List of Gangan Comics manga franchises
Appearance
Parent company | Enix (1991 – 2003) Square Enix (Present) |
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Status | Active |
Founded | 1991 |
Country of origin | Japan |
Headquarters location | Japan |
Distribution | Japan |
Publication types | Manga, Japanese Magazines, Japanese light novels, graphic novels |
Official website | gangan |
Gangan (ガンガン, Gangan) is a manga imprint of Square Enix, formerly owned by Enix. It publishes manga in several magazines aimed at different reader demographic groups in the Japanese market. Its magazines are home to some popular manga series which were adapted into anime series, like Fullmetal Alchemist, Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit, Nabari no Ou, Inu x Boku SS, and Soul Eater.[1] The comics are later collected in paperback volumes under brand names such as Gangan Comics (ガンガンコミックス, Gangan Komikkusu), Gangan Comics Joker (ガンガンコミックスJOKER, Gangan Komikkusu Jōkā) and Young Gangan Comics (ヤングガンガンコミックス, Yangu Gangan Komikkusu), which identify the magazine of serialisation. This list contains notable manga franchises published by Gangan.
Manga franchises owned by Gangan with anime series
Franchise | Genre | Date established and imprint | Total sales of franchise | Content | Author | Total ep(s) and OVA [Note 1] | Ongoing? |
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Fullmetal Alchemist[2] | Action-adventure | 2001, Shonen Gangan[2] | 64,000,000 (as of 2016) [2] | 1 manga series, 2 anime series, 2 movies, 5 games | Hiromu Arakawa | 119 | No |
Black Butler[2] | Slice of Life | 2006, G Fantasy[2] | 20,000,000 (as of 2016) [2] | 1 manga series, 3 anime series, 2 movies, 1 game | Yana Toboso | 55 | Yes |
Soul Eater[2] | Action-adventure | 1991, Young Gangan[2] | 17,000,000 (as of 2016) [2] | 2 manga series (1 original, 1 spin off), 2 anime series, 3 games | Atsushi Ōkubo | 51 | No |
Dragon Quest Retsuden: Roto no Monshō[2] | Action-adventure | 2004, Young Gangan[2] | 18,000,000 (as of 2016) [2] | 1 manga series, 1 movie | Chiaki Kawamata | 21 | No |
Mahōjin Guru Guru[2] | Adventure, Romance | 1992, Shonen Gangan[2] | 12,000,000 (as of 2016) [2] | 1 manga series, 2 anime series, 1 anime film, 4 games | Hiroyuki Etō | 83 | No |
A Certain Magical Index | Action, Fantasy | 2007, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 9,000,000 (light novel only, as of 2010) [3] | 3 manga series (2 canon, 1 spin off), 2 anime series, 1 spin off anime, 1 movie, 2 games | Kazuma Kamachi | 48 | Yes |
Violinist of Hameln | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy | 1991, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 6,800,000 (as of 2016) [2] [a] | 2 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 movie, 1 game | Michiaki Watanabe | 25 | No |
Arakawa Under the Bridge | Comedy, Romance | 2004, Young Gangan | 6,200,000 (as of 2015) [2] | 1 manga series, 2 anime series, 1 movie, 1 drama series | Hikaru Nakamura | 26 | No |
Papuwa | Comedy | 1991, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 6,000,000 (as of 2016) [2] | 1 manga series, 2 anime series, 2 games | Ami Shibata | 68 | No |
Saki [2] | Sports, Mahjong | 2006, Young Gangan [2] | 5,100,000 (as of 2016) [2] | 5 manga series, 3 anime series, 2 games, 1 ova | Ritz Kobayashi | 55 | Yes |
Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning [2] | Detective, Comedy, Romance | 2006, Young Gangan [2] | 5,100,000 (as of 2016) [2] | 2 manga series | Kyou Shirodaira | 25 | No |
Pandora Hearts [2] | Psychological thriller | 2006, Monthly GFantasy [2] | 5,100,000 (as of 2016) [2] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 OVA | Jun Mochizuki | 34 | No |
Durarara!! | Action, Suspense | Ryohgo Narita | 5,000,000 (light novel only, as of 2014) [4] | 2 manga series, 2 anime series, 2 light novels, 2 games | Ryohgo Narita | 65 | Yes |
The Irregular at Magic High School | Action, Romance, Supernatural | 2008, G Fantasy | 5,000,000 (light novel only, as of 2015) [5] | 5 manga series, 1 light novel, 2 games | Tsutomu Satō | 26 | Yes |
Working!! | Comedy, Slice of life, Romance | 2004, Young Gangan | 4,000,000 (as of 2016) [2] | 2 manga series, 4 anime series | Karino Takatsu | 53 | Yes |
