''Banzai!'', officially stylized ''BANZAI!'', is a discontinued shōnen

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that was published in

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, from November 2001 to December 2005. It debuted in November 2001 as a German language adaptation of the popular Japanese manga anthology ''

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'', published by

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.. In addition to various series from ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', the magazine serialized some original German manga-influenced comics, including ''Crewman 3''. Issues also included educational articles to teach readers Japanese and columns with news updates on anime and manga series. Series published in the magazine were also published in

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volumes under the ''Banzai! präsentiert'' and the highly popular series under the ''Best of Banzai!'' label. The name '' Banzai!'' came from the transliteration of 10,000 years, a traditional Japanese exclamation. ''Banzai!'' was the first German manga magazine aimed at boys. ''Banzai!'' initially circulated with 130,000 copies per period. The magazine was discontinued in December 2005 due to Shueisha declining to renew Carlsen Verlag's license for the adaptation. The German division of

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was able to acquire the license to publish other

volumes of the ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine. The already published manga volumes from ''Banzai!'' remain under the ''Banzai! präsentiert'' line.

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series, ''Banzai!'' included chapters from a few original German language manga-influenced comics.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Banzai! (Magazine) 2001 comics debuts 2005 comics endings 2001 establishments in Germany 2005 disestablishments in Germany Anime and manga magazines Comics magazines published in Germany Defunct magazines published in Germany German-language magazines Magazines established in 2001 Magazines disestablished in 2005 Magazines published in Hamburg Monthly magazines published in Germany Shōnen manga

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