- Source: CoroCoro Comic
CoroCoro Comic (コロコロコミック, KoroKoro Komikku) is a Japanese Shōnen manga published by Shogakukan. It was established in 1977 and several of its properties, like Doraemon and the Pokémon series of games, have gone on to be cultural phenomena in Japan.
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.
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. On November 20, 2020, CoroCoro Comic cover designer Tariji Sasaki was recognized by Guinness World Records as the longest-running cover designer for a children's magazine. CoroCoro Aniki ended publication in March 2021.
History
The magazine was launched in 1977 as a magazine for Doraemon, which is one of the most popular manga in Japan. Before then Doraemon had been serialized in 6 Shogakukan magazines, targeted to students of 6 elementary school grades, that target audience has now increased. It collected stories of Doraemon from these magazines. It celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2007 with an exhibition at the Kyoto International Manga Museum.
Tie-ins
CoroCoro regularly promotes toys and video games related to their manga franchises, releasing stories and articles featuring them. Pocket Monsters/Pokémon's big success in Japan owes to this in a way; the Game Boy game Pocket Monsters Blue was sold exclusively through the magazine at first, which helped CoroCoro's sales as well. CoroCoro is also often a source of information about upcoming Pokémon games and movies.
Other successful tie-ins include:
Radio controlled car, Mini 4WD (with Tamiya)
Famicom, Super Famicom, and Game Boy line (with Nintendo and third parties)
Beyblade, B-Daman (with Takara)
Bikkuriman (with Lotte)
Barcode Battler (with Epoch Co.)
Manga series currently being serialized
= Manga titles currently serialized in Monthly CoroCoro Comic
=Super Mario-kun (Since November 1990)
Pocket Monsters / Pocket Monsters SPECIAL (Since April 1996)
CoroCoro Manga College (Since February 2001)
Fujiko F. Fujio Masterpiece Theater Doraemon (Since April 2002)
Denjyarasu Jiisan Jya! (Since April 2010)
Liar! Gokuo-kun (Since October 2011)
Danball Senki Wars (Since April 2013)
Danchi Tomoo 4-koma Park (Since September 2013)
100% Pascal-sensei (Since January 2015)
Splatoon (Since June 2016)
Maizen Sisters (Since November 2022)
Ace Angler: Fishing Spirits (Since December 2022)
Beyblade X (Since June 2023)
Fate Rewinder (Since January 2022)
Shikkoku no Harinezumi: Shadow the Hedgehog (Since September 2024)
= Manga titles currently serialized in Bessatsu CoroCoro Comic
=Super Mario-kun (Since February 1991)
Pokémon Pocket Monsters (Since February 1997)
Denjyarasu Jiisan Jya! (Since June 2010)
Duel Masters Victory (Since June 2011)
Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Since October 2012)
Lapis Lazuli (Since October 2012)
Big Gathering! We are Oreca! (Since December 2012)
Pokémon Torretta (Since February 2013)
A Penguin's Troubles Plus (Since April 2013)
Friendship Attached! Foot Burst (Since April 2013)
Nyaemon (Since April 2013)
Really!! Majime-kun! (Since June 2013)
Super Conversion War Mojibakeru G Beat! (Since June 2013)
Story of Duel Masters: Outrage (Since June 2013)
Cosmos Stamp (Since August 2013)
Orecabattle Oreca-Monsters Adventure-Retsuden (Since October 2013)
Puniru Is a Cute Slime (Since March 2022)
= Manga titles currently serialized in CoroCoro Ichiban
=Super Refreshing TV Life: Oha Suta Boy (Since November 2005)
Pokémon 4-koma Gag Picture book (Since November 2009)
Detective Conan Special (Since May 2011)
Super Mario-kun Theater (Since April 2013)
Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Since July 2013)
Yo-kai Watch Yoncoma Pun Club (Since April 2015)
Secret Society Eagle Talon (Since January 2016)
Chibi Kasu-kun (Since May 2016)
Hoshi no Kirby Everything on Today's Diary (Since July 2016)
Pokémon Special Sun•Moon Saga (Since January 2017)
Pokémon TCG Sun•Moon Saga (Since January 2017)
Star Kirby Puzzle Planet (Since January 2017)
Formerly serialized manga
This is a list of all manga that had been serialized by CoroCoro Comic at one point, but currently no longer.
