| Gangan Comics ガンガンンコミックス | |
| Parent: | Enix (1991–2003) Square Enix (present) |
| Status: | Active |
| Founded: | 1991 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Headquarters: | Japan |
| Distribution: | Japan |
| Publications: | Manga, Japanese Magazines, Japanese light novels, graphic novels |
is a manga imprint owned by Square Enix. It publishes manga in several magazines aimed at different reader demographic groups in the Japanese market. Its magazines are home to some popular Square Enix manga series which were adapted into anime series, like Fullmetal Alchemist, , Nabari no Ou, Inu x Boku SS, and Soul Eater.[1] The comics are later collected in paperback volumes under brand names such as, and, which identify the magazine of serialisation. This list contains notable manga franchises published by Gangan.
| Franchise | Date established and imprint | Total sales of franchise | Content | Author(s) | Total ep(s) and OVA | Ongoing?< | -- New row starts here --> |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fullmetal Alchemist[2] | 2001, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 70,300,000 (as of 2018) | 1 manga series, 2 anime series, 2 movies, 5 games | Hiromu Arakawa | 119 | No< | -- New row starts here --> |
| Black Butler | 2006, Monthly GFantasy | 28,000,000 (as of 2019)[3] | 1 manga series, 3 anime series, 2 movies, 1 game | Yana Toboso | 55 | Yes< | -- New row starts here --> |
| 2004, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 20,900,000 (as of 2018) | 1 manga series, 1 movie | Chiaki Kawamata, Junji Koyanagi, Kamui Fujiwara | 21 | No< | -- New row starts here --> | |
| Soul Eater | 2004, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 19,600,000 (as of 2019)[4] | 2 manga series (1 original, 1 spin off), 2 anime series, 3 games | Atsushi Ōkubo | 51 | No< | -- New row starts here --> |
| A Certain Magical Index | 2007, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 14,000,000 (light novel only, as of 2013)[5] | 6 manga series (3 canon, 3 spin off), 2 light novel series, 3 anime series, 4 spin off anime, 1 movie, 3 games | Various | 74 | No< | -- New row starts here --> |
| Magical Circle Guru Guru | 1992, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 13,100,000 (as of 2018) | 1 manga series, 2 anime series, 1 anime film, 4 games | Hiroyuki Etō | 83 | No< | -- New row starts here --> |
| The Irregular at Magic High School | 2008, Monthly GFantasy | 10,000,000 (light novel only, as of 2019)[6] | 7 manga series, 1 light novel, 1 anime series, 1 anime movie, 2 games | Tsutomu Satō | 26 | Yes< | -- New row starts here --> |
| Violinist of Hameln | 1991, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 6,800,000 (as of 2018) | 2 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 movie, 1 game | Michiaki Watanabe | 25 | No< | -- New row starts here --> |
| Arakawa Under the Bridge | 2004, Young Gangan | 6,400,000 (as of 2018) | 1 manga series, 2 anime series, 1 movie, 1 drama series | Hikaru Nakamura | 26 | No< | -- New row starts here --> |
| Barakamon | 2008, Gangan Online | 6,200,000 (as of 2018) | 1 manga series, 1 spin-off manga series, 2 anime series | Satsuki Yoshino | 24 | No< | -- New row starts here --> |
| Papuwa | 1991, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 6,000,000 (as of 2018) | 1 manga series, 2 anime series, 2 games | Ami Shibata | 68 | No< | -- New row starts here --> |
| Saki | 2006, Young Gangan | 5,700,000 (as of 2018) | 5 manga series, 3 anime series, 2 games, 1 ova | Ritz Kobayashi | 55 | Yes< | -- New row starts here --> |
| Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun | 2008, Gangan Online | 5,600,000 (as of 2018) | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 OVA, 1 audio drama | Izumi Tsubaki | 20 | Yes< | -- New row starts here --> |
| Pandora Hearts | 2006, Monthly GFantasy | 5,400,000 (as of 2018) | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 OVA | Jun Mochizuki | 34 | No< | -- New row starts here --> |
| 2006, Young Gangan | 5,200,000 (as of 2018) | 2 manga series, 1 anime | Kyou Shirodaira, Eita Mizuno | 25 | No< | -- New row starts here --> | |
