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Monthly Shōnen Magazine

Monthly Shōnen Magazine (月刊少年マガジン, Gekkan Shōnen Magajin) is a monthly shōnen manga magazine published in Japan by Kodansha. It was launched in 1964 under the name Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine (別冊少年マガジン). In 1969 it was retitled as Monthly Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine (月刊別冊少年マガジン) 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.

Monthly Shonen Magazine
CategoriesShōnen manga[1]
FrequencyMonthly
Circulation408,110[1]
(January–March, 2018)
First issue1964; 60 years ago (1964)
CompanyKodansha
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

It had 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.[2] In January 2023, Shōnen Magazine R ceased publication.[3] In February 2023, a new web publication called Getsu Maga Kichi (Monthly Magazine Base) replaced Shōnen Magazine R.[4]

Manga series

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Currently running manga series

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Series title Author First issue
Danzai no Majutsu Gari Taro Hitsuji, Mahiru Sukuya February 2023
Dead Rock Hiro Mashima July 2023
Dear Boys Act 4 Hiroki Yagami October 2018
Fermat no Ryōri (フェルマーの料理) Yugo Kobayashi September 2018
Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange (め組の大吾 救国のオレンジ, Megumi no Daigo: Kyūkoku no Orange) Masahito Soda October 2020
Futari Switch Akira Hiramoto March 2022
In/Spectre Chasiba Katase, Kyō Shirodaira December 2019
Pumpkin Scissors (パンプキン·シザーズ) Ryōtarō Iwanaga November 2006
Ryūrōden: Ouha Rikkoku-hen (龍狼伝 中原繚乱編) Yoshito Yamahara July 2016
Seijo ni Uso wa Tsūjinai Natsu Hyuga, Yo Asami March 2023
Shin Kamen Rider Spirits (新 仮面ライダーSPIRITS) Kenichi Muraeda July 2009
Sudachi no Maōjō Makoto Morisaki October 2021
Tekken Chinmi Legends (鉄拳チンミLegends) Takeshi Maekawa September 2006
Thunder 3 Yuki Ikeda May 2022
Welcome to the Ballroom (ボールルームへようこそ) Tomo Takeuchi November 2011
Zero Zero One Shōgo Aoki June 2023

Completed series

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1970s

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1980s

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1990s

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2000s

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2010s

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Boy's Manga" (in Japanese). Japanese Magazine Publishers Association. September 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  2. ^ "Shōnen Magazine R Switches to Digital-Only, New Monthly Schedule". Anime News Network.
  3. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (November 21, 2022). "Kodansha's Shonen Magazine R Ends Publication in January". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  4. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (December 6, 2022). "Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Magazine Gets New Web Publication". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
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