Monthly Shōnen Sunday (Japanese: 月刊少年サンデー, Hepburn: Gekkan Shōnen Sandē), alternately known as Gessan (ゲッサン) (a portmanteau of "Gekkan" and "Sandē" from its full Japanese title), is a monthly shōnen manga magazine published in Japan by Shogakukan since May 12, 2009 (the June 2009 issue).[3] The magazine was announced in February 2009,[4] with Hayashi Masato, at that time editor of Weekly Shōnen Sunday, editing the monthly magazine as well.[5] Manga artists who debuted new series or stories in the magazine include Yellow Tanabe, Mitsuru Adachi, and Kiyohiko Azuma.[6]
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There are 26 manga series being serialized in Monthly Shōnen Sunday.
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Series title |
Author |
Premiered |
341 Sentōdan (341戦闘団) |
Rei Hiroe |
July 2019[7] |
Akina-chan Kamigakaru (アキナちゃん神がかる) |
Kiminori Wakasugi |
September 2023[8] |
Amemiya-san (雨宮さん) |
Keiichi Arawi |
October 2021[9] |
Ano Toki no Kodomo-san (あのときのこどもさん) |
Kamentotsu |
August 2023[10] |
Aoi Honō (アオイホノオ) |
Kazuhiko Shimamoto |
June 2009[11][a] |
Asagiro: Asagi Ōkami (アサギロ 〜浅葱狼〜) |
Minoru Hiramatsu |
June 2009[11] |
Asoko de Hataraku Musubu-san (あそこではたらくムスブさん) |
Taishi Mori |
December 2017[13] |
Atte Taberu to Kakimashite (会って食べると書きまして。) |
Kenji Taguchi [ja] |
September 2024[14] |
Be-Kaku (ベー革) |
Tetsuro Kuromatsu |
September 2021[15] |
Chūkō Ikkan! ! Sasadzuka Kōkō Kosume-bu! ! (中高一貫!!笹塚高校コスメ部!!) |
Takashi Yoshida |
July 2021[16] |
Dai Dark (大ダーク, Dai Dāku) |
Q Hayashida |
April 2019[17] |
Heisei Otaku Remembers (平成ヲタク リメンバーズ, Heisei Otaku Rimenbāzu) |
Naomichi Io |
April 2023[18] |
Kaigai, En ni Makasete Aruku Dake (海外 縁にまかせて歩くだけ。) |
Gokayajin |
February 2023[19] |
Kitaguni Yurayura Kikō (北国ゆらゆら紀行) |
Ryoko Nagara [ja] |
December 2023[20] |
Kokkyō no Emilia (国境のエミーリャ, Kokkyō no Emīrya) |
Kunihiko Ikeda |
September 2019[21] |
Kore Kaite Shine (これ描いて死ね) |
Minoru Toyoda |
December 2021[22] |
Kyō no Sanponta (今日のさんぽんた) |
Riki Taoka |
May 2020[23] |
Mane Mane Nichi Nichi (マネマネにちにち) |
Sōichirō Yamamoto |
August 2024[24] |
Mataku no Vermut (魔託のヴァルムト, Mataku no Vuarumuto) |
Uematsu Nanashi |
May 2023[25] |
Matinee & Soiree (マチネとソワレ) |
Megumi Osuga |
December 2016[26] |
Mix |
Mitsuru Adachi |
June 2012[27] |
Nami no Shijima no Horizont (波のしじまのホリゾント) |
Maiko Ogawa [ja] |
August 2021[28] |
Nobunaga Concerto (信長協奏曲, Nobunaga Kontseruto) |
Ayumi Ishii |
June 2009[11] |
Taikai ni Hibiku Kōru (大海に響くコール) |
Yuwei |
February 2024[29] |
Tōdai no Sanshimai (東大の三姉妹) |
Yuki Isoya |
July 2023[30] |
Usagi to Takanosu (兎と鷹の巣) |
Seto Mikumo [ja] |
November 2023[31] |
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2009
- Azumanga Daioh: Supplementary Lessons (あずまんが大王・補習編, Azumanga Daiō Hoshūhen) by Kiyohiko Azuma (June–August 2009)[32][33]
- Daisan Sekai no Nagai (第三世界の長井) by Ken Nagai (June 2009 – January 2019)[11][34]
- Gakushin Ō: Vero Musica (楽神王 〜vero musica〜) by Masanori Yoshida (June 2009 – December 2010)[11]
- Kenryoku no Inu Police Wan! (権力の犬、ポリスワン!) by Pero Sugimoto (June 2009 – April 2010)[11]
- Lindbergh (リンドバーグ, Rindobāgu) by Ahndongshik (June 2009 – May 2013)[11]
- Makoto no Ōja: Real Deal Champion (マコトの王者 〜REAL DEAL CHAMPION〜) by Ashibi Fukui (June 2009 – November 2011)[11]
- Manekoi (まねこい) by Taishi Mori (June 2009 – March 2012)[11]
- Q and A (QあんどA, Q ando A) by Mitsuru Adachi (June 2009 – April 2012)[11]
