is a monthly shōnen manga magazine in Japan published by

Kadokawa Shoten , formerly , is a Japanese publisher and division of Kadokawa Future Publishing based in Tokyo, Japan. It became an internal division of Kadokawa Corporation on October 1, 2013. Kadokawa publishes manga, light novels, manga anthology magazines ...

, started in 1994. Unlike the big shōnen weeklies with circulation figures in the millions, ''Ace'' is aimed at a less mainstream audience, and has a particular emphasis on

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tie-ins.

Manga artists and series featured in ''Shōnen Ace''

* Katsu Aki ** ''

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'' (shōnen version; shōjo version was serialized in '' Asuka Fantasy DX'') * Keiichi Arawi ** '' Nichijou'' * Clamp ** '' Angelic Layer'' * Nishiwaki Datto ** '' Fate/stay night'' *

Sakae Esuno is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for his manga series ''Future Diary'' and ''Big Order''. Esuno started drawing at age 15, at the time he was an admirer of the works of Rumiko Takahashi in particular her horror manga ''Mermaid Saga ...

** '' Hanako and the Terror of Allegory'' ** ''

Future Diary is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Sakae Esuno. It was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's '' Shōnen Ace'' between January 2006 and December 2010, and has been collected into 12 ''tankōbon'' volumes. The plot depicts the Di ...

'' ** '' Big Order'' * Kamui Fujiwara ** '' Kerberos Panzer Cop'' (story by

Mamoru Oshii is a Japanese filmmaker, television director and writer. Famous for his philosophy-oriented storytelling, Oshii has directed a number of acclaimed anime films, including '' Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer'' (1984), '' Angel's Egg'' (1985) ...

, previously ran in ''Combat Comic'' and ''

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'') * Masaru Gotsubo ** '' Samurai Champloo'' * Ryūsuke Hamamoto ** '' Petit Eva'' (original work by

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& khara inc.) * Yuichi Hasegawa **''

Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam is a six-volume manga series written and illustrated by Yuuichi Hasegawa based on notes and information by Yoshiyuki Tomino, serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's '' Shōnen Ace'' magazine from December 1994 to March 1997 issues. A sequel ...

'' (story by

Yoshiyuki Tomino is a Japanese mecha anime creator, animator, director, screenwriter, songwriter and novelist best known for creating the ''Gundam'' anime franchise. He was born in Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, and studied at Nihon University's College of Ar ...

) ** '' Mobile Suit Victory Gundam Outside Story'' * Sekihiko Inui ** ''

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Yūji Iwahara is a Japanese manga artist. After graduating from art school he joined Hudson Soft as a graphic artist for video games such as '' Mega Bomberman'' and '' Kishin Dōji Zenki FX: Vajra Fight''. He made his manga debut in 1994 in ''Afternoon'' with ...

** ''

Chikyu Misaki is a Japanese manga series by Yūji Iwahara. The series was released in the United States by CMX Manga and follows a young girl as she returns to her grandfather's house after his death, only to get drawn into a series of misadventures with a m ...

'' ** ''

Koudelka is a role-playing video game developed by Sacnoth for the PlayStation. The game was published by SNK in Japan in 1999, and by Infogrames internationally in 2000. Set in the haunted Nemeton Monastery in Wales, the plot follows protagonists Kou ...

'' * Sōsuke Kaise ** ''

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'' * Kaishaku ** ''

Kannazuki no Miko is a Japanese ''yuri'' manga series created by Kaishaku. The series, centering on the relationship between main characters Himeko and Chikane, also has elements of mecha themes in its plot. The 14-chapter series was serialized by Kadokawa ...

'' ** ''

Steel Angel Kurumi is a Japanese manga series created by Kaishaku (manga group), Kaishaku. An anime series adaptation directed by Naohito Takahashi, animated by OLM, Inc., Oriental Light and Magic, produced by Pony Canyon with character designs by Yuriko C ...

