Ribon (りぼん) is a monthly Japanese shōjo manga magazine published by Shueisha, first issued in August 1955. Its rivals are Nakayoshi and Ciao. The target audience is young girls roughly 5-13 years old.

Each issue is roughly 400+ pages and contains various stories printed on multicolored newsprint. It is distributed with a sackful of goodies (furoku) that range from small toys to colorful note paper and other things, with the characters of various Ribon manga on them. Readers can also send in stamps for mail order gifts (zen-in) in some issues.

Mangaka and series featured in Ribon

• Fujio Akatsuka
  • Himitsu no Akko-chan
• Min Ayahana
  • Akazukin Chacha
• Mihona Fujii
  • Gals!
• Maguro Fujita
  • Kero Kero Chime
• Aoi Hiiragi
  • Hoshi no Hitomi no Silhouette
  • Mimi o Sumaseba
• Keiko Honda
  • Tsuki no Yoru Hoshi no Asa
• Yukari Ichijō
  • Suna no Shiro
• Koi Ikeno
  • Nurse Angel Ririka SOS
  • Tokimeki Tonight
• Rurika Kasuga
  • Fancy Lala
• Kaoru Kitazawa
  • Ya-Ya-Yah ga Yattekuru!
• Ryo Maekawa
  • Animal Yokocho
• Yōko Maki
  • Aishiteruze Baby
  • STAR BLACKS
• Megumi Mizusawa
  • Hime-chan no Ribbon
• Miho Obana
  • Andante
  • Kodocha
  • Partner
• Mayu Sakai
  • Nagata-chou Strawberry
  • Peter Pan Syndrome
• Momoko Sakura
  • Chibi Maruko-chan
• Ayumi Shiina
  • Baby Love
• Yue Takasuka
  • Good Morning Call
• Kozue Takeuchi
  • Ageha 100%
• Arina Tanemura
  • Full Moon
  • Ginyuu Meika
  • Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne
  • Shinshi Doumei Cross
  • Time Stranger Kyoko
• Ai Yazawa
  • Gokinjo Monogatari
  • Kagen no Tsuki
  • Tenshi Nanka Ja Nai
• Mitsuteru Yokoyama
  • Mahoutsukai Sally (adapted into the first shōjo and magical girl anime)
• Wataru Yoshizumi
  • Handsome na Kanojo
  • Kimi Shika Iranai
  • Marmalade Boy
  • Mint na Bokura
  • Random Walk
  • Ultra Maniac

Related Magazines

• Cookie
• Meng Meng (Chinese version of Ribon)
• Ribon Bikkuri
• Ribon Original

External links

• Ribon Waku-Waku Station (the official Ribon webpage) (Japanese)
• Ribon no Heya (Japanese)
• Love Dream Smile (Japanese)
• Emi-chan's Ribon
• Ribon Translations Garden
• Ribon profile at Anime News Network

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