{"id":79396,"date":"2016-01-29T10:43:03","date_gmt":"2016-01-29T10:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/6toplists.com\/?p=79396"},"modified":"2020-10-29T19:24:19","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T19:24:19","slug":"top-15-japanese-manga-magazines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/?p=79396","title":{"rendered":"Top 15 Japanese Manga Magazines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This article is a treat for all of you <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japanese_popular_culture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Japanese pop culture <\/a>fans out there. Over the past couple of years, manga (Japanese comics) and anime (Japanese cartoons) have been <strong>extremely popular outside of Japan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lots of manga has been published<\/strong> by itself, but a lot of titles get featured in magazines about manga that are catered toward lots of different demographics.&nbsp;Today, we\u2019re going to give you a list of the <strong>first fifteen top Japanese manga magazines<\/strong> of all time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">15. Weekly Manga Sunday<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Also known by its nickname, <em>Mansun<\/em>, <em>Weekly Manga Sunday<\/em> is a magazine that has been <strong>discontinued on February 19, 2013<\/strong>. <em>Manga Sunday<\/em> released its first issue in 1959 and was published by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jitsugyo_no_Nihon_Sha\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During a large portion of its time, the magazine <strong>released an issue once a week<\/strong>, but on June 5, 2012, it started to release issues only twice a month, dropping \u201cweekly\u201d from its title. Eventually, the company decided to stop continuing the magazine in February the next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\namzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\";\namzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"drainflies-20\";\namzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"search\";\namzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";\namzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\namzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\namzn_assoc_default_search_phrase = \"Weekly Manga Sunday\";\namzn_assoc_default_category = \"All\";\namzn_assoc_linkid = \"09d8f2910074bd5174d32c456b4fb7ea\";\namzn_assoc_design = \"in_content\";\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">14. Weekly Morning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Weekly-Morning-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"best manga magazines\" class=\"wp-image-79416\" title=\"Weekly Morning manga magazine\" srcset=\"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Weekly-Morning-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Weekly-Morning-176x250.jpg 176w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Weekly-Morning.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Weekly Morning<\/em> is a <strong>magazine catered to adult men<\/strong> that released its first issue 1982 and has been published by <a href=\"http:\/\/kodanshacomics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kodansha<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When it made its debut in 1982, it was <strong>originally called <em>Comic Morning<\/em><\/strong>, but changed its name to <em>Weekly Morning<\/em> eventually. Another name it\u2019s well known by is simply <em>Morning<\/em>. Unlike the other magazines that publish once a month or every two weeks, this one releases an issue every week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many series currently running, but a few of these series are <em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Billy_Bat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Billy Bat<\/a><\/em>, <em>Cooking Papa<\/em>, and <em>Giant Killing<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\namzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\";\namzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"drainflies-20\";\namzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"search\";\namzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";\namzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\namzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\namzn_assoc_default_search_phrase = \"Weekly Morning Kodansha\";\namzn_assoc_default_category = \"All\";\namzn_assoc_linkid = \"09d8f2910074bd5174d32c456b4fb7ea\";\namzn_assoc_design = \"in_content\";\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">13. Jump Square<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With its premiere on November 2, 2007, <em>Jump Square<\/em> is a magazine that releases a <strong>new issue once a month<\/strong>. Most of its content is manga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was the magazine to replace <em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Monthly_Sh%C5%8Dnen_Jump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Monthly Sh\u014dnen Jump<\/a><\/em> after it had been discontinued by Shueisha in June 2007. Just like all of the monthly shonen magazines, <em>Jump Square<\/em> is catered toward people between the <strong>ages of sixteen and twenty one<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the magazine first launched, <strong>over 500,000 copies were sold<\/strong> causing it to be completely sold out. In just three days since its release, 70% of the 500,000 copies were sold and due to extremely popular demand, another hundred thousand copies were <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Jump-SQ-CROWN-Square-Japanese\/dp\/B0112S3ROE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">made for fans<\/a>, something that was unusual to do with Japanese magazines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A few titles that <em>Jump Square<\/em> currently features are <em>Ao no Exorcist<\/em>, <em>Gate 7<\/em>, and <em>Platinum End<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\namzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\";\namzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"drainflies-20\";\namzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"search\";\namzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";\namzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\namzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\namzn_assoc_default_search_phrase = \"Jump Square magazine\";\namzn_assoc_default_category = \"All\";\namzn_assoc_linkid = \"09d8f2910074bd5174d32c456b4fb7ea\";\namzn_assoc_design = \"in_content\";\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">12. Big Comic<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"215\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Big_Comics-215x300.jpg\" alt=\"manga magazine, Big Comic\" class=\"wp-image-79421\" title=\"Big Comic manga magazine cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Big_Comics-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Big_Comics-179x250.jpg 179w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Big_Comics.jpg 322w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Big Comic<\/em>, published by<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shogakukan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Shogakukan<\/a>, is a semimonthly released magazine that had its first issue released on February 29, 1968. When it was first created, the magazine <strong>released issues once a month<\/strong>, but started releasing them every two months starting April 1968.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more than 40 years, the front cover had always shown a <strong>rendered portrait of a famous individual<\/strong> that was created by a manga artist named <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sh%C5%ABichi_Higurashi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sh\u016bichi Higurashi<\/a>, but the artist had to retire due to his declining health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>magazine publishes a lot of series<\/strong> created by very well known artists and continues to publish Takao Saito\u2019s <em>Golgo 13<\/em>, which is the oldest manga series to continue to be published.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\namzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\";\namzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"drainflies-20\";\namzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"search\";\namzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";\namzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\namzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\namzn_assoc_default_search_phrase = \"Takao Saito\u2019s Golgo 13\";\namzn_assoc_default_category = \"All\";\namzn_assoc_linkid = \"09d8f2910074bd5174d32c456b4fb7ea\";\namzn_assoc_design = \"in_content\";\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-79426\" title=\"Weekly Sh\u014dnen Champion cover\" src=\"http:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Weekly_Shonen_Champion_2004_49-209x300.jpg\" alt=\"manga magazines, Weekly Sh\u014dnen Champion\" width=\"140\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Weekly_Shonen_Champion_2004_49-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Weekly_Shonen_Champion_2004_49-174x250.jpg 174w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Weekly_Shonen_Champion_2004_49.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 140px) 100vw, 140px\" \/>11. Weekly Sh\u014dnen Champion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a magazine that has <strong>featured many popular manga artists<\/strong> such as <a href=\"http:\/\/myanimelist.net\/people\/2992\/Go_Nagai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Go Nagai<\/a>, Masami Kurumada, Osamu Tezuka, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Its first issue was released on July 15, 1969 and is published every Thursday by Akita Shoten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some <strong>well known titles associated<\/strong> with <em>Weekly Sh\u014dnen Champion<\/em> are <em>Apocalypse Zero<\/em>, <em>Black Jack<\/em>, <em>Cutie Honey<\/em>, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\namzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\";\namzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"drainflies-20\";\namzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"search\";\namzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";\namzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\namzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\namzn_assoc_default_search_phrase = \"Cutie Honey\";\namzn_assoc_default_category = \"All\";\namzn_assoc_linkid = \"09d8f2910074bd5174d32c456b4fb7ea\";\namzn_assoc_design = \"in_content\";\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-79436\" title=\"Weekly Manga Goraku\" src=\"http:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/goraku-300x195.jpg\" alt=\"best Japan manga magazines, Weekly Manga Goraku\" width=\"200\" height=\"130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/goraku-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/goraku-768x498.jpg 768w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/goraku-1024x664.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/goraku-250x162.jpg 250w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/goraku-510x331.jpg 510w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/goraku.jpg 1572w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>10. Weekly Manga Goraku<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This magazine is one that has published an <strong>issue a week every Friday<\/strong> since its first issue in 1968.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s published by a company called<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nihon_Bungeisha\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Nihon Bungeisha<\/a> and is catered more towards men of middle age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\namzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\";\namzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"drainflies-20\";\namzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"search\";\namzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";\namzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\namzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\namzn_assoc_default_search_phrase = \"Weekly Manga Goraku\";\namzn_assoc_default_category = \"All\";\namzn_assoc_linkid = \"09d8f2910074bd5174d32c456b4fb7ea\";\namzn_assoc_design = \"in_content\";\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">9. Weekly Sh\u014dnen Sunday<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Pay no real attention to the title of this magazine because despite the word \u201cSunday\u201d being in there, issues are actually <strong>released every Wednesday<\/strong>. Originally, releases were every Tuesday, but was changed to Wednesday in 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Weekly Sh\u014dnen Sunday<\/em>\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/i.gzn.jp\/img\/2009\/03\/17\/sunday_50th\/sunday_1959.