Weekly Shōnen Sunday Explained

Weekly Shōnen Sunday
Editor:Kazunori Oshima
Previous Editor:Takenori Ichihara
Category: manga[1] [2]
Frequency:Weekly
Circulation:302,167 (March 2018)
Company:Shogakukan
Country:Japan
Language:Japanese

is a weekly manga magazine published in Japan by Shogakukan since March 1959. Contrary to its title, Weekly Shōnen Sunday issues are released on Wednesdays. Weekly Shōnen Sunday has sold over 1.8billion copies since 1986, making it the fourth best selling manga magazine, only behind Weekly Shōnen Jump, Weekly Shōnen Magazine and Weekly Young Jump.

History

Weekly Shōnen Sunday was first published on March 17, 1959, as a response to its rival Weekly Shōnen Magazine.[3] The debut issue featured Shigeo Nagashima, the star player of the Yomiuri Giants on the cover, and a congratulatory article by Isoko Hatano, a noted child psychologist.

Despite its name, Weekly Shōnen Sunday is published on Wednesday.[4] [5] The "Sunday" in the name was the creation of its first editor, Kiichi Toyoda, who wanted the title to be evocative of a relaxing weekend.

Weekly Shōnen Sundays distinctive "pointing finger" that appears in the lower corner of every page on the left side of the magazine made its subtle debut in the 4/5 issue from 1969. This understated feature, ever present but easily overlooked, was referenced as a plot element in 20th Century Boys. Sundays more noticeable mascot, a helmeted fish, debuted in the 1980s.

Prior to the 1990s and 2000s no serial in Weekly Shōnen Sunday had run over 40 volumes, but that began to change with series such as Detective Conan, Major, Inuyasha, Karakuri Circus, , Hayate the Combat Butler, Zettai Karen Children, and Be Blues!, which maintained a high level of popularity.

In a rare event due to the closeness of the two magazines' founding dates, Weekly Shōnen Sunday and Weekly Shōnen Magazine released a special combined issue on March 19, 2008.[6] In addition, other commemorative events, merchandise, and manga crossovers were planned for the following year as part of the celebrations.[7] The book Shonen Sunday 1983 was published on July 15, 2009 to celebrate the anniversary and the magazine's heyday. It reprints manga from 1983, such as Urusei Yatsura and Touch, and has interviews with their creators as well as artists who were inspired by the series from that period, such as Gosho Aoyama.[8]

To celebrate Weekly Shōnen Sundays 55th anniversary, 55 new manga series were launched in the print and online magazines Weekly Shōnen Sunday, Shōnen Sunday S, Ura Sunday, and Club Sunday throughout the year beginning in March 2014.[9]

Features

Series

There are currently 26 manga titles being serialized in Weekly Shōnen Sunday. Out of them; Magic Kaito is infrequently published; Case Closed is serialized on an irregular basis; and Ad Astra per Aspera and s continuations are yet to be announced.

Series titleAuthor(s)Premiered
Kenjiro Hata
Hikaru Nikaido
Gosho Aoyama
Takahiro Arai
Kenjiro Hata
Kanehito Yamada, Tsukasa Abe
Mako Hatamachi
Akihisa Maki, Miki Yatsubo
Aiko Koyama
Shōta Komatsu
Tomohito Oda
Gosho Aoyama
Major 2ndTakuya Mitsuda
MaoRumiko Takahashi
Aya Hirakawa
Miho Isshiki, Naoki Mizuguchi
Miyu Morishita
Atsushi Namikiri
Yuzuo Batō
Mitsuharu Yanamoto
Kōji Kumeta
Kagiji Kumanomata
Watari
Shihi Shi, Takahiro Arai
Yuji Yokoyama
Konoshimadesu

Circulation

! Year / Period! Weekly circulation! Magazine sales! Sales revenue ! Issue price
19861,600,000[10] [11]
19871,300,000
19881,300,000
19891,400,000
19901,350,000
19911,350,000
19921,350,000
19931,270,000
19941,270,000
19951,400,000
19961,530,000[12]
19971,650,000
19981,700,000
19991,630,000
20002,020,000
20011,500,000
20021,530,000
20031,310,000
20041,160,913[13]
20051,068,265
January 2006 to August 20061,003,708
September 2006 to December 20061,010,000
2007940,000
2008873,438[14]
January 2009 to September 2009773,062[15]
October 2009 to September 2010678,917[16]
October 2010 to September 2011611,146[17]
October 2011 to September 2012539,521[18]
October 2012 to September 2013512,250[19] [20]
October 2013 to September 2014456,375[21]
October 2014 to September 2015390,143[22]
October 2015 to September 2016350,521[23]
October 2016 to September 2017317,458[24]
October 2017 to March 2018[25]
1986 to March 201836,000,0001,876,972,882

