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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 ...
imprint owned by Square Enix Holdings. It originated as a manga imprint for
Enix was a Japanese multimedia publisher who handled and oversaw video games, manga, guidebooks, and merchandise. It was founded in 1975 by Yasuhiro Fukushima as Eidansha Boshu Service Center, initially as a tabloid publisher and later attempting t ...
before the company merged with
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to form Square Enix. It publishes manga in several anthologies aimed at different reader demographic groups in the Japanese market. Its anthologies are home to some popular Square Enix manga series which were adapted into anime series, like ''
Fullmetal Alchemist is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa. It was serialized in Square Enix's shōnen manga, manga anthology magazine ''Gangan Comics#Monthly Shōnen Gangan, Monthly Shōnen Gangan'' between July 2001 and June ...
'', '' Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit'', '' Nabari no Ou'', '' Inu x Boku SS'', '' The Case Study of Vanitas'' and ''
Soul Eater is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Atsushi Ohkubo. Set at the "Death Weapon Meister Academy", the series revolves around three teams, each consisting of a weapon meister and at least one human that can transform into a w ...
''. The comics are later collected in paperback volumes under brand names such as , and , which identify the anthology of serialisation. These paperback brand names are formed by omitting any or in the magazine name and inserting directly after the word ''Gangan''.


Anthologies


''Monthly Shōnen Gangan'' (since 1991)

is a monthly manga anthology that regularly has over 600 pages. ''Shōnen Gangan'' was launched by Enix (now Square Enix) in 1991, to compete with other magazines such as ''
Monthly Shōnen Magazine is a monthly shōnen manga magazine published in Japan by Kodansha. It was launched in 1964 under the name . In 1969 it was retitled as and its publication frequency increased from quarterly to monthly. After suspension in 1974 it started ...
'', ''
Monthly Shōnen Jump was a shōnen manga magazine which was published monthly in Japan by Shueisha from 1970 to 2007 under the '' Jump'' line of magazines. It was the sister magazine to ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''. History The ''Monthly Shōnen Jump'' magazine star ...
'' and '' Shōnen Sunday Super'', and is targeted toward the same young teen male demographic (''shōnen'' means "young man"). It features manga with much action and adventure;
science fiction Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, space ...
and
fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction that involves supernatural or Magic (supernatural), magical elements, often including Fictional universe, imaginary places and Legendary creature, creatures. The genre's roots lie in oral traditions, ...
elements in the stories are very common. Square Enix also publishes the related '' Gangan YG'' and '' Monthly Gangan Wing''.