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">first launch <\/a>was in March 1959 and is published by Shogakukan. It was actually made to be a <strong>response to their rival<\/strong>, <em>Weekly Sh\u014dnen Magazine<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the magazine<strong> celebrated its 55th anniversary<\/strong>, fifty five brand new manga titles were released in <em>Weekly Shonen Sunday<\/em>, <em>Shonen Sunday S<\/em>, <em>Ura Sunday<\/em>, and <em>Club Sunday<\/em> both online and in print throughout 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the <strong>running manga titles include<\/strong> <em>-Asaoka K\u014dk\u014d Yaky\u016bbu Nisshi- Over Fence<\/em>, <em>Ane Log Moyako Neesan no Tomaranai Monologue<\/em>, <em>Arata Kangatari\u301cEngaku K\u014dgatari\u301c<\/em>, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\namzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\";\namzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"drainflies-20\";\namzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"search\";\namzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";\namzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\namzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\namzn_assoc_default_search_phrase = \"Weekly Sh\u014dnen Sunday\";\namzn_assoc_default_category = \"All\";\namzn_assoc_linkid = \"09d8f2910074bd5174d32c456b4fb7ea\";\namzn_assoc_design = \"in_content\";\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8. Big Comic Original<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"209\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Bigcomicoriginal-209x300.jpg\" alt=\"best manga magazines\" class=\"wp-image-79441\" title=\"Big Comic Original manga magazine\" srcset=\"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Bigcomicoriginal-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Bigcomicoriginal-174x250.jpg 174w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Bigcomicoriginal.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Published by Shogakukan and first launched in 1972, this magazine is <strong>catered toward older adult men<\/strong> and the majority of its audience is male.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Big Comic Original<\/em> is a <strong>sister magazine to <em>Big Comic<\/em><\/strong>, which goes on sale twice a week while <em>Original<\/em> goes on sale only every two months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The magazine has <strong>published over a thousand issues<\/strong> and most of the issues published contain over 350 pages that are printed in black and white. Not only that, but the cover usually contains a <strong>photo of a cat or a dog<\/strong> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Haiku\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">haiku<\/a>. Over eighty three percent of the magazine\u2019s readers are over the age of thirty and only about a quarter of its audience is female.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\namzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\";\namzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"drainflies-20\";\namzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"search\";\namzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";\namzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\namzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\namzn_assoc_default_search_phrase = \"Big Comic Original Shogakukan magazine\";\namzn_assoc_default_category = \"All\";\namzn_assoc_linkid = \"09d8f2910074bd5174d32c456b4fb7ea\";\namzn_assoc_design = \"in_content\";\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-79446\" title=\"Shoujo manga magazine - Ciao\" src=\"http:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Ciao-magazine-207x300.png\" alt=\"best manga magazines\" width=\"140\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Ciao-magazine-207x300.png 207w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Ciao-magazine-172x250.png 172w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Ciao-magazine.png 413w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 140px) 100vw, 140px\" \/>7. Ciao<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ciao<\/em> is a <strong>shoujo manga magazine<\/strong> that is supposed to be catered toward young girls between the ages of nine and fifteen who are into reading <strong>stories about relationships<\/strong> and other things not related to relationships such as <a href=\"http:\/\/6toplists.com\/8-best-science-books\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">science<\/a> and historical subjects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This magazine is one of the more unique ones as it has some <strong>sort of item attached to it<\/strong> such as paper crafts, makeup, watches, notebooks, pencils, and more. A different item is attached every month. It launched its first issue in 1977.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\namzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\";\namzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"drainflies-20\";\namzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"search\";\namzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";\namzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\namzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\namzn_assoc_default_search_phrase = \"Ciao  manga magazine\";\namzn_assoc_default_category = \"All\";\namzn_assoc_linkid = \"09d8f2910074bd5174d32c456b4fb7ea\";\namzn_assoc_design = \"in_content\";\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. Weekly Young Jump<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Weekly-Young-Jump-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"best manga magazines\" class=\"wp-image-79456\" title=\"Weekly Young Jump\" srcset=\"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Weekly-Young-Jump-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Weekly-Young-Jump-768x1087.jpg 768w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Weekly-Young-Jump-723x1024.jpg 