Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 6 days ago

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Lala is a shoujo manga magazine from Japan that has been my new current obsession. There's so many great series from the magazine that I had to deep dive into the magazine's history until now!
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SOURCES:
Timeline of Lala Magazine
https://natalie.mu/comic/pp/lala45th
Lala 45th Anniversary Round Table
https://natalie.mu/comic/pp/lala45th_05
Hakusensha Timeline
hakusensha.co.jp/history
Lala Circulation Numbers 2019
animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-06-09/jmpa-reveals-manga-magazine-circulation-numbers-for-january-to-march-2019/.147651
Lala Analytics
hakusensha.co.jp/wp_hakusensha_common/images/ad_media/lala.jpg
Kazuhiko Toriyama Interview
forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2016/10/15/kazuhiko-torishima-on-shaping-the-success-of-dragon-ball-and-the-origins-of-dragon-quest/?sh=59f4b96325e5
Yumiko Oshima
animenewsnetwork.com/the-list/2016-12-17/.109667
Hi Izuru Tokoro no Tenshi
archive.org/details/dreamlandjapanwr00scho/page/182/mode/2up
CMX Description
dc.fandom.com/wiki/CMX

0:00 Intro Sketch
1:58 What is Lala?
4:15 The Origins of Lala
7:54 The 70s
9:45 The 80s
13:50 Big Name Mangaka in Lala
16:42 The 00s (Shojo Beat Years)
18:04 Sponsor
18:46 The 00s (Shojo Beat Years)
19:28 The Current Big 3 of Lala
23:02 The Rise of Romcoms
26:47 Comikey Licensing Lala Titles
27:21 The Current Releases
34:34 Where Are the Lala Titles in English?!
35:18 Closing