Series

Manga and series featured: * '' 666 Satan'' (''O-Parts Hunter'') ( Seishi Kishimoto) (completed) * ''Akuma Jiten'' ( Shinya Suyama) * '' Beelzebub-jou no Oki ni Mesu mama.'' () * '' B. Ichi'' ( Atsushi Okubo) * '' Blade Sangokushi'' ( Ryuunosuke Ichikawa, Taiyou Makabe) * '' Blast of Tempest'' (Kyō Shirodaira, Ren Saizaki) (completed) * '' Bloody Cross'' ( Shiwo Komeyama) * ''
Choko Beast!! Choko may refer to: *An alternative name for Chayote, a green vegetable of the gourd family * Chokó languages, an alternative name for the Choco languages * Chöko, a Tibeto-Burman language * Choko (cup), a type of sake cup * Choko (game) *The na ...
'' ( Rin Asano) * '' Code Age Archives'' ( Yusuke Naora) * '' Corpse Princess'' ( Yoshiichi Akahito) * '' Crimson Prince'' (
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) * ''
Doubt Doubt is a mental state in which the mind remains suspended between two or more contradictory propositions, and is certainty, uncertain about them. Doubt on an emotional level is indecision between belief and wikt:disbelief, disbelief. It may i ...
'' (
Yoshiki Tonogai is a Japanese manga artist from Shiga Prefecture, Japan. He is notable as the illustrator of one of the ''Higurashi When They Cry'' manga adaptations, ''Time Killing Arc''. He is also the creator of ''Doubt'', which was completed in February 200 ...
) (completed) * '' Dragon Quest: Eden no Senshitachi'' ( Kamui Fujiwara) * '' Dragon Quest Monsters +'' (
Mine Yoshizaki is a Japanese mangaka, manga creator. His most well known works are ''Sgt. Frog'', a manga he created which later received an anime adaption, and ''Kemono Friends'', a multimedia franchise for which Yoshizaki serves as concept designer. Career ...
) * '' Dragon Quest Retsuden: Roto no Monshō'' (Kamui Fujiwara) * '' Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Hatenaki Sora no Mukou ni'' ( Ryunosuke Ichikawa) * '' Final Fantasy Type-0'' ( Takatoshi Shiozawa) * '' Final Fantasy Type-0 Gaiden: The Icy Blade of Death'' ( Takatoshi Shiozawa) * ''
Fullmetal Alchemist is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa. It was serialized in Square Enix's shōnen manga, manga anthology magazine ''Gangan Comics#Monthly Shōnen Gangan, Monthly Shōnen Gangan'' between July 2001 and June ...
'' ( Hiromu Arakawa) (completed) * '' Guardian Eito'' (
Mine Yoshizaki is a Japanese mangaka, manga creator. His most well known works are ''Sgt. Frog'', a manga he created which later received an anime adaption, and ''Kemono Friends'', a multimedia franchise for which Yoshizaki serves as concept designer. Career ...
) * '' Guardian of the Spirit'' ( Nahoko Uehashi, Kamui Fujiwara) (completed) * '' Handa-kun'' (Satsuki Yoshino) (completed) * '' Haré+Guu'' (''Jungle wa Itsumo Hare nochi Gū'' & ''Hare Guu'') ( Renjuro Kindaichi) * '' Hazama no Uta'' ( Kaishaku) * ''
Heroman ''Heroman'' (stylized as ''HEROMAN'') is a Japanese manga and anime series created by Marvel's Stan Lee and Bones. The manga was published in Square Enix's magazine '' Monthly Shōnen Gangan'' from August 2009 to October 2011, with its chapter ...
'' (
Stan Lee Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber ; December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018) was an American comic book author, writer, editor, publisher, and producer. He rose through the ranks of a family-run business called Timely Comics which later bec ...
, Tamon Ōta) * '' Jūshin Enbu'' ( Hiromu Arakawa) (originally Gangan Powered) (completed) * '' Hidamari no Pinyu'' ( Misaki Ogawa) * '' Flash! Funny-face Club'' ( Motoei Shinzawa) * ''
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni is a Japanese murder mystery dōjin soft visual novel series produced by 07th Expansion that comprises the first two entries of the ''When They Cry'' franchise. The series focuses on a group of young friends living in the fic ...
: Himatsubushi-hen'' (
Yoshiki Tonogai is a Japanese manga artist from Shiga Prefecture, Japan. He is notable as the illustrator of one of the ''Higurashi When They Cry'' manga adaptations, ''Time Killing Arc''. He is also the creator of ''Doubt'', which was completed in February 200 ...
,
Ryukishi07 is the pen name of a Japanese writer who is the leading member of the group 07th Expansion. He is the creator of the ''When They Cry'' visual novel series, which includes ''Higurashi When They Cry'', ''Umineko When They Cry'', and ''Ciconia When ...
) * '' It's a Wonderful World'' ( Shiro Amano) * '' Im: Great Priest Imhotep'' ( Makoto Morishita) * ''Judge'' (
Yoshiki Tonogai is a Japanese manga artist from Shiga Prefecture, Japan. He is notable as the illustrator of one of the ''Higurashi When They Cry'' manga adaptations, ''Time Killing Arc''. He is also the creator of ''Doubt'', which was completed in February 200 ...
) * ''
Kingdom Hearts is a series of action role-playing games developed and published by Square Enix (originally by Square) and owned by The Walt Disney Company. A collaboration between the two companies, it was conceptualized by Square employees, Japanese gam ...
