Manga Action (漫画アクション) is a Japanese seinen manga magazine published by Futabasha. It is currently published twice a month, on the first and third Thursday.[2] The magazine was originally formed as Weekly Manga Action (WEEKLY漫画アクション) and began publishing weekly from July 7, 1967. It is considered the first true seinen magazine.[3] In 2003 it changed to its current publishing format and dropped the Weekly part of its name to reflect its new schedule.

Manga Action
CategoriesSeinen manga[1]
FrequencyWeekly (until 2003)
Fortnightly (since 2003)
First issue7 July 1967
CompanyFutabasha
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
WebsiteOfficial site

Circulation numbers between October 2009 and September 2010 was 200,000.[4]

Manga titles edit

Currently serialized edit

Listed alphabetically.

Previously serialized edit

Listed by order of appearance.

References edit

  1. ^ Thompson, Jason (2007). Manga: The Complete Guide. Del Rey Books. p. xxiii-xxiv. ISBN 978-0-345-48590-8.
  2. ^ "漫画アクション". Futabasha. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
  3. ^ Thompson, Jason (2007). Manga: The Complete Guide. Del Rey. p. 327. ISBN 0-345-48590-4.
  4. ^ "2010 Japanese Manga Magazine Circulation Numbers". Anime News Network. January 17, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2014.

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