Weekly Shōnen Champion
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 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  |
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.
History
[edit]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, and Keisuke Itagaki. The magazine is published every Thursday. It had a circulation of 250,000 from 1 October 2018 to 30 September 2019.[4]
A digital supplement manga magazine titled Champion Buzz began publication on October 5, 2023.[5]
Currently running manga series
[edit]There are currently 25 manga titles being serialized in Weekly Shōnen Champion. Out of them Baki Gaiden: Scarface is published on an irregular basis.
| Series Title | Author(s) | Premiered |
|---|---|---|
| Baki Rahen (刃牙らへん) | Keisuke Itagaki | August 24, 2023 |
| Baki Gaiden: Scarface (バキ外伝 疵面-スカーフェイス-) | Keisuke Itagaki, Yukinao Yamauchi | January 17, 2009 |
| Cherry Yūsha to "Sei" naru Tsurugi (チェリー勇者と"せい"なる剣) | Yuzuki Uchiba | October 24, 2024 |
| Enma's Classroom (閻魔の教室, Enma no Kyōshitsu) | Yūji Tanaka | April 17, 2025 |
| Gakuen Idolmaster GOLD RUSH (学園アイドルマスター GOLD RUSH) | Bandai Namco Entertainment, Kotoba Inoya, Yū Okino | October 3, 2024 |
| Girly Debut (ガーリーデビュー) | Urara Urano | August 21, 2025 |
| Lupin the Third: Neighbor World Princess (ルパン三世 異世界の姫君) | Monkey Punch, Yōsuke Saeki, Keyaki Uchi-Uchi | August 26, 2021 |
| Manga Yūenchi: Baki Gaiden (漫画 ゆうえんち-バキ外伝-) | Keisuke Itagaki, Baku Yumemakura, Yuria Fujita | March 17, 2022 |
| Marimo Kyōdai no Sahanji (まりも兄弟の茶飯事) | Yukiaki Kurando, Itonoko | June 20, 2024 |
| MOGAKU | Gumimaru | July 25, 2024 |
| Mokuyōbi no Furutto (木曜日のフルット) | Masakazu Ishiguro | January 10, 2009 |
| Nobody Knows About the Hero Sonata (ソナタはいったい誰なんだ, Sonata wa Ittai Dare na n da) | Kotoba Inoya | May 15, 2025 |
| Obaka Love! (お葉花を愛でる, Obaka o Mederu) | Kenshirō Shibata | July 31, 2025 |
| Oedo Fire Slayer: The Legend of Phoenix (火喰鳥 羽州ぼろ鳶組, Hikuidori: Ushū Borotobi-Gumi) | Shōgo Imamura, Shinobu Seguchi | April 24, 2025 |
| Rappa: Badboys Ninja Chronicle (乱破-ヤンキー忍風帖-, Rappa: Yankī Ninpūchō) | Eiji Hashimoto | September 26, 2024 |
| The Shy Hero and the Assassin Princesses (気絶勇者と暗殺姫, Kizetsu Yūsha to Ansatsu Hime) | Yukichi Yukida, Norishiro-chan | October 27, 2022 |
| Taika's Reason (タイカの理性, Taika no Risei) | Paru Itagaki | January 16, 2025 |
| Toki no Yūsha (廻刻の勇者) | Yūto Yotsuba, Takaaki Saitō | December 5, 2024 |
| Tougen Anki: Dark Demon of Paradise (桃源暗鬼, Tōgen Anki) | Yura Urushibara | June 11, 2020 |
| The Vampire Dies in No Time (吸血鬼すぐ死ぬ, Kyūketsuki Sugu Shinu) | Itaru Bonnoki | June 25, 2015 |
| Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun (魔入りました!入間くん, Mairimashita! Iruma-kun) | 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 |
| You Are a Four Leaf Clover (きみは四葉のクローバー, Kimi wa Yotsuba no Kurobā) | Koushi | July 18, 2024 |
| Yowamushi Pedal (弱虫ペダル) | Wataru Watanabe | February 21, 2008 |
Past series
[edit]- 750 Rider
- The Abashiri Family
- AI no Idenshi
- Akumetsu
- Alabaster
- Apocalypse Zero
- Atsumare! Fushigi Kenkyū-bu
- 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 Champion Cross
- Dokaben by Shinji Mizushima (1972-1981)
- Don Dracula
- Duke Goblin
- Eiken
- Eko Eko Azarak
- Fuan no Tane Plus by Masaaki Nakayama (2007- 2008)
- Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine S - transferred to Manga Cross
- Geniearth by Rensuke Oshikiri
- Harigane Service
- Harigane Service Ace
- Hungry Heart: Wild Striker
- Ippon Again! - transferred to Manga Cross
- Iron Wok Jan
- Jitsu wa Watashi wa
- Kaze ga Gotoku
- Koe ga Dasenai Shōjo wa "Kanojo ga Yasashisugiru" to Omotte Iru
- Low Teen Blues
- Magical Girl Site - transferred from Champion Tap!
- Meika-san wa Oshi Korosenai - transferred to Manga Cross
- Mirai Keisatsu Urashiman
- Mitsudomoe
- Muteki Kanban Musume
- My-Hime
- My-Otome
- Nanaka 6/17
- Nine Peaks - transferred to Manga Cross
- Penguin Musume
- Plawres Sanshiro
- Rainbow Parakeet
- Rokudou no Onna-tachi
- Saint Seiya: Next Dimension
- Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas
- Sanda
- s-CRY-ed
- Seven of Seven
- Shūkan Shōnen Hachi
- Shūjin Riku
- Shy
- 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
[edit]- ^ 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". Archived from the original on November 27, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ From October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019.
- ^ "一般社団法人 日本雑誌協会". Archived from the original on November 27, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (September 18, 2023). "Weekly Shōnen Champion Gets New Champion Buzz Digital Supplement". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Japanese)
- Weekly Shōnen Champion at Anime News Network's encyclopedia