Monthly Carol
 Cover of the February 1984 issue (featuring Erica Hill's Story by Chieko Hara) | |
| Categories | Shōjo manga |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publisher | Kodansha |
| First issue | April 1983 |
| Final issue | July 1984 |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Monthly Carol, stylized CAROL (月刊キャロル) was a shōjo manga magazine published by Kodansha starting in March 1983[1] and discontinued in 1984.[2]
Overview
[edit]Carol was a sister magazine to Nakayoshi, a girls' manga magazine also published by Kodansha. Carol's catchphrase regularly printed on covers alongside the title was "A fun manga magazine for primary school girls" (小学生のたのしいまんが誌), which matches its target demographic. Its most notable works were manga adaptations of Studio Pierrot's TV anime Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel[3] and Toei Animation's Little Memole.[4] Later issues of Carol frequently featured complementary merchandise and promotional gifts.[5] The magazine ceased publication with the July 1984 issue, which coincided with the end of Creamy Mami's TV airing schedule.
Several tankōbon were released by Kodansha under the CAROL label. Creamy Mami was released in two volumes and a special third volume adapting the OVA Eien no Once More. Erica Hill's Story and VIVA! Akane-chan were released in two volumes. Candy ♥ Romance and Secret Garden got single volumes.[3]
Serializations
[edit]| Title | Mangaka | Starting Issue | Ending Issue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Memole | Takahata Rie | March 1983 | July 1984 |
| Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel | Kitagawa Yuko | July 1983 | July 1984 |
| VIVA! Akane-chan | Kimiko Uehara | April 1983 | July 1984 |
| Gokigen Pochetto-kun | Okano Kinya | April 1983 | July 1984 |
| Ore wa Matawa Chiro~! | Shuuji Sakamoto | April 1983 | July 1984 |
| Chiaki's Pineapple Diary | Takahata Rie | April 1983 | December 1983 |
| Ukiuki Doing | Toi Sachiko | April 1983 | October 1983 |
| Otome no Burenbasuta | Narui Toshirou | April 1983 | July 1984 |
| Secret Garden | Fumizuki Kyouko | April 1983 | January 1984 |
| Futari de Cherry | Mitsuru Miura | April 1983 | March 1984 |
| Miracle Rabbi-chan | Takanashi Teppei | June 1983 | March 1984 |
| Sata-chan's March | Nobuko Hama | June 1983 | August 1983 |
| Munyu Munyu Land, a Fun Country Full of Animals | Angel Matsumoto | July 1983 | February 1984 |
| Erica Hill's Story | Chieko Hara | October 1983 | July 1984 |
| Candy ♥ Romance | Ito Kako | November 1983 | January 1984 |
| Hashire! Happy Road | Mami Kizaki | January 1984 | March 1984 |
| Yanchahime | Angel Matsumoto | April 1984 | July 1984 |
| 3chome to Suzume-tachi | Sakou Sakae | April 1984 | May 1985 |
| Miri-chan Senpu | Seto Minori | April 1984 | July 1984 |
| Salad Field Communication | Ito Kako | May 1984 | July 1984 |
| Kawai-so Yama Oniko-chan | Konami Kanata | May 1984 | July 1984 |
| Tondemo Lunch | Tsubasa Nunoura | April 1984 | July 1984 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Monthly Carol 1983年4月号 (in Japanese). Kodansha. 1983.
- ^ "キャロル (講談社): 1983 | Bibliography details". National Diet Library. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- ^ a b "Mandarake | Carol KC". order.mandarake.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2023-11-15. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
- ^ Bunzigirl (2022-03-01). "Daft Bunziblogger: CAROL MAGAZINE ♥ クリィミーマミ". Daft Bunziblogger (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-11-15.
- ^ "JS向け、奇跡のガーリィ漫画雑誌「キャロル」研究レポ その３". yukacinnamon (in Japanese). 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2024.