Monthly Shōnen Ace
Japanese manga magazine
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Categories | Shōnen manga[1] |
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Frequency | Monthly |
Circulation | 100,000 (2017)[2] |
Founded | 1994 |
Company | Kadokawa Shoten |
Country | Japan |
Based in | Tokyo |
Language | Japanese |
Website | web-ace |
Monthly Shōnen Ace (月刊少年エース, Gekkan Shōnen Ēsu) is a monthly shōnen manga magazine in Japan published by Kadokawa Shoten, started in 1994. Unlike the big shōnen weeklies with circulation figures in the millions, Ace is aimed at a less mainstream audience, and has a particular emphasis on anime tie-ins.
An online version of the magazine, titled Shōnen Ace Plus was launched in June 2019.[3]
Manga artists and series featured in Shōnen Ace
- Imaru Adachi
- Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took In a High School Runaway (ongoing)
- Natsume Akatsuki
- Kemono Michi (ongoing)
- Katsu Aki
- The Vision of Escaflowne (shōnen version; shōjo version was serialized in Asuka Fantasy DX)
- Sae Amatsu
- Guardian Hearts
- Keiichi Arawi
- Nichijou (ongoing)
- Clamp
- Angelic Layer
- Nishiwaki Datto
- Fate/stay night
- Sakae Esuno
- Hanako and the Terror of Allegory
- Future Diary
- Big Order
- Reign of the Seven Spellblades manga adaptation
- Kamui Fujiwara
- Kerberos Panzer Cop (story by Mamoru Oshii, previously ran in Combat Comic and Amazing Comics)
- Masaru Gotsubo
- Ryūsuke Hamamoto
- Petit Eva (original work by Gainax & khara inc.)
- Yuichi Hasegawa
- Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam (story by Yoshiyuki Tomino)
- Ikumi Hino
- Masahiro Ikeno
- Banished from the Heroes' Party (ongoing)
- Mobile Suit Victory Gundam Outside Story
- Sekihiko Inui
- Ratman
- Yūji Iwahara
- Sōsuke Kaise
- Grenadier
- Kaishaku
- Kannazuki no Miko
- Steel Angel Kurumi (originally featured in Monthly Shonen Ace Dash/A' DASH, later moved to Monthly Ace Next; now discontinued)
- Mario Kaneda
- Girls Bravo[4]
- Saving Life
- Masato Kanetsuki
- Sword Art Online: Unital Ring (created by Reki Kawahara) (ongoing)
- Karuna Kanzaki
- Armed Girl's Machiavellism (written by Yūya Kurokami)
- Jinsei Kataoka and Kazuma Kondou
- Eureka Seven
- Deadman Wonderland
- Smokin' Parade
- Ranmaru Kotone
- The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
- Masami Kurumada
- Tomohiro Marukawa
- Sankichi Meguro
- Ghost Talker's Daydream (written by Saki Okuse)
- Haruhiko Mikimoto
- Macross 7: Trash
- Macross The First
- Suu Minazuki
- Judas
- Heaven's Lost Property
- Plunderer
- Seijuro Miz
- Masato Natsumoto
- Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight (story by Ryo Mizuno)
- Kenji Oiwa
- Welcome to the N.H.K. (created by Tatsuhiko Takimoto)
- Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
- Neon Genesis Evangelion (moved to Young Ace in 2009)
- Kei Sanbe
- Hajime Segawa
- Monako Serasai
- Yū Shimizu
- Tatsuya Shingyoji
- Kumiko Suekane
- Yukiru Sugisaki
- Brain Powerd (story by Yoshiyuki Tomino)
- Shou Tajima
- Multiple Personality Detective Psycho (story by Eiji Otsuka; moved to Young Ace in 2009)
- Yoshiki Takaya
- Bio Booster Armor Guyver (moved to Young Ace in 2009, continued here after Monthly Shōnen Captain's cancelation)
- Kitsune Tennouji
- Eden's Bowy (pulled from Comptiq in 1994)
- Yasunari Toda
- Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Astray R (story by Tomohiro Chiba, created by Yoshiyuki Tomino and Hajime Yatate)
- Meguru Ueno
- My First Girlfriend Is a Gal (ongoing)
- Tetsuto Uesu
- Housui Yamazaki
- Kagami Yoshimizu
- Lucky Star (cameo strips only)
- Mine Yoshizaki
- Sgt. Frog (ongoing)
- Kumichi Yoshizuki
- Someday's Dreamers: Summer Skies (written by Norie Yamada)
Circulation
Year / Period | Monthly circulation | Magazine sales | Sales revenue (est.) | Issue price |