Editors-in-chief

International versions

Elex Media Komputindo published an Indonesian version of Weekly Shōnen Sunday titled Shōnen Star from 2005 to 2013.

Viz Media began a Shonen Sunday imprint for titles in North America; starting with Rumiko Takahashi's Rin-ne, which was released on October 20, 2009.[29]

See also

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Book: Thompson, Jason. . Jason Thompson (writer). Del Rey Books. 978-0-345-48590-8. 2007. xxiii-xxiv.
  2. Web site: Boy's Manga. https://web.archive.org/web/20161103235410/http://www.j-magazine.or.jp/magadata/index.php?module=list&action=list&cat1cd=1&cat3cd=14&period_cd=34. dead. 2016-11-03. Japanese Magazine Publishers Association. September 2016. ja. November 6, 2016 .
  3. Web site: ja:週刊少年サンデー50周年記念、1959年から50年分の表紙50枚全画像を一挙公開. https://gigazine.net/news/20090317_sunday_50th/. Gigazine. March 17, 2021. ja. March 17, 2009. May 15, 2024. https://archive.today/20240515220848/https://gigazine.net/news/20090317_sunday_50th/. live.
  4. Web site: ja:週刊少年サンデー. http://adpocket.shogakukan.co.jp/40/index.html. AD Pocket. Shogakukan. March 31, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20070315204625/http://adpocket.shogakukan.co.jp/40/index.html. March 15, 2007. ja.
  5. Web site: ja:デジタル大辞泉プラス 「週刊少年サンデー」の解説. https://csbs.shogakukan.co.jp/book?book_group_id=11096. Kotobank. Digitalio, Inc.. March 31, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20230923084642/https://kotobank.jp/word/週刊少年サンデー-713618. September 23, 2023. ja. live.
  6. News: Shōnen Sunday's 50th Anniversary. Rumic World. 13 April 2008. April 13, 2008. October 9, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181009212858/http://www.furinkan.com/features/articles/shonensunday50.html. live.
  7. Web site: Loo. Egan. Shōnen Magazine Shōnen Sunday Mark 50th Anniversary. Anime News Network. 18 March 2008. March 22, 2008. June 16, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170616100225/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-03-18/shonen-magazine-shonen-sunday-mark-50th-anniversary. live.
  8. Web site: Loo. Egan. Shonen Sunday 1983 Book Honors Manga Magazine's Heyday. Anime News Network. 9 July 2009. March 22, 2015. April 3, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150403032428/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-07-09/shonen-sunday-1983-book-honors-manga-magazine-heyday. live.
  9. Web site: Nelkin. Sarah. Shonen Sunday Family to Launch 55 Manga to Mark 55th Year. Anime News Network. 3 March 2014. March 22, 2015. November 15, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211115070207/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-03/shonen-sunday-magazines-to-launch-55-manga-to-mark-55th-year. live.
  10. Web site: コミック誌の部数水準. https://web.archive.org/web/20070306085534/http://www.geocities.jp/wj_log/rank/hokan/zassi.html. dead. March 6, 2007. Yahoo! Japan. March 6, 2007.
  11. News: An Analysis of Weekly Manga Magazines Price for the Past 30 Years. ComiPress. 2007-04-06. en. May 15, 2024. March 19, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210319185942/https://www.comipress.com/article/2007/04/06/1777.html. live.
  12. News: Weekly Shonen Sunday's Price Cut Leads to 30% Sales Jump. Anime News Network. 2013-07-24. en. May 15, 2024. October 10, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231010094756/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-07-24/weekly-shonen-sunday-price-cut-leads-to-30-percent-sales-jump. live.
  13. News: Manga Anthology Circulations 2004-2006. ComiPress. 2007-12-27. en. May 15, 2024. April 26, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210426130625/https://www.comipress.com/article/2007/12/26/3040.html. live.
  14. Web site: Where's The Manga Magazine Bailout?. https://web.archive.org/web/20090228102003/http://mangacast.net/?p=2616. dead. 2009-02-28. Manga Cast. 2009-02-22. 2010-02-04.
