Editing Shojo Beat (section)

{{Short description|Shōjo manga magazine (2005–2009)}}
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{{Infobox magazine
 |title           = Shojo Beat
 |image_file      = Shojobeat1.jpg
 |image_size      = 
 |image_caption   = ''Shojo Beat'' Volume 1, Issue 1, cover dated July 2005
 |image_alt       = First cover of ''Shojo Beat'' featuring a young woman looking over her shoulder with one hand on her neck and the other in her pocket. The magazine name is written in a scripted, wide-lettered font with "Shojo" in pink and "Beat" in a larger, red font. A swoosh comes from the Beat with the magazine motto "Manga from the Heart" in white on the same pink background. Headlines from the magazine stories are noted on the left side, and on the right the magazine's URL, issue date, series list, and barcode are given.
 |editor          = Hyoe Narita
 |editor_title    = Editor-in-Chief
 |previous_editor = {{ubl|Yumi Hoashi|[[Marc Weidenbaum]]}}
 |staff_writer    = 
 |frequency       = Monthly
 |circulation     = 38,000 (2007)
 |category        = [[Shōjo manga|{{Transliteration|ja|Shōjo}} manga]]
 |company         = [[Viz Media]]
 |publisher       = Hyoe Narita
 |firstdate       = July 2005
 |finaldate       = July 2009
 |finalnumber     = Volume 5, Issue 7
 |based           = [[San Francisco]], [[California]]
 |country         = United States
 |language        = English
 |website         = {{URL|https://web.archive.org/web/20101129064059/http://www.shojobeat.com/|shojobeat.com}}
 |issn            = 1932-1600
}}
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'''''Shojo Beat''''' <onlyinclude>is a [[Shōjo manga|{{Transliteration|ja|shōjo}}]] [[manga]] magazine formerly published in North America by [[Viz Media]]. Launched in June 2005 as a sister magazine for ''[[Shonen Jump (magazine)|Shonen Jump]]'', it featured serialized chapters from six manga series, as well as articles on Japanese culture, manga, [[anime]], fashion and beauty. After its initial launch, ''Shojo Beat'' underwent two redesigns, becoming the first English anthology to use the [[cyan]] and [[magenta]] ink tones common to Japanese manga anthologies. Viz launched a related [[imprint (trade name)|imprint]] of the same name for female-oriented manga, [[light novel]]s and anime.

Targeted at teenage girls, the first issue of ''Shojo Beat'' launched with a circulation of 20,000. By 2007, the average circulation was approximately 38,000 copies, with half coming from [[Subscription business model|subscriptions]] rather than [[Retail|store sales]]. It was well received by critics, who praised its mix of manga series and the inclusion of articles on Japanese culture, though some critics found the early issues boring and poorly written. In May 2009, Viz announced that it was discontinuing the magazine; the July 2009 issue was the last released. Fans were disappointed at the sudden news. Industry experts felt its loss would leave female comic fans without a magazine of their own but praised Viz for its choice to continue using the ''Shojo Beat'' imprint and branding for its {{Transliteration|ja|shōjo}} manga and anime releases.</onlyinclude>