Weekly Shonen Magazine
Encyclopedia
, also known as Shōnen Magazine, is a shōnen
manga magazine published by Kodansha
, first published on 17 March 1959. Despite some unusual censorship
policies (until just recently, it was one of the only shōnen magazines to forbid the depiction of female nipples), it's mainly read by an older audience, with a large portion of its readership falling under the male high school or college student demographic.
magazine in Japan
of its period, appearing popular amongst many otaku
. But the position was later occupied by Weekly Shōnen Jump
, when this competitor was born in 1968, knocking Shonen Magazine off the top spot. Shōnen Jump had now begun to circulate and dominate the manga magazine market. This began from the 1970s and continued throughout the 1990s, largely owed to Akira Toriyama
's Dragon Ball
. In the middle of the 1990s, Shōnen Jump suffered the loss of Dragon Ball, as the franchise had come to an end in 1996, and thus lost much of its readership. Shōnen Magazine had now made a comeback in October 1997, regaining its original position as the top selling manga magazine of its day until this was brokered in 2002. Currently, the two magazines have competed closely in terms of market circulation. Sales of the two magazines now remain very close. Circulation has dropped below two million. In a rare event due to the closeness of the two magazine's founding dates, Weekly Shōnen Magazine and Weekly Shōnen Sunday released a special combined issue on March 19, 2008. In addition, other commemorative events, merchandise, and manga crossovers were planned for the following year as part of the celebrations.
Shonen
The term refers to manga marketed to a male audience aged roughly 10 and up. The Kanji characters literally mean "few" and "year", respectively, where the characters generally mean "comic"...
manga magazine published by Kodansha
Kodansha
, the largest Japanese publisher, produces the manga magazines Nakayoshi, Afternoon, Evening, and Weekly Shonen Magazine, as well as more literary magazines such as Gunzō, Shūkan Gendai, and the Japanese dictionary Nihongo Daijiten. The company has its headquarters in Bunkyō, Tokyo...
, first published on 17 March 1959. Despite some unusual censorship
Censorship
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policies (until just recently, it was one of the only shōnen magazines to forbid the depiction of female nipples), it's mainly read by an older audience, with a large portion of its readership falling under the male high school or college student demographic.
Reception
The Weekly Shōnen Magazine achieved success in the 1970s and subsequently had increased sales. As a result it became the top selling mangaManga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
magazine in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
of its period, appearing popular amongst many otaku
Otaku
is a Japanese term used to refer to people with obsessive interests, particularly anime, manga or video games.- Etymology :Otaku is derived from a Japanese term for another's house or family , which is also used as an honorific second-person pronoun...
. But the position was later occupied by Weekly Shōnen Jump
Weekly Shonen Jump
is a weekly shōnen manga anthology published in Japan by Shueisha under the Jump line of magazines. The first issue was released with a cover date of July 2, 1968, and it is still circulating. One of the longest-running manga magazines in Japan, it has a circulation of 2.8 million copies...
, when this competitor was born in 1968, knocking Shonen Magazine off the top spot. Shōnen Jump had now begun to circulate and dominate the manga magazine market. This began from the 1970s and continued throughout the 1990s, largely owed to Akira Toriyama
Akira Toriyama
is a Japanese manga artist and game artist known mostly for his creation of Dragon Ball in 1984. Toriyama admires Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy and was impressed by Walt Disney's One Hundred and One Dalmatians, which he remembers for the great art...
's Dragon Ball
Dragon Ball
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. It was originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1984 to 1995; later the 519 individual chapters were published into 42 tankōbon volumes by Shueisha. Dragon Ball was inspired by the classical Chinese novel Journey to the...
. In the middle of the 1990s, Shōnen Jump suffered the loss of Dragon Ball, as the franchise had come to an end in 1996, and thus lost much of its readership. Shōnen Magazine had now made a comeback in October 1997, regaining its original position as the top selling manga magazine of its day until this was brokered in 2002. Currently, the two magazines have competed closely in terms of market circulation. Sales of the two magazines now remain very close. Circulation has dropped below two million. In a rare event due to the closeness of the two magazine's founding dates, Weekly Shōnen Magazine and Weekly Shōnen Sunday released a special combined issue on March 19, 2008. In addition, other commemorative events, merchandise, and manga crossovers were planned for the following year as part of the celebrations.
