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published by

Shogakukan is a Japanese publisher of dictionaries, literature, comics (manga), non-fiction, DVDs, and other media in Japan. Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but are together called the Hit ...

in Japan since the first issue on March 27, 1987. It replaced ''

Shōnen Big Comic was a bi-weekly manga magazine published by Shogakukan in Japan from 1979 to 1987. From 1976 to 1979, the magazine was titled before being renamed ''Shōnen Big Comics'' in 1979. In 1987, the magazine changed format and was renamed ''Weekly ...

'' in Shogakukan's lineup of shōnen titles, and many of the titles in ''Shōnen Big Comic'' were continued in ''Young Sunday''. The magazines was sometimes called for

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. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of ''Weekly Young Sunday'', Shogakukan and Yahoo! Auctions Japan held a charity auction benefitting the Green Cross Japan. Various

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donated signed original artwork, and Shogakukan donated rare goods related to the series and people appearing in the magazine. On May 30, 2008, Shogakukan announced that they would cease publication of the magazine. The final issue was released on July 31, 2008.

Ongoing titles in the final issue

Titles marked with * have had been adapted into a live action movie, TV drama series, or special. Titles marked with ** have had been adapted into an anime series,

OVA , abbreviated as OVA and sometimes as OAV (original animation video), are Japanese animated films and series made specially for release in home video formats without prior showings on television or in theaters, though the first part of an OVA s ...

, or movie. *''

Aoi Honō is a Japanese coming-of-age manga series written and illustrated by Kazuhiko Shimamoto. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Young Sunday'' from March 2007 to July 2008, when the magazine ceased its publicatio ...

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Kazuhiko Shimamoto is a Japanese manga artist. He attended college at the Osaka University of Arts in the fine arts department. While in college in February 1982, he debuted in the spring special issue of Shōnen Sunday with Hissatsu no Tenkōsei. At this point h ...

(not in every issue, began issue 14 in 2007)* *''Ankoro'' by

Daichi Banjou Daichi may refer to: * the JAXA's Advanced Land Observation Satellite (aka ''Daichi'') * Daichi (given name) Daichi (written: , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese mixed martial artist *, J ...

*''Beach Stars'' by Masahiro Morio *''

Birdy the Mighty is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Yuki. His initial attempt with the story ran in Shogakukan's ''Shōnen Sunday Zōkan'' from 1985 to 1988, but it was eventually abandoned. Over a decade later, Yuki began a rebo ...

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Masami Yuki , real name Shūji Satō (佐藤修司 ''Satō Shūji'', born December 19, 1957, in Kutchan, Abuta District, Hokkaidō), is a Japanese manga artist. Yuki graduated from Kutchan High School. He is a member of the artist group known as Headgear. In ...

(began issue 4/5 in 2003)* *''Chō Mukiryoku Sentai Japa-Five'' by Masaki Satō *''Cut: Katsuhito'', by Tomomi Muronaga (began issue 16 in 2007) *''Drive Alive'' by Kunihiko Nakai *'' Dr. Kotō Shinryōjo'', by Takatoshi Yamada (began issue 29 in 2000)* ** *''Go-On!'' by Manabu Akisige *''Hana no Miyako'' by

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Idol Ace is a Japanese manga written by Mitsuru Adachi about a high school girl who has a successful career as an idol and who wishes to play on the high school baseball team, but cannot due to the rules. Her father is the team's coach, and her best f ...

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Mitsuru Adachi is a Japanese manga artist. After graduating from Gunma Prefectural Maebashi Commercial High School in 1969, Adachi worked as an assistant for Isami Ishii. He made his manga debut in 1970 with ''Kieta Bakuon'', based on a manga originally crea ...

(not in every issue, began issue 36/37 in 2005) *''

Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Motoro Mase. The manga was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Young Sunday'' (2005–2008) and ''Weekly Big Comic Spirits'' (2008–2012). A national prosperity law has been passed in a ...

'', by Motorō Mase (began issue 9 in 2005) *''

Kurosagi is a Japanese manga written by Takeshi Natsuhara and illustrated by Kuromaru. The series is about a boy named Kurosaki who swindles only other professional swindlers known as . The series was adapted as an 11-episode TV drama that was a ...

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(created by Takeshi Tatsuhara, began issue 50 in 2003)** *''Lost Man'' by Michiteru Kusaba *''Ma Q Ken'' by Masahiko Kikuni *''Miharu Rising'' by Miku Simai *''

Mogura no Uta is a Japanese manga series written by Noboru Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Young Sunday'' from 2005 to 2008, and transferred to ''Big Comic Spirits'' in 2008. It has been adapted into a live-action film, titled ''The M ...

'' by Noburu Takahashi *''Odds'', by

Osamu Ishiwata is a Japanese manga artist. He won the 1989 Shogakukan Manga Award for '' shōnen'' for '' B.B.'' The manga artist Yoshitomo Yoshimoto is his younger brother. Works * * * * * * Happy Man * B.B. * * * Love Love encompasses a r ...

