Monthly Shōnen Rival
CategoriesShōnen manga[1]
FrequencyMonthly
Circulation48,000 (2013)[1]
PublisherKodansha
First issueApril 4, 2008
Final issueJune 4, 2014
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
WebsiteOfficial website archived

Monthly Shōnen Rival (Japanese: 月刊少年ライバル, Hepburn: Gekkan Shounen Raibaru) was a Japanese monthly shōnen manga magazine by Kodansha that ran from April 4, 2008 to June 4, 2014. It was issued on the 4th of every month.

As with Shueisha's Jump SQ. and Shogakukan's Monthly Shōnen Sunday, it is aimed at late teens and people in early twenties.

Shōnen Rival was a replacement of the Comic BomBom, which ended in December 2007 due to decline in interest. Shōnen Rival followed the same fate and due to decline in interest the final issue was released on June 4, 2014. Kodansha noted that it was reassessing its manga magazine lineup to aim for more growth, in seek of other success titles like Attack on Titan. To that end, it stop publication on Monthly Shōnen Rival and conducted research for the new magazine that would replace it.[2]

Though most of the series had managed to end by the final issue, all unfinished series were transferred to online platforms such as Manga Box and New Comic Research Institute (新雑誌研究所, Shin Zasshi Kenkyūjō).

Shōnen Rival Series

Series Title
English / Japanese / Romanized
ArtistAuthorFirst IssueLast Issue
01 Aoi-sama ga Ikasete Ageru
葵さまがイかせてアゲル
Kiki Suihei2008.052009.09
02 Blazer Drive
ブレイザードライブ (Bureizā Doraibu)
Seishi Kishimoto2008.052011.12
03 Cinema-kun
シネマルくん (Shinemarukun)
Natsuki Matsuzawa2008.052010.07
04 Edogawa George
江戸川ジョージ (Edogawa Jōji)
Yūichirō Omae2008.052009.04
05 Emma
エンマ (Enma)
Saki NonoyamaKei Tsuchiya2008.052010.12
06 Gyaruo the Bakutan!
ギャル男 THE 爆誕!
Amagi Nakamura2008.052010.01
07 Holy Talker
ホーリートーカー (Hōrī Tōkā)
Rando Ayamine2008.052010.04
08 Honto ni Atta! Reibai Sensei
ほんとにあった!霊媒先生
Hidekichi Matsumoto2008.052014.07
09 Imasugu Click!
いますぐクリック! (Imasugu Kurikku!)
Takeru Nagayoshi2008.052014.05
10 Kikai Shōnen Megaboy
機械少年メカボーイ (Kikai Shōnen Megabōi)
Nobuhiro Kawanishi2008.052009.03
11 Kitsune no Yomeiri
きつねのよめいり
Satoshi Takagi2008.052011.08
12 Kurōbi! Hayata
クロオビ!隼太
Kazuya Sakuta2008.052011.03
13 Meitantei Pashiri-kun!
名探偵パシリくん!
Tamako UmiWain Hinamatsuri2008.052009.05
14 Monster Hunter Orage
モンスターハンター オラージュ (Monsutā Hantā Orāju)
Hiro Mashima2008.052009.06
15 Otōto Catcher Ore Pitcher de!
弟キャッチャー俺ピッチャーで!
(Otōto Kyatchā Ore Pitchā de!)
Shinji Tonaka2008.052014.07
16 unCassandra
アンカサンドラ (Ankasandora)
Gumi AmashiGorō Hifumishi2008.052008.12
17 Zettai Hakase Kolisch
絶対博士コーリッシュ (Zettai Hakase Kōrisshu)
Yuki Kobayashi2008.052011.01
18 Mukōgawa no Masaka
むこうがわのまさか
Amadori2008.062009.01
19 Majimagumi Hunter Mikuni Shin no Karyūdo Seikatsu
真島組ハンター三國シンの狩人生活
Shin Mikuni2008.062009.06
20 Lancelot Full Throttle
ランスロットフルスロットル (Ransurotto Furu Surottoru)
Dynamic Tarō2008.072009.03
21 Kimitaka no Ateru!
キミタカの当破!
Tatsuya Kaneda2008.082009.04
22 Out Code: Chōjō Hanzai Tokumu Sōsakan
アウトコード 超常犯罪特務捜査官 (Auto Kōdo)
Karin SuzuragiHaruhiko Himenogi2008.082009.09
23 Magatsuhi.com
禍霊ドットコム (Magatsuhi Dotto Komu)
Sōda InuiKazumasa Mori2008.092009.09
24 MAGiCOChikara Sakuma2008.092014.06
25 The iDOLM@STER Break!
アイドルマスターブレイク! (Aidorumasutā Bureiku!)
Takuya Fujima2008.102010.11
26 Buster Keel!Kenshirō Sakamoto2008.112012.08
27 Tsumuji VS.
つむじVS.
Yōichi Tomoyasu2009.012009.06
28 Akatsuki
AKATSUKI -朱憑-
Motoki Koide2009.022012.01
29 Spray KingShin Mikuni2009.022010.02
30 Shikabane 13-gō
シカバネ13号
Tamago Marui2009.042009.12
31 Fort of Apocalypse
アポカリプスの砦
Yuu Kuraishi
Kazu Inabe
2011.72014.6

Reception

Originally in 2008 the magazine started with 300,000 in circulation per month, but due to decline in interest it felt down to 48,000 copies per month in 2013. By 2014, the circulation was 18,000.

References

  1. 1 2 "Boy's Manga". Japanese Magazine Publishers Association (in Japanese). September 2013. Archived from the original on December 6, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  2. Loo, Egan (December 5, 2013). "Monthly Shonen Rival to end in June". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
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