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{{Short description|Japanese magazine}}
{{Infobox Magazine
{{Infobox Magazine
|title =
|image_file = Shoujosekai.jpg
|image_file = Shoujosekai.jpg
|image_size = 250px
|image_size = 250px
|image_caption = Volume 3 Number 10, published [[July 1]], [[1908]].
|image_caption = Volume 3 Number 10, published July 1, 1908.
|editor = [[Sazanami Iwaya]]
|editor = [[Sazanami Iwaya]]
|editor_title = Editor / Publisher
|editor_title = Editor / Publisher
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|company = [[Hakubunkan]]
|company = [[Hakubunkan]]
|publisher = Sazanami Iwaya
|publisher = Sazanami Iwaya
|firstdate = 1906
|founded = 1906
|lastdate = December 1931
|lastdate = December 1931
|country = [[Japan]]
|country = Japan
|based =
|based = Tokyo
|language = [[Japanese]]
|language = [[Japanese language|Japanese]]
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{{nihongo|'''''Shōjo Sekai'''''|少女世界||"Girls' World"}} was one of the first Japanese ''[[shōjo]]'' magazines. It was published by [[Hakubunkan]] from 1906 to 1931 and specializing in [[children's literature]].
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{{nihongo|'''''Shōjo Sekai'''''|少女世界|}} was one of the first ''[[shōjo]]'' [[magazine]]s in [[Japan]]. It was published by [[Hakubunkan]] beginning in 1906 and was initially edited by renowned children’s author {{nihongo|Sueo Iwaya|巌谷孝雄}}, better known by the pen name {{nihongo|[[Sazanami Iwaya]]|巌谷小波}}.<ref name = kikuyo>[http://www.kikuyo-lib.jp/top.html {{nihongo3|Kikuyō Town Library|菊陽町図書館|Kikuyō-chō toshokan}}]. [http://www.kikuyo-lib.jp/08_menu.htm {{nihongo3|“[[Meiji Period|Meiji]] to [[Shōwa Period|Shōwa]]: An Introduction to Girls' Magazines”|明治〜昭和　少女雑誌のご紹介|Meiji - Shōwa shōjo zasshi no goshōkai}}]. Retrieved on 2008-09-16.</ref><ref>[http://www.f2.dion.ne.jp/~sanko/index.html {{nihongo3|Sankō Library|三康図書館| Sankō toshokan}}]. [http://www.f2.dion.ne.jp/~sanko/zasshiweb03_02.html {{nihongo3|Sankō Library Collection Search - Magazines|三康図書館蔵書検索ー雑誌| Sankō toshokan zōsho kensaku - zasshi}}]. Retrieved on 2008-09-16.</ref> ''Shōjo Sekai'' was created as a sister magazine to {{nihongo|''[[Shōnen Sekai]]''|少年世界||lit. ''Children's World''}}, which was also edited by Iwaya, and which began publication in 1895.<ref>[http://azure.x0.com/ Nakagawa, Hiromi {{nihongo2|中川裕美}}] (2002). [http://azure.x0.com/gyouseki/kodomo.html {{nihongo3|“The Birth and Transformations of ‘Girls’ Magazines’ in Our Nation”|我が国における『少女雑誌』の誕生と変遷|Waga kuni ni okeru “shōjo zasshi” no tanjō to hensen}}]. {{nihongo3|''Chukyo Women's University Children's Culture Studies, No. 9''|中京女子大学子ども文化学研究　第９号|Chūkyō Joshi Daigaku Kodomo bunkagaku kenkyū dai kyū gō}}. Nagoya: [http://www.chujo-u.ac.jp/ {{nihongo3|Chukyo Women's University|中京女子大学|Chūkyō Joshi Daigaku}}]. Retrieved on 2008-09-16.</ref>