Currently running manga series
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| Takeshi Hinata | ||
| Ito Ōgure Oh! great Oh! great, whose real name is , is a Japanese manga artist most recognized for the manga series Tenjho Tenge and Air Gear. In 2006, he received the Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen for Air Gear. Oh! great also created the adult series Silky Whip... |
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| Hisashi Takahashi, Motoazabu Factory, Reiji Miyajima | ||
| Agi Tadashi Tadashi Agi is a Japanese manga storywriter, novelist and screenwriter. His original name is Shin Kibayashi . He graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Musashi Senior High School and Waseda University School of Economics & Political Science. The penname "Tadashi Agi" is shared with his sister... , Kaya Tsukiyama |
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| Hikaru Kachiki | ||
| Atushi Kase | ||
| Agi Tadashi Tadashi Agi is a Japanese manga storywriter, novelist and screenwriter. His original name is Shin Kibayashi . He graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Musashi Senior High School and Waseda University School of Economics & Political Science. The penname "Tadashi Agi" is shared with his sister... , Kouji Megumi |
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| Akimine Kamijyo Akimine Kamijyo is a Japanese manga artist best known for creating Samurai Deeper Kyo. The name 'Akimine Kamijyo' is merely her pen-name. Her doujinshi work was done under the name .Her next series is Shirogane no Karasu also known as Silver Crow... |
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| Yūji Terajima | ||
| Muneaki Kaneshiro, Kyouta Shibano, Konami Digital Entertainment | ||
| Keiyou Yamada | ||
| Hiro Mashima Hiro Mashima is a Japanese manga artist. He is most known for his fantasy manga Groove Adventure Rave, published by Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine, from 1999 to 2005. The series was later adapted into an anime. However, the anime adaption was cancelled before it could complete the series.In 2003, he... |
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| Yousuke Nakamaru | ||
| Kei Sasuga | ||
| George Morikawa | ||
| Kouji Seo Kouji Seo is a Japanese manga creator. He debuted in 1996 with the one-shot "Half & Half" in Fresh magazine. His two hits, Suzuka and Cross Over, both mixed the genres of sports with high school romance. Suzuka focused on track and field while Cross Over used basketball... |
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| Yōzaburō Kanari Yōzaburō Kanari is a Japanese manga story writer, best known for creating the Kindaichi Case Files series.He made his debut in 1991 with manga Chōzunō Silver Wolf .- Works :... , Seimaru Amagi Tadashi Agi is a Japanese manga storywriter, novelist and screenwriter. His original name is Shin Kibayashi . He graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Musashi Senior High School and Waseda University School of Economics & Political Science. The penname "Tadashi Agi" is shared with his sister... , Fumiya Satō Fumiya Sato is a female Japanese manga artist. She is best known for the manga series Kinda'ichi Case Files and Detective School Q. In 1995, she received the Kodansha Manga Award for her work on Kinda'ichi Case Files.-External links:*... |
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| Ken Akamatsu Ken Akamatsu is a Japanese manga artist from Tokyo.Sailor Moon was his introduction to anime and manga fandom.In his teens, Akamatsu applied himself to Film Study . Eventually, he became famous as an illustrator featured in Comiket . He used the pen name... |
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| Nishimoto Hideo | ||
| Keiji Najima | ||
| Yuya Aoki Tadashi Agi is a Japanese manga storywriter, novelist and screenwriter. His original name is Shin Kibayashi . He graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Musashi Senior High School and Waseda University School of Economics & Political Science. The penname "Tadashi Agi" is shared with his sister... , Rando Ayamine Rando Ayamine is a Japanese manga artist known illustrating the GetBackers series. Since the completion of Get Backers, he has been working on a new manga series called Holy Talker.... |
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| Kōji Kumeta Kōji Kumeta , is a Japanese gag manga artist. His most famous works are Go!! Southern Ice Hockey Club, Katte ni Kaizō and Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei. His other major works include √P Root Paradise, Sodatte Darling!! and... |
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| Tozen Ujiie | ||
| Yuuma Andou Tadashi Agi is a Japanese manga storywriter, novelist and screenwriter. His original name is Shin Kibayashi . He graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Musashi Senior High School and Waseda University School of Economics & Political Science. The penname "Tadashi Agi" is shared with his sister... , Yuuki Satou |
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| Nobuyuki Fukumoto Nobuyuki Fukumoto is a Japanese manga artist well known throughout the Far East for his unique and original gambling ideas, deep psychological analysis of characters and distinct artstyle. Yakuza and gambling are recurring themes in his manga. In English speaking countries, he is known best as the author of Akagi, a... |
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| Kousuke Iijima |
1960s
- Chikai no Makyū (1961-1962, Tetsuya ChibaTetsuya Chibais a Japanese manga artist famous for his sports stories.He was born in Tokyo, Japan, but lived most of his early childhood in Manchuria when it was still a Japanese colony during the Second Sino-Japanese War. His father was working in a paper factory during that time they lived in China. One of...
, Kazuya Fukumoto) - Eightman8 Manor is a fictional manga and anime superhero created in 1963 by science fiction writer Kazumasa Hirai and manga artist Jiro Kuwata. He is considered Japan's earliest cyborg superhero, predating even Kamen Rider , and was supposedly the inspiration for RoboCop.The manga was published in Weekly...
(1963–1966, Kazumasa Hirai, Jiro Kuwata) - Daisuke-chan (1963–1967, Yoshio Surugu)
- Shiden-kai no Taka (1963–1965, Tetsuya ChibaTetsuya Chibais a Japanese manga artist famous for his sports stories.He was born in Tokyo, Japan, but lived most of his early childhood in Manchuria when it was still a Japanese colony during the Second Sino-Japanese War. His father was working in a paper factory during that time they lived in China. One of...
