is a Japanese monthly

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magazine published by

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, starting in May 1976. Its main target is preschool-aged boys. It features super heroes such as ''

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'' and ''

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'', all of whom have gone on to be cultural phenomena in Japan. The name is a portmanteau of ''televi'', short for

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, and ''kun'', a Japanese honorific for small children, mainly young boys.

References

External links

Official website
Kodomo manga magazines Magazines established in 1976 Magazines published in Tokyo Monthly manga magazines published in Japan Shogakukan magazines {{Anime-mag-stub