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Bessatsu Friend

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bessatsu Friend
Cover of the January 2007 issue of Bessatsu Friend, featuring Sprout
CategoriesShōjo manga[1][2]
FrequencyMonthly
Circulation
  • 11,000[3]
  • (October – December 2025)
First issueMarch 1965
CompanyKodansha
CountryJapan
Based inTokyo
LanguageJapanese
Websitebetsufure.net

Bessatsu Friend (Japanese: 別冊フレンド, Hepburn: Bessatsu Furendo), formerly known as Bessatsu Shōjo Friend (別冊少女フレンド, Bessatsu Shōjo Furendo), is a Japanese shōjo manga magazine published by Kodansha. 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 13th of each month.[4]

The magazine originally featured manga focused on romance, but with the start of publications by manga artists like Keiko Suenobu, it began publishing series that moved away from romance as a 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.

In October 2005, a manga serialized in Bessatsu Friend titled Flower of Eden was pulled from publication and recalled by both Kodansha and North American publisher Tokyopop, after it was revealed that the manga artist, Yuki Suetsugu, had copied art directly from Slam Dunk and Real by Takehiko Inoue.[5] After that, official imports of Bessatsu Friend publications became scarce.

Serialization

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Past

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1977–1989

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1990–1999

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2000–2009

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2010–2019

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2020–2029

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References

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  1. ↑ Thompson, Jason (2007). Manga: The Complete Guide. Del Rey Books. p. xxiii-xxiv. ISBN 978-0-345-48590-8.
  2. ↑ "Girl's Manga" (in Japanese). Japanese Magazine Publishers Association. September 2016. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  3. ↑ 別冊フレンド (第71回: 2025年10月～2025年12月) (in Japanese). Japanese Magazine Publishers Association. Archived from the original on May 16, 2026. Retrieved May 16, 2026.
  4. ↑ 別冊フレンド. Digital Daijisen Plus (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved May 5, 2021 – via Kotobank.
  5. ↑ Macdonald, Christopher (October 19, 2005). "Yuki Suetsugu Copies Art From Other Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 14, 2007.
  6. ↑ Tai, Anita (December 11, 2024). "Gazing at the Star Next Door Manga Gets Live-Action Film". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  7. ↑ 『たまらないのは恋なのか』アニメ化決定!!. Chill Chill. March 6, 2025. Archived from the original on March 6, 2025. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  8. ↑ Mateo, Alex (October 10, 2024). "K Manga Adds A Love Too Captivating Manga for Simulpub". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 2, 2024. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  9. ↑ Mateo, Alex (February 14, 2020). "My Boy in Blue Manga Ends". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  10. ↑ Loveridge, Lynzee (January 14, 2015). "Kodansha USA Licenses Maria the Virgin Witch Exhibition, Appleseed α, Fairy Tail Spinoff Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Watashi ga motete dôsunda vo". Manga News (in French). Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  12. ↑ Sherman, Jennifer (May 10, 2019). "Kiss Him, Not Me's Junko Launches New Manga in June". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  13. ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn. "Kodansha Comics Licenses Kakushigoto, My Roomie Is a Dino, Orient, 5 Other Manga for Digital Release". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
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