Televi-Kun Explained

Televi-Kun
Frequency:Monthly
Circulation:146,667
(July–September, 2016)
Category:Kodomo
(male)[1] [2]
Publisher:Shogakukan
Firstdate:May 1976
Country:Japan
Based:Tokyo
Language:Japanese

is a Japanese monthly manga magazine published by Shogakukan,[3] starting in May 1976. Its main target is preschool-aged boys. It features super heroes such as Kamen Rider, Super Sentai, Ultraman and Metal Hero, all of whom have gone on to be cultural phenomena in Japan.

The name is a portmanteau of televi, short for television, and kun, a Japanese honorific for small children, mainly young boys.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Children's Manga. Japanese Magazine Publishers Association. Japanese. September 2016. 6 November 2016.
  2. Web site: Hiroshi Fujioka Reprises Role in Upcoming "Kamen Rider #1" Film. Crunchyroll. Paul Chapman. 26 January 2016. 25 July 2016.
  3. Web site: てれびくん . ja . Kotobank . 31 May 2018 .