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Monthly Shonen Gangan cover
2024年2月 issue
#Monthly Shonen Gangan#Daemons of the Shadow Realm#Yomi no Tsugai#Yominotsugai#Monthly Shonen Gangan covers#Gangan covers#magazine covers
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The Weird And Interesting Existence of Japanese Manga Magazines
I don't exactly have 30,000 different magazine issues across countless publishers and demographics, but I do have a few (because they have some of my favorite series on the covers), and flipping through them they're all very different to one another, and interesting in their own ways, so I wanted to show just how different, unique, and even at times worth it, these magazines are to NA readers.
⚠️Warning: Minor/Mild Spoilers for Jujutsu Kaisen, Otherside Picnic, and Toilet-Bound Hanako-Kun⚠️
I'm going to break it down by magazine, and I'm going to go left to right from the above image. I'll be talking about bonuses, pricing, quality, content, and a few other observations throughout these three magazines.
Monthly Shounen Gangan
Unsurprisingly, the monthly magazine is better quality than the weekly one. Monthly Shounen Gangan is a monthly shounen manga magazine under Square Enix and carries titles such as: Otherside Picnic (manga adaptation of the LN, and the cover of the issue), Daemons of The Shadow Realm, Final Fantasy: Lost Stanger, and a few others. I wouldn't call it a "packed" magazine per se, but it's definitely got a list of recognizable titles to it.
Anyways, getting into the numbers of this magazine, they're as follows:
Cost -> 650Yen
Number of Chapters -> 21
Number of Bonuses -> 1
Build / Print Quality -> 6/10
Number of Color Pages -> 4
So, only one bonus, but I think it's a pretty solid one, as it's an Otherside Picnic clearfile. Not exactly a super decorative or functional bonus, but I really like the art on it so I'm happy with it.
Anyways, into some more detailed information about the magazine issue. The paper itself is very smooth, though it's quite literally paper thin. You won't have any real issues with it, but in lighter or blank areas on the page you can very easily see through to the next page. Similarly, the quality of the ink is pretty hit and miss. Lighter and more gray colors are preserved and displayed quite well, but anything close to or right at black is very spotty and grainy. It even shows in the black used for the panels. I don't think it's something that will really get in the way of reading the issue (if you want to do that), but I also wouldn't say it's all that great.
Weekly Shounen Jump
Weekly Shounen Jump from Shueisha is arguably the biggest/most popular magazine for manga. It's got to be accessible, it's got to be quick and it's got to be highly available. Carrying manga monsters like: Jujutsu Kaisen, Sakamoto Days, My Hero Academia, Black Clover, and countless more titles. But does it hold up?
Well, these numbers/thoughts speak to that ability.
Cost -> 290Yen
Number of Chapters -> 19
Number of Bonuses -> 0
Build / Print Quality -> 3.5/10
Number of Color Pages -> 4
So, there you have it. Dirt cheap and highly available magazines require the lowest of standards to get out there. Now, a 3.5/10 might seem a little low, but trust me when I say that this thing is barely readable. The inking is as light as possible to save a Yen or two where they can, and the pages themselves are colored, and they're not even all the same color. It's absolutely something I wouldn't recommend trying to read from period, even if it's less than $3 USD. In reality, for a North American/English reader base, this is a collectable item purely for the covers/color pages.
Yeah, I know this page isn't really a great example of the issues with the inking and page colors, but it's one of the few pages from the JJK chapter that isn't a massive spoiler for readers. Instead, take a look at this view of the open end of the magazine.
Monthly G-Fantasy
And last, but certainly not least, we've got another magazine from Square Enix: Monthly G-Fantasy. Interestingly enough, this magazine started off as a special issue of Monthly Shounen Gangan all the way back in 1992, but found its way into a fully fledged magazine of its own, sporting popular titles like Hanako-Kun, and well, a lot of titles that I don't really know that much about. Anyways, how does this second helping from Square Enix match up against its progenitor?
Cost -> 650Yen
Number of Chapters -> 22
Number of Bonuses -> 2
Build / Print Quality -> 8.5/10
Number of Color Pages -> 5
A quick interlude to show off the bonuses. You get a (one-sided) poster, and a really cool special edition dust jacket for Hanako-kun (that you have to cut out). Really awesome pieces to add to the issue.