= 1960s
=Kaibutsu-kun
Doraemon
= 1970s
=Game Center Arashi
= 1980s
=Bikkuriman
Oyaji-chan
Dash! Yonkuro
Ganbare, Kickers!
Honō no Dōkyūji: Dodge Danpei
Perman
Mashin Hero Wataru
= 1990s
=Saru Get You
Beyblade
Crash Bandicoot
Donkey Kong
DoReMi Fantasy
Duel Masters
Honō no Tōkyūji: Dodge Danpei
Kirby of the Stars: The Story of Dedede Who Lives in Pupupu
Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!!
Ore wa Otoko da! Kunio-kun (manga based on the Kunio-kun series)
Pokémon Blue (Japan)
Small Soldiers
Spyro The Dragon
Speed Racer
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
Super B-Daman
Super Bomberman
Super Mario-kun
Tamagotchi
Zoids
= 2000s
=Battle B-Daman
Bomberman Jetters
Crash B-Daman
Croket!
Dorabase
Denjyarasu Jiisan
Hidemaru the Soccer Boy - Adapted into the anime Forza! Hidemaru
Inazuma Eleven
Jak x Daxter ~Itachi de Waruika!!~
Keshikasu-kun
Kiyohara-kun
Mushiking: The King of Beetles
Rockman EXE
Solar Boy Django
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
Ratchet & Clank – Gagaga! Ginga no Gakeppuchi Densetsu
Shooting Star Rockman
Shippuu Tengoku Kaze no Klonoa
Sonic! Dash & Spin
I'm Galileo!
Kirby of the Stars
Kirby of the Stars! Moretsu Pupupu Hour!
Metal Fight Beyblade
Pokémon Platinum
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
Pokémon Colosseum
Sap-kun
Mysterious Joker
= 2010s
=Baku Tech! Bakugan
Cross Fight B-daman
Danball Senki
Denjyarasu Jiisan Jya!
Future Card Buddyfight
Hero Bank
Inazuma Eleven: Ares no Tenbin
Metal Fight Beyblade ZeroG
Pokémon Black and White
Pokémon Black and White 2
Pokémon X and Y
Puzzle & Dragons
Kamiwaza Wanda
Splatoon
Minions
Rich Police Cash!
Yōkai Watch
= 2020s
=Doraemon
Schau Lof
Hagemaru Reboot
Makycu N-Zoch
Zip Zap
Pokémon
Black Channel
Circulation
Rivals
Corocoro has had many rival magazines in the past, with one of them, Comic Bom Bom, closing down due to declining sales. The current competition includes V Jump and Saikyo Jump.
= Past rivals
=Shōnen Challenge (January 1979–February 1982)
100-Point Comic (January 1981–January 1983)
Comic Bom Bom (November 1981–December 2007)
One-Pack Comic (November 1985–January 1989)
Comic Bun-Bun (January 2004–October 2009)
Kerokero Ace (December 2007–September 2013)
= Current rivals
=V Jump (since June 1993)
Monthly Shōnen Ace (since December 1994)
Saikyō Jump (since January 2012)
Foreign adaptations
CO-CO! (Hong Kong)
CoroCoro Monthly (Taiwan)
Dragon Comic CORO-CORO (China)
See also
Weekly Shōnen Sunday
Weekly Shōnen Jump
References
External links
Official site (in Japanese)
CoroCoro Comic (coro.shogakukan.co.jp) at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
CoroCoro Comic (shogakukan.co.jp/corocoro/index.html) at the Wayback Machine (archived June 27, 1997)
Bessatsu CoroCoro Comic Minisite (in Japanese)
CoroCoro Ichiban Minisite (in Japanese)
CoroCoro Archive (in Japanese)
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Sho-Comi
- Big Comic Superior
- Shogakukan
- Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!!
- P-Man
- Doraemon
- Inazuma Eleven
- Mojacko
- Zoids: Chaotic Century
- Televi-Kun
- CoroCoro Comic
- Ghosts 'n Goblins
- Puniru Is a Cute Slime
- Star Fox
- Shogakukan
- List of Japanese manga magazines by circulation
- Pokémon: The Electric Tale of Pikachu
- List of best-selling comic series
- Comic BomBom
- Honō no Tōkyūji: Dodge Danpei
