''Shōnen Club'' (''Shōnen Kurabu'' / 少年倶楽部, later 少年クラブ in 1946) was a monthly boys' magazine begun by

Kodansha is a Japanese privately held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha publishes manga magazines which include ''Nakayoshi'', ''Morning (magazine), Morning'', ''Afternoon (magazine), Afternoon'', ''Evening (magazine), Eveni ...

in November 1914. The magazine initially featured articles, poetry and serialized novels, but it began to focus more on creating

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 ...

content by the 1930s. The first manga, '' Norakuro'', was published in the magazine in 1931. The magazine's success lead to the sister-publication of '' Shōjo Club'' in 1923'','' which offered similar content, but catered for girls.

Notable works

Novel serialization

Manga serialization

References

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Notable works

Novel serialization

Manga serialization

See also

References