Mag Talk General Manga Magazine Discussion

[Paze]

I noticed Fullmetal alchemist, 666 satan, and soul eater were published in Gangan, but when they ended the authors moved to a different magazine. I wonder why, was it worse working for them then other magazines? Whatever happened Gangan screwed up losing those artists because they don't have anything notable right now.

 

[OtterBrigade]

I noticed Fullmetal alchemist, 666 satan, and soul eater were published in Gangan, but when they ended the authors moved to a different magazine. I wonder why, was it worse working for them then other magazines? Whatever happened Gangan screwed up losing those artists because they don't have anything notable right now.

The 666 Satan author also did Sukedachi 09 with Gangan so they did eventually go back. For FMA to Silver Spoon and Soul Eater to Fire Force they might have just wanted to do weekly instead of monthly and Gangan doesn't seem to have a weekly magazine.

 

[Aipom626]

As much as I hate to admit it, Jump+ currently has the best overall lineup followed by Ura Sunday then Magazine Pocket. We've seen a lot more quality releases from Jump+ as the platform matured, and it definitely has gotten better at appealing to more mainstream audience.

Ura Sunday has sort of its own thing going with lot of its series being pretty niche and a strong core audience. Magazine Pocket right now is definitely the weakest in terms of quality, with most of its lineup revolving around fanservice and/or gore. This could just be the fault of the platform being too young as we've seen similar trends in the early days of Jump+, so we'll see how it evolves moving forward.

I think I'd probably agree with that sentiment. Jump+ has had the longest time to work on fine-tuning the platform, and while sometimes the number of series I follow from there dips low, there's a pretty solid mix in there right now. I think with some more time, Magazine Plus will be able to grow some more, but I doubt it'll ever grow to the extent of Jump+. Ura Sunday is interesting since I really agree that it seems to do and publish whatever it wants, pretty similar to Weekly Shonen Sunday's overall philosophy. That's what makes the lineup interesting to me.

 

[Nemesis]

If you ask me, SHY from Shonen Champion is a better superhero manga than MHA ever was.

 

[Thundercat27]

I hope this could vitalise the thread.

I didn't find anything about the full ranking of Kono Manga ga Sugoi so here they are:

The top 20 on its list of manga for male readers are:

1. SPY×FAMILY by Tatsuya Endō
2. Robo Sapiens Zenshi by Toranosuke Shimada
3. Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu by Norio Sakurai
4. Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto
5. Mizu wa Umi ni Mukatte Nagareru by Rettō Tajima
6. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba by Koyoharu Gotouge
7. Ōsama Ranking by Sōsuke Tōka
7. Skip to Loafer by Misaki Takamatsu
9. Panda Tanteisha by Pump Sawae
10. Yūgai Muzai Gangu by Ura Shino
11. Isekai Ojisan by Hotondoshindeiru
12. The Ride-On King by Yasushi Baba
13. Jijō o Shiranai Tenkōsei ga Guigui Kuru by Taku Kuwamura
14. The Fable by Katsuhisa Minami
14. The Blue Period. by Tsubasa Yamaguchi
16. My Dress-Up Darling by Shinichi Fukuda
17. Sweat and Soap by Kintetsu Yamada
17. Dr. Stone by Riichirou Inagaki and Boichi
17. Heterogenia Linguistico ~Ishuzoku Gengogaku Nyūmon~ by Soruto Seno
20. Kawaisō ni ne, Genki-kun by Umi Komiya


The top 20 on its list of manga for female readers are:

