The following is a list of notable manga magazines that were, and are published outside Japan. Not all magazines abroad published their own manga or had the rights to serialize manga originally published in Japan. To qualify for this list, the magazine has to have serialized manga included, or have a section discussing manga. Manga discussion can either be through reviews, or upcoming manga release info in detail. All magazine titles are written the same way in English, unless otherwise noted.
NameLanguageCountryFirst publishedLast publishedFrequencyPublisher DescriptionA-CLUB() Traditional Chinese British Hong KongHong Kong SAR, China 1986 2001 Bi-weekly Lam Caa-lei group A-CLUB was a magazine that was published in Hong Kong until 2001. Its main topic included Japanese anime, manga and the Japanese video game industry.Action HikenBrazilian PortugueseBrazil 2015MonthlyEstúdio ArmonA monthly anthology to reveal new talent in the national market, this magazine is very similar to Weekly Shōnen Jump, as it features the Table of Contest system and releases print for popular works.AmeriManga English CanadaUnited States 2002 2003 Monthly Studio Ironcat Published by Studio Ironcat, Amerimanga was a short lived magazine that focused on original English-language manga.AnimaniA German Germany 1994 Bi-Monthly Animagine GmbH Germany's oldest manga magazine, AnimaniA has been in publication for over 20 years. The magazine talks about the industry in general which also includes anime/pop culture.Anime Finnish Finland 2005 2017 Semi-quarterly H-Town Oy This magazine focused on mainly anime, but also had info on manga, and pop culture.Anime Insider English CanadaUnited States 2001 2009 Monthly Wizard Entertainment Published by Wizard, this magazine mainly focused on anime, but had upcoming manga release info as well as talk about Japanese culture. Publication ceased on March 26, 2009, with staff layoffs.Anime UK English United Kingdom 1991 1996 Monthly Ashdown Publishing Anime UK was a magazine that was published in the early/mid 1990s that focused on Japanese animation/culture. Notable people who worked for the magazine include Jonathan Clements, James Swallow, and Helen McCarthy.Animerica English CanadaUnited States 1992 2005 Monthly Viz Media Animerica was a popular magazine that focused on anime and manga titles, as well as related works.Animerica Extra English CanadaUnited States 1998 2004 Monthly Viz Media This magazine was a complement to its monthly review magazine Animerica. The target audience was intended to be for young females. Serialized titles include Banana Fish, Marionette Generation, and Video Girl Ai among others.Animonster Indonesia BandungIndonesia 1999 2014 Monthly Megindo Tunggal Sejahtera This magazine focused on manga drawing, learning talk in Japanese language, anime previews, Kathleen's corner, lifestyle, cosplay events, tokusatsu, sneak peek upcoming manga, etc.Aniway Dutch NetherlandsBelgium 1999 2023 Quarterly Aniway Foundation This magazine focused on anime, manga, and Japanese pop culture in general.Arigato Magazine Polish Poland 2008 Quarterly Studio Lain Arigato talks about the latest anime and manga releases to come out of Japan.Banzai! German Germany 2001 2005 Monthly Carlsen Verlag Banzai! was the German adaptation of the Japanese magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump. The magazine serialized manga titles from WSJ, as well as some original German manga-influenced comics.Be x Boy French France 2009 2012 Bi-Monthly Asuka Be x Boy was a magazine that was a French adaptation of its Japanese counterpart. B's LOG Spanish Spain 2009 2011 Monthly Planeta DeAgostini Published for two years, B's LOG focused on manga releases, and Japanese pop culture. Chinese Hong Kong SAR, China 1997 Weekly Co-co! is a magazine that has been published in Hong Kong for almost 20 years. It includes its own Chinese-influenced comics.Comic Champ() Korean South Korea 1991 Bi-weekly Daewon C.I. Comic Champ specializes in serializations of domestic Korean and imported Japanese comics. Titles serialized in Comic Champ are collected into volumes and published under the Champ Comics imprint.Daisuki German Germany 2003 2012 Monthly Carlsen Verlag This magazine was a German manga anthology for girls, publication lasted until May 2012 with the final issue.Hanalala Indonesian Indonesia 2006 2010 Monthly Elex Media Komputindo Hanalala was the Indonesian version of the manga magazines Hana to Yume and LaLa. Its target was a young female readership.Kawaii Polish Poland 1997