Gangan Comics


Gangan is a manga imprint owned by Square Enix. It originated as a manga imprint for Enix before the company merged with Square to form 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. The comics are later collected in paperback volumes under brand names such as Gangan Comics, Gangan Comics Joker and Young Gangan Comics, which identify the anthology of serialisation. These paperback brand names are formed by omitting any or in the magazine name and inserting Comics directly after the word Gangan.

Anthologies

''Monthly Shōnen Gangan'' (since 1991)

Monthly Shōnen Gangan is a monthly manga anthology that regularly has over 600 pages. Shōnen Gangan was launched by 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. 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

Manga and series featured:
  • 666 Satan
  • Akuma Jiten
  • Beelzebub-jou no Oki ni Mesu mama.
  • B. Ichi
  • Blade Sangokushi
  • Blast of Tempest
  • Bloody Cross
  • Choko Beast!!
  • Code Age Archives
  • Corpse Princess
  • Crimson Prince
  • Doubt
  • Dragon Quest: Eden no Senshitachi
  • Dragon Quest Monsters +
  • Dragon Quest Retsuden: Roto no Monshō
  • Evil Crusher Maya
  • Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Hatenaki Sora no Mukou ni
  • Final Fantasy Type-0
  • Final Fantasy Type-0 Gaiden: The Icy Blade of Death
  • Fullmetal Alchemist
  • Guardian Eito
  • Guardian of the Spirit
  • Handa-kun
  • Happy Boy
  • Haré+Guu
  • Hazama no Uta
  • Heroman
  • Jūshin Enbu
  • Hidamari no Pinyu
  • Flash! Funny-face Club
  • Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Himatsubushi-hen
  • It's a Wonderful World
  • Im: Great Priest Imhotep
  • Judge
  • Kingdom Hearts
  • Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
  • Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
  • Kingdom Hearts II
  • Kurenai Ouji
  • Luno
  • Maboroshi no Daichi
  • Mahōjin Guru Guru
  • Mamotte Shugogetten
  • Material Puzzle
  • Matantei Loki
  • Megalomania
  • Meteo Emblem
  • Ninpen Manmaru
  • Onikiri-sama no Hakoiri Musume
  • Ousama no Mimi Okonomimi
  • Ore no Kanojo ni Nanika Youkai
  • Papuwa & Nangoku Shōnen Papuwa-kun
  • Peace Maker
  • Phantom Dead or Alive
  • Red Raven
  • Rokushou!
  • Saga of Queen Knight
  • Shugen Byakuryū Rubikura
  • Soul Eater
  • Soul Eater Not!
  • Spiral: Suiri no Kizuna
  • Spiral Alive
  • Star Ocean: Blue Sphere
  • Star Ocean: The Second Story
  • Star Ocean: Till the End of Time
  • Straykeys
  • The Comic Artist and Assistants
  • Today's Cerberus
  • Tokyo Fantasy Gakuen Yuushaka: Rua no Noel
  • Tokyo Underground
  • Totsugeki! Papparatai
  • Tozasareta Nerugaru
  • Tripeace
  • Twin Signal
  • UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie
  • Umineko no Naku Koro Ni: Episode 07 - Requiem of the Golden Witch
  • Vampire Juuji Kai
  • Val × Love
  • Violinist of Hameln
  • Watashi no Messiah-sama
  • ''Z MAN''

    ''Monthly GFantasy'' (since 1993)

Monthly GFantasy, also known as Gangan Fantasy, is a Japanese shōnen manga magazine. It launched in 1992 as a special issue of Shounen Gangan under the name Fantastic Comic. In 1993 it became its own magazine under the name of Monthly Gangan Fantasy. 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. Additionally, the publisher has indicated on its Manga Up! website that certain series published within the magazine are aimed at girls.
Manga featured:
  • 10-4
  • A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School!
  • Aoharu × Machinegun
  • Assistant Teacher at a Girls Magic Academy
  • Black Butler
  • Crimson-Shell
  • Cuticle Detective Inaba
  • D-Drops
  • Daisuke!
  • Devil Survivor 2: The Animation
  • Disney Twisted-Wonderland The Comic: Episode of Heartslabyul
  • Disney Twisted-Wonderland The Comic: Episode of Savanaclaw
  • Durarara!!, Aogiri
  • E's
  • Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Ken
  • Fire Emblem: Gaiden
  • Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu
  • Fire Emblem: Thracia 776
  • From the Red Fog
  • Gestalt
  • Graineliers
  • Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Minagoroshi-hen
  • Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Tatarigoroshi-hen
  • Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Yoigoshi-hen
  • Horimiya
  • I, Otaku: Struggle in Akihabara
  • The Irregular at Magic High School
  • The Beautiful Deity
  • Kamiyomi
  • Kimi to Boku
  • Lammermoor no Shōnen Kiheitai
  • The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
  • The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
  • Monokuro Kitan
  • Nabari no Ou
  • Pandora Hearts
  • Pani Poni
  • Revenger
  • Rust Blaster
  • Skate-Leading Stars
  • Tales of Reincarnation in Maydare: This World's Worst Witch
  • The Daily Life of a Middle-Aged Online Shopper in Another World
  • The Royal Tutor
  • Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun
  • Tokyo Aliens
  • Saiyuki
  • Saiyuki Gaiden
  • Switch
  • Teiden Shōjo to Hanemushi no Orchestra
  • Torikago Gakkyuu
  • Yumekui Kenbun
  • ''Zombie-Loan''

