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1 Anthologies  



1.1  Monthly Shōnen Gangan (since 1991)  



1.1.1  Series  







1.2  Monthly GFantasy (since 1993)  





1.3  Young Gangan (since 2004)  





1.4  Gangan Online (since 2008)  





1.5  Gangan Joker (since 2009)  





1.6  Monthly Big Gangan (since 2010)  





1.7  Gangan Pixiv (since 2017)  





1.8  Manga UP! (since 2017)  





1.9  Gangan BLiss (since 2021)  







2 Discontinued magazines  



2.1  Gangan Powered (20012009)  





2.2  Monthly Gangan Wing (19962009)  







3 See also  





4 References  





5 External links  














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Gangan Comics
ガンガンコミックス
Parent company
  • Square Enix (2003–present)
  • StatusActive
    Founded1991; 33 years ago (1991)
    Country of originJapan
    Headquarters locationTokyo, Japan
    DistributionJapan
    Publication typesManga, magazines, light novels, graphic novels
    Fiction genresShōnen manga, seinen manga
    Official websitegangan.square-enix.co.jp

    Gangan (ガンガン, Gangan) is a manga imprint owned by Square Enix Holdings. It originated as a manga imprint for Enix before the company re-branded as Square Enix. It publishes manga in several anthologies aimed at different reader demographic groups in the Japanese market. Its anthologies are home to some popular Square Enix manga series which were adapted into anime series, like Fullmetal Alchemist, Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit, Nabari no Ou, Inu x Boku SS, The Case Study of Vanitas and Soul Eater.[1] The comics are later collected in paperback volumes under brand names such as Gangan Comics (ガンガンコミックス, Gangan Komikkusu), Gangan Comics Joker (ガンガンコミックスJOKER, Gangan Komikkusu Jōkā) and Young Gangan Comics (ヤングガンガンコミックス, Yangu Gangan Komikkusu), which identify the anthology of serialisation. These paperback brand names are formed by omitting any gekkan (月刊, monthly publication)orshōnen (少年, boy) in the magazine name and inserting Comics (コミックス, Komikkusu) directly after the word Gangan.

    Anthologies[edit]

    Monthly Shōnen Gangan (since 1991)[edit]

    Monthly Shōnen Gangan
    Monthly Shōnen Gangan (08/2021 issue)
    CategoriesShōnen manga[2]
    FrequencyMonthly
    First issueMarch 12, 1991 (April 1991)
    Company
  • Square Enix (2003–present)
  • CountryJapan
    LanguageJapanese
    Websitegangan.square-enix.co.jp

    Monthly Shōnen Gangan (月刊少年ガンガン, Gekkan Shōnen Gangan) is a monthly manga anthology that regularly has over 600 pages. Shōnen Gangan was launched by Enix (now Square Enix) in 1991, to compete with other magazines such as Monthly Shōnen Magazine, Monthly Shōnen Jump and Shōnen Sunday Super, and is targeted toward the same young teen male demographic (shōnen means "young man"). It features manga with much action and adventure; science fiction and fantasy elements in the stories are very common. Square Enix also publishes the related Gangan YG and Monthly Gangan Wing.

    Series[edit]

    Manga First Issue Author
    Eiyū Kyōshitsu (英雄教室) September 2016 Shin Araki, Koara Kishida
    Final Fantasy: Lost Stranger (ファイナルファンタジー ロスト・ストレンジャー) July 2017 Hazuki Minase, Itsuki Kameya
    Futoku no Guild (不徳のギルド) June 2017 Taichi Kawazoe
    Kinsō no Vermeil (金装のヴェルメイユ) October 2018 Kouta Amana, Youko Umezu
    Munou na Nana (無能なナナ) May 2016 Looseboy, Iori Furuya
    Nagasarete Airantō (ながされて藍蘭島) January 2002 Takeshi Fujishiro
    Ojisama to Neko (おじさまと猫) April 2019 Umi Sakurai
    Shachiku-san wa Yōjo Yūrei ni Iyasaretai (社畜さんは幼女幽霊に癒されたい。) August 2019 Imari Arita
    Toaru Majutsu no Index (とある魔術の禁書目録) April 2007 Kazuma Kamachi, Chuya Kogino
    Ura Sekai Picnic (裏世界ピクニック) February 2018 Iori Miyazawa, Eita Mizuno
    Yomi no Tsugai (黄泉のツガイ) December 2021 Hiromu Arakawa

    Manga and series featured:

