Comic Bom Bom
Encyclopedia
was a monthly Japanese manga magazine published by Kodansha
and targeted at elementary school boys. Each issue had 700+ pages, with 80 of them being full-color advertisements. Similar to its rival CoroCoro Comic
, it featured tie-ins with game makers and toy makers but toward the end of its run had less of that.
was extremely popular at that time. Although the Gundam boom is centered at the higher age group, the fire slowly spread to the lower age group in the form of gunpla and thus it was decided to mainly publish gunpla content. Many popular series were published in Comic BonBon like the SD Gundam series, Rockman series and Medarot series, just to name a few.
Comic BomBoms popularity decline started once the Pokémon
Boom began. CoroCoro Comic
began to run manga based on popular franchises, such as Mushiking, Pokémon
, and Beyblade
. Meanwhile, BonBon stuck with Gundam
and original manga. BonBon then fell into its Dark Age, with King of Bandit Jing
being its most popular manga running.
Comic BomBom then skyrocketed out of nowhere and began to rise to its Golden Age, due to the popularity of BomBoms new Medarot and Cyborg Kuro-chan
manga. As years flew by, BonBon began to run more original manga than before. The magazine began to include small prizes in every issue. At one point, Comic BomBoms sales began to increase higher than the sales of CoroCoro Comic
. But in 2005, sales and popularity began to decline again.
In the January 2006 issue, Comic BomBom underwent a renewal. It features a revamped logo and a size increase from A5 to B5. The price remains at 480yen.
Due to declining sales, the title ended in late 2007 and was replaced by Shōnen Rival.
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...
and targeted at elementary school boys. Each issue had 700+ pages, with 80 of them being full-color advertisements. Similar to its rival CoroCoro Comic
CoroCoro Comic
is a Japanese monthly manga magazine published by Shogakukan, starting on May 15, 1977. Its main target is elementary school aged boys, younger than the readers of shōnen manga...
, it featured tie-ins with game makers and toy makers but toward the end of its run had less of that.
History
The first issue was published on October 15, 1981. Mobile Suit GundamMobile Suit Gundam
is a televised anime series, created by Sunrise. Created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, it premiered in Japan on Nagoya Broadcasting Network on April 7, 1979, and lasted until January 26, 1980, spanning 43 episodes...
was extremely popular at that time. Although the Gundam boom is centered at the higher age group, the fire slowly spread to the lower age group in the form of gunpla and thus it was decided to mainly publish gunpla content. Many popular series were published in Comic BonBon like the SD Gundam series, Rockman series and Medarot series, just to name a few.
Comic BomBoms popularity decline started once the Pokémon
Pokémon
is a media franchise published and owned by the video game company Nintendo and created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1996. Originally released as a pair of interlinkable Game Boy role-playing video games developed by Game Freak, Pokémon has since become the second most successful and lucrative video...
Boom began. CoroCoro Comic
CoroCoro Comic
is a Japanese monthly manga magazine published by Shogakukan, starting on May 15, 1977. Its main target is elementary school aged boys, younger than the readers of shōnen manga...
began to run manga based on popular franchises, such as Mushiking, Pokémon
Pokémon
is a media franchise published and owned by the video game company Nintendo and created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1996. Originally released as a pair of interlinkable Game Boy role-playing video games developed by Game Freak, Pokémon has since become the second most successful and lucrative video...
, and Beyblade
Beyblade
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takao Aoki. Originally serialized in CoroCoro Comic from 2000 to 2002, the individual chapters were collected and published in 14 tankōbon by Shogakukan...
. Meanwhile, BonBon stuck with Gundam
Gundam
The is a metaseries of anime created by Sunrise studios that features giant robots called "Mobile Suits" ; usually the protagonist's MS will carry the name Gundam....
and original manga. BonBon then fell into its Dark Age, with King of Bandit Jing
King of Bandit Jing
, also known as King of Bandit Jing, is a seven volume manga series by Yuichi Kumakura about the adventures of the bandit Jing and his partner Kir. The manga was adapted into a 13 episode anime series produced by Aniplex and directed by Hiroshi Watanabe as well as a Game Boy game released in 2000...
being its most popular manga running.
Comic BomBom then skyrocketed out of nowhere and began to rise to its Golden Age, due to the popularity of BomBoms new Medarot and Cyborg Kuro-chan
Cyborg Kuro-chan
is a shōnen manga series created by Naoki Yokōchi, serialized in Kodansha's Comic BonBon magazine. Eleven volumes of the manga were released between 1998 and 2002. It centers around the titular character, a housecat who is kidnapped and modified by a mad scientist to be a part of a cyborg army bent...
manga. As years flew by, BonBon began to run more original manga than before. The magazine began to include small prizes in every issue. At one point, Comic BomBoms sales began to increase higher than the sales of CoroCoro Comic
CoroCoro Comic
is a Japanese monthly manga magazine published by Shogakukan, starting on May 15, 1977. Its main target is elementary school aged boys, younger than the readers of shōnen manga...
. But in 2005, sales and popularity began to decline again.
In the January 2006 issue, Comic BomBom underwent a renewal. It features a revamped logo and a size increase from A5 to B5. The price remains at 480yen.
Due to declining sales, the title ended in late 2007 and was replaced by Shōnen Rival.
1980s
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- Plamo Kyoshiro Musha Gundam
- SD Gundam Gaiden Knight Gundam Monogatari Lacoa no Yuusha
1990s
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- Ultra Ninpocho series (1992–2001)
- Rockman X
- Shin Musha Gundam Chou Kidou Daishougun
- Chou Musha Gundam Bushin Kirahagane
- Chou Musha Gundam Touba Daishougun
- Medarot series (1997–2003)
- Shin Iyahaya-kun
- SD Gundam Fullcolor Theater
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- Angel's Frypan
- Deltora Quest
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- Goki-chan
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- Anzu-chan
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