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==History== | ==History== | ||
The magazine was launched in 1977, aiming at young elementary-school age boys, younger than the age for [[wp:shōnen|shōnen]] readers, which is about teenager age, but then became one of the most popular magazines in Japan. CoroCoro is now currently a monthly manga magazine, along with it's two sister publications, ''Bessatsu CoroCoro'' and ''CoroCoro Ichiban!'', which are only released every two months. It is known as a source for [[Pokémon]] news, as many announcements pertaining to both the {{g|anime}} and {{g|games}} come to fans by way of the magazine. In addition to [[Pokémon]], other popular CoroCoro comics include {{wp|Doraemon}}, {{wp|Donkey Kong (series)|Donkey Kong}}, {{wp|Kirby (character)|Kirby}}, and {{wp|Beyblade}}. It also contains [[Pokemon Manga]], having only have missed out on the Red and Blue Manga. However, it has contained Gold and Silver, Ruby and Sapphire, Diamond and Pearl and Platinum. It also gives leaked information about the [[ | The magazine was launched in 1977, aiming at young elementary-school age boys, younger than the age for [[wp:shōnen|shōnen]] readers, which is about teenager age, but then became one of the most popular magazines in Japan. CoroCoro is now currently a monthly manga magazine, along with it's two sister publications, ''Bessatsu CoroCoro'' and ''CoroCoro Ichiban!'', which are only released every two months. It is known as a source for [[Pokémon]] news, as many announcements pertaining to both the {{g|anime}} and {{g|games}} come to fans by way of the magazine. In addition to [[Pokémon]], other popular CoroCoro comics include {{wp|Doraemon}}, {{wp|Donkey Kong (series)|Donkey Kong}}, {{wp|Kirby (character)|Kirby}}, and {{wp|Beyblade}}. It also contains [[Pokemon Manga]], having only have missed out on the Red and Blue Manga. However, it has contained Gold and Silver, Ruby and Sapphire, Diamond and Pearl and Platinum. It also gives leaked information about the [[Version|games]] and the [[Pokémon Anime|anime]], such as the leaked revelation of Arceus, the announcement of [[Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|a new game]] in May, and the leaked revelation of ''[[Arceus: To a Conquering Spacetime]]''. | ||
==Other Series== | ==Other Series== | ||
Revision as of 13:04, 9 May 2009
CoroCoro Comics (Japanese: コロコロ コミック CoroCoro Comics) is a Japanese magazine published by Shogakukan, Inc..
Its name comes from the phenomime korokoro, meaning a small, fat, spherical thing, because kids supposedly like them.
CoroCoro regularly promotes toys and video games related to manga franchises, releasing stories and articles featuring them. Pokémon's big success in Japan owes to this in a way; Pocket Monsters Blue was sold exclusively through the magazine at first. Of course, this helped CoroCoro's sales as well.
History
The magazine was launched in 1977, aiming at young elementary-school age boys, younger than the age for shōnen readers, which is about teenager age, but then became one of the most popular magazines in Japan. CoroCoro is now currently a monthly manga magazine, along with it's two sister publications, Bessatsu CoroCoro and CoroCoro Ichiban!, which are only released every two months. It is known as a source for Pokémon news, as many announcements pertaining to both the Pokémon anime and Pokémon games come to fans by way of the magazine. In addition to Pokémon, other popular CoroCoro comics include Doraemon, Donkey Kong, Kirby, and Beyblade. It also contains Pokemon Manga, having only have missed out on the Red and Blue Manga. However, it has contained Gold and Silver, Ruby and Sapphire, Diamond and Pearl and Platinum. It also gives leaked information about the games and the anime, such as the leaked revelation of Arceus, the announcement of a new game in May, and the leaked revelation of Arceus: To a Conquering Spacetime.
Other Series
Besides Pokémon, CoroCoro also promotes other magna series. This is a list of those series.
1970s
- Doraemon
- Game Center Arashi
1980s
- Bikkuriman
- Oyaji-chan
- Dash! Yonkuro
- Dodge Danpei
- Ganbare Kickers
1990s
- Ape Escape
- Crash Bandicoot
- Donkey Kong
- Duel Masters
- Fatal Fury Special
- Kirby
- Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!!
- Macross 7
- Ore wa Otoko da! Kunio-kun
- Street Fighter II V
- Super B-Daman
- Cyborg Kuro-chan
- Speed Racer
- Super Mario-kun
- Tamagotchi
- Wataru
- Zoids
2000s
- Battle B-Daman
- Beyblade
- Bomberman Jetters
- Crash B-Daman
- Croket!
- Denjyarasu Jiisan
- Inazuma Eleven
- Jak x Daxter ~Itachi de Waruika!!~
- Mushiking
- Rockman EXE
- Ratchet and Clank-Gagaga! Ginga no Gakeppuchi Densetsu
- Ryusei no Rockman
- Sonic! Dash & Spin
- I'm Galileo!
- Kirby of the Stars
CoroCoro Pokémon Illustration Contest
In late 1997, CoroCoro held an Illustration Contest, in which the top three illustrators had their artwork featured as one of the Vending Machine cards.
| Winner | Card | Type | Rarity | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuuki Kawamura | Poliwrath | 
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Series 1 |
| Keita Takahashi | Snorlax | 
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|
Series 1 |
| Kazuhiko Nishihara | Mewtwo | 
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Series 3 |
External links
- Official CoroCoro site (Japanese)
- CoroCoro Comics on Wikipedia (English)
