Megami Magazine was originally released as an extra edition of the anime magazine "
Animedia" by
Gakken Kenkyusha (later Gakken Holdings). As the anime magazine was discontinued, the publication began on July 28, 1999 for an independent
Megami Magazine to fill the void with a focus on "
gal games". Megami Magazine was originally released every odd month on the 28th before it was changed to every even month starting with the February 28, 2000 issue. This did not last long as the magazine was finally switched from a bi-monthly to a monthly basis release starting in November, 2000. During this time the focus of the magazine was shifted from "gal games" to "anime" due to a surge in popularity with
"moe" type characters. An after effect from the monthly switch led to the split off of the “Megami Magazine Special” from the main issue of “Animedia” starting in March 2003. The Gakken Group was reorganized in October 2009 which caused Megami Magazine to briefly come under the umbrella of
Gakken Publishing. This was further modified with the merging of Gakken Publishing with Gakken Marketing and others which led to
Gakken Plus taking its place. Megami Magazine was converted into
e-book format in April 2018 following the digital conversion of "Animedia" and "Voice Actor Animedia". On February 1, 2020 the editing and publishing business was transferred from Gakken Plus to
IID along with "Animedia". The former of these two companies still officially releases the magazine under their name
Gakken Plus. ==Features==