CoroCoro Comic explained

Based:Tokyo
Frequency:Monthly
Circulation:1,000,000
(November, December 2017)[1]
Category:Children [2]
Company:Shogakukan
Country:Japan
Language:Japanese

is a Japanese monthly manga magazine published by Shogakukan;[3] established on May 15, 1977. Its main target is elementary school-aged boys. Several of its properties, like Doraemon and the Pokémon series of games, have gone on to be cultural phenomena in Japan.

The name comes from a phenomime which means "rolling" and also represents something spherical, fat, or small, because children supposedly like such things. The magazine is A5-sized, about 6 cm (in) thick, and each issue is 750 pages long. CoroCoro Comic is released monthly with new issues on the 15th of each month (or earlier if the 15th falls on a weekend). CoroCoro Comic sold 400million copies as of April 2017, making it one of the best-selling comic/manga magazines.[4]

The magazine has three sisters: Bessatsu CoroCoro Comic (別冊コロコロコミック), CoroCoro Ichiban! (コロコロイチバン) and CoroCoro Aniki (コロコロアニキ). Bessatsu and Ichiban! are published bi-monthly, while Aniki, which targeted an older audience, was released quarterly. On November 20, 2020, CoroCoro Comic cover designer Tariji Sasaki was recognized by Guinness World Records as the longest-running cover designer for a children's magazine.[5] CoroCoro Aniki ended publication in March 2021.[6]

History

The magazine was launched in 1977 as a magazine for Doraemon, which is one of the most popular manga in Japan. Before then Doraemon had been serialized in 6 Shogakukan magazines, targeted to students of 6 elementary school grades, that target audience has now increased. It collected stories of Doraemon from these magazines. It celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2007 with an exhibition at the Kyoto International Manga Museum.[7]

Tie-ins

CoroCoro regularly promotes toys and video games related to their manga franchises, releasing stories and articles featuring them. Pocket Monsters/Pokémon's big success in Japan owes to this in a way; the Game Boy game Pocket Monsters Blue was sold exclusively through the magazine at first, which helped CoroCoros sales as well. CoroCoro is also often a source of information about upcoming Pokémon games and movies.

Other successful tie-ins include:

Manga series currently being serialized

Manga titles currently serialized in Monthly CoroCoro Comic

Manga titles currently serialized in Bessatsu CoroCoro Comic

Manga titles currently serialized in CoroCoro Ichiban

Formerly serialized manga

This is a list of all manga that had been serialized by CoroCoro Comic at one point, but currently no longer.

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Circulation

! Year / Period! Monthly circulation! Magazine sales
19871,400,000[9]
19881,100,000
19891,100,000
1990880,000
1991600,000
1992670,000
1993500,000
1994450,000
1995630,000
19961,350,000
19971,800,000
19981,650,000
19991,260,000
20001,240,000
20011,260,000
20021,260,000
20031,350,000
20041,270,000
20051,090,000
January 2006 to August 2006963,334[10]
September 2006 to August 2007932,500
September 2007 to August 2008885,000
September 2008 to August 2009911,667
September 2009 to August 2010950,834
September 2010 to August 2011837,500
October 2011 to September 2012697,917[11]
October 2012 to September 2013595,000[12]
October 2013 to September 2014768,334[13]
October 2014 to September 20151,014,167[14]
October 2015 to September 2016840,833[15]
October 2016 to March 2017[16]
April 2017 to June 2017776,667
July 2017 to September 2017763,333[17]
October 2017 to September 2018[18]
October 2018 to September 2019621,667[19]
May 1977 to September 2018

Rivals

Corocoro has had many rival magazines in the past, with one of them, Comic Bom Bom, closing down due to declining sales. The current competition includes V Jump and Saikyo Jump.

Past rivals

Current rivals

Foreign adaptations

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://corocoro-news.jp/event/2126
  2. Web site: Morrissy. Kim. CoroCoro's 40th Anniversary Celebrates New Generation of Pokémon, Doraemon, and More. Anime News Network. April 2, 2020. July 7, 2017. If you've ever been a kid in Japan, you've probably heard of CoroCoro Comic, the biggest manga magazine aimed at elementary schoolboys..

