Weekly Shōnen Champion(週刊少年チャンピオン, Shūkan Shōnen Champion) is a Japanese shōnen manga magazine published by Akita Shoten.

History

Shōnen Champion was first published on July 15, 1969. It has had numerous popular series by manga artists such as Osamu Tezuka, Go Nagai, Shinji Mizushima, Masami Kurumada, and Keisuke Itagaki. The magazine is published every Thursday. It had a circulation of 250,000 from 1 October 2018 to 30 September 2019.

A digital supplement manga magazine titled Champion Buzz began publication on October 5, 2023.

Currently running manga series

There are currently 28 manga titles being serialized in Weekly Shōnen Champion. Out of them Manga Yūenchi: Baki Gaiden is serialized monthly; Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun: IruMafia Edition is serialized biweekly; Baki Gaiden: Scarface and Shiraken! are published on an irregular basis and The Vampire Dies in No Time is on indefinite hiatus.

Series TitleAuthor(s)Premiered
Baki Rahen(刃牙らへん)Keisuke ItagakiAugust 24, 2023
Baki Gaiden: Scarface(バキ外伝 疵面-スカーフェイス-)Keisuke Itagaki, Yukinao YamauchiJanuary 17, 2009
Campioni(カンピオーニ)Tatsuya AraDecember 25, 2025
Cherry Yūsha to "Sei" naru Tsurugi(チェリー勇者と"せい"なる剣)Yuzuki UchibaOctober 24, 2024
Enma's Classroom(閻魔の教室, Enma no Kyōshitsu)Yūji TanakaApril 17, 2025
Gakuen Idolmaster GOLD RUSH(学園アイドルマスター GOLD RUSH)Bandai Namco Entertainment, Kotoba Inoya[ja], Yū OkinoOctober 3, 2024
Hanzo and 13 Kunoichis(半蔵と十三人の女忍たち, Hanzo to Jusannin no Kunoichi-tachi)Yūji NakamuraJanuary 15, 2026
Lupin the Third: Neighbor World Princess(ルパン三世 異世界の姫君（ネイバーワールドプリンセス）)Monkey Punch, Yōsuke Saeki[ja], Keyaki Uchi-Uchi[ja], PairanAugust 26, 2021
Manga Yūenchi: Baki Gaiden(漫画 ゆうえんち-バキ外伝-)Keisuke Itagaki, Baku Yumemakura, Yuria FujitaMarch 17, 2022
Mashiro-kun(ましろくん-)Anycolor Inc., Mashiro Meme, nyo-nJanuary 22, 2026
MOGAKUGumimaruJuly 25, 2024
Mokuyōbi no Furutto(木曜日のフルット)Masakazu IshiguroJanuary 10, 2009
Mōretsu! Super Radical Gag Family(モーレツ！浦安鉄筋家族, Mōretsu! Urayasu Tekkin Kazoku)Kenji Hamaoka[ja]November 13, 2025
Obaka Love!(お葉花（バカ）を愛でる, Obaka o Mederu)Kenshirō ShibataJuly 31, 2025
Oedo Fire Slayer: The Legend of Phoenix(火喰鳥 羽州ぼろ鳶組, Hikuidori: Ushū Borotobi-Gumi)Shōgo Imamura, Shinobu Seguchi[ja]April 24, 2025
Rappa: Badboys Ninja Chronicle(乱破-ヤンキー忍風帖-, Rappa: Yankī Ninpūchō)Eiji Hashimoto[ja]September 26, 2024
Senshu no Kōtai o Oshirase Itashimasu(選手の交代をお知らせいたします)Masaya Tsunamoto[ja], Tomoichirō OkaApril 2, 2026
Shiraken!(しらないこと研究会, Shiranai Koto Kenkyūkai)Shiranui Kensetsu, TsumumiJanuary 12, 2024
The Shy Hero and the Assassin Princesses(気絶勇者と暗殺姫, Kizetsu Yūsha to Ansatsu Hime)Yukichi Yukida, Norishiro-chanOctober 27, 2022
Taika's Reason(タイカの理性, Taika no Risei)Paru ItagakiJanuary 16, 2025
Tougen Anki: Legend of the Cursed Blood(桃源暗鬼, Tōgen Anki)Yura Urushibara[ja]June 11, 2020
The Vampire Dies in No Time(吸血鬼すぐ死ぬ, Kyūketsuki Sugu Shinu)Itaru BonnokiJune 25, 2015
Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun(魔入りました!入間くん, Mairimashita! Iruma-kun)Osamu Nishi[ja]March 2, 2017
Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun: IruMafia Edition(漫画：魔入りました!入間くん if Episode of 魔フィア, Mairimashita! Iruma-kun if Episode of Mafia)Osamu Nishi[ja], hirojaDecember 11, 2025
Worst Gaiden Guriko(WORST外伝 グリコ)Hiroshi Takahashi, Ryuuta SuzukiJanuary 17, 2019
Yankee JK Kuzuhana-chan(ヤンキーJKクズハナちゃん)Toshinori SogabeMarch 19, 2020
You Are a Four Leaf Clover(きみは四葉のクローバー, Kimi wa Yotsuba no Kurobā)KoushiJuly 18, 2024
Yowamushi Pedal(弱虫ペダル)Wataru WatanabeFebruary 21, 2008

Champion Buzz

Champion Buzz (チャンピオンBUZZ) is a digital supplement magazine running since October 5, 2023 in conjunction with digital issue releases of Weekly Shonen Champion every first Thursday of the month.