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September 2003 to August 2004 | 59,167[5] | 710,004 | ¥394,762,224 | ¥556[6] |
September 2004 to August 2005 | 68,917[5] | 827,004 | ¥459,814,224 | |
September 2005 to August 2006 | 80,833[5] | 969,996 | ¥539,317,776 | |
September 2006 to December 2007 | 91,666[7] | 1,466,656 | ¥815,460,736 | |
January 2008 to September 2008 | 80,834[8] | 727,506 | ¥404,493,336 | |
October 2008 to September 2009 | 83,334[9] | 1,000,008 | ¥556,004,448 | |
October 2009 to September 2010 | 75,084[10] | 901,008 | ¥514,475,568 | ¥571[11] |
October 2010 to September 2011 | 66,500[12] | 798,000 | ¥472,416,000 | ¥592[11] |
October 2011 to September 2012 | 60,417[13] | 725,004 | ¥432,827,388 | ¥597[11][14] |
October 2012 to September 2013 | 75,000[15] | 900,000 | ¥537,300,000 | |
October 2013 to September 2014 | 75,000[16] | 900,000 | ¥537,300,000 | |
October 2014 to September 2015 | 100,000[17] | 1,200,000 | ¥715,200,000 | |
October 2015 to September 2016 | 100,000[18] | 1,200,000 | ¥716,400,000 | |
October 2016 to September 2017 | 100,000[2] | 1,200,000 | ¥716,400,000 | |
2004 to September 2017 | 80,031 | 13,525,186 | ¥7,812,171,700 ($75,384,595) | ¥578 |
References
- ^ Thompson, Jason (2007). Manga: The Complete Guide. Del Rey Books. p. xxiii-xxiv. ISBN 978-0-345-48590-8.
- ^ a b "JMPAマガジンデータ : 男性 コミック". Japan Magazine Publishing Association. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- ^ 少年エース発のWebマンガサイト「少年エースplus」開設、新作もラインナップ. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 26, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- ^ Losert, Jörg (4 February 2010). "Girls Bravo". AnimePro.de. Archived from the original on 20 November 2016.
- ^ a b c "Manga Anthology Circulations 2004-2006". ComiPress. 2007-12-27.
- ^ "Monthly Shonen Ace October, 2008 (Hobby Magazine)". Hobby Search. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ "社団法人 日本雑誌協会". Japanese Magazine Publishers Association. February 12, 2008. Archived from the original on February 12, 2008.
- ^ 印刷部数公表 (in Japanese). Japanese Magazine Publishers Association. 2008. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
- ^ "2009 Japanese Manga Magazine Circulation Numbers". Anime News Network. January 18, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
- ^ "2010 Japanese Manga Magazine Circulation Numbers". Anime News Network. January 17, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Monthly Shonen Ace". Hobby Search. p. 1. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ "JMPAマガジンデータ : 男性 コミック". Japan Magazine Publishing Association. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
- ^ "JMPAマガジンデータ : 男性 コミック". Japan Magazine Publishing Association. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ^ "Monthly Shonen Ace". Hobby Search. p. 2. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ "JMPAマガジンデータ : 男性 コミック". Japan Magazine Publishing Association. Archived from the original on November 17, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
- ^ "JMPAマガジンデータ : 男性 コミック". Japan Magazine Publishing Association. Archived from the original on November 16, 2015. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
- ^ "JMPAマガジンデータ : 男性 コミック". Japan Magazine Publishing Association. Archived from the original on October 3, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ^ "JMPAマガジンデータ : 男性 コミック". Japan Magazine Publishing Association. Archived from the original on November 9, 2017. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
External links
- Shōnen Ace on Web Kadokawa (in Japanese)
- Monthly Shōnen Ace at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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Monthly Shōnen Ace series
- Sgt. Frog (1999)
