Tales of Princess Mimia

Chapters of each manga series in the magazine are compiled and released as tankōbon volumes under its "Afternoon KC" imprint. A spin-off magazine, named good! Afternoon, started publishing in November 2008.

• Editor — Akira Kanai • Editor Title — Editor-in-Chief • Previous Editor — * Yoshiyuki Kurihara • Koichi Yuri • Kohei Furukawa • Shohei Yoshida • Tatsuya Shishikura • Frequency — Monthly • Circulation — * 19,633 • (April – June 2026) • Category — Seinen manga • Publisher — Kodansha • Country — Japan • Based — Tokyo • Language — Japanese • Website — https: afternoon.kodansha.co.jp

The magazine was founded as a sister magazine to Morning by the same publisher, Kodansha. It originated as a special issue to the magazine, titled Its first issue was released on December 25, 1986, with the cover date of February 1987. Its purpose was as a complementary magazine, acting as an "experimental zone" for new artists to develop unique art styles in manga. Vice editor of Morning, Yasumitsu Tsutsumi, described the differences between the two magazines in 1994: "Morning uses manga to express ideas and write stories. Afternoon, of course, is similar, but it is also about manga itself, and experimenting and developing forms of expression in manga." Initially, both Afternoon and Morning shared the same editorial department. Its first editor-in-chief was also the editor-in-chief of Morning at the time, Yoshiyuki Kurihara. According to Frederik L. Schodt, stories that the editors of Morning liked but felt did not fit the magazine would often land in Afternoon. Afternoon has since maintained its own separate editorial department. Under the magazine's approach of eschewing an editorial policy in favor of publishing what is experimental and "interesting", Afternoon eventually gained a reputation for its sheer quantity of both its titles and pages, alongside its diverse selection of manga. From 1992 to 1997, an average issue would contain over 1,000 pages. Adding to its diversity was the novel approach of inviting foreign artists and writers to create manga in Afternoon, much like in Morning. Many of the artists working for the magazine used to publish amateur doujinshi and were influenced by lolicon amateur manga. Sharon Kinsella claims that around half of all series featured in Afternoon between 1994 and 1997 were inspired by lolicon aesthetics. She lists Discommunication, Gunsmith Cats, Assembler 0X, Seraphic Feather, Aqua and Oh My Goddess! as examples. A sister magazine, titled was originally published in eight issues between 1987 and 1988, shortly after Afternoon launch. After over a decade, it was revived and began publishing on a quarterly basis, from October 1999 to October 2002. After 14 issues, the magazine was discontinued; some of its series, like Mushishi and Mokke, were transferred to Afternoon. Another sister magazine, good! Afternoon, began publishing on November 7, 2008. Between 2006 and 2009, Afternoon was part of Kodansha's "e-1day" series, a comprehensive website which also included Morning and Evening, its other sister magazine. A similar website, "Moae", was established in May 2013, featuring the aforementioned magazines and their spin-offs, Morning Two and good! Afternoon. It has since been discontinued. An online platform, titled Comic Days, was launched in March 2018, featuring manga titles from various Kodansha magazines, including Afternoon. As of November 2013, new issues of Afternoon are distributed simultaneously in print and digitally. In February 2024, the Afternoon editorial department, Skip and Loafer author Misaki Takamatsu, and the Skip and Loafer anime team donated 10 million yen to the Ishikawa Prefecture Relief Fund after the 2024 Noto Earthquake.

Like with most major manga magazines, Monthly Afternoons circulation has been steadily declining, from an estimated 200,000 in the 1990s, to 22,800 in 2025. Despite higher circulation figures in the past, they were still considered low by large publishers' standards; according to Sharon Kinsella, the magazine did not generate any revenue for Mornings editorial department between its launch in 1986 and 1994. About two-thirds of Monthly Afternoon readers consist of corporate workers or civil servants. In 1994, the average age of Monthly Afternoon readers was 28 years and four months, younger than the average age of 30 years and two months for adult manga readers. That same year, magazine editor Haruo Ogawa guessed that up to a third of readers of the magazine could be called otaku. In 2014, former editor-in-chief Tatsuya Shishikura estimated that most readers of Monthly Afternoon were in their mid-30s, further stating that while good! Afternoon is aimed at casual manga readers, Monthly Afternoon is aimed at "hardcore manga readers".

