- Shōjo Friend
Infobox Magazine
title = Shōjo Friend
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image_caption = |January 1 ,1971 issue of "Shōjo Friend"
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frequency = Weekly (1962–1974) Semimonthly (1974–1991) Monthly (1991–1996)
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category =Shōjo manga
company =Kodansha
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firstdate = 1962
finaldate = September 1996
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country =Japan
language = Japanese
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issn =nihongo|"Shōjo Friend"|少女フレンド|Shōjo Furendo was a manga magazine formerly published by
Kodansha , beginning in 1962. Kodansha used the knowledge gained from publishing magazines aimed at young girls, including "Nakayoshi " and "Shōjo Club ", as well as the experience from publishing "Weekly Shonen Magazine ". "Shōjo Friend" is considered the successor to "Shōjo Club". In 1963,Shueisha began publishing "Margaret", and the two magazines became fierce competitors.Shogakukan entered the market competition in 1968 with "Shōjo Comic ".During this time, popular series such as "
Haikara-san ga Tōru " (byWaki Yamato ) and "Seito Shokun! " (byYōko Shōji ) were published in "Shōjo Friend". Despite the popularity of these series, the circulation began to decline and the magazine dropped from weekly to bi-monthly publication, and then finally to monthly publication.The final issue was released in September 1996, an event which surprised many people as "Shōjo Friend" had been ranked third, following "Nakayoshi" and "
Ribon ". The cessation of publication was reported widely in the TV news as well. The remaining content which was supposed to have been published in "Shōjo Friend" was absorbed in "Dessert" and "The Dessert " as special inserts through 1999.Manga serializations
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Akane-chan " (Tetsuya Chiba )
*"Haikara-san ga Tōru " (Waki Yamato )
*"Misokkasu " (Tetsuya Chiba)
*"Princess Knight " (Osamu Tezuka )
*"Seito Shokun! " (Yōko Shōji )ee also
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Bessatsu Friend
*List of manga magazines External links
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