Weekly Young Magazine (Japanese: 週刊ヤングマガジン, Hepburn: Shūkan Yangu Magajin) is a Japanese weekly anthology magazine published in Tokyo each Monday by Kodansha. The magazine started on June 16, 1980, and is targeted at the adult male (seinen) demographic.[3] It was published bimonthly (under the title Young Magazine (ヤングマガジン, Yangu Magajin)), on the second and fourth Mondays of every month, until switching to a weekly publication in 1989.[citation needed] The chapters of the series that run in Weekly Young Magazine are collected and published in tankōbon volumes under the "YoungKC" imprint every four months.
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 Cover of the 13th issue of Weekly Young Magazine in 2014, published by Kodansha on March 10, 2014, featuring Yuki Kashiwagi of the pop group AKB48 | |
| Categories | Seinen manga[1][2] |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Bimonthly (1980–1989), Weekly (since 1989) |
| Circulation | 407,367[2] (July–September, 2016) |
| First issue | June 16, 1980 |
| Company | Kodansha |
| Country | Japan |
| Based in | Tokyo |
| Language | Japanese |
| Website | Official website  |
The magazine usually features color photos of pinup girl gravure idols (グラビアアイドル, gurabia aidoru) on the cover and first few pages of each issue.
Since December 9, 2009, Kodansha has published a monthly sister magazine, Monthly Young Magazine (月刊ヤングマガジン, Gekkan Yangu Magajin), a retitled makeover of their previous publication Bessatsu Young Magazine (別冊ヤングマガジン, Bessatsu Yangu Magajin), which had published a total of 36 bimonthly issues during its existence.[4]
Series in publication
editThere are currently 30 manga titles serialized in Weekly Young Magazine. Out of them, Seven Shakespeares: Non Sanz Droict, Kenka Kagyō, and Tobaku Datenroku Kaiji: 24-oku Dasshutsu-hen are on hiatus.
| Series Title | Author | Premiered |
|---|---|---|
| 1-nichi Gaishutsuroku Hanchō (1日外出録ハンチョウ) | Tensei Hagiwara, Motomu Uehara, Kazuya Arai | December 2016 |
| Daredemo Dakeru Kimi ga Suki (だれでも抱けるキミが好き) | Super Takeda | April 2023 |
| Golden Drop (ゴールデンドロップ) | Keiichi Tsuha, Ryō Kōzuki | May 2023 |
| Golden Man (ゴールデンマン) | Petosu, Kōji Megumi | February 2024 |
| Hakabanashi (はかばなし) | Katsunori Hara | April 2024 |
| Heisei Haizanhei Sumire-chan (平成敗残兵☆すみれちゃん) | Satomi U | January 2024 |
| Higanjima 48-nichi-go… (彼岸島 48日後…) | Kouji Matsumoto | August 2014 |
| Hijiri-kun wa Kiyoku Ikitai (聖くんは清く生きたい) | Iori Asaga | March 2023 |
| Kenka Kagyō (喧嘩稼業) | Yasuaki Kita | December 2013 |
| Lili-Men | Takuma Tokashiki | September 2022 |
| Manchuria Opium Squad (満州アヘンスクワッド) | Tsukasa Monma, Shikako | September 2021 |
| MF Ghost (MFゴースト) | Shuichi Shigeno | September 2017 |
| Minami-ke (みなみけ) | Koharu Sakuraba | March 2004 |
