Monthly Afternoon

*Monthly Afternoon*
	File:Afternoon magazine.jpg October 2011 issue.
Editor	Tatsuya Shishikura
Categories	Seinen manga
Frequency	Monthly
Circulation	69,310; (July-September, 2016)
Publisher	Kodansha
First issue	January 25, 1986
Country	Japan
Based in	Tokyo
Language	Japanese
Website	afternoon.kodansha.co.jp

Monthly Afternoon (月刊アフタヌーン, Gekkan Afutanūn) is a Japanese monthly seinen manga anthology published by Kodansha under the Afternoon line of magazines. The first issue was released with a cover date of January 25, 1986. Afternoon has spawned many successful manga series such as Oh My Goddess!, Genshiken, Blade of the Immortal and Big Windup!. It is part of Kodansha's "1day" series, which also includes the magazines Morning and Evening. A spin-off magazine, named good! Afternoon, started publishing on November 7, 2008.^[3]

Currently running manga series

There are currently 27 manga titles being serialized in Monthly Afternoon. Out of them, Wandering Island is on hiatus.

Series title	Author	Premiered
Bitter End Roll (ビターエンドロール, Bitā Endo Rōru)	Shu Sakura	June 2021
Blade of the Immortal - Bakumatsu Arc (無限の住人～幕末ノ章～, Mugen no Jūnin ~ Nakumatsu no Fumi ~)	Kenji Takigawa (story), Ryū Suenobu (art) and Hiroaki Samura (collaboration)	May 2019
Blue Period (ブルーピリオド, Burū Piriodo)	Tsubasa Yamaguchi	June 2017
Chaos Game (カオスゲーム, Kaosu Gēmu)	Daiki Yamazaki	July 2022
Darwin Jihen (ダーウィン事変, Dāuin Jihen)	Shun Umezawa	June 2020
Fragile (フラジャイル, Furajairu)	Bin Kusamizu (story) and Megumi Saburo	June 2014
Heavenly Delusion (天国大魔境, Tengoku Daimakyō)	Masakazu Ishiguro	January 2018
Hellhound (ヘルハウンド, Heruhaundo)	Ryōji Minagawa	June 2022
Historie (ヒストリエ, Hisutorie)	Hitoshi Iwaaki	January 2003
I Want to Hold Aono-kun so Badly I Could Die (青野くんに触りたいから死にたい, Aono-kun ni Sawaritai kara Shinitai)	Umi Shiina	December 2016
Issak (イサック, Isakku)	Shinji Makari (story) and Double-S (art)	January 2017
Inui to Tatsumi -Siberia Shuppei Hishi- (乾と巽 ―ザバイカル戦記―)	Yoshikazu Yasuhiko	September 2018
Land of the Lustrous (宝石の国, Hōseki no Kuni)	Haruko Ichikawa	October 2012
Medalist (メダリスト, Medarisuto)	Tsurumaikada	May 2020
Minzoku Gakusha Akasaka Yaichirō no Jiken-bo (民俗学者赤坂弥一郎の事件簿)	Richard Woo (story) and Seimu Yoshizaki (art)	August 2022
Mō, Shimasen Kara: Seiun Risshi-hen (もう、しませんから。〜青雲立志編〜)	Hideo Nishimoto	January 2020
Ōkiku Furikabutte (おおきく振りかぶって)	Asa Higuchi	September 2003
Puu-Neko (プ～ねこ)	Masayuki Kitamichi	December 2003
Skip and Loafer (スキップとローファー, Sukippu to Rōfā)	Misaki Takamatsu	August 2018
Tengu no Daidokoro (天狗の台所)	Ai Tanaka	September 2021
Toppu GP (トップウGP)	Kōsuke Fujishima	May 2016
Under 3 (アンダー3, Andā 3)	Shunji Enomoto	April 2014
Vinland Saga (ヴィンランド・サガ, Vinrando Saga)	Makoto Yukimura	December 2005
Wandance (ワンダンス, Wandansu)	Coffee	January 2019
Wandering Island (冒険エレキテ島, Bōken Erekite-tō)	Kenji Tsuruta	September 2011
Wave, Listen to Me! (波よ聞いてくれ, Nami yo Kiitekure)	Hiroaki Samura	July 2014
Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ī (来世は他人がいい)	Asuka Konishi	August 2017