There are currently 38 manga titles being serialized in Monthly Afternoon. Out of them, Big Windup!, Historié, Wandering Island and Yakuza Fiancé are on hiatus. Nella of the Horizon is serialized on an irregular schedule. • Series title — Author — Premiered • 7-nin no Nemuri Hime — Fiok Lee • Asayake Refrain — Hikari Matsuda • Big Windup! — Asa Higuchi • Blue Period — Tsubasa Yamaguchi • The Chronicles of Leënde — Rei Tasaki (story) and Nezu Usugumo (art) • The Darwin Incident — Shun Umezawa • Dig It — Yoshidamaru • Fragile — Bin Kusamizu (story) and Megumi Saburo (art) • Furu Kara-suya Satoshi — Satoshi Karasuya • Fushichō Koroshi — Akira Suga • Golden Phantom — Daiki Yamazaki • Gyakusatsu Kigen — Yūichirō Momose (story) and Shiwasu Hoshikawa (art) • Heavenly Delusion — Masakazu Ishiguro • Hellhound — Ryōji Minagawa • Historié — Hitoshi Iwaaki • Hyakudai Heikifu — Ryū Suenobu • Kaettekita Karasuya Satoshi — Satoshi Karasuya • Kraken Mare — Izu (story), Hagane (art) and Masato Hara (translation) • Manga Lover — Kou Fumimura • Medalist — Tsurumaikada • Mirairaifurai — Ao Ameta • Mojiponica! — Masaki Andō • Moyashimon+ — Masayuki Ishikawa • Nella of the Horizon — Yuki Urushibara • Omori — Omocat (story) and Nui Konoito (art) • Paris ni Saku Étoile — Gorō Taniguchi (original work) and Zelihan (art) • PAX Kokumin Kōfuku Kanrikyoku — Maki Marukido • Poo-Neko — Masayuki Kitamichi • Shingetsu no Ban ni — Akino Miyabi • Skip and Loafer — Misaki Takamatsu • Tengu no Daidokoro — Ai Tanaka • Toppu GP — Kōsuke Fujishima • Under Three — Shunji Enomoto • Wandance — Coffee • Wandering Island — Kenji Tsuruta • Wave, Listen to Me! — Hiroaki Samura • When the Chameleon Flowers Bloom — Shiho Kido • Yakuza Fiancé — Asuka Konishi

• Let It Roll by Atsushi Kamijo (1987) • Takushii Doraibā by U-Jin (1987–1988) • Oh My Goddess! by Kōsuke Fujishima (1988–2014) • Kū o Kiru by Norifusa Mita (1988–1989) • Parasyte by Hitoshi Iwaaki (1989–1994) (moved from Morning Open Zōkan) • Spirit of Wonder by Kenji Tsuruta (1989–1994) (originally serialized in Morning)

