Manga Action

Manga Action (漫画アクション) is a Japanese seinen manga magazine published by Futabasha. It is currently published twice a month, on the first and third Thursday.^[2] The magazine was originally formed as Weekly Manga Action (WEEKLY漫画アクション) and began publishing weekly from July 7, 1967. It is considered the first true seinen magazine.^[3] In 2003 it changed to its current publishing format and dropped the Weekly part of its name to reflect its new schedule.

Manga Action

Categories	Seinen manga[1]
Frequency	Weekly (until 2003) Fortnightly (since 2003)
First issue	7 July 1967
Company	Futabasha
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Website	Official site

Circulation numbers between October 2009 and September 2010 was 200,000.^[4]

Manga titles

Currently serialized

Listed alphabetically.

• Koroshiya-san: The Hired Gun (since 2004, Tamachiku)
• Suzuki-sensei (since 2005, Kenji Taketomi)
• Even If You Don't Do It (since 2017, Haru Haruno)
• Shima-san (since 2020, Yōbundō Kawano)
• My Dear Detective: Mitsuko's Case Files (since 2021, Natsumi Ito)
• Outsider Paradise (since 2023, Rin Suzukawa)
• Hōkago Kitaku Biyori (since 2023, Mai Matsuda)
• Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid (since 2024, Coolkyousinnjya)

Previously serialized

Listed by order of appearance.

• The New Dinosaurs: An Alternative Evolution (?-?, Takaaki Ogawa (artist), Dougal Dixon (writer))
• 009-1 (1967–1970, Shotaro Ishinomori)
• Lupin III (1967–1972, Monkey Punch)
• Lone Wolf and Cub (1970–1976, Kazuo Koike, Goseki Kojima)
• Short Peace (1976–1977, Katsuhiro Otomo)
• Ganbare!! Tabuchi-kun!! (1978–1979, Hisaichi Ishii)
• Kei no Seishun (1978–1980, Kazuo Koike, Goseki Kojima)
• Jarinko Chie (1978–1997, Etsumi Haruki)
• Bar Lemon Heart (1986–2021, Mitsutoshi Furuya)
• Judge (1989–1991, Fujihiko Hosono)
• All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku (1990–1991, Yuzo Takada)
• Crayon Shin-chan (1990–2000, Yoshito Usui)
• Acacia no Michi (1995, Yōko Kondō)
• Old Boy (1996–1998, Garon Tsuchiya & Nobuaki Minegishi)
• Shiawase no Jikan (1997–2001, Yasuyuki Kunitomo)
  • Shin Shiawase no Jikan (2005–2014, Yasuyumi Kunitomo)
• Shamo (1998–2007, Izo Hashimoto & Akio Tanaka)
• High School Girls (2001–2004, Towa Oshima)
• Cutie Honey Tennyo Densetsu (2001–2003, Go Nagai)
• Sky Hawk (2002, Jiro Taniguchi)
• Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms (2003, Fumiyo Kōno)
• Maestro (2003–2007, Akira Sasō)
• Kodomo no Kodomo (2004, Akira Sasō)
• 17-sai. (2004–2005, (story by Seiji Fujii [ja] and art by Yōji Kamata [ja])
• Ochiken (2005–2008, Yoshio Kawashima)
• Ekiben Hitoritabi (since 2006–2011, Jun Hayase (art & story), Kan Sakurai (editor))
• Ninja Papa (2006–2009, Yasuhito Yamamoto)
• In This Corner of the World (2006–2009, Fumiyo Kōno)
• Hinotama Love (2006–2007, Maya Koikeda)
• Gokudō Meshi (2006–2013, Shigeru Tsuchiyama)
• My Pure Lady: Onegai Suppleman (2006–2015, Kaoru Hazuki (artist), Chinatsu Tomisawa (creator))
• Uchi no Tsumatte Dō Deshō? (2007–2015, Shigeyuki Fukumitsu)
• Crime and Punishment: A Falsified Romance (January 23, 2007 – March 15, 2011, Naoyuki Ochiai)
• Nōnai Kakutō Akiba Shoot (since 2008–2009, Shingo Yamada)
• Porno Graffiti (2008–2010, Chinatsu Tomisawa)
• Samayoi Zakura (2008, Mamora Gōda)
• Sensei no Kaban (2008, Jiro Taniguchi (artist), Hiromi Kawakami (creator))
• Mitsubachi no Kiss (2008–2009, Tōru Izu)
• Stargazing Dog (August 5, 2008 – February 3, 2009, Takashi Murakami)
• Drifting Net Cafe (February 28, 2009 – June 28, 2011, Shūzō Oshimi)
• Fujiyama-san wa Shishunki (November 2012 - December 2015, Makoto Ojiro)
• Inside Mari (March 2012 - September 2016, Shūzō Oshimi)
• Tomodachi × Monster (June 2014 – 27 June 2015, Yoshihiko Inui)
• Hikaru in the Light! (May 2021 – August 2022, Mai Matsuda)