Monthly Comic Zero Sum

Monthly Comic Zero Sum (Japanese: 月刊コミックZERO-SUM, Hepburn: Gekkan Komikku Zero Samu) is a josei manga magazine published by Ichijinsha and launched since March 28, 2002 (the May 2002 issue). This first issue of the magazine featured cover art by Kazuya Minekura, lead color pages by Yun Kōga, and included the works of writers Sho Sawada, Kaisei Endo, Miyuki Yama, Nobuyuki Ueda, Shoko Tsutsumi, Verno Mikawa, and Erika Kari. Its volumes usually contain over 600 pages and tackles a variety of genres, with well-known manga like Saiyuki Reload, Amatsuki, 07-Ghost, My Next Life as a Villainess, Bibliophile Princess, and Loveless. A shōjo manga edition called Comic Zero Sum Ward (コミックZERO-SUM 増刊WARD, Komikku Zero Samu Zōkan Wādo) was published starting in August 2003. It ceased publication in May 2015. In July 2005, the yuri magazine Comic Yuri Hime (コミック百合姫, Komikku Yuri Hime; lit. "Lily Princess Comics" or "Lesbian Princess Comics") was launched as another quarterly supplement to the magazine. It was financially dependent upon Monthly Comic Zero Sum until 2008 when it became independent from the magazine.