'' ( Shiro Amano) * '' Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories'' ( Shiro Amano) * ''
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (subtitle read as "''Three-Five-Eight Days over Two''") is an Action role-playing game, action role-playing video game developed by h.a.n.d. and Square Enix in collaboration with Disney Interactive Studios for the Nintendo DS. It is the fifth in ...
'' ( Shiro Amano) * ''
Kingdom Hearts II ''Kingdom Hearts II'' is a 2005 action role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix in collaboration with Disney Interactive Studios, Buena Vista Games for the PlayStation 2 video game console. The game is a sequel to ''Kingdom Hear ...
'' ( Shiro Amano) * ''Kurenai Ouji'' (Souta Kuwahara) * '' Luno'' ( Kei Toume) * '' Maboroshi no Daichi'' ( Masomi Kanzaki) * ''
Mahōjin Guru Guru ''Magical Circle Guru Guru'' () is a Japanese manga by Hiroyuki Etō, which was serialized in Enix's '' Monthly Shōnen Gangan'' from 1992 to 2003. It was later adapted into an anime series on October 13, 1994. A second manga series was ser ...
'' (Hiroyuki Etou) * '' Mamotte Shugogetten'' ( Minene Sakurano) * '' Material Puzzle'' (Masahiro Totsuka) (completed) * '' Matantei Loki'' ( Sakura Kinoshita) (completed) * ''Megalomania'' ( Daisuke Hiyama) * '' Meteo Emblem'' ( Park Sung-woo) * '' Ninpen Manmaru'' ( Mikio Igarashi) (completed) * '' Onikiri-sama no Hakoiri Musume'' ( Akinobu Uraku) * '' Ousama no Mimi Okonomimi'' ( Kei Natsumi) * ''Ore no Kanojo ni Nanika Youkai'' (Karino Takatsu) * '' Papuwa'' & ''Nangoku Shōnen Papuwa-kun'' ( Ami Shibata) * '' Peace Maker'' ( Nanae Chrono) (completed) * '' Phantom Dead or Alive'' ( Michiaki Watanabe) * '' Red Raven'' ( Shinta Fujimoto) * ''Rokushou!'' (
Sakurako Gokurakuin is a Japanese manga artist. She is also known in the manga community under the name , under which she is the writer and artist of '' Juvenile Orion'' and ''Sekirei''. Ashika Sakura has done numerous manga under the yaoi and shotacon genre, incl ...
) * '' Saga of Queen Knight'' ( Tomohiro Shimomura) * '' Shugen Byakuryū Rubikura'' ( Ryūsuke Mita) * ''
Soul Eater is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Atsushi Ohkubo. Set at the "Death Weapon Meister Academy", the series revolves around three teams, each consisting of a weapon meister and at least one human that can transform into a w ...
'' (
Atsushi Ōkubo is a Japanese manga artist known for his work on the manga series ''Soul Eater'' and ''Fire Force'', both of which have been adapted into anime television series. Ohkubo worked as an assistant under Rando Ayamine, on the manga series ''GetBacker ...
) (completed) * '' Soul Eater Not!'' (
Atsushi Ōkubo is a Japanese manga artist known for his work on the manga series ''Soul Eater'' and ''Fire Force'', both of which have been adapted into anime television series. Ohkubo worked as an assistant under Rando Ayamine, on the manga series ''GetBacker ...
) (completed) * '' Spiral: Suiri no Kizuna'' ( Eita Mizuno, Kyo Shirodaira) * '' Spiral Alive'' ( Eita Mizuno, Kyo Shirodaira) * '' Star Ocean: Blue Sphere'' (Aoi Mizuki) * '' Star Ocean: The Second Story'' ( Mayumi Azuma) * '' Star Ocean: Till the End of Time'' ( Akira Kanda) * '' Straykeys'' (
Tarō Yuzunoki Taro (''Colocasia esculenta'') is a tropical plant grown primarily for its edible corms. Taro may also refer to: Plants * ''Alocasia macrorrhizos'', giant taro * '' Cyrtosperma merkusii'', swamp taro *''Xanthosoma sagittifolium'', blue taro Plac ...
) * '' The Comic Artist and Assistants'' ( Hiroyuki) (completed) * '' Today's Cerberus'' (Ato Sakurai) (completed) * '' Tokyo Fantasy Gakuen Yuushaka: Rua no Noel'' ( Kaishaku) * ''
Tokyo Underground is a Japanese manga series by Akinobu Uraku and published by Square Enix. It was adapted into an anime television series by Pierrot and directed by Hayato Date. It was broadcast on TV Tokyo from April to September 2002. The anime series ...
'' ( Akinobu Uraka) (completed) * '' Totsugeki! Papparatai'' ( Natsuki Matsuzawa) * '' Tozasareta Nerugaru'' ( Rumi Aruma) * '' Tripeace'' ( Maru Tomoyuki) * '' Twin Signal'' (Sachi Oshimizu) (completed) * '' UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie'' ( Kaishaku) (completed) * '' Umineko no Naku Koro Ni: Episode 07 - Requiem of the Golden Witch'' (
Ryukishi07 is the pen name of a Japanese writer who is the leading member of the group 07th Expansion. He is the creator of the ''When They Cry'' visual novel series, which includes ''Higurashi When They Cry'', ''Umineko When They Cry'', and ''Ciconia When ...
, Eita Mizuno) (completed) * '' Vampire Juuji Kai'' (Yuri Kimura, Kyo Shirodaira) (completed) * '' Val × Love'' (Ryosuke Asakura) (completed) * '' Violinist of Hameln'' (Michiaki Watanabe) (completed) * '' Watashi no Messiah-sama'' ( Suu Minazuki) (completed) * '' Z MAN'' ( Hideaki Nishikawa)


