Sylph (magazine) explained

Sylph
Frequency:Monthly
Category:Shōjo manga[1]
Publisher:ASCII Media Works
Firstdate:December 9, 2006
Lastdate:July 22, 2017[2]
Country:Japan
Language:Japanese
Website:Sylph

is a defunct Japanese shōjo manga magazine published by ASCII Media Works (formerly MediaWorks) and was sold monthly. The magazine was originally published on December 9, 2006, as a special edition version of MediaWorks' now-defunct Dengeki Comic Gao! under the title as a quarterly publication. On March 21, 2008, with the release of the sixth volume, the magazine was transferred over as a special edition version of ASCII Media Works' shōnen manga magazine Dengeki Daioh. On May 22, 2008, the magazine became independent of Dengeki Daioh and was published as volume one of Sylph as the July 2008 issue as a bimonthly publication. On May 22, 2010, the magazine started to be published monthly. Sylph is one of the few magazines originally published by MediaWorks not under the Dengeki naming line, such as with Dengeki Daioh, and Dengeki G's Magazine, the first of which being Active Japan in 1995 which has been discontinued since 1998.

Serialized titles

Special edition

Dengeki Daioh Genesis
  • was a shōnen and seinen manga magazine[3] [4] featuring only original manga and was first published on January 19, 2010 as a special edition of Dengeki Maoh. The magazine became a special edition of Sylph with the third volume in July 2010. Originally a quarterly, the magazine became a bimonthly publication in July 2011 until its final issue in November 2012.[5]

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    Notes and References

    1. Book: Thompson, Jason . Jason Thompson (writer)

      . . Jason Thompson (writer) . . 978-0-345-48590-8 . 2007 . 334–335.

    2. Web site: Sylph Manga Magazine Ceases Publication, New 'Pixiv Sylph' Online Magazine Launches This Summer . Anime News Network . Crystalyn Hodgkins . 2017-06-22 . 2018-08-11.
    3. Web site: 発売まで3日! あずまきよひこ先生描き下ろし! 電撃大王GENESIS1号目表紙を大公開!!. To Be Sold In 3 Days! Kiyohiko Azuma Draws for the Occasion! Dengeki Daioh Genesis Issue 1's Front Cover Release. 2010-02-10. Japanese.
    4. Web site: 電撃大王Genesis 2010 Winter. Dengeki Daioh Genesis 2010 Winter. 2010-02-12. Japanese.
    5. Web site: Dengeki Daioh Genesis Magazine Ceases Publication. Anime News Network. November 19, 2012. November 19, 2012.