CoroCoro Comics (Japanese:コロコロ コミックCoroCoro Comics) is a Japanese magazine published byShogakukan. The name comes from theJapanese phenomimekorokoro, meaning a small, fat, spherical thing, because kids supposedly like them.

CoroCoro regularly promotes toys and video games related to manga franchises, releasing stories and articles featuring them. Pokémon owes its big success in Japan to this in a way;Pocket Monsters Blue was sold exclusively through the magazine at first. This in turn helped CoroCoro's sales as well. Throughout its history, CoroCoro has held manyillustration contests for the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

The magazine has two bi-monthly sisters:Bessatsu CoroCoro andCoroCoro Ichiban!.

History

The magazine was launched in 1977, aiming at young elementary-school age boys, younger than the age forshōnen readers, which is about teenager age, but then became one of the most popular magazines in Japan. CoroCoro is now currently a monthly manga magazine, along with its three sister publications,Bessatsu CoroCoro andCoroCoro Ichiban!, which are only released every two months; andCoroCoro G, which is released twice a year. It is known as a source for Pokémon news, as many announcements pertaining to bothPokémon animation andgames come to fans by way of the magazine. It also showcasesPokémon manga, having releasedPokémon Adventures since theGold, Silver & Crystal arc. In addition to Pokémon, other popular CoroCoro comics includeDoraemon,Donkey Kong,Kirby, andBeyblade.

Pokémon series

This is a list of some of the Pokémon series CoroCoro promotes.

2000s

• Pokémon Battle Revolution

2010s

• Be the Best! Pokémon B+W
• Let's Play the Pokémon Card Game!
• Let's Play the Pokémon Card Game XY!
• Let's Play the Pokémon Card Game! Sun & Moon Arc

2020s

• Let's Play the Pokémon Card Game! Sword & Shield Arc
• Let's Play the Pokémon Card Game! Scarlet & Violet Arc

• Pokémon Mezastar: Aim to Be a Tag Master!
• Pokémon Frienda: Teach Me, Friender-Man!

Other series

Besides Pokémon, CoroCoro also promotes other manga series. This is a list of those series.

1970s

• Doraemon
• Game Center Arashi

1980s

• Bikkuriman
• Oyaji-chan
• Dash! Yonkuro
• Dodge Danpei
• Ganbare Kickers

1990s

• Ape Escape
• Crash Bandicoot
• Donkey Kong
• Duel Masters
• Fatal Fury Special
• Kirby
• Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!!
• Macross 7
• Ore wa Otoko da! Kunio-kun
• Street Fighter II V
• Super B-Daman
• Cyborg Kuro-chan
• Speed Racer
• Super Mario-kun
• Tamagotchi
• Wataru
• Zoids

2000s

• Duel Masters
• Battle B-Daman
• Beyblade
• Bomberman Jetters
• Crash B-Daman
• Croket!
• Dorabase
• Grandpa Danger|Denjyarasu Jiisan
• Hidemaru the soccer boy
• Inazuma Eleven
• Jak x Daxter ~Itachi de Waruika!!~
• Keshikasu-kun
• Kiyohara-kun
• Mushiking|FF7AC
• Keshikasu-kun
• MegaMan NT Warrior|Rockman EXE
• Ratchet & Clank – Gagaga! Ginga no Gakeppuchi Densetsu
• Ryusei no Rockman
• Sonic! Dash & Spin
• I'm Galileo!
• Kirby of the Stars
• Sap-kun
• Tamagotchi

2010s

• Baku Tech! Bakugan
• B-Daman Crossfire|Cross Fight B-daman
• Little Battlers Experience|Danball Senki
• Grandpa Danger|Denjyarasu Jiisan Jya!
• Future Card Buddyfight
• Metal Fight Beyblade Explosion
• Metal Fight Beyblade 4D
• Metal Fight Beyblade Zero-G

Appendix and Promos

CoroCoro magazine often includes promotional inserts within the pages of the magazine (or the "Appendix") such as the famousShining Mew promo card. Other items that are featured within the magazine include posters, artwork, and sets ofstickers.

An archive that consistently includes the appendix sections of the magazines has yet to be found. Sections of appendix inserts can occasionally be found online with or without the original magazine(s).

External links

• Official CoroCoro site (Japanese)
• Wikipedia article (English)
• Zoidsland CoroCoro Comic Archive (Japanese)

Related articles

This article is part ofProject Mass Media, aBulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on official Pokémon publishing, broadcasting, communications, and other media.

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