- Shinobi no Kuni (忍びの国) by Ryō Wada (story) and Mutsumi Banno (art) (June 2009 – March 2011)[11]
- The!! Beach Stars (ザ!! ビーチスターズ) by Masahiro Morio (June 2009 – May 2010)[11][35] (moved from Weekly Young Sunday)
- Tsuki no Hebi: Suikoden Ibun (月の蛇 〜水滸伝異聞〜) by Hiroo Nakamichi (June 2009 – February 2012)[11]
- Welcome to the El-Palacio (ここが噂のエル・パラシオ, Koko ga Uwasa no Eru-Parashio) by Takao Aoyagi (June 2009 – September 2013)
- Yoshitō-sama! (よしとおさま!) by Haruka Shii (June 2009 – August 2015)[11]
- Yvonne to Asobou! (イボンヌと遊ぼう!, Ibon'nu to Asobou!) by Tomoyuki Arai (June 2009 – November 2011)[11]
- Hallelujah Overdrive! (ハレルヤオーバードライブ!, Hareruya Ōbādoraibu!) by Kōtarō Takata (July 2009 – November 2015)
- Itsuka Omae to Jiruba o (いつかおまえとジルバを) by Yūji Yokoyama (August 2009 – August 2011)
- Number One Kaidoh (No.1海童) by Amiya Harumi (August 2009 – May 2010)
- Toaru Hikūshi e no Tsuioku (とある飛空士への追憶) by Koroku Inumura (story) and Maiko Ogawa [ja] (art) (September 2009 – March 2011)
2020–present
- Tenohira Sōseiki (てのひら創世記) by Maiko Ogawa (January 2020 – October 2022)[72][73]
- Yōkina Shimerike (陽気なしめりけ) by Ogi Suzuhito (February 2020 – November 2023)[74][75]
- Utakata no Minato (ウタカタノミナト) by Keke Kitaya (April 2020 – February 2022)[76][77]
- Meiji Koko no Ko (明治ココノコ) by Mutsumi Banno (June 2020 – July 2023)[78][30]
- Bijutsushitsu no Monsters (美術室のモンスターず, Bijutsushitsu no Monsutāzu) by Tsuchitatsu Suzuki (September 2020 – January 2022)[79][80]
- AK-69 no Naki Meshi (AK-69の泣きメシ) by Yusuke Matsumoto, AK-69 (November 2020 – May 2022)[81][82]
- Life Maker by Kōsuke Utsue (April 2021 – August 2023)[66][83]
- Yakyuu Miyō yo! (やきゅうみようよ!) by Moto Tsujishima (May 2021 – July 2022)[84][85]
- Pinkaponka (ピンカポンカ) by Emu Eichi (June 2021 – June 2023)[86][59]
- Kami-sama, Boku wa Kizuite Shimatta (神様、僕は気づいてしまった) by Nanashi Uematsu and Hiroaki Iwaki (original story) (July 2021 – December 2021)[87][88]
- Kujima Utaeba Ie Hororo (クジマ歌えば家ほろろ) by Akira Konno (October 2021 – May 2024)[9][89]
- Kaigai Master to Koko dake no Hanashi (海外マスターとここだけの話) by Gokayajin (December 2021 – August 2022)[22][90]
- Share House Nile (シェアハウス・ナイル, Shea hausu Nairu) by Hiroo Nakamichi (story) and Megumi Dorokawa (art) (July 2022 – February 2024)[61][91]
- E o Kaku Futari (えをかくふたり) by Ippan Nakamura (August 2023 – March 2024)[10][92]
- Karakai Jōzu (?) no Nishikata-san (からかい上手(?)の西片さん) by Sōichirō Yamamoto (story) and Mifumi Inaba (art) (December 2023 – September 2024)[20][14]
- Bokutachi no Kimochi (ぼくたちのキモチ) by Minato Ayase (January–March 2024)[93][92]
- Stitches (怪、刺す, Kai, Sasu) written by Hirokatsu Sahara and illustrated by Junji Itō (June 2009–February 2010)
- Time Mail (タイムメール, Taimu Mēru) written by Tōichirō Kujira and illustrated by Hiroto Ōishi (June 2009–May 2010)
First launched as a short-term series. It began its regular serialization in the February 2016 issue.[51][52]
"Boy's Manga". Japanese Magazine Publishers Association (in Japanese). September 2015. Archived from the original on December 24, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
"Boy's Manga" (in Japanese). Japanese Magazine Publishers Association. September 2016. Archived from the original on November 3, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
Ichihara, Takenori (June 2009). "Approaching the first issue (創刊によせて, Sōkan ni yosete)". Monthly Shōnen Sunday. 1: 753.
ゲッサン 2009年6月号. Neowing (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 14, 2020. Retrieved September 14, 2020.