| Myo-chan Sensei wa Kaku Katariki (みょーちゃん先生はかく語りき) | Kanari Tokusaku, Soda Muteki | February 2023 |
| Nando toki o Kurikaeshitemo Honnouji ga Moerunjaga!? (何度、時をくりかえしても本能寺が燃えるんじゃが!?) | Keisuke Ide, Kenshi Fujimoto | November 2020 |
| Narikin Football (ナリキンフットボール) | Kaito Shimazu, Hideyuki Akashi | October 2023 |
| Nezumi's First Love (ねずみの初恋) | Riku Ooseto | November 2023 |
| One for All | Daiju Yanauchi | December 2023 |
| Parallel Paradise (パラレルパラダイス) | Lynn Okamoto | March 2017 |
| Rebellion (レベリオン) | Tsukasa Monma, Tadataka Hosokawa | March 2024 |
| Sakuhana Soldiers (咲花ソルジャーズ) | Fumisato Matsumoto | March 2024 |
| Scandala (スキャンダラ) | Denchi Matsumoto, Karoti | October 2023 |
| Seven Shakespeares: Non Sanz Droict (7人のシェイクスピア NON SANZ DROICT) | Harold Sakuishi | December 2016 |
| Tawawa on Monday (月曜日のたわわ, Getsuyōbi no Tawawa) | Kiseki Himura | November 2020 |
| Tobaku Datenroku Kaiji: 24-oku Dasshutsu-hen (賭博堕天録カイジ 24億脱出編) | Nobuyuki Fukumoto | August 2017 |
| Under Ninja (アンダーニンジャ) | Kengo Hanazawa | July 2018 |
| With You and the Rain (雨と君と, Ame to Kimi to) | Kō Nikaidō | August 2020 |
| Ya Boy Kongming! (パリピ孔明, Paripi Kōmei) | Yuto Yotsuba, Ryō Ogawa | November 2021 |
| Yani Neko (ヤニねこ) | NyanNyanFactory | February 2023 |
| Zeikin de Katta Hon (税金で買った本) | Zuino, Kei Keiyama | December 2021 |
Past series
edit1980s
edit- Hello Harinezumi (ハロー張りネズミ) by Kenshi Hirokane (1980–1989)[5]
- Gambler Jiko Chuushinha (ぎゅわんぶらあ自己中心派) by Masayuki Katayama (1982–1987)
- Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo (1982–1990)
- Be-Bop High School (ビー・バップ・ハイスクール) by Kazuhiro Kiuchi (1983–2003)
- Bataashi Kingyo (バタアシ金魚) by Minetarō Mochizuki (1985–1988)
- Shakotan Boogie (シャコタン☆ブギ) by Michiharu Kusunoki (1986–1996)
- Gorillaman (ゴリラーマン) by Harold Sakuishi (1988–1993)
- 3×3 Eyes by Yuzo Takada (1989–2002) (transferred from Young Magazine Zōkan Kaizokuban)
- Kōgyō Aika Volley Boys by Hiroyuki Murata (1989–2006)
1990s
edit- Ghost in the Shell 1.5: Human-Error Processor (攻殻機動隊 HUMAN-ERROR PROCESSOR) by Masamune Shirow (1991–1996)
- Wangan Midnight (湾岸ミッドナイト) by Michiharu Kusunoki (1992–2008)
- Weather Woman (お天気お姉さん) by Tetsu Adachi (1992–1994)
- Hauntress (座敷女, Zashiki Onna) by Minetaro Mochizuki (1993)
- Ping-Pong Club (行け!稲中卓球部) by Minoru Furuya (1993–1996)
- Dragon Head (ドラゴンヘッド) by Minetaro Mochizuki (1994–1999)
- Initial D (頭文字D) by Shuichi Shigeno (1995–2013)
- Taberemasen (食べれません) by Yanwari Kazama (1995–2013)
- Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji (賭博黙示録カイジ) by Nobuyuki Fukumoto (1996–1999)
- Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface (攻殻機動隊 MAN-MACHINE INTERFACE) by Masamune Shirow (1997)
- Ago Nashi Gen to Ore Monogatari (アゴなしゲンとオレ物語) by Akira Hiramoto (1998–2009)
- Ippatsu Kiki Musume (イッパツ危機娘) by Shigemitsu Harada (1998–2000)
