Weekly Young Magazine (週刊ヤングマガジン, Shūkan Yangu Magajin) is the flagship Japanese weekly seinen manga anthology published by Kodansha in the Young Magazine line.[1] The magazine's inaugural issue was published on June 23th, 1980 and is the flagship magazine to be targeted at the seinen demographic. The print run of the magazine occurs on the Monday of every week, with allowance for public holidays through merger issues and publication on the preceding Friday. The original run of Weekly Young Magazine series are collected and published in tankōbon volumes under the "YanmagaKC" imprint every three months.
The magazine usually publishes color photography of gravure idols on the cover and on the first five pages of each issue, occasionally substituted for color character art.[2]
Related spin-offs[]
- Monthly Young Magazine (月刊ヤングマガジン, Gekkan Yangu Magajin)
- Since December 9, 2009, retitled makeover of their previous publication Bessatsu Young Magazine (別冊ヤングマガジン, Bessatsu Yangu Magajin), which had published a total of 36 bimonthly issues during its existence.
- Young Magazine the Third - began publication on September 5, 2014.[3] and ended April 6, 2021[4]
- Young Magazine xxx (ヤングマガジンxxx, Yangu Magajin xxx) - supplement launched on December 23, 2024
List of series[]
⌛ This section concerns content that is out-of-date.
List of ongoing series[]
There are currently thirty manga series serialized weekly on Weekly Young Magazine, with twenty one manga series in Monthly Young Magazine.
| Weekly Young Magazine (週刊ヤングマガジン) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Series Title | Author | Premiered |
| Kenka Kagyou (喧嘩稼業) | Yasuaki Kita | 2014 |
| Tobaku Datenroku Kaiji One Poker-hen (賭博堕天録カイジ ワン・ポーカー編) | Nobuyuki Fukumoto | 2013 |
| Higanjima 48-Nichigo (彼岸島 48日後…) | Kouji Matsumoto | 2014 |
| Minami-ke (みなみけ) | Koharu Sakuraba | 2004 |
| Prison School (監獄学園) | Akira Hiramoto | 2011 |
| xxxHolic Rei (×××ホリック◆ 戻) | CLAMP | 2013 |
| The Great War of Archimedes (アルキメデスの大戦) | Kazunobu Goto | 2015 |
| Kudan no Gotoshi (クダンノゴトシ) | Jun Watanabe | 2015 |
| The Fable (ザ・ファブル) | Katsuhisa Minami | 2014 |
| GTO Paradise Lost (GTO パラダイス・ロスト) | Toru Fujisawa | 2014 |
| Smoking (スモーキング) | Hiroshi Iwaki | 2015 |
| Seven Star (セブン☆スター) | Taiki Yanagiuchi | 2014 |
| Senka no Kanojo (戦渦のカノジョ) | Tomisawa Hiroki | 2015 |
| Sengoku Gonbei (センゴク権兵衛) | Hideki Miyashita | 2015 |
| Chikotan, Kowareru (ちこたん、こわれる) | Imai Yu | 2015 |
| Chuuni no Danshi to Dairokkan (中2の男子と第6感) | Fukumitsu Shigeyuki | 2014 |
| Getsuyoubi no Tawawa (月曜日のたわわ) | Himura Kiseki | 2020 |
| Tejina Senpai (手品先輩) | Asu | 2016 |
| DELETE | Shinji Kawakami & Ryo Nagata | 2015 |
| Tokumei no Kanojotachi (匿名の彼女たち) | Kenzo Igarashi | 2012 |
| Hantsu X Trash (ハンツー×トラッシュ) | Hiyoko Kobayashi | 2012 |
