Weekly Shōnen Champion
Weekly Shōnen Champion (週刊少年チャンピオン, Shūkan Shōnen Champion) is a weekly shōnen manga magazine published by Akita Shoten.
 The cover of 2009 Shonen Champion Issue 2-3. | |
| Categories | Shōnen manga[1] |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Circulation | 250,000[2][3] |
| First issue | 15 July 1969 |
| Company | Akita Shoten |
| Country | Japan |
| Based in | Tokyo |
| Language | Japanese |
| Website | Akitashoten.co.jp |
History
Shōnen Champion was first published 15 July 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 23 manga titles being serialized in Weekly Shōnen Champion. Out of them, Saint Seiya: Next Dimension, Baki Gaiden: Scarface and Yuenchi: Baki Gaiden are published on an irregular basis.
| Series Title | Author(s) | Premiered |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Seiya: Next Dimension (聖闘士星矢 NEXT DIMENSION 冥王神話) | Masami Kurumada | April 27, 2006 |
| Yowamushi Pedal (弱虫ペダル) | Wataru Watanabe | February 21, 2008 |
| Mokuyoubi no Furutto (木曜日のフルット) | Masakazu Ishiguro | January 10, 2009 |
| Baki Gaiden: Scarface (バキ外伝 疵面-スカーフェイス-) | Keisuke Itagaki, Yukinao Yamauchi | January 17, 2009 |
| The Vampire Dies in No Time (吸血鬼すぐ死ぬ) | Itaru Bonnoki | June 25, 2015 |
| Rokudou no Onna-tachi (六道の悪女たち) | Yuuji Nakamura | June 23, 2016 |
| Atsumare! Fushigi Kenkyu-bu (あつまれ!ふしぎ研究部) | Masahiro Anbe | September 29, 2016 |
| Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun (魔入りました!入間くん) | Osamu Nishi | March 2, 2017 |
| Appare! Urayasu Tekkin Kazoku (あっぱれ!浦安鉄筋家族) | Kenji Hamaoka | March 15, 2018 |
| Yuenchi: Baki Gaiden (ゆうえんち〜バキ外伝〜) | Keisuke Itagaki, Baku Yumemakura, Yuria Fujita | May 17, 2018 |
| Baki Dou (バキ道) | Keisuke Itagaki | October 4, 2018 |
| Mou Ippon! (もういっぽん!) | Yuu Muraoka | October 18, 2018 |
| Harigane Service Ace (ハリガネサービスACE) | Ara Tatsuya | November 8, 2018 |
| Worst Gaiden Guriko (WORST外伝 グリコ) | Hiroshi Takahashi, Ryuuta Suzuki | January 17, 2019 |
| Shy (SHY) | Bukimi Miki | August 1, 2019 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Yankee JK Kuzuhana-chan (ヤンキーJKクズハナちゃん) | Toshinori Sogabe | March 19, 2020 |
| Tougen Anki (桃源暗鬼) | Yura Urushibara | June 11, 2020 |
Notable series
- Alabaster
- Akumetsu
- Apocalypse Zero
- Babel II
- Baki the Grappler
- Beastars
- Black Jack
- The Crater
- Cutie Honey
- Dokaben
- Don Dracula
- Duke Goblin
- Eiken
- Eko Eko Azarak
- Hungry Heart: Wild Striker
- Iron Wok Jan
- Jitsu wa Watashi wa
- Kaze ga Gotoku
- Mirai Keisatsu Urashiman
- Mitsudomoe
- Muteki Kanban Musume
- My-Hime
- My-Otome
- Nanaka 6/17
- Penguin Musume
- Plawres Sanshiro
- Rainbow Parakeet
- Saint Seiya: Next Dimension
- Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas
- s-CRY-ed
- Seven of Seven
- Squid Girl
- Sugarless
- Super Radical Gag Family
- The Abashiri Family
- Yowamushi Pedal
- Yuuyake Banchō
References
- Thompson, Jason (2007). Manga: The Complete Guide. Del Rey Books. p. xxiii-xxiv. ISBN 978-0-345-48590-8.
- https://www.j-magazine.or.jp/user/data/magdata/1/12
- From October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019.
- https://www.j-magazine.or.jp/user/data/magdata/1/12
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