Sho-Comi (少コミ), formerly published under its full name Shōjo Comic (少女コミック) until December 2007, is a shōjo manga magazine published semimonthly in Japan by Shogakukan since 1968. The magazine has gained a reputation for being a "love bible for maidens in love" or a "romance manga bible". The manga featured in Sho-Comi are later compiled and published in book form (tankōbon) under the Flower Comics imprint.

History

Shōjo Comic started in April 1968 as a monthly magazine, before its frequency increased to semimonthly in 1969. The frequency further increased to a weekly magazine in 1970, renaming itself to Weekly Shōjo Comic (週刊少女コミック). The magazine reverted back to the semimonthly Shōjo Comic in 1978. Beginning with the January 2008 issue published in December 2007, the magazine was renamed Sho-Comi.

Serializations

Current

Past

1968–1979

1980–1989

1990–1999

2000–2009

2010–2019

Reception

In 2007, the Japanese National PTA Conference ranked Sho-Comi the worst manga magazine for young children due to its excessive sexual content. Many concerned parents have advised publishers to be more wary of the availability of these magazines to young readers. From January to March 2019, Sho-Comi had 70,000 physical copies in circulation, which later dropped to 68,000 from April to June 2019. From July to September 2019, the magazine had 63,000 physical copies in circulation.