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of "Gekkan" and "Sandē" from its full Japanese title), is a monthly

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published in Japan by

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since May 12, 2009 (the June 2009 issue). The magazine was announced in February 2009, with Hayashi Masato, at that time editor of ''

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Series

There are 27 manga series being serialized in ''Monthly Shōnen Sunday''.

Finished series

2009

* by

(June–August 2009) * by Ken Nagai (June 2009 – January 2019) * by Masanori Yoshida (June 2009 – December 2010) * by Pero Sugimoto (June 2009 – April 2010) * by Ahndongshik (June 2009 – May 2013) * by Ashibi Fukui (June 2009 – November 2011) * by Taishi Mori (June 2009 – March 2012) * by

(June 2009 – April 2012) * by Ryō Wada (story) and Mutsumi Banno (art) (June 2009 – March 2011) * by Masahiro Morio (June 2009 – May 2010) (moved from '' Weekly Young Sunday'') * by Hiroo Nakamichi (June 2009 – February 2012) * by Takao Aoyagi (June 2009 – September 2013) * by Haruka Shii (June 2009 – August 2015) * by Tomoyuki Arai (June 2009 – November 2011) * by Kōtarō Takata (July 2009 – November 2015) * by Yūji Yokoyama (August 2009 – August 2011) * by Amiya Harumi (August 2009 – May 2010) * by Koroku Inumura (story) and (art) (September 2009 – March 2011)

2010–2014

* by Mitsuru Adachi (November 2010 – August 2011) (moved from ''Weekly Young Sunday'') * by Mizu Sahara (May 2011 – January 2015) * by Maiko Ogawa (April 2012 – October 2018) * by Hirō Nakamichi (April 2013 – July 2021) * by Sōichirō Yamamoto (September 2013 – July 2016) * ''Les Misérables'' by

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(original novel) and Takahiro Arai (October 2013 – June 2016) * by (June 2014 – October 2016) * by Yuki Monji and

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(August 2014 – October 2016)

2015–2019

* by Ahndongshik (June 2015 – May 2018) * by Sai Sasano (July 2015 – October 2022) * by Fukurō Izumi and Ryōji Minagawa (January 2016 – September 2021) * by Sōichirō Yamamoto (August 2016 – November 2023) (moved from ''Monthly Shōnen Sunday Mini'') * by Yūki Kumagai (July–December 2017) * by Sōichirō Yamamoto (original story) and Yūma Suzu (August 2017 – May 2020) * by Minoru Toyoda (October 2017 – August 2020) * by Taishi Mori (December 2017 – February 2025) * by Q Hayashida (December 2017 – October 2018) (moved from ''Hibana'') * by Sōichirō Yamamoto (February 2018 – June 2023) * by Motomi Minamoto (July 2018 – July 2022) * by (September 2018 – October 2020) * by Goka Yajin (November 2018 – January 2021) * by (January 2019 – April 2021) * by Yū Saitō (February 2019 – April 2021) * by Riki Taoka (story) and wogura (art) (May 2019 – November 2021) * by Kyukyupon (October 2019 – October 2022) * by Ryota Akisawa (October 2019 – July 2021)

2020–present

* by Maiko Ogawa (January 2020 – October 2022) * by Ogi Suzuhito (February 2020 – November 2023) * by Keke Kitaya (April 2020 – February 2022) * by Mutsumi Banno (June 2020 – July 2023) * by Tsuchitatsu Suzuki (September 2020 – January 2022) * by Yusuke Matsumoto, AK-69 (November 2020 – May 2022) * ''Life Maker'' by Kōsuke Utsue (April 2021 – August 2023) * by Moto Tsujishima (May 2021 – July 2022) * by Emu Eichi (June 2021 – June 2023) * by Takashi Yoshida (July 2021 – October 2024) * by Nanashi Uematsu and Hiroaki Iwaki (original story) (July 2021 – December 2021) * by Akira Konno (October 2021 – May 2024) * by Gokayajin (December 2021 – August 2022) * by Hiroo Nakamichi (story) and Megumi Dorokawa (art) (July 2022 – February 2024) * by Gokayajin (February 2023 – January 2025) * by Kamentotsu (August 2023 – March 2025) * by Ippan Nakamura (August 2023 – March 2024) * by Sōichirō Yamamoto (story) and Mifumi Inaba (art) (December 2023 – September 2024) * by Minato Ayase (January–March 2024) * by (September 2024 – February 2025)

Light novels

* written by Hirokatsu Sahara and illustrated by Junji Itō (June 2009–February 2010) * written by Tōichirō Kujira and illustrated by Hiroto Ōishi (June 2009–May 2010)

Notes

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shonen Sunday, Monthly 2009 establishments in Japan Monthly manga magazines published in Japan Magazines established in 2009 Shogakukan magazines Shōnen manga magazines