| Inu x Boku SS | 2009, Gangan Joker | 5,100,000 million (as of 2018) | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 ova | Cocoa Fujiwara | 13 | No< | -- New row starts here --> |
| Durarara!! | 2009, Monthly GFantasy | 5,000,000 (light novel only, as of 2014)[7] | 2 manga series, 2 anime series, 2 light novels, 2 games | Ryohgo Narita, Akiyo Satorigi | 65 | Yes< | -- New row starts here --> |
| Kakegurui | 2014, Gangan Joker | 5,000,000 (as of 2019)[8] | 4 manga series, 2 anime series, 2 TV Dramas, 1 live action movie | Homura Kawamoto, Tōru Naomura | 24 | Yes< | -- New row starts here --> |
| Working!! | 2004, Young Gangan | 4,500,000 (as of 2018) | 2 manga series, 4 anime series | Karino Takatsu | 53 | No< | -- New row starts here --> |
| Haré+Guu | 1997, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 3,900,000 (light novel only, as of 2015) | 2 manga series, 1 anime series, 2 OVA | Renjuro Kindaichi | 39 | No< | -- New row starts here --> |
| Kimi to Boku | 2008, Monthly GFantasy | 3,800,000 (as of 2018) | 1 manga series, 2 anime series | Kiichi Hotta | 26 | Yes< | -- New row starts here --> |
| Nagasarete Airantō | 2004, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 3,700,000 (as of 2018) | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 light novel | Takeshi Fujishiro | 26 | Yes< | -- New row starts here --> |
| Sekirei | 2004, Young Gangan | 3,400,000 (as of 2018) | 1 manga series, 2 anime series, 1 game | Sakurako Gokurakuin | 27 | No< | -- New row starts here --> |
| Bamboo Blade | 2004, Young Gangan | 3,300,000 (as of 2018) | 4 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 game | Masahiro Totsuka, Aguri Igarashi | 26 | Yes< | -- New row starts here --> |
| Akame ga Kill! | 2010, Gangan Joker | 3,200,000 (as of 2018) | 3 manga series, 1 anime series | Takahiro, Tetsuya Tashiro | 24 | No< | -- New row starts here --> |
| Nabari no Ou | 2004, Monthly GFantasy | 3,000,000 (as of 2018) | 1 manga series, 2 anime series, 1 game | Yuhki Kamatani | 26 | No< | -- New row starts here --> |
| Saiyuki | 1997, Monthly GFantasy | 5,084,000 (first 8 volumes)[9] | 4 manga series, 3 anime series, 4 ovas, 1 film, 2 games | Kazuya Minekura | 109 | Yes< | -- New row starts here --> |
| Space Dandy | 2013, Young Gangan | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 game | Masafumi Harada, Park Sung-woo, Red Ice | 26 | No< | -- New row starts here --> | |
| Hero Tales | 2006, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 270,000 | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 cancelled rpg game | Huang Jin Zhou, Hiromu Arakawa | 26 | No< | -- New row starts here --> |
| 2006, Young Gangan | 1 manga series, 2 anime series, 1 OVA, 1 game | Shotaro Suga, Kimitake Yoshioka | 26 | No< | -- New row starts here --> | ||
| Daily Lives of High School Boys | 2009, Gangan Online | 2,300,000 | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 movie | Yasunobu Yamauchi | 19 | No< | -- New row starts here --> |
| Blast of Tempest | 2013, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 1,600,000 | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Kyō Shirodaira, Arihide Sano, Ren Saizaki | 24 | No< | -- New row starts here --> |
| Corpse Princess | 2005, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 2,000,000 | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Yoshiichi Akahito | 26 | No< | -- New row starts here --> |
| 1996, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 novel | Nahoko Uehashi, Kamui Fujiwara | 26 | Yes< | -- New row starts here --> | ||
| Heroman | 2009, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 novel | Stan Lee, Tamon Ohta | 26 | No< | -- New row starts here --> | |
| High School! Kimengumi | 2001, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 4 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 novel, 1 movie | Motoei Shinzawa | 86 | No< | -- New row starts here --> | |
| Mamotte Shugogetten | 1996, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 5,292,000 (as of 2016)[10] | 2 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 OVA | Minene Sakurano | 30 | No< | -- New row starts here --> |
| The Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok | 2002, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 555,000 (first 4 volumes) | 2 manga series, 1 anime series | Sakura Kinoshita | 26 | No< | -- New row starts here --> |