• Compiler by Kia Asamiya (1990–1992) • Gunsmith Cats by Kenichi Sonoda (1990–1997) • Discommunication by Riichi Ueshiba (1991–1999) • Fukaku Utsukushiki Ajia by Chen Uen (1991–1994) • Wahhaman by Yoshitoh Asari (1992–1999) (moved from Morning Party Zōkan) • Dr. Kishiwada's Scientific Affection by Tony Takezaki (1992–1998) (moved from Morning Party Zōkan) • Tensui by Kazuichi Hanawa (1992–1994) • A Diffusion Disease by Hideji Oda (1992–1998) • Ice Blade by Tsutomu Takahashi (1992–1999) • Assembler 0X by Kia Asamiya (1992–1995) • Tsuyoshi Motto Shikkari Shinasai by Kiyoshi Nagamatsu (1992–1994) • Gogo Sanji no Mahō by Narumi Kakinouchi (1993–1999) • Boku wa Otōto by Shinji Ohara (1993–1994) • Kami no Ude by Jaime Brocal Remohí (1993–1994) • Yōsei Jiken by Yun Kōga (1993–1999) • Ikkyū by Hisashi Sakaguchi (1993–1995) • Blade of the Immortal by Hiroaki Samura (1993–2012) • La Mouche by Lewis Trondheim (1993) • Dominator by Tony Luke (original work, art) and Alan Grant (story) (1993–1994) • Seraphic Feather by Yo Morimoto, Toshiya Takeda (story) and Hiroyuki Utatane (art) (1993–2008) • Yugo by Shinji Makari (story) and Shū Akana (art) (1993–2004) (transferred to Evening) • Hanashippanashi by Daisuke Igarashi (1993–1996) • Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou by Hitoshi Ashinano (1994–2006) • Aqua by Kazuhiko Tsuzuki (1994–1995) • Dai Nippon Tengu-tō Ekotoba by Iou Kuroda (1994–1996) • Imaginary Magnitude by Jon J Muth (art) and John Kuramoto (story) (1994–1997) • Kagerowic Diary by Shimoku Kio (1994–1996) • Chronowar by Kazumasa Takayama (1994–1995) • Blue World by Yukinobu Hoshino (1995–1997) • Vendémiaire no Tsubasa by Mohiro Kitoh (1995–1997) • Hiroki Endo's Tanpenshu by Hiroki Endo (1995–1997) (also serialized in Afternoon Season Zōkan) • Inugami by Masaya Hokazono (1996–2002) • Discommunication: Gakuenhen by Riichi Ueshiba (1996–1997) • Sumire Gahō by Shinji Ohara (1996–1999) • Blame! by Tsutomu Nihei (1997–2003) • Kamikaze by Satoshi Shiki (1997–2003) • Cannon God Exaxxion by Kenichi Sonoda (1997–2004) • Eden: It's an Endless World! by Hiroki Endo (1997–2008) • Genzō Hitogata Kiwa by Yuzo Takada (1997–2004) • The 4th Grade by Shimoku Kio (1997–1998) • Aiten Myōō Monogatari by Ryūsuke Mita (1997–1999) • Shadow Star by Mohiro Kitoh (1998–2003) • From Kobe by Kon Kimura (1998–2006) • The 5th Grade by Shimoku Kio (1998–2001) • Niraikanai by Megumu Okada (1999–2002) • Space Family Carlvinson by Yoshitoh Asari (1999–2000) • Discommunication: Seireihen by Riichi Ueshiba (1999–2000) • Hato no Oyome-san by Haguki (1999–2012) • Coo's World by Hideji Oda (1999–2000) • Kazoku no Sorekara by Asa Higuchi (1999–2000)

