Monthly Shōnen Magazine

Monthly Shonen Magazine

Categories	Shōnen manga
Frequency	Monthly
Circulation	555,167 (2015) [1]
First issue	1964
Company	Kodansha
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Monthly Shōnen Magazine (月刊少年マガジン Gekkan Shōnen Magajin) is a japanese shōnen manga magazine published by Kodansha. Originally, in 1964 it was launched under the name Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine (別冊少年マガジン). In 1969 it was retitled as Monthly Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine (月刊別冊少年マガジン) and its publication frequency increased from quarterly to monthly. After suspension in 1974 it started publishing again, in 1975 it was renamed as current magazine title.

Manga series

Currently running manga series

Series Title	Author	First Issue
Nanto Magoroku (なんと孫六)	Sadayasu, KeiKei Sadayasu	1981
C.M.B. ~Shinra Hakubutsukan no Jiken Mokuroku~ (C.M.B. 森羅博物館の事件目録)	Katou, MotohiroMotohiro Katou	2005
Tekken Chinmi Legends (鉄拳チンミLegends)	Maekawa, TakeshiTakeshi Maekawa	2006
Pumpkin Scissors (パンプキン·シザーズ)	Iwanaga, RyoutarouRyoutarou Iwanaga	2006
Ryūrōden: Chugen Ryōranhen (龍狼伝 中原繚乱編)	Yamahara, YoshitoYoshito Yamahara	2007
Shana Ō Yoshitsune Genpei no Kassen (遮那王義経 源平の合戦)	Sawada, HirofumiHirofumi Sawada	2007
Shin Kamen Rider Spirits (新 仮面ライダーSPIRITS)	Muraeda, KenichiKenichi Muraeda	July 6, 2009
Mashiro no Oto (ましろのおと)	Ragawa, MarimoMarimo Ragawa	March 6, 2010
Noragami (ノラガミ)	, AdachitokaAdachitoka	December 6, 2010
Rekken! (レッケン!)	Yoshiya, YashiyoYashiyo Yoshiya	May 6, 2011
Rin (RiN)	Sakuishi, HaroldHarold Sakuishi	2012

Completed series serialized in Monthly Shonen Magazine

1960s

1970s

• Spider-Man: The Manga (Kōsei Ono and Kazumasa Hirai (author)) (January 1970 - September 1971)

1980s

• Ironfist Chinmi (鉄拳チンミ) (Takeshi Maekawa) (December 1983 - February 1997)
• Shura no Mon (Masatoshi Kawahara) (April 1987 - November 1996)
• Akira Tobu!! (あきら翔ぶ!!) (Katsuyuki Toda) (1989 - 1996)
• ANGEL♥BEAT (Ichiru Yasuhara) (1989 - 1996)
• Dear Boys (Hiroki Yamagi) (16 December 1989 - 17 March 1997)

1990s

• Ryūrōden (龍狼伝) (Yoshito Yamahara) (1993 - 2007)
• New Ironfist Chinmi (鉄拳チンミ) (Takeshi Maekawa) (1997 to 2004)
• Beck (ベック) (Harold Sakuishi) (November 1999 - April 2008)

2000s

• Capeta (カペタ Kapeta) (Masahito Soda) (March 2003 - March 2013)
• Rocket Man (ロケットマン) (Motohiro Katou) (October 6, 2001 - December 6, 2004)
• Yatagarasu (Aihara Tsukasa) (2002 - April 6, 2011)
• Alive: The Final Evolution (アライブ-最終進化的少年 Araibu - Saishū Shinkateki Shōnen) (Tadashi Kawashima) (October 2003 - February 6, 2010)
• Yonebu Times (米豊TIMES) (December 6, 2005 - August 6, 2007)

2010s

• Shura no Mon Iden Fudekage (修羅の門異伝 ふでかげ) (Masatoshi Kawahara) (2010-2014)
• Your Lie in April (四月は君の嘘 Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso) (Naoshi Arakawa) (April 6, 2011-February 6, 2015)
• Noragami (ノラガミ) (Adachitoka) (2011-)

References

1. Japan Magazine Publishers Association Magazine Data April-June 2015. "Boys Manga" (in Japanese). Retrieved Oct. 29, 2015.

External links

• Monthly Shōnen Magazine Website (Japanese)