1. Sayonara Mini Skirt by Aoi Makino
2. Muchū sa, Kimi ni by Yama Wayama
3. Ashita Shinu ni wa, by Sumako Kari
4. Do not say mystery by Yumi Tamura
5. Shinzō by Akiko Okuda
6. Poe no Ichizoku Unicorn by Moto Hagio
7. Tedare Monra by Shizuka Nakano
8. Hadaka Ikkan! Tsuzui-san by Tsuzui
8. Yuria Sensei no Akai Ito by Kiwa Irie
10. Ikoku Nikki by Tomoko Yamashita
11. Nagi no Oitoma by Misato Konari
12. Daru-chan by Remon Haruna
13. Atarashii Jōshi wa Do Tennen by Dan Ichikawa
13. One Room Angel by Harada
15. Hananoi-kun to Koi no Yamai by Megumi Morino
16. Cool Doji Danshi by Kokone Nata
17. Tsubaki-chō Lonely Planet by Mika Yamamori
18. Kageki Shōjo! by Kumiko Saiki
18. Namida Nikomi Ai Tsurasa Mashimashi by Nikumanko
18. Mejirobana no Saku by Asumiko Nakamura

The top 20 on its list of manga magazines include:

1. Shonen Jump+ published by Shueisha
2. Weekly Shonen Jump published by Shueisha
3. Ribon by Shueisha
4. Monthly Flowers published by Shogakukan
5. Ohta Web Comic published by Ohta Publishing Co.
6. Afternoon published by Kodansha
7. Weekly Young Magazine published by Kodansha
8. Monthly Comic Beam published by Kadokawa
9. Weekly Young Jump published by Shueisha
10. Morning published by Kodansha
11. Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine published by Kodansha
12. Monthly Morning two published by Kodansha
13. Manga Cross published by Akita Shoten
14. Kiss published by Kodansha
15. Harta published by Kadokawa
16. Big Comic Spirits published by Shogakukan
17. Big Comic Superior published by Shogakukan
18. ComicWalker published by Kadokawa
18. Monthly Shonen Sirius published by Kodansha
20. Hana to Yume published by Hakusensha

Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Editors Unveil 2020 Rankings

SPYxFAMILY tops male reader list, Sayonara Mini Skirt tops female reader list

www.animenewsnetwork.com

What do you think about this ranking? The manga and magazine in those lists?

I have read half from the male and three manga from the female list so far. Wish all of them got translated in English or any other languages soon, especially Mizu wa Umi ni Mukatte Nagareru (I really enjoy the mangaka's previous work).

 

[Aeneas]

Was hoping Jigokuraku would rank again (and higher), since it was (tied for) 16th last year.

 

[Thundercat27]

Was hoping Jigokuraku would rank again (and higher), since it was (tied for) 16th last year.

Unlike Manga Taisho, I am not really sure about the criteria for nominations of this ranking. I recalled dungeon meshi got four manga taisho nominations already.

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Also talking about the upcoming manga taisho next year, I hope dungeon meshi will get nominated (to have the record for most nominations) and win. Next year is going to be the last for it to be nominated (having 8 or fewer volumes).

 

[Ihore]

Kono manga ga sugoi seems to me to be commercially driven. i understand its a magazine and its publisher wants it to sell so it tends to put in the ranks popular/trending stuff. Jump in the top in magazines is natural if its manga are in the top male ranking but it laughable. It is also done by questionaries and book store employees do participate.

Taisho is similarly its awarded by a committee of book store employees - obvious economic interest involved. but because of the below 8 volume criteria there is some restriction.

I find Kono manga ga Yome to be much more interesting it has a similar methodology but it seems to have less pressure to put popular stuff.

 

[Thundercat27]

As much as commercial driven it is, it is still a nice recommendation list to look for good stuff. I do think last year list have more obscure manga in it. The top manga for male last year was kinda obscure compare to this year Ishiguro is a god but I think most people know about SxF than any of his works

Also, just lurk for what from the male list got translated in English so far, going to do a similar one for female list soon.
Lmao, a salefag unable to comprehend that there is a committee exist to recommend interesting manga to the public instead of just listing the bestselling one. Wonder why you guys keep bite his bait.