Past series

1980s

Oh My Goddess! (ああっ女神さまっ, Aa! Megami-sama) by Kōsuke Fujishima (1988–2014)
Kū o Kiru (空を斬る) by (1989)
Spirit of Wonder by Kenji Tsuruta (1989–1994) (originally serialized in Weekly Morning)

1990s

Parasyte (寄生獣, Kiseijū) by Hitoshi Iwaaki (1990–1995) (moved from Morning Open Zōkan)
Compiler (コンパイラ, Konpaira) by Kia Asamiya (1990–1992)
Gunsmith Cats (ガンスミスキャッツ, Gansumisu Kyattsu) by Kenichi Sonoda (1991–1997)
Discommunication (ディスコミュニケーション, Disukomyunikēshon) by Riichi Ueshiba (1991–1999)
Ice Blade (地雷震, Jiraishin) by Tsutomu Takahashi (1992–1999)
Assembler 0X (アセンブラ０Ｘ, Asenbura 0 X) by Kia Asamiya (1992–1995)
Blade of the Immortal (無限の住人, Mugen no Jūnin) by Hiroaki Samura (1993–2012)
Seraphic Feather (セラフィック・フェザー, Serafikku Fezā) by Yo Morimoto, Toshiya Takeda (story) and Hiroyuki Utatane (art) (1993–2008)
Yugo (勇午, Yūgo) by Shinji Makari (story) and Akana Shu (art) (1994–2004)
Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō (ヨコハマ買い出し紀行) by Hitoshi Ashinano (1994–2006)
Wings of Vendemiaire (ヴァンデミエールの翼, Vandemiēru no Tsubasa) by Mohiro Kitoh (1995–1997)
Blame! by Tsutomu Nihei (1997–2003)
Kamikaze (神・風) by Satoshi Shiki (1997–2003)
Cannon God Exaxxion (砲神エグザクソン, Hōjin Eguzakuson) by Kenichi Sonoda (1997–2004)
Eden: It's an Endless World! by Hiroki Endo (1997–2008)
Narutaru (なるたる, Narutaru) by Mohiro Kitoh (1998–2003)
From Kobe (神戸在住, Kōbe Zaijū) by Kon Kimura (1998–2006)
Uchu Kazoku Carlvinson (宇宙家族カールビンソン, Uchū Kazoku Kārubinson) by Yoshito Asari (1999–2000)

