Bessatsu Friend
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January 2007 issue of Bessatsu Friend
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| Categories | Shōjo manga |
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| Frequency | Monthly |
| Circulation | 91,750 (2010) |
| First issue | March 1965 |
| Company | Kodansha |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Website | http://betsufure.net/ |
Bessatsu Friend (別冊フレンド Bessatsu Furendo?) is a Japanese shōjo manga magazine published by Kodansha, aimed at teenage girls. It was originally conceived as a bessatsu, or companion magazine, to Shōjo Friend, which is no longer published. Bessatsu Friend is commonly known by the abbreviated name Betsufure (別フレ?) and is published on the 8th of each month.
In October 2005, a manga serialized in Bessatsu Friend named Flower of Eden was pulled from publication and recalled by both Kodansha and overseas by Tokyopop, after it was revealed that the manga artist, Yuki Suetsugu, had copied art directly from Slam Dunk and Real by Takehiko Inoue.[1] The magazine originally featured manga focused on romance, however with the start of publications by manga artists like Keiko Suenobu, it began publishing such that moved away from that main focus. Betsufure publishes manga by many well known manga artists, such as Miwa Ueda, Satomi Ikezawa, Ayu Watanabe, Fuyumi Soryo, Nanba Atsuko, and Keiko Suenobu.
Series
| Title | Creator(s) | Genre | First issue | Last issue |
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| Akogare あこがれ |
Chieko Hosokawa | Romance, Slice of Life | 1970 | 1970 |
| Angel Wars エンジェル★ウォーズ |
Miwa Ueda | Drama, Romance | 1994 | 1995 |
| Mars | Fuyumi Soryo | Romance | 1996 | 2000 |
| Boys'n Girl | Kei Yasunaga | Comedy, Romance | 1997 | 2000 |
| Peach Girl ピーチガール (Pīchi Gāru) |
Miwa Ueda | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 1997 | 2004 |
| Guru Guru Pon-chan ぐるぐるポンちゃん |
Satomi Ikezawa | Romantic comedy | 1998 | 2000 |
| Abenoseimei Love Stories: Banquet of Flowers 華の宴 - 安倍晴明恋語り |
Tami Takada | Romance | 1999 | 2000 |
| Girl Got Game (Power!!) |
Shizuru Seino | Romance, Sports, Gender Bender | 1999 | 2002 |
| Mars: A Horse With No Name MΑRS外伝 名前のない馬 (MARS Gaiden Namae no Nai Uma) |
Fuyumi Soryo | Romance | 1999 | 1999 |
| Abenoseimei Love Stories: The Flower-Crown Princess 華冠の姫 - 安倍晴明恋語り |
Tami Takada | Romance | 2000 | 2001 |
| Flower of Eden エデンの花 (Eden no Hana) |
Yuki Suetsugu | Drama, Romance | 2000 | 2004 |
| The Wallflower ヤマトナデシコ七変化 (Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge) |
Tomoko Hayakawa | Drama, Romantic comedy | 2000 | 2015 |
| Abenoseimei Love Stories: The Flower-Blossom Girl 華咲みの乙女 - 安倍晴明恋語り |
Tami Takada | Romance | 2001 | 2001 |
| Othello オセロ |
Satomi Ikezawa | Romance | August 2001 | September 2004 |
| A Perfect Day for Love Letters 恋文日和 (Koibumi Biyori) |
George Asakura | Romantic comedy | 2001 | 2001 |
| Vitamin ビタミン |
Keiko Suenobu | Drama, Psychological, School Life, Slice of Life | 2001 | 2001 |
| Life ライフ (Raifu) |
Keiko Suenobu | Horror, Drama, Mature, Psychological, Romance, Tragedy | 2002 | 2009 |
| My Heavenly Hockey Club 極楽青春ホッケー部 (Gokuraku Seishun Hockey Bu) |
Ai Morinaga | Comedy, Romance | 2002 | 2005 |
| Akkan Baby あっかんベービー |
