Weekly Shonen Magazine
Kodansha's flagship shōnen weekly, founded in 1959. Has serialized landmark titles like Hajime no Ippo, Fairy Tail, A Silent Voice and Edens Zero.
283K
Latest circulation · Jan 2026
140
Total series
1323.2M
Total copies
19
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Circulation history
| Circulation | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 283,000 | Jan 2026 – Mar 2026 | Japan Magazine Publishers Association |
| 284,333 | Oct 2025 – Dec 2025 | Japan Magazine Publishers Association |
| 286,500 | Jul 2025 – Sep 2025 | Japan Magazine Publishers Association |
| 290,000 | Apr 2025 – Jun 2025 | Japan Magazine Publishers Association |
| 300,917 | Jan 2025 – Mar 2025 | Japan Magazine Publishers Association |
| 304,917 | Oct 2024 – Dec 2024 | Japan Magazine Publishers Association |
| 309,667 | Jul 2024 – Sep 2024 | Japan Magazine Publishers Association |
| 323,250 | Apr 2024 – Jun 2024 | Japan Magazine Publishers Association |
| 345,500 | Jan 2024 – Mar 2024 | Japan Magazine Publishers Association |
| 354,333 | Oct 2023 – Dec 2023 | Japan Magazine Publishers Association |
| 358,167 | Jul 2023 – Sep 2023 | Japan Magazine Publishers Association |
| 370,083 | Apr 2023 – Jun 2023 | Japan Magazine Publishers Association |
Top 10 historic — total circulation
| # | Series | Status | Total copies |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Kindaichi Case Files | Finished | 100M |
| 2 | Hajime no Ippo | Ongoing | 100M |
| 3 | Tokyo Revengers | Finished | 80M |
| 4 | Fairy Tail | Finished | 72M |
| 5 | The Seven Deadly Sins | Finished | 55M |
| 6 | Devilman | Finished | 50M |
| 7 | Shoot! | Finished | 50M |
| 8 | Fisherman Sanpei | Finished | 50M |
| 9 | Great Teacher Onizuka | Finished | 50M |
| 10 | GTO: The Early Years | Finished | 45M |
Top 10 ongoing — total circulation
| # | Series | Total copies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hajime no Ippo | 100M |
| 2 | Ahiru no Sora | 24M |
| 3 | Blue Lock | 17M |
| 4 | Rent-A-Girlfriend | 13M |
| 5 | Shangri-La Frontier | 2.7M |
| 6 | Medaka Kuroiwa Is Impervious to My Charms | 1.5M |
| 7 | A Couple of Cuckoos | 1M |
Top 10 ongoing — latest weekly
| # | Series | Week | Total sales (cumulative) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Lock #39 | Jun 29, 2026 | 143.8K |
| 2 | Rent-A-Girlfriend #46 | Jun 15, 2026 | 18.3K |
| 3 | A Couple of Cuckoos #33 | Jun 15, 2026 | 15.1K |
| 4 | Orion's Board #10 | Jun 15, 2026 | 8.6K |
| 5 | Kurotsuki no Yaergnacht #4 | May 18, 2026 | 16.5K |
| 6 | Kaijin Fugeki #8 | May 18, 2026 | 15.4K |
| 7 | Mayonaka Heart Tune #13 | May 11, 2026 | 6.1K |
| 8 | Medaka Kuroiwa Is Impervious to My Charms #24 | May 11, 2026 | 6K |
| 9 | Shangri-La Frontier #26 | Apr 27, 2026 | 79.3K |
| 10 | Four Knights of the Apocalypse #26 | Apr 20, 2026 | 33.6K |
Top 10 ongoing — latest monthly
| # | Series | Month | Top volume sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Lock #39 | Jun 2026 | 119K |
| 2 | Shangri-La Frontier #26 | Apr 2026 | 79.3K |
| 3 | Hajime no Ippo #145 | Jan 2026 | 54.1K |
| 4 | Rent-A-Girlfriend #25 | Feb 2022 | 72.5K |
| 5 | A Couple of Cuckoos #9 | Nov 2021 | 85.1K |
| 6 | Ahiru no Sora #50 | Nov 2018 | 145.2K |
Serialization history
Series that have run in Weekly Shonen Magazine, by decade.
2020s 9 series
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2021–present
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2022–2022
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2022–present
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2022–present
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2023–present
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2024–present
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2025–present
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2025–2014
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2026–present
2010s 21 series
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2010–2011
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2010–present
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2011–present
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2012–2020
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2012–present
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2013–2017
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2013–2021
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2013–present
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2013–present
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2013–present
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2013–2016
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2014–present
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2014–present
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2015–2022
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2016–2017
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2017–present
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2017–present
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2017–2020
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2017–0000
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2018–present
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2018–present
2000s 18 series
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2000–present
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2002–2012
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2003–present
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2003–2012
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2003–2009
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2005–present
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2006–2023
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2006–2017
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2006–2010
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2006–2017
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2007–2017
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2008–present
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2008–present
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2008–present
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2008–present
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2008–2010
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2009–present
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2009–present
1990s 16 series
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1990–1996
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1990–2003
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1991–2001
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1991–1997
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1992–2008
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1992–present
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1996–2000
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1997–2002
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1997–2004
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1997–1999
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1998–2001
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1998–2012
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1998–present
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1999–2007
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1999–2005
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1999–2006
1980s 5 series
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1981–present
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1983–1991
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1988–1998
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1989–present
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1989–1992
1970s 5 series
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1970–present
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1972–present
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1972–1973
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1973–1983
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1976–present
1960s 1 series
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1968–1973
Year unknown 65 series
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