was a
Japanese 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 ...
between 1999 and 2010.
Format
Sabra featured beautiful
Japanese
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models
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and articles geared toward young men. ''Sabra Magazine'' was comparable to ''
Maxim
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'', ''
FHM'', and ''
Stuff
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*Physical matter
*General, unspecific things, or entities
Arts, media, and entertainment
Books
*''Stuff'' (1997), a novel by Joseph Connolly
*''Stuff'' (2005), a book by Jeremy Strong
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'' in the United States.
Although the magazine focused on
gravure models (and no nudity), it also offered variety of news such as showbiz entertainment, gadgets, and people.
Publication schedule
The magazine was published bi-weekly, starting from 11 May 2000 until 25 October 2007. However, on 24 November 2007 ''Sabra'' magazine began to be published monthly.
Aside from regular publication, ''Sabra'' also published several one-shot collection books in a magazine format focused on a single model or group of models throughout years.
''Sabra'' magazine ceased publication in March 2010, only special edition magazine books are being published in print and the members only site.
In popular culture
A ''Sabra'' magazine cover (Year 2004, issue 011) was used in the well-received video game series "Metal Gear Solid". In "Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater", the cover of said Sabra issue was used as representation of the "book" item in-game. The item is utilized as a distraction in the game.
References
External links
Official Sabra magazine website
Sabra magazine cover archive
1999 establishments in Japan
2010 disestablishments in Japan
Biweekly magazines published in Japan
Defunct magazines published in Japan
Magazines established in 1999
Magazines disestablished in 2010
Magazines published in Tokyo
Men's magazines published in Japan
Monthly magazines published in Japan
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