Shōnen Sunday
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| Weekly Shōnen Sunday | |
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1984 Vol. 40 featuring Urusei Yatsura on the cover. |
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| Editor | Masato Hayashi |
| Categories | Shōnen manga |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| First issue | March 17, 1959 |
| Company | Shogakukan |
| Country |  Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Website | http://websunday.net/ |
Weekly Shōnen Sunday (週刊少年サンデー Shūkan Shōnen Sandē?) is a weekly shōnen manga magazine published by Shogakukan.
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[edit] 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, the star player of the Yomiuri Giants 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. 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, MAJOR, InuYasha, and Karakuri Circus, 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 which has led to newer artists, Kōji Kumeta 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 released a special combined issue[1] on March 19, 2008. In addition, other commemerative events, merchandise, and manga crossovers were planned for the following year as part of the celebrations.[2]
[edit] Currently running manga-series
Italics: Manga published in the United States
- Cross Game
- Darren Shan
- Gamble
- Gekkō Jōrei (Moonlight Act)
- Golden Age
- Hayate no Gotoku! (Hayate the Combat Butler)
- Hide & Closer
- Ifrit: Danzai no Enjin
- InuYasha
- Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai (The World That Only God Knows)
- Kekkaishi
- Kongo Bancho
- Kunai Den (The Legend of Kunai)
- LOST+BRAIN
- MAJOR
- Maou: Juvenile Remix
- Marine Hunter
- Meitantei Conan (Detective Conan/Case Closed)
- MiXiM♀12
- Obō Samba
- Ocha ni Gosu. (A Bad Boy Drinks Tea!)
- Onidere
- Saijō no Meii (The Best Skilled Surgeon)
- Saikyō! Toritsu Aoizaka Kōkō Yakyūbu (Strongest! Metropolitan Aoizaka High School Baseball Club)
- Shijō Saikyō no Deshi Kenichi (History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi)
- Zettai Karen Children (Absolutely Lovely Children)
[edit] 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 and Shotaro Ishinomori to Rumiko Takahashi, Mitsuru Adachi and Gosho Aoyama, some of the biggest names in the industry have called Shonen Sunday their home.
[edit] 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 [3]
[edit] Former Editors
- 1991 - 1993
- Takashi Hirayama
- 1994 - 2000
- Toyohiko Okuyama
- 2000 - 2002
- Shinichiro Tsuzuki
- 2002 - 2004
- Shinichi Mikami
- 2004 - present
- Masato Hayashi [4]
[edit] International version
- Shonen Star - Indonesia
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Shonen Sunday's 50th Anniversary", Rumic World, retrieved April 13, 2008.
- ^ "Shonen Magazine Shonen Sunday Mark 50th Anniversary", Anime News Network, retrieved March 22, 2008.
- ^ "週刊少年サンデー", Wikipedia.org, retrieved November 9, 2007.
- ^ "週刊少年サンデー", Wikipedia.org, retrieved November 9, 2007.
[edit] External links
- Anime News Network (English)
- Shonen Sunday homepage
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