Monthly Shōnen Magazine


Monthly Shōnen Magazine is a monthly shōnen manga magazine published in Japan by Kodansha. It was launched in 1964 under the name Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine. In 1969 it was retitled as Monthly Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine and its publication frequency increased from quarterly to monthly. After suspension in 1974 it started publishing again, in 1975 it was renamed as current magazine title.
It had a supplement magazine called Shōnen Magazine R, which launched in 2015. The magazine originally published a new issue once every two months, until it became a digital-only magazine in October 2019 with a monthly schedule. In January 2023, Shōnen Magazine R ceased publication. In February 2023, a new web publication called Getsu Maga Kichi replaced Shōnen Magazine R.

Manga series

Completed series

1960s

  • "Terebi-kun"

1970s

1980s

Nanto Magoroku Ironfist Chinmi Meimon! Takonishi Ouendan Shura no Mon 1+2=Paradise Akira Tobu!! ANGEL♥BEAT

1990s

Ryūrōden Dear Boys:Act II New Ironfist Chinmi
  • ''Beck

2000s

Shana ou Yoshitsune Capeta Rocket Man Yatagarasu Alive: The Final Evolution Yonebu Times Shana ou Yoshitsune: Genpei no Kassen Dear Boys:Act III C.M.B.

2010s