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Shūzō Oshimi, Masaaki Nakayama, Shūichi Shigeno's new works appear in "special, premium issue"




On Tuesday, Kodansha disclosed additional information about the upcoming U.S. release of Weekly Young Magazine, which celebrates its 45th anniversary. This special edition will feature 19 new series from Japanese artists and allow readers to vote for their favorites among 16 eligible titles. Winners will be serialized on the K MANGA App. It is unclear if this will be the only issue published or if there are plans for additional releases.

The titles which are eligible for voting include:

- Kaito Gaku's BOYS RUN THE RIOT - IN TRANSITION -
- Ouga's Fasciation
- Rin Shimokawa's Godmother
- Hiroki Ishizawa 's GOUMA The Blade that Slaughters Gods
- Anri Morikuma's Into the Dark
- Hikari Azuma 's Is My Love Strange?
- Kyūri Yamada 's KIKIKAIKAI
- Denchi Matsumoto, Keita Nishijima 's Pregnant
- Yukito Iwai's PROJECT METALLIA
- Daisaku Tsuru 's Protocol Ryugu
- Kami Nishio's Still You
- Yoshimi Sato 's The Graveyard Shift
- Daisuke Itabashi 's The Journey of a Dark Elf with Fading
Powers
- Ray Kindo's The Knight of Blasphemy
- Hiroshi Takashige , Tatsumi Hitomoji's THE LAST TERRAN
- Robico 's To Dusk and Twilight


The following titles are also available in the U.S. release:

- Shūzō Oshimi 's ME AND BOB DYLAN (AND MY FATHER)
- Masaaki Nakayama 's The Silent Forest
- Shūichi Shigeno 's Subaru and Subaru
- Kengo Hanazawa 's UNDER NINJA


The magazine aims to present unaltered depictions of everyday life in extraordinary circumstances for adult readers, while also introducing western audiences to the seinen genre.

At Anime NYC from August 21-24 and select Kinokuniya stores from August 21 to November 10, you can get a complimentary copy of the special edition magazine. You can access its content on the official website starting on August 21.

In October 2024, Kodansha revealed that they would be releasing a special edition of their Weekly Young Magazine under the title "Young Magazine USA".

The initial shipment of Weekly Young Magazine occurred on June 16th, 1980. This magazine currently features serialized manga such as Initial D, MF Ghost, Ghost in the Shell, My Home Hero, Under Ninja, Ya Boy Kongming!, and xxxHOLiC.





Source: Press release