Currently featured series

There are currently 17 manga titles being serialized in Champion Buzz.

Series TitleAuthor(s)Premiered
Baki no Wa! ~ Baki o Kataru Joshi Kōkōsei-tachi ~(バキのわ！～バキを語る女子高校生たち～)Keisuke Itagaki, Norito NakaDecember 4, 2025
Fukushuu Hime Lola ~Onee-sama wo Ikenie ni Shita Kono Kuni wa Mou Iranai~(復讐姫ローラ～お姉様を生贄にしたこの国はもう要らない～)Amino Nozawa, Kōki FuyutsukiOctober 5, 2023
Girls x Vampire(ガールズ×ヴァンパイア, Gāruzu × Vanpaia)Teren Mikami, Minori ChigusaDecember 4, 2025
Gokujo-shī ~ Gokudō, Joshi Shōgakusei ni Naru ~(ごくじょしー極道、女子小学生になるー)Mitsuhiro KimuraJuly 3, 2025
Hōkago Fantajī(放課後ファンタジー)Yuu MuraokaFebruary 6, 2025
Inaka de Hajimeru Kyūkatsu Surō Raifu ~ Chotto Shigoto Yamete Jikka ni Kaeru wa ~(田舎ではじめる休活スローライフ～ちょっと仕事辞めて実家に帰るわ～)Kabuo, Renkin-ŌJanuary 8, 2026
Janai Hō no Seijo to Yūsha ～Are, Watashitachi tte Hontō ni “Janai Hō”?～(じゃない方の聖女と勇者～あれ、私たちって本当に『じゃない方』?～)Nini Sembongi, Yui HanakaFebruary 5, 2026
Kyūkei Hairimasu(休憩入ります)Tremolo ShirakawaDecember 4, 2025
Mairimashita! Iruma-kun: Boku Dōmei no Gēmu-dō(魔入りました！入間くん 僕同盟のゲーム)Osamu Nishi[ja], Atsushi Tsudanuma, KonisukeMarch 6, 2026
Ochiyomeru no Kokuin(オチヨメルの刻印)Hinome Minu, Kyūjū TakeoDecember 4, 2025
Punpun – Ressā Ninkyōden –(ぷんぷんーレッサー任侠伝-)Kōdai OzakiDecember 4, 2025
Seekers: Meikyuu Saikyou no Ojisan, Kami Haishinsha to Naru~(シーカーズ～迷宮最強のおじさん、神配信者となる～)AteRa, Naka MurataOctober 5, 2023
The Skill Tree Unlocker(スキルツリーの解錠者～A級パーティーを追放されたので【解錠&施錠】を活かして、S級冒険者を目指す～, Sukiru Tsurī no Kaijōsha ~ Ē-kyū Pātī o Tsuihō Sareta node [Kaijō & Seijō] o Ikashite, Esu-kyū Bōkensha o Mezasu ~)Kei Ichimatsu, Renkin-ŌDecember 4, 2025
Tokyo Strayers(東京逃避行, Tōkyō Tōhikō)BABEL LABEL/Ren Akiba, Kujira AmenoMarch 6, 2026
Unsōya no Ossan ga Nazeka Fukugyō de Zettai Muteki Kenshi o Tsutomeru Koto ni ~ Saenai Jinsei o Okutteta Ore ga Maō Tōbatsu no Kirifuda ni?~(運送屋のおっさんがなぜか副業で絶対無敵剣士を務めることに～さえない人生を送ってた俺が魔王討伐の切り札に？～)Konoha Sakuya, Kōichirō HoshinoJune 6, 2024
Yuusha Goroshi no Moto Ansatsusha. ~Mushoku no Ossan kara Hajimaru Second Life~(勇者殺しの元暗殺者。～無職のおっさんから始まるセカンドライフ～)Kikuchi, Takeya OkamotoFebruary 1, 2024
Yūshibi ~ Ōtani Yoshitsugu to Ishida Mitsunari, Chigiri no Hate ~(友死日～大谷吉継と石田三成、血契りの果て～)Masami Hosokawa[ja]December 4, 2025

Past series

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