Ranzuki
Ranzuki is a fashion magazine published monthly in Japan by Bunka-sha Publishing & Co..[2] A gal magazine, Ranzuki mainly targets women in their teens[2] and shows its preference for dark-skin and 109 items.[3]
 March 2011 | |
| Categories | Fashion |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Circulation | 230,000[1] |
| Publisher | Bunka-sha Publishing & Co |
| First issue | August 2000 |
| Company | Bunka-sha |
| Country | Japan |
| Based in | Tokyo |
| Language | Japanese |
History
Ranzuki was first published in August 2000[4] with the name Ranking Daisuki (ランキング大好き, lit. "Ranking Loving").[5] Ranzuki later spawned its special edition which became independent as Jelly in 2006.[6]
Model
Ranzuki features its regularly appearing models as "R's" and all of them usually appear on the magazine with their simple nicknames. The notable ones have included Yumi Yamanaka (Yumi-nyan), Aya Suzuki (Suzu), Takami Tsuha (Tah), Namino Hata (Nami-tee), Serika Nakayama (Serry), Yoko Kunieda (Yossan), Nicole Abe (Nikorun), Yui Minemura (Yuikichi or Yu-yu), Rika Mamiya (Rika-chu), Natsumi Saito (Natsuhmi), Arisa Kamada (Ari-chan), Rei Yasui (Rere).[7]
Some of them have moved to the sister magazine Jelly, including Maya Mori, Naomi Arai, Yuki Yamamoto, Mai Miyagi, and Miho Ishigami. Some have moved to Vanilla Girl, a fashion magazine published by Bunka-sha the same publisher.[7]
References
- "Ranzuki", Nikko PR Co., LTD (in Japanese)
- "Ranzuki", Women's Fashion Magazine Guide (in Japanese)
- "Ranzuki", April 15, 2011, Apacolle (in Japanese)
- "10th anniversary of 'Ranzuki'! All the R's gather together on the cover" Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine, August 23, 2010, Model Press (in Japanese)
- "Ranzuki" Ladies Fashion Tokyo (in Japanese)
- "Jelly", April 15, 2011, Apacolle (in Japanese)
- "Ranzuki" Archived 2011-08-22 at the Wayback Machine, Model Press (in Japanese)
External
- Official (in Japanese)