| Back Street Girls | Gyu Jasmin | 2015 |
| Hare Kon (ハレ婚。) | NON | 2014 |
| Yakyugami (ヤキュガミ) | Tetsuro Kuromatsu & Kouchi Ji | 2015 |
| Yoshifumi to Karaage (よしふみとからあげ) | Kanko Sekiguchi | 2016 |
| Roboneat Mitsuo (ロボニートみつお) | Odawara Dragon | 2016 |
| Parallel Paradise (パラレルパラダイス) | Lynn Okamoto | 2017 |
| Monthly Young Magazine (ヤングマガジン) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Series Title | Author | Premiered |
| [R-16]R | Hiroto Saki | 2014 |
| Kissxsis (キス×シス) | Bow Ditama | 2005 |
| Kirameki no Gaoka (きらめきのがおか) | Yukiko Gouto | 2015 |
| Ginga Otome (銀河乙女) | Shirogumi Heiwa & Hiroyuki Tamakoshi | 2014 |
| Ghost in the Shell ARISE (攻殻機動隊 ARISE) | Masamune Shirow | 2013 |
| Psycho Bank (サイコバンク) | Naoki Serizawa | 2015 |
| Silent Mobius QD (サイレントメビウスQD) | Kia Asamiya | 2013 |
| Sachiko ni Sachiare (幸子に幸あれ) | Maki Seiharu | 2013 |
| Serman (サーマン) | Shouhei Sasaki | 2015 |
| Juu Ninpou Makai Tenshou (十 忍法魔界転生) | Futaro Yamada & Masaki Segawa | 2012 |
| Spoiler Amari (スポイラー甘利) | Yuji Uratsu | 2015 |
| Sengoku Gedouden Roka Aroka (戦国外道伝 ローカ＝アローカ) | Masaru Sato & Akira Hasegawa | 2015 |
| Chuukan Kanriroku Tonegawa (中間管理録トネガワ) | Noboyuki Fukumoto | 2015 |
| Tokumeikakarichou Tadano Hitoshi Rookie-hen (特命係長 只野仁 ルーキー編) | Kimio Yanagisawa | 2009 |
| Naname ni Naname-chan (ナナメにナナミちゃん) | Kouhei Yoshitani | 2015 |
| Nekkyo! Otome Festival (熱響！ 乙女フェスティバル) | Heiwa & Yusuke Sasanoyu | 2015 |
| Baka Kyoudai (バカ姉弟) | Akira Adachi | 1999 |
| Enma no Musukotachi (閻魔の息子達) | Hiroto Saki & Naoki Azuma | 2016 |
| The Clockwork Current (星籠の海) | Shouji Shimada & Osamu Akama | 2007 |
| Lets Lagoon (レッツ☆ラグーン) | Takeshi Okazaki | 2007 |
| Watari-kun no ga Houkai Sunzen (渡くんの××が崩壊寸前) | Naru Narumi | 2015 |
| Young Magazine the Third (ヤングマガジンサード) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Series Title | Author | Premiered |
List of completed series[]
⌛ This section concerns content that is out-of-date.
1980s[]
- Domu: A Child's Dream (童夢) by Katsuhiro Ōtomo (1980 - 1981)
- Akira by Katsuhiro Ōtomo (1982 - 1990)
- Be-Bop High School (ビー・バップ・ハイスクール) by Kazuhiro Kiuchi (1983 - 2003)
- Batāshi Kingyo (バタアシ金魚) by Minetarō Mochizuki (1986 - 1988)
- Shakotan Boogie (シャコタン☆ブギ) by Michiharu Kusunoki (1986 - 1996)
- 3×3 Eyes by Yuzo Takada (1987 - 2002)
- Ghost in the Shell (攻殻機動隊) by Masamune Shirow (1989 - 1997)
1990s[]
- Wangan Midnight (湾岸ミッドナイト) by Michiharu Kusunoki (1990 - 2008)
- Weather Report Girl by Tetsu Adachi (1992 - 1994)
- Ping-Pong Club (行け!稲中卓球部) by Minoru Furuya (1993 - 1996)
- Bakugyaku Familia by Hiroshi Tanaka (1994 - 2004)
- Initial D (頭文字D) by Shuichi Shigeno (1995 - 2013)
- Dragon Head (ドラゴンヘッド) by Minetaro Mochizuki (1995 - 2000)
- Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji (賭博黙示録カイジ) by Nobuyuki Fukumoto (1996 - 1999)
