Kiss (Japanese magazine)
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 February 2018 issue cover, featuring the leads from Perfect World | |
| Categories | Josei manga[1][2] |
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| Frequency | Monthly |
| Circulation | 77,417[2] (July-September, 2016) |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Company | Kodansha |
| Country | Japan |
| Based in | Tokyo |
| Language | Japanese |
| Website | kisscomic |
Kiss (キス, Kisu) is a monthly Japanese josei manga magazine published by Kodansha, with a circulation reported at 81,870 in 2015.[3] The magazine is headquartered in Tokyo.[4]
History and profile
[edit]Kiss was first published in 1992[4] as a supplementary monthly magazine to the shōjo magazine Mimi. When Mimi was discontinued in 1996, the editorial team of Mimi, most of them young women in their 20s, switched to being in charge of Kiss, which is why it is considered a successor to Mimi. Also some of its artists of Mimi worked for Kiss after its closure.[5][6] Later switched to a bimonthly release until early 2013 when it switched back to a monthly publication.[7]
Serializations
[edit]Current
[edit]- Nagatan to Ao to: Ichika no Ryōrichō by Yuki Isoya (2018)
- Hey Hey Pitan! (おいおいピータン!) by Risa Itō (2018)
- Kujaku no Dance, Dare ga Mita? by Rito Asami (2022)
- Kō-2 (Kō-Ni) no Koi no Wasure-kata by Kana Ozawa (2023)
Past
[edit]1990s
[edit]- Rain (ライン) by Shinobu Nishimura (1997–2005)
- Hey Pitan! (おいピータン!!, Oi Piitan!!) by Risa Itō (1998–2018)
2000s
[edit]- Tramps Like Us (きみはペット) by Yayoi Ogawa (2000–2005)
- Nodame Cantabile (のだめカンタービレ) by Tomoko Ninomiya (2001–2010)
- Nekosama no Iunari (ネコ様の言うなり) by Nobara Nonaka (2002–2011)
- Uni Family (ひゃほ〜♪ ウニファミリー) by Yumiko Suzuki (2005–2010)
- Tokyo Alice (東京アリス) by Toriko Chiya (2005–2015)
- Kiss & Never Cry (キス&ネバークライ) by Yayoi Ogawa (2006–2011)
- Honya no Mori no Akari (本屋の森のあかり) by Yuki Isoya (2006–2012)
- Working Pure (ワーキングピュア) by Yoko Oyamada (2007–2011)
- Wonderful Life? (ワンダフルライフ?) by Keikei (2007–2012)
- Poketto no Naka no Kiseki (ポケットの中の奇跡) by Waki Yamato (2007–2009)
- Ohitori-sama Monogatari (おひとりさま物語) by Fumiko Tanikawa (2008–2022)
- Noda to Moushimasu (野田ともうします。) by Aya Tsuge (2008–2016)
- Hanahaki Otome (花吐き乙女) by Naoko Matsuda (2008–2010)
- Kekko Kenkou Kazoku (ケッコー ケンコウ家族) by Mamoru Kurihara (2008–2011)
- Princess Jellyfish (海月姫, Kuragehime) by Akiko Higashimura (2008–2017)
- Kamihasaibu ni Yadoru no yo (神は細部に宿るのよ) by Banko Kuze (2009–2021)
- Natural (ナチュラル) by Junko Karube (2009–2010)
- Yama Ari Taniori (ヤマありタニおり) by Naoko Kusaka (2009–2010)
- Barashoku no Seisen (バラ色の聖戦) by Yukari Koyama (2009–2017)
- Shikōjo (小煌女) by Tsunami Umino (2009–2011)
- QB Karin - Keishichou Tokushu SP-ban (QBかりん 警視庁特殊SP班) by Yuriko Nishiyama (2009–2011)
- Mikake no Nijuuboshi (見かけの二重星) by Tsubana (2009–2011)
2010s
[edit]- Hige no Ninpu (43) (ヒゲの妊婦 (43)) by Satoru Hiura (2010)
- SatoShio by Seiko Erisawa (2010–2011)
- Jona Sanpo (ジョナ散歩) by Keikei (2011–2012)
- The Full-Time Wife Escapist (逃げるは恥だが役に立つ) by Tsunami Umino (2012–2020)
- Kakafukaka (カカフカカ) by Takumi Ishida (2013–2020)
- Perfect World (パーフェクトワールド) by Rie Aruga (2014–2021)
- Tokyo Tarareba Musume (東京タラレバ娘, Tōkyō Tarareba Musume) by Akiko Higashimura (2014–2017)
- Burn the House Down (御手洗家、炎上する) by Moyashi Fujisawa (2017–2021)
- Mr. Bride (わたしのお嫁くん) by Natsumi Shiba (2018–2023)
- Even Though We're Adults (おとなになっても) by Takako Shimura (2019–2023)
2020s
[edit]- My Lovesick Life as a '90s Otaku (古オタクの恋わずらい) by Nico Nicholson (2021–2023)
References
[edit]- ^ Jason Thompson (2007). Manga: The Complete Guide. Del Rey Books. p. xxiii-xxiv. ISBN 978-0-345-48590-8.
- ^ a b "Women's Manga" (in Japanese). Japanese Magazine Publishers Association. September 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- ^ Japanese Magazine Publishers Association Magazine Data (April-June 2015), "Josei Manga". Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ^ a b John E. Ingulsrud; Kate Allen (3 February 2010). Reading Japan Cool: Patterns of Manga Literacy and Discourse. Lexington Books. p. 21. ISBN 978-0-7391-3507-5. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "編集長の部屋(5)前編：Kiss 鈴木学編集長－漫画家と編集者の関係は「友達以上恋人未満」かな（笑） | トキワ荘プロジェクト". Tokiwa-so (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ "久保ミツロウの女性誌連載作、電書で配信". Natalie (in Japanese). 2014-07-11. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
- ^ "Kiss Josei Manga Magazine Goes Monthly". Anime News Network. 10 February 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Japanese)
- Kiss at Anime News Network's encyclopedia