• Miruku Kurōzetto by Hitoshi Tomizawa (2000–2001) • The Life of Ichabod by Hiroyuki Shoji (2000–2002) • Smuggler by Shohei Manabe (2000) • Nasu by Iou Kuroda (2000–2002) • Yasashii Watashi by Asa Higuchi (2000–2001) • Space Pinchy by Tony Takezaki (2000–2002) • Yume Tsukai by Riichi Ueshiba (2001–2003) • Dead End by Shohei Manabe (2001–2002) • Tende Freeze! by Isutoshi (2001–2004) • Manga Abenobashi Mahō Shōtengai by Kenji Tsuruta (2001–2002) • Stone by Sin-ichi Hiromoto (2001–2002) • LuCu LuCu by Yoshitoh Asari (2001–2009) • Genshiken by Shimoku Kio (2002–2006) • Bakuon Rettō by Tsutomu Takahashi (2002–2012) • Little Forest by Daisuke Igarashi (2002–2005) • Love Roma by Minoru Toyoda (2002–2005) • Acony by Kei Toume (2002–2010) • Mushishi by Yuki Urushibara (2002–2008) (moved from Afternoon Season Zōkan) • Mokke by Takatoshi Kumakura (2003–2009) (moved from Afternoon Season Zōkan) • Love-yan by Hiroshi Tamaru (2003–2015) (moved from Afternoon Season Zōkan) • Shadow Skill by Megumu Okada (2003–2014) (moved from Afternoon Season Zōkan) • Tokko by Tōru Fujisawa (2003–2004) • Me and the Devil Blues by Akira Hiramoto (2003–2008) (transferred to Young Magazine the 3rd) • Color Pri by Kia Asamiya (2003–2004) • Voices of a Distant Star by Makoto Shinkai (original work) and Sumomo Yumeka (art) (2004) • Shion no Ō by Masaru Katori (story) and Jiro Ando (art) (2004–2008) • Jinja no Susume by Yuki Tanaka (2004–2006) • Gunsmith Cats Burst by Kenichi Sonoda (2004–2008) • Little Jumper by Yuzo Takada (2004–2008) • Undercurrent by Tetsuya Toyoda (2004–2005) • Suzume Suzunari by Haru Akiyama (2004–2006) • Shūsen no Lorelei by Harutoshi Fukui (original novel), Takashi Nagasaki (story) and Takayuki Kosai (art) (2005–2007) • Rinshi!! Ekoda-chan by Yukari Takinami (2005–2014) • Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo by Mahiro Maeda (2005–2008) • Hatsukanezumi no Jikan by Kei Toume (2005–2008) (moved from Morning) • Sekai no Mago by Sabe (2005–2008) • Sora no Manimani by Mami Kashiwabara (2005–2011) • The Place Promised in Our Early Days by Makoto Shinkai (original work) and Sumomo Yumeka (art) (2005–2006) • Vinland Saga by Makoto Yukimura (2005–2025) (moved from Weekly Shōnen Magazine) • Mysterious Girlfriend X by Riichi Ueshiba (2006–2014) • Nacun by Daisaku Tsuru (2006–2010) • Atarashii Asa by Iou Kuroda (2006–2010) • Panorama Delusion by Shinji Ohara (2006–2008) • Kujibiki Unbalance by Keito Koume (2006–2007) • Mimia Hime by Yutaka Tanaka (2006–2009) • Oh! Edo Rocket by Kazuki Nakashima (original story) and Una Hamana (art) (2007–2009) • Zarigani Kachō by Kenji Sonishi (2007–2010) • Kabu no Isaki by Hitoshi Ashinano (2007–2012) • Vampir by Natsumi Itsuki (2007–2010) • Octave by Haru Akiyama (2008–2010) • Mozuya-san Gyakujō suru by Rokuro Shinofusa (2008–2013) • Hacks! by Tetsuya Imai (2008–2010) • The Princess of the Hell by Shimoku Kio (2008–2010) • Balance of Astraia by Ichiro Takeuchi (story) and Etsushi Ogawa (art) (2008–2011) • Mugen Utamaro by Go Nagai (2008–2010) • Tomodachi 100-nin Dekiru kana by Minoru Toyoda (2009–2011) • Imouto Days by Yuki Tanaka (2009–2011) • Bushido Sixteen by Tetsuya Honda (original work) and Jiro Ando (art) (2009–2010) • Hishikawa-san to Neko: Guevara Series by Moto Hagio (art) and Ako Tanaka (story) (2009–2010) • Yakushiji Ryōko no Kaiki Jikenbo: Kiri no Hōmonsha by Yoshiki Tanaka (story) and Narumi Kakinouchi (art) (2009) • Knights of Sidonia by Tsutomu Nihei (2009–2015) • Suiiki by Yuki Urushibara (2009–2010) • Butter!!! by Tomoko Yamashita (2009–2013)