723w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Weekly-Young-Jump-177x250.jpg 177w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Weekly-Young-Jump-510x722.jpg 510w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Weekly-Young-Jump.jpg 1130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Launched in 1979 and published by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shueisha.co.jp\/english\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shueisha<\/a>, this magazine is another one that <strong>releases its issues weekly<\/strong> and runs many titles of manga in each one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It has two special issues: one named <em>Miracle Jump<\/em> which occurs monthly and another named <em>Aoharu<\/em> which has irregular releases. It also<strong> has three sister magazines<\/strong> called <em>Ultra Jump<\/em>, <em>Grand Jump<\/em>, and <em>Jump X<\/em>. It\u2019s catered toward the male crowd and has a tendency to feature a <strong>lot of content showing violence<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of now, <strong>27 manga titles are being shown<\/strong> in this magazine, some of them including <em>87 Clockers<\/em>, <em>Amano-ke Yotsugo wa Ketsuekigata ga Zenin Chigau<\/em>,<em> and Fairy Girls.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\namzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\";\namzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"drainflies-20\";\namzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"search\";\namzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";\namzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\namzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\namzn_assoc_default_search_phrase = \"Weekly Young Jump Shueisha magazine\";\namzn_assoc_default_category = \"All\";\namzn_assoc_linkid = \"09d8f2910074bd5174d32c456b4fb7ea\";\namzn_assoc_design = \"in_content\";\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-79461\" title=\"Weekly Young Magazine cover\" src=\"http:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Weekly-Young-Magazine-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"best seinen manga magazines\" width=\"140\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Weekly-Young-Magazine-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Weekly-Young-Magazine-177x250.jpg 177w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Weekly-Young-Magazine.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 140px) 100vw, 140px\" \/>5. Weekly Young Magazine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Started in 1980 on June 23 and published by Kodansha, this is a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Seinen_manga\">seinen manga<\/a>\u201d magazine, meaning that it caters mostly toward<strong> young adult men<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cover of this magazine <strong>typically has a gravure idol<\/strong>, or a model who mostly poses in swimsuits and lingerie, and is shown in a few pages inside as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the <strong>titles currently running<\/strong> in this magazine are <em>Kurohy\u014d: Ry\u016b ga Gotoku Shinsh\u014d<\/em>, <em>Winning Ticket<\/em>, <em>Kecchin<\/em>, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\namzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\";\namzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"drainflies-20\";\namzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"search\";\namzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";\namzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\namzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\namzn_assoc_default_search_phrase = \"Weekly Young Magazine\";\namzn_assoc_default_category = \"All\";\namzn_assoc_linkid = \"09d8f2910074bd5174d32c456b4fb7ea\";\namzn_assoc_design = \"in_content\";\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Monthly Sh\u014dnen Magazine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Monthly-Shonen-Magazine-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"best manga magazines\" class=\"wp-image-79471\" title=\"Monthly Sh\u014dnen Magazine\" srcset=\"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Monthly-Shonen-Magazine-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Monthly-Shonen-Magazine-175x250.jpg 175w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Monthly-Shonen-Magazine.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Published by <a href=\"http:\/\/kodanshacomics.com\/series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kodansha<\/a>, its first issue was released in 1964. When it first came out, it was named <em>Bessatsu Sh\u014dnen Magazine<\/em> until its name was changed to <em>Monthly Bessatsu Sh\u014dnen Magazine <\/em>in 1969.[\/formatp]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, in 1975, its name was changed one last time to the current title it has today. Issues used to be <strong>released quarterly<\/strong>, but then the changed to be released monthly was made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the <strong>current manga series<\/strong> being shown are <em>Nanto Magoroku<\/em>, <em>C.M.B. ~Shinra Hakubutsukan no Jiken Mokuroku~<\/em>, <em>Tekken Chinmi Legends<\/em>, and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\namzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\";\namzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"drainflies-20\";\namzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"search\";\namzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";\namzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\namzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\namzn_assoc_default_search_phrase = \"Monthly Sh\u014dnen Magazine\";\namzn_assoc_default_category = \"All\";\namzn_assoc_linkid = \"09d8f2910074bd5174d32c456b4fb7ea\";\namzn_assoc_design = \"in_content\";\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. CoroCoro Comic<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"159\" src=\"http:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/CoroCoro-Comic-300x159.jpg\" alt=\"CoroCoro Comic\" class=\"wp-image-79476\" title=\"CoroCoro Comic\" srcset=\"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/CoroCoro-Comic-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/CoroCoro-Comic-768x407.jpg 768w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/CoroCoro-Comic.