Yeah, I didn't really expect it either. G-Fantasy knocks it out of the park as a magazine, especially at its price point when compared to Shounen Gangan. The paper quality itself is pretty comparable, as both are somewhat thin yet very smooth, but the ink quality for G-Fantasy is just way ahead of Gangan. Really, if it's not better than a lot of Viz manga in terms of ink quality, it's at the very least on par with it. Wholeheartedly, I'd say that it's a better read than most modern regular sized viz manga. Massive trim size with nice paper and lovely ink quality, there's not a whole lot to complain about when you think about it being around half the price of a viz volume for such a large amount of content. So yeah, if you like Hanako-Kun, and potentially some of the other titles in here, and you want to work on your Japanese (and like bonus stuff), there's not really a big reason or limiter in keeping up with G-Fantasy.
And just a bit of a closing statement/final remark on these magazines. Alongside the chapters, the advertisements and information within were all super interesting. They were sorta all over the place, ranging from ads for pop up shops or merchandise to character information and statements to all sorts of polls and opinion panels. It's a really interesting look into how the culture surrounding manga works in Japan.
So, at the end of the day I definitely think that the monthly magazines are more likely to be worth it for NA readers, but if you're a collector and want to have a cover for your favorite series, I wouldn't really say it's a waste of money at the end of the day.
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#the case study of vanitas#case study of vanitas#vanitas no carte#vanitas no shuki#jun mochizuki#yen press#monthly gangan joker#shonen#shonen manga#shounen#shounen manga#manga#poll
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new project
early this year sort of started a blog
where talk about asia drama, manga magazine history, I like
from japan and Germany.
and side blog call Gangan garden cafe
where report on stuff that happening in square enix manga magazine world. I've always been big fan of gangan series.
first ever post is about April issue of Shonen gangan.
I'd try my best to report on gangan news,
i buy most of their manga magazine anyway.
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#square enix#blog#manga magazine#magazine#manga#bakuman#gangan comics#shonen gangan#monthly magazine
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Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei Gets 'Iro Tōtoshi-hen' Manga on June 20
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The July issue of Square Enix's Monthly Shonen Gangan magazine revealed on Monday that the Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei manga series will have a new manga titled Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei: Iro Tōtoshi-hen that will launch on Square Enix's Gangan Online manga website on June 20. Kei Natsumi, who will draw the new manga, posted a new illustration to celebrate the announcement on their Twitter account, and also noted that the manga is the "answer arc" for the earlier Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei manga.
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The manga is a sequel to two new manga in the Higurashi franchise titled Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei that launched in November 2021. Natsumi's Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei: Oni Okoshi-hen launched on Gangan Online, while Seigo Tokiya's Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei: Hoshi Watashi-hen launched in Square Enix's Monthly Big Gangan magazine. Oni Okoshi-hen ended in August 2022, while Hoshi Watashi-hen ended in September 2022. The second and final compiled book volumes for both manga shipped in November 2022.
Manga creator Tomato Akase launched a new manga titled Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Meguri (Higurashi: When They Cry – Meguri) in October 2021 on Kadokawa's Young Ace Up service. The manga is a new answer arc for the Higurashi: When They Cry – GOU series. The Higurashi: When They Cry – GOU anime premiered in October 2020, and the 24th and final episode aired in March 2021. Higurashi: When They Cry – SOTSU, the followup to the anime, premiered in July 2021 and aired for 15 episodes.
Asahi launched a new manga in the Higurashi franchise titled Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Oni in Futabasha's Monthly Action magazine in February 2022.
#Higurashi Reiwa#Higurashi Rei#Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni#Higurashi#07th Expansion#Ryukishi07#Anime News Network
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"Fullmetal Alchemist x Monster Strike" Elric Brothers can be Transformed into Beast Gods & New Characters Debut! Collaboration Second Edition Now Available
The second collaboration between the TV anime series "Fullmetal Alchemist" and the popular mobile game "Monster Strike" (called "MoNSt" for short) is currently ongoing, starting from February 12, 2023.