• Yakushiji Ryōko no Kaiki Jikenbo: Suiyobi ni Goyojin by Yoshiki Tanaka (story) and Narumi Kakinouchi (art) (2010) • 5 Centimeters per Second by Makoto Shinkai (story) and Yukiko Seike (art) (2010–2011) • Bullet the Wizard by Kenichi Sonoda (2010–2012) • Genshiken: Second Season by Shimoku Kio (2010–2016) • Break of Dawn by Tetsuya Imai (2011) • Kyō no Yuiko-san by Kenshin Hidekawa (2011–2015) • Zerozaki Soushiki no Ningen Shiken by Nisio Isin (story) and Iruka Shiomiya (art) (2011–2013) • Appleseed XIII by Akira Miyagawa (2011–2013) • Ten no Ketsumyaku by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko (2012–2016) • Gon by Masashi Tanaka (2012–2013) • Yakushiji Ryōko no Kaiki Jikenbo: Jyoō Heika no Maneki Neko by Yoshiki Tanaka (story) and Narumi Kakinouchi (art) (2012) • Land of the Lustrous by Haruko Ichikawa (2012–2024) • Yakushiji Ryōko no Kaiki Jikenbo: Makyo no Jyoō Heika by Yoshiki Tanaka (story) and Narumi Kakinouchi (art) (2012–2013) • Nemesis no Tsue by Ao Akato (2013) • Kamisama ga Uso o Tsuku. by Kaori Ozaki (2013) • The Garden of Words by Makoto Shinkai (story) and Midori Motohashi (art) (2013) • Marginal Operation by Yuri Shibamura (story) and Daisuke Kimura (art) (2013–2021) • Hoshino Ponko to Tōfuya Reiko by Shinji Ohara (story) and Tony Takezaki (art) (2013) • Tsuki ni Hoe Rannē by Yukiko Seike (2013–2019) • Kotonoba Drive by Hitoshi Ashinano (2014–2017) • Maru-san no Snack by Iruka Shiomiya (2014–2015) • Paradise Residence by Kōsuke Fujishima (2014–2016) (moved from good! Afternoon) • Hanaizawa-chō Kōminkan Dayori by Tomoko Yamashita (2014–2016) • Zerozaki Kishishiki no Ningen Knock by Nisio Isin (story) and Chomoran (art) (2014–2016) • Designs by Daisuke Igarashi (2015–2019) • Black-Box by Tsutomu Takahashi (2015–2019) • Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko by Makoto Shinkai (story) and Tsubasa Yamaguchi (art) (2016) • In Hand: Himokura Hakase to Majime na Migiude by Ao Akato (2016) • Chiisana Koi no Yaoyorozu by Chima (2016–2018) • Kyūjō Sajiki by Yasuhiro Watanabe (2016–2018) • Life 2: Giver/Taker by Keiko Suenobu (2016–2018) • Soft Metal Vampire by Hiroki Endo (2016–2018) • Ogami-san Can't Keep It In by Yu Yoshidamaru (2016–2019) • Seasoned Connections by Yuki Shirono (2016–2018) • I Want to Hold Aono-kun so Badly I Could Die by Umi Shiina (2016–2025) • Issak by Shinji Makari (story) and Double-S (art) (2017–2025) • Mō, Shimasen Kara: Afutanūn Gekiryū-hen by Hideo Nishimoto (2017–2020) • Warera Contactee by Rui Morita (2017) • Ookumo-chan Flashback by Riichi Ueshiba (2017–2020) • The Golden Sheep by Kaori Ozaki (2017–2019) • Koi no Tsumi: Ernestine by Yoshinori Kisaragi (2017–2019) • Hashikko Ensemble by Shimoku Kio (2018–2022) • When a Cat Faces West by Yuki Urushibara (2018–2020) • Gainen Dorobō by Ikko Tanaka (2018–2019) • Inui to Tatsumi: Siberia Shuppei Hishi by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko (2018–2024) • Oainiku-sama! by Yoshiko Kon (2018–2019) • Aa Shūkatsu no Megami-sama by Uhei Aoki (story) and Kumichi Yoshizuki (art) (2019–2021) • Blade of the Immortal: Bakumatsu Arc by Kenji Takigawa (story), Ryū Suenobu (art) and Hiroaki Samura (collaboration) (2019–2024) • Human Lost by Ryūsuke Takashiro (2019) • Weathering with You by Makoto Shinkai (original work) and Wataru Kubota (art) (2019–2020) • The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji (story) and Hiro Kiyohara (art) (2019–2022)

