Manga Action

Manga Action (漫画アクション) is a Japanese seinen manga magazine published by Futabasha. It is currently published twice a month, on the first and third Thursday[2] The magazine was originally formed as Weekly Manga Action (WEEKLY漫画アクション) and began publishing weekly from July 7, 1967. It is considered the first true seinen magazine.[3] In 2003 it changed to its current publishing format and dropped the Weekly part of its name to reflect its new schedule.

Manga Action
Cover of 3 June 2008 issue.
CategoriesSeinen manga[1]
FrequencyWeekly (until 2003), Fortnightly (from 2003)
First issue7 July 1967
CompanyFutabasha
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
WebsiteOfficial site

Circulation numbers between October 2009 and September 2010 was 200,000.[4]

Manga titles

Currently serialized

Listed alphabetically.

  • Bar Lemon Heart (since 1985, Mitsutoshi Furuya)
  • Ekiben Hitoritabi (since 2005, Jun Hayase (art & story), Kan Sakurai (editor))
  • Ganpapatō no Zerosen Shōjo (since 2007, Sōichi Moto)
  • Koroshiya-san: The Hired Gun (since 2004, Tamachiku)
  • Mitsubachi no Kiss (since 2008, Tōru Izu)
  • My Pure Lady: Onegai Suppleman (since 2006, Kaoru Hazuki (artist), Chinatsu Tomisawa (creator))
  • The New Dinosaurs: An Alternative Evolution (since ?, Takaaki Ogawa (artist), Dougal Dixon (writer))
  • Ninja Papa (since 2006, Yasuhito Yamamoto)
  • Nōnai Kakutō Akiba Shoot (since 2007, Shingo Yamada)
  • Ōsaka Hamlet (since 2005, Hiromi Morishita)
  • Porno Graffiti (since 2008, Chinatsu Tomisawa)
  • Samayoi Zakura (since 2008, Mamora Gōda)
  • Sensei no Kaban (since 1999, Jiro Taniguchi (artist), Hiromi Kawakami (creator))
  • Shin Shiawase no Jikan (since 2005, Yasuyumi Kunitomo)
  • Suzuki-sensei (since 2005, Kenji Taketomi)
  • Uchi no Tsumatte Dō Deshō? (since 2007, Shigeyuki Fukumitsu)
  • Wild Nights (since 2008, Tomohiro Koizumi)

Previously serialized

Listed by order of appearance.

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References
  1. Thompson, Jason (2007). Manga: The Complete Guide. Del Rey Books. p. xxiii-xxiv. ISBN 978-0-345-48590-8.
  2. "漫画アクション". Futabasha. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
  3. Thompson, Jason (2007). Manga: The Complete Guide. Del Rey. p. 327. ISBN 0-345-48590-4.
  4. "2010 Japanese Manga Magazine Circulation Numbers". Anime News Network. January 17, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
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