Weekly Manga Times


Weekly Manga Times is a Japanese weekly manga magazine for men published by Houbunsha since November 1956. The publisher claims it was Japan’s first weekly manga magazine, and the magazine is published every Friday. While its name resembles that of its sister magazine Manga Time, it does not publish yonkoma manga. The magazine is also known by the nickname Shūman, and uses the slogan. Manga Times has a weekly circulation of about 380,000.
Weekly Manga Times became known as one of the big three weekly manga magazines along with Weekly Manga Goraku, published by Nihon Bungeisha, and Manga Sunday, published by Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha. From 1969 until 1980, the magazine advertised on the outfield fence at Meiji Jingu Stadium.
A one-panel manga by Sunao Hari titled Weekend Egao was published on the table of contents page until the spring of 2008 when it was moved to the last page. Additionally, the interior paper was changed to use a higher quality white paper rather than the standard lower grade newsprint.
The cover of Weekly Manga Times has featured a realistic painting of a young woman on every issue. The cover artist since the April 1970 issue has been Keizō Tsukamoto, for which he won a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records for "the world's longest continuous career illustrating one magazine".
Weekly Manga Times also featured a series titled The Smiling Million People University. The series was a one-panel comic which was used to fill blank space within each issue and consisted of submissions from readers which were judged by veteran manga artist Taira Hara. As the entries consisted of reader submissions, the authors and artists were constantly changing.

Currently serialized works

Listed alphabetically by title.
  • A Chef of Nobunaga
  • Coin Locker Monogatari
  • Haruka no Sue
  • Honjitsu no Burger
  • Janus Oni no Ichizoku
  • Issho ni kurasu tameno Yakusoku wo ikutsuka
  • Kamisama Biyori
  • Koryōriya Minako
  • Kowashiya Gen
  • Kura no Yado – Yuki to Hana to
  • Madoromi Barmaid
  • Myōgatani Namidasaka Shinryōsho
  • Ripe for the Picking
  • Toshokan no Aruji
  • ''Wakaokusama Kiki ippatsu''

    Occasional series

  • Chabashira Club
  • Drive Gohan
  • Higurashi Fudosan Akishitsu ari
  • Kimi no Kazoku
  • Mushoi
  • Tsuribune Misakimaru
  • ''Tokkō no Shima''

    Previously serialized works

Listed alphabetically by title.
  • Aisazu ni Irarenai
  • Akahana deka
  • Anokoro orewa Jyoshikōsei
  • Barista
  • Bengoshi Tasuke
  • Boku no Mini
  • Bura con
  • Cheese no Jikan
  • Coffee Dream
  • Daboshatsu no Ten
  • Daigaku no Oyabun
  • Dokudami Tenement
  • Dokure-mono
  • Darwin no Houteishi
  • Doterai yatsu
  • Earth
  • Fukushû no Kyojû
  • Fûryû Tsumami-dōjō
  • Getabaki Kâchan
  • Goshujin-sama to Yobanaide
  • Hachimaki Ojisan
  • Hagawa no Ijô na Aijô
  • Haisai Shinbun Bunkaseikatsubu
  • Hana Trail
  • Hashire! Bankman
  • Hatsukoi Drug
  • Himawari kun
  • Honō no Bartender
  • Ikusa gaki
  • Immoral
  • Jotei
  • Kanojo de Ippai
  • King size
  • Koe hime
  • Konikura Jîsan
  • Kura no Yado
  • Labyrinth, :jp:雅亜公
  • Love 30 :jp:ラブ30
  • Love-ho na Oshigoto
  • Maruhi Shanai Ren'ai
  • Masashi-kun
  • Matori
  • Miyamoto Musashi
  • Nagareboshi no Yado
  • Nanoka Dôsei
  • Nice Middle Jōjima Buchō
  • Omoidebashi Garakutahonpo
  • Onna-gui
  • Onna Kansatsui
  • Otoko-gui
  • Pasta de Buono
  • Pink gal
  • Rape
  • Rokusan Tengoku
  • Sagishi Ippei
  • Salaryman Kaneshirō
  • Shinmanga bungaku zenshu
  • Shōwa Jōwa
  • Tokoton Toshiko
  • Tokusō Deka
  • TsumaSho
  • Yakubyō-gami
  • Yasuji no Ninkyōdō
  • Yaju keisatsu
  • ''Yoshiji no Shūkan Enikki''