Weekly Shōnen Champion

is a Japanese shōnen manga magazine published by Akita Shoten.

History

Shōnen Champion was first published on July 15, 1969. It has had numerous popular series by manga artists such as Osamu Tezuka, Go Nagai, Shinji Mizushima, Masami Kurumada, and Keisuke Itagaki. The magazine is published every Thursday. It had a circulation of 250,000 from 1 October 2018 to 30 September 2019.

A digital supplement manga magazine titled Champion Buzz began publication on October 5, 2023.

Currently running manga series

There are currently 28 manga titles being serialized in Weekly Shōnen Champion. Out of them Manga Yūenchi: Baki Gaiden is serialized monthly; Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun: IruMafia Edition is serialized biweekly; Baki Gaiden: Scarface and Shiraken! are published on an irregular basis and The Vampire Dies in No Time is on indefinite hiatus.

Champion Buzz

Champion Buzz (チャンピオンBUZZ) is a digital supplement magazine running since October 5, 2023 in conjuction with digital issue releases of Weekly Shonen Champion every first thursday of the month.

Currently featured series

There are currently 17 manga titles being serialized in Champion Buzz.

Past series

• 750 Rider
• The Abashiri Family
• AI no Idenshi
• Akumetsu
• Alabaster
• Apocalypse Zero
• Atsumare! Fushigi KenkyÅ«-bu
• Babel II
• Baki the Grappler
• Beastars
• Black Jack by Osamu Tezuka
• Clover
• The Crater by Osamu Tezuka (1969-1970)
• Cutie Honey by Go Nagai (1973-1974)
• The Dangers in My Heart – transferred to
• Dokaben by Shinji Mizushima (1972-1981)
• Don Dracula
• Duke Goblin
• Eiken
• Eko Eko Azarak
• Fuan no Tane Plus by Masaaki Nakayama (2007- 2008)
• Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine S - transferred to Manga Cross
• Geniearth by Rensuke Oshikiri
• Harigane Service
• Harigane Service Ace
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• Ippon Again! - transferred to Manga Cross
• Iron Wok Jan
• Jitsu wa Watashi wa
• Kaze ga Gotoku
• Koe ga Dasenai Shōjo wa "Kanojo ga Yasashisugiru" to Omotte Iru
• Low Teen Blues
• Magical Girl Site - transferred from Champion Tap!
• Meika-san wa Oshi Korosenai - transferred to Manga Cross
• Mirai Keisatsu Urashiman
• Mitsudomoe
• Muteki Kanban Musume
• My-Hime
• My-Otome
• Nanaka 6/17
• Nine Peaks - transferred to Manga Cross
• Penguin Musume
• Plawres Sanshiro
• Rainbow Parakeet
• Rokudou no Onna-tachi
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• Sanda
• s-CRY-ed
• Seven of Seven
• ShÅ«kan Shōnen Hachi
• ShÅ«jin Riku
• Shy
• Squid Girl
• Sugarless
• Super Radical Gag Family
• UchÅ« JÅ«be (肥前屋兵衛, "Treasure Hunter Jubei") by Hitoshi Tomizawa (1994-1995)
• Yuuyake Banchō
• Zenikko