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Weekly Shōnen Champion
Weekly Shōnen Champion (週刊少年チャンピオン, Shūkan Shōnen Champion) is a Japanese shōnen manga magazine published by Akita Shoten.
Weekly Shōnen Champion cover for its 50th anniversary | |
| Categories | Shōnen manga[1] |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Circulation | 250,000[2][3] |
| First issue | July 15, 1969 |
| Company | Akita Shoten |
| Country | Japan |
| Based in | Tokyo |
| Language | Japanese |
| Website | Official website |
History
Shōnen Champion was first published on July 15, 1969. It has had numerous popular series by manga artists such as Osamu Tezuka, Go Nagai, Shinji Mizushima, Masami Kurumada, Keisuke Itagaki. The magazine is published every Thursday. It had a circulation of 250,000 from 1 October 2018 to 30 September 2019.[4]
Currently running manga series
There are currently 21 manga titles being serialized in Weekly Shōnen Champion. Out of them, Saint Seiya: Next Dimension and Baki Gaiden: Scarface are published on an irregular basis.
| Series Title | Author(s) | Premiered |
|---|---|---|
| Appare! Urayasu Tekkin Kazoku (あっぱれ!浦安鉄筋家族) | Kenji Hamaoka | March 15, 2018 |
| Atsumare! Fushigi Kenkyū-bu (あつまれ!ふしぎ研究部) | Masahiro Anbe | September 29, 2016 |
| Baki Dou (バキ道) | Keisuke Itagaki | October 4, 2018 |
| Baki Gaiden: Scarface (バキ外伝 疵面-スカーフェイス-) | Keisuke Itagaki, Yukinao Yamauchi | January 17, 2009 |
| Harigane Service Ace (ハリガネサービスACE) | Ara Tatsuya | November 8, 2018 |
| Ippon Again! (もういっぽん!) | Yu Muraoka | October 18, 2018 |
| Koe ga dasenai Shoujo wa "Kanojo ga Yasashisugiru" to Omotte iru (声がだせない少女は「彼女が優しすぎる」と思っている) | Ichi Yamura | February 13, 2020 |
| Lupin the Third: Neighbor World Princess (ルパン三世 異世界の姫君ネイバーワールドプリンセス) | Monkey Punch, Yōsuke Saeki, Keyaki Uchi-Uchi | August 26, 2021 |
| Makai no Shuyaku wa Wareware da! (魔界の主役は我々だ!) | Osamu Nishi, Koneshima, Atsushi Tsudanuma | January 9, 2020 |
| Meika-san wa Oshi Korosenai (メイカさんは押しころせない) | Shouki Satou | January 23, 2020 |
| Mokuyoubi no Furutto (木曜日のフルット) | Masakazu Ishiguro | January 10, 2009 |
| Saint Seiya: Next Dimension (聖闘士星矢 NEXT DIMENSION 冥王神話) | Masami Kurumada | April 27, 2006 |
| Sanda | Paru Itagaki | July 14, 2021 |
| Shy | Bukimi Miki | August 1, 2019 |
| Tōgen Anki (桃源暗鬼, Tōgen Anki) | Yura Urushibara | June 11, 2020 |
| The Vampire Dies in No Time (吸血鬼すぐ死ぬ) | Itaru Bonnoki | June 25, 2015 |
| Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun (魔入りました!入間くん) | Osamu Nishi | March 2, 2017 |
| Worst Gaiden Guriko (WORST外伝 グリコ) | Hiroshi Takahashi, Ryuuta Suzuki | January 17, 2019 |
| Yankee JK Kuzuhana-chan (ヤンキーJKクズハナちゃん) | Toshinori Sogabe | March 19, 2020 |
| Yowamushi Pedal (弱虫ペダル) | Wataru Watanabe | February 21, 2008 |
Past series
- 750 Rider
- The Abashiri Family
- AI no Idenshi
- Akumetsu
- Alabaster
- Apocalypse Zero
- Babel II
- Baki the Grappler
- Beastars
- Black Jack by Osamu Tezuka
- Clover
- The Crater by Osamu Tezuka (1969-1970)
- Cutie Honey by Go Nagai (1973-1974)
- The Dangers in My Heart - transferred to Manga Cross
- Dokaben by Shinji Mizushima (1972-1981)
- Don Dracula
- Duke Goblin
- Eiken
- Eko Eko Azarak
- Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine S - transferred to Manga Cross
- Harigane Service
- Hungry Heart: Wild Striker
- Iron Wok Jan
- Jitsu wa Watashi wa
- Kaze ga Gotoku
- Low Teen Blues
- Mirai Keisatsu Urashiman
- Mitsudomoe
- Muteki Kanban Musume
- My-Hime
- My-Otome
- Nanaka 6/17
- Penguin Musume
- Plawres Sanshiro
- Rainbow Parakeet
- Rokudou no Onna-tachi
- Saint Seiya: Next Dimension
- Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas
- s-CRY-ed
- Seven of Seven
- Shūjin Riku
- Squid Girl
- Sugarless
- Super Radical Gag Family
- Uchū Jūbe (肥前屋兵衛, "Treasure Hunter Jubei") by Hitoshi Tomizawa (1994-1995)
- Yuuyake Banchō
- Zenikko
References
- ^ Thompson, Jason (2007). Manga: The Complete Guide. Del Rey Books. p. xxiii-xxiv. ISBN 978-0-345-48590-8.
- ^ "一般社団法人 日本雑誌協会".
- ^ From October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019.
- ^ "一般社団法人 日本雑誌協会".
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Weekly Shōnen Champion at Anime News Network's encyclopedia