Weekly Shōnen Champion
{{short description|Japanese manga magazine}}
{{use mdy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox magazine
| image_file = WeeklyShonenChampion50thAnniversaryCover.jpg
| logo = Weekly Shonen Champion.png
| image_caption = Weekly Shōnen Champion cover for its 50th anniversary
| editor =
| frequency = Weekly
| circulation = 250,000{{Cite web|url=https://www.j-magazine.or.jp/user/data/magdata/1/12|title=一般社団法人 日本雑誌協会}}From October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019.
| category = Shōnen manga{{cite book|title=Manga: The Complete Guide|last=Thompson|first=Jason|authorlink=Jason Thompson (writer)|publisher=Del Rey Books|isbn=978-0-345-48590-8|year=2007|page=xxiii-xxiv}}
| company = Akita Shoten
| firstdate = July 15, 1969
| country = Japan
| based = Tokyo
| language = Japanese
| website = {{Official website}}
| issn =
}}
{{nihongo|Weekly Shōnen Champion|週刊少年チャンピオン|Shūkan Shōnen Champion}} is a Japanese shōnen manga magazine published by Akita Shoten.
History
Shōnen Champion was first published on July 15, 1969. It has had numerous popular series by manga artists such as Osamu Tezuka, Go Nagai, Shinji Mizushima, Masami Kurumada, Keisuke Itagaki. The magazine is published every Thursday. It had a circulation of 250,000 from 1 October 2018 to 30 September 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.j-magazine.or.jp/user/data/magdata/1/12|title=一般社団法人 日本雑誌協会}}
A digital supplement manga magazine titled Champion Buzz began publication on October 5, 2023.{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Weekly Shōnen Champion Gets New Champion Buzz Digital Supplement|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-09-18/weekly-shonen-champion-gets-new-champion-buzz-digital-supplement/.202482|website=Anime News Network|access-date=September 18, 2023|date=September 18, 2023}}
Currently running manga series
There are currently 26 manga titles being serialized in Weekly Shōnen Champion. Out of them Baki Gaiden: Scarface is published on an irregular basis.
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Series Title
!Author(s) !Premiered |
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{{nihongo|Appare! Urayasu Tekkin Kazoku|あっぱれ!浦安鉄筋家族}}
|Kenji Hamaoka |{{dts|2018|03|15}} |
{{nihongo|Baki Rahen|刃牙らへん}}
|{{dts|2023|08|24}} |
{{nihongo|Baki Gaiden: Scarface|バキ外伝 疵面-スカーフェイス-}}
|Keisuke Itagaki, Yukinao Yamauchi |{{dts|2009|01|17}} |
{{nihongo|Cherry Yūsha to "Sei" naru Tsurugi|チェリー勇者と"せい"なる剣}}
|Yuzuki Uchiba |{{dts|2024|10|24}} |
{{nihongo|Dogō no Blue|怒業の{{ruby-ja|蒼|ブルー}}}}
|{{ill|Ren Kawahara|ja|カワハラ恋}} |{{dts|2024|09|12}} |
{{nihongo|Enma no Kyōshitsu|閻魔の教室}}
|Yūji Tanaka |{{dts|2025|04|17}} |
{{nihongo|Gakuen Idolmaster GOLD RUSH|学園アイドルマスター GOLD RUSH}}
|Bandai Namco Entertainment, Kotoba Inoya, Yū Okino |{{dts|2024|10|03}} |
{{nihongo|Hikuidori: Ushū Borotobi-Gumi|火喰鳥 羽州ぼろ鳶組}}
|Shōgo Imamura, Shinobu Seguchi |{{dts|2025|04|24}} |
{{nihongo|Kimi wa Yotsuba no Clover|きみは四葉のクローバー}}
|Koushi |{{dts|2024|07|18}} |
{{nihongo|Kizetsu Yūsha to Ansatsu Hime|気絶勇者と暗殺姫}}
|Yukichi Yukida, Norishiro-chan |{{DTS|2022|10|27}} |
{{nihongo|Lupin the Third: Neighbor World Princess|ルパン三世 {{ruby-ja|異世界の姫君|ネイバーワールドプリンセス}}}}
|Monkey Punch, Yōsuke Saeki, Keyaki Uchi-Uchi |{{dts|2021|08|26}} |