) - W3 (1965) *Only six episodes. Shōnen Magazine was insulated with Osamu TezukaOsamu Tezukawas a Japanese cartoonist, manga artist, animator, producer, activist and medical doctor, although he never practiced medicine. Born in Osaka Prefecture, he is best known as the creator of Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion and Black Jack...
for about ten years because of this work. - Haris no Kaze (1965-1967, Tetsuya ChibaTetsuya Chibais a Japanese manga artist famous for his sports stories.He was born in Tokyo, Japan, but lived most of his early childhood in Manchuria when it was still a Japanese colony during the Second Sino-Japanese War. His father was working in a paper factory during that time they lived in China. One of...
) - Cyborg 009Cyborg 009is a manga created by Shotaro Ishinomori. It was serialized in many different magazines, including Monthly Shōnen King, Weekly Shōnen Magazine, Shōnen Big Comic, COM, Shōjo Comic, Weekly Shōnen Sunday, Monthly Shōnen Jump and Monthly Comic Nora in Japan...
(1966, Shotaro IshinomoriShotaro Ishinomoriwas a Japanese manga artist who became an influential figure in manga, anime, and tokusatsu, creating several immensely popular long-running series such as Cyborg 009 and Himitsu Sentai Goranger, what would go on to become part of the Super Sentai series, and the Kamen Rider Series...
) *only episode 2 - Kyojin no HoshiStar of the Giantsis a sports manga written by Ikki Kajiwara and drawn by Noboru Kawasaki. It was adapted as the first sports anime television series broadcast in Japan, in 1968. It later spawned 2 anime sequels and different anime movies....
(1966–1971, Ikki KajiwaraIkki Kajiwarawas a Japanese author, manga writer, and film producer, also known under the pseudonym . His real name is . The pseudonym was used since he was writing for a rival magazine at the time. Having multiple names would not allow overlaps by the two magazines...
, Noboru KawasakiNoboru Kawasakiis a Japanese manga artist. He is most famous for drawing the series Star of the Giants. He won the 14th Shogakukan Manga Award in 1969 for Animal 1 and Inakappe Taishō and the 2nd Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen in 1978 for Football Hawk....
) - Makaroni Boy (1966–1969, Yoshio Surugu)
- Tensai BakabonTensai Bakabonis a manga and anime series created by Fujio Akatsuka which began publication on April 9, 1967 in Weekly Shōnen Magazine. It is about the misadventures of a dim-witted boy and his insane father, the latter of whom eventually becomes the central character.-Characters:-Anime:Four anime series have...
(1967–1976, Fujio AkatsukaFujio Akatsukawas a pioneer Japanese artist of comical manga known as the Gag Manga King. His name at birth is 赤塚 藤雄, whose Japanese pronunciation is the same as 赤塚 不二夫....
) - Ashita no JoeTomorrow's Joeis a critically acclaimed boxing manga written by Ikki Kajiwara and illustrated by Tetsuya Chiba in 1968 that was later adapted into an anime series and movie. It is most commonly referred to as Ashita no Joe. Outside Japan it is also referred to as Rocky Joe or Joe...
(1968–1973, Asao Takamori, Tetsuya ChibaTetsuya Chibais a Japanese manga artist famous for his sports stories.He was born in Tokyo, Japan, but lived most of his early childhood in Manchuria when it was still a Japanese colony during the Second Sino-Japanese War. His father was working in a paper factory during that time they lived in China. One of...
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1970s
- Skull ManSkull Manis a manga series created by Shotaro Ishinomori which first appeared in Shōnen Magazine in 1970 and immediately caused a sensation, selling over 1.5 million copies. The hero, orphaned when his parents were murdered, grows up to use his peculiar powers to take his revenge...
(1970, Shotaro IshinomoriShotaro Ishinomoriwas a Japanese manga artist who became an influential figure in manga, anime, and tokusatsu, creating several immensely popular long-running series such as Cyborg 009 and Himitsu Sentai Goranger, what would go on to become part of the Super Sentai series, and the Kamen Rider Series...
) - Kamen RiderKamen Rider, is a weekly science fiction story created by Japanese manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori. It debuted as a tokusatsu television series on April 3, 1971 and ran until February 10, 1973, airing on the Mainichi Broadcasting System and NET TV . A manga adaptation was also featured in Shōnen Magazine...
(1971, Shotaro IshinomoriShotaro Ishinomoriwas a Japanese manga artist who became an influential figure in manga, anime, and tokusatsu, creating several immensely popular long-running series such as Cyborg 009 and Himitsu Sentai Goranger, what would go on to become part of the Super Sentai series, and the Kamen Rider Series...
