Shōjo Comic
Shogakukan began publishing "Petit Flower" as a regular magazine in 1980 following the success of "Flower Comic", a one-off special issue of the manga magazine "Bessatsu Shōjo Comic". The magazine targeted a readership of girls in their late teens. The magazine was initially edited by , who was also the editor of "Bessatsu Shōjo Comic"; consequently, the artists published in "Petit Flower" typically were given limited editorial support but a significant degree of editorial freedom.