Shōnen Sunday S
Japanese manga magazine
Shōnen Sunday S (Japanese: 週刊少年サンデーS, Hepburn: Shōnen Sandē Esu), formerly known as Shōnen Sunday Super, is a monthly shōnen manga magazine published by Shogakukan in Japan.
History and background
Originally billed as a special edition of Weekly Shōnen Sunday, titled Shōnen Sunday Zōkan (週刊少年サンデー 増刊, Shōnen Sandē Zōkan), it was renamed Shōnen Sunday Super (少年サンデー超, Shōnen Sandē Chō) in 1995. It is often the home of short term serials by established Shogakukan artists, as well as a place to break in new, up-and-coming manga artists. In April 2004 the magazine switched from being published monthly to bi-monthly. In March 2009, it changed back to the monthly basis. In January 2012, the magazine changed its name to simply Shōnen Sunday S.
Series
There are currently 9 manga series being serialized in Shōnen Sunday S.
Past series
1978–1989
Phantom Burai (ファントム無頼, Fantomu Burai) – Buronson (story) and Kaoru Shintani (art) (1978–1984)
Nine (ナイン, Nain) – Mitsuru Adachi (1978–1980)
Chance (チャンス, Chansu) – Kei Satomi (1981–1985)
Justy (ジャスティ, Jasuti) – Tsuguo Okazaki (1981–1984)
Kaze no Senshi Dan (風の戦士ダ) – Tetsu Kariya (story) and Kazuhiko Shimamoto (art) (1982–1986)
Saraba Jinrui (さらば人類) – Noboru Rokuda (1982)
Takeru (タケル) – Osamu Ishiwata (1983–1984)
Night (ナイト, Naito) – Mitsuo Hashimoto (1983–1984)
Kenritsu Chikyū Bōei Gun (県立地球防衛軍) – Kōichirō Yasunaga (1983–1985)
Striker Retsuden (ストライカー列伝, Sutoraikā Retsuden) – Takeshi Miya (1984–1985)
Mermaid Saga (人魚シリーズ, Ningyo Shirīzu) – Rumiko Takahashi (1984–1985) (infrequently published in Weekly Shōnen Sunday)
Birdy the Mighty (鉄腕バーディー, Tetsuwan Bādī) – Yuki Masami (1985–1988) (re-launched in Weekly Young Sunday in 2002)
Maboroshi Ugen (まぼろし佑幻) – Katsu Aki (1985–1987)
Caravan Kidd (キャラバン・キッド, Kyaraban Kiddo) – Johji Manabe (1986–1989)
Yagami-kun no Katei no Jijō (八神くんの家庭の事情) – Kei Kusunoki (1986–1990)
Magic Kaito (まじっく快斗, Majikku Kaito) – Gosho Aoyama (1987–1988) (infrequently published in Weekly Shōnen Sunday)
Seventeen Cop (セブンティーン・コップ, Sebuntīn Koppu) – Toshiyuki Tanabe (story) and Yu Nakahara (art) (1988)
Kyō Kara Ore Wa!! (今日から俺は!!) – Hiroyuki Nishimori (moved to Weekly Shōnen Sunday) (1988–1990)
Kenta Yarimasu! (健太やります) – Takuya Mitsuda (moved to Weekly Shōnen Sunday) (1988–1989)
Seishun Tiebreak! (青春タイブレーク!, Seishun Taiburēku!) – Harumi Matsuzaki (1989–1990)
Kōjirō (光路郎) – Kenichi Muraeda (1989–1993)
1990–2003
Yūgen Gaisha Shīna Hyakkaten ((有) 椎名百貨店) – Takashi Shiina (1990–1991)
Junk Party (ジャンクパーティ, Janku Pāti) – Johji Manabe (1990)
Sengoku Kōshien: Kyukenshi Densetsu (戦国甲子園〜九犬士伝説〜) – Kōji Kiriyama (1991) (moved to Weekly Shōnen Sunday)
Rappa S.S. (乱破S.S.) – Takashi Shiina (1991–1992)
Yoban Sādo (4番サード) – Gosho Aoyama (1991–1993)
Ogre Slayer (鬼切丸) – Kei Kusunoki (1992–2001)
Kaitei Jinrui Anchovy (海底人類アンチョビー, Kaitei Jinrui Anchobī) – Kōichirō Yasunaga (1992–1994)
Spriggan (スプリガン, Supurigan) – Hiroshi Takashige (story) and Ryoji Minagawa (art) (moved from Weekly Shōnen Sunday) (1992–1996)
Byakuren no Fang (白蓮のファング, Byakuren no Fangu) – Yoshihiro Takahashi (1993–1995)
Super Street Fighter II: Cammy Gaiden (スーパーストリートファイターII キャミィ外伝, Sūpā Sutorīto Faitā II Kyamyi-gaiden) – Masahiko Nakahira (1994)
Samurai Spirits: Makai Bugeichō (サムライスピリッツ －魔界武芸帖－, Samurai Supirittsu Makai Bugeichō) - Kyōichi Nanatsuki (story) and Yūki Miyoshi (art) (1994)
Sodatte Darling!! (育ってダーリン!!, Sodatte Dārin!!) – Kōji Kumeta (1994–2002)
Tennen Senshi G (天然戦士G) – Naoya Matsumori (1996–1998)
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