Margaret (magazine)


Margaret is a bi-weekly shōjo manga magazine published by Shueisha on the 5th and 20th of every month. Its title was stylized in Latin script between 1988 and 1990. It is published in print in B5 format. As of October 2018, a digital version of each issue is available on the same day as the print edition.
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History

Margaret was first launched as a weekly manga magazine in May 1963. It is Shueisha's second-oldest active publication. The magazine was known as Weekly Margaret from 1963 to 1987, when it was renamed to Margaret in 1988 and moved to a bi-weekly publication schedule, with issues released on the 5th and 20th of each month.
When manga serialized in Margaret are collected into tankōbon volumes, they are published under the Margaret Comics imprint. Series from sister magazine Bessatsu Margaret are also published under the Margaret Comics imprint. Margaret other sister magazine, The Margaret, was published quarterly until its disbandment in 2023.
In 2009, the circulation was 154,584. However, the circulation dropped to 95,044 in 2010. The publisher reported its average circulation was 16,000 as of February 2022 and 11,000 as of December 2023. As of 2016, the magazine is also published online.
Margaret target demographic is middle school and high school girls, as well as young adult women. Based on a survey conducted by Shueisha in 2023, the majority of Margaret readership is teenagers, with 21.6% of readers aged 10–14, 30.0% aged 15–19, and 17.6% aged 20–24.

Serializations

Current

Anyway I'd Rather Be in Love Than Cry Ayakashi-san to Tagaime no Hanayome Black Marriage Fukakouryoku no I Love You Heartbeat in a Corner Kaijuu no Hanataba Mei-chan no Shitsuji DX Naisho no Kawaikochan Nidome no Koi wa, Hayami-kun to Pink & Habanero Please! Mr. Idol Sentimental Kiss Tsuki to Taiyou no Love Game Warui Ko demo Ii no
  • ''Yojōhan no Ibarahime''

Past

1963–1979

Sarutobi Ecchan Lemon to Sakuranbo Kiri no Naka no Shoujo Ringo no Tsumi Attack No. 1 Tanjou! Mona Lisa no Heya The Two Daughters The Rose of Versailles Mimoza Yakata de Tsukamaete Oh My Lord! Aim for the Ace! Oniisama e... The Etude of Shouko The Window of Orpheus Oujisama ga ii no! Swan U wa Uchuusen no U Claudine
  • ''Otasukebito Hashiru!''

1980–1989

Yūkan Club Hikari no Densetsu

1990–1999

Boys Over Flowers

2000–2009

Parfait Tic! Love Monster Tail of the Moon Maria-sama ga Miteru Yokujō Climax Ginban Kaleidoscope Mixed Vegetables Switch Girl!! Stepping on Roses A Devil and Her Love Song

2010–2019

Mairunovich Daytime Shooting Star Fudanjuku Monogatari Like a Butterfly Neko to Watashi no Kinyōbi Tsubaki-chou Lonely Planet Shortcake Cake
  • ''Akuma ni Chic × Hack''