- Flowers & Bees (花とみつばち, Hana to Mitsubachi) by Moyoco Anno (1999–2003)
- Bakugyaku Familia (莫逆家族) by Hiroshi Tanaka (1999–2004)
- Naniwa Tomoare (ナニワトモアレ) by Katsuhisa Minami (1999–2006)
2000s
edit- Karate Shōkōshi Kohinata Minoru (空手小公子 小日向海流) by Baba Yasushi (2000–2012)
- Tobaku Hakairoku Kaiji (賭博破戒録カイジ) by Nobuyuki Fukumoto (2000–2004)
- Chobits (ちょびっツ) CLAMP (2001–2002)
- Higanjima by Kōji Matsumoto (2002–2010)
- Kyō no Go no Ni by Koharu Sakuraba (2002–2003)
- Remote (リモート) by Tadashi Agi and Tetsuya Koshiba (2002–2004)
- xxxHolic by CLAMP (2003–2011)
- Saru Lock (猿ロック) by Naoki Serizawa (2003–2009)
- Out Law (アウト・ロー) by Kōji Kōno (2003–2007)
- Sengoku (センゴク) by Hideki Miyashita (2004–2007)
- Sengoku Tenshō-ki (センゴク天正記) by Hideki Miyashita (2007–2012)
- Tobaku Datenroku Kaiji (賭博堕天録カイジ) by Nobuyuki Fukumoto (2004–2008)
- Biomega (バイオメガ) by Tsutomu Nihei (2004) (transferred to Shueisha's Ultra Jump in May 2006)
- Sweet Poolside (スイートプールサイド) by Shūzō Oshimi (2004)[6]
- Kenka Shōbai by Yasuaki Kita (2005–2011)
- Cherry Nights (チェリーナイツ) by Dragon Odawara (2005–2011)
- Shinjuku Swan by Ken Wakui (2005–2013)
- Wanitokagegisu (わにとかげぎす) by Minoru Furuya (2006–2007)
- Kōshoku Aika Volley Boys (好色哀歌 元バレーボーイズ) by Hiroyuki Murata (2006–2011)
- Winning Ticket (ウイニング・チケット) by Hiromoto Komatsu (2006–2011)
- Himeanole (ヒメアノ～ル, Himeanōru) by Minoru Furuya (2008–2010)
- Kissxsis (キス×シス) by Bow Ditama (2008–2009) (transferred to Monthly Young Magazine in December 2009)[7]
- Coppelion (コッペリオン) by Tomonori Inoue (2008–2016)
- Tobaku Datenroku Kaiji: Kazuya-hen (賭博堕天録カイジ 和也編) by Nobuyuki Fukumoto (2009–2012)
- Kaitan (カイタン) by Hiroshi Kisashi (2009–2010)
- Sengoku Gaiden Okehazama Senki (センゴク外伝 桶狭間戦記) by Hideki Miyashita (2010) transferred from Monthly Young Magazine, originally published in Bessatsu Young Magazine
2010s
edit- Montage (モンタージュ) by Jun Watanabe (2010–2015)
- Kurohyō: Ryū ga Gotoku Shinshō (クロヒョウ 龍が如く新章) by Yukai Asada (2010–2011)
- Prison School (監獄学園) by Akira Hiramoto (2011–2017)
- Psychometrer (サイコメトラ) by Yuma Ando and Masashi Asaki (2011–2014) (indefinite hiatus)[8]
- Green Blood by Masasumi Kakizaki (2011–2013)
- Yuki ni Tsubasa (雪にツバサ) by Shin Takahashi (2011–2013)
- Wild Cherry Nights (ワイルドチェリーナイツ) by Dragon Odawara (2011–2012)
- Saltiness (サルチネス, Saruchinesu) by Minoru Furuya (2012–2013)
- 8♀1♂ (ハチイチ) by Kaori Saki (2012–2015)
- Sengoku Ittō-ki (センゴク一統記) by Hideki Miyashita (2012–2015)
- Hantsu × Trash (ハンツー×トラッシュ) by Hiyoko Kobayashi (2012–2020)
- Cherry Nights R (チェリーナイツR) by Dragon Odawara (2012–2014)
- xxxHolic: Rei (×××ホリック◆ 戻) by CLAMP (2013–2017) (indefinite hiatus)
- Tobaku Datenroku Kaiji: One Poker-hen (賭博堕天録カイジ ワン・ポーカー編) by Nobuyuki Fukumoto (2013–2017)¨
- Yuki ni Tsubasa: Haru (雪にツバサ・春) by Shin Takahashi (2013–2015)