{{nihongo|Manga Yūenchi: Baki Gaiden|漫画 ゆうえんち-バキ外伝-}}
|Keisuke Itagaki, Baku Yumemakura, Yuria Fujita |{{dts|2022|03|17}} |
{{nihongo|Marimo Kyōdai no Sahanji|まりも兄弟の茶飯事}}
|Yukiaki Kurando, Itonoko |{{dts|2024|06|20}} |
MOGAKU
|Gumimaru |{{dts|2024|07|25}} |
{{nihongo|Mokuyōbi no Furutto|木曜日のフルット}}
|{{dts|2009|01|10}} |
{{nihongo|Nobody Knows About the Hero Sonata|ソナタはいったい誰なんだ|Sonata wa Ittai Dare na n da}}
|Kotoba Inoya |{{dts|2025|05|15}} |
{{nihongo|Rappa: Yankee Ninpūchō|乱破-ヤンキー忍風帖-}}
|{{ill|Eiji Hashimoto (manga artist)|lt=Eiji Hashimoto|ja|橋本エイジ}} |{{dts|2024|09|26}} |
Shy
|Bukimi Miki |{{dts|2019|08|01}} |
{{nihongo|Taika no Risei|タイカの理性}}
|{{dts|2025|01|16}} |
{{nihongo|Toki no Yūsha|{{ruby-ja|廻刻|トキ}}の勇者}}
|Yūto Yotsuba, Takaaki Saitō |{{dts|2024|12|05}} |
{{nihongo|Tougen Anki: Dark Demon of Paradise|桃源暗鬼|Tōgen Anki}}
|Yura Urushibara |{{dts|2020|06|11}} |
{{nihongo|The Vampire Dies in No Time|吸血鬼すぐ死ぬ|Kyūketsuki Sugu Shinu}}
|Itaru Bonnoki |{{dts|2015|06|25}} |
{{nihongo|Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun|魔入りました!入間くん|Mairimashita! Iruma-kun}}
|Osamu Nishi |{{dts|2017|03|2}} |
{{nihongo|Worst Gaiden Guriko|WORST外伝 グリコ}}
|Hiroshi Takahashi, Ryuuta Suzuki |{{dts|2019|01|17}} |
{{nihongo|Yankee JK Kuzuhana-chan|ヤンキーJKクズハナちゃん}}
|{{dts|2020|03|19}} |
{{nihongo|Yowamushi Pedal|弱虫ペダル}}
|Wataru Watanabe |{{dts|2008|02|21}} |
Past series
- 750 Rider
- The Abashiri Family
- AI no Idenshi
- Akumetsu
- Alabaster
- Apocalypse Zero
- Atsumare! Fushigi Kenkyū-bu
- Babel II
- Baki the Grappler
- Beastars
- Black Jack by Osamu Tezuka
- Clover
- The Crater by Osamu Tezuka (1969-1970)
- Cutie Honey by Go Nagai (1973-1974)
- The Dangers in My Heart – transferred to {{Interlanguage link|Champion Cross|lt=Champion Cross|ja|チャンピオンクロス}}
- Dokaben by Shinji Mizushima (1972-1981)
- Don Dracula
- Duke Goblin
- Eiken
- Eko Eko Azarak
- Fuan no Tane Plus by Masaaki Nakayama (2007- 2008)
- Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine S - transferred to Manga Cross
- Geniearth by Rensuke Oshikiri
- Harigane Service
- Harigane Service Ace
- Hungry Heart: Wild Striker
- Ippon Again! - transferred to Manga Cross
- Iron Wok Jan
- Jitsu wa Watashi wa
- Kaze ga Gotoku
- Koe ga Dasenai Shōjo wa "Kanojo ga Yasashisugiru" to Omotte Iru
- Low Teen Blues
- Magical Girl Site - transferred from Champion Tap!
- Meika-san wa Oshi Korosenai - transferred to Manga Cross
- Mirai Keisatsu Urashiman
- Mitsudomoe
- Muteki Kanban Musume
- My-Hime
- My-Otome
- Nanaka 6/17
- Nine Peaks - transferred to Manga Cross
- Penguin Musume
- Plawres Sanshiro
- Rainbow Parakeet
- Rokudou no Onna-tachi
- Saint Seiya: Next Dimension
- Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas
- Sanda
- s-CRY-ed
- Seven of Seven
- Shūkan Shōnen Hachi
- Shūjin Riku
- Squid Girl
- Sugarless
- Super Radical Gag Family
- Uchū Jūbe (肥前屋兵衛, "Treasure Hunter Jubei") by Hitoshi Tomizawa (1994-1995)
- Yuuyake Banchō
- Zenikko
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.akitashoten.co.jp/magazine/w-champion}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{Anime News Network|magazine|4818}}
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Category:1969 establishments in Japan
Category:Magazines established in 1969
Category:Magazines published in Tokyo