) - Karate Baka Ichidai (1971–1977, Ikki Kajiwara, Jiro Tsunoda, Jouya Kagemaru)
- Tiger MaskTiger Maskis a Japanese manga series written by Ikki Kajiwara and illustrated by Naoki Tsuji. The series was first published in Kodansha's Bokura Magazine from 1968 to 1969 and was later published in Weekly Shōnen Magazine from 1970 to 1971...
(1971, Ikki Kajiwara, Naoki Tsuji) - Ai to Makoto (1972-1976, Ikki KajiwaraIkki Kajiwarawas a Japanese author, manga writer, and film producer, also known under the pseudonym . His real name is . The pseudonym was used since he was writing for a rival magazine at the time. Having multiple names would not allow overlaps by the two magazines...
, Takumi Nagayasu) - DevilmanDevilmanis a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Go Nagai which originally started as an anime adaptation of the concept of Nagai's previous manga series, Demon Lord Dante. A 39 episode anime series was developed by Toei in 1972 and Nagai began Devilman as a manga in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen...
(1972–1973, Go NagaiGo Nagai, better known by the penname , is a Japanese manga artist and a prolific author of science fiction, fantasy, horror and erotica. He made his professional debut in 1967 with Meakashi Polikichi, but is best known for creating Cutie Honey, Devilman, and Mazinger Z in the 1970s. In 2005, he became a...
) - Nonsense No.13 (1972–1975, Yoshio Surugu) *Originally published in Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine
- Tsurikiti Sanpei (1973–1983, Takao Yaguchi)
- Violence JackViolence Jackis a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Go Nagai in 1973. It has had several serializations and one-shot stories which have run in the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and 2000s...
(1973–1974, Go NagaiGo Nagai, better known by the penname , is a Japanese manga artist and a prolific author of science fiction, fantasy, horror and erotica. He made his professional debut in 1967 with Meakashi Polikichi, but is best known for creating Cutie Honey, Devilman, and Mazinger Z in the 1970s. In 2005, he became a...
) - Iyahaya Nantomo (1974-1976, Go NagaiGo Nagai, better known by the penname , is a Japanese manga artist and a prolific author of science fiction, fantasy, horror and erotica. He made his professional debut in 1967 with Meakashi Polikichi, but is best known for creating Cutie Honey, Devilman, and Mazinger Z in the 1970s. In 2005, he became a...
) - ShutendojiShutendoji (manga), also written Shutendouji or Shuten Doji and also known as Legend of Shutendoji, is a science fantasy Japanese manga series created by Go Nagai which combines elements from Japanese folklore with science fiction...
(1976-1978, Go NagaiGo Nagai, better known by the penname , is a Japanese manga artist and a prolific author of science fiction, fantasy, horror and erotica. He made his professional debut in 1967 with Meakashi Polikichi, but is best known for creating Cutie Honey, Devilman, and Mazinger Z in the 1970s. In 2005, he became a...
) - Mitsume ga TōruThe Three-Eyed Oneis a romance SF manga by Osamu Tezuka. It was originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine from 7 July 1974 through 19 March 1978 and was later published into thirteen tankoubon by Kodansha....
(1974–1978, Osamu TezukaOsamu Tezukawas a Japanese cartoonist, manga artist, animator, producer, activist and medical doctor, although he never practiced medicine. Born in Osaka Prefecture, he is best known as the creator of Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion and Black Jack...
) - Shōnen Jidai (1978–1979, Fujiko Fujio A.)
1980s
- Ashita Tenki ni Naare (1981-1991, Tetsuya ChibaTetsuya Chibais a Japanese manga artist famous for his sports stories.He was born in Tokyo, Japan, but lived most of his early childhood in Manchuria when it was still a Japanese colony during the Second Sino-Japanese War. His father was working in a paper factory during that time they lived in China. One of...
) - Bats & Terry (1982-1987, Yasuichi OshimaYasuichi Oshimais a Japanese manga artist. In 1984, he won the Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen for Bats & Terry.He is the father of manga artist Towa Oshima.- External links :*...
) - Kōtarō Makaritōru! (1982–2001, Tatsuya HirutaTatsuya Hirutais a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for writing the long-running shōnen manga series Kōtarō Makaritōru! and its two sequels, Shin Kōtarō Makaritōru! and Kōtarō Makaritōru! L. In 1986, he won the Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen for Kōtarō Makaritōru!.- External links :*...
) *The title was changed to Shin - in 1995. - Bari Bari DensetsuBari Bari Densetsuis an early motorbike racing manga series by Shuichi Shigeno, who went on to create the Initial D series. It was published in 38 volumes between 1983 and 1991 by Kodansha...
(1983–1991, Shuichi ShigenoShuichi Shigenois a Japanese manga author famous for the anime and manga Initial D. Shigeno has also created Bari Bari Densetsu, Dopkan, and Tunnel Nuketara Sky Blue all prior to the manga that would make him famous in 1995...