'' (originally featured in ''Monthly Shonen Ace Dash/A' DASH'', later moved to ''Monthly Ace Next''; now discontinued) * Mario Kaneda ** '' Girls Bravo'' ** '' Saving Life'' * Karuna Kanzaki ** ''

Armed Girl's Machiavellism is a Japanese manga written by Yuya Kurokami and illustrated by Karuna Kanzaki. The series was serialized in Kadokawa's '' Monthly Shōnen Ace'' magazine from March 2014 to June 2022. An anime television series adaptation from the manga cre ...

'' (written by Yūya Kurokami) *

Jinsei Kataoka , subtitled ''La Bonne Vie'' (''The Good Life'' in French), is a Japanese light novel series written by Ougyo Kawagishi and illustrated by Meruchi Nanase. Ten volumes were published by Shogakukan from January 2012 to March 2015 under their Ga ...

and

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** '' Eureka Seven'' ** '' Deadman Wonderland'' ** '' Smokin' Parade'' * Ranmaru Kotone **'' The Girl Who Leapt Through Time'' *

Masami Kurumada is a Japanese manga artist and writer, known for specializing in fighting manga featuring bishōnen and magical boy. He is the founder of the manga studio Kurumada Productions or Kurumadapro for short. He is famous as the creator/author of popu ...

** ''

B't X and stylized as B'T X, is a manga series, written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada. It was serialized in '' Shōnen Ace'' from 1994 to 2000. The series is set in a fictional universe where science has progressed to the creation of mechan ...

'' * Tomohiro Marukawa ** ''

The World of Narue is a Japanese manga series by Tomohiro Marukawa. The series follows Kazuto Izuka, an alien girl named Narue Nanase and the trials and tribulations of the young couple as they get to know each other. The title is taken from A. E. van Vogt's ''T ...

'' * Sankichi Meguro ** ''

Ghost Talker's Daydream ''Ghost Talker's Daydream'', known in Japan as , is a shōnen manga written by Saki Okuse and illustrated by Sankichi Meguro, set in modern Japan. There are 10 volumes in total, and the series was also adapted as a four episode OVA. The Engl ...

'' (written by Saki Okuse) *

Haruhiko Mikimoto is a Japanese anime character designer, illustrator and manga artist. Mostly active during the 1980s, during that decade he rose to prominence and is considered one of the top character designers of his time. He graduated from Keio University, ...

** '' Macross 7: Trash'' ** '' Macross The First'' *

Suu Minazuki is a Japanese manga artist from Asakura, Fukuoka Prefecture best known for his fantasy comedy manga series ''Heaven's Lost Property'', which has been adapted into an anime is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating fro ...

** '' Judas'' ** '' Heaven's Lost Property'' ** '' Plunderer'' * Seijuro Miz ** ''

Mushi-Uta is a Japanese light novel series written by Kyouhei Iwai and illustrated by Ruroo. There is also a short story series called ''Mushi-Uta bug'' that is serialized in ''The Sneaker'' magazine. A manga adaptation by Seijuro Miz is serialized i ...

'' * Masato Natsumoto ** '' Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight'' (story by

Ryo Mizuno is a Japanese author and game designer. Mizuno created ''Record of Lodoss War'', ''Sword World RPG'', ''Legend of Crystania'', ''Rune Soldier'', ''Starship Operators'', ''Record of Grancrest War'', and was the general supervisor of ''Galaxy An ...

) * Kenji Oiwa ** '' Welcome to the N.H.K.'' (created by Tatsuhiko Takimoto) *

Yoshiyuki Sadamoto is a Japanese character designer, manga artist, and one of the founding members of the Gainax anime studio. Personal life Before Gainax was founded under the official name (it was originally called Daicon Film), Yoshiyuki served as animator o ...

** ''

Neon Genesis Evangelion , also known simply as ''Evangelion'' or ''Eva'', is a Japanese mecha anime television series produced by Gainax and animated by Tatsunoko, directed by Hideaki Anno and broadcast on TV Tokyo from October 1995 to March 1996. ''Evangelion ...

'' (moved to '' Young Ace'' in 2009) *

Kei Sanbe is a Japanese manga artist born in Tomakomai, Hokkaido and raised in Chiba Prefecture. He has formerly worked under the pseudonym . He is married to illustrator . Sanbe was an honorable mention in the 1990 40th Tezuka Award and a semi-final wi ...

