Weekly Shōnen Magazine

Weekly Shōnen Magazine (週刊少年マガジン), also known as Shōnen Magazine, is a shōnen manga magazine published by Kodansha, first published on 17 March 1959. Despite some unusual censorship policies (until just recently, it was one of the only shōnen magazines to forbid the depiction of female nipples), its audience tends to skew older with some more mature works and a large portion of its reading population falling under the male high school or college student demographic.

Series in Shōnen Magazine

 * Notable works in Bold.

1950s

 * GeGeGe no Kitaro (1959-1969, Shigeru Mizuki)

1960s

 * Chikai no Makyū (1961-1962, Tetsuya Chiba, Kazuya Fukumoto)
 * Eightman (1963–1966)
 * Daisuke-chan (1963–1967, Yoshio Surugu)
 * Shiden-kai no Taka (1963–1965, Tetsuya Chiba)
 * W3 (1965) *Only six episodes. Shōnen Magazine was insulated with Osamu Tezuka for about ten years because of this work.
 * Haris no Kaze (1965-1967, Tetsuya Chiba)
 * Cyborg 009 (1966) *only episode 2
 * Kyojin no Hoshi (1966–1971, Ikki Kajiwara, Noboru Kawasaki)
 * Makaroni Boy (1966–1969, Yoshio Surugu)
 * Tensai Bakabon (1967–1976, Fujio Akatsuka)
 * Ashita No Joe (1968–1973)

1970s

 * Kamen Rider (1971)
 * Karate Baka Ichidai (1971–1977, Ikki Kajiwara, Jiro Tsunoda, Jouya Kagemaru)
 * Tiger Mask (1971, Ikki Kajiwara, Naoki Tsuji)
 * Ai to Makoto (1972-????, Ikki Kajiwara, Takumi Nagayasu)
 * Devilman (1972–1973)
 * Nonsense No.13 (1972–1975, Yoshio Surugu) *Originally published in Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine
 * Tsurikiti Sanpei (1973–1983, Takao Yaguchi)
 * Violence Jack (1973–1974, Go Nagai)
 * Iyahaya Nantomo (1974-????, Go Nagai)
 * Mitsume ga Tōru (1974–1978, Osamu Tezuka)
 * Shōnen Jidai (1978–1979, Fujiko Fujio A.)

1980s

 * Ashita Tenki ni Naare (1981-1991, Tetsuya Chiba)
 * Bats & Terry (1982-1987, Yasuichi Oshima)
 * Kotaro Makaritoru (1982–2001) *The title was changed to Shin -  in 1995.
 * Bari Bari Densetsu (1983–1991)
 * Iron Muscle (1983-????, Go Nagai)
 * Parotto Ikka (1983–1986, Yoshio Surugu) *Originally and also serialized in Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine
 * Ekushisu (1984-????, Takatoshi Yamada)
 * Mister Ajikko (1986–1989, Daisuke Terasawa)
 * Meimon! Daisan-yakyūbu (1987–1993)
 * Doctor K (1988-????, Mafune Kazuo)

1990s

 * Captain Kid (1990-????, Uno Hiroshi)
 * Chameleon (1990-1999, Atsushi Kase)
 * Shonan Junai Gumi (1990–1996)
 * Boys Be... (1991–2001, Masahiro Itabashi, Hiroyuki Tamakoshi)
 * Kindaichi Case Files (1992–2000)
 * A.I. Love You (1993–1998, Ken Akamatsu)
 * Gyagu Waarudo 1990 (1993–1995, Yoshio Surugu)
 * J-Dream (1993-????, Heiuchi Natsuko)
 * Harlem Beat (1994-2000, Yuriko Nishiyama)
 * [Maya] (1994-????, Motoshima Yukihisa)
 * Chūka Ichiban! (1995-1999, Etsushi Ogawa)
 * Henachoko Daisakusen Z (1995-????, Nishimoto Hideo)
 * DESPERADO (1996-????, Matsumoto Daiji)
 * Bad Company (1997, Fujisawa Tooru)
 * Chūka Ichiban (1997–1999, Etsushi Ogawa) *moved to Magazine Special, and returned to Shōnen Magazine again
 * Gachinko! (1997-????, Yamashita Tetsuo)
 * Great Teacher Onizuka (1997–2002, Fujisawa Tooru)
 * Love Hina (1998–2001, Ken Akamatsu)
 * Rave Master (1998–2005)
 * GetBackers (1999–2007)
 * Samurai Deeper Kyo (1999–2006)

