Good! Afternoon (good! アフタヌーン, Guddo! Afutanūn, stylized as good! Afternoon and good! AFTERNOON) is a Japanese seinen manga magazine anthology published by Kodansha. Initially published bimonthly, it switched to a monthly publication schedule starting with the 25th issue in late 2012.[5] Each issue typically has around twenty-five stories by various artists and runs about 800 pages. It is a sister magazine to Kodansha's successful monthly manga anthology Afternoon, and was first launched on November 7, 2008.[6] Each issue sells for 680 yen. It had a circulation of 27,000 from 1 October 2018 to 30 September 2019.[2]
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 Cover of issue #7 (First anniversary issue), illustrating Teppu by Moare Futada. | |
| Categories | Seinen manga[1] |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Circulation | 27,000[2][3] |
| Publisher | Kodansha |
| First issue | November 7, 2008[4] |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Website | good! Afternoon |
Currently running manga series
edit| Title | Author / Artist | Premiered |
|---|---|---|
| Dēryizu | Megochimo | June 7, 2020 |
| Drifting Dragons | Taku Kuwabara | June 7, 2016 |
| Grand Blue Dreaming | Kenji Inoue (story) & Kimitake Yoshioka (art) | April 7, 2014 |
| Magus of the Library | Mitsu Izumi | November 7, 2017 |
| Majo no Hanaya-san | Sou Hamamyumiba | November 7, 2023 |
| My Master Has No Tail | TNSK | January 7, 2019 |
| Natsume no Sekai - Ikai Taimaden | Hiroaki Wakamiya | March 7, 2020 |
| New Jigokudo Reikai Tsushin | Hinowa Kozuki (story) & Mimori (art) | October 7, 2020 |
| Suika-tachi | Mori Tonkatsu | August 8, 2020 |
| The Pool | Gamon Sakurai | February 2024 |
| Towa × Baretto ─ Kaijū Gakuen | Morion Kokuu (story) & Gendo (art) | October 7, 2020 |
| Witchcraft Works Extra | Ryu Mizunagi | March 2022 |
Manga artists and series featured in Good! Afternoon
edit2008–09
edit- Jiraishin Diablo by Tsutomu Takahashi (2008–2011)
- Shūkyū Shōjo by Hiroaki Wakamiya (2008–2014)
- Teppu by Moare Ohta (2008–2015)
- Junketsu no Maria by Masayuki Ishikawa (2008–2013)
- Natsu no Zenjitsu by Motoi Yoshida (2008–2014)
- Billionaire Girl by Isuna Hasekura (story) and Asuka Katsura (art) (2009–2013)
- Nani ka mochigatte masu ka by Mohiro Kitoh (2009–2015)
2010s
edit- Loveplus Kanojo no Kakao by Hiroaki Wakamiya (2010)
- Witchcraft Works by Ryū Mizunagi (2010-2022)
- Aku no Kyoten by Yusuke Kishi (story) and Eiji Karasuyama (art) (2012–2015)
- Ajin: Demi-Human by Gamon Sakurai (2012–2021)
- Sweetness and Lightning by Gido Amagakure (2013–2018)
- Hanebado! by Kōsuke Hamada (2013–2019)
- Jūō Mujin no Fafnir by Saburouta (2014–2015)
- Junketsu no Maria Exhibition by Masayuki Ishikawa (2014)
- Occultic;Nine by Chiyomaru Shikura (2015–2017)
- U12 by Hiroaki Wakamiya (2015–2019)
- Sorry for My Familiar by Tekka Yaguraba (2016–2022)
- Iron Snow by Yoko Hano (2018–2020)
- Tettsui to Pieta by Mari Mafuyu (2019–2020)
2020s
edit- Love Score by LEN [A-7] (2020–2021)
- A Galaxy Next Door by Gido Amagakure (2020-2023)
References
edit- ^ "Men's Manga". Japanese Magazine Publishers Association. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
- ^ a b "一般社団法人 日本雑誌協会". www.j-magazine.or.jp. Archived from the original on 2023-01-15. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ From October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019.
- ^ "good! Afternoon". Comipedia. August 25, 2008. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
- ^ "Good! Afternoon Manga Magazine Goes Monthly," Anime News Network, Sept. 7, 2012. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
- ^ "Takahashi's Ice Blade Manga to Relaunch in Japan". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)
- Official blog (in Japanese)