is a Japanese science fiction and fantasy
''seinen'' manga magazine
Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) 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 prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is used ...
published by Kill Time Communication.
Its target readership is males between their teens and thirties. The first volume was released on July 25, 2006, and ran in bimonthly volumes until it switched to monthly publication, starting with Volume 30 on May 27, 2011. However, it switched back to bimonthly serialization following the release of Volume 34 on September 27, 2011. The final issue (Volume 40) was published on September 27, 2012, before it switched to a free, online-only publication on its website with full volumes and chapters available on
Nico Nico Douga's online book service, Nico Nico Seiga.
At the time it was launched, it was described by
Anime News Network as a "''
bishōjo
In Japanese popular culture, a , also romanized as ''bishojo'' or ''bishoujo'', is a cute girl character. ''Bishōjo'' characters appear ubiquitously in media including manga, anime, and computer games (especially in the ''bishojo'' game genre ...
'' battle magazine," reflecting the large proportion of stories featuring attractive young women engaged in adventure or combat in futuristic or young adult fantasy settings.
Many manga serialized in ''Comic Valkyrie'' are later published in
bound volumes under Kill Time Communication's ''Valkyrie Comics'' imprint. The magazine was published in B5 format and sold every other month on the twenty-seventh for 650 yen.
Serialized titles
Current titles (online)
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Dream Hunter Rem Alternative'' (Seiji Okuda & Hiura R)
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Freezing
Freezing is a phase transition where a liquid turns into a solid when its temperature is lowered below its freezing point. In accordance with the internationally established definition, freezing means the solidification phase change of a liquid o ...
'' (
Dall-Young Lim
Lim Dall-young (born June 14, 1977) is a South Korean author known for scripting the manhwa '' Unbalance Unbalance'' and the Korean–Japanese manhwa '' Black God'' and ''Freezing''. He is the founder of Artlim Media, which was established in 1 ...
& Kwang-Hyun Kim)
*''Freezing Pair Love Stories''
*''Freezing: Zero'' (
Dall-Young Lim
Lim Dall-young (born June 14, 1977) is a South Korean author known for scripting the manhwa '' Unbalance Unbalance'' and the Korean–Japanese manhwa '' Black God'' and ''Freezing''. He is the founder of Artlim Media, which was established in 1 ...
& Soo-Cheol Jeong)
*''Gaia Kitan'' (Toshimasa Komiya)
*''How to Build a Dungeon: Book of the Demon King'' (Warau Yakan & Komiya Toshimasa)
*''Infinite Blade'' (KEN+)
*''Kada Gaiden'' (Umio Sai)
*''Necrophile of Darkside Sister'' (Akira Kuzumiya)
*''Sister Bullet'' (Matsuzaki Yutaka)
*''Tatakau Onna no Ko-tachi'' (Katsuma Takazuki)
*''Wrestle! The Under Ground'' (Buredo)
*''Ziggurat'' (Miss Black)
*''Tadokoro-san'' (Tatsubon)
*''
Management of a Novice Alchemist
is a Japanese light novel series written by Mizuho Itsuki and illustrated by Fuumi. It began serialization online in November 2018 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by Fujimi Shobo, wh ...
'' (Mizuho Itsuki & kirero)
Past titles
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Mugen Senshi Valis'' (ZOL)
*''The Phantom King'' (
Dall-Young Lim
Lim Dall-young (born June 14, 1977) is a South Korean author known for scripting the manhwa '' Unbalance Unbalance'' and the Korean–Japanese manhwa '' Black God'' and ''Freezing''. He is the founder of Artlim Media, which was established in 1 ...
& Soo-Hyun Lee)
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Onihime VS
is a manga series written by Dall-Young Lim and illustrated by Soo-Hyun Lee, both who are known for the Korean manhwa '' Unbalance Unbalance'' and the light novel ''The Phantom King''. The series revolves around Setsuna Kashiwagi, a Japanese hi ...
