Monthly Sunday Gene-X
 Sunday GX cover. | |
| Editor | Akinobu Natsume |
|---|---|
| Categories | Seinen manga[1] |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Circulation | 16,667 (2015) [2] |
| First issue | July 19, 2000 |
| Company | Shogakukan |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Website | http://websunday.net/gx |
Monthly Sunday Gene-X (Japanese: 月刊サンデーGENE-X Hepburn: Gekkan Sandē Jenekkusu), often abbreviated as Sunday GX (サンデーGX), is a Japanese Seinen manga magazine published by Shogakukan. Like many other manga magazines, it's an "anthology magazine" with each issue featuring new chapters of several manga series. The series are also published in book form as Sunday GX Comics.
Monthly magazine
The magazine's title, Monthly Sunday Gene-X, refers to its mission as a manga magazine for Generation X. The first issue was published on July 19, 2000 and new issues are published on the 19th day of each month — not necessarily on a Sunday. The title uses the word "Sunday" more as a trademark or genre name, shared with its sister magazines Weekly Shōnen Sunday and Weekly Young Sunday.[3]
The first year when the magazine was actually published on a Sunday two months in a row was in 2006. This is because 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday, the following occurrence of which is 2017. In such years, the 19th is a Sunday three times: February 19, March 19 and November 19.[4]
The magazine is not limited to Japanese productions; a Korean comic series, Blade of the Phantom Mask, was also serialized in translated and flipped form, perhaps helped by current interest as a Japanese-Korean anime movie. If one of their manga series has such a tie-in, an anime TV series or movie version being aired or screened around the same time, editors like to emphasize this in an act of cross promotion.
Sunday GX comics books
Shogakukan also publishes manga series previously featured in Sunday GX as paperback tankōbon (compilation volumes) under the imprint Sunday GX Comics (GENEX Comics). While in English the term "comics" also includes single chapters and comic strips, "comics (コミック komikku)" primarily means "manga tankōbon" in Japanese.
Series
Current
| Title | Author | Premiered |
|---|---|---|
| Able | Akihiro Ito | February 2013 |
| Black Lagoon (ブラック・ラグーン) | Rei Hiroe | May 2002 |
| Blue, Blue, Atopos (碧き青のアトポス) | Hajime Yamamura | October 2013 |
| Dōbutsu Zukan (どうぶつずかん) | Q-taro Hanamizawa | July 2013 |
| GJ Club (GJ部) | Aruya | January 2013 |
| Goban Machi no Shiro Yagi-san (五番街の白やぎさん) | Sakura Yuitsuki | September 2013 |
| Hakka Shōjo (薄花少女) | Yasuto Miura | December 2014 |
| Himitsu no Otome-chan (ひみつの乙女ちゃん) | Hinata Aoi | January 2014 |
| Infinite Stratos (IS〈インフィニット・ストラトス〉) | Izuru Yumizuru, Homura Yuuki | June 2013 |
| Jigoku Ane (じごくあね) | Yū Yoshidamaru | April 2014 |
| Jinsei: Manga no Shō (人生〜マンガの章〜) | Seiji Matsuyama | March 2014 |
| JyaJya (ジャジャ) | Eno Akira | October 2000 |
