBom
CategoriesChildren's manga (elementary school boys)[1][2][3][4]
FrequencyMonthly
First issueOctober 1981
Final issueDecember 2007
CompanyKodansha
CountryJapan
Based inTokyo
LanguageJapanese

Comic BomBom (コミックボンボン, Komikku Bonbon) was a monthly Japanese manga magazine published by Kodansha and targeted at elementary school boys.[2][5] Each issue had 700+ pages, with 80 of them being full-color advertisements. Similar to its rival CoroCoro Comic, it featured tie-ins with game makers and toy makers but toward the end of its run had less of that.

History[]

Comic BomBom was established in 1981.[citation needed] The first issue was published on October 15, 1981. Mobile Suit Gundam was extremely popular at that time. Although the Gundam boom is centered at the higher age group, the fire slowly spread to the lower age group in the form of gunpla and thus it was decided to mainly publish gunpla content. Many popular series were published in Comic BomBom like the SD Gundam series, Rockman series and Medarot series, just to name a few.

In September 1996, Comic BomBom's popularity decline started once the Pokémon Boom began. CoroCoro Comic began to run manga based on popular franchises, such as Mushiking, Pokémon, and Beyblade. Meanwhile, BomBom stuck with Gundam and original manga. BomBom then fell into its Dark Age, with King of Bandit Jing being its most popular manga running.

In June 1997, Comic BomBom skyrocketed out of nowhere and began to rise to its Golden Age, due to the popularity of BomBom's new Medarot and Cyborg Kuro-chan manga. As years flew by, BomBom began to run more original manga than before. The magazine began to include small prizes in every issue. At one point, Comic BomBom's sales began to increase higher than the sales of CoroCoro Comic.[2] But in 2005, sales and popularity began to decline again.[6]

In the January 2006 issue, Comic BomBom underwent a renewal. It features a revamped logo and a size increase from A5 to B5. The price remains at 480yen.

Due to declining sales, the title ended in with the December 2007 issue, released on November 15. It was replaced by Shōnen Rival.[2]

Featured manga[]

Note: Series with an asterisk next to them were currently running when the magazine ceased publication in Dec 2007.

1980s[]

  • (Nov 1981 – Oct 1982)
  • (Nov 1981 – Sep 1985)
  • (Nov 1981 – Jun 1983)
  • (Nov 1981 – Jun 1983)
  • (Nov 1981 – July 1984)
  • Fang of the Sun Dougram (Nov 1981 – Apr 1983)
  • (Nov 1981 – Jul 1983)
  • (Nov 1981 – Mar 1982)
  • (Nov 1981 – Aug 1982)
  • (Nov 1981 – Jul 1982)
  • (Nov 1981 – Jun 1982)
  • (Nov 1981 – Jun 1984)
  • (Nov 1981 – Jan 1982)
  • (Nov 1981 – Jan 1982)
  • (Nov 1981 – Apr 1982)
  • (Nov 1981 – Aug 1982)
  • (Nov 1981 – Apr 1982)
  • (Jan 1982 – Mar 1982)
  • Plamo-Kyoshiro (Feb 1982 – Nov 1986)
  • Aura Battler Dunbine (Feb 1983 – Feb 1984)
  • Armored Trooper Votoms (May 1983 – Apr 1984)
  • Ginga Hyōryū Vifam (Oct 1983 – Oct 1984)
  • Heavy Metal L-Gaim (Mar 1984 – Mar 1985)
  • (May 1984 – Feb 1986)
  • (Jun 1984 – Mar 1987)
  • (Nov 1984 – Feb 1985)
  • (Nov 1984 – Apr 1985)
  • (Nov 1984 – Apr 1985)
  • Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (Mar 1985 – Feb 1986)
  • (Aug 1985 – Oct 1985)
  • Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro (Saishinban) (Oct 1985 – Sep 1987)
  • Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (Mar 1986 – Feb 1987)
  • G.I. Joe (Sep 1986 – Feb 1987)
  • (Jan 1987 – Feb 1988)
  • (Apr 1987 – May 1987)
  • Osomatsu-kun (Nov 1987 – Mar 1990)
  • Yoroiden Samurai Troopers (Ronin Warriors) (May 1988 – Mar 1989)
  • (Dec 1988 – Sep 1998)
  • (Jan 1989 – Nov 1993)
  • (Apr 1989 – Aug 1989)
  • (Aug 1989 – Feb 1993)