    Web site: Miller. Evan. Legends of Corocoro 10 Comic Series Debuts in May. Anime News Network. February 12, 2020. March 11, 2007. [''CoroCoro Comic''] has long been viewed as one of Japan's most popular manga magazines for younger children..

    Web site: ja:月刊コロコロコミック. https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/magazines/series/018000. Shogakukan. February 12, 2020. ja. いつの時代も、子供たちの遊びをリードする雑誌、それがコロコロコミックです。(A magazine that always leads children's play, that's CoroCoro Comic.).

    Web site: Loveridge. Lynzee. CoroCoro Comic Page Shows Infantile Trump Using 20 Fidget Spinners. Anime News Network. February 12, 2020. August 29, 2017. The children's manga magazine CoroCoro Comic runs some of the tamest manga the industry has to offer..

    Web site: ja:大人が楽しめる!最新コロコロ漫画が ぶっ飛び過ぎな件. https://okmusic.jp/news/108767. OKMusic. Japan Music Network. February 12, 2020. February 22, 2016. 「コロコロコミック」は、モチロン子供向け漫画雑誌です。 しかし、たまには子供向け漫画を読んでみても、いいかもしれませんよ。(CoroCoro Comic is a comic magazine for children. But sometimes it might be nice to read comics for children.).

  3. Book: Schodt, Frederik L.. Dreamland Japan: writings on modern manga. Stone Bridge Press. 1996. 83. 1-880656-23-X.
  4. News: ja:コロコロ×スカイツリーのコラボビジュアル公開、カフェメニューも明らかに. https://animeanime.jp/article/2017/05/04/33737.html. AnimeAnime.jp. May 4, 2017. ja.
  5. Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Coro Coro Comics Cover Designer Sets Guinness World Record. Anime News Network. November 20, 2020. March 8, 2023.
  6. Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Shogakukan's Coro Coro Aniki Magazine Ends Publication. Anime News Network. March 14, 2021. March 8, 2023.
  7. Web site: Loo. Egan. Kyoto Museum Exhibits Genius Party, Coronary, Terra E…. Anime News Network. July 18, 2007. March 8, 2023.
  8. Web site: Is the World Ready for a "Minions" Manga?.
  9. Web site: コミック誌の部数水準. https://web.archive.org/web/20070306085534/http://www.geocities.jp/wj_log/rank/hokan/zassi.html. dead. March 6, 2007. Yahoo! Japan. March 6, 2007.
  10. http://www.j-magazine.or.jp/ 社団法人日本雑誌協会
  11. Web site: JMPAマガジンデータ : 男性 コミック. https://web.archive.org/web/20131022205941/http://www.j-magazine.or.jp/data_002/m6.html. dead. October 22, 2013. Japan Magazine Publishing Association. October 22, 2013.
  12. Web site: JMPAマガジンデータ : 男性 コミック. https://web.archive.org/web/20141117144148/http://www.j-magazine.or.jp/data_002/m6.html. dead. November 17, 2014. Japan Magazine Publishing Association. November 17, 2014.
  13. Web site: JMPAマガジンデータ : 男性 コミック. https://web.archive.org/web/20151116012920/http://www.j-magazine.or.jp/data_002/m6.html. dead. November 16, 2015. Japan Magazine Publishing Association. November 16, 2015.
  14. Web site: JMPAマガジンデータ : 男性 コミック. https://web.archive.org/web/20161003142231/http://www.j-magazine.or.jp/data_002/m6.html. dead. October 3, 2016. Japan Magazine Publishing Association. October 3, 2016.
  15. Web site: JMPAマガジンデータ : 男性 コミック. https://web.archive.org/web/20171109062220/http://www.j-magazine.or.jp/user/data/magdata/1/6/12. dead. November 9, 2017. Japan Magazine Publishing Association. November 9, 2017.
  16. Web site: 印刷部数公表. Japan Magazine Publishing Association. August 10, 2018.
  17. Web site: 印刷部数公表. Japan Magazine Publishing Association. August 10, 2018.
  18. Web site: 印刷部数公表. Japan Magazine Publishing Association. 24 March 2019.
  19. Web site: JMPAマガジンデータ : 男性 コミック. Japan Magazine Publishing Association. September 30, 2019. 22 February 2020. February 22, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200222154243/https://www.j-magazine.or.jp/user/data/magdata/1/12. dead.