was a Japanese

seinen is an editorial category of Japanese comics marketed toward young adult men. In Japanese, the word means "youth", but the term " manga" is also used to describe the target audience of magazines like '' Weekly Manga Times'' and '' Weekly Man ...

manga magazine are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics an ...

published on a monthly basis by

Gentosha is a Japanese publisher, headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo. Gentosha publishes manga magazine '' Comic Birz'', Web comic magazines '' GENZO'', ''SPICA'', '' Comic MAGNA'', literary magazines ''Lynx'', ''papyrus'', as well as business magazine ''GOE ...

's imprint Birz Comics from 1986 until 2018. The magazine was called ''Comic Burger'' (コミックバーガー), until it was renamed in 1996. Several manga that were being published in the magazine were moved to the Denshi Birz website after its cancellation in 2018.

Serializations

1986–1989

* ''Cosmos Rakuenki'' by Hiroshi Masumura (1986–1989) * ''Take It Easy'' by

Kyoko Okazaki is a Japanese manga artist. During her career from the mid-1980s until the mid-1990s, she published her work in ''seinen'' manga magazines, ''josei'' manga magazines as well as fashion magazines. She produced around 20 volumes of manga, the mo ...

(1986–1987)

1990–1999

* ''

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Reiko Okano is a Japanese manga artist. Career Okano was born in Ibaraki Prefecture. She attended a graphic design school after graduating from high school and has never worked as a manga assistant. Her first published work as a professional manga artist ...

(1993–1999) * '' Atagoul'' by Hiroshi Masumura (1994–1996) * ''

Lament of the Lamb , alternatively titled ''The Lament of a Lamb'' or ''Sheep's Song'', is a Japanese horror manga series written and illustrated by Kei Toume. It follows Kazuna, a boy with a mysterious illness which turns out to be vampirism. It was adapted ...

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Kei Toume is a Japanese manga artist. Kei Toume studied at the Tama Art University in Tokyo. Her first manga, ''Rokujō gekijō'', was published in Comic Burger magazine in 1992. The manga won her the Shiki prize in a contest held by Kodansha in 1993. A ...

(1995–2002) * ''

Taimashin , also known as is a Japanese manga written by Hideyuki Kikuchi and illustrated by Misaki Saitoh. Plot It centers around special needles named after its series' title—Taimashin—that can control the flow of '' qi'' and exorcise evil spiri ...

'' by

Hideyuki Kikuchi is a Japanese author known for his horror novels. His most famous works include the ''Vampire Hunter D'' series, ''Darkside Blues'' and ''Wicked City (novel), Wicked City''. Biography Kikuchi was born in Chōshi, Chiba, Chōshi, Japan on Septe ...

and Misaki Saitoh (1995–2001) *'' Arm of Kannon'' by

Masakazu Yamaguchi is a Japanese manga artist from Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture. Works *''0→1Rebirth'' ('' Monthly Shōnen Sirius'', Kodansha) *'' Arm of Kannon'' (''Comic Birz'', Gentosha) * (''Scola'') *''Boing'' (''Weekly Young Jump'', Shueisha) * (''Weekly S ...

(1998–2003) *''Beast of East'' by

Akihiro Yamada ; born February 10, 1957, in Kōchi) is a Japanese illustrator and manga artist. During his career, Yamada has branched out into making book covers, character design for video games, theatre costume and set design, concept design for live-action ...

(1998–2011) * '' The Sword of Shibito'' by Hideyuki Kikuchi and Missile Kakurai (1999–2002)

2000–2009

* '' The Music of Marie'' (''Marie no Kanaderu Ongaku'') by

Usamaru Furuya is a Japanese mangaka, manga artist. Biography During elementary school, Furuya enrolled in the Osamu Tezuka Manga Correspondence Course and by the time he reached high school he had discovered a darker, more underground style. He graduated fr ...

(2000–2001) * '' Blood Sucker'' by

Aki Shimizu is a manga artist who hails from Ōmuta, Fukuoka. She contributed the art for '' Blood Sucker: Legend of Zipangu'' (2000), ''Graduale der Wolken'' (2001), and adapted a manga version of ''Suikoden III'' (2002) based on Konami's video game. In ...

and Saki Okuse (2000–2007) * ''

Kanpai! ''Kanpai!'' or is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Maki Murakami. Sony Magazines published the manga first volume under the Birz Comics imprint in March 2001. The first volume was republished and a second volume was releas ...

'' by

Maki Murakami is a Japanese manga artist most famous for the boys love manga ''Gravitation'', which, in addition to the ''Gravitation'' novel, is published in the U.S. by Tokyopop. Biography History She began working as an assistant to the older sister of on ...

