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) Cover of the 13th issue of Weekly Young Magazine in 2014, published by Kodansha on March 10, 2014, featuring Kashiwagi Yuki 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 site |
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 was started on June 23, 1980 and is targeted at the adult male (seinen) demographic.[3] It was published bimonthly, on the second and fourth Mondays of every month, until switching to a weekly publication in 1989. 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.
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, a retitled makeover of their previous publication Bessatsu Young Magazine, which had published a total of 36 bimonthly issues during its existence.[4]
Series in publication
There are currently 29 manga titles serialized weekly on Weekly Young Magazine. Three series 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 |
| 7-nin no Shakespeare: Non Sanz Droict (7人のシェイクスピア NON SANZ DROICT) | Harold Sakuishi | December 2016 |
| Archimedes no Taisen (アルキメデス大戦) | Norifusa Mita | November 2015 |
| Are You Lost? (ソウナンですか？, Sōnan desu ka?) | Kentarō Okamoto, Riri Sagara | January 2017 |
| Bukuro Kicks (ブクロキックス) | Matsuki Ikka | March 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?) | Meguru Ueno | July 2019 |
| Getsuyoubi no Tawawa (月曜日のたわわ) | Kiseki Himura | November 2020 |
| God of Dog | Kou Kimura | April 2020 |
| GTO: Paradise Lost (GTO パラダイス・ロスト) | Tooru Fujisawa | April 2014 |
| Higanjima 48-nichi-go… (彼岸島) | Kouji Matsumoto | August 2014 |
| Kenka Kagyō (喧嘩稼業) | Yasuaki Kita | December 2013 |
| Kenshirō ni Yoroshiku (ケンシロウによろしく) | Jasmine Gyuh | March 2020 |
| Kissei Rettō (寄生列島) | Edogawa Edogawa | February 2020 |
| Korosazaru Mono, Ikubekarazu (殺さざる者、生くべからず) | Nakamaru Yousuke | April 2017 |
| MF Ghost (MFゴースト) | Shuichi Shigeno | September 2017 |
| Minami-ke (みなみけ) | Koharu Sakuraba | March 2004 |
| My Home Hero (マイホームヒーロー) | Masashi Asaki, Naoki Yamakawa | May 2017 |
| My Roomie Is a Dino (ギャルと恐竜, Gal to Kyōryū) | Moriko Mori, Cota Tomimura | October 2018 |
| Nande Koko ni Sensei ga!? (なんでここに先生が!?) | Soborou | April 2017 |
| Parallel Paradise (パラレルパラダイス) | Lynn Okamoto | March 2017 |
| Psychometrer (サイコメトラ) | Yuma Ando, Masashi Asaki | April 2011 |
| Red Card (レッドカード, Reddo Kādo) | Masa Ichikawa | November 2019 |
| Satanophany (サタノファニ) | Yamada Yoshinobu | March 2017 |
| Sengoku Gonbee (センゴク権兵衛) | Hideki Miyashita | November 2015 |
| Seven Star JT (セブン☆スターJT) | Yanauchi Daiju | July 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 |
| xxxHolic: Rei (×××ホリック◆ 戻) | CLAMP | March 2013 |
Past series
1980s
- Gambler Jiko Chuushinha (ぎゅわんぶらあ自己中心派) by Masayuki Katayama (1982–1987)
- Akira by Katsuhiro Ōtomo 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 (1986–1988)
- Shakotan Boogie (シャコタン☆ブギ) by Michiharu Kusunoki (1986–1996)
- 3×3 Eyes by Yuzo Takada (1987–2002)
- Ghost in the Shell (攻殻機動隊) by Masamune Shirow (1989–1997)
1990s
- Wangan Midnight (湾岸ミッドナイト) by Michiharu Kusunoki (1992–2008)
- Weather Report Girl (お天気お姉さん) by Tetsu Adachi (1992–1994)
- Ping-Pong Club (行け!稲中卓球部) by Minoru Furuya (1993–1996)
- Bakugyaku Familia by Hiroshi Tanaka (1994–2004)
- Initial D (頭文字D) by Shuichi Shigeno (1995–2013)
- Dragon Head (ドラゴンヘッド) by Minetaro Mochizuki (1995–2000)
- Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji (賭博黙示録カイジ) by Nobuyuki Fukumoto (1996–1999)
- Ago Nashi Gen to Ore Monogatari (アゴなしゲンとオレ物語) by Akira Hiramoto (1998–2009)
- Taberemasen (食べれません) by Yanwari Kazama (1995–2013)
- Nani wa tomo Are (なにわ友あれ) by Katsuhisa Minami (1999–2006)
2000s
