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magazine published by
Shogakukan is a Japanese publisher of comics, magazines, light novels, dictionaries, literature, non-fiction, home media, and other media in Japan. Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but ...
. It was established in 1977 and several of its properties, like ''
Doraemon is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Fujiko F. Fujio. First serialized in 1969, the manga's chapters were collected in 45 volumes published by Shogakukan from 1974 to 1996. The story revolves around an earless robotic ...
'' and the ''
Pokémon is a Japanese media franchise consisting of List of Pokémon video games, video games, Pokémon (TV series), animated series and List of Pokémon films, films, Pokémon Trading Card Game, a trading card game, and other related media. The fran ...
'' series of games, have gone on to be cultural phenomena in Japan. The name comes from a phenomime which means "rolling" and also represents something spherical, fat, or small, because children supposedly like such things. The magazine is A5-sized, about 6 cm ( in) thick, and each issue is 750 pages long. ''CoroCoro Comic'' is released monthly with new issues on the 15th of each month (or earlier if the 15th falls on a weekend). ''CoroCoro Comic'' sold 400million copies as of April 2017, making it one of the best-selling comic/
manga magazines This is a list of notable manga magazine 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 te ...
. The magazine has three sisters: ''Bessatsu CoroCoro Comic'' (別冊コロコロコミック), ''CoroCoro Ichiban!'' (コロコロイチバン) and ''CoroCoro Aniki'' (コロコロアニキ). ''Bessatsu'' and ''Ichiban!'' are published bi-monthly, while ''Aniki'', which targeted an older audience, was released quarterly. On November 20, 2020, ''CoroCoro Comic'' cover designer Tariji Sasaki was recognized by ''
Guinness World Records ''Guinness World Records'', known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as ''The Guinness Book of Records'' and in previous United States editions as ''The Guinness Book of World Records'', is a British reference book published annually, list ...
'' as the longest-running cover designer for a children's magazine. ''CoroCoro Aniki'' ended publication in March 2021.


History

The magazine was launched in 1977 as a magazine for ''
Doraemon is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Fujiko F. Fujio. First serialized in 1969, the manga's chapters were collected in 45 volumes published by Shogakukan from 1974 to 1996. The story revolves around an earless robotic ...
'', which is one of the most popular manga in Japan. Before then ''Doraemon'' had been serialized in 6 Shogakukan magazines, targeted to students of 6 elementary school grades, that target audience has now increased. It collected stories of ''Doraemon'' from these magazines. It celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2007 with an exhibition at the
Kyoto International Manga Museum The Kyoto International Manga Museum (京都国際マンガミュージアム, Kyōto Kokusai Manga Myūjiamu) is located in Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The museum's collection includes approximately 300,000 items as of 2016, with 50,000 volumes ...
.


