{"id":2021,"date":"2026-09-21T02:22:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T17:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmanga.kodansha.com\/blog\/?p=2021"},"modified":"2026-09-18T16:41:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T07:41:13","slug":"what-is-young-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmanga.kodansha.com\/blog\/article\/what-is-young-magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Young Magazine?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Launched on June 23, 1980, Weekly Young Magazine (often called Yanmaga<\/em>) is one of Japan’s premier seinen manga publications, targeted primarily at young adult men aged 18 to 40. Unlike shonen or shojo titles aimed at younger audiences, seinen magazines delve into darker, heavier, and more complex subject matter. Historically, chapters are released on a weekly basis within the physical magazine, though digital publishing now allows readers to easily follow individual series without buying the entire issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even if you have never picked up a physical copy of Yanmaga<\/em>, you have almost certainly encountered its massive pop-culture legacy. Over the decades, the magazine has birthed global phenomena and iconic series such as Katsuhiro Otomo’s AKIRA<\/em>, Shuichi Shigeno’s Initial D<\/em>, Masamune Shirow’s Ghost in the Shell<\/em>, 3×3 Eyes<\/em>, and the high-stakes gambling thriller Kaiji<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take a peek below to get a taste of Young Magazine on K MANGA!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UNDER NINJA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ninjas enjoyed glory in the Japan of bygone times. They disappeared when their organizations were dissolved during the country’s Allied occupation of Japan. However, their existence continued in secret. Some say that their ranks numbered 200,000 members. Among these, elite ninjas covertly dealt with crises at a national level. On the other hand, marginal members found work hard to come by. One of these ninjas between jobs was Kuro Kumogakure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Subaru and Subaru<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One year after Takumi Fujiwara\u2019s student Kanata Rivington tore it up on Japan\u2019s mega-popular MFG street racing circuit, two new drivers are itching to try their luck at the event. Their names: Subaru Sato, from Gunma Prefecture, and Subaru Kudo, from Kanagawa. The worlds of Initial D and MF Ghost meld into one as these two Subarus join together to weave the ultimate street racing legend!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tenkaichi: The Greatest Warrior Under the Rising Sun<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is not history as we know it. The year is 1600. Ten years have passed since Oda Nobunaga unified the whole of Japan. When Nobunaga realizes he is nearing the end of his life, he announces that he will hand over the reins of power to whoever brings him the strongest warrior. The generals, whose dreams of conquering the country had been crushed, put up their own strongest warriors and aim to become the king of the country! The first match is peerless spear wielder Honda Tadakatsu (sponsored by Tokugawa Ieyasu) vs. evolving prodigy Miyamoto Musashi (sponsored by Chosokabe Motochika)!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Otherworldly Munchkin: Let’s Speedrun the Dungeon with Only 1 HP!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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16-year-old Yukito Kirihara lives with his 14-year-old sister Sana, who he treasures more than anyone else. But when an ogre shows up outside of his window looking for Sana (a shocking event in its own right), Yukito leaps to save her\u2014and is killed. He’s offered the promise of reincarnation by a mysterious woman, who gives him a character sheet in a mysterious book. But when Yukito sees Sana in there, too, he sets off to find her, and save them both\u2014even if he only has 1 hp with which to do it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Snow & Ink<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The manga about a dangerous love between killer and heiress that went viral in Japan! A condemned criminal and a wounded, wealthy daughter are lost somewhere between an unchangeable past and an uncertain future in Snow & Ink, a mysterious human drama that combines the dramatic and melancholy atmosphere of My Happy Marriage with a historical flavor and a journey full of twists!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ya Boy Kongming!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Tokyo Party Scene isn’t NEAR ready for the star general of the Three Kingdoms era, but he sure is ready for it! Get down, shake your thing, and prepare to laugh out loud with this historical fantasy timeslip comedy, Ya Boy Kongming!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fable<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When you’re the infamous prodigy hitman known only as \u201cFable,\u201d many things come easy. Being a normal person, however, isn’t one of them. In fact, being told that he can’t kill anyone for a while may just be the hardest job Fable\u2019s ever taken\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nezumi’s First Love<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Raised to be a fixer by the Yakuza, Nezumi has never known love. Then Ao, a normal young man who doesn\u2019t know the first thing about Nezumi\u2019s sordid lifestyle, walks smack dab into her life. The two fall in love and begin living together, but they cannot escape the clutches of evil closing around them. A tale of first love that toes the line between tender and traumatic, this is the story of Nezumi\u2019s first love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I Guess I Became the Mother of the Great Demon King’s 10 Children in Another World<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Akari was a typical game-loving 16-year-old girl who lived with her mother, until a fateful accident left her an orphan. A year later, she makes a fateful wish on a game cartredge to be a great mother for a family of her own\u2014only to be swept through a portal into another world! She finds she’s been summoned as the \u201cpriestess from another world\u201d\u2026whose role is to become mother to the children of the demon king himself?!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10 DANCE<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dip into your new obsession in this steamy gay ballroom romance! The beautifully-detailed, lithe bodies of the two \u201ckings of the ballroom\u201d fly across the dance floor as rivals build a volatile bond in this red-hot romance! IT TAKES TWO Shinya Sugiki, the dashing lord of Standard Ballroom, and Shinya Suzuki, passionate king of Latin Dance: The two share more than just a first name and a love of the sport. They each want to become champion of the 10-Dance Competition, which means they\u2019ll need to learn the other\u2019s specialty dances, and who better to learn from than the best? But old rivalries die hard, and things get complicated even further when they realize there might be more between them than an uneasy partnership\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chillin’ in My 30s After Getting Fired From the Demon King’s Army<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dariel is a dark soldier in the Demon King\u2019s army in his 30s and unable to use magic who was suddenly dismissed! Kicked out of his hometown, Dariel drifted into a human village where adventurer skills that aren\u2019t bestowed onto demons bursted into bloom! \u201cI\u2019m\u2026human\u2026?\u201d Then, a village girl launches a fierce attack to get her hands on and subdue him, a novice adventurer, who fell into her lap?! His second chance at life and he still can\u2019t relax has just begun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Moon on a Rainy Night<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A high school girl’s chance encounter with an enigmatic female classmate whose musical aspirations were complicated when an accident almost completely took her hearing leads to the slow blossoming of love. Perfect for fans of yuri series like Whisper Me a Love Song and sweet, sophisticated romances like A Sign of Affection. One rainy night, Saki is rushing to a piano lesson when she crashes into a beautiful, long-haired girl, dropping her sheet music in the process. Saki stutters an apology, but the girl simply hands back her sheet music and leaves without a word. Saki begins her first day of high school the following morning, only to find the stranger from the night before sitting at the desk next to hers. She learns that the girl’s name is Kanon and that she is not quite completely deaf, but very hard of hearing. Though Kanon needs to be close to people to read their lips, she tends to push people away with her icy demeanor. Through one kind gesture, Saki slowly begins breaking down the walls around Kanon, even as she feels something new blossoming within her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Protocol Ryugu<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In near-future Earth, a new Ice Age has taken hold\u2014and after a world war, the winners cling to what few non-frozen paradises remain on the surface, while the losers dwell under the sea and begin to evolve into something else. But once these undersea survivors obtain a new, unheard-of flying craft, will they manage to rule over the planet once more? It\u2019s an unpredictable seafaring sci-fi tale from the creator of Nacun and Dragon Girl Chronicles!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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