) - Iron Muscle (1983-????, Go NagaiGo Nagai, better known by the penname , is a Japanese manga artist and a prolific author of science fiction, fantasy, horror and erotica. He made his professional debut in 1967 with Meakashi Polikichi, but is best known for creating Cutie Honey, Devilman, and Mazinger Z in the 1970s. In 2005, he became a...
) - Parotto Ikka (1983–1986, Yoshio Surugu) *Originally and also serialized in Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine
- Ekushisu (1984-????, Takatoshi Yamada)
- Mister AjikkoMister Ajikkois a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Daisuke Terasawa about a young boy cook. It was later adapted into anime series, produced by TV Tokyo and Sunrise. This show was broadcast from October 8, 1987 to September 28, 1989 with a total of 99 episodes.-Plot:Ajiyoshi Yoichi is a culinary...
(1986–1989, Daisuke TerasawaDaisuke Terasawais a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for writing cooking manga such as Mister Ajikko and Shota no Sushi, which earned him twice the Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen in 1988 and 1996 respectively...
) - Meimon! Daisan-yakyūbu (1987–1993)
- Doctor K (1988-????, Kazuo Mafune)
1990s
- Captain Kid (1990-????, Uno Hiroshi)
- ChameleonChameleon (manga)is a Japanese manga series created by Atsushi Kase which was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine between 1990 and 1999; forty-seven bound volumes were released. The manga won the twenty-third round of the Kodansha Manga Award in 1999 for shōnen manga, beating out titles such as One...
(1990-1999, Atsushi Kase) - Shonan Junai GumiShonan Junai Gumiis a manga by Tohru Fujisawa which was published from March 1990 to December 1996, and initially released in 31 volumes. It has subsequently been released in a deluxe edition of 15 volumes, from May to December 2000, and the pocket-size print run, which began in May 2005, is currently at the 10th...
(1990–1996, Tohru Fujisawa) - Hajime no Ippo (1990, George MorikawaGeorge Morikawais a male Japanese manga author known for the long running series Hajime no Ippo. Hajime no Ippo is a boxing manga, following the main character, Ippo, through his life and boxing career. Hajime no Ippo, as of February 2010, has 90 tankōbon, or volumes, and was adapted into its first anime series...
) - Boys Be...Boys Be...is a manga created and written by Masahiro Itabashi and illustrated by Hiroyuki Tamakoshi, which was in 2000 adapted into a 13 episode anime series by Hal Film Maker....
(1991–2001, Masahiro Itabashi, Hiroyuki TamakoshiHiroyuki Tamakoshiis a Japanese manga artist. His manga are mostly of the comedy ecchi boy's harem romance theme. Most of his work has appeared in Weekly Shōnen Magazine, with Boys Be... and Gacha Gacha his best-known titles.-Works:...
) - Kindaichi Case FilesKindaichi Case Filesis a serialized Japanese mystery manga series based on the crime solving adventures of a high school student, Hajime Kindaichi, the supposed grandson of the famous private detective Kosuke Kindaichi. They are written by Yōzaburō Kanari or Seimaru Amagi and illustrated by Fumiya Satō...
(1992–2000, Yōzaburō KanariYōzaburō Kanariis a Japanese manga story writer, best known for creating the Kindaichi Case Files series.He made his debut in 1991 with manga Chōzunō Silver Wolf .- Works :...
, Tadashi AgiTadashi Agiis a Japanese manga storywriter, novelist and screenwriter. His original name is Shin Kibayashi . He graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Musashi Senior High School and Waseda University School of Economics & Political Science. The penname "Tadashi Agi" is shared with his sister...
, Fumiya SatōFumiya Satois a female Japanese manga artist. She is best known for the manga series Kinda'ichi Case Files and Detective School Q. In 1995, she received the Kodansha Manga Award for her work on Kinda'ichi Case Files.-External links:*...
) - A.I. Love YouA.I. Love Youis a Japanese manga series by author Ken Akamatsu. First released in the mid-1990s in Japan, an English translation of the series was published by Tokyopop; the Tokyopop version of the manga is out of print as of August 31, 2009....
(1993–1998, Ken AkamatsuKen Akamatsuis a Japanese manga artist from Tokyo.Sailor Moon was his introduction to anime and manga fandom.In his teens, Akamatsu applied himself to Film Study . Eventually, he became famous as an illustrator featured in Comiket . He used the pen name...
) - Gyagu Waarudo 1990 (1993–1995, Yoshio Surugu)
- J-Dream (1993-????, Natsuko Heiuchi)
- Harlem BeatHarlem Beatis a Japanese manga series created by Yuriko Nishiyama. It was published by Tokyopop in the United States. The series contain 29 volumes in Japan. However, in the U.S., the manga goes up to 9 volumes under the name Harlem Beat, while volumes 12+ are published under the series title Rebound...
(1994-2000, Yuriko Nishiyama) - Maya (1994-????, Motoshima Yukihisa)
- Chūka Ichiban! (1995-1999, Etsushi OgawaEtsushi Ogawais a Japanese manga artist . He graduated from Keio University with a degree in economics. He is most famous for the manga Chūka Ichiban, which was made into an anime.In 2007, he won the 31st Kodansha Manga Award for children's manga for Tenshi no Frypan....
