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1979 (Shōwa 54 / 昭和54年) – 2019 (Reiwa 1 / 令和元年) · ファンマガジンTezuka Fan Magazine

Official page : 手塚治虫ファンクラブ – TEZUKA OSAMU OFFICIAL

343 issues

About

The Tezuka Fan Magazine (手塚治虫ファンマガジン) was the members’ bulletin of the official Tezuka Osamu Fan Club (手塚治虫ファンクラブ). Its “zero issue” came out on 1 May 1979 (Shōwa 54 / 昭和54年), the month the official club was founded, as an information and communication magazine for Tezuka fans.

It followed the fan-run clubs of the 1970s: the first, formed in 1971 (Shōwa 46 / 昭和46年) with Tezuka’s own approval, published the bulletin Mushi no Shirase (虫のしらせ). Later published monthly, the magazine moved to a larger, colour format with the April 2013 (Heisei 25 / 平成25年) issue (No. 266). After 40 years, it ceased publication with No. 343, dated 30 September 2019 (Reiwa 1 / 令和元年).

Sources : 手塚ファンマガジン休刊についてのおしらせ (2019, Reiwa 1 / 令和元年) – tezukaosamu.net · 虫ん坊, juillet / July 2013 (Heisei 25 / 平成25年) – tezukaosamu.net · 手塚ファンmagazine, 目次 – phoenix.to