Shōnen Book
Japanese manga magazine by Shueisha
Shōnen Book (少年ブック, Shōnen Bukku; lit. 'Boys' Book') was a manga magazine by Shueisha, which debuted March 1958 and ended in April 1969. Shōnen Book was originally a spin-off of Shueisha's Omoshiro Book (おもしろブック, Omoshiro Bukku; literally - "Funny Book"). Shōnen Book is famously known in Japan for being the predecessor to the company's famous Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine. The Shōnen Book tankōbon manga volumes are published under the Shōnen Speed Ō (少年スピード王) manga imprint. Shōnen Book was a part of Shueisha's former leading magazine line, Book, now Jump. Shōnen Book was created in 1958 as a male version of the short lived Shōjo Book. Omoshiro Book became an offshoot of the magazine, and eventually faded away in the middle of the Shōnen Book timeline. Shōnen Book also served as a root to many other magazines published by Shueisha.
History
Shueisha was just getting into the business of making manga magazines, creating the magazine Omoshiro Book in 1949 and the Shōjo magazine Shōjo Book in 1951. The success of Shōjo Book, led to the publication of their widely successful, Ribon.
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