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Weekly Shōnen Magazine
is a weekly ''shōnen'' manga magazine 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-earth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asashio Tarō III
was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Tokunoshima in the Amami Islands. He was the sport's 46th ''yokozuna''. He was also a sumo coach and head of Takasago stable. Career He was born on Tokunoshima in the Amami Islands. Due to the Amami Islands being occupied by the United States, in 1948 he stowed away on a cargo ship and was supported by a relative in Hyogo Prefecture. Making his professional debut in October 1948, he at first fought under his real name. He was billed in sumo as being from Kobe in Hyogo until the United States returned the Anami Islands to Japan in 1953, and was thereafter billed as being from Kagoshima Prefecture. In September 1950 he reached the second highest ''jūryō'' division and won the championship with a 14–1 record. This earned him immediate promotion to the top ''makuuchi'' division in January 1951. He adopted the ''shikona'' or ring name of Asashio Tarō in 1952. In his early career he earned seven ''kinboshi'' or gold stars for def ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsuyoshi Yasuda
is a Japanese manga artist known for the manga '' Over Drive'', and since 2013 for the manga ''Days'' for which he won the prize for best ''shōnen'' manga at the 40th Kodansha Manga Awards in 2016. He previously worked as an assistant under Taro Sekiguchi on the manga serial ''Wild Baseballers''. Works *''Fire & Ice'' *''Isshun no Kaze ni Nare'' *'' Over Drive'' *''Kuroneko Dance'' *''Days'' *''InspiRED'' (collaboration manga between Kodansha and Liverpool FC Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has ...) *'' The Blue Wolves of Mibu'' References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yasuda, Tsuyoshi Manga artists 1980 births Living people Winner of Kodansha Manga Award (Shōnen) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medaka Kuroiwa Is Impervious To My Charms
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ran Kuze. The series began serialization in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' in May 2021, with its chapters collected in 19 volumes as of May 2025. The series is licensed in English by Kodansha USA. An anime television series adaptation produced by SynergySP aired from January to March 2025. A second season has been announced. Plot Mona Kawai, a popular queen bee, is happy that everyone at her high school adores her, except for the new transfer student Medaka Kuroiwa, who looks angry all the time, and will not even look at her. Mona then makes it her mission to make him fall in love with her, but the more she tries, and the more Medaka resists, the more she finds herself falling in love with him. It turns out that Medaka is a monk-in-training who is forbidden by his temple masters from falling in love, but he finds it difficult to resist Mona's advances. Other girls join in either as Mona's rivals or supportive frien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanan-sama Wa Akumade Choroi
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nonco. It began serialization in Kodansha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' in June 2022. An anime television series adaptation produced by Studio Kai is set to premiere in 2026. Plot The chair of the discipline committee at Tama Municipal Votive Academy, popular and athletic female student Kanan Takakiyo, is actually a demon coming from the demon world to devour human souls. One day, Kanan targets and summons a junior student, Yōji Kyōgi, but Yōji falls in love with her and, after much pushing around, they end up going out together. Kanan, who is new to romance, is charmed by the assertive Yōji, and is drawn to him. Kanan and Yōji are also joined by Ami, Kanan's maid, and Jeanne, a clumsy apostle of God from the heavenly realm. Media Manga Written and illustrated by Nonco, ''Kanan-sama wa Akumade Choroi'' began serialization in Kodansha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' on June 1, 2022. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oh! Great
, known professionally as Oh! great, is a Japanese manga artist best known for his manga series '' Tenjho Tenge'' (1997–2010) and '' Air Gear'' (2002–2012). In 2006, ''Air Gear'' earned him the Kodansha Manga Award in the '' shōnen'' category. Career Oh! great's favorite manga as a child included '' Fist of the North Star'' and '' Ring ni Kakero''. While working as a salaryman, Oh! great acquired debt playing pachinko and entered a manga contest for the award money. He made his debut in Byakuya-Shobo's adult magazine ''Manga Hot Milk'' in 1995 with a manga called ''September Kiss''. His pen name "Oh! great" is a play on words. His real name, written in Japanese order (family name before given name), is "Ōgure Ito", which is pronounced similarly to and can be romanized the same as the Japanese rendering of the English words "Oh great", ''ōgurēto'' . Oh! great also created the pornographic series ''Silky Whip'', which was his first work published outside Japan by Er ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jyoji Morikawa
is a Japanese manga author known for the long-running series ''Hajime no Ippo.'' Born in Tokyo, Morikawa was inspired to become a manga artist upon reading Tetsuya Chiba's ''Harris no Kaze'' in elementary school. He was previously an assistant to Shuichi Shigeno, while known mangaka Kentaro Miura and Kaori Saki were past assistants to him. '' Hajime no Ippo'', as of December 2024, has released 142 tankōbon volumes. It has been adapted into several anime series, the first of which began airing in 2000 and was produced by Madhouse studio. The first series contains 76 episodes, while the second series, which started in 2009, contains 26. The third series, named ''Hajime no Ippo: Rising'', was produced in 2013 and contains 25 episodes. Morikawa won the Kodansha Manga Award in 1991 for ''Hajime no Ippo''. He is also the owner of JB Sports Gym in Tokyo. Works *Inside Graffiti * (1983) * (1986) (2 volumes) * (1986) (2 volumes) * (1989–present, Kodansha is a Japanese pr ... [...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 manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' since October 1989, with its chapters collected in 143 volumes as of April 2025. It follows the story of high school student Ippo Makunouchi, 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 ''Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger'' aired from January to June 2009. A third series ''Hajime no Ippo: 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Negi Haruba
is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for his manga ''The Quintessential Quintuplets'', 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 fifth best-selling manga in Japan in 2019. According to Haruba, his pen name 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 Ken Akamatsu, 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 Comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Go! Go! Loser Ranger!
, also known as ''Ranger Reject'', is a Japanese 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 in eighteen volumes . An anime television series adaptation produced by Yostar Pictures aired from April to June 2024. A second season premiered in April 2025. By October 2023, the manga had over 20 million copies in circulation. Plot Thirteen years ago, the Villainous Army of Evil attempted to invade Earth, faced by the Super Sentai squadron known as the , also 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 slave ... [...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 June 2025, the series' individual chapters have been collected in 15 volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by Bones Film is set to premiere in July 2025. Plot A young boy named Rudo lives in the slums of a wealthy society among the "tribesfolk" population who descended from criminals exiled by society. Rudo detests the upper class' wastefulness as they often dump anything deemed trash, including criminals, into a massive dump site below the town known as "The Pit". Rudo was told by his foster father, Regto, that his biological father was dumped into The Pit for a crime before he was born. One day, after rummaging through a dump site, Rudo returns home to find Regto dead. Apprehended at the scene, Rudo is immediately charged with murder despite his innocence, due to his status as a tribesman. Unable to esc ... [...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 (manga), The Seven Deadly Sins'' (2012–2020), which has over 55 million copies in circulation making it one of the List of best-selling manga, best-selling manga series of all time. 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 (manga), Dragon Ball''. Suzuki moved from Fukushima Prefecture to Tokyo when he was a teenager. He 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 serialize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Four Knights Of The Apocalypse
, also known as ''The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse'', is a Japanese 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 twenty-one volumes as of April 2025. The manga is licensed in North America by Kodansha USA. An anime television series adaptation, produced by TMS Entertainment and animated by Telecom Animation Film, aired from October 2023 to March 2024. A second season aired from October to December 2024. Premise Set sixteen years after the destruction of the Demon King and Supreme Deity, at the hands of the Seven Deadly Sins, wrought the end of the Holy War, 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 res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |