Shojo Beat is a shōjo manga magazine published in North America by VIZ Media. Shojo Beat is targeted toward older teenage girls, hence the magazine's "T+" (meaning 16 and over) rating. The word "shojo" means "girl" in Japanese. Shōjo or shoujo (少女 lit. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... This article deals with the American media company. ...

Shojo Beat began serialization in August 2005, featuring Nana Komatsu of NANA on its cover. Since then, the magazine has undergone numerous changes in its development, such as introducing Moko the Panda as the magazine's mascot. New sections such as "Girl Hero", about girls who are making a difference; new fashion columns and a new "Beat Girl" have appeared in the serial. Nana Komatsu ) is a ficitional character in the manga/anime series, NANA, by Yazawa Ai. ... Serialized in Cookie Shojo Beat(ends serialization in August) Original run November 15, 2002 – Still running No. ...

Serialized in Shojo Beat

This article or section contains information regarding scheduled, forthcoming or expected future book(s). The content may change dramatically as the book release approaches and more information becomes available.

• Absolute Boyfriend (Zettai Kareshi) - by Yuu Watase
• Baby and Me (Aka-chan to Boku) - by Marimo Ragawa (will exit in the October 2007 issue)
• Backstage Prince (Kiwametsuke Gakuya Ura Ōji) - by Kanoko Sakurakoji (exited in the March 2007 issue)
• Crimson Hero (Beni'iro Hero) - by Mitsuba Takanashi
• Godchild (Hakushaku Cain) - Kaori Yuki (exited the magazine after the June 2006 issue)
• Harukanaru Toki no Naka de - Hachiyō Shō ("In A Distant Time: Hachiyō Chapter") - by Tōko Mizuno (starting in the November 2007 issue)
• Honey and Clover (Hachimitsu to Kurōbā) - by Chika Umino (starting in the September 2007 issue)
• Kaze Hikaru - by Taeko Watanabe (exited the magazine in the September 2006 issue)
• Nana - by Ai Yazawa (will exit in the August 2007 issue)
• Sand Chronicles (Suna-dokei) - by Hinako Ashihara (will start in the August 2007 issue)
• Vampire Knight - by Matsuri Hino (started in the July 2006 issue)
• Yume-Kira: Dream Shoppe - by Aqua Mizuto (starting in the April 2007 issue) (will exit in the July 2007 issue)

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Published under the Shojo Beat label

• Absolute Boyfriend (Zettai Kareshi) - by Yuu Watase
• Aishiteruze Baby (I Love Ya, Baby) - by Yoko Maki
• Baby and Me (Aka-chan to Boku) - by Marimo Ragawa
• Beauty is the Beast (Bijo ga Yaju) - by Tomo Matsumoto
• Beauty Pop - by Kiyoko Arai
• Crimson Hero (Beni-iro Hero) - by Mitsuba Takanashi
• Fall in Love Like a Comic! (Manga Mitaina Koishitai) - by Chitose Yagami
• Full Moon o Sagashite ("Searching for the Full Moon") - by Arina Tanemura
• Fushigi Yūgi - Genbu Kaiden - by Yuu Watase
• The Gentleman's Alliance (Shinshi Dōmei Cross) - by Arina Tanemura
• Godchild (Hakushaku Cain) - by Kaori Yuki
• High School Debut (Kōkō Debut) - by Kazune Kawahara
• Kamikaze Girls (Shimotsuma Monogatari) - by Novala Takemoto (original novel) and Yukio Kanesada (art)
• Kaze Hikaru - by Taeko Watanabe
• La Corda D'Oro (Kin-iro no Corda) - by Yuki Kure
• Lovely Complex (Love*Com) - by Aya Nakahara
• MeruPuri (MeruPuri: The Märchen Prince) - by Matsuri Hino
• Millenium Snow (Sennen no Yuki) - by Bisco Hatori
• Nana - by Ai Yazawa
• Ouran High School Host Club (Ōran Kōkō Host Club) - by Bisco Hatori
• Princess Knight (Ribbon no Kishi) - by Osamu Tezuka (an excerpt will be published in the June 19th, 2007 issue of Shojo Beat)
• Punch! - by Rie Takada
• Special A (S.A.) - by Minami Maki
• Skip Beat! - by Yoshiki Nakamura
• Socrates in Love (Sekai no Chushin de, Ai wo Sakebu) - by Kyoichi Katayama (original novel) and Kazumi Kazui (art)
• Tail of the Moon (Tsuki no Shippo) - by Rinko Ueda
• Cain Saga (prequel of Godchild) - by Kaori Yuki
• Tokyo Boys & Girls (Tōkyō Shōnen Shōjo) - by Miki Aihara
• Ultra Maniac - by Wataru Yoshizumi
• Vampire Knight - by Matsuri Hino
• Wild Ones (Arakure) - by Kiyo Fujiwara
• Yume-Kira: Dream Shoppe - by Aqua Mizuto
• Yurara (Yurara no Tsuki) - by Chika Shiomi
• Shojo Beat Manga Artist Academy

Absolute Boyfriend ) is a manga series by Yuu Watase, first released in English in North America by Viz Media in February 2006. ... Yuu Watases self-portrait, including a Henohenomohe mask Yuu Watase , born March 5, 1970) in Osaka) is a Japanese shōjo manga author and artist. ... Serialized in Ribon Original run November 15, 2002 – January 2005 No. ... Yoko Maki (槙ようこ Maki Yōko), born Yoko Fuke (福家 陽子 Fuke Yōko, born July 11, 1981) is a manga artist. ... Baby and Me (Japanese: 赤ちゃんと僕 or Aka-chan to Boku) is one of the representative works of Marimo Ragawa. ... Marimo Ragawa (羅川 真里茂; Ragawa Marimo) was born on September 21, but her age is unknown. ... Beauty is the Beast is a manga series by Tomo Matsumoto, currently published in English by Viz Medias Shojo Beat. ... Tomo Matsumoto , born January 3, ? in Osaka) is a Japanese shōjo manga artist. ... Beauty Pop (ByÅ«tÄ« Poppu) is a manga series currently serialized in Japans Ciao magazine. ... Kiyoko Arai ), real name Kiyoko Haku ), is a mangaka born on June 1 in Tokyo, Japan. ... Crimson Hero (originally published as Beni-iro Hero in Japan) is a shōjo manga written by Mitsuba Takanashi, the author of Tenshi no Pocket and The Devil Does Exist (originally published as Akuma de Sōrō in Japan). ... Full Moon o Sagashite (Searching for the Full Moon) is a Japanese manga and anime series focussing on a 12-year old girl named Mitsuki. ... Arina Tanemura ) (March 12, 1978 - ) is a mangaka who does mainly shōjo manga. ... Fushigi YÅ«gi Genbu Kaiden (ふしぎ遊戯玄武開伝) is a Japanese manga written by YÅ« Watase. ... Yuu Watases self-portrait, including a Henohenomohe mask Yuu Watase , born March 5, 1970) in Osaka) is a Japanese shōjo manga author and artist. ... Shinshi Doumei Cross (紳士同盟† Shinshi Dōmei Kurosu), officially translated as The Gentlemen Alliance, is the latest shōjo manga by Arina Tanemura, currently running in Ribon. ... Arina Tanemura ) (March 12, 1978 - ) is a mangaka who does mainly shōjo manga. ... This article is about a Japanese anime manga series. ... Kaori Yuki (由貴 香織里 Yuki Kaori) is a manga artist (or mangaka) from Tokyo. ... Kamikaze Girls , literally Shimotsuma Story or A Tale of Shimotsuma) is a novel, manga, and movie. ... Novala Takemoto , born January 26, 1968) is a Japanese author and fashion designer. ... Kaze Hikaru (風光る, literally Shining Wind or The Wind Shines) is a manga series by Taeko Watanabe. ... Taeko Watanabe (渡辺 多恵子 Watanabe Taeko, born August 29, 1960) is a manga-ka. ... Original run October 1, 2006 – On going No. ... Hometown:Chiba,Japan Date of Birth: Skills:Plays the piano Interview with Yuki Kure [:http://www. ... Serialized in Margaret Original run September 2001 – December 2006 No. ... MeruPuri, originally titled Merupuri Märchen Prince ), is a 4 volume manga series by Matsuri Hino. ... Matsuri Hino ) is a Japanese manga artist. ... Millennium Snow ), otherwise known as A Thousand Years of Snow, is the title of a manga series written and illustrated by Japanese author Bisco Hatori about a young girl about to die and the vampire that just might save her life. ... Bisco Hatori (葉鳥ビスコ Hatori Bisuko, born August 30) is a manga artist or manga-ka. ... Serialized in Cookie Shojo Beat(ends serialization in August) Original run November 15, 2002 – Still running No. ... Ai Yazawa (矢沢あい Yazawa Ai) (born March 7, 1967) is a popular girls manga author in Japan. ... Serialized in LaLa Original run August 5, 2003 – Ongoing No. ... Bisco Hatori (葉鳥ビスコ Hatori Bisuko, born August 30) is a manga artist or manga-ka. ... Princess Knight was a Japanese manga that ran through four serializations from 1954 to 1968, as weell as a 1967 Japanese childrens animated series called Ribbon No Kishi. this show that was dubbed into English and brought over to Western audiences in 1970, where it was called Choppy anf... Dr. Osamu Tezuka , November 3, 1928 - February 9, 1989) was a mangaka (Japanese manga artist) and animator. ... Serialized in Shoujo Comic Original run 2005 – 2006 No. ... Rie Takada ) was born August 10th in Hokkaidō, her western zodiac is the Leo and her blood type is O. She made her debut with SP Girl in the 1990s Shojo Comic issue 17. ... Special A is an ongoing shoujo series serialized in the biweekly magazine Hana to Yume. ... Skip Beat! is a shojo manga by Yoshiki Nakamura about a girls revenge on a boy who viciously betrays and uses her to gain his way into stardom. ... Yoshiki Nakamura [ 仲村佳樹 ] is a Japanese manga-ka Manga works Blue Wars Cant Give Up MVP (MVP wa Yuzurenai) Skip Beat! Tokyo Crazy Paradise Yume de Au yori Suteki (Better Than Seeing In A Dream) This anime/manga-related article is a stub. ... Socrates in Love, also known as Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World (Japanese title: Sekai no ChÅ«shin de, Ai wo Sakebu, 世界の中心で、愛をさけぶ) is a Japanese novel written by Kyoichi Katayama (片山恭一). It was published by Shogakukan in April 2001. ... Kyoichi Katayama (片山恭一 Katayama Kyōichi, born January 5, 1959) is a Japanese author. ... Kazumi Kazui (一井 かずみ Kazui Kazumi) is a mangaka whos well known for illustrating the manga adaptation of Socrates in Love. ... Serialized in Original run 2002 – No. ... This article is about a Japanese anime manga series. ... Kaori Yuki (由貴 香織里 Yuki Kaori) is a manga artist (or mangaka) from Tokyo. ... Tokyo Boys & Girls is a manga series by Miki Aihara, currently published in English by Viz Medias Shojo Beat. ... Miki Aihara (相原実貴 Aihara Miki), born in Shizuoka Prefecture on June 10, is a Japanese mangaka noted for creating the manga series Hot Gimmick and the series Tokyo Boys & Girls. ... Serialized in Ribon Original run February, 2002 – January, 2004 No. ... Wataru Yoshizumi ) is a Japanese mangaka. ... Vampire Knight ) is a shōjo manga by Matsuri Hino. ... Matsuri Hino ) is a Japanese manga artist. ... Wild Ones (also known as Arakure) is a manga, Japanese comic, by Kiyo Fujiwara. ... Yume Kira Dream Shoppe (ゆめゆめ煌々堂, Yumeyume-Kirakira-Do) is a manga by Aqua Mizuto. ...

