Weekly Shōnen Magazine

Weekly Shōnen Magazine

Cover of the first issue of Weekly Shōnen Magazine, published in 1959
Categories Shōnen manga
Frequency Weekly
Circulation 1,156,059 (2015)[1]
Publisher Kodansha
First issue March 17, 1959
Country Japan
Language Japanese
Website Shōnen Magazine

Weekly Shōnen Magazine (Japanese: 週刊少年マガジン Hepburn: Shūkan Shōnen Magajin) is a weekly shōnen manga anthology published in Japan by Kodansha, first published on March 17, 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.

Reception

The Weekly Shōnen Magazine achieved success in the 1970s and subsequently had increased sales. As a result, it became the top selling manga 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.[2] 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.[3]

Currently running manga series

There are currently 25 manga titles being serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine.

Series Title Author Premiered
Acma:Game (アクマ ゲーム) Maeb, Kouji Megumi April 2013
Ahiru no Sora (あひるの空) Takeshi Hinata December 2003
Aho Girl (アホガール) Hiroyuki November 2012
Ai ni Ikuyo (会いに行くよ) George Morikawa, Nobumi July 2012
Baby Steps (ベイビーステップ) Hikaru Kachiki October 2007
Chotto Morimashita. (ちょっと盛りました。) Hideo Nishimoto June 2012
Daiya no Ace Act II (ダイヤのA Act II) Yūji Terajima August 2015
Daigo Tokusou (第伍特捜) Enji Tetsuta July 2015
Days (デイズ) Tsuyoshi Yasuda April 2013
Desert Eagle (デザートイーグル) Ken Wakui August 2015
Domestic na Kanojo (ドメスティックな彼女) Kei Sasuga June 2014
En'en no Shōbōtai (炎炎ノ消防隊) Atsushi Ōkubo September 2015
Fairy Tail (フェアリーテイル) Hiro Mashima August 2006
Fuuka (風夏) Kouji Seo February 2014
Hajime no Ippo (はじめの一歩) George Morikawa October 1989
Kamisama no Iu Toori Ni (神さまの言うとおり弐) Moved from Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine Muneyuki Kaneshiro, Akeji Fujimura January 2013
Kindaichi Shōnen no Jikenbo (金田一少年の事件簿) Yōzaburō Kanari, Seimaru Amagi, Fumiya Satō October 1992
Komori-chan wa Yaruki wo Dase (こもりちゃんはヤる気を出せ) Moved from Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine Tohiro Konno August 2014
Masukomi (増すコミ) Keiji Najima March 2015
Real Account (リアルアカウント) Moved from Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine Okushou, Watanabe Shizumu February 2015
Rupodama! (ルポ魂!) Yuki Okada, Shinpei Funazu July 2014
Nanatsu no Taizai (七つの大罪) Nakaba Suzuki October 2012
Seitokai Yakuindomo (生徒会役員共) Tozen Ujiie July 2008
UQ Holder! (ユーキューホルダー!) Ken Akamatsu August 2013
Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches (山田君と7人の魔女) Miki Yoshikawa February 2012

Series in Shōnen Magazine

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Circulation

Circulation (since April 2008)
January–March April–June July–September October–December
2008 1,755,000 1,720,000 1,691,667
2009 1,664,167 1,633,334 1,614,616 1,593,637
2010 1,571,231 1,565,000 1,556,250 1,551,819
2011 1,529,693 1,491,500 1,489,584 1,472,084
2012 1,447,500 1,436,017 1,412,584 1,404,834
2013 1,376,792 1,357,000 1,324,209 1,308,117
2014 1,277,500 1,245,417 1,211,750 1,192,267
2015 1,156,059

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Top Manga Magazines' Circulation Dropped 10%+ in 1 Year". Anime News Network. April 28, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Weekly Shonen Magazine Circulation Drops Under 2M".
  3. ↑ Shonen Magazine, Shonen Sunday Mark 50th Anniversary (Updated) - Anime News Network

External links

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