Weekly Young Magazine

is a Japanese weekly anthology magazine published in Tokyo each Monday by Kodansha. The magazine started on June 16, 1980, and is targeted at the adult male () demographic. It was published bimonthly (under the title ), on the second and fourth Mondays of every month, until switching to a weekly publication in 1989. The chapters of the series that run in Weekly Young Magazine are collected and published in tankōbon volumes under the "YoungKC" imprint every four months.

The magazine usually features color photos of pinup girl on the cover and first few pages of each issue.

Since December 9, 2009, Kodansha has published a monthly sister magazine, , a retitled makeover of their previous publication , which had published a total of 36 bimonthly issues during its existence.

Series in publication

There are currently 34 manga titles serialized in Weekly Young Magazine. Out of them, Seven Shakespeares: Non Sanz Droict, Kenka Kagyō, Tobaku Datenroku Kaiji: 24-oku Dasshutsu-hen, and Manchuria Opium Squad are on hiatus.

Past series

1980s

• by Kenshi Hirokane (1980–1989)
• by Masayuki Katayama (1982–1987)
• Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo (1982–1990)
• by Kazuhiro Kiuchi (1983–2003)
• by Minetarō Mochizuki (1985–1988)
• by Michiharu Kusunoki (1986–1996)
• by Harold Sakuishi (1988–1993)
• 3×3 Eyes by Yuzo Takada (1989–2002) (transferred from Young Magazine Zōkan Kaizokuban)
• Kōgyō Aika Volley Boys by Hiroyuki Murata (1989–2006)

1990s

• by Masamune Shirow (1991–1996)
• by Michiharu Kusunoki (1992–2008)
• by Tetsu Adachi (1992–1994)
• by Minetaro Mochizuki (1993)
• by Minoru Furuya (1993–1996)
• by Minetaro Mochizuki (1994–1999)
• by Shuichi Shigeno (1995–2013)
• by Yanwari Kazama (1995–2013)
• by Nobuyuki Fukumoto (1996–1999)
• by Masamune Shirow (1997)
• by Akira Hiramoto (1998–2009)
• by Shigemitsu Harada (1998–2000)
• by Moyoco Anno (1999–2003)
• by Hiroshi Tanaka (1999–2004)
• by Katsuhisa Minami (1999–2006)

2000s

• by Baba Yasushi (2000–2012)
• by Nobuyuki Fukumoto (2000–2004)
• Clamp (2001–2002)
• Higanjima by Kōji Matsumoto (2002–2010)
• Kyō no Go no Ni by Koharu Sakuraba (2002–2003)
• by Tadashi Agi and Tetsuya Koshiba (2002–2004)
• xxxHolic by Clamp (2003–2011)
• by Naoki Serizawa (2003–2009)
• by Kōji Kōno (2003–2007)
• by Hideki Miyashita (2004–2007)
• by Hideki Miyashita (2007–2012)
• by Nobuyuki Fukumoto (2004–2008)
• by Tsutomu Nihei (2004) (transferred to Shueisha's Ultra Jump in May 2006)
• by ShÅ«zō Oshimi (2004)
• Kenka Shōbai by Yasuaki Kita (2005–2011)
• by Dragon Odawara (2005–2011)
• Shinjuku Swan by Ken Wakui (2005–2013)
• by Minoru Furuya (2006–2007)
• by Hiroyuki Murata (2006–2011)
• by Hiromoto Komatsu (2006–2011)
• by Minoru Furuya (2008–2010)
• by Bow Ditama (2008–2009) (transferred to Monthly Young Magazine in December 2009)
• by Tomonori Inoue (2008–2016)
• by Nobuyuki Fukumoto (2009–2012)
• by Hiroshi Kisashi (2009–2010)
• by Hideki Miyashita (2010) transferred from Monthly Young Magazine, originally published in Bessatsu Young Magazine

2010s

• by Jun Watanabe (2010–2015)
• by Yukai Asada (2010–2011)
• by Akira Hiramoto (2011–2017)
• by Yuma Ando and Masashi Asaki (2011–2014) (indefinite hiatus)
• Green Blood by Masasumi Kakizaki (2011–2013)
• by Shin Takahashi (2011–2013)
• by Dragon Odawara (2011–2012)
• by Minoru Furuya (2012–2013)
• by Kaori Saki (2012–2015)
• by Hideki Miyashita (2012–2015)
• by Hiyoko Kobayashi (2012–2020)
• by Dragon Odawara (2012–2014)
• by Nobuyuki Fukumoto (2013–2017)¨
• by Shin Takahashi (2013–2015)
• by Kei Ogawa (2013)
• by Tooru Fujisawa (2014–2023) (transferred to Magazine Pocket in April 2024)
• by NON (2014–2019)
• by Katsuhisa Minami (2014–2019)
• by Jasmine Gyuh (2015–2018)
• by Mitsuru Hattori (2015–2016)
• by Hideki Miyashita (2015–2022)
• by Azu (2016–2021)
• Origin by Boichi (2016–2019)
• by Kentarō Okamoto and Riri Sagara (2017–2022)
• by Yamada Yoshinobu (2017–2023) (transferred to Yanmaga Web)
• by Yousuke Nakamura (2017)
• by Soborou (2017–2024)
• NeuN by Tsutomu Takahashi (2017–2020)
• by Masashi Asaki, Naoki Yamakawa (2017–2024)
• by Tatsuya Shihira (2017–2019)
• by Shuichi Shigeno (2017–2025)
• by Hajime InoryÅ« and Shōta Itō (2018–2019) (transferred to Comic Days in August 2019)
• by Hitomi Takano (2018–2020)
• by Moriko Mori and Cota Tomimura (2018–2022)
• by Naoki Azuma and Shouji Koukami (2018–2020)
• by Gino0808 (2019–2020)
• by Takeshi Taka (2019–2020)
• by Yuichirō Koga (2019–2020)
• by Tsukasa Monma and Yoshiki Kanata (2019–2020)
• by Meguru Ueno (2019–2021)
• by Masa Ichikawa (2019–2020)

2020s

• by Keito Gaku (2020)
• by Edogawa Edogawa (2020–2021)
• by Matsuki Ikka (2020–2021)
• God of Dog by Kō Kimura (2020–2021)
• by Hakaru Takarai (2020–2021)
• by Morion Airline and Akeji Fujimura (2020–2021)
• by Mao Ningen and Misao (2020–2021)
• by Fumitaka Katō (2020–2021)
• by Ippatu (2021–2023)
• by Katsuhisa Minami (2021–2023)
• by Ringo Yōtō (2021)
• (2021) by Jun Endō
• by Yuto Uchida and Ryuki Ōnuma (2021)
• by Meguru Ueno (2021–2022) (transferred to Yanmaga Web)
• by Sohei Asamura and Ten Ishida (2022) (transferred to Yanmaga Web)
• by Meguru Ueno (2022–2024) (transferred to Yanmaga Web)
• by ShÅ«zō Oshimi (2024)

Circulation

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