Weekly Shōnen Champion
Weekly Shōnen Champion (週刊少年チャンピオン, Shūkan Shōnen Champion) is a weekly shōnen manga magazine published by Akita Shoten.
 The cover of 2009 Shonen Champion Issue 2-3. | |
| Categories | Shōnen manga[1] |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Circulation | 250,000[2][3] |
| First issue | 15 July 1969 |
| Company | Akita Shoten |
| Country | Japan |
| Based in | Tokyo |
| Language | Japanese |
| Website | Akitashoten.co.jp |
History
Shōnen Champion was first published 15 July 1969. It has had numerous popular series by manga artists such as Osamu Tezuka, Go Nagai, Shinji Mizushima, Masami Kurumada, Keisuke Itagaki. The magazine is published every Thursday. It had a circulation of 250,000 from 1 October 2018 to 30 September 2019.[4]
Currently running manga series
| Series Title | Author | Premiered |
|---|---|---|
| Atsumare! Fushigi Kenkyuubu | Masahiro Anbe | September 29, 2016 |
| Baki Dou | Keisuke Itagaki | October 4, 2018 |
| Beastars | Paru Itagaki | September 8, 2016 |
| Harigane Service Ace | Ara Tatsuya | May 29, 2018 |
| Mairimashita! Iruma-kun | Nishi Osamu | March 2, 2017 |
| Rokudou no Onna-tachi | Yuuji Nakamura | June 23, 2016 |
| Saint Seiya: Next Dimension | Masami Kurumada | April 27, 2006 |
| Shy | Bukimi Miki | August 1, 2019 |
| The Vampire Dies in No Time | Itaru Bonnoki | June 25, 2015 |
| Yowamushi Pedal | Wataru Watanabe | February 21, 2008 |
Notable series
- Alabaster
- Akumetsu
- Apocalypse Zero
- Babel II
- Baki the Grappler
- Beastars
- Black Jack
- The Crater
- Cutie Honey
- Dokaben
- Don Dracula
- Duke Goblin
- Eiken
- Eko Eko Azarak
- Hungry Heart: Wild Striker
- Iron Wok Jan
- Jitsu wa Watashi wa
- Kaze ga Gotoku
- Mirai Keisatsu Urashiman
- Mitsudomoe
- Muteki Kanban Musume
- My-Hime
- My-Otome
- Nanaka 6/17
- Penguin Musume
- Plawres Sanshiro
- Rainbow Parakeet
- Saint Seiya: Next Dimension
- Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas
- s-CRY-ed
- Seven of Seven
- Squid Girl
- Sugarless
- Super Radical Gag Family
- The Abashiri Family
- Yowamushi Pedal
- Yuuyake Banchō
References
- Thompson, Jason (2007). Manga: The Complete Guide. Del Rey Books. p. xxiii-xxiv. ISBN 978-0-345-48590-8.
- https://www.j-magazine.or.jp/user/data/magdata/1/12
- From October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019.
- https://www.j-magazine.or.jp/user/data/magdata/1/12
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