1990s[]

2000s[]

  • Microman Red Powers (Mar 2000 – Jul 2000)
  • (Jul 2000 – Feb 2002)
  • Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children (Aug 2000 – Sep 2002)
  • (Sep 2000 – Jul 2002)
  • (Apr 2001 – Nov 2001)
  • (Jul 2001 – Dec 2001)
  • SD Gundam Mushamaruden Trilogy (Jul 2001 – May 2004)
  • Crush Gear Turbo (Oct 2001 – Jan 2003)
  • (Dec 2001 – Jun 2002)
  • Monsters, Inc. (Apr 2002 – Jun 2002)
  • (Jul 2002 – Dec 2005)
  • (Aug 2002 – Jul 2003)
  • (Oct 2002 – Nov 2002)
  • Mr. Driller (Oct 2002 – Jun 2003)
  • (Nov 2002 – Mar 2004)
  • (Dec 2002 – Apr 2005)
  • (Dec 2002 – Dec 2005)
  • Dr. Mario-kun (Jan 2003 – Dec 2007) *
  • Crush Gear Nitro (Feb 2003 – Mar 2004)
  • (Jun 2003 – Mar 2006)
  • Taiko no Tatsujin (Dec 2003 – Apr 2005)
  • SD Gundam Force (Jan 2004 – Aug 2005)
  • Musharetsuden Bukabuka Hen
  • GeGeGe no Kitaro R: A Thousand Yokai Tales (Jun 2004 – Dec 2005)
  • Spider-Man J　(Sep 2004 – Nov 2006)
  • Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
  • Idaten Jump (2005-2006)
  • Transformers Galaxy Force
  • (Jul 2005 – Jan 2006)
  • Tarpan
  • Deltora Quest (Nov 2005 – Dec 2007) *
  • Monster Soul (Jan 2006 – Mar 2006)
  • SD Gundam Musha Banchō Fūunroku (Jan 2006 – Jul 2007)
  • (Jan 2006 – Nov 2006)
  • (Jan 2006 – Jan 2007)
  • (Jan 2006 – Dec 2007) *
  • (Mar 2006 – Jul 2006)
  • Angel's Frypan (Apr 2006 – Dec 2007) *
  • (Sep 2006 – Sep 2007)
  • (May 2006 – Aug 2007)
  • (Jun 2006 – Jan 2007)
  • (Jun 2006 – Aug 2007)
  • (Jun 2007 – Sep 2007)
  • (Jun 2006 – Dec 2007) *
  • (Jul 2006 – Nov 2007)
  • (Aug 2006 – Nov 2007)
  • (Aug 2006 – Dec 2007) *
  • Negima!? neo (Nov 2006 – Nov 2007)
  • Mobile Suit Gundam ALIVE (Nov 2006 – Dec 2007) *
  • (Dec 2006 – Dec 2007) *
  • GeGeGe no Kitaro: A Thousand Yokai Tales (Apr 2007 – Dec 2007) *
  • (May 2007 – Dec 2007) *
  • (Jul 2007 – Dec 2007) *

References[]

  1. ^ "コミックボンボン：講談社の子供向けマンガ誌　ウェブマンガで10年ぶりに"復活"". MANTANWEB (in Japanese). July 21, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2019. 「コミックボンボン」は、小学館の「コロコロコミック」と人気を二分した子供向けのマンガ誌で、1981年11月に創刊した。 (Comic BomBom is a manga magazine for children that has split popularity with Shogakukan's CoroCoro Comic and was launched in November 1981.)
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Loo, Egan (July 17, 2007). "Comic BonBon Ends in 2007, Shōnen Rival Starts April". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  3. ^ Loo, Egan (January 22, 2008). "Kodansha Plans 300,000 Copies for New Shōnen Rival Mag". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 2, 2020. Unlike Comic BonBon with its target audience of elementary schoolchildren, the publisher will aim Monthly Shōnen Rival at junior high schoolers.
  4. ^ "Comic Bon Bon". Kodan Club. Archived from the original on April 17, 2008. Retrieved April 6, 2020. The essential boy's comic for all elementary school students who want to read comics that feature characters from their favorite computer games, TV shows, and toys or original characters that will eventually evolve into games, animations, and toys.
  5. ^ "Comic BomBom" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 4 March 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  6. ^ "Manga Anthology Circulations 2004-2006". ComiPress. December 27, 2007. Retrieved March 24, 2019.

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