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is a weekly shonen
Shonen

is a genre of manga with a demographic of young boys generally between the ages of about 10 and 18. Examples include Dragon Ball , Naruto, Bleach , Case Closed, One Piece, Rurouni Kenshin, InuYasha, Death Note, Yu Yu Hakusho, and Yu-Gi-Oh....
 manga
Manga

, , are comics and print cartoons , in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 20th century. In their modern form, manga date from shortly after World War II, but they have a long, complex pre-history in earlier Japanese art....
 magazine
Magazine

for quarterly in Heraldry see Quartering Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of Article , generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscription, or all three....
 published by Shogakukan
Shogakukan

is a Japanese publisher of Japanese dictionaries, literature, manga, non-fiction, DVDs, and other media in Japan.Shogakukan founded Shueisha which founded Hakusensha....
.

honen Sunday was first published on Tuesday, March 17, 1959, the same day as its rival Shonen Magazine. The debut issue featured Shigeo Nagashima
Shigeo Nagashima

is a former professional baseball in Japan player and manager.Nagashima was by far the most popular figure in Japanese baseball during his career. His contributions to the development of the sport in Japan are immeasurable, but his competence as a manager is often called into question....
, the star player of the Yomiuri Giants
Yomiuri Giants

The are a Professional baseball team based in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. The team competes in the Central League of Japan's top-tier major league, Nippon Professional Baseball, and they play their home games in the Tokyo Dome, opened in 1988....
 on the cover, and a congratulatory article by Isoko Hatano, a noted child psychologist.

Despite its name, Shonen Sunday is published on Wednesdays of each week.






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is a weekly shonen
Shonen

is a genre of manga with a demographic of young boys generally between the ages of about 10 and 18. Examples include Dragon Ball , Naruto, Bleach , Case Closed, One Piece, Rurouni Kenshin, InuYasha, Death Note, Yu Yu Hakusho, and Yu-Gi-Oh....
 manga
Manga

, , are comics and print cartoons , in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 20th century. In their modern form, manga date from shortly after World War II, but they have a long, complex pre-history in earlier Japanese art....
 magazine
Magazine

for quarterly in Heraldry see Quartering Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of Article , generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscription, or all three....
 published by Shogakukan
Shogakukan

is a Japanese publisher of Japanese dictionaries, literature, manga, non-fiction, DVDs, and other media in Japan.Shogakukan founded Shueisha which founded Hakusensha....
.

History

Shonen Sunday was first published on Tuesday, March 17, 1959, the same day as its rival Shonen Magazine. The debut issue featured Shigeo Nagashima
Shigeo Nagashima

is a former professional baseball in Japan player and manager.Nagashima was by far the most popular figure in Japanese baseball during his career. His contributions to the development of the sport in Japan are immeasurable, but his competence as a manager is often called into question....
, the star player of the Yomiuri Giants
Yomiuri Giants

The are a Professional baseball team based in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. The team competes in the Central League of Japan's top-tier major league, Nippon Professional Baseball, and they play their home games in the Tokyo Dome, opened in 1988....
 on the cover, and a congratulatory article by Isoko Hatano, a noted child psychologist.

Despite its name, Shonen Sunday is published on Wednesdays of each week. The "Sunday" in the name was the creation of its first editor, Kiichi Toyoda, who wanted the title to be evocative of a relaxing weekend.

Shonen Sunday's distinctive "pointing finger" that appears in the lower corner of every page on the left side of the magazine made its subtle debut in the 4/5 issue from 1969. This understated feature, ever present but easily overlooked, was referenced as a plot element in 20th Century Boys
20th Century Boys

is a science fiction mystery manga created by Naoki Urasawa. It won the 2001 Kodansha Manga Award in the General category, an Excellence Prize at the 2002 Japan Media Arts Festival, and the 2003 Shogakukan Manga Award in the General category....
. Sunday's more noticeable mascot, a helmeted fish debuted in the 1980s.

Prior to the 1990s and 2000s no serial in Shonen Sunday had run over 40 volumes, but that began to change with series such as Case Closed
Case Closed

Case Closed, also known as in Japan and most other countries, is a Japanese detective fiction manga and anime series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama and serialized in Shonen Sunday since 1994....
, MAJOR, InuYasha
InuYasha

, full title , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It premiered in Weekly Shonen Sunday on November 13, 1996 and concluded on June 18, 2008....
, and Karakuri Circus
Karakuri Circus

is a manga by Kazuhiro Fujita, also the mangaka of Ushio and Tora. The manga was published in the Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine . The manga is currently available as individually compiled and bound tankobon....
, which maintained a high level of popularity. Consequently, another change that has met with mixed feelings is the early discontinuation of series by non-veteran mangaka
Mangaka

is the Japanese language word for a comic book creator or cartoonist. Outside of Japan, manga usually refers to a Japanese comic book and mangaka refers to the author of the manga, who is usually Japanese person....
 which has led to newer artists, Koji Kumeta
Koji Kumeta

, is a Japanese gag mangaka. His most famous works are Go!! Southern Ice Hockey Club and Katte ni Kaizo. His other major works include Sodatte Darling!! and Taiyo no Senshi Poka Poka....
 for example, leaving for other publishers' magazines.

In a rare event due to the closeness of the two magazine's founding dates, Weekly Shonen Sunday and Weekly Shonen Magazine
Weekly Shonen Magazine

, also known as Shonen Magazine, is a shonen manga magazine published by Kodansha, first published on 17 March 1959. Despite some unusual censorship policies , its audience tends to skew older with some more mature works and a large portion of its readership falling under the male high school or college student demographic....
 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.

