56 - Understanding the Shonen Manga Magazines

We’ve talked about plenty of shonen manga throughout our episodes, so we felt it made sense to finally breakdown the many magazines in which they come from: their histories, identities, and our favourites from each publication. Timecodes: 0:00 Introduction - understanding the full picture of shonen manga 1:59 Breaking down the magazine publication system 6:26 Weekly Shonen Jump - the biggest name in the manga industry 19:01 Weekly Shonen Magazine - the alpha male that used to be the top dog 27:06 Weekly Shonen Sunday - veterans, baseball, and fantasies 39:06 Weekly Shonen Champion - the rising star/dark horse that doesn’t conform 46:15 Jump SQ. and Saikyo Jump 48:57 Bessatsu Shonen Magazine, Monthly Shonen Magazine, Monthly Shonen Sirius 52:15 Gessan, Shonen Sunday S 54:25 Square Enix: Monthly Shonen Gangan, GFantasy, Gangan Joker 1:00:25 Web publication - print vs digital transparency