Characters such as "Van Hohenheim," "Olivier Mira Armstrong," "Riza Hawkeye & Roy Mustang" have made their first appearance in the limited-time gacha.
"Fullmetal Alchemist" is a dark fantasy series based on a manga by Hiromu Arakawa, which was serialized in "Monthly Shonen Gangan" from 2001.
It won the 49th Shogakukan Manga Award in 2004.
The series follows the Elric brothers, who lost everything in their attempt to revive their dead mother through the forbidden practice of human transmutation, as they embark on a journey to retrieve what they have lost.
The anime adaptation aired from April 2009 to July 2010.
The second collaboration in "Monster Strike" features the return of the characters from the first collaboration, including the Elric brothers, Roy Mustang, and Ling Yao, with new abilities such as beastification.
Additionally, Van Hohenheim, Olivier Mira Armstrong, Riza Hawkeye & Roy Mustang, Maes Hughes, and Izumi Curtis are making their first appearance in the limited-time gacha.
Players who purchase the "Collaboration Starter Pack" can obtain "Edward Elric & Winry Rockbell." "May Chang," "Jean Havoc," and "Fu & Lan Fan" are also obtainable through logins and mission completions.
Quests will also feature the appearances of "Pride," "Sloth," and "Solf J. Kimbley."
The second collaboration between "Fullmetal Alchemist" and "Monster Strike" will continue until March 2, 2023, 11:59 pm.
For more information, players can refer to the official "Monster Strike" website.
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I think if you are a fan of manga and/or anime it's a good idea to like... learn about major manga magazines. I'll see people generalizing about what all anime is like except these exceptions and then the difference is just that unlike 95% of series they're into, the original story was from a magazine that isn't shonen jump, or it's an anime original that has wildly different standards.
Fullmetal Alchemist? Monthly Shonen Gangan
Inuyasha? Shonen Sunday
So on so forth. And then you have people who even will have a particular shojo anime that's "not like other anime" and it's like yeah, the editorial standards here are even further from that of a Jump comic.
#i do not consider fma and rumiko works to be that standout standard wise for their respective zines#fma feels very gangan and takahashi's shonen sunday works feel very very shonen sunday
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The Mercenary and the Novelist Manga Ends
The August 2023 issue of Square Enix’s Monthly Shonen Gangan magazine has published the final chapter of Nachiyo Murayama’s The Mercenary and the Novelist, the manga adaptation of Asovu Minami’s light novel series of the same title.
The series is described as:
With the advent of the transcontinental railroad, smoke from steam locomotives veils the cities and mercenaries are a thing of the past.…
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Weird that is seems hard to find the release dates of the individual chapters in japan of soul eater, just the volume releases. Think only the 3 one shots have easily avaible documentation for when they came out.
I can't confirm 100-percent accurate release dates of individual chapters of the main Soul Eater manga.
But based on information from Wikipedia, the Soul Eater Wiki (@souleaterpedia), and Comic Vine, I can with almost full certainty confirm these dates:
“Soul Eater” (One Shot): June (22 or 24), 2003
“Black Star” (One Shot): September 2003
“Death the Kid” (One Shot): November 26, 2003
Chapter 1 "Remedial Lesson": May 12, 2004
Chapter 87 "Just a Simple Story About Killing People": June 10, 2011
Chapter 88 "Hunting": July 12, 2011
Chapter 100 "To the Moon”: July 12, 2012
Chapter 105 "The Dark Side of the Moon II”: December 12, 2012
Chapter 111 "The Dark Side of the Moon VIII”: June 12, 2013
Chapter 112 "The Dark Side of the Moon IX”: July 12, 2013
Final Chapter: A Sound Soul Dwells in a Sound Mind and a Sound Body”: August (9 or 12), 2013
That just leaves filling in the blanks.
Edit: I missed some confirmed chapters that I now added above. And there are some conflicting dates depending on the source, so I've edited some information above and below to offer alternate dates where relevant.
I can’t verify the rest of the information that follows is as accurate.
