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'''CoroCoro Comics''' (Japanese: '''コロコロ コミック''' ''CoroCoro Comics'') is a Japanese magazine published by [[Shogakukan, Inc.]]. | '''CoroCoro Comics''' (Japanese: '''コロコロ コミック''' ''CoroCoro Comics'') is a Japanese magazine published by [[Shogakukan, Inc.]]. | ||
Its name comes from the {{wp| | Its name comes from the {{wp|Japanese_sound_symbolism}} ''korokoro'', meaning a small, fat, spherical thing, because kids supposedly like them. | ||
CoroCoro regularly promotes toys and video games related to manga franchises, releasing stories and articles featuring them. Pokémon's big success in Japan owes to this in a way; [[Pokémon Blue Version (Japanese)|Pocket Monsters Blue]] was sold exclusively through the magazine at first. Of course, this helped CoroCoro's sales as well. Throughout its history, CoroCoro has held many [[illustration contests]] for the Pokémon Trading Card Game. | CoroCoro regularly promotes toys and video games related to manga franchises, releasing stories and articles featuring them. Pokémon's big success in Japan owes to this in a way; [[Pokémon Blue Version (Japanese)|Pocket Monsters Blue]] was sold exclusively through the magazine at first. Of course, this helped CoroCoro's sales as well. Throughout its history, CoroCoro has held many [[illustration contests]] for the Pokémon Trading Card Game. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The magazine was launched in 1977, aiming at young elementary-school age boys, younger than the age for {{wp|shōnen}} readers, which is about teenager age, but then became one of the most popular magazines in Japan. CoroCoro is now currently a monthly manga magazine, along with its two sister publications, ''Bessatsu CoroCoro'' and ''CoroCoro Ichiban!'', which are only released every two months. It is known as a source for Pokémon news, as many announcements pertaining to both the {{pkmn|anime}} and {{pkmn|games}} come to fans by way of the magazine. It also showcases [[Pokémon manga]], having released [[Pokémon Special]] since the {{special|Gold, Silver & Crystal chapter}}. In addition to Pokémon, other popular CoroCoro comics include {{wp|Doraemon}}, {{wp|Donkey Kong (series)|Donkey Kong}}, {{wp|Kirby (character)|Kirby}}, and {{wp|Beyblade}}. | The magazine was launched in 1977, aiming at young elementary-school age boys, younger than the age for {{wp|shōnen}} readers, which is about teenager age, but then became one of the most popular magazines in Japan. CoroCoro is now currently a monthly manga magazine, along with its two sister publications, ''Bessatsu CoroCoro'' and ''CoroCoro Ichiban!'', which are only released every two months. It is known as a source for Pokémon news, as many announcements pertaining to both the {{pkmn|anime}} and {{pkmn|games}} come to fans by way of the magazine. It also showcases [[Pokémon manga]], having released [[Pokémon Special]] since the {{special|Gold, Silver & Crystal chapter}}. In addition to Pokémon, other popular CoroCoro comics include {{wp|Doraemon}}, {{wp|Donkey Kong (series)|Donkey Kong}}, {{wp|Kirby (character)|Kirby}}, and {{wp|Beyblade}}. | ||