) - Henachoko Daisakusen Z (1995-????, Hideo Nishimoto)
- DESPERADO (1996-????, Daiji Matsumoto)
- Psychometrer EijiPsychometrer Eijiis a mystery manga and live-action series created by Masashi Asaki and Tadashi Agi, that started in 1996. The manga series is composed of 25 tankōbon and was serialized by Kodansha. So far, it is yet to be released worldwide, although it was published by Chuangyi in Simplified Chinese, Tong-Li in...
(1996-2000, Tadashi AgiTadashi Agiis a Japanese manga storywriter, novelist and screenwriter. His original name is Shin Kibayashi . He graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Musashi Senior High School and Waseda University School of Economics & Political Science. The penname "Tadashi Agi" is shared with his sister...
, Masashi AsakiMasashi Asakiis a Japanese manga artist. He is best known as the artist for the series Psychometrer Eiji and Kunimitsu no Matsuri, both written by Tadashi Agi under the name Ando Yuma, both of which have been adapted as live-action dramas. His current series, which he both writes and draws, is Denshi no Hoshi....
) - Bad CompanyBad Company (manga)is a one volume prequel to Shonan Junai Gumi which was followed by the better known series Great Teacher Onizuka. It was created by Tooru Fujisawa while he was still working on Great Teacher Onizuka...
(1997, Tooru FujisawaTooru Fujisawais a Japanese manga author. His name is romanized as Tohru Fujisawa on the Tokyopop English-language Great Teacher Onizuka books and as Toru Fujisawa on the Kodansha bilingual releases. His first serialized work was Adesugata Junjou Boy, published from 1989 in Weekly Shonen Magazine...
) - Chūka IchibanChuka Ichibanis a manga created by Etsushi Ogawa. In 1997, it was adapted into an anime series directed by Masami Anno of the same name. The story is centered on a boy whose aim is to become the best chef he could be....
(1997–1999, Etsushi OgawaEtsushi Ogawais a Japanese manga artist . He graduated from Keio University with a degree in economics. He is most famous for the manga Chūka Ichiban, which was made into an anime.In 2007, he won the 31st Kodansha Manga Award for children's manga for Tenshi no Frypan....
) *moved to Magazine Special, and returned to Shōnen Magazine again - Gachinko! (1997-????, Tetsuo Yamashita)
- Great Teacher OnizukaGreat Teacher Onizuka, officially abbreviated as GTO, is a Japanese shōnen manga written and illustrated by Tohru Fujisawa. It was originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine from May 1997 to April 2002. The story focuses on 22-year-old ex-bōsōzoku member Eikichi Onizuka, who becomes a teacher at a private high...
(1997–2002, Tooru FujisawaTooru Fujisawais a Japanese manga author. His name is romanized as Tohru Fujisawa on the Tokyopop English-language Great Teacher Onizuka books and as Toru Fujisawa on the Kodansha bilingual releases. His first serialized work was Adesugata Junjou Boy, published from 1989 in Weekly Shonen Magazine...
) - Love HinaLove Hinais a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ken Akamatsu. It was originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine by Kodansha from October 21, 1998 to October 31, 2001 and was published in 14 tankōbon volumes by Kodansha. The series tells the story of Keitaro Urashima and his attempts to...
(1998–2001, Ken AkamatsuKen Akamatsuis a Japanese manga artist from Tokyo.Sailor Moon was his introduction to anime and manga fandom.In his teens, Akamatsu applied himself to Film Study . Eventually, he became famous as an illustrator featured in Comiket . He used the pen name...
) - Rave MasterRave Master, is a manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. The manga was serialized in Shōnen Magazine from July 1999 through July 2005, and published in thirty-five tankōbon by Kodansha. The manga series was licensed for an English release in North America by Tokyopop until Kodansha allowed...
(1998–2005, Hiro MashimaHiro Mashimais a Japanese manga artist. He is most known for his fantasy manga Groove Adventure Rave, published by Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine, from 1999 to 2005. The series was later adapted into an anime. However, the anime adaption was cancelled before it could complete the series.In 2003, he...
) - GetBackersGetBackersis a manga series written by Tadashi Agi and illustrated by Rando Ayamine. The series was serialized and is published by Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from 1999 until 2007, totaling 39 volumes. The plot follows the "GetBackers", a group that retrieves anything that was lost...
(1999–2007, Tadashi AgiTadashi Agiis a Japanese manga storywriter, novelist and screenwriter. His original name is Shin Kibayashi . He graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Musashi Senior High School and Waseda University School of Economics & Political Science. The penname "Tadashi Agi" is shared with his sister...
, Rando AyamineRando Ayamineis a Japanese manga artist known illustrating the GetBackers series. Since the completion of Get Backers, he has been working on a new manga series called Holy Talker....