** '' Kamiyadori'' *

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** '' Ga-Rei'' ** ''

Tokyo ESP is a Japanese manga series by Hajime Segawa. It began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's '' Shōnen Ace'' magazine on February 26, 2010, and finished on July 26, 2016. It follows a high school girl named Rinka Urushiba who lives with her fathe ...

'' * Monako Serasai ** '' Kaitō Tenshi Twin Angel'' * Tatsuya Shingyoji ** '' The King of Fighters '94'' * Kumiko Suekane ** '' Blood+'' * Yukiru Sugisaki ** '' Brain Powerd'' (story by Yoshiyuki Tomino) *

Shou Tajima is a manga illustrator and anime character designer. He has done character designs for the anime '' Kai Doh Maru'', ''Otogi Zoshi'', the survival horror video game '' Galerians: Ash'', and the CGI OVA '' Galerians: Rion'', as well as '' Kill Bill C ...

** ''

Multiple Personality Detective Psycho ''MPD Psycho'', short for , is a manga series written by Eiji Ōtsuka and illustrated by Shou Tajima, published by Kadokawa Shoten from 1997 to 2016. The series follows a police detective suffering from multiple personality disorder. ''MPD P ...

'' (story by

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; moved to ''Young Ace'' in 2009) * Yoshiki Takaya ** ''

Bio Booster Armor Guyver is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshiki Takaya. The Guyver itself is a symbiotic techno-organic (or biomechanical) device that enhances the capabilities of its host. The manga was originally serialized in Tokuma Sho ...

'' (moved to '' Young Ace'' in 2009, continued here after ''Monthly Shōnen Captain''s cancelation) * Kitsune Tennouji ** ''

Eden's Bowy is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kitsune Tennouji. It was originally published in the magazine ''Comptiq'' in 1994, but it moved to '' Shōnen Ace'' in 1996. It was adapted into a 26-episode animated series by Studio Deen ...

'' (pulled from Comptiq in 1994) * Yasunari Toda ** '' Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Astray R'' (story by Tomohiro Chiba, created by Yoshiyuki Tomino and Hajime Yatate) * Tetsuto Uesu ** '' Shinmai Maō no Testament'' * Housui Yamazaki ** ''

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'' *

Kagami Yoshimizu is a Japanese manga artist from Satte, Saitama, Japan. He is best known as the creator of '' Lucky Star'' which began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's ''Comptiq'' magazine in December 2003. The series has been on hiatus since 2014. He is also ...

** '' Lucky Star'' (cameo strips only) * Mine Yoshizaki ** ''

Sgt. Frog ''Sgt. Frog'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mine Yoshizaki. It was launched in ''Monthly Shōnen Ace'' in April 1999. The story follows the attempts of a platoon of frog-like alien invaders to c ...

'' (ongoing) * Kumichi Yoshizuki ** '' Someday's Dreamers: Summer Skies'' (story by Norie Yamada) * Natsume Akatsuki ** ''

Kemono Michi is a Japanese manga series written by Natsume Akatsuki and illustrated by Mattakumo-suke and Yumeuta. It has been serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Shōnen Ace'' since November 2016 and has been collected in ...

'' (ongoing) * Imaru Adachi ** '' Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took In a High School Runaway'' (ongoing) * Ikumi Hino ** ''

Mother of the Goddess' Dormitory is a Japanese manga series by Ikumi Hino. It was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's ''shōnen'' manga magazine '' Monthly Shōnen Ace'' from December 2017 to June 2022, and was collected in nine '' tankōbon'' volumes as of August 2022. An an ...

'' * Masahiro Ikeno ** '' Banished from the Heroes' Party'' (ongoing) * Yū Shimizu ** '' The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy'' (ongoing) * Sae Amatsu ** ''

Guardian Hearts is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Sae Amatsu, published from 2001 to 2005 in '' Monthly Shōnen Ace''. An OVA series was released in 2003, with three sets of episodes. Two years later, a new OVA series was released, na ...

'' * Meguru Ueno ** '' My First Girlfriend Is a Gal'' (ongoing)

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