Pyonpyon

**Pyonpyon** (ぴょんぴょん) was a Japan girls' manga magazine published by Shogakukan Corporation. Established in 1988. It was discontinued in 1992 when it was absorbed by *Ciao*.

## Synopsis

It was planned and founded by Seihide Fukushima, the second editor-in-chief of Monthly CoroCoro Comics

Fukushima liked shojo manga magazines so much that even during commuting and meetings, he brought in shojo manga magazines from each company and read them in between, but at the same time, when he saw them with the eyes of a coro-collo editor, "Even if there are many good works, there are many works of the same trend (romance manga) even though it is the same magazine, and there are few fashionable and colorful projects even though it is for girls" The trend of shojo manga magazines that were all about romance manga at that time, He was suspicious and frustrated For this reason, it was founded with the basic concept of "a bright shojo manga magazine rich in variety of plans, with not only romance but also gags and fantasy" with the aim of becoming a "coro-collo comic for girls"  Elementary school girls who are younger than Nakayoshi (published by Kodansha), Ribon(published by Shueisha), Hitomi (published by Akita Shoten: closed in 1991), and Chao (at the time) In Shogakukan Magazine, it was treated as a junction magazine that connected the readership between "Shogakukan Grade Magazine" and "Chao" [

The name of the magazine was given by the image of "jumping cheerfully and cheerfully at any time", in reference to the rubber jumping and jump rope that girls liked at the time of its founding 。 This was given to the original Monthly CoroCoro Comic in the image of a boy "getting up again even if he stumbles on something and is knocked down by someone" and named it "I want you to get up again and again, even if you stumble on life" so that it draws on the flow and contrasts it well.

It was different from other shojo manga magazines, and instead of having very few mainstream romance manga compared to other magazines, it took the line of focusing on tie-ups such as toys and TV programs, such as the girls' version of the basic concept "Korokoro" mentioned above, and it was a genre structure rich in variety in terms of manga. In Shogakukan it was not a shojo manga magazine division, but a learning magazine category similar to that of "Corokoro" and "First Grade - Sixth Grade" so punctuation was used only in all manga magazines for girls and women. It featured tie-up projects with toys ("Love Warrior Head Rococo"), classic literary cartoons such as The Little Prince, and Super Dodgeball comics.

Because it is a spin-off of tie-up-centric "CoroCoro", there is also a certain amount of content for boys, and one of the representative works, "Love Warrior Head Rococo", was also supported by girls even though the original Bikkuriman was originally made for boys. In addition, there are also works based on existing tokusatsu series for boys, such as "Ultra Maririn" (based on the Ultra series) and "Zukkoke SD Rider Kun" (based on Kamen Rider SD), and "Obochama-kun" (Kobayashi Yoshinori) published in "Korokoro" was also published in the magazine on business

At the time of its inception, the magazine started as a bi-monthly magazine, but became monthly from the January 1989 issue However, in 1992, the circulation was about 100,000 copies, which was sluggish, similar to "Chao" at the time, and was forced to cease publication and merge with "Chao After the integration, Chao took over the aforementioned concept of media mix and tie-ups It paid off with the success of Pokémon PiPiPi Adventure★ in the late 1990s and was a factor in the magazine's success through the 2010s.

## Serialized works

When you send a fan letter to a serial writer, your name will be posted at the bottom of the "Synopsis up to the last time" page of the series, and there was also a service that sent a New Year's card or a visit in the heat with the artist's picture printed in print gocco.

