The following is a list of notable manga magazines that were, and are published outside Japan. Not all magazines abroad published their own manga or had the rights to serialize manga originally published in Japan. To qualify for this list, the magazine has to have serialized manga included, or have a section discussing manga. Manga discussion can either be through reviews, or upcoming manga release info in detail. All magazine titles are written the same way in English, unless otherwise noted.
| Name | Language | Country | First published | Last published | Frequency | Publisher | Description< | -- |
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| Title | Native title | YYYY | YYYY | Frequency | Publisher | Description --> | ||
| A-CLUB (A-CLUB 動畫俱樂部) | 1986 | 2001 | Bi-weekly | Lam Caa-lei group | A-CLUB was a magazine that was published in Hong Kong until 2001. Its main topic included Japanese anime, manga and the Japanese video game industry.[1] | |||
| Action Hiken | Brazilian Portuguese | Brazil | 2015[2] | Monthly | Estúdio Armon | A monthly anthology to reveal new talent in the national market,[3] this magazine is very similar to Weekly Shōnen Jump, as it features the Table of Contest system and releases print for popular works. | ||
| AmeriManga | 2002 | 2003[4] | Monthly | Published by Studio Ironcat, Amerimanga was a short lived magazine that focused on original English-language manga.[5] | ||||
| AnimaniA | 1994[6] [7] | Bi-Monthly | Animagine GmbH | Germany's oldest manga magazine, AnimaniA has been in publication for over 20 years. The magazine talks about the industry in general which also includes anime/pop culture.[8] | ||||
| Anime | 2005[9] | 2017 | Semi-quarterly | H-Town Oy | This magazine focused on mainly anime, but also had info on manga, and pop culture.[10] | |||
| Anime Insider | 2001 | 2009 | Monthly | Published by Wizard, this magazine mainly focused on Anime, but had upcoming manga release info as well as talk about Japanese culture. Publication ceased on March 26, 2009 with staff layoffs.[11] | ||||
| Anime UK | 1991[12] | 1996 | Monthly | Ashdown Publishing | Anime UK was a magazine that was published in the early/mid 1990s that focused on Japanese animation/culture. Notable people who worked for the magazine include Jonathan Clements, James Swallow, and Helen McCarthy.[13] [14] | |||
| Animerica | 1992 | 2005[15] | Monthly | Animerica was a popular magazine that focused on anime and manga titles, as well as related works.[16] | ||||
| Animerica Extra | 1998 | 2004 | Monthly | This magazine was a complement to its monthly review magazine Animerica. The target audience was intended to be for young females. Serialized titles include; Banana Fish, Marionette Generation, and Video Girl Ai among others. | ||||
| Animonster | 1999 | 2014 | Monthly | This magazine focused on manga drawing, learning talk in Japanese language, Anime Previews, Kathleen's Corner, Lifestyle, Cosplay Event, Tokusatsu, sneak peak upcoming manga, etc. | ||||
| Aniway[17] | 1999 | 2023 | Quarterly | Aniway Foundation | This magazine focused on anime, manga, and Japanese pop culture in general. | |||
| Arigato Magazine | 2008 | Quarterly | Studio Lain | Arigato talks about the latest anime & manga releases to come out of Japan.[18] | ||||
| Banzai! | 2001 | 2005 | Monthly | Banzai! was the German adaptation of the Japanese magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump. The magazine serialized manga titles from WSJ, as well as some original German manga-influenced comics.[19] | ||||
| Be x Boy[20] | 2009 | 2012 | Bi-Monthly | Be x Boy was a magazine that was a French adaptation of its Japanese counterpart. | ||||
| B's LOG[21] | 2009 | 2011 | Monthly | Published for two years, B's LOG focused on manga releases, and Japanese pop culture. | ||||
| [22] | Hong Kong SAR, China | 1997 | Weekly | Co-co! is a magazine that has been published in Hong Kong for almost 20 years. It includes its own Chinese-influenced comics. | ||||
| Comic Champ (코믹챔프) | 1991 | Bi-weekly | Comic Champ specializes in serializations of domestic Korean and imported Japanese comics. Titles serialized in Comic Champ are collected into volumes and published under the Champ Comics imprint.[23] | |||||
| Daisuki | 2003[24] | 2012[25] | Monthly | This magazine was a German manga anthology for girls, publication lasted until May 2012 with the final issue.[26] | ||||
| Hanalala | 2006 | 2010[27] | Monthly | Hanalala was the Indonesian version of the manga magazines Hana to Yume, and LaLa. Its target was a young female readership. | ||||
