Televi-Kun
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese monthly manga magazine published by Shogakukan
, starting in May 1976. Its main target is elementary school
aged boys, younger than the readers of shōnen
manga. It mostly features super heroes such as, Kamen Rider
, Super Sentai
, Ultraman
and Metal Hero, have gone on to be cultural phenomena in Japan.
The name comes from the word Televi, the Japanese word for 'television' and kun, which is a Japanese honorific for 'boys'.
Shogakukan
is a Japanese publisher of dictionaries, literature, manga, non-fiction, DVDs, and other media in Japan.Shogakukan founded Shueisha which founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but are together called the Hitotsubashi Group, one of the largest publishing groups in Japan...
, starting in May 1976. Its main target is elementary school
Elementary school
An elementary school or primary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as elementary or primary education. Elementary school is the preferred term in some countries, particularly those in North America, where the terms grade school and grammar...
aged boys, younger than the readers of shōnen
Shonen
The term refers to manga marketed to a male audience aged roughly 10 and up. The Kanji characters literally mean "few" and "year", respectively, where the characters generally mean "comic"...
manga. It mostly features super heroes such as, Kamen Rider
Kamen Rider Series
The is a metaseries of manga and tokusatsu television programs and films created by manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori. The various Kamen Rider media generally feature a motorcycle-riding superhero with an insect motif who fights supervillains often referred to as...
, Super Sentai
Super Sentai
The is the name given to the long-running Japanese superhero team genre of shows produced by Toei Co., Ltd., Toei Agency and Bandai, and aired by TV Asahi...
, Ultraman
Ultra Series
The is the collective name for all the shows produced by Tsuburaya Productions featuring Ultraman, his many brethren, and the myriad Ultra Monsters. The Ultra Series is one of the prominent tokusatsu superhero genre productions from Japan, along with Toei produced series Kamen Rider, Super...
and Metal Hero, have gone on to be cultural phenomena in Japan.
The name comes from the word Televi, the Japanese word for 'television' and kun, which is a Japanese honorific for 'boys'.