* Sweet Rabubu (Yumi Iguchi) 1988 Issue 1 - March 1989 Issue
* Buttercup (Misako Ichikawa) No. 1, 1988 - April 1991
* Dancing Road (Kimiko Uehara) No. 1 - No. 2, 1988
* B.G Club YOU (Ueda Unknown) No. 1 in 1988 - March 1992 \*Title changed to "YOU & Yu" from April 1989 issue.
* Pansy of Light (Mariko Okumura) No. 1 in 1988 - January 1992 (Part 1), February 1992 - September 1992 (Part 2)
* Pocket Saurus Paru-chan to Poké (Kannayumi) No.1 1988 - March 1989
* Oja Makura (Haruko Tachiiri) No. 1 in 1988 - October 1992
* Michi Tarasawa 1988 No.1 - No.3
* Kahoru Fukatani, No. 1, 1988 - September 1991
* Flash Bunny (Eiko Fujiwara) No. 1, 1988 - August 1989
* Asari-chan (Mayumi Muroyama) 1988 No. 1 - October 1992 issue \*Serialized in other magazines.
* Boom! (Mayumi Muroyama) No.1 1988 - September 1992
* Tonton Tomato (Akiko Morikubo) No.1 1988 - December 1991
* Sorry for the heavy! (Hiromi Watanabe) No. 1, 1988 - July 1989
* Wakakusa Monogatari (Yoko Kitajima) 1988 No.4 - 1988 No.6
* Ultra Maririn (Supervisor: Marutani Pro, Ritsuko Kawai) No. 5, 1988 - June 1989
* Cutie Cat No. 5, 1988 - April 1990
* Uncle Ashinaga (Yoshi Maruyama) January 1989 - April 1989
* Love Warrior Head Rococo (Midori Fujii) February 1989 - April 1989 July 1989 - October 1992
* Shinobu ga Pyeong! (Yumi Iguchi) April 1989 - December 1989
* Dandelion Etsu April 1989 - October 1990
* Punk Ponk (Haruko Tachiiri) April 1989 - September 1991
* The Little Witch Misty (Jun Saijō) May 1989 - January 1990
* Tsubone-chan (Takeshi Tamai) May 1989 - September 1989
* Pearl Mermaid (Yoshiko Nakagawa) May 1989 - January 1991
* Secret Garden (Fujita Element) May 1989 - September 1989
* Miracle Miku (Yoshikawa Susumu) May 1989 - July 1989
* Magical Girl Chukana Paipai! (Original: Shotaro Ishinomori, Nao Tanizawa) June 1989 - August 1989
* Magical Girl Chūnai Panema! (Original: Shotaro Ishinomori, Nao Tanizawa) September 1989 - January 1990
* It's a yurta elephant! (Hiromi Watanabe) September 1989 - September 1990
* Heidi the Girl from the Alps (original story: Johanna Spil, Naoko Takase) October 1989 - March 1990
* Hanako-san Hay! (Kazuko Tomitokoro) November 1989 - April 1991
* Hokuro Angel November 1989 - January 1990
* *Sally the Witch* (original story: Mitsuteru Yokoyama, Susumu Yoshikawa) December 1989 - September 1990
* Star Princess (Memi Hoshino) January 1990 - April 1990
* Ridiculous! Yoko Kotori-chan February 1990 - March 1991
* Bishōjo Kamen Poitlin (original story: Shotaro Ishinomori, Yumi Iguchi) March 1990 - January 1991
* The cat goes! (Masako Sona) May 1990 - August 1990
* Bibibi no Kaori-chan May 1990 - December 1991
* Doraemon (original story: Fujiko, F. Fujio, Yusuke Isoho) July 1990 - June 1991
* Miracle Angel (Kaoru Takeda) July 1990 - November 1990
* Miiko! October 1990 - October 1992
* Anything Alice (Ritsuko Kawai) November 1990 - October 1992
* Fluffy Yumi December 1990 - December 1991
* Hiromi Watanabe, December 1990 - April 1992
* The Thief Sisters!: Panther (Nao Tanizawa) February 1991 - October 1991
* Mysterious Girl Nile no Tuthmosis (Original: Shotaro Ishinomori, Yumi Iguchi) March 1991 Issue -
* Not really! Pudding (Yoshiko Nakagawa) March 1991 - May 1992
* Futakororin (Misako Ichikawa) May 1991 - December 1991
* Catch the Dodge (Kazuko Tomikoro) June 1991 - October 1992
* Pyonpyon Rabi-chan (Yoshi Nakao) July 1991 - March 1992
* Let's Run in Duet (Yoko Maya) November 1991 - October 1992
* Ukiuki Mermaid Mermaid Merchen-chan (Masami Akitani) January 1992 - October 1992
* Vegetable Panic (Yasuko Sugiki) January 1992 - October 1992
* Mayu-chan is a Girl (Chibi Niyanne) January 1992 - October 1992
* Mama is in the 4th grade of elementary school (original story: Sunrise, Nakamori Kinuto) January 1992 - October 1992
* Zukkoke SD Rider (original story: Shotaro Ishinomori, Hiromi Ohira) March 1992 - October 1992
* Utau!: Ōryū Miyagi (Original: Shotaro Ishinomori, Takeshi Tamai) March 1992 - July 1992
* Akari CHU Gaeri (Nao Tanizawa) April 1992 - October 1992
* Dokidoki Do!Remi (Ueda Unknown) May 1992 - October 1992
* Warabi-chan Dacho! (Hiromi Watanabe) July 1992 - October 1992

## Ceaseless serialized works

Transferred to "Ciao"
* Love Warrior Head Rococo (Midori Fujii)
* Miiko! (Onoeriko) \* Immediately after the transfer, it was serialized under the same title, but from the January 1995 issue of "Kokomute ! Miiko" title changed.
* Anything Alice (Ritsuko Kawai)
* Dokidoki Do!remi (Ueda unknown)
* *Asari-chan* (Mayumi Muroyama) \*Also serialized in Shogakukan grade-specific learning magazines. It ended with the closure of the publication.
* Oja Makura (Haruko Tachiiri)
* Caught in the Dead (Kazuko Tomitokoro)
* Let's Run in Duet (Yoko Maya)
* Ukiuki Mermaid Merchen-chan (Masami Akitani)
* Vegetable Panic (Yasuko Sugiki)
* Mayu-chan is a shyness girl (Chibi Niyanne)
* Mom is in the fourth grade of elementary school (original story: Sunrise, Nakamori Kinuto)
* Zukkoke SD Rider (Original: Shotaro Ishinomori, Hiromi Ohira)
* Akari CHU Gaeri (Nao Tanizawa)
* Warabi-chan Dacho! (Hiromi Watanabe)

## Tie-ups and comicizations with televised works

* Boom! - The only animated television series based on the manga in the magazine. Only this work had the name "Pyonpyon" in the original credits.
* Asari-chan - Previously made into an animated television series in 1982~1983 before its publication.
* Miiko~Su! - After being transferred to Chao, it was retitled as "Kochimute! Miiko" in 1998~1999 as an animated television series. It is not a solo work, but a composition work of "Anime Weekly DX! Mii Fappu". "Miiko~su!" The episode of "Pyonpyon" is also animated.
* Works that were tied up with TV anime separately from the above
	+ Mom is in the fourth grade.
	+ Love Warrior Head Rococo (from the Bikkuriman series)
	+ Dorami-chan (spin-off of Doraemon)
	+ *Sally the Witch* - The show itself lasted for two years, but the tie-up was canceled after about halfway through.
* Tie-up with tokusatsu drama "Toei Wonder Comedy Series" (Fuji Television)
	+ Magical Girl Chukana Paipai!
	+ Magical Girl Chūnai Panema!
	+ Bishōjo Kamen Poitrin
	+ Wonder Girl Nile Tuthmosis
	+ Ōryū Miyagi - Cancelled in the middle.The previous five films have been serialized under the same drama production frame.