| Kawaii[28] | 19972018 (relaunch) | 2005[29] 2020 (second cancelation) | Monthly | The Future Network | Kawaii was a Polish magazine that had manga reviews, as well as info on Japanese culture. The magazine was suspended in 2005 due to poor sales. Kawaii returned in 2018 and has been cancelled another time in 2020, because of COVID-19 pandemic and financial problems of press market caused by it. | |||
| Kids Zone[30] | 2000 | 2011 | Monthly | Computec Media | Kids Zone dealt with anime, manga, and trading cards for children. | |||
| Kiseki [31] | 2009 | 2012 | Bi-Monthly | Independent | In addition to reviews, Kiseki also serialized several different dōjinshi series including Death & Fairy, and Just in Time!.[32] | |||
| Kreko Komik Remaja | 2001 | 2019[33] | Irregular | Comics Media | Kreko Komik Remaja or Kreko is a Malaysian magazine published every ten days, readership is mostly male which makes up 80%.[34] | |||
| Koneko[35] | 2004 | Bi-Monthly | Raptor Publishing | Published bi-monthly, Koneko talks about Japanese pop culture, and has news about the newest anime & manga series that come out from Japan.[36] | ||||
| RAN | Spanish | Argentina | 1994 | 1998 | Bi-Monthly | Independent | RAN (acronym of Robot Argentino Nipón) was an magazine about japanese animation. It started as a fanzine and gained a more professional look since its fifth number. The publication consisted of 18 numbers. | |
| Lazer | 2008 | 2009[37] | Irregular | Lazer was a magazine that specialized in anime, comics, manga, series and other media. It ceased publication in 2009 due to copyright issues. | ||||
| Manga Artist | 2014 | Annually | This magazine mainly has art tops for manga artists, but also discusses the manga industry.[38] | |||||
| Manga Max (formerly Manga Mania) | English | United Kingdom | 1993 | 2000 | Monthly | Dark Horse Comics, Manga Entertainment, Titan Magazines | Manga Mania began in 1993, and primarily featured serialised comics, as well as anime and manga news and reviews. It was re-launched as Manga Max in 1998, and folded in 2000. Notable staff included Helen McCarthy and Jonathan Clements.[39] [40] | |
| Manga Mover | 2004 | 2004 | Published once | This magazine was only published once, it featured works from "upcoming" manga artists from Japan.[41] [42] | ||||
| Mangajin (漫画人) | 1990[43] | 1997 | Monthly | Mangajin was a magazine for students of Japanese language and culture. The magazine also featured manga such as What's Michael?. | ||||
| Mangaphile | 1999 | 2004 | Quarterly | Mangaphile published Amerimanga, and featured reviews with artists such as Adam Warren, Fred Perry, and Kenichi Sonoda. Publication ended in July, 2004.[44] [45] | ||||
| 1996 | 2004 | Bi-Monthly | Egmont Manga and Anime | The first version of Manga Twister ran from 1996 to 1997, the second version from 2002 to 2004. | ||||
| 2003 | 2006 | Bi-Monthly | Egmont Manga and Anime | Manga Twister ran mainly Shōjo, and Shōnen titles that were adapted for a German audience.[46] | ||||
| Mangazine (English) | 1985 | 2005 | Monthly | Mangazine was a long-running magazine that was published by Antarctic Press. Its focus was American manga compilations (Amerimanga).[47] | ||||
| Mangazine (Italian) | 1989 | 1995 | Monthly | Granata Press | Mangazine is also the name of an Italian magazine that was published mainly in the early 1990s. The magazine featured information about manga, and related Japanese culture.[48] | |||
| MyM | 2012[49] | 2018 | Monthly | This magazine originally focused on various aspects of Japanese pop culture including manga, but has since become a full entertainment magazine.[50] | ||||
| Nakayoshi Gress | 2004 | 2017 | Monthly | Nakayoshi Gress was an Indonesian adaptation of the shōjo magazine Nakayoshi. | ||||
| NEO | 2004 | Monthly | Uncooked Media | NEO focuses primarily on anime and East Asian cinema.[51] | ||||
| Newtype Korea (뉴타입) | 1999 | 2014[52] | Monthly | Newtype Korea was a Korean adaptation of the magazine Newtype with added emphasis on domestic Korean animation projects.[53] | ||||
| Newtype USA | 2002 | 2008 | Monthly | Newtype USA was an English adaptation of the magazine Newtype which features anime, and manga reviews. | ||||
| Otaku | 2006 | Monthly | Studio JG | This magazine talks about anime & manga series, it came into existence after the collapse of the manga magazine Kawaii.[54] [55] | ||||
| Otaku USA | 2007[56] | Bi-monthly | Sovereign Media | Otaku USA first started in 2007, and focuses on anime, manga, and Japanese pop culture. Notable reviewers include; Jason Thompson, and Shaenon K. Garrity. | ||||
| OzTAKU | 2004[57] | 2007 | Unknown | Independent | OzTAKU was an anthology magazine that published Dōjinshi. Artists included Ian C. Thomas among others.[58] | |||
| PiQ | 2008[59] | 2008[60] | Monthly | PiQ was a magazine that was a replacement for NewtypeUSA that had ceased publication.[61] After only 4 issues though PiQ itself folded with a final issue in July, 2008. | ||||
