Weekly Comic Bunch (週刊コミックバンチ Shūkan Komikku Banchi?) is a seinen manga anthology published weekly in Japan by Coamix and Shinchosha since 2001. The tankōbon (collected volumes) edition of their titles are published under the Bunch Comics imprint.
History[]
In 2000, Nobuhiko Horie, former editor-in-chief of Weekly Shōnen Jump, along with former Jump authors who worked under Horie such as Tetsuo Hara and Tsukasa Hojo, founded the manga production company Coamix with Shinchōsha acting as their business partner. The first issue of Coamix's Comic Bunch was published with the cover date of May 15, 2001. Prior to the publication of the actual first issue, Coamix released a free preview issue featuring artworks and interviews with various artists. The magazine was originally published every Tuesday, but was changed to every Sunday from 2002 and onward.
On June 25, 2010, Coamix announced that they will cease publication of Comic Bunch, with the August 27 issue being the final one. However, Coamix plans to launch a new manga anthology within the year, while Shinchosha plans to relaunch the Comic Bunch brand sometime during fall.[1][2]
List of works[]
Currently-serialized[]
- Angel Heart by Tsukasa Hojo (2001-current)
- Attack by Tsukasa Oshima (2006-current)
- Btooom! by Jun'ya Inoue (2009-current)
- Concierge by Hideyuki Ishizeki (2003-current)
- Gu-Ra-Me! - Daisaishō no Ryōrinin written by Mitsuru Nishimura and drawn by Mitsuru Ohsaki (2006-current)
- Hōkō no Kumo - Hokuto no Ken Jūza Gaiden by Missile Kakurai (2010-current)
- Miquiztli II - Taiyō no Shinigami by Kōji Maki (2009-current)
- My Girl by Mizu Sahara (2006-current)
- Sōten no Ken by Tetsuo Hara (2001-current)
Formerly-serialized[]
- Akihabara@DEEP by Makoto Akane (2005-2007)
- Brave Story by Yoichiro Ono (2003-2008)
- Gau Gau Wāta by Umekawa Kazumi (2001-2004, continued in Comic Rex)
- Gokuaku no Hana - Hokuto no Ken Jagi Gaiden by Sin-ichi Hiromoto (2009)
- Nemuri Kyoshirō by Yoshihiro Yanagawa (2001-2003)
- Shirogane no Seija - Hokuto no Ken Toki Gaiden by Yuka Nagate (2007-2008)
- Sōkoku no Garō - Hokuto no Ken Rei Gaiden by Yasuyuki Nekoi (2007-2009)
- Ten no Haō - Hokuto no Ken Raō Gaiden by Yowkow Osada (2006-2007)
References[]
- ↑ "読者のみなさまへ - 株式会社コアミックス" (in Japanese).
- ↑ "週刊コミックバンチ☆コアミックス：ニュースリリース「読者のみなさまへ」" (in Japanese).
External links[]
- Official website (Japanese)
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