WWeekly Asahi Geinō , often shortened to simply Asahi Geinō or Asagei (アサ芸), is a shūkanshi founded by Hirotomo Takei and published by Tokuma Shoten in Japan. It was first published under the title Weekly Asahi Geinō Newspaper in January 1946, though the title and size were changed to the current one in October 1956. The longest-running manga in the world by a single author, Sennin Buraku by Kō Kojima, was published in the first issue with the new title, and ran from 1956 to 2014.
WComic LO is a Japanese lolicon-focused erotic manga magazine. The magazine has been published by Akane Shinsha since October 2002, and was published irregularly until May 2004, when it became a monthly magazine. The "LO" stands for "lolita only", reflecting its focus on fictional prepubescent, early pubescent and highly juvenile-looking girls.
WComic Yuri Hime is a manga anthology magazine published in Japan by Ichijinsha. It began as a quarterly publication in July 2005, but was issued bimonthly on odd months from January 2011 to December 2016, when it became monthly. Kanako Umezawa has served as Comic Yuri Hime's Editor-in-Chief since 2017.
WComic Yuri Hime S was a quarterly yuri manga magazine published by Ichijinsha. The first issue was published on June 18, 2007. It was the sister magazine of Comic Yuri Hime. The contributors were mostly shōnen and seinen manga authors. The magazine is aimed at male readers, and included moe elements. In 2010 it was merged with Comic Yuri Hime.
WLemon People was an adult lolicon and bishōjo manga magazine published by Amatriasha from February 1982 to November 1998 in Japan. The first issue had some gravure idol photographs, but the format of the magazine quickly switched to all manga by the eighth issue.
WManga Burikko (漫画ブリッコ) was a lolicon hentai manga magazine published by Byakuya Shobo in Tokyo from 1982 to 1985 in Japan. The magazine was launched as a competitor to Lemon People, but it only lasted three years. The manga in the magazine were generally bishōjo and lolita manga which were mostly science fiction, parody, shōjo manga-style, anime-related, idol star related, and anything otaku related. In response to reader demand, Manga Burikko removed nude photographs of girls and explicit sex from its contents.
WMen's Non-no (メンズノンノ) is a Japanese monthly men's fashion and lifestyle magazine based in Tokyo. Published by Shueisha, it is an offshoot of women's magazine Non-no.
WMensEGG was a style magazine distributed in Japan aimed at young men published between 1999 and 2013. It was a counterpart of Egg magazine, which focused on Gyaru-oh fashions – it was the gyaru-oh bible. There is also Men's Egg Bitter magazine, aimed at Gyaruo aged 23 and above.
WOto Nyan is a Japanese manga magazine, which was published quarterly by Million Publishing from October 25, 2010 to May 25, 2013, for 11 issues; for its final issue, it was rebranded Oto Nyan Omega (おと☆娘Ω). The manga in the magazine focus on male characters who cross-dress; the magazine also includes articles, interviews, and media reviews.
WPetit Apple Pie is an 18-volume bishōjo lolicon manga anthology series published by Animage Comics from November 10, 1982 to March 10, 1987. The first volume was released under the name Bishōjo Manga Best Anthology , before the series was renamed to Petit Apple Pie with the original title as a subtitle.
WWeekly Playboy , also known as Shūpure (週プレ) or WPB, is a Japanese weekly magazine published by Shueisha since 1966. Although the magazine publishes a variety of news and special interest articles, columns, celebrity interviews, and manga, it is considered an adult magazine. The target demographic is men, and each issue features several nude pictorials of female models.
WShōnen Ai no Bigaku (少年愛の美学), literally The Esthetics of Boy Love, was a bimonthly manga compilation authored by shotacon artists in Japan. The title mimics that of a philosophical work on sexuality and homosexuality by Inagaki Taruho. The first volume was published in 2003 by AV Comics, the adult product branch of Shobukan, with the intention of reviving the market for shotacon magazines. Each issue of the seventeen volume series follows a theme such as cross-dressing, omorashi, field trip, or incest. Shōnen Ai no Bigaku did not include straight shota.
WShukan Shincho is a Japanese conservative weekly news magazine based in Tokyo, Japan. It is considered one of the most influential weekly magazines in the country and is the first Japanese weekly magazine founded by a publishing company which does not own a major newspaper.
WVideo Boy is a Japanese monthly men's magazine which has been published since 1984. It has been called "probably the most popular AV mag in Japan" and was described by Peter Payne, proprietor of J-List as an "excellent magazine...to keep up with...AV stars". The magazine specializes in nude photos of popular Japanese AV Idols.
WWaai! is a Japanese manga magazine which was published by Ichijinsha from April 24, 2010 to February 25, 2014, for 16 issues. The manga in Waai! focus on male characters who engage in cross-dressing, willingly or due to circumstance; the magazine also includes articles, interviews, and reviews. Its sister magazine Waai! Mahalo (わぁい！Mahalo) was published for 6 issues from April 25, 2012 to December 25, 2013, and only contains manga.