Petit Flower

Petit Flower
プチフラワー
	Cover of the September 1984 issue
Categories	Manga (shōjo)
First issue	1980
Final issue	March 2002
Company	Shogakukan
Country	Japan
Based in	Tokyo
Language	Japanese

Petit Flower (プチフラワー, Puchifurawā) was a Japanese shōjo manga magazine published by Shogakukan. Founded in 1980, the magazine ceased publication in March 2002, when it was replaced by the magazine Flowers.

History

Shogakukan began publishing Petit Flower as a regular magazine in 1980, after the success of Flower Comic, a one-off special issue of the manga magazine

Bessatsu Shōjo Comic.^[1] The magazine targeted a readership of girls in their late teens.^[2] The magazine was initially edited by Junya Yamamoto [ja], who was also the editor of Bessatsu Shōjo Comic;^[2] consequently, the artists published in Petit Flower typically were given limited editorial support but a significant degree of editorial freedom.^[3]

The magazine published works by several of Shogakukan's most notable female manga artists, such as Moto Hagio and Keiko Takemiya. It is credited with launching the careers of Reiko Okano^[4] and Keiko Nishi.^[3] Petit Flower folded in March 2002, and was replaced the following month with the magazine Flowers.^[2]

Serializations and one-shots

Mesh by Moto Hagio (1980–1984)
The Visitor by Moto Hagio (1980)
Yumemiru Wakusei by Shio Satō (1980–1984)
Kaze to Ki no Uta by Keiko Takemiya (1981–1984)^[a]
Yume no Ishibumi by Toshie Kihara (1982–1997)
4/4 by Moto Hagio (1983)
Kawa yori mo Nagaku Yuruyaka ni by Akimi Yoshida (1983–1985)
Fancy Dance by Reiko Okano (1984–1990)
Hanshin: Half-God by Moto Hagio (1984)
One Zero by Shio Satō (1984–1986)
X+Y by Moto Hagio (1984)
Blue Moon by Masumi Moriwaki (1985–1988)
Marginal by Moto Hagio (1985–1987)
Tomoi by Wakuni Akisato (1985–1986)
Watashi o Tsuki made Tsuretette! by Keiko Takemiya (1985–1986)
Lucky Jō-chan no Atarashii Shigoto by Fumiko Takano (1986–1987)
Iguana Girl by Moto Hagio (1992)
A Cruel God Reigns by Moto Hagio (1993–2001)
Amakusa 1637 by Michiyo Akaishi (2000–2002)^[b]

Notes

^ Began serialization in Sho-Comi in 1976.
^ Continued serialization in Flowers.

References

^ Toku 2015, p. 200.
^ ^a ^b ^c Brient, Hervé. "Hagio Moto, une artiste au cœur du manga moderne". du9 (in French). Retrieved January 27, 2021.
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^ Toku 2015, p. 226.

Bibliography

Toku, Masami (2015). International Perspectives on Shojo and Shojo Manga: The Influence of Girl Culture. Routledge. p. 250.
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[5] Began serialization in Sho-Comi in 1976.

[6] Continued serialization in Flowers.

[FOOTNOTEToku2015200-1] Toku 2015, p. 200.

[du9-2] Brient, Hervé. "Hagio Moto, une artiste au cœur du manga moderne". du9 (in French). Retrieved January 27, 2021.

[Fausto-3] 
ISSN 2552-9900
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[FOOTNOTEToku2015226-4] Toku 2015, p. 226.

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v t e Petit Flower
1980s	The Visitor (1980) Kaze to Ki no Uta (1981–1984) † 4/4 (1983) Fancy Dance (1984–1990) Hanshin: Half-God (1984) X+Y (1984) Marginal (1985–1987) Tomoi (1985 – 1986)
1990s	Iguana Girl (1992) A Cruel God Reigns (1993–2001)
2000s	Amakusa 1637 (2000–2002) †
Related	Flowers Shogakukan
† Indicates titles that began or continued serialization in other magazines