# Ribon

Ribon (りぼん, lit. "Ribbon") is a monthly Japanese shōjo manga magazine published by Shueisha on the third of each month. First issued in August 1955, its rivals are Nakayoshi and Ciao. It is one of the best-selling shōjo manga magazines, having sold over 590 million copies since 1978. Its circulation was in the millions between 1987 and 2001, peaking at 2.3 million in 1994. In 2009, the magazine's circulation was 274,167. In 2010, the circulation dropped to 243,334.
The magazine's pages are printed on multicolored newsprint. Often exceeding 400 pages, the issues are distributed with a sackful of goodies (furoku) ranging from small toys to colorful note pads themed around manga serialized in the magazine. In some issues, readers can send in stamps for mail order gifts (zen-in). The manga series from the magazine are later compiled and published in book form (tankōbon) under the Ribon Mascot Comics (RMC) imprint. Ribon has also inspired multiple spin-off magazines, including Bessatsu Ribon (1966–1968); Ribon Comics, renamed Junior Comics (1967–1968); Ribon Comic (1968–1971); Ribon Deluxe (1975–1978); and Ribon Original (1981–2006).

## Serializations
### Current

* Animal Yokochō (2000–present)
* Onna no Ko tte. (2011–present)
* Honey Lemon Soda (2015–present)
* Not Your Idol (2018–present)
* Ui × Kon (2019–present)

### Past
## Circulation

| Year / Period | Monthly circulation | Magazine sales |
| 1978 | 1,350,000 | 16,200,000 |
| 1979 | 1,350,000 | 16,200,000 |
| 1980 | 1,500,000 | 18,000,000 |
| 1981 | 1,500,000 | 18,000,000 |
| 1982 | 1,500,000 | 18,000,000 |
| 1983 | 1,500,000 | 18,000,000 |
| 1984 | 1,700,000 | 20,400,000 |
| 1985 | 1,800,000 | 21,600,000 |
| 1986 | 2,000,000 | 24,000,000 |
| 1987 | 2,200,000 | 26,400,000 |
| 1988 | 2,000,000 | 24,000,000 |
| 1989 | 2,300,000 | 27,600,000 |
| 1990 | 2,300,000 | 27,600,000 |
| January 1991 to March 1991 | 2,300,000 | 6,900,000 |
| April 1991 to March 1992 | 2,400,000 | 28,800,000 |
| April 1992 to March 1993 | 2,400,000 | 28,800,000 |
| April 1993 to March 1994 | 2,400,000 | 28,800,000 |
| April 1994 to December 1994 | 2,300,000 | 20,700,000 |
| 1995 | 2,160,000 | 25,920,000 |
| 1996 | 1,750,000 | 21,000,000 |
| 1997 | 1,630,000 | 19,560,000 |
| 1998 | 1,350,000 | 16,200,000 |
| 1999 | 1,350,000 | 16,200,000 |
| 2000 | 1,350,000 | 16,200,000 |
| 2001 | 1,260,000 | 15,120,000 |
| 2002 | 980,000 | 11,760,000 |
| 2003 | 860,000 | 10,320,000 |
| 2004 | 729,167 | 8,750,004 |
| 2005 | 537,500 | 6,450,000 |
| 2006 | 400,000 | 4,800,000 |
| 2007 | 376,666 | 4,519,992 |
| 2008 | 330,000 | 3,960,000 |
| January 2009 to September 2009 | 274,167 | 2,467,503 |
| October 2009 to September 2010 | 243,334 | 2,920,008 |
| October 2010 to September 2011 | 209,334 | 2,512,008 |
| October 2011 to September 2012 | 212,500 | 2,550,000 |
| October 2012 to September 2013 | 201,667 | 2,420,004 |
| October 2013 to September 2014 | 202,500 | 2,430,000 |
| October 2014 to September 2015 | 195,834 | 2,350,008 |
| October 2015 to September 2016 | 181,667 | 2,180,004 |
| October 2016 to September 2017 | 172,917 | 2,075,004 |
| October 2017 to March 2018 | 152,500 | 915,000 |
| 1978 to March 2018 | | 593,579,535 |