[PAR] [TLE] Ultra Cute [SEP] Ultra Cute (うるきゅー , "Urukyū", romanized as "Ultra Cute" ) is a manga series written and illustrated Nami Akimoto.  Originally serialized in Japan in "Nakayoshi", the individual chapters were collected and published in nine "tankōbon" volumes by Kodansha between January 2000 and October 2003.  The series focus on friends Ami Uzuki and Noa Kurosawa, who compete with each other over the same potential boyfriends, usually scaring them away.  Until they meet friends Tomohiro Nakatsu and Tamon Okazaki, and fall in love with a separate boys.  However, after Ami discovers that the boys are running their own scheme against them, Ami schemes to get revenge while trying to protect Noa. [PAR] [TLE] Nakayoshi [SEP] Nakayoshi (なかよし , "good friends") is a monthly "shōjo" manga magazine published by Kodansha in Japan.  First published in December 1954, it is a long-running magazine with over 60 years of manga publication history.  The target demographic for "Nakayoshi" (like "Ribon" and "Ciao") is girls of age 8–14.  Roughly the size of a phone book (hence the term "phone book manga"), it generally comes with "furoku", or small gifts, such as popout figures, games, small bags, posters, stickers, and so on.  The "furoku" is an attempt to encourage girls to buy their own copies of the magazine rather than just share with a friend.  In the mid-1990s, Nakayoshi retailed for 400 yen and had an average of 448 pages.  The estimated circulation of Nakayoshi at this time was 1,800,000.  In 2007, its circulation was 400,000.
[PAR] [TLE] Ultra Cute [ SEP ] Ultra Cute ( うるきゅー , " Urukyū " , romanized as " Ultra Cute " ) is a manga series written and illustrated Nami Akimoto . Originally serialized in Japan in " Nakayoshi " , the individual chapters were collected and published in nine " tankōbon " volumes by Kodansha between January 2000 and October 2003 . The series focus on friends Ami Uzuki and Noa Kurosawa , who compete with each other over the same potential boyfriends , usually scaring them away . Until they meet friends Tomohiro Nakatsu and Tamon Okazaki , and fall in love with a separate boys . However , after Ami discovers that the boys are running their own scheme against them , Ami schemes to get revenge while trying to protect Noa . [PAR] [TLE] Nakayoshi [ SEP ] Nakayoshi ( なかよし , " good friends " ) is a monthly " shōjo " manga magazine published by Kodansha in Japan . First published in December 1954 , it is a long - running magazine with over 60 years of manga publication history . The target demographic for " Nakayoshi " ( like " Ribon " and " Ciao " ) is girls of age 8–14 . Roughly the size of a phone book ( hence the term " phone book manga " ) , it generally comes with " furoku " , or small gifts , such as popout figures , games , small bags , posters , stickers , and so on . The " furoku " is an attempt to encourage girls to buy their own copies of the magazine rather than just share with a friend . In the mid-1990s , Nakayoshi retailed for 400 yen and had an average of 448 pages . The estimated circulation of Nakayoshi at this time was 1,800,000 . In 2007 , its circulation was 400,000 .
Ultra Cute was a manga series originally serialized in the shojo publication created by which company?
Ultra Cute was a manga series originally serialized in the shojo publication created by which company ?
Kodansha
Kodansha