''Monthly GFantasy'' (since 1993)

, also known as ''Gangan Fantasy'', is a Japanese ''shōnen'' manga magazine. Launched in 1992 as a special issue of ''Shounen Gangan'' under the name ''Fantastic Comic'' (ファンタスティックコミック). In 1993 it became its own magazine under the name of ''Monthly Gangan Fantasy'' (月刊ガンガンファンタジー). In the April 1994 issue it was renamed to ''GFantasy''. The manga tend to be set in a
fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction that involves supernatural or Magic (supernatural), magical elements, often including Fictional universe, imaginary places and Legendary creature, creatures. The genre's roots lie in oral traditions, ...
setting with large amounts of
supernatural Supernatural phenomena or entities are those beyond the Scientific law, laws of nature. The term is derived from Medieval Latin , from Latin 'above, beyond, outside of' + 'nature'. Although the corollary term "nature" has had multiple meanin ...
themes and a fair amount of
action Action may refer to: * Action (philosophy), something which is done by a person * Action principles the heart of fundamental physics * Action (narrative), a literary mode * Action fiction, a type of genre fiction * Action game, a genre of video gam ...
and/or horror scenes. Manga featured: * ''10-4'' ( Hashiba Maki) * '' A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School!'' (Mai Tanaka) * ''
Aoharu × Machinegun is a Japanese manga series by Naoe, serialized in Gangan Comics' ''shōnen'' manga magazine '' Monthly GFantasy'' from January 2013 to August 2019 and collected in eighteen ''tankōbon'' volumes. An anime television series adaptation was ann ...
'' (NAOE) * '' Assistant Teacher at a Girls Magic Academy'' (Go Todo, Sakura Fujimoto) * '' Black Butler'' ( Yana Toboso) (ongoing) * '' Crimson-Shell'' ( Jun Mochizuki) * ''
Cuticle Detective Inaba is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mochi. It was serialized in Square Enix's ''Monthly GFantasy'' from August 2007 to January 2017, with its chapters collected in 19 volumes. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation ...
'' (Mochi) * '' D-Drops'' ( Seana) * '' Daisuke!'' ( Hasu Kikuzuki) * '' Devil Survivor 2: The Animation'' (Makoto Uezu) * '' Disney Twisted-Wonderland The Comic: Episode of Heartslabyul'' (Wakana Hazuki, Sumire Kowono) * '' Disney Twisted-Wonderland The Comic: Episode of Savanaclaw'' (Suzuka Oda) (ongoing) * ''
Durarara!! , shortened to ''DRRR!!'' in some official materials, is a Japanese light novel series written by Ryohgo Narita, with illustrations by Suzuhito Yasuda. ''Durarara!!'' tells the story of a dullahan working as an underworld courier i ...
'' (
Ryōgo Narita is a Japanese light novelist and manga writer. He won the Gold Prize in the 9th Dengeki Novel Prize for ''Baccano!'', which was made into an anime television series in 2007. His series ''Durarara!!'' was also made into two anime television series ...
, Akiyo Satorigi (volumes 1-10), Aogiri (volume 11-present) * ''
E's is a Japanese shōnen manga series written and drawn by Satoru Yuiga. It was originally serialized in '' Monthly GFantasy'' from 1997 through 2005, and later published in 16 ''tankōbon'' volumes by Square Enix from March 18, 2003, to Febr ...
'' (Satoru Yuiga) * '' Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Ken'' (Maki Hakoda) * '' Fire Emblem: Gaiden'' (Maki Hakoda) * '' Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu'' ( Nattu Fujimori) * '' Fire Emblem: Thracia 776'' ( Yūna Takanagi) * '' From the Red Fog'' ( Mosae Nohara) (ongoing) * ''
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'' ( Yun Kōga) * '' Graineliers'' ( Rihito Takarai) * ''
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni is a Japanese murder mystery dōjin soft visual novel series produced by 07th Expansion that comprises the first two entries of the ''When They Cry'' franchise. The series focuses on a group of young friends living in the fic ...
: Minagoroshi-hen'' ( Hinase Momoyama,
Ryukishi07 is the pen name of a Japanese writer who is the leading member of the group 07th Expansion. He is the creator of the ''When They Cry'' visual novel series, which includes ''Higurashi When They Cry'', ''Umineko When They Cry'', and ''Ciconia When ...
) * ''
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni is a Japanese murder mystery dōjin soft visual novel series produced by 07th Expansion that comprises the first two entries of the ''When They Cry'' franchise. The series focuses on a group of young friends living in the fic ...
: Tatarigoroshi-hen'' ( Jiro Suzuki,
Ryukishi07 is the pen name of a Japanese writer who is the leading member of the group 07th Expansion. He is the creator of the ''When They Cry'' visual novel series, which includes ''Higurashi When They Cry'', ''Umineko When They Cry'', and ''Ciconia When ...
) * ''
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni is a Japanese murder mystery dōjin soft visual novel series produced by 07th Expansion that comprises the first two entries of the ''When They Cry'' franchise. The series focuses on a group of young friends living in the fic ...
: Yoigoshi-hen (Side Story)'' ( Mimori,
Ryukishi07 is the pen name of a Japanese writer who is the leading member of the group 07th Expansion. He is the creator of the ''When They Cry'' visual novel series, which includes ''Higurashi When They Cry'', ''Umineko When They Cry'', and ''Ciconia When ...
) * ''
Horimiya is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroki Adachi, under the pseudonym Hero. It was self-published as a webcomic on Hero's website, ''Dokkai Ahen'', from February 2007 to December 2011 in a four-panel format. The serie ...
'' (HERO, Daisuke Hagiwara) * '' I, Otaku: Struggle in Akihabara (Sōta-kun no Akihabara Funtōki)'' ( Jiro Suzuki) * ''The Irregular at Magic High School'' (Fumino Hayashi) * ''Kamiyomi'' ( Ami Shibata) * ''Kimi to Boku (manga), Kimi to Boku'' (Kiichi Hotta) * ''Lammermoor no Shōnen Kiheitai'' (Nana Natsunishi) * ''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past'' (Ataru Cagiva) * ''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'' (Ataru Cagiva) * ''Monokuro Kitan'' (Kusu Rinka) * '' Nabari no Ou'' (Yuhki Kamatani) * ''Pandora Hearts'' ( Jun Mochizuki) * ''Pani Poni'' (Hekiru Hikawa) * ''Revenger (TV series), Revenger'' (Ryūsei Yamada) * ''Rust Blaster'' ( Yana Toboso) * ''Skate-Leading Stars'' (Chiaki Nagaoka, Sumika Sumio) (ongoing) * ''Tales of Reincarnation in Maydare: This World's Worst Witch'' (Midori Yuma, Nana Natsunishi) (ongoing) * ''The Daily Life of a Middle-Aged Online Shopper in Another World'' (Hifumi Asakawa, Umiharu) (ongoing) * ''The Royal Tutor'' (Higasa Akai) * ''Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun'' (Iro Aida) (ongoing) * ''Tokyo Aliens'' (NAOE) (ongoing) * ''Saiyuki (manga), Saiyuki'' (Kazuya Minekura) * ''Saiyuki Gaiden'' (Kazuya Minekura) (2002, moved to Monthly Comic Zero Sum) * ''Switch (manga), Switch'' (naked ape (manga), naked ape) * ''Teiden Shōjo to Hanemushi no Orchestra'' (Ninomiya Ai) * ''Torikago Gakkyuu'' (Shin Mashiba) * ''Yumekui Kenbun'' (Shin Mashiba) * ''Zombie-Loan'' (Peach-Pit (manga artist duo), Peach-Pit)


''Young Gangan'' (since 2004)

