Travelling through shoujo manga wonderland, the non-mainstream fringes & josei manga/seinen manga territories. Eyes always open to everything in its periphery.
Maki Yōko's most recent series are Romantica Clock and Kirameki no Lion Boy/Sparkly Lion Boy which has just come to its conclusion in Ribon's August issue (out today). 9 vols. of Lion Boy have been released, with the final volume coming soon.
Maki Yōko's first longer series in Japan was Atashi wa Bambi, followed by the hit series Aishiteruze Baby, which was turned into an anime TV series, and titles like Taranta Ranta & Yamamoto Zenjirō to Mōshimasu (Between the Worlds).
Maki Yōko, one of Ribon magazine’s most popular artists, has announced her retirement in Ribon’s August issue following the conclusion of her hit series Kirameki no Lion Boy 😭💔 She’s captured the hearts of so many shoujo manga fans with her work in the 20 years of her career.
Maki Yōko’s hit series Kirameki no Lion Boy (Sparkly Lion Boy) ends with a farewell cover of Miwa and her ‘shoujo manga prince’ Kiriatsu & the final chapter in the August issue of Ribon. And it's a farewell to Maki Yōko as well - she's just announced her retirement 😧💔
Rion, protagonist of Kisaragi Yukino's Banken Inu (King & Watchdog Girl) is the cover girl of Ciao's August issue which also features new fashion model series Kirameki Runway by Fujita Hasumi. The first volume of Banken Inu is in stores with the 2nd volume to follow on August 1.
One of BE LOVE's biggest hits Chihayafuru is on the cover of the August issue. Shōji Yōko's decades-spanning shoujo manga classic Seito Shokun! is back with a new 'Kids' sub-series while Ozawa Yuki's inspiring Sanju Mariko celebrates its 60th chapter with stylish color artwork 💐
The Flowers August issue is out with Kinuta Murako’s campus comedy Suuji de Asobo. on the cover, a Poe no Ichizoku exhibition guide, a report from the BM Manga exhibition by Hagio Moto, Tamura Yumi’s detective series Mystery to Iu Nakare & news on the 7 SEEDS Netflix anime.
Konari Misato’s award-winning series Nagi no Oitoma is on the August cover of Akita Shoten’s josei manga magazine Elegance Eve. It also comes with an extra volume of "Elegance Even mini" with 2 Nagi spin-offs which appear in print for the first time (previously digital-only).
And it's a student council meeting for volume 3 ✨ All of these covers have been newly drawn by Yazawa Ai. Volumes 1-3 of the Tenshi Nanka Ja Nai collector's edition will be in stores June 25. The remaining vols. 4+5 will follow on July 25, with cover artwork to be revealed soon.
With June 25 getting closer, the artwork for the remaining 2 of the first 3 vols. of the Tenshi Nanka Ja Nai collector's edition have been revealed. The illustration of the 2nd volume featuring Midori & Mamirin was already revealed in April when this edition was announced 🏫