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 The new cover design of Ribon Original, from the 12/2005 issue | |
| Categories | Shōjo manga |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Quarterly - Bi-monthly |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Final issue | June 2006 |
| Company | Shueisha |
| Country | Japan |
| Based in | Tokyo |
| Language | Japanese |
Ribon Original (Japanese:RIBONオリジナル,Hepburn:Ribon Orijinaru) was a Japaneseshōjomanga magazine published byShueisha.[1] It was a sister magazine ofRibon, and was published from 1981 until 2006. New and up-and-comingRibonmanga artists often had their first short stories published in this magazine. EstablishedRibon manga artists who had a decrease in popularity also had short stories or short series inRibon Original, and side stories to series currently running in Ribon were also in this magazine.Yonkoma manga that are published in Ribon also concurrently ran inRibon Original.
Ribon Original was first published quarterly from 1981. It switched to bimonthly in 1994 and remained as such until the magazine was cancelled due to poor sales. The last issue was the June 2006 issue.
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