Asuka (magazine)

Asuka (あすか), formerly Monthly Asuka (月刊あすか, Gekkan Asuka), is a bimonthly Japanese shōjo manga magazine published by Kadokawa Shoten. The magazine was established in 1985. It is released on the 24th of every odd-numbered month as of May 2021. Much like its sibling publication Shōnen Ace, it places some emphasis on anime tie-ins and spinoffs. Manga serialized in Asuka are published in tankōbon format under the Asuka Comics imprint.

Notable manga artists and series featured in Asuka

Samamiya Akaza
- Bloody Mary
- Ballad x Opera
- Mr. Mallow Blue
Tamayo Akiyama
- Hyper Rune
- Mouryou Kiden
- Secret Chaser
Sumiko Amakawa
- Cross
Clamp
- Clamp School Detectives
- Legal Drug
- Shirahime-Syo: Snow Goddess Tales
- Suki: A Like Story
- Wish
- X
Fumino Hayashi
- Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days (spinoff of Neon Genesis Evangelion)
Akira Hiyoshimaru
- Book Girl and the Delicious Recipe
- Book Girl and the Lovesick Poet
Haruko Iida
- Crescent Moon
Kasane Katsumoto
- Hands Off!
Ayumi Kawahara
- Idol Densetsu Eriko
Yōko Kondō
- Suikyō Kitan (1988–1990)
Temari Matsumoto
- Kyo Kara MA no Tsuku Jiyuugyou! (based on the Kyo Kara Maoh! series)
Min Min
- Neon Genesis Evangelion: Gakuen Datenroku (spinoff of Neon Genesis Evangelion)
Ai Morinaga
- Yamada Tarō Monogatari
Nakano
- Biblia Koshodō no Jiken Techō
Majiko!, Gorō Taniguchi, and Ichirō Ōkouchi
- Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (spinoff of the anime series Code Geass)
Aya Shouoto
- Kiss of Rose Princess
- The Demon Prince of Momochi House
Yukiru Sugisaki
- D.N.Angel
- Lagoon Engine
- Lagoon Engine Einsatz
Satosumi Takaguchi
- Hana no Asuka-gumi!
- Sakende Yaruze
Kazusa Takashima
- Harlem Beat wa Yoake Made
Keiko Takemiya
- Tenma no Ketsuzoku
Yōko Tamotsu
- Midnight Occult Civil Servants
Okamura Tensai and Nokiya
- Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha (based on the anime Darker than Black)
Setsuri Tsuzuki
- Broken Angels
Cain Yuga
- Cowboy Bebop Shooting Star (based on the anime Cowboy Bebop, created by Hajime Yatate)
Yutaka Nanten and Hajime Yatate
- Cowboy Bebop (spinoff/adaptation of the anime series of the same name)
Kiyo Kujo and Sunao Yoshida
- Trinity Blood
Kairi Yura
- Angelique
- Saiunkoku Monogatari
Odagiri Hotaru
- The Betrayal Knows My Name
Suzuka Oda
- Psychic Detective Yakumo