is a Japanese Seinen manga, ''seinen'' manga magazine published by Square Enix twice a month, on the first and third Friday. The magazine was first published on December 3, 2004. Manga featured: * ''Amigo x Amiga'' (Takahiro Seguchi) * ''Arakawa Under the Bridge'' (Hikaru Nakamura (artist), Hikaru Nakamura) (completed) * ''Astro Fighter Sunred'' (Makoto Kubota) * ''Bamboo Blade'' (Aguri Igarashi, Masahiro Totsuka) (completed) * ''Beauty and the Feast'' (Satomi U) (completed) * ''Bitter Virgin'' (Kei Kusunoki) (completed) * ''Black God (manga), Black God'' ( Park Sung-woo, Dall-Young Lim) (completed) * ''Darker than Black: Shikkoku no Hana'' (Yūji Iwahara) * ''Dead Mount Death Play'' (Ryōgo Narita, Ryohgo Narita, Shinta Fujimoto) * ''Dimension W'' (Yūji Iwahara) (switched over to ''Monthly Gangan'' in November 2015) * ''Dōsei Recipe'' (Towa Oshima) * ''Donyatsu'' (Yūsuke Kozaki) * ''Drop Kick'' * ''Front Mission Dog Life and Dog Style/Front Mission The Drive'' (Yasuo Ohtagaki) * ''Fudanshism'' (Morishige) * ''Goodbye, Eden'' (Zero Ainan) (completed) * ''Hanamaru Kindergarten'' (Yuto (manga artist), Yuto) (completed) * ''Hohzuki Island'' (Sanbe Kei) (completed) * ''Iroha-saka, Agatte Sugu'' (Yuto (manga artist), Yuto) * ''Jackals'' (Kim Byung Jin, Shinya Murata) (completed) * ''Kiba no Tabishounin'' (Park Joong-Gi), (Nanatsuki Kyouchi) * ''Manhole (manga), Manhole'' (Tsutsui Tetsuya) (completed) * ''Mononoke (TV series), Mononoke'' (Ninagawa Yaeko) (completed) * ''Mouryou no Yurikago'' (Kei Sanbe) * ''My Awkward Senpai'' (Makoto Kudo) (ongoing) * ''My Dress-Up Darling'' (Shinichi Fukuda) * ''Nikoichi'' ( Renjuro Kindaichi) * ''Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne, Rinne no Lagrange - Akatsuki no Memoria'' (Yoshioka Kimitake) * ''Saki (manga), Saki'' (Ritsu Kobayashi) (ongoing) * ''Sekirei'' (Ashika Sakura) (completed) * ''Shishunki no Iron Maiden'' (Watanabe Shizumu) (ongoing) * ''Space Dandy, Space☆Dandy'' (Masafumi Harada), ( Park Sung-woo), (RED ICE) * ''Sumomomo Momomo'' (Shinobu Ohtaka) (completed) * '' The Comic Artist and Assistants'' (Hiroyuki) (completed) * ''The Comic Artist and Assistants 2'' (Hiroyuki) (completed) * ''The Executioner and Her Way of Life'' (Mato Sato, Ryo Mitsuya) * ''The Idolmaster, The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls Ensemble!'', Sadoru Chiba & Haruki Kashiba (ongoing) * ''Übel Blatt'' (Etorouji Shiono) * ''Übel Blatt, Übel Blatt Gaiden'' (Etorouji Shiono) * ''Umeboshi'' (Maya Koikeda) * ''Until Death Do Us Part (manga), Until Death Do Us Part '' (DOUBLE-S, Hiroshi Takashige) (completed) * ''Violinist of Hameln: Shchelkunchik'' ( Michiaki Watanabe) (completed) * ''Working!!'' (Karino Takatsu)


''Gangan Online'' (since 2008)

is a free manga and light novel web magazine and smartphone app published and updated by Square Enix. The online web magazine was activated on October 2, 2008. Manga featured: * ''Adachi and Shimamura, Adachi to Shimamura'' (Author:Mani, artist: Non) (manga adaption started in 2016) * ''Ai wa Noroi no Nihon Ningyou'' (Kiki Suihei) * ''Alba Rose no Neko'' (KARASU) * ''Asao-san to Kurata-kun'' (Hero) * ''Amanonadeshiko'' (Haruka Ogataya) * ''Aphorism'' (Karuna Kujo) (originally ''Gangan Wing'') * ''Are You Okay With a Slightly Older Girlfriend?'' (Kota Nozomi, Enya Uraki) * ''Assassin & Cinderella'' (Yuzo Natsuno) * ''Barakamon'' (Satsuki Yoshino) (completed) * ''Buyuuden Kita Kita'' (Hiroyuki Etou) * ''Chokotto Hime'' (Ayami Kazama) (originally ''Gangan Wing'') * ''Cyoku!'' (Nico Tanigawa) * ''Daily Lives of High School Boys'' (Yamauchi Yasunobu) (completed) * ''Day Break Illusion'' (Kōki Katō) (completed) * ''En Passant'' (Taro Yuzunoki) * ''Esoragoto'' (usi) * ''Gōkon ni Ittara Onna ga Inakatta Hanashi'' (Nana Aokawa) * ''Hayachine!'' (Aiko Fukumorita) (completed) * ''Higurashi When They Cry#manga, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei: Oniokoshi-hen'' (completed) and Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei: Irotoutoshi-hen (completed) (Kei Natsumi,
Ryukishi07 is the pen name of a Japanese writer who is the leading member of the group 07th Expansion. He is the creator of the ''When They Cry'' visual novel series, which includes ''Higurashi When They Cry'', ''Umineko When They Cry'', and ''Ciconia When ...
) * ''Hori-san to Miyamura-kun, Hori-san to Miyamura-kun Omake'' (HERO) (completed) * ''How I Attended an All-Guy's Mixer'' (Nana Aokawa) (ongoing) * ''Hyakuen!'' (Ema Tōyama) * ''I'm a Maid, but I've Pulled Out the Holy Sword?!'' (Midori Akino, Genen, Fua Yamazaki) * ''I'm Glad They Kicked Me From The Hero's Party... But Why're you following me, Great Saintess?'' (Renge Hatsueda, Pinko Kurimoto) * ''Life is Money'' (author Asaniji Teru, artist Yaguraba Tekka) * ''Karasu-tengu Ujyu'' (Iwanosuke Neguragi) * ''Kitakubu Katsudō Kiroku'' (Kuroha) * ''Kyou mo Machiwabite'' (Ichi Saeki) * ''Kyousou no Simulacra'' (Hideaki Yoshimura) * ''Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun'' (Izumi Tsubaki) (ongoing) * ''The Morose Mononokean'' (Kiri Wazawa) (completed) * ''My Happy Marriage'' (Rito Kousaka, Akumi Agitogi) (ongoing) * ''No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular!'' (Nico Tanigawa) (ongoing) * ''Oji-chan Yuusha'' (Tarou Sakamoto) * ''Pochi Gunsō'' (Mao Momiji, Akira (author), Akira) * ''Princess of Mana'' (''Seiken Densetsu: Princess of Mana'') (Satsuki Yoshino) (originally ''Gangan Powered'') (completed) * ''RealPG'' (Yuki Domoto) * ''Reincarnation of the Unrivalled Time Mage'' (Shusui Hazuki, Yui Sakumi) (ongoing) * ''Ryuushika Ryuushika'' (Yoshitoshi ABe) * ''Seitokai no Wotanoshimi.'' (Marumikan) * ''Sengoku Sukuna'' (Nekotama) * ''Shikisou'' (Akira Kanda) * ''Shougakusei Host Pochi'' (SAORI) * ''Sougiya Riddle'' (Akai Higasa) * ''Suppose a Kid From the Last Dungeon Boonies Moved to a Starter Town'' (ongoing) * ''The Gender of Mona Lisa'' (Tsumuji Yoshimura) * ''The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague'' (Miyuki Tonogaya) (ongoing) * ''The Idolmaster, The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls Shuffle!!'' (Kouka Mijin) (ongoing) * ''The Lady Likes a Nerd over Princes'' (Yuma Tosaka, Noyama Carpaccio) * ''The Newbie Princess Doesn't Want a Game Over!'' (Shūmai Kogeta, Kensuke Koba, Omiomi) (ongoing) * ''The Villainess' Butler: Death Flag Destroyer at Your Service'' (Hiironoame, Shobu, Yuichi Murakami) * ''Tokyo Innocent'' (Naru Narumi) (originally ''Gangan Wing'') * ''Wa!'' (Akira Kojima) * ''You Were Experienced, I Was Not: Our Dating Story'' (Makiko Nagaoka, Naoyama Carpaccio) (ongoing) Light Novels featured:


