56 - Understanding the Shonen Manga Magazines

<p>We’ve talked about plenty of shonen manga throughout our episodes, so we felt it made sense to finally breakdown the many magazines in which they come from: their histories, identities, and our favourites from each publication.</p><p><strong>Timecodes:</strong></p><p>0:00 Introduction - understanding the full picture of shonen manga</p><p>1:59 Breaking down the magazine publication system</p><p>6:26 Weekly Shonen Jump - the biggest name in the manga industry</p><p>19:01 Weekly Shonen Magazine - the alpha male that used to be the top dog </p><p>27:06 Weekly Shonen Sunday - veterans, baseball, and fantasies</p><p>39:06 Weekly Shonen Champion - the rising star/dark horse that doesn’t conform</p><p>46:15 Jump SQ. and Saikyo Jump</p><p>48:57 Bessatsu Shonen Magazine, Monthly Shonen Magazine, Monthly Shonen Sirius</p><p>52:15 Gessan, Shonen Sunday S</p><p>54:25 Square Enix: Monthly Shonen Gangan, GFantasy, Gangan Joker</p><p>1:00:25 Web publication - print vs digital transparency</p>