Bessatsu Margaret

Bessatsu Margaret
Cover of the March 2016 issue (featuring Love Me, Love Me Not by Io Sakisaka)
CategoriesShōjo manga[1]
FrequencyMonthly
Circulation68,000
(January–December 2020)[2]
Founded1964
CompanyShueisha
CountryJapan
Based inTokyo
LanguageJapanese
Websitebetsuma.shueisha.co.jp

Bessatsu Margaret (別冊マーガレット, Bessatsu Māgaretto, "Margaret additional volume"), or Betsuma (別マ) for short, is a shōjo manga magazine published monthly in Japan by Shueisha since 1964.[3][4][5] The stories featured in it are noted to have an emphasis on character growth, focusing on themes of interpersonal relationships and settings of everyday life.[1]

  1. ^ a b "少女まんがの名作を創出してきた「マーガレット」「別冊マーガレット」が創刊60周年!". Shueisha (in Japanese). October 13, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "Shueisha Media Guide 2021" (PDF). Shueisha. May 7, 2021. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  3. ^ Jason Thompson (2007). Manga: The Complete Guide. Del Rey Books. pp. 334–335. ISBN 978-0-345-48590-8.
  4. ^ "Girl's Manga" (in Japanese). Japanese Magazine Publishers Association. September 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  5. ^ Preston Phro (December 16, 2013). "Girls manga magazine celebrates 50 years with a freaking awesome cover". RocketNews24. Retrieved September 15, 2016.