Hana to Yume
Encyclopedia
is a semi-monthly Japanese
shōjo manga magazine published by Hakusensha
.
The magazine is published on the 4th and 22nd of every month. It is often nicknamed as among the readers. The magazine is of size B5, which is roughly the size of a phone book and always comes with furoku or free supplements such as drama CD
s, pencil boards
, manga anthologies, stationery and calendars.
The magazine was ranked 4th by Japanese girls as their favourite manga anthology in a survey conducted by Oricon in 2006.
under the label, . While series from related magazines like Bessatsu Hana to Yume
, LaLa
, LaLa DX
and Melody
are also published under the same label, certain series from Melody are published under another different label, .
The readers have been 95% female. Its demographic consists of 4% of readers under 13, 62.2% for 13–18 years old, 18.6% for 19–23 years old and those who are 24 and older comprising the remaining 15.2%.
In 1976, 2 years after Hana to Yume was first published, LaLa
(which was previously known as Hana to Yume LaLa) was created as a sister magazine to Hana to Yume. It later became its own independent magazine with a sister magazine of its own, LaLa DX
.
In 2009, the magazine celebrated its 35th anniversary and has collaborated with Yahoo! Japan Comic which is currently digitally distributing the magazine's serialized manga. Glass Mask
by Suzue Miuchi
, Hanazakari no Kimitachi e
by Hisaya Nakajō
are among the 235 titles currently available to be read online. To commemorate the magazine's anniversary, there was an internet radio broadcast streaming at Yahoo! Japan for an hour and a half. Suzue Miuchi was the guest in the 2nd episode of the radio show, broadcasted on May 4.
The book contains summaries of titles serialized in the magazine since its inception to April 2009. It also has well-wishing messages from 22 manga artists, among of them are Noriko Sasaki, Natsuki Takaya
, Marimo Ragawa
, Saki Hiwatari
, Suzue Miuchi
, Hisaya Nakajo
and Nanpei Yamada
whom have been serializing their work in the magazine. There is also a special quiz and section containing a history of the magazine together with a chronology of domestic topics since the publication of their magazine.
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International version
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
shōjo manga magazine published by Hakusensha
Hakusensha
is a Japanese publishing company. It is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo.The company mainly publishes manga magazines of various genres and is involved in certain series' productions in their games, original video animation, musical and their animated TV series....
.
The magazine is published on the 4th and 22nd of every month. It is often nicknamed as among the readers. The magazine is of size B5, which is roughly the size of a phone book and always comes with furoku or free supplements such as drama CD
Radio drama in Japan
Radio drama in Japan has a history as long as that of radio broadcasting in that country, which began in 1925. Some consider the first Japanese radio drama to have been "" which was a radio broadcast of a stage play. Others consider the Japanese translation of Richard Hughes's "Danger" or to be...
s, pencil boards
Shitajiki
Shitajiki is a Japanese word for various types of materials placed under a sheet of paper for writing, either to prevent marking on the sheets below or to provide a better surface for writing...
, manga anthologies, stationery and calendars.
The magazine was ranked 4th by Japanese girls as their favourite manga anthology in a survey conducted by Oricon in 2006.
About
Any series which are serialized in Hana to Yume will be collected into tankōbonTankobon
, with a literal meaning close to "independently appearing book", is the Japanese term for a book that is complete in itself and is not part of a series , though the manga industry uses it for volumes which may be in a series...
under the label, . While series from related magazines like Bessatsu Hana to Yume
Bessatsu Hana to Yume
is a Japanese shōjo manga magazine published by Hakusensha.-Background:Bessatsu Hana to Yume is a sister magazine to Hana to Yume. It was launched in July 1977 as a quarterly priced at 300 yen...
, LaLa
Lala
Lala VC was an Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth soldiers.-Details:...
