Weekly Shōnen Champion Explained

Frequency:Weekly
Circulation:250,000[1] [2]
Category:Shōnen manga[3]
Company:Akita Shoten
Firstdate:July 15, 1969
Country:Japan
Based:Tokyo
Language:Japanese

is a Japanese shōnen manga magazine published by Akita Shoten.

History

Shōnen Champion was first published on July 15, 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]

A digital supplement manga magazine titled Champion Buzz began publication on October 5, 2023.[5]

Currently running manga series

There are currently 22 manga titles being serialized in Weekly Shōnen Champion. Out of them, and Baki Gaiden: Scarface are published on an irregular basis.

Series TitleAuthor(s)Premiered
Kenji Hamaoka
Keisuke Itagaki
Keisuke Itagaki, Yukinao Yamauchi
9 °C
Yukichi Yukida, Norishiro-chan
Monkey Punch, Yōsuke Saeki, Keyaki Uchi-Uchi
Osamu Nishi, Koneshima, Atsushi Tsudanuma
Masakazu Ishiguro
Nine PeaksTetsuhiro Hirakawa
ShyBukimi Miki
Momohara
Yura Urushibara
Itaru Bonnoki
Osamu Nishi
Hiroshi Takahashi, Ryuuta Suzuki
Toshinori Sogabe
Wataru Watanabe

Past series

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 一般社団法人 日本雑誌協会.
  2. From October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019.
  3. Book: Thompson, Jason. Jason Thompson (writer)

    . . Jason Thompson (writer). Del Rey Books. 978-0-345-48590-8. 2007. xxiii-xxiv.

  4. Web site: 一般社団法人 日本雑誌協会.
  5. Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Weekly Shōnen Champion Gets New Champion Buzz Digital Supplement. Anime News Network. September 18, 2023. September 18, 2023.