) - Samurai Deeper KyoSamurai Deeper Kyois a manga series written and illustrated by Akimine Kamijyo. The manga was serialized from October 15, 1999 to May 10, 2006 in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine, and collected over 38 volumes....
(1999–2006, Akimine KamijyoAkimine Kamijyois a Japanese manga artist best known for creating Samurai Deeper Kyo. The name 'Akimine Kamijyo' is merely her pen-name. Her doujinshi work was done under the name .Her next series is Shirogane no Karasu also known as Silver Crow...
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2000s
- Buraiden Gai (2000-2001, Nobuyuki FukumotoNobuyuki Fukumotois a Japanese manga artist well known throughout the Far East for his unique and original gambling ideas, deep psychological analysis of characters and distinct artstyle. Yakuza and gambling are recurring themes in his manga. In English speaking countries, he is known best as the author of Akagi, a...
) - Sakigake!! Cromartie High SchoolCromartie High Schoolby Eiji Nonaka, is a Japanese comedy manga, which was subsequently adapted into an anime and a 2005 live-action movie titled Cromartie High - The Movie directed by Yūdai Yamaguchi. It follows the everyday life of Takashi Kamiyama and his odd classmates at Cromartie High School, an infamous school...
(2000–2004) - Date Groove (2000, Eijirou Shimada)
- Gin no Kodou (2000, Akira Yanagiha)
- Gründen (2000, Takashi Takayuki)
- 3.3.7 Byooshi!! (2001-????, Mitsurou Kubo)
- Assobot Senki GokuMonkey Typhoonis a Japanese manga written by Tadashi Agi and illustrated by Romu Aoi. It was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine between 2001 and 2002....
(2001-2002, Tadashi AgiTadashi Agiis a Japanese manga storywriter, novelist and screenwriter. His original name is Shin Kibayashi . He graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Musashi Senior High School and Waseda University School of Economics & Political Science. The penname "Tadashi Agi" is shared with his sister...
, Romu Aoi) - Bakushou Mondai no Kyou no Joe (2001-????, Hideo Nishimoto)
- Big Star Daikichi (2001-????, Akira Tsubaki)
- Detective School QDetective School Qis a manga series, written by Tadashi Agi and illustrated by Fumiya Satō, originally serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine between 2001 and 2005, spanning 22-tankōbon volumes...
(2001–2005, Tadashi Agi, Fumiya SatōFumiya Satois a female Japanese manga artist. She is best known for the manga series Kinda'ichi Case Files and Detective School Q. In 1995, she received the Kodansha Manga Award for her work on Kinda'ichi Case Files.-External links:*...
) - Dragon VoiceDragon Voiceis a manga series by Yuriko Nishiyama. It was serialized by Kodansha in Weekly Shōnen Magazine and collected in 11 bound volumes. The manga was licensed in North America by Tokyopop, but the license was dropped after publishing 10 volumes...
(2001-2003, Yuriko Nishiyama) - Gorio (2001-????, Takashi Hamori)
- Hot Shot (2001-????, Junji Oono)
- Howling (2001-????, Takeshi Hinata)
- Idaten (2001, Tetsuo Yamashita)
- Jipangu Hououden (2001-????, Etsushi OgawaEtsushi Ogawais a Japanese manga artist . He graduated from Keio University with a degree in economics. He is most famous for the manga Chūka Ichiban, which was made into an anime.In 2007, he won the 31st Kodansha Manga Award for children's manga for Tenshi no Frypan....
) - Cross OverCross Over (Manga)Cross Over is a Japanese manga written an illustrated by Kouji Seo. The series primarily follows the St. Mariannu boy's basketball team led by the freshman Ogata Natsuki to defeat the prefecture's best team, Fujiwara Academy...
(2002-2003, Kouji SeoKouji Seois a Japanese manga creator. He debuted in 1996 with the one-shot "Half & Half" in Fresh magazine. His two hits, Suzuka and Cross Over, both mixed the genres of sports with high school romance. Suzuka focused on track and field while Cross Over used basketball...
) - Daihyoubito (2002, Yasuaki Kita)
- Gacha GachaGacha Gachais a shōnen manga by Hiroyuki Tamakoshi. As of November 2008, the first 13 volumes have been published in North America by Del Rey Manga. However, according to the Anime News Network, the series ended in Japan at volume 11 of the second season...
(2002-2008, Hiroyuki TamakoshiHiroyuki Tamakoshiis a Japanese manga artist. His manga are mostly of the comedy ecchi boy's harem romance theme. Most of his work has appeared in Weekly Shōnen Magazine, with Boys Be... and Gacha Gacha his best-known titles.-Works:...
) - Jigoro Jigorou (2002-????, Atsushi Kase)
- Jump Man (2002-????, Masaharu Inoue)
- PastelPastel (manga)is a shōnen manga by Toshihiko Kobayashi and published in the U.S. by Del Rey Manga. It was originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine, then moved to Magazine Special in 2003. From chapter 50 and onwards, it is in monthly magazine format...
