Japanese manga magazine
This article is about the magazine. For the American screenwriter, see
Pamela Ribon .
Ribon (りぼん ;lit. "Ribbon") is a monthly Japaneseshōjo manga magazine published byShueisha on the third of each month. First issued in August 1955, its rivals areNakayoshi andCiao . It is one of thebest-sellingshōjo manga magazines , having sold over590 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]
Ribon has also inspired multiplespin-off magazines, includingBessatsu Ribon (1966–1968);[ 8] Ribon Comics , renamedJunior Comics (1967–1968);[ 9] [ a] Ribon Comic (1968–1971);[ 10] [ b] Ribon Deluxe (1975–1978);[ 11] andRibon Original (1981–2006).[ 12]
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 formail 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.
Year / Period Monthly circulation Magazine sales 1978 1,350,000[ 32] 16,200,000[ 32] 1979 1,350,000[ 33] 16,200,000[ 33] 1980 1,500,000[ 34] 18,000,000[ 34] 1981 1,500,000[ 35] 18,000,000[ 35] 1982 1,500,000[ 36] 18,000,000[ 36] 1983 1,500,000[ 36] 18,000,000[ 36] 1984 1,700,000[ 37] 20,400,000[ 37] 1985 1,800,000[ 38] 21,600,000[ 38] 1986 2,000,000[ 39] 24,000,000[ 39] 1987 2,200,000[ 5] 26,400,000[ 5] 1988 2,000,000[ 40] 24,000,000[ 40] 1989 2,300,000[ 41] 27,600,000[ 41] 1990 2,300,000[ 42] 27,600,000[ 42] January 1991 to March 1991 2,300,000[ 43] 6,900,000[ 43] April 1991 to March 1992 2,400,000[ 44] 28,800,000[ 44] April 1992 to March 1993 2,400,000[ 45] 28,800,000[ 45] April 1993 to March 1994 2,400,000[ 46] 28,800,000[ 46] April 1994 to December 1994 2,300,000[ 5] 20,700,000[ 5] 1995 2,160,000[ 5] 25,920,000[ 5] 1996 1,750,000[ 5] 21,000,000[ 5] 1997 1,630,000[ 5] 19,560,000[ 5] 1998 1,350,000[ 5] 16,200,000[ 5] 1999 1,350,000[ 5] 16,200,000[ 5] 2000 1,350,000[ 5] 16,200,000[ 5] 2001 1,260,000[ 5] 15,120,000[ 5] 2002 980,000[ 5] 11,760,000[ 5] 2003 860,000[ 5] 10,320,000[ 5] 2004 729,167[ 47] 8,750,004[ 47] 2005 537,500[ 47] 6,450,000[ 47] 2006 400,000[ 47] 4,800,000[ 47] 2007 376,666[ 48] 4,519,992[ 48] 2008 330,000[ 49] 3,960,000[ 49] January 2009 to September 2009 274,167[ 6] 2,467,503[ 6] October 2009 to September 2010 243,334[ 50] 2,920,008[ 50] October 2010 to September 2011 209,334[ 51] 2,512,008[ 51] October 2011 to September 2012 212,500[ 48] 2,550,000[ 48] October 2012 to September 2013 201,667[ 52] 2,420,004[ 52] October 2013 to September 2014 202,500[ 53] 2,430,000[ 53] October 2014 to September 2015 195,834[ 54] 2,350,008[ 54] October 2015 to September 2016 181,667[ 55] 2,180,004[ 55] October 2016 to September 2017 172,917[ 56] 2,075,004[ 56] October 2017 to March 2018 152,500[ 57] 915,000[ 57] 1978 to March 2018 593,579,535
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