(2000–2001) * ''

Subete ga F ni Naru is a Japanese 1996 mystery novel by Hiroshi Mori. It has been adapted into a manga, a visual novel, and a live action drama. An anime television series adaptation produced by A-1 Pictures premiered in Japan on October 8, 2015. Plot Sō ...

'' by Torao Asada and Hiroshi Mori (2001) * ''

Karasuma Kyoko no Jikenbo is a Japanese manga series written by Oji Hiroi and illustrated by Yūsuke Kozaki. The series follows the detective of the same name as she faces supernatural cases. It was originally serialized by Gentosha in the magazines ''BStreet'' and ''M ...

'' by

Yūsuke Kozaki is a Japanese manga artist and character designer. Works Manga artist * (1997, ''Monthly Young Magazine'', Kodansha, one-shot) * (1998, ''Bessatsu Monthly Young Magazine'', Kodansha, one-shot) * (2001, ''Monthly Young Magazine'', Kodansha, ...

and

Oji Hiroi , real name , is an author and video game developer. He co-authored '' Samurai Crusader'' with Ryoichi Ikegami. He also created the '' Far East of Eden'' and ''Sakura Wars'' role-playing video game franchises, and wrote the ''Sakura Wars'' manga. ...

(2002–2012) *'' Freaks'' by

Ashika Sakura is a Japanese manga artist. She is also known in the manga community under the name , under which she is the writer and artist of ''Juvenile Orion'' and ''Sekirei''. Ashika Sakura has done numerous manga under the yaoi and shotacon genre, inclu ...

(2002–2009) * ''

Rozen Maiden is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Peach-Pit. It was serialized in '' Monthly Comic Birz'' between the September 2002 and July 2007 issues. The individual chapters were collected and released into eight ''tankōbon ...

'' by Peach-Pit (2002–2007) * '' Imperfect Hero'' by Nankin Gureko (2003–2004) * ''

Tokyo Red Hood is a Japanese manga are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Ja ...

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Benkyo Tamaoki is a Japanese manga artist. He was born in Shinjuku. His books ''The Sex Philes'', '' Blood the Last Vampire 2000'', and Tokyo Akazukin have all been translated into English (although one of these is a fan translation). Works * '' The Sex Ph ...

(2003–2004) * ''

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'' by Noriko Kuwata (2003–2005) * ''

Red Garden ''Red Garden'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Gonzo (studio), Gonzo which premiered in Japan on TV Asahi on October 3, 2006. The plot revolves around four girls who become involved in a series of supe ...

'' by Kirihito Ayamura (2006–2009) * '' Otome Yōkai Zakuro'' by Lily Hoshino (2006–2016) * '' Hetalia: Axis Powers'' by

Hidekazu Himaruya , also romanized as Hidekaz Himaruya, is a Japanese manga artist best known for his manga series '' Hetalia: Axis Powers''. He emigrated to the United States to study at the Parsons School of Design, but dropped out. He currently lives in Japan ...

(2006–2013) * '' Chibisan Date'' by Hidekaz Himaruya (2009–2010)

2010–2018

* ''

Yurikuma Arashi is a Japanese Yuri (genre), ''yuri'' anime television series produced by Silver Link and directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara. The series was first announced via a website in August 2012, where it was referred to as the "Kunihiko Ikuhara/Penguinbear ...

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Kunihiko Ikuhara , also known by the nickname Ikuni, is a Japanese director, writer, artist, and music producer. He has created and collaborated on several notable anime and manga series, including ''Sailor Moon'', '' Revolutionary Girl Utena'', '' Penguindrum' ...

and

Akiko Morishima is a Japanese '' yuri'' and '' shōjo'' manga writer and artist. Her work focuses on relationships between lesbian women on various stages of life. Some themes of her manga are first love and first relationships, facing being lesbian, discove ...

(2014–2016) * '' Konohana Kitan'' by Sakuya Amano (2015–2018)

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'' *'' Meikyuu Hyakunen no Suima'' *'' Mikoto to Miko to'' *'' Mimitsuki'' *'' Monochrome Cube'' *'' Necromanesque'' *'' Opera no Kaijin'' *''

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'' *'' Rappa - Rannami'' *'' Rasu Bosu'' *'' Ringlet'' *'' Sengoku Zombie'' *'' Senome'' *'' Shakkin Kanojo'' *'' Shikao Ao ni Yoshi'' *'' Souldrop no Yuutai Kenkyuu'' *''

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References

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