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Weekly Shōnen Magazine
is a weekly ''shōnen'' manga anthology published on Wednesdays in Japan by Kodansha, first published on March 17, 1959. The magazine is mainly read by an older audience, with a significant portion of its readership falling under the male high school or college student demographic. According to circulation figures accumulated by the Japanese Magazine Publishers Association, the magazine's circulation has dropped in every quarter since records were first collected in April–June 2008. This is, however, not an isolated occurrence as digital media continues to be on the rise. It is one of the best-selling manga magazines. By March 2008, the magazine had 2,942 issues, having sold 4.55billion copies, with an average weekly circulation of . At an average issue price of ($), the magazine had generated approximately () in sales revenue by March 2008. In addition, about compiled ''tankōbon'' volumes had been sold by March 2008. Jason Thompson stated that it is "more down-to-ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shōnen Manga
is an editorial category of Japanese comics targeting an audience of adolescent boys. It is, along with manga (targeting adolescent girls and young women), manga (targeting young adult and adult men), and manga (targeting adult women), one of the primary editorial categories of manga. manga is traditionally published in dedicated manga magazines that exclusively target the demographic group. Of the four primary demographic categories of manga, is the most popular category in the Japanese market. While manga ostensibly targets an audience of young males, its actual readership extends significantly beyond this target group to include all ages and genders. The category originated from Japanese children's magazines at the turn of the 20th century and gained significant popularity by the 1920s. The editorial focus of manga is primarily on action, adventure, and the fighting of monsters or other forces of evil. Though action narratives dominate the category, there is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Lock
is a Japanese manga series written by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and illustrated by Yusuke Nomura. It has been serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' since August 2018, with its chapters collected in 22 ''tankōbon'' volumes as of December 2022. An anime television series adaptation produced by Eight Bit premiered in October 2022. As of August 2022, the manga had over 10 million copies in circulation. In 2021, ''Blue Lock'' won the 45th Kodansha Manga Award in the '' shōnen'' category. Plot In 2018, the Japanese national team finished 16th in the FIFA World Cup. As a result, the Japanese Football Union hires the football enigma Ego Jinpachi. His master plan to lead Japan to stardom is Blue Lock, a training regimen designed to create the world's greatest egotist striker. Those who fail Blue Lock will never again be permitted to represent any Japanese team. Yoichi Isagi, an unknown high school football player who is conflicted about his playing style, decides to join ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hajime No Ippo
is a Japanese boxing-themed manga series written and illustrated by George Morikawa. It has been serialized by Kodansha in the ''shōnen'' manga magazine '' Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' since October 1989 and collected into 135 ''tankōbon'' volumes as of July 2022. It follows the story of high school student Makunouchi Ippo, as he begins his career in boxing and over time obtains many titles and defeats various opponents. A 76-episode anime adaptation produced by Madhouse aired on Nippon TV from October 2000 to March 2002. A television film and an original video animation (OVA) were released in 2003. A second series titled '': New Challenger'' aired from January to June 2009. A third series '': Rising'' aired from October 2013 to March 2014. In North America, the first series, including the television film, was licensed by Geneon in 2003, which released it under the name ''Fighting Spirit''. It was re-licensed by Discotek Media in 2020, including the television fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Negi Haruba
is a Japanese manga artist. He is well known for his manga '' Go-toubun no Hanayome'', which was serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from August 2017 to February 2020. In May 2019, he won the award for Best Shōnen Manga at the 43rd annual Kodansha Manga Awards, alongside Ōima Yoshitoki's ''To Your Eternity''. It was the 5th best selling manga in Japan in 2019. According to Haruba, his pen name "Haruba Negi" comes from the protagonist of ''Negima! Magister Negi Magi'', Negi Springfield. On the award ceremony of the 43rd annual Kodansha Manga Awards, Haruba said it was "special to him" to be selected by Akamatsu Ken, who was one of the judges of the award and the creator of ''Negima! Magister Negi Magi''. Works Serials * (Story: Shun Hirose, ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'', 2014–2015) * (''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'', 2017–2020) * (''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'', 2021–ongoing) One-shots * ''Coward-Cross-World'' (''Magazine SPECIAL'' 2013 Issue 4) * ''Ura Sekai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Go! Go! Loser Ranger!
