Seinen manga

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Cover illustration to the seinen manga series Say Hello to Black Jack by Shūhō Satō

Seinen manga (青年漫画) is an editorial category of Japanese comics marketed toward young adult men.[1] In Japanese, the word seinen means "youth", but the term "seinen manga" is also used to describe the target audience of magazines like Weekly Manga Times and Weekly Manga Goraku, which write on topics of interest to male university students and workingmen. Seinen manga is distinguished from shōnen manga, which is for adolescent boys, and seijin-muke manga [ja], which are intended for adult audiences and often contain explicit content. Some seinen manga like xxxHolic share similarities with shōnen manga. Seinen manga can focus on action, politics, science fiction, fantasy, relationships, sports, or comedy. The female equivalent to seinen manga is josei manga.

A common way to tell if a manga is seinen is by looking at whether

Afternoon
.

History

In year 1959, the two of the main shōnen manga titles appeared:

Weekly Shonen Jump for teen boys, entered the seinen market with Weekly Young Jump.[5] Many Young Jump series have been adapted into anime or live-action TV programs, such as Elfen Lied, Gantz, Hen, Kirara, Liar Game and Oku-sama wa Joshi Kōsei
.

Magazines

For a complete list of seinen manga magazines, see List of manga magazines.

The following is a list of the top Japanese seinen manga magazines by monthly circulation during the timespan of October 1 to December 31, 2024.

Title Circulation
Weekly Young Jump 246,538[6]
Weekly Young Magazine 146,000[7]
Big Comic Original 194,000[8]
Big Comic 125,000[9]
Comic Ran 130,517[10]
Grand Jump 94,500[11]
Weekly Morning
 		73,350[12]
Comic Ran Twins 84,807[13]
Big Comic Spirits 42,045[14]
Young Animal 39,583[15]
Big Comic Superior 30,883[16]
Ultra Jump 19,000[17]
Monthly Afternoon 22,800[18]
Monthly Sunday Gene-X 7,733[19]
Monthly Big Comic Spirits 2,500[20]

See also

  • Children's manga
    : intended for young children
  • Shōnen manga: intended for boys
  • Shōjo manga: intended for girls
  • Josei manga: intended for adult women
  • Gekiga: a type of manga that was popular among male workers in the 1960s and 70's

References

  1. ^ "Everything about the Seinen Genre". Jappleng.
  2. ISBN 9781781570982
    .
  3. ^
    ISBN 978-0-345-48590-8
    .
  4. doi:10.5749/mech.8.2013.0195
    .
  5. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). May 9, 2019. Archived
    from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  6. ^ 週刊ヤングジャンプ (第67回：2024年10月～2024年12月). Japanese Magazine Publishers Association (in Japanese). Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  7. ^ ヤングマガジン (第67回：2024年10月～2024年12月). Japanese Magazine Publishers Association (in Japanese). Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  8. ^ ビッグコミックオリジナル (第67回：2024年10月～2024年12月). Japanese Magazine Publishers Association (in Japanese). Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  9. ^ ビッグコミック (第67回：2024年10月～2024年12月). Japanese Magazine Publishers Association (in Japanese). Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  10. ^ コミック乱 (第67回：2024年10月～2024年12月). Japanese Magazine Publishers Association (in Japanese). Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  11. ^ グランドジャンプ (第67回：2024年10月～2024年12月). Japanese Magazine Publishers Association (in Japanese). Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  12. ^ モーニング (第67回：2024年10月～2024年12月). Japanese Magazine Publishers Association (in Japanese). Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  13. ^ コミック乱ツインズ (第67回：2024年10月～2024年12月). Japanese Magazine Publishers Association (in Japanese). Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  14. ^ ビッグコミックスピリッツ (第67回：2024年10月～2024年12月). Japanese Magazine Publishers Association (in Japanese). Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  15. ^ ヤングアニマル (第67回：2024年10月～2024年12月). Japanese Magazine Publishers Association (in Japanese). Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  16. ^ ビッグコミックスペリオール (第67回：2024年10月～2024年12月). Japanese Magazine Publishers Association (in Japanese). Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  17. ^ ウルトラジャンプ (第67回：2024年10月～2024年12月). Japanese Magazine Publishers Association (in Japanese). Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  18. ^ アフタヌーン (第67回：2024年10月～2024年12月). Japanese Magazine Publishers Association (in Japanese). Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  19. ^ サンデージェネックス (第67回：2024年10月～2024年12月). Japanese Magazine Publishers Association (in Japanese). Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  20. ^ 月刊!スピリッツ (第67回：2024年10月～2024年12月). Japanese Magazine Publishers Association (in Japanese). Retrieved April 13, 2025.
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