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Champion Red (チャンピオンRED, Chanpion Reddo) is a monthly Japanese seinen manga magazine published on the 19th of each month by Akita Shoten since August 19, 2002 (cover date October 2002), initially published as a shōnen magazine.[3][4][5] Since 2015, the magazine slogan is "High Quality & High End Seinen Comic Magazine!" (ハイクオリティ&ハイエンド青年コミック誌!, Hai kuoriti to hai endo seinen comikku-shi!).[6]
| Categories | Seinen manga[1] (2004–present) Shōnen manga (2002–2003) |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly |
| First issue | August 19, 2002 |
| Company | Akita Shoten |
| Country | Japan |
| Based in | Tokyo |
| Language | Japanese |
| Website | http://www.akitashoten.co.jp/red |
| Categories | Seinen manga |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Bimonthly |
| First issue | December 2006 |
| Final issue | August 2014[2] |
| Company | Akita Shoten |
| Country | Japan |
| Based in | Tokyo |
| Language | Japanese |
Champion Red Ichigo (チャンピオンREDいちご, Chanpion Reddo Ichigo; lit. "Champion Red Strawberry") was a special manga edition of Champion Red that ceased publication in 2014.[7]
Current serializations
editThere are currently 17 manga titles being serialized in Champion Red. Out of them Saint Seiya: Dark Wing and Garagarapon are published on an irregular basis and Jinrouki Winvurga is on indefinite hiatus.
| Series Title | Author(s) | Premiered |
|---|---|---|
| Baki Gaiden Doppo - Hitori Nomi Kui Aruki (バキ外伝 神歩〜独り飲み喰い歩き〜) | Keisuke Itagaki, Kenji Hamaoka, Taakaki Hayashi | May 19, 2026 |
| Dead Tube (デッドチューブ, Deddo Chūbu) | Mikoto Yamaguchi, Touta Kitakawa | May 19, 2014 |
| Death Machine in Fairyland (おとぎの国のデスマシーン, Otogi no Kuni no Death Machine) | Chisato Hazama | November 19, 2025 |
| Five years after the dungeon appeared, I dare to challenge at the age of 15. (ダンジョンが現れて5年、15歳でダンジョンに挑むことにした。, Dungeon ga Arawarete Gonen, Juugosai de Dungeon ni Idomu Koto ni Shita.) | Ta-chan, Keita Kano | February 19, 2024 |
| Franken Fran Frantic (フランケン・ふらん Frantic) | Katsuhisa Kigitsu | February 19, 2019 |
| Fuan no Tane* (不安の種* アスタリスク) | Masaaki Nakoyama | February 19, 2019 |
| Garagarapon (ガラガラポン) | Yousuke Takahashi, Mimori | November 17, 2023 |
| Jinrouki Winvurga (人狼機ウィンヴルガ) | Shirō Tsunashima | August 19, 2016 |
| Kougakureki Nanmin (高学歴難民) | Kyouko Abe, Bull | June 19, 2025 |
| La Magnifique Grande Scène (絢爛たるグランドセーヌ, Kenrantaru Grande Seene) | Cuvie | July 19, 2013 |
| Marry or Die: Women of Defeated Countries (妻か死か~敗戦国の女たち~, Tsuma ka Shi ka ~Haisen Koku no Onnatachi~) | Kiraku Kishima, Tohokô, XPierrot | April 19, 2024 |
| Ninja Slayer - Kyoto Heru on Asu (ニンジャスレイヤー キョート・ヘル・オン・アース) | Yuki Yogo | April 19, 2018 |
| Saint Seiya: Meiō Iden – Dark Wing (聖闘士星矢 冥王異伝 ダークウィング, Seinto Seiya Meiō Iden Dāku Uingu) | Masami Kurumada, Kenji Saitō, Shinshū Ueda | December 19, 2020 |
| Shinju no Nectar (聖闘士星矢 冥王異伝 ダークウィング) | Hiroyuki Yoshino, Kenetsu Satô | July 19, 2016 |
| Succubus & Hitman (サキュバス&ヒットマン) | Makoto Fugami, Seigo Takiya | February 19, 2020 |
| Todoroki Daimaru no Kikai Taikendan (轟大丸の奇怪体験談) | Kakuya Inayama | February 19, 2025 |
| Tōranki Fukushima Katsuchiyo Ichidaiki (冬嵐記 福島勝千代一代記) | Enju, Ibuki Kosaka, Roro Kamijō | September 19, 2025 |
Past serializations
editChampion Red
