—or simply ''Asuka Fantasy DX'' or ''Fantasy DX''—was a Japanese

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published by

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. Originally, it was a bimonthly special issue of '' Monthly Asuka'', but was spun off as a separate monthly magazine in June 1994. Manga published in this magazine were published through the Asuka Comics DX imprint from Kadokawa. This magazine published titles of adventure, fantasy, and

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such as '' Angelique'' and ''

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''.

Selected series

*''

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'' by Chisato Nakamura (1991-1996) (see article image to the right) *''

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'' by Masaki Sano and Kyō Watanabe (1992) *''

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'' by Masaki Sano and Kyō Watanabe (1992-1997) *'' Angelique'' by Kairi Yura (1996) *''

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'' by

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(1996-1998) *'' Messiah Knight: The Vision of Escaflowne'' by Yuzuru Yashiro (1996-1997) *''

'' by Cain Kuga (1997-1998) *'' Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit's Tale'' by

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and Setsuko Yoneyama (1998)

Related magazines

* '' Monthly Asuka''

References

External links

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