| Nishi Muki My Room (西向きマイルーム) | Takeshi Wakasa, Miyuki Aramaki | April 2013 |
| Toki Wasure no Sute Hime: Tokio Engitan (時忘の捨姫-時緒縁起譚-) | Iku Sakaguchi, | August 2013 |
| Tokyo Karasu (東京カラス) | Hiroki Miyashita, Yūsuke Kozaki | June 2012 |
| Yahari Ore no Seishun Rabu Kome wa Machigatteiru. @comic (やはり俺の青春ラブコメはまちがっている。＠comic) | Naomichi Io | January 2013 |
| Zombie-chan (ゾンビチャン) | Etsuya Mashima | April 2013 |
Former
| Series Title | Author | Premiered | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advent (アドベント) | Yumiko Harao | June 2003 | August 2004 |
| Ai Kagi (あいカギ) | Sukune Inugami | November 2009 | September 2011 |
| Angel Koukou (エンジェル高校) | Sukune Inugami | September 2007 | July 2009 |
| Asuka @ Miraikei (アスカ＠未来系) | Kazuhiko Shimamoto | February 2009 | July 2010 |
| Bijo de Yajuu (美女で野獣) | Tatsuhiko Ida | April 2002 | March 2006 |
| Binbō Shimai Monogatari (貧乏姉妹物語) | Izumi Kazuto | May 2004 | November 2006 |
| Blade of the Phantom Master (新暗行御史) | Youn In-wan, Yang Kyung-il | April 2001 | September 2007 |
| Butter Nut! (バターナッツ!) | Sukune Inugami | March 2014 | April 2015 |
| Code-EX | Ichirō Sakaki, Yumiko Harao | July 2007 | July 2008 |
| Dandelion (ダンデライオン) | Takayuki Otiai | September 2000 | April 2001 |
| Dareka ga Kakkou to Naku (誰かがカッコゥと啼く) | Tatsuhiko Ida | November 2006 | June 2008 |
| Destro 246 (デストロ246) | Keitarō Takahashi | May 2012 | April 2016 |
| Destruction Princess (デス・プリ) | Hebisaku Yoshida | November 2004 | November 2006 |
| Doctor and Daughter (ドクター＆ドーター) | Youkihi | November 2008 | July 2011 |
| Factory Z | Shigeo Makino, Takashi Hirotsugu | October 2002 | August 2004 |
| Fade Out | Ikeda Takashi | December 2000 | April 2004 |
| Girls Saurus DX (ガールズザウルスDX) | Kei Kusunoki | January 2003 | November 2008 |
| Grimal (ぐりまる) | Hiroyuki Kaidō, Tomizawa Yoshihiko | April 2008 | October 2009 |
| Hamada Britney no Manga de Wakaru Moe Business (浜田ブリトニーの漫画でわかる萌えビジネス) | Britney Hamada | October 2010 | June 2013 |
| Hikari no Machi (ひかりのまち) | Inio Asano | May 2004 | February 2005 |
| Hoero Pen (吼えろペン) | Kazuhiko Shimamoto | August 2000 | October 2004 |
| Hoshikuzu Bangaichi (星屑番外地) | Tatsuhiko Ida | July 2009 | September 2010 |
| Iron Man (鉄人) | Toshihiko Tahagi, Takayuki Otiai | October 2001 | September 2003 |
| Jormungand (ヨルムンガンド) | Keitaro Takahashi | May 2006 | February 2012 |
| Kamisama Dolls (神様ドォルズ) | Hajime Yamamura | January 2007 | March 2013 |
| King of Cats (ネコの王) | Toshihiro Ono | August 2000 | August 2003 |
| Ki Yasume Kotoba-kan (気やすめ言葉館) | Minako Fujino | April 2001 | December 2002 |
| Koi Neko (コイネコ) | Mashima Etsuya | October 2004 | January 2013 |
| Konohana Watashi Desu (この花はわたしです。) | Masahiko Kokuki, Yuka Jukuni | August 2000 | February 2004 |
| Kyoukai Sensen (境界戦線) | Hajime Yamamura | July 2003 | November 2003 |
| Let It Be!! (レットイットビー!!) | Mari Koizumi | August 2000 | November 2002 |
| March Story | Hyung Min Kim, Yang Kyung-il | January 2008 | February 2013 |
| Masked Bowler (仮面ボウラー) | Takeshi Wakasa | September 2009 | September 2011 |