2000s

Smuggler (スマグラー, Sumagurā) by Shohei Manabe (2000)
Nasu (茄子) by Iou Kuroda (2000–2002)
Yume Tsukai (夢使い) by Riichi Ueshiba (2001–2003)
Manga Abenobashi Mahō Shōtengai (まんがアベノ橋魔法☆商店街 ―アベノの街に祈りを込めて―) by Kenji Tsuruta (2001–2002)
LuCu LuCu (るくるく, Ruku Ruku) by Yoshito Asari (2001–2009)
Genshiken (げんしけん) by Shimoku Kio (2002–2006)
Little Forest (リトル・フォレスト, Ritoru Foresuto) by Daisuke Igarashi (2002–2005)
Mushishi (蟲師) by Yuki Urushibara (2002–2008) (moved from Afternoon Season Zōkan)
Mokke (もっけ) by Takatoshi Kumakura (2003–2009) (moved from Afternoon Season Zōkan)
Shadow Skill by Megumu Okada (2003–2006)
Love Roma (ラブロマ, Rabu Roma) by Minoru Toyoda (2003–2005)
Tokko (特公, Tokkō) by Tooru Fujisawa (2003–2004)
Karapuri! (カラプリ) by Kia Asamiya (2003)
Me and the Devil Blues (俺と悪魔のブルーズ, Ore to Akuma no Burūzu) by Akira Hiramoto (2003–2008) (transferred to Young Magazine the 3rd)
Voices of a Distant Star (ほしのこえ, Hoshi no Koe) by Makoto Shinkai (original work) and Sumomo Yumeka (2004–2005)
Shion no Ō (しおんの王) by Masaru Katori (story) and Jiro Ando (art) (2004–2008)
Little Jumper (リトル・ジャンパー, Ritoru janpā) by Yuzo Takada (2004–2008)
Gunsmith Cats BURST by Kenichi Sonoda (2004–2008)
Shūsen no Lorelei (終戦のローレライ, Shūsen no Rōrerai) by Harutoshi Fukui (original novel) and Takayuki Kōsai (2005–2007)
Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo (巌窟王, Gankutsuō) by Mahiro Maeda (2005–2008)
Sora no Manimani (宙のまにまに) by Mami Kashiwabara (2005–2011)
The Place Promised in Our Early Days (雲のむこう、約束の場所, Kumo no Mukō, Yakusoku no Basho) by Makoto Shinkai (original work) and Sumomo Yumeka (2005–2006)
Mysterious Girlfriend X (謎の彼女X, Nazo no Kanojo Ekkusu) by Riichi Ueshiba (2006–2014)
Nacun (ナチュン, Nachun) by Daisaku Tsuru (2006–2010)
Mimia Hime (ミミア姫) by Yutaka Tanaka (2006–2009)
Oh! Edo Rocket (大江戸ロケット, Ō Edo Roketto) by Kazuki Nakashima (original story) and Una Hamana (2007–2009)
Kabu no Isaki (カブのイサキ) by Hitoshi Ashinano (2007–2013)
Octave (オクターヴ, Okutāvu) by Haru Akiyama (2008–2011)
Jigopuri (ぢごぷり) by Shimoku Kio (2008–2010)
Yakushiji Ryōko no Kaiki Jikenbo: Kiri no Hōmonsha (薬師寺涼子の怪奇事件簿霧の訪問者) by Yoshiki Tanaka (story) and Narumi Kakinouchi (art) (2009)
Knights of Sidonia (シドニアの騎士, Shidonia no Kishi) by Tsutomu Nihei (2009–2015)
Suiiki (水域) by Yuki Urushibara (2009–2010)

2010s

Bullet the Wizard (ブレット・ザ・ウィザード, Buretto za Uizādo) by Kenichi Sonoda (2010–2012)
Break of Dawn (ぼくらのよあけ, Bokura no Yoake) by Tetsuya Imai (2011)
Kyō no Yuiko-san (今日のユイコさん) by Kenshin Hidekawa (2011–2015)
Hashikko Ensemble (はしっこアンサンブル, Hashikko Ansanburu) by Shimoku Kio (2018–2022)
When a Cat Faces West (猫が西向きゃ, Neko ga Nishi Mukya) by Yuki Urushibara (2018–2020)
Weathering with You (天気の子, Tenki no Ko) by Makoto Shinkai (original work) and Wataru Kubota (2019–2020)
Aa! Shuukatsu no Megami-sama! (ああっ就活の女神さまっ) by Uhei Aoki (story) and Kumichi Yoshizuki (art) (2019–2021)
The Decagon House Murders (十角館の殺人, Jukkakukan no Satsujin) by Yukito Ayatsuji (story) and Hiro Kiyohara (art) (2019–2022)

2020s

Tomodachi toshite Daisuki (友達として大好き) by Mikumi Yuuchi (2020–2021)
Spotlight (スポットライト, Supottoraito) by Kaze Miura (2020–2021)
Maō no Kikan (魔王の帰還) by Michi Ichiho (story) and Nori Arashiyama (art) (2021)
Q, koi tte nan desu ka? (Q、恋ってなんですか？) by Fiok Lee (2021–2022)
Sing a Bit of Harmony (アイの歌声を聴かせて, Ai no Utagoe o Kikasete) by Yasuhiro Yoshiura (original story) and Megumu Maeda (art) (2021–2022)

References

^ ^a ^b "Men's Manga" (in Japanese). Japanese Magazine Publishers Association. September 2016. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
^ Thompson, Jason (2007). Manga: The Complete Guide. Del Rey Books. p. 327-239. ISBN 978-0-345-48590-8.
^ 沙村新作の壁紙が届くメルマガ配信開始. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 18, 2008. Retrieved April 30, 2021.

