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CoroCoro Comic (コロコロコミック, KoroKoro Komikku) is a Japanese monthly manga magazine published by Shogakukan;[1] starting in May 15, 1977.
The name comes from a phenomime korokoro (ころころ) which means "rolling" and also represents something spherical, fat, or small, because children supposedly like such things. The magazine is A5-sized, about 6 cm (2 1/4 in) thick, and each issue is 750 pages long. CoroCoro Comic is released monthly with new issues on the 15th of each month (or earlier if the 15th falls on a weekend). CoroCoro Comic sold 400 million copies as of April 2017, making it one of the best-selling comic/manga magazines.[2]
The magazine has three sisters: Bessatsu CoroCoro Comic (別冊コロコロコミック), CoroCoro Ichiban! (コロコロイチバン) and CoroCoro Aniki (コロコロアニキ). Bessatsu and Ichiban! are published bi-monthly, while Aniki, which targeted an older audience, was released quarterly.
Tie-ins
CoroCoro regularly promotes toys and video games related to their manga franchises, releasing stories and articles featuring them, this includes ones for the Sonic the Hedgehog series.
Sonic the Hedgehog manga
CoroCoro Comic has published the following manga:
- Sonic the Hedgehog (Bessatsu CoroCoro Comic Special. August 1992-June 1994)
- Dash & Spin Super Fast Sonic (Bessatsu CoroCoro Comic Special. February 2002-February 2005)
- Super Mario-Kun: Mario & Sonic at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (CoroCoro Magazine, December 2019)
- The Jet Black Hedgehog: Shadow the Hedgehog[3] (CoroCoro Comic. 13 September 2024-15 February 2025)
References
- ↑ Schodt, Frederik L. (1996). Dreamland Japan: writings on modern manga. Stone Bridge Press. pp. 83. ISBN 188065623X.
- ↑ https://animeanime.jp/article/2017/05/04/33737.html
- ↑ A Shadow the Hedgehog Manga Serialization is now confirmed to begin as soon as the next issue of the CoroCoro Magazine. 2nd image text: "The manga serialization will start from the next issue!" #SonicNews https://x.com/TailsChannel/status/1821594820344721413