There are some dates that I can only list as a “cover date” (e.g., the last date the volume would have been sold in stores--so, you can backtrack a month to estimate the release, such as changing “April 2004 cover date” to say “released March 2004”).
But I did make educated guesses, filling in those blanks between the three one-shots and Chapter 100.
I also made educated guesses based on covers of volumes of Monthly Gangan Shonen: those volumes feature art from Soul Eater, and then coincidentally that art appears again a few weeks later in volumes of collected Soul Eater chapters. I include notes below when Soul Eater characters appear on Monthly Gangan Shonen volume covers.
I’m open to feedback to correct the following:
“Soul Eater" (One Shot): June (22 or 24), 2003
“Black Star" (One Shot): September 2003
“Death the Kid" (One Shot): November 26, 2003
Chapter 1 “Remedial Lesson" (Part 1): May 12, 2004 [April 2004 cover date]
Chapter 2 "Remedial Lesson" (Part 2): [May 2004 cover date]
Chapter 3 "'New Student' and 'Soul Observation'": [June 2004 cover date--Soul and Maka on Monthly Gangan cover]
Chapter 4 "Demon Sword" (Part 1): [July 2004 cover date]
Chapter 5 "Demon Sword" (Part 2): [August 2004 cover date]
Chapter 6 "Holy Sword": [September 2004 cover date]
Chapter 7 “Uncanny Sword" (Part 1): [October 2004 cover date--Soul, Maka, and Black Star on Monthly Gangan cover]
Chapter 8 “Uncanny Sword" (Part 2): [November 2004 cover date]
Chapter 9 “The Soul That Persisted”: [December 2004 cover date--Black Star and Tsubaki on Monthly Gangan cover]
Chapter 10 "The Experiment" (Part 1): [January 2005 cover date]
Chapter 11 "The Experiment" (Part 2): [February 2005 cover date]
Chapter 12 "Ultimate Written Exam”: [March 2005 cover date]
Chapter 13 "Black Dragon" (Part 1): [April 2005 cover date]
Chapter 14 "Black Dragon" (Part 2): [May 2005 cover date]
Chapter 15 "The Anniversary Celebration” [June 2005 cover date]
Chapter 16 "A Fight to the Death at the Anniversary Celebration" (Part 1): [July 2005 cover date]
Chapter 17 “A Fight to the Death at the Anniversary Celebration" (Part 2): [August 2005 cover date]
Chapter 18 “A Fight to the Death at the Anniversary Celebration" (Part 3): [September 2005 cover date]
Chapter 19 "A Fight to the Death at the Anniversary Celebration" (Part 4): [October 2005 cover date]
Chapter 20: “A Fight to the Death at the Anniversary Celebration" (Part 5) [November 2005 cover date]
Chapter 21 "A Fight to the Death at the Anniversary Celebration" (Part 6): [December 2005 cover date]
Chapter 22 "A Fight to the Death at the Anniversary Celebration" (Part 7): [January 2006 cover date--Black Star and Kid on Monthly Gangan cover]
Chapter 23 "Daily Life": [February 2006 cover date]
Chapter 24 "The Trial Enrollment" (Part 1): [March 2006 cover date]
Chapter 25 "The Trial Enrollment" (Part 2): [April 2006 cover date]
Chapter 26 "The Trial Enrollment" (Part 3): April 12, 2006 [May 2006 cover date--Maka on the cover]
Chapter 27 "The Bodyguard" (Part 1): May 12, 2006 [June 2006 cover date]
Chapter 28 "The Bodyguard" (Part 2): June 12, 2006 [July 2006 cover date]
Chapter 29 "Snake": [August 2006 cover date]
Chapter 30 "The Reunion Express" (Part 1): [September 2006 cover date]
Chapter 31 "The Reunion Express" (Part 2): [October 2006 cover date--Maka, Black Star, and Kid on the cover]
Chapter 32 "The Corner of The Room": [November 2006 cover date]
Bonus Chapter The Legend of the Holy Sword" (Special): November 11, 2006 [December 2006 cover date]
Chapter 33 "Retaliation Class": December 12, 2006 [January 2007 cover date]