Anyway, we are pretty lucky this year, 14 out of top 20 manga for male got translated in English to some degree:
Spy x Family: fully translated
Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu: 22 chapters (almost 2 out of 2 volumes)
Chainsaw Man: fully translated
Kimetsu no Yaiba: fully translated
Skip to Loafer: 9 chapters (almost 2 out of 2 volumes)
Isekai Ojisan: 10 chapters (more than 1 out of 3 volumes)
Ride-on King: 13 chapters (almost 3 out of 3 volumes, got dropped but licensed soon)
Jijō o Shiranai Tenkōsei ga Guigui Kuru: 16 chapters (almost 1 out of 4 volumes)
The Fable: 36 chapters (4 out of 20 volumes)
Blue Period: 12 chapters (3 out of 6 volumes)
Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru: 32 chapters (more than 4 out of 4 volumes, pretty sure it is fully translated)
Ase to Sekken: 9 chapters (more than 1 out of 4 volumes, got dropped but licensed soon)
Dr. Stone: fully translated
Heterogeneous Linguistics: 19 chapters (2 out of 2 volumes)

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Number of manga from the female list that have English translation is much lower .

Sayonara miniskirt (part of its first chapter out of 2 voumes, licensed soon)
Mystery to Iunakare: 2 chapters (1 out of 5 volumes)
Ikoku Nikki: 13 chapters (more than 2 out of 5 volumes)
Hananoi-kun to Koi no Yamai: 15 chapters (almost 4 out of 4 volumes)
Tsubaki-chou Lonely Planet: 61 chapters (almost 11 out of 14 volumes)
Kageki Shōjo! (only its first chapter)

Well, that's all in English so far. Maybe more stuffs got licensed or haven't been index in mangaupdates yet.

 

[Thaed]

Hey everyone,

I already tried this subject once, without any success, therefore I try my luck once again.

I am not sure if this is the right place to discuss this topic but I am kind of interested of your opinion :
Did you read any french manga? And if you did, what did you think about it? As you may know, France has one of the biggest manga market, and a lot of french editors are starting to publish french authors.

I you did not read any, I can advice you to read Radiant, which also has an anime made by a japanes studio and the first season is now available on Netflix (I did not see it) and Dreamland (the art at the beginning is not the best but it improves a lot after view volumes).

I also would like to know if in your country you have some national authors that are making manga.

 

[Ihore]

I personally do not know any. I have read manga/comics or whatever people call it from Korea, China most commonly I have read a few French works.
From my country nothing that I know but there probably are some works.

 

[ruggia]

Akita Shoten's Princess GOLD shojo magazine is shutting down.
They have been operating since 1979, and switched from a paper-based bi-monthly release to a digital-only monthly release in 2018.

 

[Ihore]

Kono Manga ga Yome - THE BEST MANGA OF 2020
rankings

このマンガを読め！は「夢中さ、きみに。」が1位、「気分はもう戦争3」原作も掲載

カルチャー誌・フリースタイルVol.44（フリースタイル）が本日12月20日に発売された。今号では、毎年恒例となっているマンガランキング特集「THE BEST MANGA 2020 このマンガを読め！」を展開。1位には和山やま「夢中さ、きみに。」が...

natalie.mu

 

[Aeneas]

Winners of the 65th Shogakukan Manga Awards:

General
- Aoashi (Big Comic Spirits)
- Kaguya-sama: Love Is War (Weekly Young Jump)

Shonen
- Maiko-san chi no Makanai-san (Weekly Shonen Sunday)

Shojo
- Nagi no Oitoma (Elegance Eve)

Children
- Neko, Hajimemashita (Ciao and Ciao Deluxe)

小学館漫画賞 | 小学館コミック

comics.shogakukan.co.jp

 

[MangAniMY]

Oct 2019 - Dec 2019 out

 

[revo68]

