When you think of Shōjo manga, you think of one of a few names: Nakayoshi, Hana to Yume, LaLa, or Ribon.
Established in 1976 and still ongoing, Ribon is one of the most successful shoujo magazines in Japan, establishing many classic series and entries in the Magical Girl genre.
The magazine has had its share of spinoff titles, but all of them have since retired, with the last (Ribon Original) giving way in 2006.
Notable Ribon manga:
- Acro Trip
- Aishiteruze Baby
- Akazukin Chacha
- Animal Yokocho
- Boku wa Ookami
- Chibi Maruko-chan
- Chocomimi
- Fancy Lala
- Full Moon
- Gals!
- The Gentlemen's Alliance
- Gokinjo Monogatari
- Good Morning Call
- Hime-chan no Ribon
- Himitsu no Akko-chan
- I.O.N
- Kodocha
- Little Witch Academia: The Midnight Crown
- Marmalade Boy
- Maya's Funeral Procession
- Mint na Bokura
- Mistress Fortune
- Not Your Idol
- Nurse Angel Ririka SOS
- Phantom Thief Jeanne
- Powerpuff Girls Z
- Pretty Rhythm
- Random Walk
- Rozen Maiden: Dolls Talk
- Sakura Hime: The Legend of Princess Sakura
- Sally the Witch
- Short-Tempered Melancholic (anthology of one-shots; all of them were originally published in this magazine)
- Stardust Wink
- Tenshi Nanka Ja Nai
- Time Stranger Kyoko
- Tokimeki Tonight
- Ultra Maniac
- Yumeiro Pâtissière
- Zekkyou Gakkyuu
Manga from Ribon Original
- Chocomimi (started here in 2003 before moving to Ribon proper in 2004)
- Whisper of the Heart
Manga from Ribon Special
