Chara (magazine)

Japanese gay manga magazine

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CharaCategories| Yaoi, Shōjo

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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

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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

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### Chara

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* 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

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* 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

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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.

## External links

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

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