Petit Flower
| Categories | Manga (shōjo) |
|---|---|
| First issue | 1980 |
| Final issue | March 2002 |
| Company | Shogakukan |
| Country | Japan |
| Based in | Tokyo |
| Language | Japanese |
Petit Flower (プチフラワー, Puchifurawā) was a Japanese shōjo manga magazine published by Shogakukan. Founded in 1980, the magazine ceased publication in March 2002, when it was replaced by the magazine Flowers.
History[]
Shogakukan began publishing Petit Flower as a regular magazine in 1980 following the success of Flower Comic, a one-off special issue of the manga magazine Bessatsu Shōjo Comic.[1] The magazine targeted a readership of girls in their late teens.[2] The magazine was initially edited by , who was also the editor of Bessatsu Shōjo Comic;[2] consequently, the artists published in Petit Flower typically were given limited editorial support but a significant degree of editorial freedom.[3]
The magazine published works by several of Shogakukan's most notable female manga artists, such as Moto Hagio and Keiko Takemiya. It is credited with launching the careers of Reiko Okano[4] and Keiko Nishi.[3] Petit Flower folded in March 2002, and was replaced the following month with the magazine Flowers.[2]
Serializations and one-shots[]
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- The Visitor by Moto Hagio (1980)
- Kaze to Ki no Uta by Keiko Takemiya (1981–1984)[a]
- 4/4 by Moto Hagio (1983)
- Fancy Dance by Reiko Okano (1984–1990)
- X+Y by Moto Hagio (1984)
- Marginal by Moto Hagio (1985–1987)
- Iguana Girl by Moto Hagio (1992)
- A Cruel God Reigns by Moto Hagio (1993–2001)
- Amakusa 1637 by Michiyo Akaishi (2000–2002)[b]
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ Toku 2015, p. 200.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Brient, Hervé. "Hagio Moto, une artiste au cœur du manga moderne". du9 (in French). Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Fasulo, Fausto (Fall 2019). "Keiko Nishi: Parcous de combatantes". Atom. Custom Publishing France (11): 68–69. ISSN 2552-9900.
- ^ Toku 2015, p. 226.
Bibliography[]
- Toku, Masami (2015). International Perspectives on Shojo and Shojo Manga: The Influence of Girl Culture. Routledge. p. 250. ISBN 978-1-317-61075-5.
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