Weekly ShÅnen Sunday (Japanese: 週刊å°'年サンデー, Hepburn: ShÅ«kan ShÅnen SandÄ") is a weekly shÅnen manga magazine published in Japan by Shogakukan since April 5, 1959. Contrary to its title, Weekly ShÅnen Sunday issues are released on Wednesdays.
History
ShÅnen Sunday was first published on Sunday, April 5, 1959, as a response to its rival Weekly ShÅnen Magazine. The debut issue featured Shigeo Nagashima, the star player of the Yomiuri Giants on the cover, and a congratulatory article by Isoko Hatano, a noted child psychologist.
Despite its name, ShÅnen Sunday was originally published on Tuesdays of each week, switching to Wednesdays in 2011. The "Sunday" in the name was the creation of its first editor, Kiichi Toyoda, who wanted the title to be evocative of a relaxing weekend.
ShÅnen Sunday's distinctive "pointing finger" that appears in the lower corner of every page on the left side of the magazine made its subtle debut in the 4/5 issue from 1969. This understated feature, ever present but easily overlooked, was referenced as a plot element in 20th Century Boys. Sunday's more noticeable mascot, a helmeted fish debuted in the 1980s.
Prior to the 1990s and 2000s no serial in ShÅnen Sunday had run over 40 volumes, but that began to change with series such as Meitantei Conan, Major, InuYasha, ShijÅ SaikyÅ no Deshi Kenichi and Karakuri Circus, which maintained a high level of popularity.
In a rare event due to the closeness of the two magazine's founding dates, Weekly ShÅnen Sunday and Weekly ShÅnen Magazine released a special combined issue on March 19, 2008. In addition, other commemorative events, merchandise, and manga crossovers were planned for the following year as part of the celebrations. The book Shonen Sunday 1983 was published on July 15, 2009 to celebrate the anniversary and the magazines heyday. It reprints manga from 1983, such as Urusei Yatsura and Touch, and has interviews with their creators as well as artists who were inspired by the series from that period, such as Gosho Aoyama.
To celebrate Weekly ShÅnen Sunday's 55th anniversary, 55 new manga series were launched in the print and online magazines Weekly Shonen Sunday, Shonen Sunday S, Ura Sunday, and Club Sunday throughout the year beginning in March 2014.
Currently running manga series
Other well-known Sunday series
In its fifty-five years of history ShÅnen Sunday has been host to many series that are considered classics of their genre. From the works of Osamu Tezuka and Shotaro Ishinomori to Rumiko Takahashi, Mitsuru Adachi and Gosho Aoyama, some of the biggest names in the industry have called ShÅnen Sunday their home.
Circulation
- 2000 - 2.02 million
- 2002 - 1.53 million
- 2003 - 1.31 million
- 2004 - 1.16 million
- 2005 - 1.06 million
- 2006 - 1.01 million
- 2007 - 0.94 million
- 2008 - 873,438
- 2009 - 773,062
- 2010 - 678,917
- 2011 - 583,750
Editors
- 1959â€"1960
- Kiichi Toyoda
- 1991â€"1993
- Takashi Hirayama
- 1994â€"2000
- Toyohiko Okuyama
- 2000â€"2002
- Shinichiro Tsuzuki
- 2002â€"2004
- Shinichi Mikami
- 2005â€"2009
- Masato Hayashi
- 2009â€"2012
- Masaki Nawata
- 2012â€"present
- Yu Torimitsu
International versions
Elex Media Komputindo published an Indonesian version of Weekly ShÅnen Sunday titled ShÅnen Star from 2005 to 2013.
Viz Media began a Shonen Sunday imprint for titles in North America; starting with Rumiko Takahashi's KyÅkai no Rinne, which was released on October 20, 2009.
See also
- Bessatsu ShÅnen Sunday
- ShÅnen Sunday Super
References
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
- Viz Media's Shonen Sunday page
- Weekly ShÅnen Sunday at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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