Tie-ins

''CoroCoro'' regularly promotes
toy A toy or plaything is an object that is used primarily to provide entertainment. Simple examples include toy blocks, board games, and dolls. Toys are often designed for use by children, although many are designed specifically for adults and p ...
s and
video game A video game or computer game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface or input device (such as a joystick, game controller, controller, computer keyboard, keyboard, or motion sensing device) to generate visual fe ...
s related to their manga franchises, releasing stories and articles featuring them. ''Pocket Monsters''/''Pokémon'''s big success in Japan owes to this in a way; the
Game Boy The is a handheld game console developed by Nintendo, launched in the Japanese home market on April 21, 1989, followed by North America later that year and other territories from 1990 onwards. Following the success of the Game & Watch single-ga ...
game ''Pocket Monsters Blue'' was sold exclusively through the magazine at first, which helped ''CoroCoros sales as well. ''CoroCoro'' is also often a source of information about upcoming Pokémon games and movies. Other successful tie-ins include: *
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,
Mini 4WD is a powered toy car generally 1:32 in scale equipped with 4WD. The cars are used for racing, built to run on a U-shaped track. History The Mini 4WD originated in Japan in 1982, when toy manufacturer Tamiya Corporation, Tamiya introduced Mi ...
(with Tamiya) *
Famicom The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) is an 8-bit home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo. It was first released in Japan on 15 July 1983 as the and was later released as the redesigned NES in several test markets in the ...
,
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, and
Game Boy line The Japanese multinational consumer electronics company Nintendo has developed seven home video game consoles and multiple portable consoles for use with external media, as well as dedicated consoles and other hardware for their consoles. , N ...
(with
Nintendo is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational video game company headquartered in Kyoto. It develops, publishes, and releases both video games and video game consoles. The history of Nintendo began when craftsman Fusajiro Yamauchi ...
and third parties) *''
Beyblade Beyblade (Japanese: ベイブレード ''Beiburēdo'') is a battling spinning top toyline and multimedia franchise developed by Takara Tomy. Beyblades were inspired by the old "beigoma" spinning tops in olden Asia. The first modern Beyblade was ...
'',
B-Daman is a marble shooting toy franchise produced in Japan by Takara. It was originally based on the Bomberman series, but later expanded into other franchises and its own original designs. The toy's design is a humanoid figure, with a round cavity i ...
(with
Takara was a Japanese toy company founded in 1955. In March 2006, the company merged with Tomy, Tomy Company, Ltd. to form Tomy, Takara Tomy. The Takara motto was("playing is culture"). The company focused on traditional toys and board games. They cr ...
) *''
Bikkuriman is a line of wafer snacks produced by Lotte, made notable for the randomly assorted bonus stickers included inside each snack. First released in 1977, Bikkuriman (ビックリマン, "Surprise Man") became wildly popular in Japan w ...
'' (with Lotte) *
Barcode Battler The is a handheld game console released by Epoch Co. in March 1991. The console at retail was supplied with a number of cards, each of which had a barcode. Upon starting the game, the player must swipe a barcode representing a player. The game ...
(with Epoch Co.)


Manga series currently being serialized


Manga titles currently serialized in ''Monthly CoroCoro Comic''

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Super Mario-kun The Mario (franchise), ''Mario'' media franchise extends out of video games into non-game media. Mario and themes related to the franchise have appeared in television shows, anime, films, comics and manga, merchandise, and musical performance. Te ...
'' (Since November 1990) *'' Pocket Monsters / Pocket Monsters SPECIAL'' (Since April 1996) *''CoroCoro Manga College'' (Since February 2001) *'' Fujiko F. Fujio Masterpiece Theater Doraemon'' (Since April 2002) *'' Denjyarasu Jiisan Jya!'' (Since April 2010) *' (Since October 2011) *''
Danball Senki Wars , or simply ''LBX'', is a series of action role-playing video games created by Level-5 (video game company), Level-5, involving small plastic model robots known as LBXs (standing for "Little Battler eXperience") that fight on dioramas made out ...
'' (Since April 2013) *'' Danchi Tomoo 4-koma Park'' (Since September 2013) *'' 100% Pascal-sensei'' (Since January 2015) *''
Splatoon is a third-person shooter video game franchise created by Hisashi Nogami and Shintaro Sato and developed and owned by Nintendo. Set in the far future on a Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, post-apocalyptic Earth that has been repopulat ...
'' (Since June 2016) *''Maizen Sisters'' (Since November 2022) *'' Ace Angler: Fishing Spirits'' (Since December 2022) *''
Beyblade X ''Beyblade X'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga, anime and toyline based on Takara Tomy and Hasbro's ''Beyblade'' franchise. The fourth generation of the franchise, the ''Beyblade X'' toyline was launched on July 15, 2023, whi ...
'' (Since June 2023) *''
Fate Rewinder is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Fūta Kimura. Originally released as a one-shot in January 2022, it later began serialization the following month, with its chapters collected in nine volumes as of April 2025. An anime ...
'' (Since January 2022)


Manga titles currently serialized in ''Bessatsu CoroCoro Comic''

