Lala
Lala
Lala
LaLa
Tōko Mizuno
Frequency Monthly
Circulation 125,500[1]
(July-September, 2016)
First issue July 1976
Company Hakusensha
Country Japan
Language Japanese
Website LaLa
LaLa is a monthly Japanese shōjo manga magazine published by Hakusensha. The magazine is
published on the 24th of each month. The magazine's bonus content are usually calendars for
New Year issues, drama CDs and so on. The magazine was ranked fifth together
with Shogakukan's Shōjo Comic and Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine by Japanese girls as
their favorite manga anthology in a survey conducted by Oricon in 2006.[2][3]
Contents
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1About
o 1.1History
o 1.2Television commercials
2Current serializing titles
3Past serializing titles
o 3.10-9
o 3.2A
o 3.3B
o 3.4C
o 3.5D
o 3.6E
o 3.7F
o 3.8G
o 3.9H
o 3.10I
o 3.11J
o 3.12K
o 3.13L
o 3.14M
o 3.15N
o 3.16O
o 3.17P
o 3.18R
o 3.19S
o 3.20T
o 3.21U
o 3.22V
o 3.23W
o 3.24Y
o 3.25Z
4Related magazines
o 4.1By publisher
o 4.2By genre
5References
6External links
About[edit]
LaLa is the second shōjo manga magazine that Hakusensha published. Series' that are
serialized in LaLa is collected into tankōbon under the label, Hana to Yume Comics (花とゆめコ
ミックス), together with other Hana to Yume serialized manga. Fanbooks, illustration books for
the serialized series’ are published under the Hana to Yume Comics Special (花とゆめコミック
ススペシャル).
Readers of the magazine are 97% female while the other 3% are male readers. Its age
demographic consists of 4% percent for under-13 readers, 23.4% for readers aged 13–17, 20%
for readers aged 18–20, 13% for readers aged 21–23 while the remaining 29.7% of the readers
are aged 24 years old and up.[4] Readers aged 24 and up are the demographic of the highest
percentage.[4]
History[edit]
LaLa began its publication in July 1976 as a sister magazine to Hana to Yume as Hana to Yume
LaLa (花とゆめ LaLa) which was published bi-monthly. The magazine's first publication featured
Ryōko Yamagishi's Hana no Seitachi (花の精たち) and was priced at 290 yen. The magazine's
first editor in chief was Nobumasa Konagai. The current editor in chief is Ikushū Ichikawa.[5]
Then in September 1977, the magazine changed its frequency and became a monthly magazine.
It then became its own independent magazine with a sister magazine of its own, LaLa DX.
In 1985, Hakusensha started publishing special publications of LaLa that was published
irregularly under different titles over the years. It first started with LaLa Deluxe that was published
seasonally. It later became the magazine's sister magazine, LaLa DX.
Since LaLa Deluxe had been published, various special publication or supplement issues had
been published. Bessatsu LaLa: Bessatsu RaRa (別冊LaLa : 別冊ララ) was the first published
supplemental issue for LaLa. It was first published in the summer of Shōwa 57 and ended in
Spring of Shōwa 59.[6] Bessatsu LaLa (別冊Lala) had succeeded Bessatsu LaLa: Bessatsu
RaRa and was published bi-monthly from 1984 to 1985.[7]
My LaLa, a special edited compilation of the magazine was published from the Autumn of Shōwa
59 to the Spring of 1985.[8] LaLa Special Wendy (LaLaスペシャルWendy) was published first in
Summer 1985 and its last issue was on June 1986 with a total of 5 issues.[9]
LaLa Special Cindy (LaLaスペシャルCindy) was then published to replace LaLa Special Wendy.
The first issue for LaLa Special Cindy was published from Summer 1986 to Autumn 1986. It was
later revived for 2 issue which were published from Autumn to Winter of 1987 issue.[10]
Since 2004, the special publication or supplemental issue of LaLa has been published as LaLa
Special which serializes LaLa's side stories of the related series as well as featuring various
manga artists' one-shots.
Television commercials[edit]
The magazine had a series of commercials which was directed by Shō Yanagisawa called LaLa
Kara no Oshirase (LaLaからのお知らせ, Information from LaLa).[11] This series of commercials
had won the Grand Prix award in the film category for "Best of Communication Media and
Publication" in Ad Fest 2009.[12] LaLa Kara no Oshirase Sui'ei Hen (LaLaからのお知らせ 水泳 篇
) and LaLa Kara no Oshirase Chikyū Ondanka Hen (LaLaからのお知らせ 地球温暖化篇) had
also won 2 silver medals in the same event.[12]
The series was also named as one of the "Gold Stars" in the 2nd Ad Stars 2009 Busan
International Advertising Festival.[13]
Related magazines[edit]
By publisher[edit]
Asuka
Margaret
References[edit]
1. ^ Jump up to:a b "Girl's Manga" (in Japanese). Japanese Magazine Publishers Association.
September 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
2. Jump up^ 意外!?女のコが一番好きなコミック誌は「週刊少年ジャンプ」! (in Japanese). Oricon.
Archived from the original on April 10, 2006. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
3. Jump up^ "Weekly Shōnen Jump Top Anthology with Girls". Anime News Network.
Retrieved October 17, 2009.
4. ^ Jump up to:a b "JMPA読者構成データ - LaLa" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japanese Magazine
Publishers' Association. Retrieved August 14, 2009.
5. Jump up^ "テレビアニメ『夏目友人帳』の製作発表会リポート【PV場面カットも公開】 - ファ
ミ通.com" (in Japanese). Famitsu. Retrieved February 2, 2010.
6. Jump up^ "国立国会図書館 NDL-OPAC(書誌 詳細表示 ) - 別冊LaLa : 別冊ララ" (in Japanese).
National Diet Library. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
7. Jump up^ "国立国会図書館 NDL-OPAC(書誌 詳細表示 ) - 別冊LaLa" (in Japanese). National Diet
Library. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
8. Jump up^ "国立国会図書館 NDL-OPAC(書誌 詳細表示 ) - My LaLa" (in Japanese). National Diet
Library. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
9. Jump up^ "国立国会図書館 NDL-OPAC(書誌 詳細表示 ) - Wendy : Lalaスペシャル" (in
Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
10. Jump up^ "国立国会図書館 NDL-OPAC(書誌 詳細表示 ) - Cindy : Lalaスペシャル" (in Japanese).
National Diet Library. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
11. Jump up^ イー・スピリット キャスティング受賞作品集 キャスティング・広告制作・ホームペー
ジ制作・キャンペーン (in Japanese). E-Spirit. Archived from the original on April 19, 2010.
Retrieved January 28, 2010.
12. ^ Jump up to:a b アサツー ディ・ケイ、第12回「アジア太平洋広告祭(アド・フェスト2009)」でフィ
ルム部門グランプリを受賞 (in Japanese). Asatsu-DK Inc. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
13. Jump up^ "Busan Ad Stars, On Track to International Renown". Adobo/Sanserif, Inc. Archived
from the original on October 4, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
External links[edit]
LaLa at Hakusensha.co.jp (in Japanese)
Official Twitter of LaLa's Editorial Department (in Japanese)
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