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'''CoroCoro Comics''' (Japanese: '''コロコロ コミック''' ''CoroCoro Comics'') is a Japanese magazine published by [[ | '''CoroCoro Comics''' (Japanese: '''コロコロ コミック''' ''CoroCoro Comics'') is a Japanese magazine published by [[Shogakukan]]. The name comes from the {{wp|Japanese sound symbolism|Japanese phenomime}} ''korokoro'', meaning a small, fat, spherical thing, because kids supposedly like them. | ||
CoroCoro regularly promotes toys and video games related to manga franchises, releasing stories and articles featuring them. Pokémon's big success in Japan owes to this in a way; [[Pokémon Blue Version (Japanese)|Pocket Monsters Blue]] was sold exclusively through the magazine at first. Of course, this helped CoroCoro's sales as well. Throughout its history, CoroCoro has held many [[illustration contests]] for the Pokémon Trading Card Game. | CoroCoro regularly promotes toys and video games related to manga franchises, releasing stories and articles featuring them. Pokémon's big success in Japan owes to this in a way; [[Pokémon Blue Version (Japanese)|Pocket Monsters Blue]] was sold exclusively through the magazine at first. Of course, this helped CoroCoro's sales as well. Throughout its history, CoroCoro has held many [[illustration contests]] for the Pokémon Trading Card Game. | ||
Revision as of 13:09, 21 December 2012
CoroCoro Comics (Japanese: コロコロ コミック CoroCoro Comics) is a Japanese magazine published by Shogakukan. The name comes from the Japanese phenomime korokoro, meaning a small, fat, spherical thing, because kids supposedly like them.
CoroCoro regularly promotes toys and video games related to manga franchises, releasing stories and articles featuring them. Pokémon's big success in Japan owes to this in a way; Pocket Monsters Blue was sold exclusively through the magazine at first. Of course, this helped CoroCoro's sales as well. Throughout its history, CoroCoro has held many illustration contests for the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
History
The magazine was launched in 1977, aiming at young elementary-school age boys, younger than the age for shōnen readers, which is about teenager age, but then became one of the most popular magazines in Japan. CoroCoro is now currently a monthly manga magazine, along with its three sister publications, Bessatsu CoroCoro and CoroCoro Ichiban!, which are only released every two months; and CoroCoro G, which is released twice a year. It is known as a source for Pokémon news, as many announcements pertaining to both the anime and games come to fans by way of the magazine. It also showcases Pokémon manga, having released Pokémon Adventures since the Gold, Silver & Crystal arc. In addition to Pokémon, other popular CoroCoro comics include Doraemon, Donkey Kong, Kirby, and Beyblade.
Other series
Besides Pokémon, CoroCoro also promotes other manga series. This is a list of those series.
1970s
- Doraemon
- Game Center Arashi
1980s
- Bikkuriman
- Oyaji-chan
- Dash! Yonkuro
- Dodge Danpei
- Ganbare Kickers
1990s
- Ape Escape
- Crash Bandicoot
- Donkey Kong
- Duel Masters
- Fatal Fury Special
- Kirby
- Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!!
- Macross 7
- Ore wa Otoko da! Kunio-kun
- Street Fighter II V
- Super B-Daman
- Cyborg Kuro-chan
- Speed Racer
- Super Mario-kun
- Tamagotchi
- Wataru
- Zoids
2000s
- Battle B-Daman
- Beyblade
- Bomberman Jetters
- Crash B-Daman
- Croket!
- Denjyarasu Jiisan
- Inazuma Eleven
- Jak x Daxter ~Itachi de Waruika!!~
- Mushiking
- Rockman EXE
- Ratchet and Clank-Gagaga! Ginga no Gakeppuchi Densetsu
- Ryusei no Rockman
- Sonic! Dash & Spin
- I'm Galileo!
- Kirby of the Stars
External links
- Official CoroCoro site (Japanese)
- Wikipedia article (English)
