Feel Young

is a monthly josei manga magazine published by Shodensha in Japan. Manga artists whose stories have run in the magazine include Moyoco Anno, Mitsue Aoki, Mitsukazu Mihara, Kiriko Nananan, Mari Okazaki, Erica Sakurazawa, Ebine Yamaji, and others.

Profile and relevance

The magazine was first published in 1989. When the magazine emerged in the late 1980s, it was part of a new wave of josei magazines like Young Rose and Cutie Comics, publishing manga like the ones of Kyoko Okazaki that distanced themselves from the soap-opera "Ladies Comics" of the 1980s and kept more elements of shōjo manga in their style. Rachel Thorn explains that the magazine is considered more artsy and progressive than other josei magazines like the more conservative You or the more mainstream Chorus. Some women who got works published in the artistic manga magazine ''Garo'', like Erica Sakurazawa, Kiriko Nananan and Shungicu Uchida, published their works also in ''Feel Young''. The manga artist Milk Morizono described that she felt like her work was sometimes out of place, because it was too dark for the light pages of the magazine.

In 1995, it had a circulation of 250,000, in the following year 150,000. In 2004, an issue of the magazine had a circulation around 72,000.

In 2024, a website counterpart called ''Our Feel'' was launched.

Serialized manga

1990s

*''The Rules of Love'' by Erica Sakurazawa (1993–1994)
*''IC in a Sunflower'' by Mitsukazu Mihara (1994–1997)
*''Nothing But Loving You'' by Erica Sakurazawa (1994–1995)
*'' Helter Skelter'' by Kyoko Okazaki (1995–1997)
*'' Happy Mania'' by Moyoco Anno (1996–2001)
*'' Sayonara Midori-chan'' by (1996–1997)
*'' Dolis'' by Maki Kusomoto (1998)
*''Doll'' by Mitsukazu Mihara (1998–2002)
*''Angel Nest'' by Erica Sakurazawa (1999–2000)

2000s

*'' Love My Life'' by Ebine Yamaji (2000–2001)
*''Hagane no Musume'' by Yōko Kondō (2001–2002)
*'' The Embalmer'' by Mitsukazu Mihara (2002–2013)
*'' New Hana no Asuka-gumi!'' by (2003–2009)
*'' Piece of Cake'' by George Asakura (2003–2008)
*'' Suppli'' by Mari Okazaki (2003–2009)
*'' Bunny Drop'' by (2005–2011)
*'' Gozen 3-ji no Muhōchitai'' by (2008–2009)
*'' Natsuyuki Rendezvous'' by (2009–2012)
*''Her'' by Tomoko Yamashita (2009–2010)

2010s

*''Suppli Extra'' by Mari Okazaki (2010)
*''&'' by Mari Okazaki (2010–2014)
*'' Ayame-kun no Nonbiri Nikushoku Nisshi'' by (2012–present)
*''Chūgakusei Nikki'' by (2013–present)
*''Will I Be Single Forever?'' (2014–2015) by Mari Okazaki
*'' Ghost of Undecimber'' by Suzume Takano (2015–2016)
*'' White Note Pad'' by Tomoko Yamashita (2015–2016)
*'' Piece of Cake: Bangai-hen'' by George Asakura (2015)
*''Ii ne! Hikaru Genji-kun'' by Est Em (2015–2021)
*''Kashimashi Meshi'' by Mari Okazaki (2016–present)
*''Kichijitsu Goyomi'' by Hisae Iwaoka (2017–present)
*''Ikoku Nikki'' by Tomoko Yamashita (2017–2023)
*''My Androgynous Boyfriend'' by Tamekō (2018–2023)

2020s

*'' Onna no Sono no Hoshi'' by Yama Wayama (2020–present)
*'' The Reason We Fall in Love'' by ma2 (2020–2023; transferred to Line Manga)
*'' Golden Raspberry'' by Aki Mochida (2020–present)
*''Kocchi Muite yo Mukai-kun'' by Yōko Nemu (2020–present)
*'' Gene Bride'' by Hitomi Takano (2021–present)

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1989 establishments in Japan
Josei manga magazines
Magazines established in 1989
Magazines published in Tokyo
Monthly manga magazines published in Japan
Shodensha