==History==
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According to Nagai, for the first ten years of its publication it was the best-selling shōjo magazine of the time, with peak circulations somewhere between 150,000 to 200,000 copies per issue.<ref>Nagai, Kiyoko ({{nihongo2|永井紀代子}}) (2000). {{nihongo3|"Birth of the Girls’ Liberated Zone: ''Girls’ World'' and ‘Girls’ Reading Circles’"|誕生・少女たちの解放区〜『少女世界』と「少女読書会」|Tanjō - shōjotachi nokaihōku: “Shōjo Sekai” to ‘shōjo dokusho kai’}}. In {{nihongo3|“Women’s and Men’s Space-Time 9”|女と男の時空　９|Onna to otoko no jikū kyū}}, edited by Nobuko Kohno ({{nihongo2|河野信子}}), pp. 278-311. Tokyo: Fujiwara Shoten {{nihongo2|藤原書店}}. ISBN 978-4894342125.</ref>
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The ''Shōjo Sekai'' magazine was initially edited by renowned children's author {{nihongo|Sueo Iwaya|巌谷 孝雄}}, better known by the pen name {{nihongo|[[Sazanami Iwaya]]|巌谷 小波}}.<ref name=kikuyo>[http://www.kikuyo-lib.jp/top.html {{nihongo3|Kikuyō Town Library|菊陽町図書館|Kikuyō-chō toshokan}}] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040823001738/http://www.kikuyo-lib.jp/top.html|date=23 August 2004}}. [http://www.kikuyo-lib.jp/08_menu.htm {{nihongo3|″Meiji to Shōwa: An Introduction to Girls′ Magazines″|明治〜昭和　少女雑誌のご紹介|Meiji - Shōwa Shōjo Zasshi no Goshōkai}}] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024071116/http://www.kikuyo-lib.jp/08_menu.htm |date=24 October 2008}}. Retrieved 16 September 2008.</ref><ref>[http://www.f2.dion.ne.jp/~sanko/index.html {{nihongo3|Sankō Library|三康図書館| Sankō Toshokan}}]. [http://www.f2.dion.ne.jp/~sanko/zasshiweb03_02.html {{nihongo3|Sankō Library Collection Search - Magazines|三康図書館蔵書検索ー雑誌| Sankō Toshokan Zōsho Kensaku - Zasshi}}] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216201912/http://www.f2.dion.ne.jp/~sanko/zasshiweb03_02.html|date=16 February 2012}}. Retrieved 16 September 2008.</ref> ''Shōjo Sekai'' was created as a sister magazine to {{nihongo|''[[Shōnen Sekai]]''|少年世界||"The Youth's World"}}, which was also edited by Iwaya, and which began publication in 1895.<ref>[http://azure.x0.com/ Nakagawa, Hiromi {{nihongo2|中川 裕美}}] (2002). [http://azure.x0.com/gyouseki/kodomo.html {{nihongo3|“The Birth and Transformations of ‘Girls’ Magazines’ in Our Nation”|我が国における『少女雑誌』の誕生と変遷|Waga Kuni ni Okeru “Shōjo Zasshi” no Tanjō to Hensen}}] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024145517/http://azure.x0.com/gyouseki/kodomo.html |date=24 October 2008}}. {{nihongo3|''Chukyo Women's University Children's Culture Studies, No. 9''|中京女子大学子ども文化学研究　第９号|Chūkyō Joshi Daigaku Kodomo Bunkagaku Kenkyū Dai-kyū-gō}}. Nagoya: [http://www.chujo-u.ac.jp/ {{nihongo3|Chukyo Women's University|中京女子大学|Chūkyō Joshi Daigaku}}] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080917232832/http://www.chujo-u.ac.jp/ |date=17 September 2008}}. Retrieved 16 September 2008.</ref>

The magazine's early fiction output tended to be of a didactic nature, with tales about self-sacrifice and the importance of obeying one's parents. The stories then started to focus on passionate bonds between girls, often featuring tones typical of the [[Class S (genre)|Class S]] genre.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Dollase|first=Hiromi Tsuchiya|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1099255594|title=Age of Shōjo : the emergence, evolution, and power of Japanese girls' magazine fiction|date=2019|isbn=978-1-4384-7392-5|location=Albany|oclc=1099255594}}</ref>

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According to Kiyoko Nagai, for the first ten years of its publication it was the best-selling shōjo magazine of the time, with peak circulations somewhere between 150,000 and 200,000 copies per issue.<ref>Nagai, Kiyoko ({{nihongo2|永井 紀代子}}) (2000). {{nihongo3|"Birth of the Girls’ Liberated Zone: ''Girls’ World'' and ‘Girls’ Reading Circles’"|誕生・少女たちの解放区〜『少女世界』と「少女読書会」|Tanjō - Shōjo-tachi no Kaihōku: “Shōjo Sekai” to ‘Shōjo Dokushokai’}}. In {{nihongo3|“Women's and Men's Space-Time 9”|女と男の時空　９|Onna to Otoko no Jikū Kyū}}, edited by Nobuko Kohno ({{nihongo2|河野信子}}), pp. 278-311. Tokyo: Fujiwara Shoten {{nihongo2|藤原書店}}. {{ISBN|978-4-89434-212-5}}.</ref>


