Be Love
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Be Love is a Japanese manga magazine targetting women published by Kodansha
. It debuted in September 1980. It is one of the leading manga magazines for adult women, the first of its kind, and was instrumental in the rising popularity of josei manga in the 1980s, which led to the creation of other magazines targetted at women such as You
and Big Comic for Lady. As of 2003, Be Love, like You and Jour, published stories focussing on "the reality of everyday life" experienced by its readers.
The magazine first appeared as Be in Love but was renamed in 1982. From 1995-2000 sales were at around 270,000-280,000 per issue. In 2006 and 2007, Be Love had a circulation of about 200,000. In 2008, it had a circulation of 182,667. In 2009, it had a circulation of 173,125.
As of 1997, the magazine's readers are mostly working women and housewives, but students made up 8% of readership in that year.
Kodansha
, the largest Japanese publisher, produces the manga magazines Nakayoshi, Afternoon, Evening, and Weekly Shonen Magazine, as well as more literary magazines such as Gunzō, Shūkan Gendai, and the Japanese dictionary Nihongo Daijiten. The company has its headquarters in Bunkyō, Tokyo...
. It debuted in September 1980. It is one of the leading manga magazines for adult women, the first of its kind, and was instrumental in the rising popularity of josei manga in the 1980s, which led to the creation of other magazines targetted at women such as You
You (magazine)
YOU is a Japanese josei manga magazine published by Shueisha.-Manga:*Deka Wanko*Gokusen* Aki no Hana, Mijo Monogatari by Riyoko Ikeda-External links:*...
and Big Comic for Lady. As of 2003, Be Love, like You and Jour, published stories focussing on "the reality of everyday life" experienced by its readers.
The magazine first appeared as Be in Love but was renamed in 1982. From 1995-2000 sales were at around 270,000-280,000 per issue. In 2006 and 2007, Be Love had a circulation of about 200,000. In 2008, it had a circulation of 182,667. In 2009, it had a circulation of 173,125.
As of 1997, the magazine's readers are mostly working women and housewives, but students made up 8% of readership in that year.
Series published in Be Love
- Aishiteru: KaiyōAishiteru: Kaiyōis a Japanese manga series by Minoru Itō. It has been adapted into a live action TV drama series.-Cast:* Izumi Inamori - Satsuki Noguchi* Masaki Okada - Naoto* Osamu Mukai - Tomoya* Asami Mizukawa - Kana Suma-External links:* *...
(2006-2007) - ChihayafuruChihayafuruis a manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Suetsugu, serialised in Be Love and published by Kodansha. It is about a school girl, Chihaya Ayase, who after seeing her sister become a fashion model, is inspired by a new classmate to take up Hyakunin Isshu karuta competitively...
(2007-current)