  • Akuma Jiten (Shinya Suyama)
  • Beelzebub-jou no Oki ni Mesu mama. (matoba [ja])
  • B. Ichi (Atsushi Okubo)
  • Blade Sangokushi (Ryuunosuke Ichikawa, Taiyou Makabe)
  • Blast of Tempest (Kyō Shirodaira, Ren Saizaki) (completed)
  • Bloody Cross (Shiwo Komeyama)
  • Choko Beast!! (Rin Asano)
  • Code Age Archives (Yusuke Naora)
  • Corpse Princess (Yoshiichi Akahito)
  • Crimson Prince (Souta Kuwahara)
  • Doubt (Yoshiki Tonogai) (completed)
  • Dragon Quest: Eden no Senshitachi (Kamui Fujiwara)
  • Dragon Quest Monsters + (Mine Yoshizaki)
  • Dragon Quest Retsuden: Roto no Monshō (Kamui Fujiwara)
  • Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Hatenaki Sora no Mukou ni (Ryunosuke Ichikawa)
  • Final Fantasy Type-0 (Takatoshi Shiozawa)
  • Final Fantasy Type-0 Gaiden: The Icy Blade of Death (Takatoshi Shiozawa)
  • Fullmetal Alchemist (Hiromu Arakawa) (completed)
  • Guardian Eito (Mine Yoshizaki)
  • Guardian of the Spirit (Nahoko Uehashi, Kamui Fujiwara) (completed)
  • Handa-kun (Satsuki Yoshino) (completed)
  • Haré+Guu (Jungle wa Itsumo Hare nochi Gū & Hare Guu) (Renjuro Kindaichi)
  • Hazama no Uta (Kaishaku)
  • Heroman (Stan Lee, Tamon Ōta)
  • Jūshin Enbu (Hiromu Arakawa) (originally Gangan Powered) (completed)
  • Hidamari no Pinyu (Misaki Ogawa)
  • Flash! Funny-face Club (Motoei Shinzawa)
  • Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Himatsubushi-hen (Yoshiki Tonogai, Ryukishi07)
  • It's a Wonderful World (Shiro Amano)
  • Im: Great Priest Imhotep (Makoto Morishita)
  • Judge (Yoshiki Tonogai)
  • Kingdom Hearts (Shiro Amano)
  • Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (Shiro Amano)
  • Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (Shiro Amano)
  • Kingdom Hearts II (Shiro Amano)
  • Kurenai Ouji (Souta Kuwahara)
  • Luno (Kei Toume)
  • Maboroshi no Daichi (Masomi Kanzaki)
  • Mahōjin Guru Guru (Hiroyuki Etou)
  • Mamotte Shugogetten (Minene Sakurano)
  • Material Puzzle (Masahiro Totsuka) (completed)
  • Matantei Loki (Sakura Kinoshita) (completed)
  • Megalomania (Daisuke Hiyama)
  • Meteo Emblem (Park Sung-woo)
  • Ninpen Manmaru (Mikio Igarashi) (completed)
  • Onikiri-sama no Hakoiri Musume (Akinobu Uraku)
  • Ousama no Mimi Okonomimi (Kei Natsumi)
  • Ore no Kanojo ni Nanika Youkai (Karino Takatsu)
  • Papuwa & Nangoku Shōnen Papuwa-kun (Ami Shibata)
  • Peace Maker (Nanae Chrono) (completed)
  • Phantom Dead or Alive (Michiaki Watanabe)
  • Red Raven (Shinta Fujimoto)
  • Rokushou! (Sakurako Gokurakuin)
  • Saga of Queen Knight (Tomohiro Shimomura)
  • Shugen Byakuryū Rubikura (Ryūsuke Mita)
  • Soul Eater (Atsushi Ōkubo) (completed)
  • Soul Eater Not! (Atsushi Ōkubo) (completed)
  • Spiral: Suiri no Kizuna (Eita Mizuno, Kyo Shirodaira)
  • Spiral Alive (Eita Mizuno, Kyo Shirodaira)
  • Star Ocean: Blue Sphere (Aoi Mizuki)
  • Star Ocean: The Second Story (Mayumi Azuma)
  • Star Ocean: Till the End of Time (Akira Kanda)
  • Straykeys (Tarō Yuzunoki)
  • The Comic Artist and Assistants (Hiroyuki) (completed)
  • Today's Cerberus (Ato Sakurai) (completed)
  • Tokyo Fantasy Gakuen Yuushaka: Rua no Noel (Kaishaku)
  • Tokyo Underground (Akinobu Uraka) (completed)
  • Totsugeki! Papparatai (Natsuki Matsuzawa)
  • Tozasareta Nerugaru (Rumi Aruma)
  • Tripeace (Maru Tomoyuki)
  • Twin Signal (Sachi Oshimizu) (completed)
  • UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie (Kaishaku) (completed)
  • Umineko no Naku Koro Ni: Episode 07 - Requiem of the Golden Witch (Ryukishi07, Eita Mizuno) (completed)
  • Vampire Juuji Kai (Yuri Kimura, Kyo Shirodaira) (completed)
  • Val × Love (Ryosuke Asakura) (completed)
  • Violinist of Hameln (Michiaki Watanabe) (completed)
  • Watashi no Messiah-sama (Suu Minazuki) (completed)
  • Z MAN (Hideaki Nishikawa)
  • Monthly GFantasy (since 1993) [edit]