*''Super Mario-kun'' (Since February 1991) *''Pokémon Pocket Monsters'' (Since February 1997) *''Denjyarasu Jiisan Jya!'' (Since June 2010) *''Duel Masters Victory'' (Since June 2011) *'' Animal Crossing: New Leaf'' (Since October 2012) *''Lapis Lazuli'' (Since October 2012) *' (Since December 2012) *'' Pokémon Torretta'' (Since February 2013) *''A Penguin's Troubles Plus'' (Since April 2013) *''Friendship Attached! Foot Burst'' (Since April 2013) *''Nyaemon'' (Since April 2013) *''Really!! Majime-kun!'' (Since June 2013) *
Super Conversion War Mojibakeru G Beat!
' (Since June 2013) *'' Story of Duel Masters: Outrage'' (Since June 2013) *''Cosmos Stamp'' (Since August 2013) *' (Since October 2013) *''
Puniru Is a Cute Slime is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Maeda-kun. Preceded by a one-shot published in Shogakukan's children's manga magazine ''Bessatsu CoroCoro Comic'' in February 2019, the manga started its serialization in ''Weekly CoroCo ...
'' (Since March 2022)


Manga titles currently serialized in ''CoroCoro Ichiban''

*'' Super Refreshing TV Life: Oha Suta Boy'' (Since November 2005) *'' Pokémon 4-koma Gag Picture book'' (Since November 2009) *'' Detective Conan Special'' (Since May 2011) *'' Super Mario-kun Theater'' (Since April 2013) *'' Animal Crossing: New Leaf'' (Since July 2013) *'' Yo-kai Watch Yoncoma Pun Club'' (Since April 2015) *'' Secret Society Eagle Talon'' (Since January 2016) *'' Chibi Kasu-kun'' (Since May 2016) *'' Hoshi no Kirby Everything on Today's Diary'' (Since July 2016) *'' Pokémon Special Sun•Moon Saga'' (Since January 2017) *'' Pokémon TCG Sun•Moon Saga'' (Since January 2017) *'' Star Kirby Puzzle Planet'' (Since January 2017)


Formerly serialized manga

This is a list of all manga that had been serialized by ''CoroCoro Comic'' at one point, but currently no longer.


1960s

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Kaibutsu-kun is a shōnen manga and anime series by . The first series was broadcast on TBS from April 21, 1968, to March 23, 1969. The second series was broadcast on TV Asahi from September 2, 1980, to September 28, 1982. A live-action series w ...
'' *''
Doraemon is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Fujiko F. Fujio. First serialized in 1969, the manga's chapters were collected in 45 volumes published by Shogakukan from 1974 to 1996. The story revolves around an earless robotic ...
''


1970s

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Game Center Arashi is a Japanese manga by Mitsuru Sugaya, which ran in ''CoroCoro Comic'' from 1978 to 1984. It focus on Arashi Ishino, a young gamer whose life revolves around video games. The manga, which is one of the earliest Japanese video game-themed comi ...
''


1980s

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Bikkuriman is a line of wafer snacks produced by Lotte, made notable for the randomly assorted bonus stickers included inside each snack. First released in 1977, Bikkuriman (ビックリマン, "Surprise Man") became wildly popular in Japan w ...
'' *''Oyaji-chan'' *''
Dash! Yonkuro is a Japanese manga series created by Zaurus Tokuda, originally serialized in Shogakukan's ''CoroCoro Comic'' magazine from December 1987 to March 1992. The story focuses on Yonkuro Hinomaru, a delinquent Mini 4WD enthusiast and member of a ...
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Ganbare, Kickers! is a soccer kid manga by Noriaki Nagai. It was published by Shogakukan in ''CoroCoro Comic'' magazine from 1985 to 1989 and collected into 20 volumes. The manga was turned into an anime series by Studio Pierrot in 1986–1988. It consis ...
'' *'' Honō no Dōkyūji: Dodge Danpei'' *''
Perman is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by about a clumsy boy, Mitsuo Suwa, who is chosen to become a powerful superhero to save the world along with other superheroes. The manga series was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Su ...
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Mashin Hero Wataru is a mecha multimedia franchise originally created by Sunrise and Red Company. The first series aired on April 15, 1988, replacing the 17:00–17:30 timeslot used for '' Transformers: The Headmasters''. Sunrise credited "Hajime Yatat ...
''


