Monthly Shōnen Rival

Monthly Shōnen Rival (月刊少年ライバル) is a Japanese monthly shōnen manga magazine by Kodansha that had its first issue on April 4, 2008. It is issued on the 4th of every month. The magazine was replacement for the Comic BonBon magazine. Due to decline in interest, Shonen Rival is set to end in middle of 2014 and be replaced by new magazine.

As with Shueisha's Jump SQ. and Shogakukan's Monthly Shōnen Sunday, it is aimed at late teens and people in early twenties.