Currently running manga-series

Italics: Manga published in North America

  • Arata Kangatari ~Engaku Kougatari~
  • Artist Acro
    Artist Acro

    is a shonen manga by Ato Sakurai. The manga began its serialization in Shonen Sunday from 2008 vol. 31 and is still being published....
  • Cross Game
    Cross Game

    is an ongoing romantic comedy baseball manga series by Mitsuru Adachi serialized by Shogakukan in Shonen Sunday since issue 22/23 in 2005. The first part of the story, , is a prologue that takes place while the main characters are in elementary school....
  • Gamble
  • Gekko Jorei (Moonlight Act)
  • Golden Age
  • Hajimete no Aku (My First Mr. Akuno)
  • Hayate no Gotoku!
    Hayate the Combat Butler

    is a Japanese manga series, written and illustrated by Mangaka Kenjiro Hata, about a boy who starts a new job as a butler and the events he experiences with his employer....
     (Hayate the Combat Butler)
  • Hyde and Closer
  • Itsuwari Bito - Utsuho
  • Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai
    Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai

    is a shonen manga by Tamiki Wakaki. The manga has been published in Shonen Sunday since its 2008 Issue 19. Wakaki created a prototype version of the story which debuted in Shonen Sunday 2007 Issue 19 and was titled, "Koishite!? Kami-sama!!"....
     (The World That Only God Knows)
  • Kekkaishi
    Kekkaishi

    is a manga series by Yellow Tanabe. It is published in Japan by Shogakukan and in North America in English by Viz Media. It was adapted as a 52-episode anime series by Sunrise broadcast between October 2006 and February 2008....
  • King Golf
  • Kongo Bancho
    Kongo Bancho

    is a shonen manga by Nakaba Suzuki. The manga began its serialization in Shonen Sunday from 2007 vol. 47 and is still being published....
  • MAJOR
  • Maou: Juvenile Remix
  • Meitantei Conan
    Case Closed

    Case Closed, also known as in Japan and most other countries, is a Japanese detective fiction manga and anime series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama and serialized in Shonen Sunday since 1994....
     (Detective Conan/Case Closed)
  • Mitsuboshi no Speciality
  • MIXIM?11
  • Obo Samba
  • Ocha ni Gosu.
    A Bad Boy Drinks Tea

    is a shonen manga by Hiroyuki Nishimori. The manga is currently running in Shonen Sunday having begun in 2007 issue 18....
     (A Bad Boy Drinks Tea!)
  • Onidere
    Onidere

    is a shonen manga by Yosuke Crystalna. The manga is currently running in Shonen Sunday having begun in 2008's issue 18....
  • Saijo no Meii
    Saijo no Meii

    is a shonen manga by Takashi Hashiguchi. This series debuted in Shonen Sunday 2008 issue 1 ....
     (The Best Skilled Surgeon)
  • Saikyo! Toritsu Aoizaka Koko Yakyubu
    Saikyo! Toritsu Aoizaka Koko Yakyubu

    is a shonen manga by Motoyuki Tanaka. The manga began its serialization in Shonen Sunday from 2005 vol. 6 and is still being published. In 2008 the series won the Kodansha Manga Award in the shonen category....
     (Strongest! Aoizaka Metropolitan High School Baseball Club)
  • Shijo Saikyo no Deshi Kenichi (Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple)
  • Torau Meister
  • Yaoyoroo!
  • Zettai Karen Children
    Zettai Karen Children

    is a Japanese shonen manga by Takashi Shiina. The manga started serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine Shonen Sunday in 2005. An anime series began on April 6, 2008 and is scheduled to run for fifty-two episodes....
     (Absolutely Lovely Children)


Other Well-Known Sunday Series

In its nearly fifty year history Shonen Sunday has been host to many series that are considered classics of their genre. From the works of Osamu Tezuka
Osamu Tezuka

was a Japanese people Mangaka, animator, movie producer and medical doctor, although he never practiced medicine. Born in Osaka Prefecture, he is best known as the creator of Astro Boy and Kimba the White Lion....
 and Shotaro Ishinomori
Shotaro Ishinomori

was an influential figure in manga, anime and tokusatsu who created several immensely popular long-running series such as Cyborg 009 and the Kamen Rider Series....
 to Rumiko Takahashi
Rumiko Takahashi

is a Japanese people mangaka.Takahashi is one of the wealthiest individuals, and the most affluent mangaka in Japan. The manga she creates are very popular in the United States and Europe where they have been released as both manga and anime in English language translation....
, Mitsuru Adachi
Mitsuru Adachi

is a mangaka born February 9, 1951 in Isesaki, Gunma, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. After graduating from Gunma Prefectural Maebashi Commercial High School in 1969, Adachi worked as an assistant for Isami Ishii....
 and Gosho Aoyama
Gosho Aoyama

, born on June 21, 1963 in Hokuei, Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, Japan is a Japanese mangaka. He is best known as the creator of the manga series Detective Conan ....
, some of the biggest names in the industry have called Shonen Sunday their home.

Circulation

  • 2000 - 2 million
  • 2002 - 1.53 million
  • 2003 - 1.31 million
  • 2004 - 1.16 million
  • 2005 - 1.06 million
  • 2006 - 1 million
  • 2007 - 940,000


Former Editors

  • 1991 - 1993
    • Takashi Hirayama
  • 1994 - 2000
    • Toyohiko Okuyama
  • 2000 - 2002
    • Shinichiro Tsuzuki
  • 2002 - 2004
    • Shinichi Mikami
  • 2004 - present
    • Masato Hayashi


International version

  • Shonen Star - Indonesia


See also

  • Bessatsu Shonen Sunday
    Bessatsu Shonen Sunday

    was a monthly manga magazine published by Shogakukan in Japan....
  • Shonen Sunday Super
    Shonen Sunday Super

    is a bi-monthly shonen manga magazine published by Shogakukan....


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