![]() Cover of the July 2008 issue of Monthly Comic Rex featuring characters from Kannagi . Illustration by Eri Takenashi. | |
Categories | Shōnen manga |
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Frequency | Monthly |
Circulation | 100,000 [1] |
Publisher | Ichijinsha |
First issue | December 9, 2005 |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Website | Monthly Comic Rex |
Monthly Comic Rex (月刊 Comic REX, Gekkan Comic REX) is a Japanese shōnen manga magazine published by Ichijinsha. The first issue was sold on December 9, 2005, and is sold monthly on the ninth. Manga collected into bound volumes which were serialized in this magazine are published under Ichijinsha's Rex Comics (REXコミックス, REX Komikkusu) imprint.
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