- Tokkō Jimuin Minowa (特攻事務員ミノワ) by Kei Ogawa (2013)
- GTO: Paradise Lost (GTO パラダイス・ロスト) by Tooru Fujisawa (2014–2023) (transferred to Magazine Pocket in April 2024)
- Harem Marriage (ハレ婚。, Harekon.) by NON (2014–2019)
- The Fable (ザ・ファブル, Za Faburu) by Katsuhisa Minami (2014–2019)
- Back Street Girls (バックストリートガールズ) by Jasmine Gyuh (2015–2018)
- Shōjo Fujuubun (少女不十分) by Mitsuru Hattori (2015–2016)
- Sengoku Gonbe (センゴク権兵衛) by Hideki Miyashita (2015–2022)
- Magical Sempai (手品先輩, Tejina Senpai) by Azu (2016–2021)
- Are You Lost? (ソウナンですか？, Sōnan desu ka?) by Kentarō Okamoto and Riri Sagara (2017–2022)
- Satanophany (サタノファニ) by Yamada Yoshinobu (2017–2023) (transferred to Yanmaga Web)
- Korosazaru Mono, Ikubekarazu (殺さざる者、生くべからず) by Yousuke Nakamura (2017)
- Why the Hell Are You Here, Teacher!? (なんでここに先生が!?, Nande Koko ni Sensei ga!?) by Soborou (2017–2024)
- NeuN by Tsutomu Takahashi (2017–2020)
- My Home Hero (マイホームヒーロー) by Masashi Asaki, Naoki Yamakawa (2017–2024)
- Basilisk: The Ouka Ninja Scrolls (バジリスク〜桜花忍法帖〜) by Tatsuya Shihira (2017–2019)
- My Dearest Self with Malice Aforethought (親愛なる僕へ殺意をこめて, Shinainaru Boku e Satsui o Komete) by Hajime Inoryū and Shōta Itō (2018–2019) (transferred to Comic Days in August 2019)
- My Boy (私の少年, Watashi no Shōnen) by Hitomi Takano (2018–2020)
- My Roomie Is a Dino (ギャルと恐竜, Gal to Kyōryū) by Moriko Mori and Cota Tomimura (2018–2022)
- Fujimi no Tokkouhei: Ikitoshi Ikeru Monotachi e (不死身の特攻兵 生キトシ生ケル者タチヘ) by Naoki Azuma and Shouji Koukami (2018–2020)
- Yukionna to Kani wo Kuu (雪女と蟹を食う) by Gino0808 (2019–2020)
- Chigirenai Hito (契れないひと) by Takeshi Taka (2019–2020)
- Minagoroshi no Arthur (皆殺しのアーサー) by Yuichirō Koga (2019–2020)
- Kubi wo Kiraneba Wakarumai (首を斬らねば分かるまい) by Tsukasa Monma and Yoshiki Kanata (2019–2020)
- Does a Hot Elf Live Next Door to You? (おたくの隣りはエルフですか?, Otaku no Tonari wa Elf desu ka?) by Meguru Ueno (2019–2021)
- Red Card (レッドカード, Reddo Kādo) by Masa Ichikawa (2019–2020)
2020s
edit- Boys Run the Riot (ボーイズ・ラン・ザ・ライオット) by Keito Gaku (2020)
- Kissei Rettō (寄生列島) by Edogawa Edogawa (2020–2021)
- Bukuro Kicks (ブクロキックス) by Matsuki Ikka (2020–2021)
- God of Dog by Kō Kimura (2020–2021)
- Renkin Buraikan (錬金ブライカン) by Hakaru Takarai (2020–2021)
- Tokoshie × Bullet (永久×バレット) by Morion Airline and Akeji Fujimura (2020–2021)
- Opekan (オペ看) by Mao Ningen and Misao (2020–2021)
- Sanzennenme no Kamitaiō (三千年目の神対応) by Fumitaka Katō (2020–2021)
- Tsugumi Project (虎鶫 とらつぐみ -TSUGUMI PROJECT-, Tora Tsugumi: Tsugumi Project) by Ippatu (2021–2023)
- The Fable: The Second Contact (ザ・ファブル The second contact) by Katsuhisa Minami (2021–2023)
- Gestalt (ゲシュタルト) by Ringo Yōtō (2021)
- Nazotoki yori mo Taihen da (謎解きよりも大変だ) (2021) by Jun Endō
- Rikō ni Naruniha Ao Sugiru (利口になるには青すぎる) by Yuto Uchida and Ryuki Ōnuma (2021)
