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[[Image:CoroCoro.png|thumb|right|The logo of the magazine]] | [[Image:CoroCoro.png|thumb|right|The logo of the magazine]] | ||
'''CoroCoro Comics''' (Japanese: '''コロコロ コミック''' ''CoroCoro Comics'') is a Japanese magazine published by [[Shogakukan, Inc.]]. The name comes from the | '''CoroCoro Comics''' (Japanese: '''コロコロ コミック''' ''CoroCoro Comics'') is a Japanese magazine published by [[Shogakukan, Inc.]]. The name comes from the {{wp|Japanese sound symbolism|Japanese phenomime}} ''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. | ||