Monthly Playboy

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Monthly Playboy
CategoriesMen's magazine
FrequencyMonthly
Circulationapprox. 900,000 (1975),
approx. 55,000 (final few years[1])
First issueJuly 1975
Final issue
Number		January 2009
408
CompanyShueisha
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Websitem-playboy.shueisha.co.jp

Monthly Playboy (月刊プレイボーイ, Gekkan Pureibōi), also known as Geppure (月プレ) or MPB, was a franchise of Playboy magazine in Japan.

History and profile[]

Monthly Playboy was first published in July 1975.[2][3] The magazine ceased publication with the final January 2009 issue, due to a decline in readership.[1][4]

Pop artist Keiichi Tanaami was the magazine's first art director.

Playmate Japan (1986–1993)[]

Playmate Japan (プレイメイト・ジャパン)[5]

  • 1986 - , ,
  • 1987 -
  • 1988 - , ,
  • 1989 -
  • 1990 - , , , , ,
  • 1991 -
  • 1992 - , ,
  • 1993 - , ,

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b 土肥義則 (2 June 2009). 『週刊プレイボーイ』を悩ませていること……それは. Business Media Makoto (in Japanese). ITmedia. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
  2. ^ "Yakudōki Shōwa 50 nen - 62 nen (1975 - 1987)". Shueisha Shōshi (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved 26 May 2007.
  3. ^ "Japan's Playboy magazine to be cancelled". European Journalism Center. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  4. ^ "「月刊PLAYBOY（日本版）」休刊へ". J-CASTモノウォッチ. J-Cast. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
  5. ^ "【1986年5月】日本初プレイメイト誕生、グラビア界に国際化の波". Ameba News. CyberAgent. 12 May 2007. Archived from the original on 20 April 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2010.

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