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Gangan Comics
ガンガンコミックス
Parent company
StatusActive
Founded1991;33 years ago(1991)
Country of originJapan
Headquarters locationTokyo, Japan
DistributionJapan
Publication typesManga,magazines,light novels,graphic novels
Fiction genresShōnenmanga,seinenmanga
Official websitegangan.square-enix.co.jp

Gangan(ガンガン,Gangan)is amangaimprintowned bySquare Enix Holdings.It originated as a manga imprint forEnixbefore the company re-branded as Square Enix. It publishes manga in several anthologies aimed at different reader demographic groups in the Japanese market. Its anthologies are home to some popular Square Enix manga series which were adapted into anime series, likeFullmetal Alchemist,Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit,Nabari no Ou,Inu x Boku SS,The Case Study of VanitasandSoul Eater.[1]The comics are later collected in paperback volumes under brand names such asGangan Comics(ガンガンコミックス,Gangan Komikkusu),Gangan Comics Joker(ガンガンコミックスJOKER,Gangan Komikkusu Jōkā)andYoung Gangan Comics(ヤングガンガンコミックス,Yangu Gangan Komikkusu),which identify the anthology of serialisation. These paperback brand names are formed by omitting anygekkan(Nguyệt san,monthly publication)orshōnen(Thiếu niên,boy)in the magazine name and insertingComics(コミックス,Komikkusu)directly after the wordGangan.

Anthologies

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Monthly Shōnen Gangan(since 1991)

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Monthly Shōnen Gangan
Monthly Shōnen Gangan(08/2021 issue)
CategoriesShōnenmanga[2]
FrequencyMonthly
First issueMarch 12, 1991 (April 1991)
Company
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Websitegangan.square-enix.co.jp

Monthly Shōnen Gangan(Nguyệt san thiếu niên ガンガン,Gekkan Shōnen Gangan)is a monthly manga anthology that regularly has over 600 pages.Shōnen Ganganwas launched by Enix (now Square Enix) in 1991, to compete with other magazines such asMonthly Shōnen Magazine,Monthly Shōnen JumpandShōnen Sunday Super,and is targeted toward the same young teen male demographic (shōnenmeans "young man" ). It features manga with much action and adventure;science fictionandfantasyelements in the stories are very common. Square Enix also publishes the relatedGangan YGandMonthly Gangan Wing.

Series

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Manga First Issue Author
Eiyū Kyōshitsu(Anh hùng phòng học) September 2016 Shin Araki, Koara Kishida
Final Fantasy: Lost Stranger(ファイナルファンタジー ロスト・ストレンジャー) July 2017 Hazuki Minase, Itsuki Kameya
Futoku no Guild(Không đức の ギルド) June 2017 Taichi Kawazoe
Kinsō no Vermeil(Kim trang の ヴェルメイユ) October 2018 Kouta Amana, Youko Umezu
Munou na Nana(Vô năng なナナ) May 2016 Looseboy, Iori Furuya
Nagasarete Airantō(ながされて lam lan đảo) January 2002 Takeshi Fujishiro
Ojisama to Neko(おじさまと miêu) April 2019 Umi Sakurai
Shachiku-san wa Yōjo Yūrei ni Iyasaretai(Xã súc さんは ấu nữ u linh に dũ されたい.) August 2019 Imari Arita
Toaru Majutsu no Index(とある ma thuật の sách cấm mục lục) April 2007 Kazuma Kamachi,Chuya Kogino
Ura Sekai Picnic(Thế giới ピクニック) February 2018 Iori Miyazawa, Eita Mizuno
Yomi no Tsugai(Hoàng tuyền の ツガイ) December 2021 Hiromu Arakawa

Manga and series featured:

Monthly GFantasy(since 1993)

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Monthly GFantasy(Nguyệt san Gファンタジー,Gekkan Jī Fantajī),also known asGangan Fantasy,is a Japaneseshōnenmangamagazine.[3]Launched in 1992 as a special issue ofShounen Ganganunder the nameFantastic Comic(ファンタスティックコミック). In 1993 it became its own magazine under the name ofMonthly Gangan Fantasy( nguyệt san ガンガンファンタジー). In the April 1994 issue it was renamed toGFantasy. The manga tend to be set in afantasysetting with large amounts ofsupernaturalthemes and a fair amount ofactionand/orhorrorscenes.