'' (
Dall-Young Lim
Lim Dall-young (born June 14, 1977) is a South Korean author known for scripting the manhwa '' Unbalance Unbalance'' and the Korean–Japanese manhwa '' Black God'' and ''Freezing''. He is the founder of Artlim Media, which was established in 1 ...
& Soo-Hyun Lee)
*''Yankano!'' (Yanagihara Mitsuki)
*''Enma no Hanayome to Kimetsukerareta Fukou na Ore no Jinsei Keikaku'' (Sakuya Yūki)
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Koimoku'' (
Dall-Young Lim
Lim Dall-young (born June 14, 1977) is a South Korean author known for scripting the manhwa '' Unbalance Unbalance'' and the Korean–Japanese manhwa '' Black God'' and ''Freezing''. He is the founder of Artlim Media, which was established in 1 ...
& Hae-Won Lee)
*''Freezing: First Chronicle'' (
Dall-Young Lim
Lim Dall-young (born June 14, 1977) is a South Korean author known for scripting the manhwa '' Unbalance Unbalance'' and the Korean–Japanese manhwa '' Black God'' and ''Freezing''. He is the founder of Artlim Media, which was established in 1 ...
and Jae-Ho Yoon)
*''
Unbalance Unbalance'' (
Dall-Young Lim
Lim Dall-young (born June 14, 1977) is a South Korean author known for scripting the manhwa '' Unbalance Unbalance'' and the Korean–Japanese manhwa '' Black God'' and ''Freezing''. He is the founder of Artlim Media, which was established in 1 ...
& Soo-Hyun Lee)
*''GUNNER QUEEN'' (R-Ex)
*''Dual Soul One Body'' (Hiroshi Kajiyama)
*''
Kite Liberator
is a 2008 direct-to-video anime action science fiction film and second installment of the film series. It was directed and written by Yasuomi Umetsu, who previously directed the first film in the series. The film was released on March 21, 2008 ...
'' (Riku Omiya)
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Princess Lover!
is a Japanese visual novel and the first title developed by Ricotta. It was first released as an eroge for Microsoft Windows on June 27, 2008, in both limited and regular editions, which was followed by an all-ages release for the PlayS ...
'' (Ricotta & Yu Midorigi)
*''Tentacle Princess'' (Kuroha)
*''Rose × Marie'' (Shioji Urase)
*''MikoTama'' (Rei Kusakabe)
*''Nekomimi Gakuen Yorozuya'' (Yūki Kagura)
*''Wrestle! Idol'' (Buredo)
*''Susume! Kaijin Club'' (Noritaka Suzuki)
*''Tarot Maiden Kisara'' (Robaa)
*''BLANGEL'' (Yukito Watase)
*''Endless Eden'' (
Tateo Retsu
is a series of light novels written by Shoji Gatoh and illustrated by Shiki Douji. The series follows Sousuke Sagara, a member of the covert anti-terrorist private military organization known as Mithril, tasked with protecti ...
)
*''Zettai Fuhatsu Atomic Girl'' (Yukiji Nakayama)
*''Mitsurugi Haruka KikiIppai!'' (Kadiba Ataru)
*''Justice Research Group Serenade'' (Naoki Yokoyama)
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Crossdressing Pandemic
''Crossdressing Pandemic'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series by Mikuzu Shinagawa. Kill Time Communication serialized it in their web magazine ''Comic Valkyrie'' from August 13, 2019, to July 12, 2021, and collected it across two ' ...
'' (Mikuzu Shinagawa)
References
External links
''Comic Valkyries official website{{in lang, ja
ComiPedia:''Comic Valkyrie''
2006 establishments in Japan
2012 disestablishments in Japan
Defunct magazines published in Japan
Bi-monthly manga magazines published in Japan
Comic Valkyrie
Magazines established in 2006
Magazines disestablished in 2012
Online magazines with defunct print editions
Seinen manga magazines