is a long-running Japanese seinen manga

Manga

Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...

 magazine started in 1967 as a magazine for teenage boys competing with titles like Manga Action and Big Comic

Big Comic

is a semimonthly seinen manga magazine published since 1968-02-29 by Shogakukan in Japan. It was originally launched as a monthly magazine, but switched to twice monthly on the 10th and 25th beginning in April 1968. It is paired with sister magazine Big Comic Original, going on sale in the weeks...

. Today it targets a young adult male audience ith contents tilting heavily toward sex, nudity, and gratuitous fan service

Fan service

, fanservice, or , is a term originating from anime and manga fandom for material in a series which is intentionally added to please the audience. It is about "servicing" the fan - giving the fans "exactly what they want"...

. It is published monthly by Shonen Gahosha

Shonen Gahosha

is a Japanese publisher named for Shōnen Gaho one of its first magazines. Founded in 1945, it previously published driving manuals and English conversation guides. Now it is known for magazines such as biweekly seinen manga Young King, the monthly manga serials Young King OURs and Monthly Young King...

 as a sister publication to Young King

Young King

is a biweekly seinen manga magazine published in Japan by Shōnen Gahosha, aimed primarily at male audiences, mostly older teens and young adults. It is the sister publication of Monthly Young King and Young King OURs and was originally founded in 1987 as the sister publication of the...

. Its circulation in 2008 was reported at 112,000 copies.