Current Magazines

Listed in English alphabetical order.

I have tried to confirm that these are all in current release, and qualify as both horror/mystery and girls’ magazines.  (There are also horror comics magazines for women; I’ve done my best not to include those.)

"True horror" refers to comics which are made from "true" stories reported by anyone from professional psychics to the magazine’s subscribers.  I personally don’t care much for this subgenre as the stories are necessarily vague and anecdotal, but it seems to be quite popular.

Additions and corrections are welcome!

• Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi
  ほんとにあった怖い話
  Homepage:  ほんとにあった怖い話トップ (Japanese only)
  Publisher:  Asahi Shimbun Company (朝日新聞社)
  Category:  True horror
  Release Schedule:  Bimonthly (odd-numbered months) on the 24th
  Magazine Code:  08193
  Notes:  Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi ("Scary Stories that Really Happened") began as a series in the now discontinued magazine Halloween.  It was formerly published by Asahi Sonorama (朝日ソノラマ).
• Mystery Bonita
  ミステリーボニータ
  Publisher:  Akita Shoten (秋田書店)
  Category:  Mystery/suspense
  Release Schedule:  Monthly on the 6th
  Magazine Code:  18439
• Nemuki
  ネムキ
  Homepage:  ネムキトップ (Japanese only)
  Publisher:  Asahi Shimbun Company (朝日新聞社)
  Category:  Horror
  Release Schedule:  Bimonthly (even-numbered months) on the 13th
  Magazine Code:  07227
  Notes:  Nemuki was published as Nemurenu Yoru no Kimyou na Hanashi (眠れぬ夜の奇妙な話) ("Strange Tales for Sleepless Nights") before the original publisher, Asahi Sonorama (朝日ソノラマ), decided to abbreviate the title.  Series run in this magazine are still released under the Nemurenu Yoru no Kimyou na Hanashi Comics banner.
• Spica
  スピカ
  Homepage:  Webコミック　 GENZO (Japanese only)
  Publisher:  Gentosha (幻冬舎)
  Category:  Mystery
  Release Schedule:  Monthly on the 28th
  Magazine Code  13628
  Notes:  Spica is actually just Mystery B St. retitled and started with all the same series.  It is now available in a digital version (Windows only) along with the boys’ horror magazine Genzo (幻蔵).
• Susperia Mystery
  サスペリアミステリー
  Publisher:  Akita Shoten (秋田書店)
  Category:  Mystery
  Release Schedule:  Monthly on the 24th
  Magazine Code  04155
  Notes:  Susperia Mystery began as a series of special editions of Susperia before becoming its own magazine and finally absorbing its parent publication.

Past Magazines

Qualifying magazines no longer in publication.

But many volumes of titles which appeared in these magazines can still be found, so they’re included for reference.  (Besides, some of them are sorely missed!)

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