The most popular Japanese magazines

Weekly Shonen Jump is one of the most widely read magazines in Japan. No wonder with Luffy as the protagonist!
In Japan many magazines are usually read  : manga, beauty, fashion, music, news … You read about all subjects, although some are a little more read than others, especially the magazines dedicated to manga. Superprof invites you to discover  the most widely read magazines in Japan !

Manga Prepublication Magazines: The most popular Japanese magazines

Before being published, the manga are usually pre-published in magazines in Japan. There are a large number of them and we could not list them all. They are grouped according to their  target audience (the people who read the manga): kodomo (boys), shojo (girls), shonen (boys), seinen and josei (adults).

Some of the manga prepublication magazines  are:

Montly Coro Coro Comic (Kodomo).
Margaret (Shojo).
Shōjo Comic (Shojo).
Cookie (Shojo).
Monthly Flowers (Josei).
Weekly Shonen Jump (Shonen).
Shonen Gangan (Shonen).
Monthly Shonen Champion (Shonen).
Weekly Young Jump (Seinen).
Big Comic Original (Seinen).
One of the most popular magazines in Japan is undoubtedly  Shonen Jump , which has some of the most popular manga in the world:  One Piece, Dragon Ball, Naruto, Bleach, Saint Seiya, Hokuto no Ken , etc. It must be said that  Jump  reigns supreme in the market, although sales are still highly divided by the large number of magazines.

Other Japanese magazines

Although the Japanese mainly read manga, they sometimes read other types of magazines, be it in Nara, Hakone or Okinawa. The first type of magazine is that of  beauty and fashion . Asians in general are very concerned about their physical appearance, whether they are girls or boys.
Second, we find music magazines . Jpop, Jrock or Jpunk are styles of music highly developed in the Japanese archipelago and increasingly appreciated in the world. Magazines like  Music Magazine  and  Record Collectors’ Magazine  specialize in it.
Finally, the Japanese read society magazines . Current affairs, politics and even sports are topics covered by magazines such as  Bungeishunju  or  Shūkan Shinchō . It is important to keep up to date, especially if you live in Japan or want to discover Japanese culture! Go to CD Japan or Amazon to buy the ones you like the most.
Now you know the main types of media available in Japan. For more information, Superprof invites you to consult our other articles on Japanese cuisine, traveling to Japan, the main Japanese cities and Buddhist culture. You can also learn the language by taking Japanese classes online with a teacher!