(began issue 14 in 2006) *''

Oyasumi Punpun is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Inio Asano. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Young Sunday'' between 2007 and 2008. Later in '' Weekly Big Comic Spirits'' from 2008 to 2013, its chapters were collected in thirt ...

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Inio Asano is a Japanese manga artist. Asano created the acclaimed manga '' Solanin'', which was released as a feature film in Japan in April 2010, starring Aoi Miyazaki. He is also famous for the series ''Goodnight Punpun''. Known for creating character- ...

(began issue 15 in 2007) *'' Rainbow: Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin'' by

George Abe , known by his pen name , was a Japanese author and former yakuza. Outside Japan he is best known for writing the manga series '' Rainbow: Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin'' in collaboration with artist Masasumi Kakizaki. As a teenager Abe became a me ...

and Masasumi Kakizaki (began in 2001) ** *''Sakuranbo Syndrome: Kupido no Itazura Nijidama II'', by Taku Kitazaki (began issue 34 in 2006) *''Shin Seishun-kun'', by Yasutaka Togashi (began issue 1 in 2007) *''Thanatos: Mushikera no Ken'', by

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(writer) and Yūsuke Ochiai (artist) (began issue 1 in 2007) *''Tōbō Bengoshi Narita Makoto'' by Yū Takada and Shiro Takahide *''

Tomehane! Suzuri Kōkō Shodōbu is a Japanese manga series about Japanese calligraphy, written and illustrated by Katsutoshi Kawai. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Young Sunday'' from December 2006 to July 2008, when the magazine ceased ...

'' by Katsutoshi Kawai (began in 2007) * *''

Toritsu Mizusho! is a manga series created by Shinobu Inokuma, the author of ''Salad Days''. It is based on a novel by Hikaru Murozumi, and is set in a fictional trade-school—that focuses on the mizu shōbai—located in the Kabukichō district of Shinj ...

'' by Hikaru Murozumi and Shinobu Inokuma *''Yami no Aegis'' by Kyoichi Nanatsuki and

Yoshihide Fujiwara is a Japanese manga artist. Fujiwara first came to attention by winning the 1984 Shogakukan New Artist Award for '' Maris''. He worked as Ryoichi Ikegami is a Japanese manga artist that usually works as the illustrator in collaboration wit ...

*''Zetsubō ni Kiku Kusuri'', by Reiji Yamada (began issue 38 in 2003)

YS Special

Of the series that were running in the magazine at the time of its cancellation, Birdy the Mighty, Ikigami The Ultimate Limit, Kurosagi, Lost Man, Mogura no Uta, Oyasumi Punpun, Rainbow Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin, and Tomehane! Suzuri Kōkō Shodōbu all moved to

Big Comic Spirits is a weekly Japanese ''seinen'' manga magazine published by Shogakukan. The first issue was published on October 14, 1980. Food, sports, romance and business are recurring themes in the magazine, and the stories often question conventional va ...

. Big Comic Spirits itself began releasing a special supplementary issue entitled YS Special. The magazine's first issue debuted September 28, 2008 and allowed for the twelve remaining series running in Young Sunday at the time of its cancellation to conclude their storylines. Of those twelve series, Chō Mukiryoku Sentai Japa-Five, Hana no Miyako, and Miharu Rising all ended in the third issue. Thanatos: Mushikera no Ken and Beach Stars ended in the fourth issue. The final seven; Sakuranbo Syndrome: Kupido no Itazura Nijidama II, The School of Water Business, Odds, Drive Alive, Go-On!, Ankoro, and Yami no Aegis all concluded in the final issue published in January 2009.

Concluded titles

These titles have concluded their runs in ''Weekly Young Sunday''. *''

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U-Jin is a Japanese manga artist specializing in lewd and pornographic manga. U-Jin has created many manga over his career and is well known for his portrayals of cute pneumatic female figures. Works * ''Angel In various theistic relig ...

*'' Bakune Young'', by Toyokazu Matsunaga *'' BUGS: Summer of Predators'', by Kyoichi Nanatsuki &

(2006–2007) *'' Captain Donkabe'', by Hiroto Oishi *'' Cupid no Itazura Nijidama'', by Taku Kitazaki *''

Fighting Beauty Wulong is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yūgo Ishikawa. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Young Sunday'' from August 2002 to May 2007, with its chapters collected in eight ''tankōbon'' volum ...

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Yūgo Ishikawa is a Japanese manga artist. He made his debut in Young Jump with Kakumei Route 163 in 1982. He is best known for his series ''Yoiko is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yūgo Ishikawa. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ...

♥ *'' Heartbroken Angels'' by *'' Hikari no Sora'', by

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*'' Hoshi no Furumachi'', by

Hidenori Hara is a Japanese manga artist. He won the 1988 Shogakukan Manga Award The is one of Japan's major manga awards, and is sponsored by Shogakukan Publishing. It has been awarded annually for serialized manga and features candidates from a number of ...