| Mel Kano (メルカノ。) | Towa Oshima | July 2005 | June 2010 |
| Prizona 6 (ぷりぞな6) | Ryunosuke Kingetsu, KOJINO | August 2008 | September 2010 |
| Psycho Trader Chinami (サイコトレーダーちなみ) | Akihiro Kimura | August 2000 | July 2001 |
| Purofaira Menko (プロファイラーめんこ) | Mao Onoda | August 2008 | May 2009 |
| Rabuma Unten (ラブマウンテン) | Tomuo Fujina | May 2008 | June 2009 |
| RahXephon (ラーゼフォン) | Yutaka Izubuchi, Takeaki Momose | September 2001 | December 2002 |
| Rec (レック) | Hanamizawa Q-taro | December 2002 | April 2013 |
| Ren'ai Distortion (恋愛ディストーション) | Sukune Inugami | April 2012 | August 2013 |
| Rubbers 7 (ラバーズ7) | Sukune Inugami | November 2002 | May 2007 |
| Seigi Keikan Monju (正義警官モンジュ) | Hiroki Miyashita | December 2004 | August 2011 |
| Sei Moesu no Hakobune (聖モエスの方舟) | Nariko Enomoto | October 2009 | January 2013 |
| Sekai Uniform (世界ユニ・フォーム) | Nariko Enomoto | February 2008 | February 2009 |
| Shibuya Gadiangaruzu (渋谷ガーディアンガールズ) | Mari Koizumi | March 2004 | May 2006 |
| Shin Hoero Pen (新吼えろペン) | Kazuhiko Shimamoto | November 2004 | August 2008 |
| Shishi Boshi ki Girusutein (獣星記ギルステイン) | Naoyuki Sakai, Hisao Tamaki | August 2000 | October 2002 |
| Shosei Katsuragi Shinjirou no Nichijou (書生葛木信二郎の日常) | Sanomichi Kurata | December 2010 | November 2014 |
| Sleeping Planet (眠れる惑星) | Youkihi | December 2004 | November 2007 |
| Spiritual Paradise (スピリチュアルぱらだいす) | Kouji Onodera | May 2007 | July 2009 |
| Subarashii Sekai (素晴らしい世界) | Inio Asano | June 2002 | April 2004 |
| Tenshi Dake ga Tsubasa (天使だけが翼を持っている) | Reiji Hagihara | August 2000 | October 2001 |
| Tetsukko na 3 Shimai (鉄娘な3姉妹) | Seiji Matsuyama | January 2009 | December 2010 |
| The Sleeper (ザ・スリーパー) | Fujihiko Hosono | August 2000 | August 2002 |
| Welcome to River City (薬多江町へようこそ) | Youkihi | November 2002 | March 2004 |
| Trafficker (トラフィッカー) | Yasunori Mitsunaga | January 2001 | July 2002 |
| Tsuri Chichi Nagisa (釣りチチ・渚) | Masaki Satou | April 2009 | March 2012 |
| Wake Up! | Tokihiko Matsuura | November 2000 | January 2003 |
| Westwood Vibrato | Youn In-wan, Kim Sun Hee | May 2010 | 2012 |
| Yamagata Scream (山形スクリーム) | Imatani Tecchu | December 2008 | June 2009 |
| Yarujene (やるじぇね) | Tomuo Fujina | September 2009 | July 2010 |
| Yoi Machi Overload (宵街オーバーロード) | Tatsuhiko Ida | January 2015 | April 2016 |
Circulation
- 2004 - 39,167
- 2005 - 39,000
- 2006 - 35,167
- 2007 - 30,583
- 2008 - 30,000
- 2009 - 27,667
- 2010 - 26,000
- 2015 - 16,667
References and notes
- ↑ "Monthly Sunday GX". Shogakukan. July 30, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
- ↑ Japan Magazine Publishers Association Magazine Data (April-June 2015). "Boys Manga" (in Japanese). Retrieved Oct. 29, 2015.
- ↑ "月刊サンデーGX(ジェネックス) HPへようこそ". Editors's diary (in Japanese). Shogakukan. 2000-06-07. Retrieved 2006-08-08.
- ↑ There are also three non-consecutive "Sunday the 19th" in leap years starting on Wednesday.
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
- Sunday GX Comics at Anime News Network's encyclopedia