Miyaōchi Saya | Comedy, Drama, Romance, School Life, Smut | August 2004 | January 2005 |
| Deep Love: Ayu no Monogatari Deep Love アユの物語 |
Yoshi and Yū Yoshii | Drama, Romance, Tragedy | 2004 | 2004 |
| Deep Love: Host Deep Love ホスト |
Yoshi and Yū Yoshii | Drama, Tragedy | 2004 | 2005 |
| Peach Girl: Sae's Story 裏 ピーチガール (Ura Peach Girl) |
Miwa Ueda | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 2004 | 2006 |
| Senpai to Kanojo 先輩と彼女 |
Atsuko Nanba | Romance | 2004 | 2005 (last volume) |
| C-blossom-Case 729- | Miwa Ueda | Action, Drama, Mystery | 2005 | 2005 |
| Deep Love: Reina no Unmei Deep Love レイナの運命 |
Yoshi and Yū Yoshii | Drama, Romance, Tragedy | 2005 | 2005 |
| Love Attack! 純愛特攻隊長! (Junai Tokkō Taichō!) |
Shizuru Seino | Comedy, Romance, Slice of life | 2005 | 2009 |
| Shirahata no Shōjo 白旗の少女 |
Tomiko Higa and Saya Miyauchi | Drama, Historical | 2005 | 2005 |
| Minima! | Machiko Sakurai | Comedy | December 2006 | February 2008 |
| Honma ni Kanjani Eight!! ほんまに関ジャニ∞!! |
Saya Miyauchi | 2007 | 2010 | |
| Papillon パピヨン―花と蝶― (Papiyon -Hana to Chō-) |
Miwa Ueda | Romance | 2007 | December 2009 |
| Tonari no 801-chan: Fujoshiteki Kōkō Seikatsu となりの801ちゃん〜腐女子的♥高校生活〜 |
Jin | Romantic comedy, Slice of life | November 2007 | April 2009 |
| 17: Jūnana 17─じゅうなな─ |
Machiko Sakurai | 2008 | 2010 | |
| Coelacanth シーラカンス |
Kayoko Shimotsuki | Drama, Mystery, Psychological, Slice of Life | 2008 | 2008 |
| Kare wa Tomodachi 彼はトモダチ |
Yoshioka Ririko | Drama, Romance, School Life, Slice of Life | 2008 | 2010 |
| Kin Kyori Renai 近キョリ恋愛 |
Rin Mikimoto | Comedy, Romance | 2008 | 2011 |
| Shiro no Eden 白のエデン |
Ririko Yoshioka | Comedy, Drama, Harem, Romance, School Life, Slice of Life | 2010 | 2011 |
| Ooki ni Kanjani Eight! おおきに関ジャニ∞!! (Ooki ni Kanjani ∞ !!) |
Saya Miyauchi | 2011 | 2013 | |
| Gakuen Ouji 学園王子 |
Jun Yuzuki | Comedy, Drama, Harem, Romance, School Life, Smut | 2008 | 2011 |
| L DK | Ayu Watanabe | Romantic comedy, Drama, Slice of Life | 2009 | Ongoing |
| Oboreru Knife 溺れるナイフ (Oboreru Naifu) |
George Asakura | Drama, Romance, School Life, Slice of Life | 2009 | 2014 |
| Kirara no Hoshi キララの星 |
Ai Morinaga | Comedy, Romance, School Life | 2010 | 2015 |
| Kamiya-kun to Kamiya-san 神谷くんと神谷さん |
Ayahito Katsuma | 2010 | 2010 | |
| Kare wa Diablo 彼はディアボロ (Kare wa Deiaboro) |
Kayoko Shimotsuki | Comedy, Romance, School Life, Supernatural | 2010 | 2011 |
| Tonari no Atashi 隣のあたし (Tonari no Atashi) |
Nanba Atsuko | Drama, Romance, School Life | 2008 | 2012 |
| Hanakun to Koisuru Watashi 花君と恋する私 |
Fuyu Kumaoka | Romance, slice of life | 2011 | Ongoing |
| Rose & Wolf 薔薇とオオカミ (Bara to Ōkami) |
Jun Yuzuki | Comedy, Romance, School Life, Supernatural | 2011 | 2013 |
| Kyō no Kira-kun きょうのキラ君 |
Rin Mikimoto | Drama, Romance, School Life, Slice of Life | January 2012 | August 2014 |
| P and JK PとJK |
Maki Miyoshi | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 2013 | Ongoing |
| Kiss Him, Not Me[2][3] 私がモテてどうすんだ (Watashi ga Motete Dōsunda) |
Junko | Romance, Slice of life | 2013 | Ongoing |
| Kurosaki-kun no Iinari ni Nante Naranai 黒崎くんの言いなりになんてならない |
Makino | Romance, Comedy | 2014 | Ongoing |
Related magazines
References
External links
- Betsufure.net - official site of Bessatsu Friend (Japanese)
- Bessatsu Friend (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