''Gangan Joker'' (since 2009)

is a Japanese ''shōnen'' manga anthology that was launched by Square Enix on April 22, 2009. Manga featured: * ''Akame ga Kill!'' (Takahiro, Tetsuya Tashiro) (completed) * ''Book Girl, Book Girl and the Famished Spirit'' (Rito Kōsaka) * ''Book Girl, Book Girl and the Suicidal Mime'' (Rito Kōsaka) (originally ''Gangan Powered'') * ''Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki'' (Eight Chida) * ''Corpse Party: Blood Covered'' (Team Guriguri, adapted by Toshimi Shinomiya) (originally ''Gangan Powered'') * ''Dusk Maiden of Amnesia'' (Maybe) (completed) * ''Damekko Kissa Dear'' (Ryōta Yuzuki) * ''Dragon and Chameleon'' (Ryo Ishiyama) * ''Eighth (manga), Eighth'' (Izumi Kawachi) * ''Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash'' (Mutsumi Okubashi) * ''Gugure! Kokkuri-san'' (Midori Endō) (completed) * Hanasaku Iroha (Author:P.A. Works, artist: Eito Chida) (completed) * ''Happy Sugar Life'' (Tomiyaki Kagisori) (completed) * ''Himawari (dōjin), Himawari'' (Blank-Note, adapted by Daisuke Hiyama) * '' Inu x Boku SS'' (Cocoa Fujiwara) (completed) * ''The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated!'' (Wakame Konbu) (ongoing) * ''Kakegurui - Compulsive Gambler'' (Tōru Naomura, Homura Kawamoto) (ongoing) * ''Love x Rob x Stockholm'' (Hiroki Haruse) * ''Manabiya'' (Akira Kojima) * ''Miss Miyazen Would Love to Get Closer to You'' (Akitaka) * ''My Bride Is a Mermaid'' (Tahiko Kimura) (originally ''Gangan Wing'') (completed) * ''My Clueless First Friend'' (Taku Kawamura) (ongoing) * ''My First Times with Suwa-san'' (Yasuka Manuma) * ''Natsu no Arashi!'' (Jin Kobayashi) (originally ''Gangan Wing'') (completed) * ''NEET Princess Terrass'' ( Tomohiro Shimomura) * ''One Week Friends'' (Matcha Hazuki) (completed) * ''Ore no Kanojo to Osananajimi ga Shuraba Sugiru'' (Nanasuke) * ''Prunus Girl'' * ''Ragna Crimson'' (Daiki Kobayashi) * ''rail aile bleue'' (Kazuyoshi Karasawa) * ''Satsui no Senki'' (Kobayashi Daiki) * ''Sengoku Strays'' (Shingo Nanami) (originally ''Gangan Wing'') * ''Shibuya Goldfish'' (Hiroumi Aoi) * ''Shinigami-sama ni Saigo no Onegai wo'' (YAMAGUCHI Mikoto) * ''Shitsurakuen (manga), Shitsurakuen'' (Tōru Naomura) (completed) * '' The Case Study of Vanitas'' ( Jun Mochizuki) (ongoing) * ''The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses'' (Koume Fujichika) (completed) * ''The Idolmaster, The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls New Generations'', namo (artist), namo (ongoing) * ''The Maid I Hired Recently Is Mysterious'' (Wakame Konbu) * ''Today's Great Satan II'' (Yūichi Hiiragi) * ''Umineko no Naku Koro ni'' ( Kei Natsumi,
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) (originally ''Gangan Powered'') * ''WataMote, Watashi no Tomodachi ga Motenai no wa dō Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui.'' (Nico Tanigawa) * ''Yandere Kanojo'' (Shinobi (manga artist), Shinobi) * ''Yowai 5000-nen no Sōshoku Dragon, Iwarenaki Jaryū Nintei'' (Kōichi Muro) (completed)


''Monthly Big Gangan'' (since 2010)

