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Margaret

Issue 12 cover of Margaret from 2010, featuring Usotsuki Lily by Ayumi Komura, released on May 20, 2010.
Categories	Shōjo manga
Frequency	Weekly (1963–1988) Bi-weekly (since 1988)
Circulation	11,000 (December 2023)
Founded	1963
Company	Shueisha
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Website	margaret.shueisha.co.jp

Margaret (マーガレット, Māgaretto) is a bi-weekly shōjo manga magazine published by Shueisha on the 5th and 20th of every month. Its title was stylized in Latin script between 1988 and 1990. It is published in print in B5 format. As of October 2018, a digital version of each issue is available on the same day as the print edition.

History

Margaret was first launched as a weekly manga magazine in May 1963. It is Shueisha's second-oldest active publication. The magazine was known as Weekly Margaret (週刊マーガレット) until 1998, when it was renamed to Margaret and moved to a bi-weekly publication schedule, with issues released on the 5th and 20th of each month.

When manga serialized in Margaret are collected into tankōbon volumes, they are published under the Margaret Comics imprint. Series from sister magazine Bessatsu Margaret are also published under the Margaret Comics imprint. Margaret's other sister magazine, The Margaret, was published quarterly until its disbandment in 2023.

In 2009, the circulation was 154,584. However, the circulation dropped to 95,044 in 2010. The publisher reported its average circulation was 16,000 as of February 2022 and 11,000 as of December 2023. As of 2016, the magazine is also published online.

Margaret's target demographic is middle school and high school girls, as well as young adult women. Based on a survey conducted by Shueisha in 2023, the majority of Margaret's readership is teenagers, with 21.6% of readers aged 10–14, 30.0% aged 15–19, and 17.6% aged 20–24.

Serializations

Current

• Anyway I'd Rather Be in Love Than Cry (2022–present)
• Ayakashi-san to Tagaime no Hanayome (2019–present)
• Black Marriage (2020–present)
• Fukakouryoku no I Love You (2023–present)
• Heartbeat in a Corner (2024–present)
• Kaijuu no Hanataba (2024–present)
• Mei-chan no Shitsuji DX (2014–present)
• Naisho no Kawaikochan (2023–present)
• Nidome no Koi wa, Hayami-kun to (2023–present)
• Pink & Habanero (2021–present)
• Please! Mr. Idol (2022–present)
• Sentimental Kiss (2020–present)
• Tsuki to Taiyou no Love Game (2022–present)
• Warui Ko demo Ii no (2018–present)
• Yojōhan no Ibarahime (2023–present)

Past

References

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20. Inc, Natasha. "森下suu「ショートケーキケーキ」完結！4月より3号連続で番外編を掲載". コミックナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-06-09. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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22. "種村有菜の新作、人間に恋した悪魔の令嬢描く「悪魔にChic×Hack」1巻". Natalie (in Japanese). 2017-07-25. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
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External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Margaret at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

• 1963 establishments in Japan
• Semimonthly manga magazines published in Japan
• Weekly manga magazines published in Japan
• Magazines established in 1963
• Shōjo manga magazines
• Shueisha magazines