1990s

*'' Saru Get You'' *''
Beyblade Beyblade (Japanese: ベイブレード ''Beiburēdo'') is a battling spinning top toyline and multimedia franchise developed by Takara Tomy. Beyblades were inspired by the old "beigoma" spinning tops in olden Asia. The first modern Beyblade was ...
'' *''
Crash Bandicoot ''Crash Bandicoot'' is a video game franchise originally developed by Naughty Dog as an exclusive for Sony's PlayStation console. It has seen numerous installments created by various developers and published on multiple platforms. The series c ...
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Donkey Kong is a video game series and media franchise created by the Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto for Nintendo. It follows the adventures of Donkey Kong (character), Donkey Kong, a large, powerful gorilla, and other members of the List of Don ...
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DoReMi Fantasy is a 1996 platform game by Hudson Soft for the Super Famicom. It was released in Japan as a sequel to ''Milon's Secret Castle'' (1986) and was later re-released for the Virtual Console in 2008. Gameplay ''DoReMi Fantasy'' is somewhat different ...
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Duel Masters is a multimedia franchise consisting of multiple manga and anime series, a trading card game, and several video games. It began as a manga adaptation of '' Magic: The Gathering'' before branching off in 2002. Plot The sto ...
'' *'' Honō no Tōkyūji: Dodge Danpei'' *'' Kirby of the Stars: The Story of Dedede Who Lives in Pupupu'' *''
Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!! is a manga series created by Tetsuhiro Koshita, first serialized in Shogakukan's CoroCoro Comic magazine from July 1994 to October 1999. The manga centers on Retsu and Go Seiba, brothers who focus on the world of miniature car racing kno ...
'' *''Ore wa Otoko da! Kunio-kun'' (manga based on the ''
Kunio-kun The series (typically localized as ''River City'') is a video game series started by Technōs Japan. The series is now handled by Arc System Works who purchased all of the intellectual property rights from Technōs' successor, Million Corp. Th ...
'' series) *''
Pokémon Blue is a Japanese media franchise consisting of List of Pokémon video games, video games, Pokémon (TV series), animated series and List of Pokémon films, films, Pokémon Trading Card Game, a trading card game, and other related media. The fran ...
'' (Japan) *''
Small Soldiers ''Small Soldiers'' is a 1998 American action comedy film directed by Joe Dante. It stars Kirsten Dunst and Gregory Smith, along with the voices of Frank Langella and Tommy Lee Jones. It depicts two factions of toys which turn sentient and sa ...
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Spyro The Dragon ''Spyro the Dragon'' is a 1998 platform game originally developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. The first game in the ''Spyro'' series, it stars the title character, a young purple dragon ...
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Speed Racer ''Speed Racer'', also known as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tatsuo Yoshida. It was originally serialized in print in Shueisha's 1966 ''Shōnen Book''. It was released in form by Sun Wide Comics and later re-re ...
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Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace ''Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'' (also known simply as ''Star Wars: The Phantom Menace''), is a 1999 American Epic film, epic space opera film produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by 20th Century Fox. The film was written and d ...
'' *'' Super B-Daman'' *''
Super Bomberman is an action, maze game, part of the ''Bomberman'' series, released for the Super NES in 1993. It is the first in the series to be released in Europe keeping the ''Bomberman'' title instead of being called ''Dynablaster'' or ''Eric and the Float ...
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Super Mario-kun The Mario (franchise), ''Mario'' media franchise extends out of video games into non-game media. Mario and themes related to the franchise have appeared in television shows, anime, films, comics and manga, merchandise, and musical performance. Te ...
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Tamagotchi is a brand of handheld digital pets that was created in Japan by Akihiro Yokoi of WiZ and Aki Maita of Bandai. It was released by Bandai on November 23, 1996 in Japan and in the United States on May 1, 1997, quickly becoming one of the bigge ...
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Zoids is a Japanese science fiction media franchise created by Tomy that feature giant robots (or "mecha") called Zoids, with designs being based on animals; including dinosaurs, mammals, insects, arachnids and mythological creatures. The franchise ...
''