Chapter 34 "'Brew' Tempest" (Part 1): [February 2007 cover date--Maka and Soul on the cover]
Chapter 35 "'Brew' Tempest" (Part 2): [March 2007 cover date]
Chapter 36 "'Brew' Tempest" (Part 3): March 12, 2007 [April 2007 cover date]
Chapter 37 "'Brew' Tempest" (Part 4): April 12, 2007 [May 2007 cover date]
Chapter 38 "Internal Investigation" (Part 1): [June 2007 cover date--Soul and Black Star on the cover]
Chapter 39 "Internal Investigation" (Part 2): [July 2007 cover date]
Chapter 40 "Resolve": [August 2007 cover date]
Chapter 41 "The Clown" (Part 1): August 11, 2007 [September 2007 cover date]
Chapter 42 "The Clown" (Part 2): September 12, 2007 [October 2007 cover date]
Chapter 43 "The Clown" (Part 3): October 12, 2007 [November 2007 cover date--Maka on the cover]
Chapter 44 "The Choice": November 12, 2007 [December 2007 cover date]
Chapter 45 "The Deal": December 12, 2007 [January 2008 cover date]
Chapter 46 "Operation Capture Baba Yaga's Castle" (Part 1): [February 2008 cover date--Maka and Soul on the cover to promote the anime announcement]
Chapter 47 "Operation Capture Baba Yaga's Castle" (Part 2): February 12, 2008 [March 2008 cover date]
Chapter 48 "Operation Capture Baba Yaga's Castle" (Part 3): March 12, 2008 [April 2008 cover date--Maka, Black Star, Soul, Kid, and Blair on a poster on the cover]
Chapter 49 "Operation Capture Baba Yaga's Castle" (Part 4): April 12, 2008 [May 2008 cover date--Maka on the cover]
Chapter 50 "Operation Capture Baba Yaga's Castle" (Part 5): May 12, 2008 [June 2008 cover date--Black Star on the cover]
Chapter 51 "Operation Capture Baba Yaga's Castle" (Part 6): June 12, 2008 [July 2008 cover date--Kid on the cover]
Chapter 52 "Operation Capture Baba Yaga's Castle" (Part 7): July 11, 2008 [August 2008 cover date--Soul on the cover]
Chapter 53 "Operation Capture Baba Yaga's Castle" (Part 8): August 12, 2008 [September 2008 cover date--Maka on the cover]
Chapter 54 "Operation Capture Baba Yaga's Castle" (Part 9): September 12, 2008 [October 2008 cover date--Maka on the cover, along with promotion for a Soul Eater DVD]
Chapter 55 "Operation Capture Baba Yaga's Castle" (Part 10): [November 2008 cover date--with a Kid figure offer on the cover]
Chapter 56 "Operation Capture Baba Yaga's Castle" (Part 11): November 12, 2008 [December 2008 cover date--with an offer for a Soul Eater calendar]
Chapter 57 "Operation Capture Baba Yaga's Castle" (Part 12): December 12, 2008 [January 2009 cover date--with an offer for a Soul Eater CD]
Chapter 58 "Operation Capture Baba Yaga's Castle" (Part 13): January 10, 2009 [February 2009 cover date--with Maka and Black Star on the cover and an offer for a Soul Eater CD]
Chapter 59 "Operation Capture Baba Yaga's Castle" (Part 14): February 12, 2009 [March 2009 cover date--with Maka and an offer for a Soul Eater CD on the cover]
Chapter 60 "Operation Capture Baba Yaga's Castle" (Part 15): March 12, 2009 [April 2009 cover date--with Maka, Excalibur, and some merchandise on the cover]
Chapter 61 "Beginning by Wrapping Things Up": April 11, 2009 [May 2009 cover date--with an offer for some Soul Eater merchandise on the cover]
Chapter 62 "Startup": May 12, 2009 [June 2009 cover date]
Chapter 63 "Gonna Be an Angel": June 12, 2009 [July 2009 cover date]
Chapter 64 "Readiness": July 12, 2009 [August 2009 cover date]
Chapter 65 "Black Wings vs White Wings": August 12, 2009 [September 2009 cover date]
Chapter 66 "The Witch's Research" (Part 1): September 12, 2009 [October 2009 cover date]
Chapter 67 "The Witch's Research" (Part 2): October 10, 2009 [November 2009 cover date]
Chapter 68 "The Abyss of Despair, the Uncleanliness, and the Darkness": November 12, 2009 [December 2009 cover date]