• Tomodachi toshite Daisuki by Mikumi Yuuchi (2020–2021) • Spotlight by Kaze Miura (2020–2021) • Mō, Shimasen Kara: Seiun Risshi-hen by Hideo Nishimoto (2020–2023) • Maō no Kikan by Michi Ichiho (story) and Nori Arashiyama (art) (2021) • Q, Koi tte nan desu ka? by Fiok Lee (2021–2022) • Bitter End Roll by Shun Sakura (2021–2022) • Sing a Bit of Harmony by Yasuhiro Yoshiura (original story) and Megumu Maeda (art) (2021–2022) • Chaos Game by Daiki Yamazaki (2022–2024) • Minzoku Gakusha Akasaka Yaichirō no Jiken-bo by Richard Woo (story) and Seimu Yoshizaki (art) (2022–2023) • Medium: Reibai Tantei Jōtsuka Hisui by Sako Aizawa (story) and Hiro Kiyohara (art) (2022–2023) • Suzume no Tojimari by Makoto Shinkai (story) and Denki Amashima (art) (2022–2023) • Saihate no Serenade by Hinohiruko (2022–2025) • A Kingdom of Quartz by Bomhat (2022–2025) • Jigoku no Ashita by Mikumi Yuuchi (2023–2024) • Meimeimei Shoku Sanctuary by Ayumu Seki (2023–2024) • Yamada-kun no Zawameku Jikan by Yuichi Nakamaru (2023) • Zach in Love by Nori Arashiyama (2024–2025) • Dead Don't Talk by Aki Kaneda (2025–2026)

Monthly circulation • Year/Period — January–March — April–June — July–September — October–December — Magazine sales — Ref Reference(s) • 1990s — 200,000 • 2000 — 170,000 • 2001 — 160,000 • 2002 — 160,000 • 2003 — 140,000 • 2004 — 144,583 • 2005 — 133,834 • 2006 — 127,417 • 2007 — 119,666 • 2008 — — — 114,000 — 114,334 — 117,667 • 2009 — 112,667 — 106,334 — 105,000 — 105,000 • 2010 — 104,334 — 102,000 — 100,000 — 100,000 • 2011 — 98,000 — 95,000 — 91,667 — 91,667 • 2012 — 90,000 — 89,000 — 87,000 — 87,000 • 2013 — 87,000 — 85,000 — 85,000 — 87,000 • 2014 — 85,000 — 85,000 — 84,500 — 83,367 • 2015 — 75,607 — 75,310 — 74,444 — 74,110 • 2016 — 73,843 — 72,310 — 69,310 — 65,000 • 2017 — 65,000 — 65,000 — 63,000 — 63,000 • 2018 — 62,333 — 60,333 — 53,333 — 51,000 • 2019 — 49,000 — 44,167 — 42,700 — 41,500 • 2020 — 37,800 — 34,267 — 33,380 — 32,000 • 2021 — 30,467 — 30,200 — 29,333 — 28,333 • 2022 — 27,000 — 26,500 — 26,333 — 25,633 • 2023 — 24,733 — 26,633 — 27,700 — 25,200 • 2024 — 23,667 — 22,800 — 22,800 — 22,800 • 2025 — 22,800 — 22,800 — 22,800 — 22,800 • 1990s to 2025 — 27,652,845

The canonical record carries the following identifying particulars.