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&sq=&lang=&file=File:CiaoJuly2006.jpg) July 2006 issue cover featuring characters from Kirarin Revolution, Oshare Majo: Love and Berry, Gokujō!! Mecha Mote Iinchō, Koisuru Purin! and Tamagotchi | |
| Categories | Shōjo manga[1][2] |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Circulation | 480,000[2] (July–September, 2016) |
| First issue | 1977 |
| Company | Shogakukan |
| Country | Japan |
| Based in | Tokyo |
| Language | Japanese |
| Website | Ciao Land |
Ciao (ちゃお, Chao) is a Japanese shōjo manga magazine published by Shogakukan. The magazine launched in 1977 and always comes with a free gift which used to always be paper crafts, but now varies every month. The magazine's competitors are Ribon and Nakayoshi. Manga published in Ciao are released under the Ciao Comics imprint.
- ^ Thompson, Jason (2007). Manga: The Complete Guide. Del Rey Books. p. xxiii-xxiv. ISBN 978-0-345-48590-8.
- ^ a b "Girl's Manga" (in Japanese). Japanese Magazine Publishers Association. September 2016. Archived from the original on August 6, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2016.