Chapter 69 "Love Triangle": December 12, 2009 [January 2010 cover date]
Chapter 70 "The Business Lunch": January 12, 2010 [February 2010 cover date]
Chapter 71 "The Great Old One": February 12, 2010 [March 2010 cover date--with Maka on the cover]
Chapter 72 "Salvage" (Part 1): March 12, 2010 [April 2010 cover date--with Maka and Soul Eater merchandise on the cover]
Chapter 73 "Salvage" (Part 2): April 12, 2010 [May 2010 cover date]
Chapter 74 "Salvage" (Part 3): May 12, 2010 [June 2010 cover date]
Chapter 75 "Salvage" (Part 4): June 11, 2010 [July 2010 cover date]
Chapter 76 "Salvage" (Part 5): July 12, 2010 [August 2010 cover date--with Maka on the cover]
Chapter 77 "Salvage" (Part 6): August 12, 2010 [September 2010 cover date--with Maka on the cover]
Chapter 78 "Salvage" (Part 7): September 11, 2010 [October 2010 cover date]
Chapter 79 "Salvage" (Part 8): October 12, 2010 [November 2010 cover date--with a Black Star and Kid poster on the cover]
Chapter 80 "Salvage" (Part 9): November 12, 2010 [December 2010 cover date--with Maka on the cover]
Chapter 81 "Salvage" (Part 10): December 11, 2010 [January 2011 cover date--with a Maka poster on the cover]
Chapter 82 "What the Soul Dictates": January 12, 2011 [February 2011 cover date--with Maka and Tsugumi on the cover]
Chapter 83 "Mad Blood": February 12, 2011 [March 2011 cover date--with the Maka and Tsugumi poster on the cover]
Chapter 84 "Recovery": March 12, 2011 [April 2011 cover date--with Crona on the cover, along with a Soul Eater NOT poster]
Chapter 85 "Pursuit": April 13, 2011 [May 2011 cover date--with Soul Eater merchandise on the cover]
Chapter 86 "Hellfire": May 12, 2011 [June 2011 cover date]
Chapter 87 "Just a Simple Story About Killing People": June 10, 2011 [July 2011 cover date]
Chapter 88 "Hunting": July 12, 2011 [August 2011 cover date--with Tsugumi on the cover, along with a Maka poster]
Chapter 89 "He's Here If You Look Up": August 12, 2011 [September 2011 cover date]
Chapter 90 "The Moon" (Chapter): September 12, 2011 [October 2011 cover date--with Black Star on the cover]
Chapter 91 "War on the Moon" (Part 1): October 12, 2011 [November 2011 cover date--with Soul Eater merchandise on the cover]
Chapter 92 "War on the Moon" (Part 2): November 11, 2011 [December 2011 cover date]
Chapter 93 "War on the Moon" (Part 3): December 12, 2011 [January 2012 cover date]
Chapter 94 "War on the Moon" (Part 4): January 12, 2012 [February 2012 cover date]
Chapter 95 "War on the Moon" (Part 5): February 10, 2012 [March 2012 cover date--with Kid on the cover]
Chapter 96 "War on the Moon" (Part 6): March 12, 2012 [April 2012 cover date]
Chapter 97 "War on the Moon" (Part 7): April 12, 2012 [May 2012 cover date]
Chapter 98 "Witch Trial": May 12, 2012 [June 2012 cover date]
Chapter 99 "Roger": June 12, 2012 [July 2012 cover date]
Chapter 100 "To the Moon”: July 12, 2012 [August 2012 cover date--with Maka promoting the 100th chapter on the cover]
Chapter 101 "War on the Moon II" (Part 1): August 11, 2012 [September 2012 cover date]
Chapter 102 "War on the Moon II" (Part 2): September 12, 2012 [October 2012 cover date]
Chapter 103 "War on the Moon II" (Part 3): October 12, 2012 [November 2012 cover date]
Chapter 104 "The Dark Side of the Moon I": November 12, 2012 [December 2012 cover date]
Chapter 105 "The Dark Side of the Moon II”: December 12, 2012 [January 2013 cover date--with Maka on the cover]
Chapter 106 "The Dark Side of the Moon III": January 12, 2013 [February 2013 cover date]
Chapter 107 "The Dark Side of the Moon IV": February 12, 2013 [March 2013 cover date]