is a Japanese superhero manga series written and illustrated by Negi Haruba. It has been serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' since February 2021, with its chapters collected into eight volumes . An anime television series adaptation has been announced. Plot Thirteen years ago, the Villainous Army of evil attempted to invade Earth, faced by the super sentai squadron known as the Dragon Keepers, and their super weapons, the Divine Tools. The evil army, however, was defeated within a year, all of its executives wiped out, and the surviving (and almost immortal) foot soldiers have been forced ever since to reenact their defeat to the Keepers in front of a crowd of spectators every Sunday. Tired of the charade, and realizing that this amounts to little more than slavery, one of the foot soldiers rebels, and decides he will defeat the Dragon Keepers by infiltrating the organization. Characters Main ; / D :A rebellious foot soldier from the villainous army i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroyuki (artist)
is a Japanese manga artist from Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. He is notable for the creation of the four-panel comic strip manga '' Dōjin Work'' which is the first of his works to be adapted into an anime television series. He also created the four-panel manga series '' The Comic Artist and His Assistants'', which was serialized from 2008 to 2012, with a sequel serialized from August 2013, and adapted into an anime television series which aired in 2014. Hiroyuki has also created dōjinshi based on the Type-Moon visual novels ''Tsukihime'' and ''Fate/stay night''. His older sister, , is also a manga artist. Works *'' Dōjin Work'' (2004–07) *''Super Oresama Love Story'' *'' The Comic Artist and His Assistants'' (2008–12, 2013–14) *''Aho-Girl'' (2012–17) *''Girlfriend, Girlfriend is a Japanese romantic comedy manga series written and illustrated by Hiroyuki. It began serialization in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' in March 2020, and has been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girlfriend, Girlfriend
is a Japanese romantic comedy manga series written and illustrated by Hiroyuki. It began serialization in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' in March 2020, and has been compiled into thirteen ''tankōbon'' volumes as of November 2022. An anime television series adaptation by Tezuka Productions aired from July to September 2021 on the Animeism programming block. A second season has been announced. Plot The series follows Naoya Mukai, who had recently begun a relationship with his childhood friend Saki Saki. Nagisa Minase, his classmate, decides to confess her feelings to him as well, and after some initial hesitation, he accepts her request to be her boyfriend as well. Naoya decides that he will have both Saki and Nagisa as girlfriends at the same time. As Naoya currently lives alone due to his parents living elsewhere for work, Saki and Nagisa decide to live with him. The series follows their daily school life, as Naoya, Saki, and Nagisa experience difficulties and chal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gachiakuta
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kei Urana. It began serialization in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' in February 2022. As of November 2022, the series' individual chapters have been collected into four volumes. Plot Living in the slums of a wealthy society are a population of “tribefolk,” who are descended from criminals exiled from society. Living amongst the tribefolk is a young boy named Rudo, who detests the upper class’s wastefulness. They often dump anything deemed trash, including criminals, into a massive dump site below the town known as the Abyss. Rudo was told by his foster father that his biological father was dumped into the Abyss for a crime before he was born. One day, after rummaging through a dump site, Rudo returns home to find his foster father Regto killed. Apprehended at the scene, Rudo is immediately charged with murder despite his innocence, due to his status as a tribefolk. Unable to escape his fate, Rudo swears revenge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakaba Suzuki
is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for his fantasy series ''The Seven Deadly Sins'' (2012–2020), which has over 37 million copies in circulation. He began a sequel, '' Four Knights of the Apocalypse'', in 2021. Life and career The first manga series Suzuki ever bought was '' Dr. Slump'' by Akira Toriyama. In elementary and junior high school, he was a fan of ''Kinnikuman'', ''Fist of the North Star'', and ''Dragon Ball''. Suzuki made his professional debut in 1994 with the story "Revenge", which was an honorable mention for Shueisha's Hop Step Award. His first series, ''Rising Impact'', was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1998 to 2002. From 2007 to 2010, he serialized '' Kongō Banchō'' in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday''. Suzuki serialized ''The Seven Deadly Sins'' in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from 2012 to 2020. It won the 39th Kodansha Manga Award for Best Shōnen Manga alongside '' Yowamushi Pedal'', and had over 37 million ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Four Knights Of The Apocalypse
also known as is a Japanese adventure and fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Nakaba Suzuki. It is a sequel to Suzuki's previous series, '' The Seven Deadly Sins''. The manga has been serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' since January 2021, with its chapters collected into nine ''tankōbon'' volumes as of November 2022. The manga is digitally published in North America as it is released in Japan, with Kodansha USA licensing the series for publication in English on Crunchyroll Manga, BookWalker, ComiXology and Amazon Kindle. An anime television series adaptation has been announced. Premise Set years after the disbanding of the Seven Deadly Sins, Britannia's most infamous Holy Knights, the series focuses on the young boy Percival, who discovers that he is destined to be part of a group of four knights prophesied to destroy the world. Targeted by the forces of Camelot as a result, Percival travels to find the other three members of the Four Knigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiro Mashima
is a Japanese manga artist. He gained success with his first serial ''Rave Master'', published in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from 1999 to 2005. His best-selling work, ''Fairy Tail'', published in the same magazine from 2006 to 2017, became one of the best-selling manga series with over 72 million copies in print. Mashima began the currently ongoing ''Edens Zero'' in 2018. ''Fairy Tail'' won the Kodansha Manga Award for ''shōnen manga'' in 2009, and Mashima was given the Harvey Awards International Spotlight award in 2017 and the Fauve Special Award at the 2018 Angoulême International Comics Festival. Early life Mashima stated that he knew he wanted to be a manga artist for as long as he can recall. His father was an artist that aspired to turn professional, but died when Mashima was young. Living in the mountains as a child, his grandfather would bring him discarded manga that he found. After reading them, Mashima would draw from them. In middle school, he began t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edens Zero
''Edens Zero'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese science fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. It has been serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' since June 2018, with its chapters collected into twenty-four ''tankōbon'' volumes as of December 2022. The manga is published digitally in six other languages as they are released in Japan, with Kodansha USA licensing the series for English publication in North America on Crunchyroll, Comixology, and Amazon Kindle. An anime television series adaptation produced by J.C.Staff aired from April to October 2021. A second season is set to premiere in April 2023. A video game adaptation by Konami was also released. Synopsis Setting ''Edens Zero'' takes place in the a fictional space-faring universe inhabited by humans, aliens, and sentient robots. The universe is divided into four smaller "cosmoses" that correspond to the seasons: the which represents spring and serves as the initial setting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