edit- Alien Nine Emulators by Hitoshi Tomizawa (2002)
- Batman & the Justice League (June 19, 2017 - May 17, 2019)
- Blassreiter: Genetic (November 2007 - April 2009)
- Captain Harlock: Dimensional Voyage (August 2014 - January 2019)
- Casshern R (September 2023 - November 2023)
- Cat Paradise (June 2006 - December 2008)
- Change 123 (June 2005 - April 2010)
- Devilman Grimoire (May 2012 - February 2014)
- Efu no Shichinin (May 2015- January 2021)
- Densha Otoko: The Story of a Train Man Who Fell in Love With A Girl (March 2005 - February 2006)
- Fuan no Tane (2004 - 2005)
- Franken Fran (September 2006 - February 2012)
- Galaxy Express 999 Another Story: Ultimate Journey (March 2018 - February 2025)
- Gomaden Shutendoji (October 2002 - December 2005)
- Linebarrels of Iron (December 2004 - April 2015)
- Princess Tutu (October 2002 - July 2003)
- Saint Seiya Episode.G (December 2002 - June 2013)
- Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō (September 2013 - July 2021)
- The Qwaser of Stigmata (September 2006 - July 2016)
- Ray (2004 - 2006)
- Shounen Princess: Putri Harimau Naoko (January 19, 2014[8][9] – May 19, 2014[10][11])
- Shin Mazinger Zero (June 2009 - December 2012)
- Witchblade Takeru (March 2006 - March 2007)
- Yakuza Girl (February 2008 - February 2009)
- Yomeiro Choice (October 2007 - August 2011, pulled from Champion Red Ichigo)
Champion Red Ichigo
edit- Aki Sora (September 2008 - April 2011)
- The Everyday Tales of a Cat God (July 2007 - October 2012)
- The Fruit of Grisaia: Sanctuary Fellows (February 2013, moved to Champion Cross)
- Junk: Record of the Last Hero (2004 - 2007, pulled from Champion Red)
- Kagaku Na Yatsura (2010 - 2013)[12]
- Koi Koi Seven (October 2002 - March 2007, pulled from Champion Red)
- Rescue Me! (August 2008 - August 2014)
- Saint Seiya Episode.G: Assassin (April 2014, moved to Champion Cross)
- Shigurui (August 2003 - July 2010, pulled from Champion Red)
References
edit- ↑ Thompson (May 2, 2013). "Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Franken Fran". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
seinen magazine Champion RED, the only manga magazine so full of gore and kink that this manga might not always have been the sickest thing in it.
- ↑ Loveridge, Lynzee (August 3, 2014). "Champion Red Ichigo Manga Magazine to End Publication". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
- ↑ "秋田書店".
- ↑ "チャンピオンRed 2002年12月号".
- ↑ "Four Manga Based on the Same Novel".
- ↑ "チャンピオンRed 2017年8月号".
- ↑ "Champion Red Ichigo". www.akitashoten.co.jp. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
- ↑ "マツリセイシロウのRED新連載、男の娘のお姫様を描く". Mynavi News (in Japanese). January 19, 2014. Archived from the original on May 17, 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- ↑ "チャンピオンRED 2014 表示号数3". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on May 17, 2020.
- ↑ "チャンピオンRED 2014年7月号" (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Archived from the original on July 19, 2019. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ↑ "チャンピオンRED 2014 表示号数7". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on May 17, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ↑ "肉体の宴 カガクなヤツら最終巻2月20日発売です!". 29utage.blog66.fc2.com. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)