, formerly known as ''Shōnen Sunday Super'', is a monthly '' shōnen''

manga magazine 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 an ...

published by

Shogakukan is a Japanese publisher of comics, magazines, light novels, dictionaries, literature, non-fiction, home media, and other media in Japan. Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but ...

in Japan.

History and background

Originally billed as a special edition of ''

Weekly Shōnen Sunday is a weekly manga magazine published in Japan by Shogakukan since March 1959. Contrary to its title, ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' issues are released on Wednesdays. ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' has sold over 1.8billion copies since 1986, making it ...

'', titled , it was renamed in 1995. It is often the home of short term serials by established

artists, as well as a place to break in new, up-and-coming

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s. In April 2004 the magazine switched from being published monthly to bi-monthly. In March 2009, it changed back to the monthly basis. In January 2012, the magazine changed its name to simply ''Shōnen Sunday S''.

Series

There are currently 10 manga series being serialized in ''Shōnen Sunday S''.

Past series

1978–1989

* –

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(story) and

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(art) (1978–1984) * – Mitsuru Adachi (1978–1980) * – Kei Satomi (1981–1985) * – Tsuguo Okazaki (1981–1984) * – Tetsu Kariya (story) and Kazuhiko Shimamoto (art) (1982–1986) * – Noboru Rokuda (1982) * – Osamu Ishiwata (1983–1984) * – Mitsuo Hashimoto (1983–1984) * – Kōichirō Yasunaga (1983–1985) * – Takeshi Miya (1984–1985) * –

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(1984–1985) (infrequently published in ''

'') * – Yuki Masami (1985–1988) (re-launched in '' Weekly Young Sunday'' in 2002) * – Katsu Aki (1985–1987) * – Johji Manabe (1986–1989) * – Kei Kusunoki (1986–1990) * –

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(1987–1988) (infrequently published in ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'') * – Toshiyuki Tanabe (story) and Yu Nakahara (art) (1988) * – Hiroyuki Nishimori (moved to ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'') (1988–1990) * – Takuya Mitsuda (moved to ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'') (1988–1989) * – Harumi Matsuzaki (1989–1990) * – Kenichi Muraeda (1989–1993)

1990–2003

* – Takashi Shiina (1990–1991) * – Johji Manabe (1990) * – Kōji Kiriyama (1991) (moved to ''

'') * – Takashi Shiina (1991–1992) * –

(1991–1993) * – Kei Kusunoki (1992–2001) * – Kōichirō Yasunaga (1992–1994) * – Hiroshi Takashige (story) and Ryoji Minagawa (art) (moved from ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'') (1992–1996) * –

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(1993–1995) * – Masahiko Nakahira (1994) * - Kyōichi Nanatsuki (story) and Yūki Miyoshi (art) (1994) * – Kōji Kumeta (1994–2002) * – Naoya Matsumori (1996–1998) * – Pero Sugimoto (1996–1999) *'' Salad Days'' – Shinobu Inokuma (1997–1998) (moved to ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'') * – Takashi Hashiguchi (1997–2001) * – Reiji Yamada (1997) (moved from ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'') * – Mondo Takimura (1998) * – Michiteru Kusaba (1999) * –

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(1999–2000) * – Syun Matsuena (1999–2002) * – Ryō Ōkuma (2000–2001) *''Heat Wave'' – Kazurou Inoue (2001) * – Kei Kusunoki (2001–2002) * – Taishi Mori (2001–2002) * – Yōhei Suginobu (2002) * – Shun Fujiki (2003) (moved to ''

'') *''Peace Maker'' – Shūichirō Satō (2003–2004)

2009–2019

* – Tsubasa Fukuchi (2009–2011) * – Shirō Otsuka (2009–2011) * – Toshihiko Kurazono (2009–2011) * – Eko Yamatoya (2009) * – Takeshi Azuma (2009–2011) *''Ping Pong Rush'' – Aiko Koyama (2009–2010) *''Undead'' – Masashi Terajima (2009–2010) * – Hiro Kashiwaba (2009–2011) * – Fujiminosuke Yorozuya (2009–2013) * – Hiroshi Fukuda (2009–2010) * – Kazurou Inoue (2009–2011) * – Haro Aso (2010–2015) (moved to ''

'') * – Hiroshi Nakanishi (art),

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(original) (2012) * – Romeo Tanaka (original story) and Kōichirō Hoshino (art) (2012–2013) * – Wakō Honna (2012–2014) (moved to ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'') * – Jun Sakura (2012–2013) (moved to ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'') * – Rokurō Ōgaki (2013–2015) * – Akira (original story) and Akira Nishikawa (art) (2013) (moved from ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'') * – Koroku Inumura (original story) and Takeshi Kojima (art) (2014–2015) * – Nekoguchi (2015) (moved to ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'') * – Masasumi Kakizaki (2015–2018) (moved from ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'') * by Wataru Nadatani (2015–2018) * – Tenya (2015–2021) * – Mitsuhiro Mizuno (story) and Jin Kyouchikutō (art) (2016–2023) * – Kazurou Inoue (2016–2018) * – Level-5 (original) and sho.t (2017–2018) * by (2018–2022) * by Hiroyuki Nishimori (2018–2019) * – Chihiro Kurachi (2019–2021)

2020–present

* – Yutaka Abe (story) and Jirō Maruden (art) (2020–2021) * by Yuki Shoyo (2020–2021) * by Anji Matono (2020–2025) * by Takao Aoyagi (2021–2022) * by Yutaka Abe and Jirō Maruden (art) (2021–2022)

References

External links

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