2000s

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Battle B-Daman is a Japanese manga series by Eiji Inuki which ran in CoroCoro Comics by Shogakukan from 2002 to 2005. An anime adaptation was released in January 2004. It premiered in the United States in April 2005. It is the first show of the '' B-Da ...
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Bomberman Jetters is a 2002 Japanese anime television series produced by NAS and TV Tokyo and animated by Studio Deen. It has also spawned two manga series and three video games, one of which was also localized and given an English dub. It is based on t ...
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Crash B-Daman is a manga series written and illustrated by Tomoya Kuratani, first serialized in the January 2006 issue of Coro Coro Comic. It is the fifth installment in Takara Tomy's B-Daman toy franchise. The television series started on January 9, 20 ...
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Croket! , also spelled ''Korokke!'', is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Manavu Kashimoto. It was published by Shogakukan in '' CoroCoro Comic'' from April 2001 to November 2006 and collected in 15 bound volumes. It received the 2003 Sho ...
'' *'' Dorabase'' *'' Denjyarasu Jiisan'' *' - Adapted into the anime ''
Forza! Hidemaru is a Japanese anime television series. It was produced by NAS and aired on TV Tokyo for twenty-six episodes. Enoki Films licensed the series as ''Forza! Mario'',Inazuma Eleven is an association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football ...
'' *'' Jak x Daxter ~Itachi de Waruika!!~'' *''
Keshikasu-kun is a Japanese children's manga written and illustrated by (村瀬範行 ''Murase Noriyuki''). It has been serialized in Monthly ''CoroCoro Comic'' from June 2004 to March 2011.Mushiking: The King of Beetles'' *'' Rockman EXE'' *'' Solar Boy Django'' *''
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl and are role-playing video games developed by Game Freak and published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Nintendo DS in 2006. They are the first installments in the fourth generation of the Pokémon (video game series), ''Pokém ...
'' *'' Ratchet & Clank – Gagaga! Ginga no Gakeppuchi Densetsu'' *''
Shooting Star Rockman , , and are 2006 action role-playing games developed and published by Capcom for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console; combined, they are the first game in the ''Mega Man Star Force'' series, a sub-series of the greater ''Mega Man'' fran ...
'' *'' Shippuu Tengoku Kaze no Klonoa'' *'' Sonic! Dash & Spin'' *''I'm Galileo!'' *''
Kirby of the Stars Kirby may refer to: Buildings * Kirby Building, a skyscraper in Dallas, Texas, United States * Kirby Lofts, a building in Houston, Texas, United States * Kirby Hall, an Elizabethan country house near Corby, Northamptonshire, England * Kirby Hous ...
'' *'' Kirby of the Stars! Moretsu Pupupu Hour!'' *''
Metal Fight Beyblade ''Beyblade: Metal Fusion'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga created by Takafumi Adachi, serialized in Shogakukan's monthly magazine ''CoroCoro Comic'' between September 2008 and February 2012. The manga inspired an anime produc ...
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Pokémon Platinum is a 2008 role-playing video game developed by Game Freak and published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. It is the third version of games based in the Sinnoh region after ''Pokémon Diamond'' and ''Pearl'' and is part ...
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Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver and are 2009 video game remakes, remakes of the 1999 Game Boy Color role-playing video games Pokémon Gold and Silver, ''Pokémon Gold'' and ''Silver'', also including features from ''Pokémon Crystal''. The games are part of the fourth gener ...
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Pokémon Colosseum ''Pokémon Colosseum'' is a role-playing video game developed by Genius Sonority and published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the GameCube. A spin-off of the ''Pokémon'' series, it was released on November 21, 2003 in Japan, March 22 ...
'' *''Sap-kun'' *''
Mysterious Joker is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hideyasu Takahashi. The series was originally published as a one-shot, then later began serialization in Shogakukan's ''Bessatsu CoroCoro Comic Special'', ''CoroCoro Comic'', and ''CoroC ...
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2010s