Barakamon | Comedy , Slice of life | 2008, Gangan Online | 4,000,000 (as of 2016) [2] | 1 manga series, 1 spin-off manga series, 2 anime series | Satsuki Yoshino | 24 | Yes |
Haré+Guu | Surreal humour, Parody | 1997, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 3,900,000 (light novel only, as of 2015) [6] | 2 manga series, 1 anime series, 2 OVA | Renjuro Kindaichi | 39 | No |
Kimi to Boku | Comedy , Slice of life | 2008, G Fantasy | 3,800,000 (as of 2016) [2] | 1 manga series, 2 anime series | Kiichi Hotta | 26 | Yes |
Nagasarete Airantō | Harem | 2004, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 3,500,000 (as of 2016) [2] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 light novel | Takeshi Fujishiro | 26 | Yes |
Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun | Romantic comedy | 2008, Gangan Online | 3,200,000 (as of 2016) [2] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 OVA, 1 audio drama | Izumi Tsubaki | 20 | Yes |
Bamboo Blade | Comedy, Slice of life, Sports | 2004, Young Gangan | 3,200,000 (as of 2016) [2] | 4 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 game | Masahiro Totsuka | 26 | Yes |
Sekirei | Action, Harem, Romantic | 2004, Young Gangan | 3,200,000 (as of 2016) [2] | 1 manga series, 2 anime series, 1 game | Sakurako Gokurakuin | 27 | No |
Nabari no Ou | Action, Comedy, Drama, Supernatural | 2004, G Fantasy | 3,000,000 (as of 2016) [2] | 1 manga series, 2 anime series, 1 game | Yuhki Kamatani | 26 | No |
Saiyuki | Action-adventure | 1997, G Fantasy | 5,084,000 (first 8 volumes) [7] | 4 manga series, 3 anime series, 4 ovas, 1 film, 2 games | Kazuya Minekura | 109 | Yes |
Space Dandy | Action-adventure, Comedy | 2013, Young Gangan Comics | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 game | Masafumi Harada | 26 | Yes | |
Hero Tales | Action-adventure, Martial arts, Fantasy | 2006, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 270,000 [8] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 cancelled rpg game | Huang Jin Zhou | 26 | No |
Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne | Sci-fi, Fantasy, Mecha, Comedy-drama | 2006, Young Gangan | 1 manga series, 2 anime series, 1 OVA, 1 game | Shotaro Suga | 26 | No | |
Daily Lives of High School Boys | Slice of life, Comedy | 2009, Gangan Online | 2,300,000 [9] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 movie | Yasunobu Yamauchi | 19 | No |
Blast of Tempest | Fantasy, Mystery, Drama Romance, Action | 2013, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 1,600,000 [10] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Kyō Shirodaira | 24 | No |
Corpse Princess | Action, Drama, Horror, Fantasy | 2005, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 2,000,000 [11] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Yoshiichi Akahito | 26 | No |
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit | Fantasy | 1996, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 novel | Nahoko Uehashi | 26 | Yes | |
Heroman | Mecha | 2009, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 novel | Stan Lee | 26 | No | |
High School! Kimengumi | Comedy, School | 1980, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 4 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 novel, 1 movie | Motoei Shinzawa | 86 | No | |
Mamotte Shugogetten | Magical girl, Romantic comedy | 1980, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 5,292,000 (as of 2016) [12][13] | 2 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 OVA | Minene Sakurano | 30 | No |
The Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok | Occult detective, Mythic fiction, Comedy, Romance | 2002, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 555,000 (first 4 volumes) [14] | 2 manga series, 1 anime series | Sakura Kinoshita | 26 | No |
Ninpen Manmaru | Comedy | 1995, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 948,000 (first 6 volumes) [15] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 OVA, 1 Audio Drama | Mikio Igarashi | 20 | No |