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Ichi the Killer Ichi the Killer may refer to: * ''Ichi the Killer'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film based on the manga series of the same name * ''Ichi the Killer'' (manga), a manga series written and illustrated by Hideo Yamamoto {{disambig ...

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Hideo Yamamoto is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known as the creator of the manga series ''Ichi the Killer'', which was adapted into a live-action film by Takashi Miike in 2001, and ''Homunculus''. Recurring themes in his manga are crime, sexual devi ...

(May 1998 through 2001) ♣ *'' Irasshāse.'', by Yūsuke Yoshida (began issue 21/22 in 2004) *'' Jimuin A-ko'', by

Hiroyuki Nishimori is a Japanese manga artist, know for his works ''Kyō Kara Ore Wa!!'' (1988–1997) and ''Cheeky Angel'' (1999–2003). The latest won the 46th Shogakukan Manga Award in the ''shōnen'' category in 2001. Works Manga Serialized * (1989–1997) ...

(began issue 14 in 2006) *''Kakeru'', by Kenjirō Takeshita (1997-?) *'' Karen Jogakiun Kōkō Danshi Kendōbu'', by

Kenji Morita Kenji may refer to: *Kenji (given name), a masculine Japanese given name, and list of people & characters with this name *Kenji (era), a Japanese era spanned from 1275 to 1278 * ''Kenji'' (manga) (拳児), a 1980s manga by Matsuda Ryuchi * "Kenji" ...

(began issue 13 in 2007) *'' Lycanthrope Leo'', by Kengo Kaji and Kenji Okamura *'' Odawara Dragon Quest!'', by Dragon Odawara (began issue 7/8 in 2003) *'' O~i! Ryoma'', by

Yū Koyama is a Japanese manga artist. After graduating from the University of Shizuoka he moved to Tokyo and in 1968 took a job with Saito Productions, the company run by Takao Saitō. In 1971 he worked with Kazuo Koike at Studio Ship. Koyama debuted in ...

and

Tetsuya Takeda Tetsuya Takeda (), born April 11, 1949, is a Japanese folk singer and actor. Takeda is perhaps most known in Japan for his starring role in the Tokyo Broadcasting System's (TBS) long-running, highly rated television drama '' Sannen B Gumi Kinpa ...

(1986–1996) *''

Okama Report is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hideo Yamamoto. The series follows Shinya Okama, a straight college student who works at an ''okama'' bar (a cross-dressing gay bar). ''Okama Report'' was serialized in the manga magazin ...

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*'' One-Pound Gospel'', by

Rumiko Takahashi is a Japanese manga artist. With a career of several commercially successful works, beginning with ''Urusei Yatsura'' in 1978, Takahashi is one of Japan's best-known and wealthiest manga artists. Her works are popular worldwide, where they have ...

(not in every issue, March 1987 - January 2007) ♥ *''

Over Rev! is a Japanese manga series created by Katsumi Yamaguchi and Team39. The manga began serialization in the now-defunct ''seinen manga, seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Young Sunday'' in November 1996, and compiled into 31 volumes released bet ...

'', by Katsumi Yamaguchi (1997-2004) ♥ *''

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Jun Abe Chronology in ''Creaturers.'' is a Japanese street photographer and educator who lives and works in Osaka. As of autumn 2014, he has produced six books of photographs of people in cities, including ''Citizens: 1979–1983'', which won the Society ...

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Sakura Diaries is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by U-Jin. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Young Sunday'' from 1995 to 2000, with its chapters collected in twenty ''tankōbon'' volumes. It follows the ...

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(1995–2000) *'' Seishun-kun'', by Yasutaka Togashi (1989-?) *''

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Atsushi Kamijo is a Japanese manga artist. At times he is billed as "Atsushi Kamijo and Yoko", which refers to Yoko Murase, his assistant. Kamijo is known for his stylish designs, which often use pure white backgrounds with very little middle ground between ...

(1988–1992) *''

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'', by Jiro Otani *''

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Usamaru Furuya is a Japanese manga artist. Biography During elementary school, Furuya enrolled in the Osamu Tezuka Manga Correspondence Course and by the time he reached high school he had discovered a darker, more underground style. He graduated from Tama ...

(1996-1999) *'' Short Program'' (various short stories), by Mitsuru Adachi (1987–1995) *''

Solanin is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Inio Asano. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Young Sunday'' from 2005 to 2006. In North America, the manga was licensed for English language release by Viz Media. The manga w ...

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(2005-2006) *''Tell Me A Lie'', by

Gosho Aoyama is a Japanese manga artist best known for his manga series ''Detective Conan'' (1994–present), also known as ''Case Closed'' in some English-speaking countries. As of 2017, his various manga series had a combined 250 million copies in print wo ...

(2007) *''

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(1992) *'' Voyeurs, Inc.'' by

(1993-1996)

References

External links

''Weekly Young Sunday''
(official site)
''Young Sunday'' Visual Web
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