''Banzai!'', officially stylized ''BANZAI!'', is a discontinued
shōnen manga
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 history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ...
anthology
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that was published in
Germany
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by
Carlsen Verlag
Carlsen Verlag is a subsidiary of the homonymous Danish publishing house which in turn belongs to the Swedish media company Bonnier. The branch was founded on 25 April 1953 in Hamburg.
The publisher's program focuses on books for children, i.e ...
, from November 2001 to December 2005. It debuted in November 2001 as a German language adaptation of the popular Japanese manga anthology ''
Weekly Shōnen Jump
is a weekly Shōnen manga, ''shōnen'' manga anthology published in Japan by Shueisha under the ''Jump (magazine line), Jump'' line of magazines. The manga series within the magazine consist of many Action (fiction), action scenes and a fair ...
'', published by
Shueisha
is a Japanese publishing company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Shueisha is the largest publishing company in Japan. It was established in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The ...
.
[.] In addition to various series from ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', the magazine serialized some original German
manga-influenced comics
An original English-language manga or OEL manga is a comic book or graphic novel drawn in the style of manga and originally published in English. The term "international manga", as used by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, encompasses all ...
, including ''Crewman 3''. Issues also included educational articles to teach readers Japanese and columns with news updates on anime and manga series. Series published in the magazine were also published in
tankōbon
A is a standard publishing format for books in Japan, alongside other formats such as ''shinsho'' (17x11 cm paperback books) and ''bunkobon''. Used as a loanword in English, the term specifically refers to a printed collection of a manga that w ...
volumes under the ''Banzai! präsentiert'' and the highly popular series under the ''Best of Banzai!'' label. The name ''
Banzai!'' came from the transliteration of 10,000 years, a traditional Japanese exclamation.
''Banzai!'' was the first German manga magazine aimed at boys. ''Banzai!'' initially circulated with 130,000 copies per period.
The magazine was discontinued in December 2005 due to Shueisha declining to renew Carlsen Verlag's license for the adaptation.
The German division of
Tokyopop
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was able to acquire the license to publish other
tankōbon
A is a standard publishing format for books in Japan, alongside other formats such as ''shinsho'' (17x11 cm paperback books) and ''bunkobon''. Used as a loanword in English, the term specifically refers to a printed collection of a manga that w ...
volumes of the ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine. The already published manga volumes from ''Banzai!'' remain under the ''Banzai! präsentiert'' line.
Series
Manga
Original works
In addition to
manga
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 history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ...
series, ''Banzai!'' included chapters from a few original German language
manga-influenced comics
An original English-language manga or OEL manga is a comic book or graphic novel drawn in the style of manga and originally published in English. The term "international manga", as used by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, encompasses all ...
.
See also
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List of manga magazines published outside of Japan
The following is a list of notable manga magazines that were, and are published outside Japan. Not all magazines abroad published their own manga or had the rights to serialize manga originally published in Japan. To qualify for this list, the ma ...
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