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/CoroCoro-Comic-250x133.jpg 250w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/CoroCoro-Comic-510x270.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike the two previous magazines that released issues weekly, this one releases their <strong>issues once a month on the 15th<\/strong>, starting with their very first release on May 15, 1955. The release date is worth it though as each issue is much longer than the others at <strong>750 pages long<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>CoroCoro<\/em> features very popular Japanese pop culture such as <em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doraemon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Doraemon<\/a><\/em> and well known anime and video game series, <em>Pokemon<\/em>. The main demographic this <strong>magazine caters to is young boys<\/strong> that are of elementary school age. It has two sister magazines, <em>Bessatsu CoroCoro<\/em> and <em>CoroCoro Ichiban!<\/em>, which are released every two months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When <em>CoroCoro<\/em> first launched, it was originally intended as a magazine for the <strong>most popular manga in Japan<\/strong>, <em>Doraemon<\/em>. It also often promoted toys and video games related to other popular mangas like <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pocketmonsters.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pocket Monsters<\/a><\/em>, also popularly known as <em>Pokemon<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part of <em>Pokemon<\/em>\u2019s huge success was due to this magazine due to the fact that you originally could only <strong>purchase the game from the magazine<\/strong> and that helped the magazine\u2019s sales as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the manga in this magazine include <em>Mario-kun<\/em>, <em>Pocket Monsters\/Pokemon<\/em>, <em>CoroCoro Manga College<\/em>, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\namzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\";\namzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"drainflies-20\";\namzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"search\";\namzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";\namzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\namzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\namzn_assoc_default_search_phrase = \"CoroCoro Comic\";\namzn_assoc_default_category = \"All\";\namzn_assoc_linkid = \"09d8f2910074bd5174d32c456b4fb7ea\";\namzn_assoc_design = \"in_content\";\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Weekly Sh\u014dnen Magazine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Weekly-Shonen-Magazine-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"best manga magazines\" class=\"wp-image-79481\" title=\"Weekly Sh\u014dnen Magazine\" srcset=\"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Weekly-Shonen-Magazine-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Weekly-Shonen-Magazine-175x250.jpg 175w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Weekly-Shonen-Magazine.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Weekly Sh\u014dnen Magazine<\/em>, owned by Kodansha, is a magazine that was <strong>first published on March 17, 1959<\/strong>. It\u2019s a magazine that is mostly read by an audience that is much older, but a lot of male high school and college students read it as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of the magazine\u2019s <strong>success occurred in the seventies<\/strong> and gained many more sales; however, that spot was eventually taken over by <em>Weekly Sh\u014dnen Jump<\/em> in 1968 when <em>Jump<\/em> was created. Fortunately, it had made a comeback during the nineties once <em>Jump<\/em> lost the popular franchise, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dragon_Ball_Z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dragon Ball<\/a><\/em>, and it started to make more sales again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some manga series that are currently <strong>featured in this magazine<\/strong> are <em>Acma:Game<\/em>, <em>Ahiru no Sora<\/em>, <em>Aho Girl<\/em>, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\namzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\";\namzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"drainflies-20\";\namzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"search\";\namzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";\namzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\namzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\namzn_assoc_default_search_phrase = \"Weekly Sh\u014dnen Magazine\";\namzn_assoc_default_category = \"All\";\namzn_assoc_linkid = \"09d8f2910074bd5174d32c456b4fb7ea\";\namzn_assoc_design = \"in_content\";\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Weekly Sh\u014dnen Jump<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"206\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Weekly-Shonen-Jump-206x300.jpg\" alt=\"best manga magazines\" class=\"wp-image-79486\" title=\"Weekly Sh\u014dnen Jump magazine\" srcset=\"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Weekly-Shonen-Jump-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Weekly-Shonen-Jump-171x250.jpg 171w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Weekly-Shonen-Jump-510x743.jpg 510w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Weekly-Shonen-Jump.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Launched by Shueisha and first released on July 2, 1968, <em>Weekly Sh\u014dnen Jump<\/em> is the number one selling and <strong>longest running magazine in Japan<\/strong> since. This is a manga series that mostly caters toward the young male demographic as it shows a lot of action, comedy, and cars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This magazine was at its most <strong>popular during the 80s and 90s<\/strong> and has since declined with only 2.4 million copies sold in the beginning of 2015 versus the 6.53 million copies sold in the past. <em>Weekly Sh\u014dnen Jump<\/em>\u2019s competition was <em>Weekly Sh\u014dnen Magazine<\/em> and <em>Weekly Sh\u014dnen Sunday<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once a year, this magazine <a href=\"http:\/\/shonenjump.viz.com\/blog\/tagged\/27\/contests\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">held a contest<\/a> for all new manga artists letting them create one shot stories. 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