''Monthly Big Gangan'' is a ''seinen'' manga publication entry in Square Enix's Gangan imprint. Manga featured: * ''ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept.'' (Natsume Ono) (completed) * ''Akame ga Kill! Zero'' (Toru Kei) (artist) (Takahiro (writer), Takahiro) (writer) (completed) * ''Bamboo Blade C'' (Takao Jingu) (artist) (Totsuka Masahiro) (writer) (completed) * ''Candy Pop Nightmare'' (Hikawa Hekiru) (completed) * ''Deep Insanity, Deep Insanity: Nirvana'' (Etorouji Shiono) (artist) (Norimitsu Kaihō and Makoto Fukami) (writer) (completed) * ''Dimension W'' (Yūji Iwahara) (switched over from Monthly Gangan in November 2015) (completed) * ''Goblin Slayer'' (Kurose Kousuke) (artist) (Kumo Kagyu) (writer) (ongoing) * Gokusotsu Kraken (Toru Kei) (artist) (Takahiro (writer), Takahiro) (writer) (ongoing) * ''Ginsai no Kawa'' (Kurata Uso) (artist) (Kayashima Nozomi) (writer) (completed) * ''High Score Girl'' (Rensuke Oshikiri) (completed) * ''Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei: Hoshiwatashi-hen'' (Seigo Tokiya,
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) (completed) * ''Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka'' (Seigo Tokiya) (artist) (Makoto Fukami) (writer) (completed) * ''MonsTABOO'' (TALI) (artist) (Yuya Takahashi) (writer) (completed) * ''Moscow 2160'' (Kotaro Sekine) (artist) (Noboru Kannatsuki) (character designs) (Kumo Kagyu) (ongoing) * ''Reincarnated as the Daughter of the Legendary Hero and the Queen of Spirits'' (Yutaka Ohhori) (artist) (Matsuura) (writer) (ongoing) * ''Shimekiri Mae ni wa Yuri ga Hakadoru'' (Saki Sakida) (artist) (Manatsu Suzuki) (writer) (ongoing) * ''Shiori Experience'' (Yu-ko Osada) (Artist) (Machida Kazuya) (Writer) (ongoing) * ''Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You'' (Jinushi (manga artist), Jinushi) (ongoing) * ''Songuri!'' (Fujisaki Yuu) (completed) * ''Star Wars: Visions'' (Kamome Shirahama, Haruichi, Yusuke Õsawa, Keisuke Sato) * ''Tales of Wedding Rings'' (Maybe) (completed) * ''The Apothecary Diaries'' (Nekokurage) (artist) (Natsu Hyūga and Ikki Nanao) (writers) (ongoing) * ''The Greatest Demon Lord Is Reborn as a Typical Nobody'' (Misuho Kotoba) (artist) (Myōjin Katō) (writer) (completed) * ''The Mandalorian'' (Yusuke Ōsawa) (ongoing) * ''Tohyo Game: One Black Ballot to You'' (Tatsuhiko) (artist) (G.O. and Chihiro) (writers) (completed) * ''Übel Blatt'' (Etorouji Shiono) (completed) * ''The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess'' (Riichu) (artist) (Kotei Kobayashi) (writer)


''Gangan Pixiv'' (since 2017)

On February 22, 2017, ''Gangan Pixiv'' was launched as a collaboration between Pixiv and Square Enix. * ''A Man and His Cat'' * ''Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!'' (ongoing) * ''I Think Our Son Is Gay'' * ''Mr. Villain's Day Off'' (ongoing) * ''One Room of Happiness'' * ''Play It Cool, Guys'' (ongoing) * ''The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague'' (ongoing) * ''Demon and Song''


''Manga UP!'' (since 2017)

Like ''Gangan Online'', ''Manga Up!'' is a manga app and website which serializes a lot of popular media mix works with manga adaptations of novels exclusively published on the service. In July 2022, Square Enix launched an English version of the ''Manga UP!'' featuring titles from ''Manga UP!'' and other Square Enix magazines. * ''A Dating Sim of Life or Death'' * ''Academia Eorzea'' * ''Always a Catch'' * ''Beast Tamer'' * ''By the Grace of the Gods'' * ''Cheat Mode Farming in Another World'' * ''Chitose is in the Ramune Bottle'' * ''Demoted to a Teacher, the Strongest Sage Raises an Unbeatable Class'' * ''Do It Yourself!!'' * ''Engage Kiss'' * ''Final Boss Fake-out: The Protagonist Thinks He Killed Me So Now I'm Free!'' * ''From Leveling Up the Hero to Leveling Up a Nation'' * ''How to Survive a Thousand Deaths: Accidentally Wooing Everyone as an Ex-gamer Made Villainess!'' * ''I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand'' * ''I Got Reincarnated as a Son of Innkeepers!'' * ''I Kissed My Girlfriend's Little Sister?!'' * ''I Lost My Adventurer's License, but It's Fine Because I Have an Adorable Daughter Now'' * ''I Time-Traveled and Confessed to My Teacher Crush'' * ''I'm an Alchemist Who Doesn't Know How OP I Am'' * ''I'm Not Even an NPC in This Otome Game!'' * ''In Her Fifth Life, the Villainess Lives With the Evil Dragon -The Evil Dragon of Ruin Wants to Spoil His Bride-'' * ''Ketsugō Danshi: Elements with Emotions'' * ''Killer Alchemist -Assassinations in Another World-'' * ''Level 0 Demon King Becomes an Adventurer in Another World'' * ''My Adventurer Life: I Became the Strongest Magic-Refining Sage in a New World'' * ''My Friend's Little Sister Has It In for Me!'' * ''My Isekai Life'' * ''Revolutionary Restart for The Blue Rose Princess'' * ''Sabikui Bisco'' * ''Sakugan'' * ''Selection Project'' * ''The Amazing Village Creator: Slow Living with the Village Building Cheat Skill'' * ''The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten'' * ''The Diofield Chronicle'' * ''The Genius Prince's Guide to Raising a Nation Out of Debt'' * ''The Girl I Saved on the Train Turned Out to Be My Childhood Friend'' * ''The Greatest Magicmaster's Retirement Plan, The Greatest Magicmaster's Retirement Plan: The Alternative'' * ''The Isekai Returnee is Too OP for the Modern World'' * ''The Misfit of Demon King Academy'' * ''The Perks of Working in the Black Magic Industry'' * ''The Reincarnated Prince Becomes an Alchemist and Brings Prosperity to His Country'' * ''The Strongest Sage With the Weakest Crest'' * ''The Strongest Swordsman Has Zero Equipment Slots, but He Can Equip up to 9999 Items if It's (Cute) Cursed Equipment'' * ''The Strongest Tank's Labyrinth Raids'' * ''The Strongest Wizard Making Full Use of the Strategy Guide -No Taking Orders, I'll Slay the Demon King My Own Way-'' * ''Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina'' * ''YoRHa – Pearl Harbor Descent Record – A NieR:Automata Story''


