Opera (Japanese magazine) explained

Opera
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Category:BL manga
Frequency:Quarterly
Publisher:Akane Shinsha
Country:Japan

is a quarterly Japanese boys' love (BL) manga magazine. The magazine is published by Akane Shinsha, which launched Opera in 2005 as a successor to its earlier quarterly BL anthology magazine Edge. Notable titles serialized in Opera include Classmates, Go For It, Nakamura!, and the BL works of Natsume Ono.

History

The first issue of Opera was published on December 15, 2005. The magazine is a successor to Edge, Akane Shinsha's previous quarterly BL magazine that ran from May 2004 to April 2005;[1] titles serialized in Opera are published as tankōbon volumes by Akane Shinsha under their Edge Comix imprint.[2] New issues of Opera are published on a quarterly basis.

In 2018, Opera opened a pop-up cafe in Harajuku, Tokyo featuring original merchandise and menu items inspired by titles serialized in the magazine. The cafe operated from March 16 to April 8, 2018.[3] A second pop-up cafe opened in Ikebukuro, Tokyo in 2019.[4]

Serializations

Current

Former

Notes and References

  1. Web site: OPERA vol.1~12. Opera. Akane Shinsha. 11 June 2020. Japanese.
  2. Web site: EDGE COMI. Opera. Akane Shinsha. 11 June 2020.
  3. Web site: 中村明日美子、春泥、ZAKKが目玉のコラボカフェが3/16オープン!. Commercial BL Portal Chill Chill. 6 October 2019. Japanese. 8 March 2018.
  4. Web site: OPERAのコラボカフェが池袋に、中村明日美子、bassoらの作品をイメージしたメニュー. Comic Natalie. 11 June 2020. Japanese. 7 July 2019.
  5. Web site: Seven Seas Licenses Go For It, Nakamura! Boys-Love Manga. Ressler. Karen. 15 September 2017. Anime News Network. 6 October 2019 .
  6. Web site: コミックナタリー 特集・インタビュー. Comic Natalie. 29 December 2020. Japanese.
  7. Web site: Lies Are a Gentleman's Manners. Comics Worth Reading. 29 December 2020. 12 November 2013.
  8. Web site: Loveridge. Lynzee. Free! Tops 5th Annual Boys-Love Awards. Anime News Network. 28 December 2020. 3 April 2014.
  9. Web site: びっけのOPERA連載作「先輩」発売、初版に描き下ろし特典. Comic Natalie. 29 December 2020. Japanese. 27 April 2012.
  10. Web site: De la Cruz. Bruno. Komikku annonce le manga Le patron est une copine, de Nagabe. Anime News Network. 28 December 2020. French. 22 November 2019.
  11. Web site: 闇社会を舞台に殺し屋×娼夫を描く「イトウさん」冥花すゐの初BL単行本. Comic Natalie. 29 December 2020. Japanese. 29 May 2015.
  12. Web site: Silverman. Rebecca. Review: Total Eclipse Of The Eternal Heart. Anime News Network. 29 December 2020. 31 March 2019.
  13. Web site: Santilli. Morgana. The Wize Wize Beasts of the Wizarding Wizdoms is a magical boys' love indulgence. Comics Beat. 29 December 2020. 21 October 2019.
  14. Web site: 冥花すゐ「イトウさん」前日譚がOPERAに、トウテムポールのヒバナ連載も出張. Comic Natalie. 29 December 2020. Japanese. 28 August 2016.
  15. Web site: 美川べるのがBL誌に初登場!OPERAで便利屋の男たちを描くギャグ連載. Comic Natalie. 28 December 2020. Japanese. 28 August 2015.