| Ninpen Manmaru | 1995, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 948,000 (first 6 volumes) | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 OVA, 1 Audio Drama | Mikio Igarashi | 20 | No< | -- New row starts here --> |
| Peacemaker Kurogane | 1999, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 5,000,000 (first 11 volumes) | 2 manga series, 1 anime series | Nanae Chrono | 24 | Yes< | -- New row starts here --> |
| The Comic Artist and His Assistants | 2008, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 1,000,000 | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 OVA, 1 Audio Drama | Hiroyuki | 20 | No< | -- New row starts here --> |
| Tokyo Underground | 1998, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 3,080,000 (first 9 volumes) | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Akinobu Uraku | 26 | No< | -- New row starts here --> |
| Twin Signal | 1992, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 1,304,000 | 1 manga series, 1 OVA | Sachi Oshimizu | 3 | No< | -- New row starts here --> |
| UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie | 2002, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 OVA | Kaishaku | 33 | No< | -- New row starts here --> | |
| Umineko When They Cry | 2007, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 6,000,000 | 4 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 OVA, 2 games | Various | 26 | Yes< | -- New row starts here --> |
| Aoharu x Machinegun | 2013, Monthly GFantasy | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | NAOE | 12 | Yes< | -- New row starts here --> | |
| Cuticle Detective Inaba | 2008, Monthly GFantasy | 700,000 | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Mochi | 12 | Yes< | -- New row starts here --> |
| Dazzle | 1999, Monthly GFantasy | 1,000,000 | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Minari Endoh | 10 | Yes< | -- New row starts here --> |
| 1999, Monthly GFantasy | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 light novel | Makoto Uezu, Haruto Shiota | 10 | No< | -- New row starts here --> | ||
| E's | 1997, Monthly GFantasy | 1,900,000 (first 13 volumes) | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 2 light novels | Satoru Yuiga | 26 | No< | -- New row starts here --> |
| Gestalt | 1997, Monthly GFantasy | 1 manga series, 1 OVA | Yun Kōga | 3 | No< | -- New row starts here --> | |
| Higurashi When They Cry | 2005, Monthly GFantasy | 10,000,000 | 1 manga series, 2 anime series, 1 game, 1 light novel, 1 live action movie, 3 OVAs, 2 TV Dramas | Various | 28 | No< | -- New row starts here --> |
| Hori-san to Miyamura-kun | 2007, Monthly GFantasy | 2,440,000 (first 8 volumes) | 2 manga series, 1 anime series | HERO, Daisuke Hagiwara | 3 | Yes< | -- New row starts here --> |
| Pani Poni | 2009, Monthly GFantasy | 1,256,000 (first 9 volumes) | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 OVA | Hekiru Hikawa | 27 | No< | -- New row starts here --> |
| Switch | 2002, Monthly GFantasy | 277,000 | 1 manga series, 1 OVA | Saki Otoh, Tomomi Nakamura | 2 | No< | -- New row starts here --> |
| Zombie-Loan | 2007, Monthly GFantasy | 1,000,000 | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Peach-Pit | 13 | No< | -- New row starts here --> |
| He Is My Master | 2002, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 704,000 | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Mattsu, Asu Tsubaki | 12 | No< | -- New row starts here --> |
| Doubt | 2007, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 704,000 | 3 manga series, 1 live-action film | Yoshiki Tonogai | 0 | No< | -- New row starts here --> |
| Astro Fighter Sunred | 2005, Young Gangan | 1,600,000 | 1 manga series, 2 anime series | Makoto Kubota | 52 | No< | -- New row starts here --> |
| Black God | 2005, Young Gangan | 1,600,000 | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Lim Dall-young, Park Sung-woo | 24 | No< | -- New row starts here --> |
| Black God | 2007, Young Gangan | 2 manga series, 2 anime series, 1 ova | Tensai Okamura | 42 | No< | -- New row starts here --> | |
