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Kiss is a josei manga magazine published by Kodansha on a monthly basis that is aimed at an older female audience. We’ve gotten series in North America from expired publishers like DelRey. If we got any new series they would most likely come from Kodansha now.
So which series have we seen in North America? We’ve gotten two series from Kiss that I know. Nodame Cantabile was published by DelRey before it folded, and we never got the entire story. Man would it be nice to see that one rescued, but most likely not. Kimi wa Pet we got here from TokyoPop back long ago under the title Tramps Like Us . (Which was a horrible title for the series. You’re My Pet would have been cuter and more interesting. But that’s beside the point.) Tramps Like Us was the first josei title I ever read. Well, what other josei titles can we beg publishers for? Here’s what’s currently running in Kiss:
Yosh! Those are all the series currently running in Kiss. There are always short stories and one shots of course. These are the main series you will see that are ongoing.
So which of these series that’s non-licensed would I like to see? I haven’t read any of these series, so it’s hard to just choose. There are familiar mangaka, though.
How about you? What title would you buy if it was on the shelf?
When do new series debut in Japanese magazines? How can I know if a new series is starting in a magazine? Is there a date for debuts? I am learning the language, but I would like to be able to buy one of these magazines with a new series starting in it.
New series can debut at any time. Series conclude all the time, and the mangaka start new ones. The only way to know is to watch the website of the magazine. Most of them announce new series on their sites. If it’s a well known mangaka, you might see an announcement on Anime News Network, but it’s kind of rare. Akiko Hagashimura is currently writing 3 series that I know of. Two in Kiss and one in Cocohana. The shoujo magazine that just started the newest amount of series is Cheese! If you got the most recent issue from Amazon.jp, you’d get the start of several new series. I’m not sure about josei, but I have a friend I can ask.
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