*'' Baku Tech! Bakugan'' *''
Cross Fight B-daman ''B-Daman Fireblast'', known in Japan as , is the second B-Daman anime series in the ''Crossfire'' saga, succeeding ''B-Daman Crossfire'', and is based on the Emblem Charge System introduced in the toyline in September 2012. It premiered on ...
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Danball Senki , or simply ''LBX'', is a series of action role-playing video games created by Level-5 (video game company), Level-5, involving small plastic model robots known as LBXs (standing for "Little Battler eXperience") that fight on dioramas made out ...
'' *'' Denjyarasu Jiisan Jya!'' *''
Future Card Buddyfight was a Japanese collectible card game created by Bushiroad. The first products began releasing simultaneously worldwide from January 24, 2014. On June 15, 2020, Bushiroad announced it would end production of the card game, with the fin ...
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Hero Bank is a role-playing video game developed and published by Sega for the Nintendo 3DS. It was released in Japan on March 20, 2014. A sequel, ''Hero Bank 2'', was released in Japan on November 27, 2014. An anime television series adaptation by T ...
'' *'' Inazuma Eleven: Ares no Tenbin'' *'' Metal Fight Beyblade ZeroG'' *''
Pokémon Black and White and are 2010 role-playing video games developed by Game Freak and published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. They are the first installments in the fifth generation of the ''Pokémon'' video game series. First rel ...
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Pokémon Black and White 2 is a Japanese media franchise consisting of List of Pokémon video games, video games, Pokémon (TV series), animated series and List of Pokémon films, films, Pokémon Trading Card Game, a trading card game, and other related media. The fran ...
'' *''
Pokémon X and Y ''Pokémon X'' and ''Pokémon Y'' are 2013 role-playing video games developed by Game Freak and published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. They are the first installments in the sixth generation of the main ''Pok ...
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Puzzle & Dragons is a puzzle video game with Role-playing video game, role-playing and strategy games, strategy elements, developed and published by GungHo Online Entertainment for the iOS, Android (operating system), Android, and Amazon Fire platforms. ''Puzz ...
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Kamiwaza Wanda is a Japanese media franchise created by Takara Tomy. It consists of two manga series, both published by Shogakukan from 2016 to 2017, and a 47-episode anime television series by TMS Entertainment, aired on TBS from April 2016 to March 2017 ...
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Splatoon is a third-person shooter video game franchise created by Hisashi Nogami and Shintaro Sato and developed and owned by Nintendo. Set in the far future on a Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, post-apocalyptic Earth that has been repopulat ...
'' *'' Minions'' *''
Rich Police Cash! Rich may refer to: Common uses * Rich, an entity possessing wealth * Rich, an intense flavor, color, sound, texture, or feeling ** Rich (wine), a descriptor in wine tasting Places United States * Rich, Mississippi, an unincorporated commu ...
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Yōkai Watch is a Japanese role-playing video game series and associated media franchise created and developed by Level-5. The first game in the series was released for the Nintendo 3DS in 2013. Three main sequels and several spinoffs, on both Nintendo a ...
''