''Gangan BLiss'' (since 2021)

In September 2021, Square Enix launched ''Gangan BLiss'', a manga label dedicated to publishing yaoi, boy's love manga. The manga published under this label are serialized on the CMOA website. *''Love in the Palm of His Hand'' *''Mobsters in Love'' *''Ōkami wa Tantei wo Tabetai'' *''Ore no Hanamuko wa Omae Janai'' *''Shota Oni''


Discontinued magazines


''Gangan Powered'' (2001–2009)

was a Japanese Shōnen manga, ''shōnen''/Seinen manga, ''seinen'' manga magazine published by Square Enix. The last release of the magazine was with the April 2009 issue sold on February 21, 2009, and it was subsequently replaced by ''#Monthly Gangan Joker, Gangan Joker''. Manga featured: * ''Blan no Shokutaku ~Bloody Dining~'' (Tsubasa Hazuki, Shogo Mukai) (completed) * ''Book Girl, Book Girl and the Suicidal Mime'' (Miho Takeoka) * ''Final Fantasy XII'' (Gin Amou) * '' Jūshin Enbu'' ( Hiromu Arakawa) * ''Heaven (manga), HEAVEN'' (Aoi Nanase) (completed) * ''
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: Onikakushi-hen'' (completed), ''Tsumihoroboshi-hen'' (completed), and ''Matsuribayashi-hen'' (Karin Suzuragi,
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) * ''He Is My Master'' (Asu Tsubaki, Mattsu) * ''Kimi to Boku (manga), Kimi to Boku'' (Kiichi Hotta) * ''Nusunde Ri-Ri-Su'' (Tinker (manga artist), Tinker) * ''Princess of Mana'' (Seiken Densetsu: Princess of Mana) (Satsuki Yoshino) * ''Shining Tears'' ( Akira Kanda) (completed) * ''Superior (manga), Superior'' (Ichtys) * ''Umineko no Naku Koro ni'' ( Kei Natsumi,
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)


''Monthly Gangan Wing'' (1996–2009)

was a Japanese ''shōnen'' manga magazine published by Square Enix. The last release of the magazine was with the May 2009 issue sold on March 21, 2009, and it was subsequently replaced by ''#Monthly Gangan Joker, Gangan Joker''. Manga featured: * ''Alice on Deadlines'' (Shiro Ihara) * ''Brothers (manga), Brothers'' (Yoshiki Naruse) * ''Aphorism (manga), Aphorism'' (Karuna Kujo) * ''Ark (manga), Ark'' (Nea Fuyuki) * ''dear (manga), dear'' (Cocoa Fujiwara) * ''Chokotto Hime'' (Ayami Kazama) * ''Enchanter (manga), Enchanter'' (Izumi Kawachi) * ''Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu, Fire Emblem Hikari wo Tsugumono'' (Nea Fuyuki) * ''
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni is a Japanese murder mystery dōjin soft visual novel series produced by 07th Expansion that comprises the first two entries of the ''When They Cry'' franchise. The series focuses on a group of young friends living in the fic ...
'': ''Watanagashi-hen'' and ''Meakashi-hen'' (Yutori Hōjō,
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) * ''Ignite (manga), Ignite'' (Sasa Hiiro) * ''Kon Jirushi'' (Toyotaro Kon) * ''Mahoraba'' (Akira Kojima) * ''Majipikoru'' (Kanoto Kinatsu) * ''Natsu no Arashi!'' (Jin Kobayashi) * ''NecromanciA'' (Hamashin) * ''Otoshite Appli Girl'' (Kako Mochizuki) * ''Sai Drill'' (Izumi Kawachi) * ''Sengoku Strays'' (Shingo Nanami) * ''My Bride Is a Mermaid'' (Tahiko Kimura) * ''Stamp Dead'' (Kanoto Kinatsu) * ''Shyo Shyo Rika'' (Takumi Uesugi) * ''Tales of Eternia'' (Yoko Koike) (completed) * ''Tenshou Yaoyorozu'' (Kanoto Kinatsu) * ''Tokyo Innocent'' (Naru Narumi) * ''Vampire Savior: Tamashii no Mayoigo'' ( Mayumi Azuma) (completed) * ''Warasibe'' (Satoru Matsuba) * '' Watashi no Messiah-sama'' ( Suu Minazuki) * ''Watashi no Ookami-san'' (Cocoa Fujiwara)


See also

* List of manga magazines * List of Square Enix manga franchises


References


External links


''Monthly Shōnen Gangan'' official website



''Monthly GFantasy'' official website

''Young Gangan'' official website

''Gangan Online'' official website

''Monthly Gangan Wing'' official website

''Monthly Big Gangan'' official website



''Gansuma Information Agency'' official website

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