Published under the Shojo Beat Fiction imprint

• Be With You (Ima, Ai ni Yukimasu) - by Takuji Ichikawa (original novel), Yoko Iino (story), and Sai Kawashima (art)
• Hot Gimmick S - by Megumi Nishizaki, alternate ending to the Hot Gimmick series by Miki Aihara
• Kamikaze Girls (Shimotsuma Monogatari) - by Novala Takemoto (original novel) and Yukio Kanesada (art)
• Socrates in Love (Sekai no Chushin de, Ai wo Sakebu) - by Kyoichi Katayama (original novel) and Kazumi Kazui (art)

Hot Gimmick ) is a 12-volume shōjo manga by Miki Aihara that was serialized in the Japanese manga anthology Betsucomi from December 2000 to July 2005. ... Hot Gimmick ) is a 12-volume shōjo manga by Miki Aihara that was serialized in the Japanese manga anthology Betsucomi from December 2000 to July 2005. ... Miki Aihara (相原実貴 Aihara Miki), born in Shizuoka Prefecture on June 10, is a Japanese mangaka noted for creating the manga series Hot Gimmick and the series Tokyo Boys & Girls. ... Kamikaze Girls , literally Shimotsuma Story or A Tale of Shimotsuma) is a novel, manga, and movie. ... Novala Takemoto , born January 26, 1968) is a Japanese author and fashion designer. ... Socrates in Love, also known as Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World (Japanese title: Sekai no Chūshin de, Ai wo Sakebu, 世界の中心で、愛をさけぶ) is a Japanese novel written by Kyoichi Katayama (片山恭一). It was published by Shogakukan in April 2001. ... Kyoichi Katayama (片山恭一 Katayama Kyōichi, born January 5, 1959) is a Japanese author. ... Kazumi Kazui (一井 かずみ Kazui Kazumi) is a mangaka whos well known for illustrating the manga adaptation of Socrates in Love. ...

Published under the Shojo Beat video label

• Full Moon o Sagashite
• Kamikaze Girls

Full Moon o Sagashite (Searching for the Full Moon) is a Japanese manga and anime series focussing on a 12-year old girl named Mitsuki. ... Kamikaze Girls , literally Shimotsuma Story or A Tale of Shimotsuma) is a novel, manga, and movie. ...

External links

• Shojo Beat homepage
• Shojo Beat's MySpace
• Viz Media