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Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...
bi-monthly
Yaoi , also known by its abbreviation , is a genre of fictional media originating in Japan that depicts homoerotic relationships between male characters. It is typically created by women for a female audience, distinguishing it from the equivale ...
/ Shōjo
manga are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ...
magazine published by
Tokuma Shoten is a publisher in Japan, headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo. The company was established in 1954 by Yasuyoshi Tokuma in Minato, Tokyo. The company's product portfolio includes music publishing, video game publishing, movies, anime, magazines, man ...
. First released in 1994, the magazine has since been adapted into two different spinoffs.


History

Chara was first published in 1994 as an offshoot of
Animage is a Japanese anime and entertainment magazine published by Tokuma Shoten since July 1978. Notable works serialized in the magazine include Hayao Miyazaki is a Japanese animator, filmmaker, and manga artist. He co-founded Studio Ghibli a ...
. In the 22nd issue of Chara, it was announced that a split-off magazine entitled "Chara Selection" would co-circulate. Later on, another split-off entitled ''Char@'' was made. The website for Chara was designed by C&S Design in 2014.


Notable published works


Chara

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Interview with the Vampire ''Interview with the Vampire'' is a gothic horror and vampire novel by American author Anne Rice, published in 1976. It was her debut novel. Based on a short story Rice wrote around 1968, the novel centers on vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac ...
'' (Manga adaptation) * (Golden Wings) *''Merry checker'' * * * * '' My Beautiful Man'' (manga adaptation)


Chara Selection

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References


External links


Official website

Bookshelf
- (A list of the magazines works) * {{Anime-mag-stub 1994 establishments in Japan Bi-monthly manga magazines published in Japan Magazines established in 1994 Shōjo manga magazines Yaoi manga magazines Magazines published in Tokyo