Weekly Shōnen Champion


Weekly Shōnen Champion is a Japanese shōnen manga magazine published by Akita Shoten.

History

Shōnen Champion was first published on July 15, 1969. It has had numerous popular series by manga artists such as Osamu Tezuka, Go Nagai, Shinji Mizushima, Masami Kurumada, and Keisuke Itagaki. The magazine is published every Thursday. It had a circulation of 250,000 from 1 October 2018 to 30 September 2019.
A digital supplement manga magazine titled Champion Buzz began publication on October 5, 2023.

Currently running manga series

There are currently 28 manga titles being serialized in Weekly Shōnen Champion. Out of them Manga Yūenchi: Baki Gaiden is serialized monthly; Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun: IruMafia Edition is serialized biweekly; Baki Gaiden: Scarface and Shiraken! are published on an irregular basis and The Vampire Dies in No Time is on indefinite hiatus.
Series TitleAuthorPremiered
Baki the GrapplerKeisuke Itagaki
Baki the Grappler#GaidenKeisuke Itagaki, Yukinao Yamauchi
CampioniTatsuya Ara
Cherry Yūsha to "Sei" naru TsurugiYuzuki Uchiba
Enma's ClassroomYūji Tanaka
Gakuen IdolmasterBandai Namco Entertainment,, Yū Okino
Girly DebutUrara Urano
Hanzo and 13 KunoichisYūji Nakamura
Lupin the Third: Neighbor World PrincessMonkey Punch,,
Baki the Grappler#GaidenKeisuke Itagaki, Baku Yumemakura, Yuria Fujita
Mashiro-kunAnycolor Inc., Mashiro Meme, nyo-n
MOGAKUGumimaru
Mokuyōbi no FuruttoMasakazu Ishiguro
Super Radical Gag Family
Obaka Love!Kenshirō Shibata
Ushūboro_TobigumiShōgo Imamura,
Rappa: Badboys Ninja Chronicle
Shiraken!Shiranui Kensetsu, Tsumumi
Shy Hero and the Assassin Princesses">Shy (manga)">Shy Hero and the Assassin PrincessesYukichi Yukida, Norishiro-chan
Taika's ReasonParu Itagaki
Tougen Anki: Legend of the Cursed Blood
The Vampire Dies in No TimeItaru Bonnoki
Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun
Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun#Spin-offsOsamu Nishi, hiroja
Worst Hiroshi Takahashi, Ryuuta Suzuki
Yankee JK Kuzuhana-chanToshinori Sogabe
Kimi wa Yotsuba no CloverKoushi
Yowamushi Pedal''Wataru Watanabe

Champion Buzz

Champion Buzz is a digital suplement magazine running since October 5, 2023 in conjuction with digital issue releases of Weekly Shonen Champion every first thursday of the month.

Currently featured series

There are currently 15 manga titles being serialized in Champion Buzz.
Series TitleAuthorPremiered
Baki no Wa! ~ Baki o Kataru Joshi Kōkōsei-tachi ~Keisuke Itagaki, Norito Naka
Fukushuu Hime Lola ~Onee-sama wo Ikenie ni Shita Kono Kuni wa Mou Iranai~Amino Nozawa, Kōki Fuyutsuki
Girls x VampireTeren Mikami, Minori Chigusa
Gokujo-shī ~ Gokudō, Joshi Shōgakusei ni Naru ~Mitsuhiro Kimura
Hōkago FantajīYuu Muraoka
Inaka de Hajimeru Kyūkatsu Surō Raifu ~ Chotto Shigoto Yamete Jikka ni Kaeru wa ~Kabuo, Renkin-Ō
Kyūkei HairimasuTremolo Shirakawa
Ochiyomeru no KokuinHinome Minu, Kyūjū Takeo
Punpun – Ressā Ninkyōden –Kōdai Ozaki
Seekers: Meikyuu Saikyou no Ojisan, Kami Haishinsha to Naru~AteRa, Naka Murata
The Skill Tree UnlockerKei Ichimatsu, Renkin-Ō
Tenshi to Akuma MeshiKonisuke
Unsōya no Ossan ga Nazeka Fukugyō de Zettai Muteki Kenshi o Tsutomeru Koto ni ~ Saenai Jinsei o Okutteta Ore ga Maō Tōbatsu no Kirifuda ni?~ Konoha Sakuya, Kōichirō Hoshino
Yuusha Goroshi no Moto Ansatsusha. ~Mushoku no Ossan kara Hajimaru Second Life~Kikuchi, Takeya Okamoto
Yūshibi

Past series