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Young Gangan(since 2004)

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Young Gangan(ヤングガンガン,Yangu Gangan)is a Japaneseseinenmangamagazine published bySquare Enixtwice a month, on the first and third Friday.[5]The magazine was first published on December 3, 2004.

Manga featured:

Gangan Online(since 2008)

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Gangan Online(ガンガンオンライン,Gangan Onrain)is a free manga and light novel web magazine and smartphone app published and updated by Square Enix. The online web magazine was activated on October 2, 2008.

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Light Novels featured:

Gangan Joker(since 2009)

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Monthly Gangan Joker(Nguyệt san ガンガンJOKER,Gekkan Gangan Joker)is a Japaneseshōnenmangaanthology that was launched by Square Enix on April 22, 2009.

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Monthly Big Gangan(since 2010)

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Monthly Big Ganganis aseinenmanga publication entry in Square Enix's Gangan imprint.

Manga featured:

Gangan Pixiv(since 2017)

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On February 22, 2017,Gangan Pixivwas launched as a collaboration betweenPixivand Square Enix.[6]

Manga UP!(since 2017)

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Main article:Manga Up!

LikeGangan Online,Manga Up!is a manga app and website which serializes a lot of popular media mix works with manga adaptations of novels exclusively published on the service. In July 2022, Square Enix launched an English version of theManga UP!featuring titles fromManga UP!and other Square Enix magazines.[7]

Gangan BLiss(since 2021)

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In September 2021, Square Enix launchedGangan BLiss,a manga label dedicated to publishingboy's lovemanga. The manga published under this label will be serialized on the CMOA website.[8]

  • Mobsters in Love
  • Ōkami wa Tantei wo Tabetai
  • Ore no Hanamuko wa Omae Janai
  • Shota x Oni

Discontinued magazines

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Gangan Powered(2001–2009)

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Gangan Powered(ガンガンパワード,Gangan Pawādo)was a Japaneseshōnen/seinenmangamagazine published bySquare Enix.The last release of the magazine was with the April 2009 issue sold on February 21, 2009, and it was subsequently replaced byGangan Joker.[9]

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Monthly Gangan Wing(1996–2009)

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Monthly Gangan Wing(Nguyệt san ガンガンWING,Gekkan Gangan Wing)was a Japaneseshōnenmangamagazine published bySquare Enix.The last release of the magazine was with the May 2009 issue sold on March 21, 2009, and it was subsequently replaced byGangan Joker.[9]

Manga featured:

See also

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References

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  1. ^"2007 profile"(PDF).Square Enix.October 2007. p. 6.RetrievedApril 28,2008.
  2. ^Thompson, Jason(2007).Manga: The Complete Guide.Del Rey Books.p. xxiii-xxiv.ISBN978-0-345-48590-8.
  3. ^Beasi, Melinda (November 5, 2010)."Fanservice Friday: A Girl's (G)Fantasy".Manga Book Shelf.RetrievedAugust 31,2022.
  4. ^"Skate-Leading Stars Skating Anime Gets Manga".Anime News Network.March 18, 2020.RetrievedMarch 18,2020.
  5. ^"Square Enix Comic Magazines"(in Japanese).RetrievedJanuary 31,2008.
  6. ^スクエニ×pixiv の Webマガジン ra đời! “Hạnh sắc の ワンルーム” など4タイトル.Comic Natalie(in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 22, 2017.RetrievedMarch 14,2024.
  7. ^Pineda, Rafael Antonio (July 25, 2022)."Square Enix Launches English Version of Manga Up! Web Manga Site, App".Anime News Network.RetrievedJuly 25,2022.
  8. ^Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 18, 2023)."Square Enix Reveals New 'Gangan BLiss' Boys-Love Manga Label".Anime News Network.RetrievedOctober 18,2023.
  9. ^ab"Gangan Jokerto ReplaceGangan Powered,WingMags ".Anime News Network.March 1, 2009.RetrievedJune 30,2009.
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