Mystery Bonita

Mystery Bonita ((ミステリーボニータ) is a monthly Japanese shōjo magazine published by Akita Shoten on the sixth of each month. It was originally launched as a spin-off to the magazine Bonita, which was later merged with Mystery Bonita in 1996. Mystery Bonita was initially envisioned to serialize darker serials compared to its parent magazine, featuring horror and mystery works. After the merge the magazine continued to have a focus on publishing mystery and supernatural stories.

The magazine is known for publishing series from a variety of genres, as in addition to the prior genres it also publishes fantasy, historical, action, romance, and non-romance works.

Serializations

 * Crystal Dragon by Yuuho Ashiba (1996–hiatus)
 * Genju no Seiza by Matsuri Akino (2000–2007)
 * Lady Midnight by Shinji Wada (2001–2002)
 * Tales of Yajikita College by Ryōko Shitō (2003–2006)
 * Miyori no Mori by Hideji Oda (2004–2008)
 * Kugutsushi Rin by Shinji Wada (2006–2011)
 * Bride of Deimos: Sai Shūshō by Etsuki Ikeda and Yuuho Ashiba (2007–hiatus)
 * Ku - Neuntöte by Satoru Yuiga (2013–2015)
 * Children of the Whales by Abi Umeda (2013–2023)
 * The House in Fata Morgana: The Veil Over Your Eyes by Hanada and Kanemune (2014–2017)
 * Kimi o Shinasenai Tame no Storia by Toriko Gin (2016–2021)
 * Yameru Hoshi yori Ai o Komete by Honda (2020–present)
 * Mirage of Blaze R by Mizuna Kuwabara and Shouko Hamada (2020–present)
 * Umi ga Hashiru Endroll by John Tarachine (2020–present)
 * Kuchikake Ryū no Keiyakusha by Wataru Midori (2022–present)