- Gal-sen (ギャルせん, Gyaru sen) by Meguru Ueno (2021–2022) (transferred to Yanmaga Web)
- Zomia (ゾミア) by Sohei Asamura and Ten Ishida (2022) (transferred to Yanmaga Web)
- Toxic Daughter: Chi-chan (ちーちゃん, Chii-chan) by Shūzō Oshimi (2024)
Circulation
edit| Year / Period | Weekly circulation | Magazine sales (est.) | Sales revenue (est.) | Issue price (est.)[9] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 to 1987 | 1,000,000[10] | 104,000,000[10] | ¥18,720,000,000 | ¥180 |
| 1988 | 1,400,000[10] | 72,800,000[10] | ¥13,104,000,000 | |
| 1989 | 1,300,000[10] | 67,600,000[10] | ¥12,168,000,000 | |
| 1990 | 1,500,000[10] | 78,000,000[10] | ¥14,040,000,000 | |
| 1991 | 1,500,000[10] | 78,000,000[10] | ¥14,040,000,000 | |
| 1992 | 1,500,000[10] | 78,000,000[10] | ¥14,820,000,000 | ¥190 |
| 1993 | 1,550,000[10] | 80,600,000[10] | ¥15,314,000,000 | |
| 1994 | 1,550,000[10] | 80,600,000[10] | ¥16,926,000,000 | ¥210 |
| 1995 | 1,700,000[10] | 88,400,000[10] | ¥18,564,000,000 | |
| 1996 | 1,740,000[10] | 90,480,000[10] | ¥19,000,800,000 | |
| 1997 | 1,670,000[10] | 86,840,000[10] | ¥18,236,400,000 | |
| 1998 | 1,500,000[10] | 78,000,000[10] | ¥16,380,000,000 | |
| 1999 | 1,430,000[10] | 74,360,000[10] | ¥15,615,600,000 | |
| 2000 | 1,300,000[10] | 67,600,000[10] | ¥14,196,000,000 | |
| 2001 to 2002 | 1,250,000[10] | 130,000,000[10] | ¥27,300,000,000 | |
| 2003 | 1,140,000[10] | 59,280,000[10] | ¥12,448,800,000 | |
| 2004 | 1,100,000[10] | 57,200,000[10] | ¥12,012,000,000 | |
| 2005 | 1,012,209[11] | 52,634,868[11] | ¥12,632,368,320 | ¥240 |
| 2006 | 998,198[11] | 51,906,296[11] | ¥12,457,511,040 | |
| 2007 | 981,229[12] | 51,023,908[12] | ¥12,245,737,920 | |
| 2008 | 940,817[13] | 48,922,484[13] | ¥11,741,396,160 | |
| 2009 | 857,013[14] | 44,564,676[14] | ¥10,695,522,240 | |
| 2010 | 807,871[15] | 42,009,292[15] | ¥10,082,230,080 | |
| January 2011 to September 2011 | 725,235[16] | 28,284,165[16] | ¥6,788,199,600 | |
| October 2011 to September 2012 | 665,407[17] | 34,601,164[17] | ¥8,304,279,360 | |
| October 2012 to September 2013 | 607,920[18] | 31,611,840[18] | ¥7,586,841,600 | |
| October 2013 to September 2014 | 537,105[19] | 27,929,460[19] | ¥6,703,070,400 | |
| October 2014 to September 2015 | 450,417[20] | 23,421,684[20] | ¥5,621,204,160 | |
| October 2015 to September 2016 | 415,592[21] | 21,610,784[21] | ¥5,186,588,160 | |
| October 2016 to September 2017 | 394,829[22] | 20,531,108[22] | ¥4,927,465,920 | |
| October 2017 to September 2018 | 361,946[23] | 18,821,192[23] | ¥4,517,086,080 | |
| 1986 to September 2018 | 1,097,847 | 1,869,632,921 | ¥392,375,101,040 ($4.889 billion) | ¥210 |
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External links
edit- Weekly Young Magazine official website (in Japanese)