(2002-2003) *moved to Magazine Special - School RumbleSchool Rumbleis a Japanese Shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Jin Kobayashi. First serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine from October 22, 2002 to July 23, 2008, all 345 chapters were later collected in 22 tankōbon volumes by Kodansha. Shōnen Magazine Special published a sequel, School Rumble Z,...
(2002-2008, Jin KobayashiJin Kobayashiis a Japanese manga artist. His most famous work so far is School Rumble, which ran in Weekly Shōnen Magazine from 2002 to 2008. His second serial manga, Natsu no Arashi!, began running at Square Enix's Gangan Wing in 2006....
) - Chanbara (2003, Keiyou Yamada)
- Densetsu no Kashira Shou (2003-????, Takashi Hamori)
- Gold Rush! (2003, Tetsuo Yamashita)
- Joshidaisei Kateikyoushi Hamanaka Ai (2003-????, Tozen Ujiie)
- Tsubasa: Reservoir ChronicleTsubasa: Reservoir Chronicleis a shōnen manga series written and illustrated by the manga artist group Clamp. It takes place in the same fictional universe as many of Clamp's other manga series, most notably xxxHolic. The plot follows how Sakura, the princess of the Kingdom of Clow, loses her soul and how Syaoran, a young...
(2003-2009, CLAMPClamp (manga artists), is an all-female Japanese manga artist group that formed in the mid 1980s. Many of the group's manga series are often adapted into anime after release. It consists of their leader , who provides much of the storyline and screenplay for all their works and adaptations of those works respectively ,...
) - Food Hunter Futaraiden (2004, Etsushi OgawaEtsushi Ogawais a Japanese manga artist . He graduated from Keio University with a degree in economics. He is most famous for the manga Chūka Ichiban, which was made into an anime.In 2007, he won the 31st Kodansha Manga Award for children's manga for Tenshi no Frypan....
, Kazutoshi Ozasa) - SuzukaSuzuka (manga)is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Kouji Seo. The series is a character-driven romance story that uses the athletics of track and field as a subplot...
(2004–2007, Kouji SeoKouji Seois a Japanese manga creator. He debuted in 1996 with the one-shot "Half & Half" in Fresh magazine. His two hits, Suzuka and Cross Over, both mixed the genres of sports with high school romance. Suzuka focused on track and field while Cross Over used basketball...
) - 090 - Eko to Issho. (2005, Maru Asakura)
- Bokura no Sengoku Hakkyuuden (2005, Seiji Uozumi)
- Full Spec (2005-????, Taro Sekiguchi)
- Haou no Ken (2005-????, Natsuko Heiuchi)
- Kenkō Zenrakei Suieibu UmishōKenko Zenrakei Suieibu Umishois a manga series written and illustrated by Mitsuru Hattori, which has been serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from issue 33 of 2005 to issue 21-22 of 2008...
(2005-2008, Mitsuru HattoriMitsuru Hattoriis the pen-name of a Japanese manga author born in Mie Prefecture on October 8, 1977. He is mostly known for his series which was adapted into a 13 episodes anime series by the studio Artland....
) - Koma Koma (2005)
- Over DriveOver Drive (manga)is a manga series by Yasuda Tsuyoshi that has appeared in the Japanese Weekly Shōnen Magazine from 2005 until 2008. An anime adaptation began airing on 3 April 2007 and is produced by studio XEBEC...
(2005-2008, Yasuda TsuyoshiYasuda TsuyoshiTsuyoshi Yasuda is manga artist known for manga Over Drive. He previously worked as an assistant under Taro Sekiguchi on the manga serial Wild Baseballers.- Works :*Fire & Ice*Isshun no Kaze ni Nare...
) - Crack!! (2006, Keisuke Honna)
- Fashion Leader Imai Shoutarou (2006, Yuuta Nishiyama)
- Hammer Session! (2006-????, Namoshiro Tanahashi, Yamato Koganemaru)
- Idol no Akahon (2006, Tozen Ujiie)
- Bloody MondayBloody Monday (manga)is a Japanese manga series written by Tadashi Agi and illustrated by Megumi Kouji. The series had been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine by Kodansha from April 2007 to May 2009, with individual chapters collected into eleven tankōbon volume as of May 15, 2009, and a total of 96 chapters altogether...
(2007–2009, Ryō Ryūmon, Kouji Megumi) - Joppare Shun! (2007-????, Hiroshi Wakamatsu)
- Junjou Karen na Oretachi da! (2008-????, Yuriko Nishiyama)
- Brass Boy! (2009, Yumika Tsuru)
See also
- List of manga magazines
- Shonen MagzShonen MagzShonen Magz is a Shōnen-oriented manga magazine published monthly by Elex Media Komputindo. It is the Indonesian version of the Japanese Shōnen Magazine and therefore, contains Kodansha-published works only...
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