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This is a '''list of discontinued magazines''' that were published by the [[Japan]]ese publishing company [[MediaWorks (publisher)|MediaWorks]]. Most of their magazines center around [[anime]], [[manga]], [[bishōjo game]]s, or [[video game]]s. The vast majority of MediaWorks' magazines carry the title {{Nihongo|''Dengeki''|電撃||meaning ''electric shock''}} which precedes the title of a given magazine; the ''Dengeki'' label is also used on publishing labels, and contests held by the company, making it a well-known trademark for MediaWorks.
==Magazines==
===Active Japan===
{{Nihongo|'''''Active Japan'''''|アクティブ・ジャパン|Akutibu Japan}} was a Japanese sports magazine published by [[MediaWorks (publisher)|MediaWorks]]. It ran between March 1995 and September 1998. The magazine featured information relating to [[disabled sports]].
===Dengeki Adventures===
{{Nihongo|'''''Dengeki Adventures'''''|電撃アドベンチャーズ|Dengeki Adobenchāzu}} was a Japanese gaming magazine published by [[MediaWorks (publisher)|MediaWorks]] that featured content relating to [[Role-playing game|tabletop role-playing games]]. It started its run in January 1994 and ended in June 1998, containing twenty-seven issues. The magazine also serialized some [[light novel]]s.
====Featured content====
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;Tabletop RPGs
*''Āsudōn''
*''Fortune Quest''
*''Kurisutania''
*''Misutara Mokushiroku''
*''Ōkahōushin''
;Comics
*''Maraya''
*''Ōkahōushin''
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;Light novels
*''Jaja Hime Buyūden''
*''Kyōkagaku Hunter Rei''
*''A Little Dragon''
*''Mōryūsen Senki Madara''
*''Yaminabe no Inbō''
*''Yōhei Densetsu''
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===Dengeki AniMaga===
{{Nihongo|'''''Dengeki AniMaga'''''|電撃アニマガ}} was a Japanese [[anime]] magazine published by [[MediaWorks (publisher)|MediaWorks]]. The magazine started its run in April 1999 when it was entitled ''Dengeki Animation Magazine''. In August 2002, the name was changed to ''Dengeki AniMaga''. The magazine was succeeded by ''[[Dengeki G's Magazine]]'' in 2005 when the last issue of ''Dengeki AniMaga'' was published. The magazine had nineteen issues along with two "Best Issues" that ended the magazine's run.
====Magazine covers====
{{columns-list|colwidth=20em|
#''[[Pita-Ten]]''
#''[[Sister Princess|Sister Princess Re Pure]]''
#''[[Sister Princess|Sister Princess Re Pure]]''
#''[[Stellvia of the Universe]]''
#''[[Happy Lesson|Happy Lesson Advance]]''
#''[[Maburaho]]''
#''[[D.C.: Da Capo]]''
#''[[Kimi ga Nozomu Eien]]''
#''[[Gunslinger Girl]]''
#''[[Please Twins!]]''
#''[[DearS]]''
#''[[Fafner of the Azure]]''
#''[[ToHeart: Remember My Memories]]''
#''[[Futakoi]]''
#''[[Negima!: Magister Negi Magi]]''
#''[[Starship Operators]]''
#''[[Futakoi Alternative]]''
#''[[Strawberry Marshmallow]]''
#''[[D.C.: Da Capo|D.C.S.S.: Da Capo Second Season]]''
#''[[To Heart 2]]''
#''[[Shakugan no Shana]]''
}}
===Dengeki Comic Gao!===
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{{Nihongo|'''''Monthly Dengeki Comic Gao!'''''|月刊電撃コミックガオ!|Gekkan Dengeki Komikku Gao!}} was a Japanese [[shōnen]] [[manga magazine]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.j-magazine.or.jp/data_001/main_b.html#002|title=j-magazine.or.jp on Dengeki Comic Gao!|accessdate=2007-01-19|language=Japanese|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070402232911/http://www.j-magazine.or.jp/data_001/main_b.html#002|archivedate=2007-04-02}}</ref> featuring [[bishōjo]] characters which was published between December 1992 and February 2008 by [[MediaWorks (publisher)|MediaWorks]] and contained bishōjo [[manga]] and information about those series. The ''Gao'' in the magazine's title is a childish form of the sound ''Grr''. Many manga serialized in ''Dengeki Comic Gao!'' were adapted from [[light novel]]s published under MediaWorks' ''[[Dengeki Bunko]]'' label. The magazine was sold every month on the twenty-seventh.
