is a Japanese monthly

manga Manga ( Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is ...

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published by

Kōdansha is a Japanese privately-held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha is the largest Japanese publishing company, and it produces the manga magazines ''Nakayoshi'', ''Afternoon'', ''Evening'', ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' an ...

. The magazine was started in September 2009 as a

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of another Kōdansha magazine, ''

Weekly Shōnen Magazine is a weekly ''shōnen'' manga anthology published on Wednesdays in Japan by Kodansha, first published on March 17, 1959. The magazine is mainly read by an older audience, with a significant portion of its readership falling under the male hig ...

''.

Currently running manga series

Past series

* '' ×××Holic'' by Clamp (2010–2011, moved from '' Weekly Young Magazine'') * ''

Aho-Girl is a Japanese four-panel slice-of-life comedy manga series written and illustrated by Hiroyuki. It was originally serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' on November 28, 2012. and then moved to '' Bessatsu Shonen Magazine'' where it was s ...

'' by Hiroyuki (2015–2017, moved from ''

'') * '' Aka no Grimoire'' by A-10 (2018–2020) * '' Animal Land'' by

Makoto Raiku , known by the pen name , is a mangaka, manga artist known for creating the ''Zatch Bell!'' franchise. Starting off an assistant manga artist, assistant for Kazuhiro Fujita on his manga ''Ushio & Tora'', he began creating several one-shots for th ...

(2009–2014) * ''

As the Gods Will is a Japanese manga series written by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and illustrated by Akeji Fujimura. The series is composed of two parts. The first part was adapted into a live action film directed by Takashi Miike released 15 November 2014. Plot ...

'' by

Muneyuki Kaneshiro is a Japanese manga artist. He debuted in 2011 with '' As the Gods Will'', which was adapted into a live-action film. After serializing several other works, he launched ''Blue Lock'' with Yusuke Nomura in 2018, which won the 45th Kodansha Manga A ...

(2011–2012) * ''

Attack on Titan is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama. It is set in a world where humanity is forced to live in cities surrounded by three enormous walls that protect them from gigantic man-eating humanoids referred to as ...

'' by Hajime Isayama (2009–2021) * '' Attack on Titan: Junior High'' by Saki Nakagawa, original by Hajime Isayama (2012–2016) * '' Attack on Titan: Lost Girls'' by Ryōsuke Fuji, original by Hajime Isayama (2015–2016) * '' Boarding School Juliet'' by Yosuke Kaneda (2015–2017, moved to ''

'') * ''

Fairy Gone ''Fairy Gone'' (stylized as ''Fairy gone'') is a Japanese anime television series produced by P.A. Works that aired from April to December 2019. Plot In the aftermath of the War of Unification, all the nations of the continent of Eastald are f ...

'' by Ryōsuke Fuji (2019) * '' The Flowers of Evil'' by

Shūzō Oshimi is a Japanese manga artist who publishes works primarily for Kodansha. He made his debut with ''Superfly'' in Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Magazine. He is best known for his manga '' Drifting Net Cafe,'' '' The Flowers of Evil'' and ''Happiness''. ...

(2009–2014) * '' From the New World'' by Tōru Oikawa, Yūsuke Kishi (2012–2014) * ''Half & Half'' by Kōji Seo (2012–2015) * ''

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'' by

(2015–2019) * '' Ixion Saga'' by Yūsaku Komiyama (2012–2013) * '' Joshiraku'' by

Kōji Kumeta is a Japanese manga artist. His most famous works are '' Go!! Southern Ice Hockey Club'', '' Katteni Kaizō'', ''Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei'', and ''Joshiraku''. The bulk of Kumeta's work was published in ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'', until the abrupt ...

(2009–2013) * '' Jūjika no Rokunin'' by Nakatake Shiryū (2020, moved to ''Magazine Pocket'') * ''

Kami-sama no Iu Toori is a Japanese manga series written by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and illustrated by Akeji Fujimura. The series is composed of two parts. The first part was adapted into a live action film directed by Takashi Miike released 15 November 2014. Plot ...

'' by Akeji Fujimura,

(2011–2012) * '' LovePlus Rinko Days'' by Kōji Seo (2010–2012) * '' Mardock Scramble'' by Yoshitoki Ōima, Tow Ubukata (2009–2012) * '' Negiho'' by Yui (2010–2011) * ''

O Maidens in Your Savage Season is a Japanese manga series written by Mari Okada and illustrated by Nao Emoto. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine'' from December 2016 to September 2019, with its chapters collected in eig ...

'' by Mari Okada, Nao Emoto (2016–2019) * ''Real Account'' by Okushou, Watanabe Shizumu (2014–2019, moved to ''

'') * '' Sankarea: Undying Love'' by

Mitsuru Hattori is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for his works ''Kenkō Zenrakei Suieibu Umishō'' and '' Sankarea: Undying Love'', both of which were adapted into anime television series. Works * (2000–2002, serialized in ''Young Magazine Upper ...

(2009–2014) * '' Seisen Cerberus'' by Seijirō Narumi (2013) * '' Sweet Poolside'' by

(2011) * ''

Tsuredure Children is a Japanese four-panel manga written and illustrated by Toshiya Wakabayashi. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine'' from August 2014 to March 2015, and transferred to ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'', where it ran from Ap ...

'' by Toshiya Wakabayashi (2014–2015, moved to ''

'') * '' UQ Holder!'' by Ken Akamatsu, (2016–2022, moved from ''

'')

References

External links

別冊少年マガジン
Official web site at

Kodansha is a Japanese privately-held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha is the largest Japanese publishing company, and it produces the manga magazines ''Nakayoshi'', '' Afternoon'', '' Evening'', ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' ...

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