- Ago Nashi Gen to Ore Monogatari (アゴなしゲンとオレ物語) by Akira Hiramoto (1998 - 2009)
- Yukipop no Ojogoto (ユキポンのお仕事) by Kazuhiro Azuma (1998 - 2013)
- Taberemasen (食べれません) by Yanwari Kazama (1995 - 2013)
2000s[]
- Tobaku Hakairoku Kaiji (賭博破戒録カイジ) by Nobuyuki Fukumoto (2000 - 2004)
- Karate Shoukoushi Kohinata Minoru (空手小公子 小日向海流) by Baba Yasushi(2000 - 2012)
- Chobits (ちょびっツ) by CLAMP (2001 - 2002)
- Higanjima by Kōji Matsumoto (2002 - 2010)
- Kyō no Go no Ni by Koharu Sakuraba (2002 - 2003)
- Remote (リモート) by Tadashi Agi and Tetsuya Koshiba (2002 - 2004)
- xxxHolic by CLAMP (2003 - 2011)
- Out Law (アウト・ロー) by Kouji Kouno (2004 - 2007)
- Tobaku Datenroku Kaiji (賭博堕天録カイジ) by Nobuyuki Fukumoto (2004 - 2008)
- Saru Lock (猿ロック) by Naoki Serizawa (2004 - 2009)
- Sweet Poolside (スイートプールサイド) by Shūzō Oshimi (2004)
- Gimmick! (ギミック!) by Yōzaburō Kanari and Kuroko Yabuguchi (2005 - 2007)
- Kenka Shōbai (喧嘩商売) by Yasuaki Kita (2005 - 2010)
- Shinjuku Swan (新宿スワン) by Ken Wakui (2005 - 2013)
- Megami no Oni (女神の鬼) by Hiroshi Tanaka (2005 - 2014)
- Winning Ticket (ウイニング・チケット) by Komatsu Taikan and Kiyoaki Kawamura (2006 - 2011)
- Nani wa Tomo Are (なにわ友あれ) by Katsuhisa Minami (2007 - 2014)
- Coppelion by Tomonori Inoue (2008 - 2016)
- Kaitan (カイタン) by Hiroshi Kisashi (2009 - 2010)
- Tobaku Datenroku Kaiji Kzuya-hen (賭博堕天録カイジ 和也編) by Nobuyuki Fukumoto (2009 - 2012)
- Kecchin (ケッチン) by Takashi Kira (2009 - 2013)
2010s[]
- Kurohyou: Ryū ga Gotoku Shinshou (クロヒョウ龍が如く新章) by Yumina Asada & Toshihiro Nagoshi (2010 - 2011)
- Montage (モンタージュ) by Jun Watanabe (2010 - 2015)
- Fairy Tail Festival (フェアリーテイルまつり) by Hiro Mashima (2014)
- Yuki ni Tsubasa (雪にツバサ) by Shin Takahashi (2011 - 2015)
- Green Blood (グリーン・ブラッド) by Masasumi Kakizaki (2011 - 2013)
- Suna no Enkan (砂の栄冠) by Norifusa Mita (2010)
- The Men Who Created the Prison School Anime (アニメ監獄学園を創った男たち) by Akira Hiramoto and Hanamura (2015 - 2016)
References[]
- ↑ http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/
- ↑ http://yanmaga.jp/weekly/backnumber/
- ↑ http://yanmaga.jp/3rd/backnumber/2014/2014-1.html
- ↑ Anime News Network - Young Magazine the 3rd Magazine Publishes 'Final Issue Before Renewal' by Crystalyn Hodgkins 2021-04-03 03:03 EDT
External links[]
- Official magazine website (in Japanese)
- Official magazine series list (in Japanese)
- Weekly Young Magazine official content list (in Japanese)
- Monthly Young Magazine official content list (in Japanese)
- Young Magazine Third official content list (in Japanese)
- Official Twitter: @magazine_young (in Japanese)
- Official 35th anniversary webpage (in Japanese)
- Other info
- News
- Anime News Network - Young Magazine Gets New Young Magazine xxx Supplement on December 23 by Joanna Cayanan 2024-12-02 11:00 EST