2000s

 * Buraiden Gai (2000-2001, Nobuyuki Fukumoto)
 * Sakigake!! Cromartie High School (2000–2004)
 * Date Groove (2000, Shimada Eijirou)
 * Gin no Kodou (2000, Yanagiha Akira)
 * Gründen (2000, Takashi Takayuki)
 * 3.3.7 Byooshi!! (2001-????, Mitsurou Kubo)
 * Assobot Senki Goku (2001-2002, Jōji Arimori, Romu Aoi)
 * Bakushou Mondai no Kyou no Joe (2001-????, Nishimoto Hideo)
 * Big Star Daikichi (2001-????, Tsubaki Akira)
 * Detective School Q (2001–2005)
 * Dragon Voice (2001-2003,Yuriko Nishiyama)
 * Gorio (2001-????, Hamori Takashi)
 * Hot Shot (2001-????, Oono Junji)
 * Howling (2001-????, Hinata Takeshi)
 * Idaten (2001, Yamashita Tetsuo)
 * Jipangu Hououden (2001-????, Etsushi Ogawa)
 * Cross Over (2002-2003, Kouji Seo)
 * Daihyoubito (2002, Kita Yasuaki)
 * Gacha Gacha (2002-2008, Hiroyuki Tamakoshi)
 * Jigoro Jigorou (2002-????, Atsushi Kase)
 * Jump Man (2002-????, Masaharu Inoue)
 * Pastel (2002-2003) *moved to Magazine Special
 * School Rumble (2002-2008)
 * Chanbara (2003, Yamada Keiyou)
 * Densetsu no Kashira Shou (2003-????, Hamori Takashi)
 * Gold Rush! (2003, Yamashita Tetsuo)
 * Joshidaisei Kateikyoushi Hamanaka Ai (2003-????, Ujiie Tozen)
 * Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle (2003-2009, CLAMP)
 * Food Hunter Futaraiden (2004, Etsushi Ogawa, Ozasa Kazutoshi)
 * Suzuka (2004–2007)
 * 090 - Eko to Issho. (2005, Maru Asakura)
 * Bokura no Sengoku Hakkyuuden (2005, Uozumi Seiji)
 * Full Spec (2005-????, Sekiguchi Taro)
 * Haou no Ken (2005-????, Heiuchi Natsuko)
 * Kenkō Zenrakei Suieibu Umishō (2005-2008)
 * Koma Koma (2005)
 * Over Drive (2005-2008)
 * Crack!! (2006, Honna Keisuke)
 * Fashion Leader Imai Shoutarou (2006, Nishiyama Yuuta)
 * Hammer Session! (2006-????, Tanahashi Namoshiro, Koganemaru Yamato)
 * Idol no Akahon (2006, Ujiie Tozen)
 * Bloody Monday (2007–2009)
 * Joppare Shun! (2007-????, Hiroshi Wakamatsu)
 * Junjou Karen na Oretachi da! (2008-????, Yuriko Nishiyama)
 * Brass Boy! (2009, Tsuru Yumika)857

Reception
The Weekly Shōnen Magazine achieved success in the 1970s and subsequently had increased sales. As a result it became the top selling manga magazine in Japan of its period, appearing popular amongst many otaku. But the position was later occupied by Weekly Shōnen Jump, when this competitor was born in 1974 knocking Shonen Magazine off the top spot. Shōnen Jump had now began to circulate and dominate the manga magazine market. This began from the 1970s and continued throughout the 1990s, largely owed to Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball. In the middle of the 1990s, Shōnen Jump suffered the loss of Dragon Ball, the franchise had come to an end in 1996, and thus lost much of its readership. Shōnen Magazine had now made a comeback in October 1997, regaining its original position as the top selling manga magazine of its day until this was brokered in 2002. Currently, the two magazines have competed closely in terms of market circulation. Sales of the two magazines now remain very close. Circulation has dropped below two million. In a rare event due to the closeness of the two magazine's founding dates, Weekly Shōnen Magazine and Weekly Shōnen Sunday released a special combined issue on March 19, 2008. In addition, other commemorative events, merchandise, and manga crossovers were planned for the following year as part of the celebrations.