External links

Official website (in Japanese)
Afternoon at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

[JMPA_Men's-1] "Men's Manga" (in Japanese). Japanese Magazine Publishers Association. September 2016. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.

[2] Thompson, Jason (2007). Manga: The Complete Guide. Del Rey Books. p. 327-239. ISBN 978-0-345-48590-8.

[3] 沙村新作の壁紙が届くメルマガ配信開始. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 18, 2008. Retrieved April 30, 2021.

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v t e Monthly Afternoon series
Current	Historie (2003) Ōkiku Furikabutte (2003) Vinland Saga (2005) Wandering Island (2011) [on hiatus] Land of the Lustrous (2012) Fragile (2014) Wave, Listen to Me! (2014) Toppu GP (2016) I Want to Hold Aono-kun so Badly I Could Die (2016) Issak (2017) Blue Period (2017) Yakuza Fiancé (2017) Heavenly Delusion (2018) Skip and Loafer (2018) Wandance (2019) Blade of the Immortal – Bakumatsu Arc (2019) Medalist (2020) Darwin Jihen (2020) Suzume no Tojimari (2022)
1980s–90s	Oh My Goddess! (1988–2014) Spirit of Wonder (1989–1994) Parasyte (1990–1995) Gunsmith Cats (1991–1997) Compiler (1992–1993) Ice Blade (1992–1999) Blade of the Immortal (1993–2012) Ikkyū (1993-1995) Yugo (1994–2004) Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō (1994–2006) Vendémiaire no Tsubasa (1995–1997) Blame! (1997–2003) Kamikaze (1997–2003) Cannon God Exaxxion (1997–2004) Eden: It's an Endless World! (1997–2008) Shadow Star (1998–2003) From Kobe (1998–2006)
2000s	Smuggler (2000) Nasu (2000–2002) Yume Tsukai (2001–2003) Manga Abenobashi Mahō Shōtengai (2001–2002) Genshiken (2002–2006) Little Forest (2002–2005) Mushishi (2002–2008) Mokke (2003–2009) Shadow Skill (2003–2006) Love Roma (2003–2005) Tokko (2003–2004) Me and the Devil Blues (2003–2008) Voices of a Distant Star (2004–2005) Shion no Ō (2004–2008) Gunsmith Cats BURST (2004–2008) Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo (2005–2008) Sora no Manimani (2005–2011) The Place Promised in Our Early Days (2005–2006) Mysterious Girlfriend X (2006–2014) Kabu no Isaki (2007–2013) Oh! Edo Rocket (2007–2009) Yakushiji Ryōko no Kaiki Jikenbo: Kiri no Hōmonsha (2009) Knights of Sidonia (2009–2015) Suiiki (2009–2010)
2010s	Yakushiji Ryōko no Kaiki Jikenbo: Suiyobi ni Goyojin (2010) 5 Centimeters per Second (2010–2011) Break of Dawn (2011) Kyō no Yuiko-san (2011–2015) Gon (2012–2013) Yakushiji Ryōko no Kaiki Jikenbo: Jyoō Heika no Maneki Neko (2012) Yakushiji Ryōko no Kaiki Jikenbo: Makyo no Jyoō Heika (2012–2013) Nemesis no Tsue (2013) The Gods Lie (2013) The Garden of Words (2013) Designs (2015–2019) Black-Box (2015–2019) She and Her Cat (2016) In Hand: Himokura Hakase to Majime na Migiude (2016) The Golden Sheep (2017–2019) When a Cat Faces West (2018–2020) Weathering with You (2019–2020) The Decagon House Murders (2019–2022) Aa Shūkatsu no Megami-sama (2019–2021)
2020s	Sing a Bit of Harmony (2021–2022)
Afternoon Season Zōkan (defunct)	Mushishi (1999–2002) Mokke (2000–2002) NOiSE (2000–2002) Shadow Skill (2001–2002)
Website: afternoon.kodansha.co.jp