    Monthly GFantasy (月刊Gファンタジー, Gekkan Jī Fantajī), also known as Gangan Fantasy, is a Japanese shōnen manga magazine.[3] Launched in 1992 as a special issue of Shounen Gangan under the name Fantastic Comic (ファンタスティックコミック). In 1993 it became its own magazine under the name of Monthly Gangan Fantasy (月刊ガンガンファンタジー). In the April 1994 issue it was renamed to GFantasy. The manga tend to be set in a fantasy setting with large amounts of supernatural themes and a fair amount of action and/or horror scenes.

    Manga featured:

    Young Gangan (since 2004)[edit]

    Young Gangan (ヤングガンガン, Yangu Gangan) is a Japanese seinen manga magazine published by Square Enix twice a month, on the first and third Friday.[5] The magazine was first published on December 3, 2004.

    Manga featured:

    Gangan Online (since 2008)[edit]

    Gangan Online (ガンガンオンライン, Gangan Onrain) is a free manga and light novel web magazine and smartphone app published and updated by Square Enix. The online web magazine was activated on October 2, 2008.

    Manga featured:

    Light Novels featured:

    Gangan Joker (since 2009)[edit]

    Monthly Gangan Joker (月刊ガンガンJOKER, Gekkan Gangan Joker) is a Japanese shōnen manga anthology that was launched by Square Enix on April 22, 2009.

    Manga featured:

    Monthly Big Gangan (since 2010)[edit]

    Monthly Big Gangan is a seinen manga publication entry in Square Enix's Gangan imprint.

    Manga featured:

    Gangan Pixiv (since 2017)[edit]

    On February 22, 2017, Gangan Pixiv was launched as a collaboration between Pixiv and Square Enix.[6]

    Manga UP! (since 2017)[edit]

    Like Gangan Online, Manga Up! is a manga app and website which serializes a lot of popular media mix works with manga adaptations of novels exclusively published on the service. In July 2022, Square Enix launched an English version of the Manga UP! featuring titles from Manga UP! and other Square Enix magazines.[7]

    Gangan BLiss (since 2021)[edit]

    In September 2021, Square Enix launched Gangan BLiss, a manga label dedicated to publishing boy's love manga. The manga published under this label will be serialized on the CMOA website.[8]

    Discontinued magazines[edit]

    Gangan Powered (2001–2009)[edit]

    Gangan Powered (ガンガンパワード, Gangan Pawādo) was a Japanese shōnen/seinen manga magazine published by Square Enix. The last release of the magazine was with the April 2009 issue sold on February 21, 2009, and it was subsequently replaced by Gangan Joker.[9]

    Manga featured:

    Monthly Gangan Wing (1996–2009)[edit]

    Monthly Gangan Wing (月刊ガンガンWING, Gekkan Gangan Wing) was a Japanese shōnen manga magazine published by Square Enix. The last release of the magazine was with the May 2009 issue sold on March 21, 2009, and it was subsequently replaced by Gangan Joker.[9]

    Manga featured:

    See also[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "2007 profile" (PDF). Square Enix. October 2007. p. 6. Retrieved April 28, 2008.
  • ^ Thompson, Jason (2007). Manga: The Complete Guide. Del Rey Books. p. xxiii-xxiv. ISBN 978-0-345-48590-8.
  • ^ Beasi, Melinda (November 5, 2010). "Fanservice Friday: A Girl's (G)Fantasy". Manga Book Shelf. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  • ^ "Skate-Leading Stars Skating Anime Gets Manga". Anime News Network. March 18, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  • ^ "Square Enix Comic Magazines" (in Japanese). Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  • ^ スクエニ×pixivのWebマガジン創刊!「幸色のワンルーム」など4タイトル. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 22, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  • ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (July 25, 2022). "Square Enix Launches English Version of Manga Up! Web Manga Site, App". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  • ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 18, 2023). "Square Enix Reveals New 'Gangan BLiss' Boys-Love Manga Label". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  • ^ a b "Gangan Joker to Replace Gangan Powered, Wing Mags". Anime News Network. March 1, 2009. Retrieved June 30, 2009.
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