, LaLa DX
LaLa DX
LaLa DX is a Japanese shōjo manga magazine published by Hakusensha. It was first published on July 9, 1983 as a supplement magazine to LaLa in which it later became the sister magazine to LaLa, another of Hakusensha's shōjo manga magazines...
and Melody
Melody (magazine)
, stylized as MELODY is a Japanese shōjo manga magazine published on odd numbered months of the 28th by Hakusensha.-Current serializing titles:*Hana Yori mo Hana no Gotoku - Minako Narita*Himitsu – Top Secret - Reiko Shimizu*Kurotsubaki - Masumi Kawasō...
are also published under the same label, certain series from Melody are published under another different label, .
The readers have been 95% female. Its demographic consists of 4% of readers under 13, 62.2% for 13–18 years old, 18.6% for 19–23 years old and those who are 24 and older comprising the remaining 15.2%.
History
Hana to Yume began its publication as a monthly magazine in May 1974, with Kazuko Koyeno's illustration as the cover, with the price of 200 yen. However, in January 1975, its publication was changed from a monthly to a semi-monthly published magazine. The recent price has been 290 yen.In 1976, 2 years after Hana to Yume was first published, LaLa
Lala
Lala VC was an Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth soldiers.-Details:...
(which was previously known as Hana to Yume LaLa) was created as a sister magazine to Hana to Yume. It later became its own independent magazine with a sister magazine of its own, LaLa DX
LaLa DX
LaLa DX is a Japanese shōjo manga magazine published by Hakusensha. It was first published on July 9, 1983 as a supplement magazine to LaLa in which it later became the sister magazine to LaLa, another of Hakusensha's shōjo manga magazines...
.
In 2009, the magazine celebrated its 35th anniversary and has collaborated with Yahoo! Japan Comic which is currently digitally distributing the magazine's serialized manga. Glass Mask
Glass Mask
is a shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Suzue Miuchi, serialised in Hana to Yume from January 1976, and collected in 46 tankōbon volumes as of June 24, 2011. The story has also been adapted into anime and a live action television series. As of 2006, the collected volumes had 50 million...
by Suzue Miuchi
Suzue Miuchi
is a Japanese manga artist and author of long running shōjo manga Glass Mask. She was born in Nishinomiya, Japan and grew up in Osaka. She won the Kodansha Manga Award for Youkihi-den and the Japan Cartoonists Association Award ....
, Hanazakari no Kimitachi e
Hanazakari no Kimitachi e
, also known as Ike-para, is a Japanese drama produced by Fuji Television and first aired on July 3, 2007. It is based on the comic by Hisaya Nakajo, published in English as Hana-Kimi. Filming locations include the Ryutsu Keizai University....
by Hisaya Nakajō
Hisaya Nakajo
is a Japanese manga artist born in Osaka, Japan.Nakajo came in 39th in the 2007 Most Searched Mangaka Names by the Japanese search engine, goo.-About:...
are among the 235 titles currently available to be read online. To commemorate the magazine's anniversary, there was an internet radio broadcast streaming at Yahoo! Japan for an hour and a half. Suzue Miuchi was the guest in the 2nd episode of the radio show, broadcasted on May 4.
Hana to Yume Guide Book
was published and released together with a set of embossed stickers in issue 01 of the magazine in 2002 as a furoku to commemorate the magazine's 35th anniversary.The book contains summaries of titles serialized in the magazine since its inception to April 2009. It also has well-wishing messages from 22 manga artists, among of them are Noriko Sasaki, Natsuki Takaya
Natsuki Takaya
is the penname of a Japanese manga artist best known for creating the series Fruits Basket, which at one time was the best selling manga in the world. She was born on July 7, 1973. Takaya is left-handed and once revealed that she wanted to be a manga artist since first grade, when her sister...
, Marimo Ragawa
Marimo Ragawa
was born on September 21 in Hachinohe, Aomori, but her age is not disclosed.Marimo Ragawa first started submitting manga to comic magazines when she was only 12 years old, which is when she was in 6th grade of elementary school. She continued to send her manga to the same magazine for four years,...