24th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Award Nominees

Kimetsu no Yaiba by Gotouge Koyoharu
Kodama Maria Bungaku Shuusei by Mishima Yoshiharu
Juuza no Uruna by Izu Toru
SPY×FAMILY by Endo Tatsuya
Nyx no Lantern by Takahama Kan
Blue Period by Yamaguchi Tsubasa
Yakou Kumo no Sarissa by Matsuda Miki (Story) & Kome (Art)
Robo Sapiens Zenshi by Shimada Toranosuke

マンガ大賞候補に『鬼滅の刃』など8作　手塚治虫文化賞：朝日新聞デジタル

　第24回手塚治虫文化賞（朝日新聞社主催）の「マンガ大賞」の候補作が決まった。昨年刊行・発表された作品が対象。候補作は８作で、社外選考委員の投票による上位作と、専門家や書店など関係者の推薦が最も多かっ…

www.asahi.com

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23rd Japan Media Arts Festival Awards

Grand Award
Robo Sapiens Zenshi (Shimada Toranosuke)

Excellence Award
Ashita Shinu ni wa (Kari Sumako)
Double (Noda Ayako)
Bikachou Shinshi Kaikoroku (Anno Moyoko)
L'Arabe du futur (Riad Sattouf/Translation: Uno Takanori)

New Face Award
Otona ni Nareba (Itou Atsushi)
Hana to Hoho (Itoi Kei)
Muchuu sa, Kimi ni (Wayama Yama)

Social Impact Award
Ushijima the Loanshark (Manabe Shohei)

メディア芸術祭で「海獣の子供」がアニメ、「ロボ・サピエンス前史」がマンガ部門大賞に

第23回文化庁メディア芸術祭の受賞作品が発表された。アニメーション部門は五十嵐大介原作、渡辺歩監督のアニメ映画「海獣の子供」、マンガ部門は島田虎之介「ロボ・サピエンス前史」がそれぞれ大賞を受賞した。

natalie.mu

 

[D-arts]

3 new series starts in KODOKAWA's Monthly Comic Gene July issue.

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Color page of new series "Odalisque" by Raku Ichikawa starting in the latest Monthly Comic Beam issue 7/2020.

A new manga series tentatively titled "Nightmare Family" by Nanano Wabisen will start in the upcoming Monthly Comic Beam issue 8/2020 out July 10.

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Watashi no jūboku light novel gets manga adaptation in comic earth star.

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A new romcom manga series titled "Doppel-san" by Oomi Tabi will start in the upcoming Monthly Young Magazine issue 8/2020.

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New series "Crazy Food Truck" will be serialized from the September issue of the monthly comic bunch released on July 21st.

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New Series called "Danjon no naka no hito" starts in web comic action.

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New series called "Wind blows to the end of the world" starts in MAGCOMI on June 25th.

【新連載】『世界の果てにも風は吹く』ハズミツカサ 6月25日連載開始！ - MAGCOMI

未知と驚異の探索者、広大なる異世界辺境をゆく！ 走竜に乗り広大な辺境の地をゆく、二人の探索者ラルとジレ。国々を束ねる「聖府」から「聖誌」編纂の命を受け、各地の伝承調査の旅を続ける彼らを驚異の数々が待ち受ける！読切で好評を博した本作、待望の連載化！期待の新星・ハズミツカサが圧倒的存在感で描く、正統派ハイ・ファンタジー連載にご期待ください！ 担当編集者からのヒトコト...

magcomi.com

https://twitter.com/MAGCOMI_/status/1274176143281790976?s=20

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6/24 (Wed)-6/30 (Tue) new serialization everyday.
The comicalization of 7 popular different world works(light novels) will begun serializing in magapoke application and website.

 

[Thundercat27]

I like how this thread turn into "let's post manga news from magazines that don't have a thread".

 

[MangAniMY]

time for my quarterly post yet again

(tbf the above post should auto update, but, posting will bump so...)


Q2 2020 magazines circulation data

 

[D-arts]

A new manga series started in GANMA app today. Check link & tweet for details.