| Play (US magazine) | 2002 | 2010 | Monthly | Fusion Publishing | Play was a U.S.-based magazine that focused on video games, manga and anime, and other media such as film and television, comics, music. | |||
| Protoculture Addicts | 1987[62] | 2008 | Irregular | Protoculture Addicts was a Canadian-based anime and manga themed magazine. It was later acquired by Anime News Network, but eventually ceased publication in 2008.[63] [64] | ||||
| Pulp | 1997[65] | 2002 | Monthly | Pulp was a monthly manga anthology that was marketed at adults rather than teenage readers. Some of titles serialized in the magazine included: Uzumaki, Banana Fish, and Dance Till Tomorrow. | ||||
| Raijin Comics | 2002[66] | 2004[67] | Monthly | Rajin published, and imprinted several titles that included Bomber Girl, and Fist of the North Star before going on hiatus in 2004. The magazine is considered defunct after losing its website domain.[68] | ||||
| Shojo Beat | 2005[69] | 2009[70] | Monthly | Shojo Beat serialized several different Shōjo manga series in English before ceasing publication in July 2009. Viz stated that the "difficult economic climate" was behind the cancellation.[71] | ||||
| Shonen Jump | 2002[72] | 2012 | Monthly | Various English language Shōnen manga series were serialized in Shonen Jump. The magazine was discontinued in 2012 when it went digital under the name Weekly Shonen Jump.[73] [74] | ||||
| Shonen Jump (Norwegian) | 2005 | 2007 | Monthly | This was a Norwegian language edition of Weekly Shōnen Jump. Two short imprints were published which were titled "En Bok Fra Shonen Jump", and "Dragon Ball Ekstra" (Dragon Ball Extra).[75] A film comic was also released under the "TV Anime Comic" imprint.[76] | ||||
| Shonen Jump (Swedish) | 2005 | 2007 | Monthly | This was a Swedish language edition of Weekly Shōnen Jump. The magazine included chapters from various Weekly Shōnen Jump titles before being discontinued in 2007.[77] | ||||
| Shonen Magz | 2004 | 2013 | Monthly | Shonen Magz was the Indonesian version of the Japanese Weekly Shōnen Magazine. Various Shōnen manga titles were published before it was cancelled in July 2013. | ||||
| Shonen Star | 2005 | 2013 | Semi-Monthly | Shōnen Star was the Indonesian version of Weekly Shōnen Sunday. The magazine published titles such as Kurozakuro, Robot Boys, My Wing, and Midori's Days before being cancelled in November 2013. | ||||
| Smile | 1998[78] | 2002 | Monthly | Smile was a magazine aimed at a young female readership. Titles serialized in the magazine included Sailor Moon, and Peach Girl. | ||||
| Starz (magazine) | 2004 | 2008 | Semi-monthly | Art Square Group | Starz contained articles that were about the latest anime, manga, and anime-related things such as DVDs, OSTs, and toys. Serialized series included Helios Eclipse, and Fatal Chaos.[79] | |||
| Super Manga Blast! | 2000[80] | 2005[81] | Weekly | Super Manga Blast! was a manga anthology that ran for 59 issues before being discontinued. | ||||
| Tokyopop (formerly MixxZine) | 1997 | 2000[82] | Monthly | MixxZine originally started as a magazine aimed towards a young female readership before changing its name to Tokyopop, and switching to more information on Asian culture. The magazine published several manga series in English including Sailor Moon, and Magic Knight Rayearth.[83] | ||||
| Weekly Comic (漫画周刊) | 1991 | Weekly | Comics Media | Weekly Comic is a weekly manga magazine based in Malaysia that serializes manga that was originally published in Japan. The magazine is aimed at Chinese readership.[84] [85] | ||||
| Weekly Passion Times (熱血少年月刊) | 2013 | Weekly | Passion Times | This magazine is used by Hong Kong-based manga creators as a platform to release their works. In 2014, the magazine was forced to apologize after publishing content that was deemed as obscene in China.[86] | ||||
| Weekly Shonen Jump (formerly Weekly Shõnen Jump Alpha) | English | 2012 | 2018;[87] | Weekly | Weekly Shonen Jump was a digital magazine that serialized English language adaptations of manga originally published in Japan.[88] The magazine published its final digital magazine issue and launched the SHONEN JUMP digital vault membership on December 10, 2018. Following the succession, a global version of Shonen Jump+ launched on January 28, 2019 called MANGA Plus by Shueisha.[89] | |||
| Xuan Xuan | 2003 | 2006 | Tri-annual | Independent | Xuan Xuan was a magazine that was a collection of short serialized manga produced by amateur Australian writers and artists. (Dōjinshi)[90] | |||
| Yen Plus | 2008[91] | 2013 | Monthly | Yen Plus was a magazine that ran several different manga series before ending in December, 2013.[92] |