Bessatsu Friend
In a strict sense, the term ""shōjo" manga" refers to a manga serialized in a "shōjo" manga magazine. The list below contains past and current Japanese "shōjo" manga magazines, grouped according to their publishers. Such magazines can appear on a variety of schedules, including bi-weekly ("Margaret", "Hana to Yume", "Shōjo Comic"), monthly ("Ribon", "Bessatsu Margaret", "Bessatsu Friend", "LaLa"), bi-monthly ("Deluxe Margaret", "LaLa DX", "The Dessert"), and quarterly ("Cookie Box", "Unpoko").