Ribon

Ribon (りぼん) is a monthly Japanese shōjo manga magazine published by Shueisha, first issued in August 1955. Its rivals are Nakayoshi and Ciao. The target audience is young girls roughly 5-13 years old.

Each issue is roughly 400+ pages and contains various stories printed on multicolored newsprint. It is distributed with a sackful of goodies (furoku) that range from small toys to colorful note paper and other things, with the characters of various Ribon manga on them. Readers can also send in stamps for mail order gifts (zen-in) in some issues.

Contents 1 Some famous Ribon mangaka past and present 2 Some titles that have been published in Ribon over the years 3 Related Magazines 4 External links

Some famous Ribon mangaka past and present

• Ai Yazawa
• Aoi Hiiragi
• Arina Tanemura
• Ayumi Shiina
• Keiko Honda
• Maguro Fujita
• Megumi Mizusawa
• Miho Obana
• Momoko Sakura
• Wataru Yoshizumi
• Yōko Maki
• Yue Takasuka
• Yukari Ichijō

Some titles that have been published in Ribon over the years

• Aishiteruze Baby
• Akazukin Chacha
• Animal Yokocho
• Baby Love
• Chibi Maruko-chan
• Fancy Lala
• Full Moon o Sagashite
• GALS!
• Gokinjo Monogatari
• Good Morning Call
• Hime-chan no Ribbon
• Kagen no Tsuki
• Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne
• Kodomo no Omocha
• Mahoutsukai Sally (also adapted into the first shōjo and magical girl anime)
• Marmalade Boy
• Mimi o Sumaseba
• Mint na Bokura
• Nurse Angel Ririka SOS
• Tenshi Nanka Ja Nai
• Tokimeki Tonight
• Ultra Maniac

Related Magazines

Ribon Original
Ribon Bikkuri
Cookie
Meng Meng (Chinese version of Ribon)

External links

Ribon Waku-Waku Station (the official Ribon webpage) (Japanese)
Ribon no Heya (Japanese)
Love Dream Smile (Japanese)
Emi-chan's Ribon
Ribon Translations Gardenes:Ribon ja:りぼん