Chapter 108 "The Dark Side of the Moon V": March 12, 2013 [April 2013 cover date]
Chapter 109 "The Dark Side of the Moon VI": April 12, 2013 [May 2013 cover date]
Chapter 110 "The Dark Side of the Moon VII": May 11, 2013 [June 2013 cover date]
Chapter 111 "The Dark Side of the Moon VIII”: June 12, 2013 [July 2013 cover date--with Maka, Black Star, and Kid on the cover]
Chapter 112 "The Dark Side of the Moon IX”: July 12, 2013 [August 2013 cover date--with Maka on the cover]
Final Chapter: A Sound Soul Dwells in a Sound Mind and a Sound Body”: August (9 or 12), 2013 [September 2013 cover date--with Maka and Soul on the cover]
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I was wondering, is Fullmetal alchemist not as mainstream as other big name shonen series in Japan? I know it's still very popular there, but everytime I see these "best anime/manga" polls from japan, FMA is almost never in the top 10. I always hear from the majority of western fans that it is THE greatest anime series ever written so I would think it at least be in top 5 for stuff like this.
A lot of those polls I think tend to get bloated by Whatever's In Vogue and have weak security means of stopping them from ballot packing, so to speak. (I recall a recent poll had VRAINS get high ranked but I think it was due to a lot of duplicate votes, not that people didn't like VRAINS but it was wildly overboosted.
As well, I'd expect a lot of more mainstream magazine content (Shonen Jump et al) and popular Light Novel adaptations (The Isekai Flavor of the Month) to top polls.
I think Fullmetal Alchemist is a case of being a Voltron, Robotech, Big O, Cowboy Bebop, or Akira (I.e. it was bigger in the West than Japan due to a series of perfect storm circumstances)
It was also from a more side magazine, "Monthly Shonen Gangan", which may play a factor, while Jump's media is way more in your face and ubiquitous.
So I think those factors play into why, Anon.
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Vermeil in Gold Acquired By Sentai Filmworks
Vermeil in Gold Acquired By Sentai Filmworks
HOUSTON, TX — June 15, 2022 — Sentai announced today that it acquired exclusive rights to Vermeil in Gold, the anime adaptation of the cheeky fantasy-comedy manga of the same name published in Square Enix’s Monthly Shonen Gangan magazine. Sentai will stream Vermeil in Gold exclusively on HIDIVE during the Summer 2022 simulcast season.
Meet Alto, a hapless student at Royal Ortigia Magic Academy…
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Monthly Shonen Gangan cover
2023年10月 issue
#Monthly Shonen Gangan#Daemons of the Shadow Realm#Yomi no Tsugai#Yominotsugai#Monthly Shonen Gangan covers#Gangan covers#magazine covers
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Hiromu Arakawa (Fullmetal Alchemist, Silver Spoon, The Heroic Legend of Arslan) will launch a new manga in Monthly Shonen Gangan magazine. No date was given, but the announcement mentioned that it was ”coming soon.”
#Hiromu Arakawa#Fullmetal Alchemist#FMA#Silver Spoon#The Heroic Legend of Arslan#Arslan Senki#Monthly Shonen Gangan#manga#late post
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Monthly Shonen Gangan October 2021 Issue
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Roy Mustang - Inhyuk Lee
#roy mustang#inhyuk lee#gangan comics#monthly shonen gangan#manga#comic#comics#comic books#comic book art#portrait#art#hiromu arakawa#fullmetal alchemist#fullmetal alchimist brotherhood
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Monthly Shonen Gangan July 2018 cover: Barakamon.
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