, Saki Hiwatari
Saki Hiwatari
is a Japanese shōjo manga artist. Her first work, Mahōtsukai wa Shitteriu was published in the weekly shōjo anthology Hana to Yume in 1982. Hiwatari is probably most well known for Please Save My Earth, a 21-volume series concerning several alien scientists who are reincarnated as high school...
, Suzue Miuchi
Suzue Miuchi
is a Japanese manga artist and author of long running shōjo manga Glass Mask. She was born in Nishinomiya, Japan and grew up in Osaka. She won the Kodansha Manga Award for Youkihi-den and the Japan Cartoonists Association Award ....
, Hisaya Nakajo
Hisaya Nakajo
is a Japanese manga artist born in Osaka, Japan.Nakajo came in 39th in the 2007 Most Searched Mangaka Names by the Japanese search engine, goo.-About:...
and Nanpei Yamada
Nanpei Yamada
is a Japanese manga author.As of November 20, 2009 her latest series, Orange Chocolate is in the midst of serialisation in Bessatsu Hana to Yume.-Works:* Kumiko & Shingo Series * Kōcha Ōji...
whom have been serializing their work in the magazine. There is also a special quiz and section containing a history of the magazine together with a chronology of domestic topics since the publication of their magazine.
Source:
Circulation numbers
In 2004, Hana to Yume had a circulation of 300,416 copies. In the following year, sales figures dropped to 295,208. In 2006, the sales of Hana to Yume was higher at 289,375 copies while its competitor, Sho-Comi has only 260,218 copies. As in 2009, sales declined to 226,542 copies.Current serializing titles
Listed alphabetically by romanized title.- Akatsuki no Yona - Mizuho Kusanagi
- Berry Berry - Banri Hidaka(on hiatus)
- Gakuen AliceGakuen Alice, also known as Alice Academy, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tachibana Higuchi, currently being serialized in the shōjo manga magazine Hana to Yume. It was adapted into an anime series produced by Aniplex and Group TAC which originally premiered on NHK BS-2. It spanned...
- Tachibana HiguchiTachibana Higuchiis a Japanese manga artist known for her works of Gakuen Alice and M to N no Shōzō.In year 1996, she first made her professional debut in Bessatsu Hana to Yume's 5th issue, entitled .... - Gekkan Nakatoba - Maiko Yamaguchi
- Hana no Kishi - Mai Nishikata
- Issho ni Neyōyo - Takao Shigeru (appears only in odd numbered issues)
- Joousama no Shirousagi - Hisamu Oto
- Kyō mo Ashita mo. - EmuraEmurais a Japanese manga artist born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan who is best known for her series W Juliet. She made her professional debut in 1994 in Hana to Yume.-Works:*Nana-iro no Shinwa*W Juliet*Michibata no Tenshi*Gokuraku Dōmei...
- Liselotte to Majo no Mori - Natsuki TakayaNatsuki Takayais the penname of a Japanese manga artist best known for creating the series Fruits Basket, which at one time was the best selling manga in the world. She was born on July 7, 1973. Takaya is left-handed and once revealed that she wanted to be a manga artist since first grade, when her sister...
- Love So Life - Kaede Kōchi
- Kamada Gyūnyū Hanbai Ten - Takami Konohana
- Kamisama Hajimemashita - Julietta SuzukiJulietta Suzukiis a Japanese manga artist born in Fukuoka Prefecture.Her first series, Akuma to Dolce is on hiatus, but ran in Hakusensha's Hana to Yume, while her third and current series, Kamisama Kiss is currently serialed in the same magazine.-Personal:...
- Monokuro Shōnen Shōjo - Ryōko Fukuyama
- Ōji to Majo to Himegimi to - Kō Matsuzuki
- Oresama TeacherOresama Teacher- Plot :Mafuyu Kurosaki is a high school student who used to be a delinquent and the leader of a gang. Due to some circumstances, Mafuyu got arrested. And because of that, she was expelled from school. Now, she has transferred to a new school, far away from her hometown. She wants to become a girly...