  15. Web site: 2009 Japanese Manga Magazine Circulation Numbers. Anime News Network. 2010-01-18. 2010-02-04. April 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160415134103/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-01-18/2009-japanese-manga-magazine-circulation-numbers. live.
  16. Web site: 2010 Japanese Manga Magazine Circulation Numbers. JMPA. 2010-06-01. 2010-08-08. May 24, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190524062850/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-01-17/2010-japanese-manga-magazine-circulation-numbers. live.
  17. Web site: JMPAマガジンデータ : 男性 コミック. https://web.archive.org/web/20121014131351/http://www.j-magazine.or.jp/data_002/m6.html. dead. October 14, 2012. Japan Magazine Publishing Association. October 14, 2012.
  18. Web site: JMPAマガジンデータ : 男性 コミック. https://web.archive.org/web/20131022205941/http://www.j-magazine.or.jp/data_002/m6.html. dead. October 22, 2013. Japan Magazine Publishing Association. October 22, 2013.
  19. Web site: JMPAマガジンデータ : 男性 コミック. https://web.archive.org/web/20141117144148/http://www.j-magazine.or.jp/data_002/m6.html. dead. November 17, 2014. Japan Magazine Publishing Association. November 17, 2014.
  20. News: Shogakukan's Weekly and Monthly Shonen Sunday Go Digital from Today. Crunchyroll. July 13, 2016. en. May 15, 2024. May 26, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230526145149/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/07/13-1/shogakukans-weekly-and-monthly-shonen-sunday-go-digital-from-today. live.
  21. Web site: JMPAマガジンデータ : 男性 コミック. https://web.archive.org/web/20151116012920/http://www.j-magazine.or.jp/data_002/m6.html. dead. November 16, 2015. Japan Magazine Publishing Association. November 16, 2015.
  22. Web site: JMPAマガジンデータ : 男性 コミック. https://web.archive.org/web/20161003142231/http://www.j-magazine.or.jp/data_002/m6.html. dead. October 3, 2016. Japan Magazine Publishing Association. October 3, 2016.
  23. Web site: JMPAマガジンデータ : 男性 コミック. https://web.archive.org/web/20171109062220/http://www.j-magazine.or.jp/user/data/magdata/1/6/12. dead. November 9, 2017. Japan Magazine Publishing Association. November 9, 2017.
  24. Web site: JMPAマガジンデータ : 男性 コミック. Japan Magazine Publishing Association. June 21, 2018. December 23, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191223142021/https://www.j-magazine.or.jp/user/data/magdata/1/6/12. dead.
  25. Web site: 印刷部数公表. Japan Magazine Publishing Association. August 10, 2018. March 16, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210316174002/https://www.j-magazine.or.jp/user/printed/index/39/14. live.
  26. News: Shonen Sunday's 1st Editor Kiichi Toyoda Passes Away. Anime News Network. 2013-01-15. March 22, 2015. April 3, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150403230727/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-01-15/shonen-sunday-1st-editor-kiichi-toyoda-passes-away. live.
  27. Web site: Mateo. Alex. Shonen Sunday Editor-in-Chief Takenori Ichihara Steps Down After 6 Years. Anime News Network. October 14, 2021. October 13, 2021. October 14, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211014005125/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-10-13/shonen-sunday-editor-in-chief-takenori-ichihara-steps-down-after-6-years/.178424. live.
  28. Web site: ja:少年サンデー編集長・市原氏が退任 6年在任で未曾有の危機も「劇的に業績改善」 読者・作家へ感謝. https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2210158/full/. Oricon News. Oricon. October 20, 2021. ja. October 13, 2021. October 20, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211020192517/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2210158/full/. live.
  29. Web site: Loo. Egan. Viz to Launch Shonen Sunday Imprint with Rin-ne Manga (Updated). Anime News Network. November 11, 2018. July 8, 2009. April 23, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190423174901/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-07-08/viz-to-launch-shonen-sunday-imprint-with-rin-ne-manga. live.

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