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Weekly Shōnen Champion cover for its 50th anniversary
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| Categories | Shōnen manga[1] |
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| Frequency | Weekly |
| Circulation | 250,000[2][3] |
| First issue | July 15, 1969 |
| Company | Akita Shoten |
| Country | Japan |
| Based in | Tokyo |
| Language | Japanese |
| Website | Official website  |
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.
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.[4]
A digital supplement manga magazine titled Champion Buzz began publication on October 5, 2023.[5]
There are currently 22 manga titles being serialized in Weekly Shōnen Champion. Out of them, Saint Seiya: Next Dimension and Baki Gaiden: Scarface are published on an irregular basis.
| Series Title | Author(s) | Premiered |
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| Appare! Urayasu Tekkin Kazoku (あっぱれ!浦安鉄筋家族) | Kenji Hamaoka | March 15, 2018 |
| Atsumare! Fushigi Kenkyū-bu (あつまれ!ふしぎ研究部) | Masahiro Anbe | September 29, 2016 |
| Baki Rahen (刃牙らへん) | Keisuke Itagaki | August 24, 2023 |
| Baki Gaiden: Scarface (バキ外伝 疵面-スカーフェイス-) | Keisuke Itagaki, Yukinao Yamauchi | January 17, 2009 |
| Blue Dot | Shoichi Hori | March 30, 2023 |
| Boku ga Koisuru Kozumikkusutā (僕が恋するコズミックスター) | Heriyama | June 15, 2023 |
| Osananajimi no Ohime-sama (幼馴染のお姫様) | 9 °C | November 2, 2022 |
| Kizetsu Yūsha to Ansatsu Hime (気絶勇者と暗殺姫) | Yukichi Yukida, Norishiro-chan | October 27, 2022 |
| Lupin the Third: Neighbor World Princess (ルパン三世 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 | August 26, 2021 |
| Makai no Shuyaku wa Wareware da! (魔界の主役は我々だ!) | Osamu Nishi, Koneshima, Atsushi Tsudanuma | January 9, 2020 |
| Mokuyoubi no Furutto (木曜日のフルット) | Masakazu Ishiguro | January 10, 2009 |
| Nine Peaks | Tetsuhiro Hirakawa | June 2, 2022 |
| Sanda | Paru Itagaki | July 14, 2021 |
| Shy | Bukimi Miki | August 1, 2019 |
| Suibu Yametai Hagino-san (吹部やめたい萩野さん) | Momohara | June 29, 2023 |
| Tougen Anki: Dark Demon of Paradise (桃源暗鬼, Tōgen Anki) | Yura Urushibara | June 11, 2020 |
| The Vampire Dies in No Time (吸血鬼すぐ死ぬ) | Itaru Bonnoki | June 25, 2015 |
| Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun (魔入りました!入間くん) | Osamu Nishi | March 2, 2017 |
| Worst Gaiden Guriko (WORST外伝 グリコ) | Hiroshi Takahashi, Ryuuta Suzuki | January 17, 2019 |
| Yankee JK Kuzuhana-chan (ヤンキーJKクズハナちゃん) | Toshinori Sogabe | March 19, 2020 |
| Yowamushi Pedal (弱虫ペダル) | Wataru Watanabe | February 21, 2008 |
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