    ''Young Gangan'' (since 2004)

Young Gangan is a Japanese seinen manga magazine published by Square Enix every other week on Friday. The magazine was first published on December 3, 2004.
Manga featured:
  • Amigo x Amiga
  • Arakawa Under the Bridge
  • Astro Fighter Sunred
  • Bamboo Blade
  • Beauty and the Feast
  • Bitter Virgin
  • Black God
  • Darker than Black: Shikkoku no Hana
  • Dead Mount Death Play
  • Dimension W
  • Dōsei Recipe
  • Donyatsu
  • Drop Kick
  • Front Mission Dog Life and Dog Style/Front Mission The Drive
  • Fudanshism
  • Goodbye, Eden
  • Hanamaru Kindergarten
  • Hohzuki Island
  • Iroha-saka, Agatte Sugu
  • Jackals
  • Kiba no Tabishounin,
  • Manhole
  • Mononoke
  • Mouryou no Yurikago
  • My Awkward Senpai
  • My Dress-Up Darling
  • Nikoichi
  • Rinne no Lagrange - Akatsuki no Memoria
  • Saki
  • Sekirei
  • Shishunki no Iron Maiden
  • Space☆Dandy,,
  • Sumomomo Momomo
  • The Comic Artist and Assistants
  • The Comic Artist and Assistants 2
  • The Executioner and Her Way of Life
  • The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls Ensemble!, Sadoru Chiba & Haruki Kashiba
  • Übel Blatt
  • Übel Blatt Gaiden
  • Umeboshi
  • Until Death Do Us Part
  • Violinist of Hameln: Shchelkunchik
  • ''Working!!''

    ''Gangan Online'' (since 2008)

Gangan Online 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:
  • Adachi to Shimamura
  • Ai wa Noroi no Nihon Ningyou
  • Alba Rose no Neko
  • Asao-san to Kurata-kun
  • Amanonadeshiko
  • Aphorism
  • Are You Okay With a Slightly Older Girlfriend?
  • Assassin & Cinderella
  • Barakamon
  • Buyuuden Kita Kita
  • Chokotto Hime
  • Cyoku!
  • Daily Lives of High School Boys
  • Day Break Illusion
  • En Passant
  • Esoragoto
  • Gōkon ni Ittara Onna ga Inakatta Hanashi
  • Hayachine!
  • Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei: Oniokoshi-hen and Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei: Irotoutoshi-hen
  • Hori-san to Miyamura-kun Omake
  • How I Attended an All-Guy's Mixer
  • Hyakuen!
  • I'm a Maid, but I've Pulled Out the Holy Sword?!
  • I'm Glad They Kicked Me From The Hero's Party... But Why're you following me, Great Saintess?
  • Life is Money
  • Karasu-tengu Ujyu
  • Kitakubu Katsudō Kiroku
  • Kyou mo Machiwabite
  • Kyousou no Simulacra
  • Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun
  • The Morose Mononokean
  • My Happy Marriage
  • No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular!
  • Oji-chan Yuusha
  • Pochi Gunsō
  • Princess of Mana
  • RealPG
  • Reincarnation of the Unrivalled Time Mage
  • Ryuushika Ryuushika
  • Seitokai no Wotanoshimi.
  • Sengoku Sukuna
  • Shikisou
  • Shougakusei Host Pochi
  • Sougiya Riddle
  • Suppose a Kid From the Last Dungeon Boonies Moved to a Starter Town
  • The Gender of Mona Lisa
  • The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague
  • The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls Shuffle!!
  • The Lady Likes a Nerd over Princes
  • The Newbie Princess Doesn't Want a Game Over!
  • The Villainess' Butler: Death Flag Destroyer at Your Service
  • Tokyo Innocent
  • Wa!
  • You Were Experienced, I Was Not: Our Dating Story
Light Novels featured: