Ribon

This article is about the magazine. For the American screenwriter, see Pamela Ribon.
For other uses, see Ribbon (disambiguation).
Ribon
Cover of the May 2006 issue (featuring Love-Berrish! by Nana Haruta)
CategoriesShōjo manga[1][2]
FrequencyMonthly
Circulation132,000
(January–December 2021)[3]
Founded1955[4]
CompanyShueisha
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
WebsiteRibon Waku-Waku Station

Ribon (りぼん, lit. "Ribbon") is a monthly Japanese shōjo manga magazine published by Shueisha on the third of each month. First issued in August 1955, its rivals are Nakayoshi and Ciao. It is one of the best-selling shōjo manga magazines, having sold over 590 million copies since 1978. Its circulation was in the millions between 1987 and 2001, peaking at 2.3 million in 1994.[5] In 2009, the magazine's circulation was 274,167.[6] In 2010, the circulation dropped to 243,334.[7]

The magazine's pages are printed on multicolored newsprint. Often exceeding 400 pages, the issues are distributed with a sackful of goodies (furoku) ranging from small toys to colorful note pads themed around manga serialized in the magazine. In some issues, readers can send in stamps for mail order gifts (zen-in). The manga series from the magazine are later compiled and published in book form (tankōbon) under the Ribon Mascot Comics (RMC) imprint. Ribon has also inspired multiple spin-off magazines, including Bessatsu Ribon (1966–1968);[8] Ribon Comics, renamed Junior Comics (1967–1968);[9][a] Ribon Comic (1968–1971);[10][b] Ribon Deluxe (1975–1978);[11] and Ribon Original (1981–2006).[12]

  1. ^ Jason Thompson (2007). Manga: The Complete Guide. Del Rey Books. pp. xxiii–xxiv. ISBN 978-0-345-48590-8.
  2. ^ "Girl's Manga" (in Japanese). Japanese Magazine Publishers Association. September 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-11-04. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  3. ^ "Shueisha Media Guide 2022" (PDF). Shueisha. May 7, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  4. ^ Elvero Pra. Anime and Manga. AnVi OpenSource Knowledge Trust. p. 111. GGKEY:KE93A3N1H10. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
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  6. ^ "2009 Japanese Manga Magazine Circulation Numbers". Anime News Network. January 18, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  7. ^ "2010 Japanese Manga Magazine Circulation Numbers". Anime News Network. January 17, 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  8. ^ 別冊りぼん. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  9. ^ りぼんコミックス. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  10. ^ りぼんコミック. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  11. ^ りぼんデラックス. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  12. ^ りぼんオリジナル. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved September 1, 2020.


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