Wings (Japanese magazine)

Wings
Cover of the magazine's June 1984 issue
CategoriesShōjo manga[1]
FrequencyBi-monthly
Circulation250,000
Founded1982
CompanyShinshokan
CountryJapan
Based inTokyo
LanguageJapanese
WebsiteOfficial Website

Wings (ウィングス, Uingusu) is a shōjo manga magazine published by Shinshokan. Published bi-monthly, it features action and fantasy manga[2] aimed at women in the age group of 16–20 years.[3] Headquartered in Tokyo, the magazine previously had the following editions namely Shinshokan South (aka South), Phantom Club, Huckleberry, Un Poco and Wings: Story; however, currently, only Un Poco and Wings:Story are still being published.

At its inception, Wings established itself as a science-fiction and fantasy magazine. Its more fantastical settings and sense of wonder helped it to stand out, and Wings began to accept stories from a diverse mix of genres. Due to its high popularity with female readers, in the mid-2010s the magazine began using the tagline "Shōjo Manga for Adults".[4]

Serializations

Current

Former

1980s
1990s
2000s

See also

  • Dear+, boys' love (BL) companion magazine to Wings

References

  1. ^ Thompson, Jason (2007). Manga: The Complete Guide. Del Rey Books. p. xxiii-xxiv. ISBN 978-0-345-48590-8.
  2. ^ "Shoujo Manga Phonebooks!". Niko-niko.net. Archived from the original on 10 August 2007. Retrieved 25 July 2007.
  3. ^ Thorn, Rachel. "Shôjo Manga Magazines". www.matt-thorn.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 25 July 2007.
  4. ^ "センス・オブ・ワンダー、ふたたび。コミック誌「ウィングス」創刊40周年! 8月号は特別ふろく「PALMマスクケース」つき!". PR TIMES (in Japanese). 28 June 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  5. ^ Casey Brienza (9 March 2016). Global Manga: 'Japanese' Comics without Japan?. Routledge. p. 6. ISBN 978-1-317-12766-6.