Shōnen Magazine
Weekly Shōnen Magazine | |
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description | Manga magazine |
Area of Expertise | Shonen |
language | Japanese |
publishing company | Kōdansha ( Japan ) |
First edition | March 17, 1959 |
Frequency of publication | weekly |
Sold edition | 1,156,059 copies |
( Anime News Network 1/2015) | |
Web link | shonenmagazine.com |
Weekly Shōnen Magazine ( Japanese 週刊 少年 マ ガ ジ ン , Shūkan Shōnen Magajin ) is a Japanese manga magazine aimed at boys between the ages of 10 and 15 ( Shōnen ).
The magazine is published weekly (Wednesdays) by Kōdansha- Verlag at a price of 240 yen . The main part of the magazine is made up of various chapters of manga series and manga short stories. These are often action-packed fantasy stories like RAVE or romantic relationship and mix-up comedies like Love Hina .
The first issue of Shōnen Magazine appeared on March 17, 1959 (postdated to March 26, today the issues are usually postponed 14 days). In the years that followed, it became one of the most popular weekly manga magazines, and especially series such as Ashita no Joe helped the magazine to achieve a high circulation rate. In 2005 it had a circulation of 2,300,000 copies per issue. Although this means a decrease compared to the previous year, the Shōnen Magazine is next to the Weekly Shōnen Jump the best-selling manga magazine.
Published manga series
Ongoing / current series
- Ahiru no Sora by Takeshi Hinata
- Area no Kishi by Yoshiya Yamamoto
- Baby Steps by Hikaru Kachiki
- Bloody Monday by Megumi Kōji and Ryō Ryūmon
- Edens Zero by Hiro Mashima
- Gamaran by Yōsuke Nakamaru
- Godhand Teru by Kazuki Yamamoto
- Hajime no Ippo by George Morikawa
- Awesome session! by Tanahashi Namoshiro and Koganemaru Yamato
- Kenkō Zenrakei Suieibu Umishō by Mitsuru Hattori
- UQ Holder! by Ken Akamatsu
- Mirai Chonaikai by Eiji Nonaka
- Mo, Shimasen Kara. by Hideo Nishimoto
- Nanatsu no Taizai by Nakaba Suzuki
- Orient from Shinobu Ohtaka
- Real account of Okushō and Shizumu Watanabe
- Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei by Kōji Kumeta
- Shibatora by Masashi Asaki and Yūma Andō
- Shinyaku "Kyojin no Hoshi" Hanagata by Yoshiyuki Murakami
- Smash! by Kaori Saki
- Tetsuwan Bureiku by Tomohiro Shinohara
- Tokkyu !! by Mitsurō Kubo
- To Your Eternity by Yoshitoki Ōima
- Yamada-kun & the 7 Witches by Miki Yoshikawa
- Yankee-kun to Megane-chan by Miki Yoshikawa
- Yōkai no Oisha-san by Yūki Satō
Completed / no longer in the magazine
- AI Love You by Ken Akamatsu
- A Silent Voice by Yoshitoki Ōima
- Air Gear by Oh! Great
- Ashita no Joe by Tetsuya Chiba and Ikki Kajiwara
- Boys Be ... by Masahiro Itabashi and Hiroyuki Tamakoshi
- Cyborg 009 by Shōtarō Ishinomori (also in several other magazines)
- Devilman from Go Nagai
- Dia no Ace by Yūji Terajima
- Dragon Voice by Yuriko Nishiyama
- Eight Man by Kazumasa Hirai and Jiro Kuwata
- Fairy Tail by Hiro Mashima
- Full Spec by Tarō Sekiguchi
- Gacha Gacha by Hiroyuki Tamakoshi
- Get Backers from Yuya Aoki and Rando Ayamine
- Great Teacher Onizuka by Tōru Fujisawa
- Good ending by Sasuga Kei
- Hakaio Noritaka by Takashi Hamori
- Harlem Beat by Yuriko Nishiyama
- The Kabocha Wine by Mitsuru Miura
- Kaitō Harimao by Shōtarō Ishinomori
- Came raiders from Shōtarō Ishinomori
- Kindaichi Shonen by Fumiya Sato and Yozaburo Kanari
- Love Hina by Ken Akamatsu
- Magister Negi Magi from Ken Akamatsu
- Over Drive by Koume Nakamura
- Parallel by Toshihiko Kobayashi
- Psychometer Eiji by Masashi Asaki and Yuma Ando
- Rainbow Sentai by Shōtarō Ishinomori
- RAVE by Hiro Mashima
- Rose Hip Zero by Tōru Fujisawa
- Ryū no Michi by Shōtarō Ishinomori
- Samurai Deeper Kyo by Akimine Kamijyo
- School Rumble by Jin Kobayashi
- Shonan Jun'ai Gumi! by Tōru Fujisawa
- Shoot! by Tsukasa Oshima
- Suzuka by Seo Kōji
- Tantei Gakuen Q by Sato Fumiya and Seimaru Amagi
- Tsubasa - Reservoir Chronicle from CLAMP
- Vinland Saga by Makoto Yukimura (in the afternoon since 2006)
- Violence Jack from Go Nagai
- Wild Baseballers by Tōru Fujisawa
- Yakyūkyō no Uta by Shinji Mizushima
Web links
- Official Website (Japanese)