| All are approximate sales. Red means it's circulation. Also, don't rely on the English wikipedia. Updates Log Shounen Magazines Seinen and Josei Magazines Shoujo Magazines Shounen Magazines CoroCoro Comic Release: monthly First release: 1977 Jump Square Successor to Monthly Shounen Jump Release: monthly First release: 2007 Monthly Bonbon Release: monthly First release: 1981 Last release: 2007 Monthly Shounen Gangan Release: monthly First release: 1991 Monthly Shounen Jump Release: monthly First release: 1970 Last release: 2007 Monthly Shounen Magazine Release: monthly First release: 1964 Monthly Shounen Rival Successor to Bonbon Release: monthly First release: 2008 Last release: 2014 Saikyou Jump Release: monthly First release: 2010 SuperDash&Go! Release: bi-monthly First release: 2011 V Jump Release: monthly First release: 1993 Weekly Shounen Champion Release: weekly First release: 1969 Weekly Shounen Jump Release: weekly First release: 1968 Weekly Shounen Magazine Release: weekly First release: 1959 Weekly Shounen Sunday Release: weekly First release: 1959 Source: Japanese wikipedia, Japanese Manga Publishers Association, Shueisha & Kodansha & Shogakukan's annual report via Geocities |
AnaDec 9, 2015 9:30 PM
| Seinen Magazines Big Comic Release: bi-weekly First release: 1968 Big Comic Original Release: bi-weekly First release: 1972 Big Comic Spirits Release: weekly First release: 1980 Big Comic Superior Release: bi-weekly First release: 1987 Business Jump Release: bi-weekly First release: 1985 Last release: 2011 Grand Jump Successor to Business Jump and Super Jump Release: bi-weekly First release: 2011 Jump X Release: monthly First release: 2011 Morning Release: monthly First release: 1982 Super Jump Release: bi-weekly First release: 1986 Last release: 2011 Ultra Jump Release: monthly First release: 1999 Weekly Young Sunday Release: weekly First release: 1995 Last release: 2008 Young Jump Release: monthly First release: 1979 Young Magazine Release: monthly First release: 1980 Young Sunday Release: bi-weekly First release: 1987 Last release: 1994 Josei Magazines Cocohana Release: monthly Revamped from Chorus (1992-9/2011) First release: 11/2011 Office YOU Release: monthly (1985~1993); bi-monthly (1993~) First release: 1985 YOU Release: monthly First release: 1980 Source: Japanese wikipedia, Japanese Manga Publishers Association, Shueisha & Kodansha & Shogakukan's annual report via Geocities |
AnaDec 9, 2015 9:30 PM
| Shoujo Magazines Bessatsu Friend Release: monthly First release: 1965 Bessatsu Margaret Release: monthly First release: 1964 Ciao Release: monthly First release: 1977 Cobalt Release: quarterly (1982~1989); bi-monthly (1989~2008 even months, 2008~ odd months) First release: 1982 Cookie Release: monthly First release: 1999 Hana to Yume Release: monthly First release: 1974 Margaret Release: monthly First release: 1963 Nakayoshi Release: monthly First release: 1954 Ribon Release: monthly First release: 1955 Sho-Comi Release: bi-weekly First release: 1968 The Margaret Release: monthly First release: 1982 Source: Japanese wikipedia, Geocities, Japanese Manga Publishers Association, Shueisha & Kodansha & Shogakukan's annual report via Geocities In line: Betsucomi Cheese! LaLa LaLa DX |
AnaDec 9, 2015 9:31 PM
| Updates log for me... 2016/1/28: - left the club. please don't expect this to be updated anymore 2015/6/8: - added 2011~2014 to Shueisha's male magazines (WSJ, Jump SQ., Young Jump) - added 2013~2014 to Shueisha's female magazines (Ribon, Margaret, Bessatsu Margaret, The Margaret) - added magazines Cobalt (shoujo) Cookie (shoujo), YOU (josei), Office YOU (josei), Cocohana (josei), V Jump (shounen), Saikyou Jump (shounen), SuperDash&Go! (shounen), Ultra Jump (seinen), Jump X (seinen), Grand Jump (seinen) - merged Josei category with Seinen - arranged alphabetically - added release type e.g. monthly, bi-monthly - added a headache to my person |
AnaFeb 10, 2016 11:56 PM
| I'm kind of interested to see Young Jump's sales. |
Z4k said: Ana said: @Z4k: I've updated it. Thanks. Must've taken awhile to update it but most of the drop in sales are quite big which is kind of weird considering how the manga industry has been growing over the years. The industry has been shifting away from magazine sales and towards tankobon and online reading. Incidentally is there any data on any of Houbunsha's magazines? I've always wondered how much those things sell. |
| There is no such thing as shit taste. Only idiots who think everyone should have the same taste as they do. |
kuuderes_shadow said: I haven't seen any sign of Houbunsha's annual report (if there is any...), and Houbunsha's manga magazine data are also not on the Japanese Magazine Publishers Association's site. I can try to dig around some more, though, but most stats heavily rely on JMPA.Incidentally is there any data on any of Houbunsha's magazines? I've always wondered how much those things sell. Here's the circulation according to 2010 Media Research Center (via wiki): Manga Time Kirara - 100,000 Manga Time Kirara Carat - 80,000 Manga Time Kirara MAX - 80,000 |
kuuderes_shadow said: Z4k said: Thanks. Must've taken awhile to update it but most of the drop in sales are quite big which is kind of weird considering how the manga industry has been growing over the years. The industry has been shifting away from magazine sales and towards tankobon and online reading. That makes sense...but wow Ribon's sales have gone down significantly in 10 years (1999-2009). Not that I follow their manga much anymore, and it may be due to the tankoubon and online reading factor, but I also felt that the quality of many of their serializations was getting worse. Probably just me though because tastes change. I'm actually surprised to see that Nakayoshi was selling better later on. I also knew that shounen manga/magazines have higher sales, but I didn't know it was by that much, comparing with the top sellers of course. Anyways, interesting data. |
| Shounen manga and magazines also have a huge female fanbase whilst shoujo, on the other hand, have an extremely low male fanbase. I remember reading a case study before that the male percentage of shoujo magazines are at most 2% only. |
| Yeah, I understand that definitely. As a female myself and also my other female friends, we all enjoy reading shounen manga just as much as shoujo. 2% only huh. Just an assumption on my part, but maybe some male fans don't feel comfortable buying shoujo magazines in stores...probably not really a factor versus males just not being interested. |
tingy said: Yeah, I understand that definitely. As a female myself and also my other female friends, we all enjoy reading shounen manga just as much as shoujo. 2% only huh. Just an assumption on my part, but maybe some male fans don't feel comfortable buying shoujo magazines in stores...probably not really a factor versus males just not being interested. You could buy shoujo magazines at online retailers such as Amazon JP for instance, so I don't think that reason is really a factor. The disinterest is probably more likely I would think. |
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| I think that's a good factor in why there such a big difference in popularity of Shounen and Shoujo manga. Shounen manga at this point hardly aims only at only male readers, especially sports shounen that have bigger female fanbases. I think I remember reading a Japanese article, where it point out that because of female fans interest in Shounen manga, the demographic terms are starting to become quite outdated. |
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