- Nichijou (2006)
- Upotte!! (2011)
- Hyouka (2012)
- Haruchika (2015)
- My First Girlfriend Is a Gal (2015)
- Kemono Michi (2016)
- Isekai Cheat Magician (2016)
- Harem in the Labyrinth of Another World (2017)
- Banished from the Hero's Party (2018)
- Higehiro (2018)
- Destroy All Humans. They Can't Be Regenerated. (2018)
- Kemono Friends 2 (2019)
- Private Tutor to the Duke's Daughter (2019) †
- The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy (2019)
- Sasaki and Peeps (2021) †
- Isekai Shokudō ~Yōshoku no Nekoya~ (2021)
- I Got Married to the Girl I Hate Most in Class (2021) †
- Days with My Stepsister (2021) †
- Ore no Imōto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai Kuroneko If (2021)
- Bungo Stray Dogs: Dazai, Chūya, Jūgosai (2022)
- Demon Lord 2099 (2023) †
- B't X (1994)
- Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam (1994)
- Macross 7: Trash (1994)
- The Vision of Escaflowne (1994)
- Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995)
- Eden's Bowy (1996)
- Multiple Personality Detective Psycho (1997)
- Brain Powerd (1998)
- Angelic Layer (1999)
- The World of Narue (1999)
- Kerberos Panzer Cop (1999)
- Brigadoon (2000)
- Ghost Talker's Daydream (2000)
- Anne Freaks (2000)
- Sword of the Dark Ones (2000)
- Girls Bravo (2000)
- Guardian Hearts (2001)
- The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service (2002)
- Bio Booster Armor Guyver (2002)
- Melody of Oblivion (2002)
- Grenadier (2002)
- Steel Angel Kurumi (2002)
- Kiddy Grade (2002)
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Astray R (2002)
- Kamiyadori (2003)
- Welcome to the N.H.K. (2004)
- Samurai Champloo (2004)
- The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2004)
- Kannazuki no Miko (2004)
- Hanako and the Terror of Allegory (2004)
- Judas (2004)
- Hibiki's Magic (2004)
- Lucky Star (2004)
- Mail (2004)
- Samurai Commando: Mission 1549 (2005)
- Eureka Seven (2005)
- Canvas 2 Extra Season (2005)
- Blood+ (2005)
- The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2005)
- Ga-Rei (2005)
- Super Super Dai Mahō-Tōge (2005)
- Fate/stay night (2005)
- Future Diary (2006)
- Toki o Kakeru Shōjo (2006)
- Super Super Super Dai Mahō-Tōge (2006)
- Reideen (2006)
- Heaven's Lost Property (2007)
- Mushi-Uta (2007)
- Deadman Wonderland (2007)
- Petit Eva: Evangelion@School (2007)
- Ratman (2007)
- Macross Frontier (2007)
- Cloverfield/Kishin (2008)
- Someday's Dreamers: Summer Skies (2008)
- Shangri-La (2009)
- Basquash! (2009)
- Baka and Test (2009)
- Junreisha no Compass (2009)
- Kamiyadori no Nagi (2009)
- Tokyo ESP (2010)
- The Mystic Archives of Dantalian (2010)
- Tokyo Ravens (2010)
- R-15 (2010)
- Sagrada Reset (2010)
- Code Geass: Renya of Darkness (2010)
- Itsuka Tenma no Kuro Usagi Kōkō hen Kurenai Gekkou no Seitokaishitsu (2011)
- Blood-C (2011)
- Big Order (2011)
- Chaika: The Coffin Princess (2011)
- Eureka Seven: AO (2012)
- Date A Live (2012)
- Dog & Scissors (2012)
- Beatless: Dystopia (2012)
- Red Data Girl (2012)
- The Testament of Sister New Devil (2013)
- Aiura (2013)
- Armed Girl's Machiavellism (2014)
- Plunderer (2014)
- Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor (2015)
- Kemono Friends: Welcome to Japari Park! (2015)
- Gamers! (2016)
- Little Witch Academia (2017)
- Katana Maidens: Toji No Miko (2017)
- Mother of the Goddess' Dormitory (2017)
- KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Extra Attention to that Wonderful Fool! (2018)
- Girly Air Force (2018)
- The Whole of Humanity Has Gone Yuri Except for Me (2018) †
- Reign of the Seven Spellblades (2019)
- Record of Lodoss War: The Crown of the Covenant (2019)
- Bungo Stray Dogs Beast (2019)
- The Dreaming Boy Is a Realist (2021) †
- Demon Lord 2099 (2021) †
† Indicates titles published on Shōnen Ace Plus