Weekly Young Magazine
Japanese manga magazine
Weekly Young Magazine 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
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.
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
There 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 [ja ] , 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 [ja ] , Kōji Megumi [ja ]
February 2024
Hakabanashi (はかばなし )
Katsunori Hara [ja ]
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 [ja ]
March 2023
Kenka Kagyō (喧嘩稼業 )
Yasuaki Kita [ja ]
December 2013
Lili-Men
Takuma Tokashiki
September 2022
Manchuria Opium Squad (満州アヘンスクワッド )
Tsukasa Monma [ja ] , Shikako [ja ]
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 [ja ] , Kenshi Fujimoto
November 2020
Narikin Football (ナリキンフットボール )
Kaito Shimazu, Hideyuki Akashi [ja ]
October 2023
Nezumi's First Love (ねずみの初恋 )
Riku Ooseto
November 2023
One for All [ja ]
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
1980s
1990s
2000s
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)
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
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
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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