When ''Dengeki Comic Gao!'' was first published, many of the manga that ran in the magazine had transferred from [[Kadokawa Shoten]]'s ''Comic Comp'' magazine, though many of the titles were slightly altered. This caused the readers of ''Comic Comp'' to become interested in ''Dengeki Comic Gao!'' and in October 1994, ''Comic Comp'' ceased publication. Gradually, it became apparent that MediaWorks' similar manga magazine ''[[Dengeki Daioh]]'' was much more popular, and in response, ''Dengeki Comic Gao!'' was reformatted starting with the February 2007 issue on December 27, 2006. This was also when the ''Gao'' as printed on the magazine cover was changed from being spelled in [[katakana]] {{Nihongo||ガオ}} to being spelled in [[English language|English]] stylized as ''gao''. On December 9, 2006, the first issue of a special edition version of ''Dengeki Comic Gao!'' called ''Comic Sylph'' was published, and is sold quarterly.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sylph.dengeki.com/|title=Comic Sylph official website|publisher=[[MediaWorks (publisher)|MediaWorks]]|accessdate=2008-01-22|language=Japanese}}</ref>
===Dengeki Dreamcast===
{{Nihongo|'''''Dengeki Dreamcast'''''|電撃Dreamcast}} was a Japanese gaming magazine published by [[MediaWorks (publisher)|MediaWorks]] that featured content pertaining to the [[Dreamcast]] consumer console. The magazine was originally entitled ''Dengeki Megadrive'' and first went on sale in January 1993. In 1996, the magazine was renamed to ''Dengeki Sega EX'' and then was renamed again in 1997 to ''Dengeki Sega Saturn''. In 1998, the magazine changed its name for the final time, ending with ''Dengeki Dreamcast'' and was discontinued in 2000.[[Image:Dengeki hp cover.jpg|thumb|180px|right|''Dengeki hp'' volume 47.]]
===Dengeki hp===
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{{Nihongo|'''''Dengeki hp'''''|電撃hp}} was a Japanese [[seinen]] magazine published by [[MediaWorks (publisher)|MediaWorks]] centered on publishing [[light novel]]s. The first issue was released on December 18, 1998, and for the first eight issues was published [[quarterly]]; after this, it was being published [[bimonthly]]. The magazine was discontinued with its fiftieth release in October 2007, and was succeeded by ''Dengeki Bunko Magazine'', a special edition version of ''[[#Dengeki Daioh|Dengeki Daioh]]''.<ref name="DBM">{{cite web|url= http://dengekibunko.dengeki.com/|title=Dengeki Bunko Magazine's official website|publisher=[[MediaWorks (publisher)|MediaWorks]]|accessdate=2008-01-22|language=Japanese}}</ref>
===Dengeki Oh===
{{Nihongo|'''''Dengeki Oh'''''|電撃王|Dengeki Ō}} was a Japanese gaming magazine published monthly by [[MediaWorks (publisher)|MediaWorks]] featuring information mainly on [[video game]]s. The magazine first went on sale on January 8, 1993. As of December 1, 2006, the magazine has been discontinued.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dol.dengeki.com/mw/oh/|title=Dengeki Oh's official website|publisher=[[MediaWorks (publisher)|MediaWorks]]|accessdate=2008-01-22|language=Japanese}}</ref>
===Dengeki Shōnen===
{{Nihongo|'''''Dengeki Shōnen'''''|電撃少年}} was a Japanese [[shōnen]] gaming magazine published by [[MediaWorks (publisher)|MediaWorks]]. It ran between September 1994 and September 1996, containing fourteen issues.
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.mediaworks.co.jp/ MediaWorks' official website] {{in lang|ja}}
{{MediaWorks Japan}}
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