| Dimension W | 2011, Young Gangan | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Tensai Okamura | 13 | No< | -- New row starts here --> | |
| Black God | 2006, Young Gangan | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Yuto | 12 | No< | -- New row starts here --> | |
| Mononoke | 2007, Young Gangan | 2 manga series, 1 anime series | Ninagawa Yaeko | 12 | No< | -- New row starts here --> | |
| Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? | 2007, Young Gangan | 3 manga series, 1 anime series, 2 light novel, 1 ova | Fujino Ōmori, Kunieda, Masaya Takamura | 14 | Yes< | -- New row starts here --> | |
| Sumomomo Momomo | 2004, Young Gangan | 219,8000 | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 ova | Shinobu Ohtaka | 24 | No< | -- New row starts here --> |
| Aria the Scarlet Ammo | 2010, Young Gangan | 7,000,000 | 2 manga series, 2 anime series, 1 light novel, 1 ova | Shogako Tachibana | 25 | Yes< | -- New row starts here --> |
| Day Break Illusion | 2013, Gangan Online | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 light novel | sole;viola, Kōki Katō | 14 | No< | -- New row starts here --> | |
| Chronicles of the Going Home Club | 2011, Gangan Online | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Kuroha | 12 | No< | -- New row starts here --> | |
| The Morose Mononokean | 2011, Gangan Online | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Kiri Wazawa | 13 | Yes< | -- New row starts here --> | |
| WataMote | 2011, Gangan Online | 1,960,000 (first 5 volumes) | 2 manga series, 1 anime series | Nico Tanigawa | 12 | Yes< | -- New row starts here --> |
| The Witch's Servant and the Demon Lord's Horns | 2014, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 2 manga series, 1 novel | Mochi | 0 | Yes< | -- New row starts here --> | |
| Chivalry of a Failed Knight | 2013, Gangan Online | 1,300,000 | 2 manga series, 1 anime series | Various | 12 | Yes< | -- New row starts here --> |
| Tanaka-kun is Always Listless | 2014, Gangan Online | 1,500,000 | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 ova | Nozomi Uda | 14 | No< | -- New row starts here --> |
| Book Girl | 2006, Gangan Joker | 3 manga series, 2 ova, 1 light novel, 1 movie | Mizuki Nomura, Rito Kōsaka, Akira Hiyoshimaru | 4 | No< | -- New row starts here --> | |
| Dusk Maiden of Amnesia | 2008, Gangan Joker | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Maybe | 13 | No< | -- New row starts here --> | |
| Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash | 2013, Gangan Joker | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 ova | Mutsumi Okubashi | 13 | Yes< | -- New row starts here --> | |
| Gugure! Kokkuri-san | 2011, Gangan Joker | 1,740,000 Gugure! | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Midori Endō | 12 | No< | -- New row starts here --> |
| Natsu no Arashi! | 2006, Gangan Joker | 1 manga series, 2 anime series | Jin Kobayashi | 26 | No< | -- New row starts here --> | |
| One Week Friends | 2012, Gangan Joker | 1,500,000 | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 movie | Matcha Hazuki | 12 | No< | -- New row starts here --> |
| Oreshura | 2011, Gangan Joker | 4 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 light novel | Various | 13 | Yes< | -- New row starts here --> | |
| My Bride is a Mermaid | 2002, Gangan Joker | 1,600,000 (first 12 volumes) | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 ova | Tahiko Kimura | 28 | No< | -- New row starts here --> |
| 2013, Monthly Big Gangan | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Natsume Ono | No< | -- New row starts here --> | |||
| Servant × Service | 2011, Monthly Big Gangan | 640,000 | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Natsume Ono | 13 | No< | -- New row starts here --> |
| Scum's Wish | 2011, Monthly Big Gangan | 1,000,000 | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Mengo Yokoyari | 12 | No< | -- New row starts here --> |
| Mahoraba | 2000, Monthly Gangan Wing | 1,694,000 | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Akira Kojima | 26 | No< | -- New row starts here --> |
| Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle | 2013, Gangan Online | 1,000,000 | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Senri Akatsuki, Itsuki Watanabe, Fumi Tadaura | 12 | Yes |