The final issue of ''Shōjo Sekai'' was the December 1931 issue.<ref name = kikuyo/>
The final issue of ''Shōjo Sekai'' was the December 1931 issue.<ref name = kikuyo/>
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==Contributors==
==Contributors==
''Shōjo Sekai'' had a number of well known contributors over the years, including the following:
''Shōjo Sekai'' had a number of well known contributors over the years, including the following:
*[[Sazanami Iwaya]] ([[:ja:巌谷小波|{{nihongo2|巌谷 小波}}]]), author, children's author, editor, publisher
*[[Sazanami Iwaya]] ([[:ja:巌谷小波]]), author, children's author, editor, publisher
*[[Yasunari Kawabata]], novelist and short story author
*[[Yasunari Kawabata]], novelist and short story author
*[[Chiyo Kitagawa]] ({{nihongo2|北川 千代}}), children's author
*[[Chiyo Kitagawa]] ({{nihongo2|北川 千代}}), children's author
*[[Tama Morita]], essayist
*[[Tama Morita]], essayist
*[[Midori Osaki]] ([[:ja:尾崎翠|{{nihongo2|尾崎 翠}}]]), novelist
*[[Midori Osaki]] ([[:ja:尾崎翠]]), novelist
*[[Kikuko Oshima]] ({{nihongo2|尾島 菊子}}), author
*[[Kikuko Oshima]] ({{nihongo2|尾島 菊子}}), author
*[[Akiko Yosano (poet)|Akiko Yosano]], poet, feminist, pacifist, and social reformer
*[[Akiko Yosano (poet)|Akiko Yosano]], poet, feminist, pacifist, and social reformer
*[[Nobuko Yoshiya]], author

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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 21:21, 16 February 2024

Shōjo Sekai
Volume 3 Number 10, published July 1, 1908.
Editor / PublisherSazanami Iwaya
CategoriesShōjo, fiction, nonfiction, poetry, illustration, photography
Circulation200,000 (peak in 1910)
PublisherSazanami Iwaya
Founded1906
Final issueDecember 1931
CompanyHakubunkan
CountryJapan
Based inTokyo
LanguageJapanese

Shōjo Sekai (少女世界, "Girls' World") was one of the first Japanese shōjo magazines. It was published by Hakubunkan from 1906 to 1931 and specializing in children's literature.

History[edit]

The Shōjo Sekai magazine was initially edited by renowned children's author Sueo Iwaya (巌谷 孝雄), better known by the pen name Sazanami Iwaya (巌谷 小波).[1][2] Shōjo Sekai was created as a sister magazine to Shōnen Sekai (少年世界, "The Youth's World"), which was also edited by Iwaya, and which began publication in 1895.[3]

The magazine's early fiction output tended to be of a didactic nature, with tales about self-sacrifice and the importance of obeying one's parents. The stories then started to focus on passionate bonds between girls, often featuring tones typical of the Class S genre.[4]

According to Kiyoko Nagai, for the first ten years of its publication it was the best-selling shōjo magazine of the time, with peak circulations somewhere between 150,000 and 200,000 copies per issue.[5]

The final issue of Shōjo Sekai was the December 1931 issue.[1]

Contributors[edit]

Shōjo Sekai had a number of well known contributors over the years, including the following:

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Kikuyō-chō toshokan (菊陽町図書館, Kikuyō Town Library) Archived 23 August 2004 at the Wayback Machine. Meiji - Shōwa Shōjo Zasshi no Goshōkai (明治〜昭和　少女雑誌のご紹介, ″Meiji to Shōwa: An Introduction to Girls′ Magazines″) Archived 24 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
  2. ^ Sankō Toshokan (三康図書館, Sankō Library). Sankō Toshokan Zōsho Kensaku - Zasshi (三康図書館蔵書検索ー雑誌, Sankō Library Collection Search - Magazines) Archived 16 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
  3. ^ Nakagawa, Hiromi 中川 裕美 (2002). Waga Kuni ni Okeru “Shōjo Zasshi” no Tanjō to Hensen (我が国における『少女雑誌』の誕生と変遷, “The Birth and Transformations of ‘Girls’ Magazines’ in Our Nation”) Archived 24 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Chūkyō Joshi Daigaku Kodomo Bunkagaku Kenkyū Dai-kyū-gō (中京女子大学子ども文化学研究　第９号, Chukyo Women's University Children's Culture Studies, No. 9). Nagoya: Chūkyō Joshi Daigaku (中京女子大学, Chukyo Women's University) Archived 17 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
  4. ^ Dollase, Hiromi Tsuchiya (2019). Age of Shōjo : the emergence, evolution, and power of Japanese girls' magazine fiction. Albany. ISBN 978-1-4384-7392-5. OCLC 1099255594.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ Nagai, Kiyoko (永井 紀代子) (2000). Tanjō - Shōjo-tachi no Kaihōku: “Shōjo Sekai” to ‘Shōjo Dokushokai’ (誕生・少女たちの解放区〜『少女世界』と「少女読書会」, "Birth of the Girls’ Liberated Zone: Girls’ World and ‘Girls’ Reading Circles’"). In Onna to Otoko no Jikū Kyū (女と男の時空　９, “Women's and Men's Space-Time 9”), edited by Nobuko Kohno (河野信子), pp. 278-311. Tokyo: Fujiwara Shoten 藤原書店. ISBN 978-4-89434-212-5.

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