is a monthly shōnen

manga Manga ( Japanese: 漫画 ) 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 prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is use ...

magazine published in Japan by Kodansha. It was launched in 1964 under the name . In 1969 it was retitled as and its publication frequency increased from quarterly to monthly. After suspension in 1974 it started publishing again, in 1975 it was renamed as current magazine title. It has a supplement magazine called ''Shōnen Magazine R'', which launched in 2015. The magazine originally published a new issue once every two months, until it became a digital-only magazine in October 2019 with a monthly schedule. In January 2023, ''Shōnen Magazine R'' will cease publication. In February 2023, a new web publication called ''Getsu Maga Kichi'' (Monthly Magazine Base) will replace ''Shōnen Magazine R''. __TOC__

Manga series

Currently running manga series

Completed series serialized in ''Monthly Shonen Magazine''

1970s

*'' Spider-Man: The Manga'' (writers

Kōsei Ono (born 17 April 1987 in Nagoya, Japan) is a Japanese rugby union player who plays at fly half for the Japan national rugby team. Career Ono moved to New Zealand aged 3, and went to Christchurch Boys' High School, the school that famously ...

and Kazumasa Hirai, illustrator

Ryoichi Ikegami is a Japanese manga artist that usually works as the illustrator in collaboration with a writer. He is best known for '' Crying Freeman'' (1986–1988), written by Kazuo Koike, and ''Heat'' (1999–2004), written by Buronson. The latter won th ...

) (January 1970 – September 1971)

1980s

* ( Kei Sadayasu) (February 1981 – May 2014) * (Takeshi Maekawa) (December 1983 – February 1997) * (Juzo Tokoro) (June 1984 – May 1992) * '' Shura no Mon'' ( Masatoshi Kawahara) (April 1987 – November 1996) * '' 1+2=Paradise'' (Sumiko Kamimura) (1988-1990) * (

Katsuyuki Toda Katsuyuki (written: , , , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese table tennis player *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese racing driver *, Japanese film director ...

) (1989 – 1996) * '' ANGEL♥BEAT'' ( Ichiru Yasuhara) (1989 – 1996) * '' Dear Boys'' (

Hiroki Yamagi is a common masculine Japanese given name. It can be written in many ways. In the following lists, the kanji in parentheses are the individual's way of writing the name Hiroki. Possible writings Hiroki can be written using different kanji chara ...

) (16 December 1989 – 17 March 1997)

1990s

* (Yoshito Yamahara) (1993 – 2007) * '' Dear Boys:Act II'' (

Hiroki Yagami is a Japanese manga artist. In 2007, he won the 31st Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen manga for '' Dear Boys Act II''. Personal life Yagami was born in Kashiwazaki, Niigata, Japan. Works * '' Futari ni Omakase'' * ''Dear Boys'' ** ''Dear Boys ...

) (1997 – 2008) * (Takeshi Maekawa) (1997 – 2004) * ( Harold Sakuishi) (November 1999 – April 2008)

2000s

* (

Hirofumi Sawada Hirofumi (written: , , , , , , , , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese actor *, Japanese actor and singer *, Japanese actor *, Japanese historian *, Japanese politician *, Japanese actor *, ...

) (November 2000 – May 2007) * ( Masahito Soda) (March 2003 – March 2013) * (

Motohiro Katou is a Japanese manga artist, best known for creating the ''Q.E.D.'' series. He made his debut on game-related works for Enix. Presently he publishes his detective manga works on Kodansha. In 2009, he received the Kodansha Manga Award for his wo ...

) (October 6, 2001 – December 6, 2004) * '' Yatagarasu'' (

Aihara Tsukasa Aihara may refer to: * Aihara (surname), a Japanese surname * , a village in Machida, Tokyo, Japan * Aihara Station, a railway station in Machida {{disambiguation ...

) (2002 - April 6, 2011) * (

Tadashi Kawashima (April 7, 1969 – June 15, 2010) was a Japanese manga artist and manga gensakusha from Ehime Prefecture. He is best known for writing the manga '' Alive -Saishū Shinkateki Shōnen-''. Career Kawashima made his professional debut with '' Daughte ...

) (October 2003 – February 6, 2010) * (December 6, 2005 – August 6, 2007) * (

) (July 2007 – April 2015) * '' Dear Boys:Act III'' (

) (December 2008 – December 2015) * (

) (October 2005 – August 2020)

2010s

* ( Masatoshi Kawahara) (2010 – 2014) * ( Marimo Ragawa) (2010 - 2022) * (

Naoshi Arakawa is a Japanese manga artist, known for his work ''Your Lie in April''. Early life Naoshi Arakawa grew up in the countryside of Japan with an older brother. They used to get manga magazines like ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' and ''Monthly Shōnen Maga ...

) (April 6, 2011 – February 6, 2015) *'' Dear Boys: Over Time'' (

) (February 2016 – January 6, 2017) * ( Kōji Kumeta) (December 2015 – July 2020) * (

) (May 2016 – December 2020) * (

Azami Yō ''Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly'', is a Japanese survival horror video game developed and published by Tecmo in 2003 for the PlayStation 2. It is the second installment in the ''Fatal Frame'' series, and features an independent story with l ...

/ Kagami Takaya) (June 2017 - February 2022) * (

Takahiro Wakamatsu is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Takahiro can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *高広, "high, broad" *隆弘, "noble, vast" *隆宏, "noble, wide" *隆博, "noble, gain" *孝広, "filial piety, bro ...

), (

Hiroshi Noda is a common masculine Japanese given name. It can also be transliterated as Hirosi. Possible writings Hiroshi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *浩, "meaning" *汎 *弘, *宏, *寛, *洋, *博, *博一, *博司, ...

) (October 2019 - November 2022)

References

External links

Monthly Shōnen Magazine Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shonen Magazine 1964 establishments in Japan Magazines established in 1964 Kodansha magazines Shōnen manga magazines Monthly manga magazines published in Japan