Chara (magazine)

*Chara*
Categories	Yaoi, Shōjo
Frequency	Bimonthly
Publisher	Tokuma Shoten
First issue	1994
Country	Japan
Based in	Tokyo
Language	Japanese
Website	Chara

Chara (Japanese: Charaの本棚) is a Japanese bi-monthly Yaoi/Shōjo manga magazine published by Tokuma Shoten. First released in 1994, the magazine has since been adapted into two different spinoffs.

History

Chara was first published in 1994 as an offshoot of Animage. In the 22nd issue of Chara, it was announced that a split-off magazine entitled "Chara Selection" would co-circulate. Later on, another split-off entitled Char@ was made. The website for Chara was designed by C&S Design in 2014.^[1]

Notable published works

Chara

Clear Skies! (毎日晴天!, Mainichi Seiten!)
Interview with the Vampire (Manga adaptation)
Legend of the Galactic Heroes (銀河英雄伝説, Ginga Eiyū Densetsu) (Golden Wings)
Merry checker^[2]
Skyscrapers of Oz (オズの摩天楼, Oz no Matenrou)
Voice or Noise (ボイス・オア・ノイズ, Boisu oa Noizu)
Wild Adapter (ワイルドアダプター, Wairudo Adaputā)
My Beautiful Man (manga adaptation)

Chara Selection

A Gentleman's Kiss (爪先にキス, Tsumasaki ni Kiss)
Crimson Spell (クリムゾン・スぺル, Kurimuzon Superu)
Lover's Pledge (恋は契約のあとで, Koi wa Keiyaku no Atode)

References

^ "Works". csdesign.jp. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
^ "本棚の（ＢＬ）１０冊で自分を表現するよ". otajoy.hatenablog.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2015.

External links

Official website (in Japanese)
Bookshelf - (A list of the magazines works) (in Japanese)
Chara at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

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[1] "Works". csdesign.jp. Retrieved November 29, 2015.

[2] "本棚の（ＢＬ）１０冊で自分を表現するよ". otajoy.hatenablog.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2015.

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