- Izumi Tsubaki - Seiyū ka-!Seiyū ka-!is a shōjo manga by Maki Minami. The series started serialization in the biweekly magazine Hana to Yume on June 20, 2009. In order to accurately present the voice acting business in the manga, the company 81 Produce and the professional Tokyo Animation Institute were involved in references and...
- Maki MinamiMaki Minamiis a Japanese manga author. She is best known as the author of manga series Special A.-History:Maki Minami was born in Saitama Prefecture in Japan.In 2001, her short story received an Honourable Mention for Hakusensha's 25th Athena awards... - Skip Beat!Skip Beat!is a Japanese shōjo manga by Yoshiki Nakamura. It is the story of a 16-year-old girl who discovers that her childhood friend and romantic goal, Sho Fuwa, only keeps her around to act as a maid and earn his living expenses, as he works his way to become the top pop idol in Japan. Furious and heart...
- Yoshiki NakamuraYoshiki Nakamurais a Japanese manga artist. Nakamura made her manga debut with "Yume de Auyori Suteki" in the manga magazine Hana to Yume in 1993.-Manga works:*Blue Wars*Can't Give Up MVP *Skip Beat! 『スキップ・ビート！』*Tokyo Crazy Paradise 『東京クレイジーパラダイス』... - Tenshi 1/2 Houteishiki - Banri Hidaka
- Yami no MatsueiDescendants of Darknessis a fantasy manga series created by Yoko Matsushita. The story revolves around shinigami. These Guardians of Death work for Enma Daiō, the king of the dead, sorting out the expected and unexpected arrivals to the Underworld...
- Yōko Matsushita (on hiatus since 2003)
Past serializing titles
Listed alphabetically by romanized title.Related magazines
By publisher- Bessatsu Hana to YumeBessatsu Hana to Yumeis a Japanese shōjo manga magazine published by Hakusensha.-Background:Bessatsu Hana to Yume is a sister magazine to Hana to Yume. It was launched in July 1977 as a quarterly priced at 300 yen...
- LaLaLalaLala VC was an Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth soldiers.-Details:...
- LaLa DXLaLa DXLaLa DX is a Japanese shōjo manga magazine published by Hakusensha. It was first published on July 9, 1983 as a supplement magazine to LaLa in which it later became the sister magazine to LaLa, another of Hakusensha's shōjo manga magazines...
- MelodyMelody (magazine), stylized as MELODY is a Japanese shōjo manga magazine published on odd numbered months of the 28th by Hakusensha.-Current serializing titles:*Hana Yori mo Hana no Gotoku - Minako Narita*Himitsu – Top Secret - Reiko Shimizu*Kurotsubaki - Masumi Kawasō...
- The Hana to YumeThe Hana to Yumeis a Japanese shōjo manga magazine that has been published on the 26th of each odd-month by Hakusensha.The magazine serves as a supplementary issue to the larger magazine Hana to Yume, featuring one-shots or side stories of series running in Hana to Yume...
By genre
- NakayoshiNakayoshiis a shōjo manga magazine published by Kodansha in Japan. First published in December 1954, it is a long-running magazine with over 50 years worth of manga publication history. The target demographic for Nakayoshi is aimed at young girls between...
- Asuka
- MargaretMargaret (magazine)is a biweekly Japanese shōjo manga magazine published by Shueisha, primarily for girls from 11 to 15 years old, although some stories are read by adult women. It was first released as a weekly magazine in 1963. In 2009, the circulation was 154,584...
International version
- HanalalaHanalalaHanalala is the Indonesian version of the manga series Hana to Yume. It is published by Elex Media Komputindo, a component of Kompas Gramedia Group, the largest comic publisher in Indonesia. Publication was discontinued with a Farewell Edition on 2 December 2010.-Currently Running Manga Series:...
- Indonesia
External links
- Official website
- Hana to Yume's Editorial Department Blog
- Hana to Yume at Japanese Magazine Publishers Association
- Hanacov Magazine covers since 1974