- 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)
- Out Law (アウト・ロー) by Kōji Kōno (2004–2007)
- Tobaku Datenroku Kaiji (賭博堕天録カイジ) by Nobuyuki Fukumoto (2004–2008)
- Saru Lock (猿ロック) by Naoki Serizawa (2004–2009)
- Sweet Poolside (スイートプールサイド) by Shūzō Oshimi (2004)[5]
- 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)
- Winning Ticket (ウイニング・チケット) by Hiromoto Komatsu (2006–2011)
- Kissxsis (キス×シス) by Bow Ditama (2008–2009) (transferred to Monthly Young Magazine in December 2009)[6]
- 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)
2010s
- 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)
- Wild Cherry Nights (ワイルドチェリーナイツ) by Dragon Odawara (2011–2012)
- Green Blood by Masasumi Kakizaki (2011–2013)
- Yuki ni Tsubasa (雪にツバサ) by Shin Takahashi (2011–2013)
- 8♀1♂ (ハチイチ) by Kaori Saki (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)
- Tokkō Jimuin Minowa (特攻事務員ミノワ) by Kei Ogawa (2013)
- 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)
- 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)
- Shōjo Fujuubun (少女不十分) by Mitsuru Hattori (2015–2016)
- Magical Sempai (手品先輩, Tejina Senpai) by Azu (2016–2021)
- My Boy (私の少年, Watashi no Shōnen) by Hitomi Takano (2018–2020)
- 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)
2020s
- Boys Run the Riot (ボーイズ・ラン・ザ・ライオット) by Keito Gaku (2020)
Circulation
| Year / Period | Weekly circulation | Magazine sales (est.) | Sales revenue (est.) | Issue price (est.)[7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 to 1987 | 1,000,000[8] | 104,000,000[8] | ¥18,720,000,000 | ¥180 |
| 1988 | 1,400,000[8] | 72,800,000[8] | ¥13,104,000,000 | |
| 1989 | 1,300,000[8] | 67,600,000[8] | ¥12,168,000,000 | |
| 1990 | 1,500,000[8] | 78,000,000[8] | ¥14,040,000,000 | |
| 1991 | 1,500,000[8] | 78,000,000[8] | ¥14,040,000,000 | |
| 1992 | 1,500,000[8] | 78,000,000[8] | ¥14,820,000,000 | ¥190 |
| 1993 | 1,550,000[8] | 80,600,000[8] | ¥15,314,000,000 | |
| 1994 | 1,550,000[8] | 80,600,000[8] | ¥16,926,000,000 | ¥210 |
| 1995 | 1,700,000[8] | 88,400,000[8] | ¥18,564,000,000 | |
| 1996 | 1,740,000[8] | 90,480,000[8] | ¥19,000,800,000 | |
| 1997 | 1,670,000[8] | 86,840,000[8] | ¥18,236,400,000 | |
| 1998 | 1,500,000[8] | 78,000,000[8] | ¥16,380,000,000 | |
| 1999 | 1,430,000[8] | 74,360,000[8] | ¥15,615,600,000 | |
| 2000 | 1,300,000[8] | 67,600,000[8] | ¥14,196,000,000 | |
| 2001 to 2002 | 1,250,000[8] | 130,000,000[8] | ¥27,300,000,000 | |
| 2003 | 1,140,000[8] | 59,280,000[8] | ¥12,448,800,000 | |
| 2004 | 1,100,000[8] | 57,200,000[8] | ¥12,012,000,000 | |
| 2005 | 1,012,209[9] | 52,634,868[9] | ¥12,632,368,320 | ¥240 |
| 2006 | 998,198[9] | 51,906,296[9] | ¥12,457,511,040 | |
| 2007 | 981,229[10] | 51,023,908[10] | ¥12,245,737,920 | |
| 2008 | 940,817[11] | 48,922,484[11] | ¥11,741,396,160 | |
| 2009 | 857,013[12] | 44,564,676[12] | ¥10,695,522,240 | |
| 2010 | 807,871[13] | 42,009,292[13] | ¥10,082,230,080 | |
| January 2011 to September 2011 | 725,235[14] | 28,284,165[14] | ¥6,788,199,600 | |
| October 2011 to September 2012 | 665,407[15] | 34,601,164[15] | ¥8,304,279,360 | |
| October 2012 to September 2013 | 607,920[16] | 31,611,840[16] | ¥7,586,841,600 | |
| October 2013 to September 2014 | 537,105[17] | 27,929,460[17] | ¥6,703,070,400 | |
| October 2014 to September 2015 | 450,417[18] | 23,421,684[18] | ¥5,621,204,160 | |
| October 2015 to September 2016 | 415,592[19] | 21,610,784[19] | ¥5,186,588,160 | |
| October 2016 to September 2017 | 394,829[20] | 20,531,108[20] | ¥4,927,465,920 | |
| October 2017 to September 2018 | 361,946[21] | 18,821,192[21] | ¥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
- Weekly Young Magazine official website (in Japanese)