2020s

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Doraemon is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Fujiko F. Fujio. First serialized in 1969, the manga's chapters were collected in 45 volumes published by Shogakukan from 1974 to 1996. The story revolves around an earless robotic ...
'' *''Schau Lof'' *''
Hagemaru , or simply ''Hagemaru'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shinbo Nomura. The series was published in the Shogakukan magazine ''CoroCoro Comic'' from 1985 to 1995. It tells the story of a young boy named Hagemaru and his ...
Reboot'' *''Makycu N-Zoch'' *''Zip Zap'' *''
Pokémon is a Japanese media franchise consisting of List of Pokémon video games, video games, Pokémon (TV series), animated series and List of Pokémon films, films, Pokémon Trading Card Game, a trading card game, and other related media. The fran ...
'' *''Black Channel'' *''Shikkoku no Harinezumi:
Shadow the Hedgehog is a character created by the Japanese game developers Takashi Iizuka (game designer), Takashi Iizuka, Shiro Maekawa, and Kazuyuki Hoshino. He is a major character in Sega's ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' franchise. An Anthropomorphism, anthropomorph ...
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Circulation


Rivals

''Corocoro'' has had many rival magazines in the past, with one of them, ''
Comic Bom Bom was a monthly Japanese children's manga magazine published by Kodansha and aimed at elementary school boys. It was first published on October 15, 1981, and ceased publication in 2007. A web version of the magazine has been published on Pixiv Com ...
'', closing down due to declining sales. The current competition includes ''
V Jump is a Japanese shōnen manga magazine, focusing on manga as well as video games based on popular manga. The magazine's debut was in 1990 by Shueisha under the '' Jump'' line of magazines. History In the early 1990s, Shueisha directed ''Weekly ...
'' and '' Saikyo Jump''.


Past rivals

*' (January 1979–February 1982) *' (January 1981–January 1983) *''
Comic Bom Bom was a monthly Japanese children's manga magazine published by Kodansha and aimed at elementary school boys. It was first published on October 15, 1981, and ceased publication in 2007. A web version of the magazine has been published on Pixiv Com ...
'' (November 1981–December 2007) *' (November 1985–January 1989) *' (January 2004–October 2009) *''
Kerokero Ace was a Japanese shōnen manga magazine published in Japan by Kadokawa Shoten. It directly focused on the ''Sgt. Frog'' series and other works promoted by Bandai such as Gundam. The magazine contained manga comics, computer game reviews, merchand ...
'' (December 2007–September 2013)


Current rivals

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V Jump is a Japanese shōnen manga magazine, focusing on manga as well as video games based on popular manga. The magazine's debut was in 1990 by Shueisha under the '' Jump'' line of magazines. History In the early 1990s, Shueisha directed ''Weekly ...
'' (since June 1993) *''
Monthly Shōnen Ace is a monthly '' shōnen'' manga magazine in Japan published by Kadokawa Shoten, started in 1994. Unlike the big ''shōnen'' weeklies with circulation figures in the millions, ''Ace'' is aimed at a less mainstream audience, and has a particular em ...
'' (since December 1994) *''
Saikyō Jump is a Japanese monthly Shōnen manga, ''shōnen'' manga magazine published by Shueisha. The magazine was started on December 3, 2010 with three completely original titles and seven spin-off (media), spin-off manga from series in ''Weekly Shōnen J ...
'' (since January 2012)


Foreign adaptations

*'' CO-CO!'' (Hong Kong) *''CoroCoro Monthly'' (Taiwan) *''Dragon Comic CORO-CORO'' (China)


See also

* ''
Weekly Shōnen Sunday is a weekly manga magazine published in Japan by Shogakukan since March 1959. Contrary to its title, ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' issues are released on Wednesdays. ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' has sold over 1.8billion copies since 1986, making it ...
'' * ''
Weekly Shōnen Jump is a weekly Shōnen manga, ''shōnen'' manga anthology published in Japan by Shueisha under the ''Jump (magazine line), Jump'' line of magazines. The manga series within the magazine consist of many Action (fiction), action scenes and a fair ...
''


References


External links


Official site
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