Peacemaker Kurogane | Action, Historical | 1999, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 5,000,000 (first 11 volumes) [16] | 2 manga series, 1 anime series | Nanae Chrono | 24 | Yes |
The Comic Artist and His Assistants | Comedy, Slice of life | 2008, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 1,000,000 [17] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 OVA, 1 Audio Drama | Hiroyuki | 20 | No |
Tokyo Underground | Adventure, Science Fiction, Romance | 1998, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 3,080,000 (first 9 volumes) [18] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Akinobu Uraku | 26 | No |
Twin Signal | Sci-fi | 1992, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 1,304,000 [19] | 1 manga series, 1 OVA | Sachi Oshimizu | 3 | No |
UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie | Comedy, Magical girl, Sci fi, Harem | 2002, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 OVA | Kaishaku | 33 | No | |
Umineko When They Cry | Comedy, Magical girl, Sci fi, Harem | 2007, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 6,000,000 [20] | 4 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 OVA, 2 games | Ryukishi07 | 26 | Yes |
Aoharu x Machinegun | Action, Comedy, Military (Airsoft) | 2013, G Fantasy | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | NAOE | 12 | Yes | |
Cuticle Detective Inaba | Comedy, Parody, Action, | 2008, G Fantasy | 700,000 [21] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Mochi | 12 | Yes |
Dazzle | Romance | 1999, G Fantasy | 1,000,000 [22] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Minari Endoh | 10 | Yes |
Devil Survivor 2: The Animation | Romance | 1999, G Fantasy | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 light novel | Makoto Uezu | 10 | No | |
E's | Romance | 1997, G Fantasy | 1,900,000 (first 13 volumes) [23] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 2 light novels | Satoru Yuiga | 26 | No |
Gestalt | Comedy, Fantasy | 1997, G Fantasy | 1 manga series, 1 OVA | Yun Kōga | 3 | No | |
Higurashi When They Cry | Mystery, Psychological horror, Supernatural | 1999, G Fantasy | 10,000,000 [24] | 1 manga series, 2 anime series, 1 game, 1 light novel, 1 live action movie, 3 OVAs, 2 TV Dramas | Ryukishi07 | 28 | No |
Hori-san to Miyamura-kun | Slice of Life Romantic comedy | 1999, G Fantasy | 2,440,000 (first 8 volumes) [25] | 2 manga series, 1 anime series | HERO | 3 | Yes |
Pani Poni | Parody, Slice of life | 2009, G Fantasy | 1,256,000 (first 9 volumes) [26] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 OVA | Hekiru Hikawa | 27 | No |
Switch | Action, Mystery, Psychological | 2002, G Fantasy | 277,000 [27] | 1 manga series, 1 OVA | Saki Otoh | 2 | No |
Zombie-Loan | Action, Comedy, Supernatural, Romance | 2007, G Fantasy | 1,000,000 [28] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Peach-Pit | 13 | No |
He Is My Master | Comedy, Harem | 2002, Monthly Shonen Gangan | 704,000 [29] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Mattsu | 12 | No |
Doubt | Comedy, Harem | 2007, Monthly Shonen Gangan | 704,000 [30] | 3 manga series, 1 live-action film | Yoshiki Tonogai | 0 | No |
Astro Fighter Sunred | Comedy, Parody, Super Power | 2005, Young Gangan | 1,600,000 [31] | 1 manga series, 2 anime series | Makoto Kubota | 52 | No |
Black God | Action, Fantasy | 2005, Young Gangan | 1,600,000 [32] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Lim Dall-young | 24 | No |
Black God | Action | 2007, Young Gangan | 2 manga series, 2 anime series, 1 ova | Tensai Okamura | 42 | No | |
Dimension W | Sci-fi, Action | 2011, Young Gangan | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Tensai Okamura | 13 | Yes | |
Black God | Slice of life, Comedy | 2006, Young Gangan | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Yuto | 12 | No | |
Mononoke | Occult detective | 2007, Young Gangan | 2 manga series, 1 anime series | Ninagawa Yaeko | 12 | No | |
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? | Fantasy, Action, Comedy, Romance | 2007, Young Gangan | 3 manga series, 1 anime series, 2 light novel, 1 ova | Ninagawa Yaeko | 14 | Yes | |
Sumomomo Momomo | Harem, Martial arts, Romantic comedy | 2004, Young Gangan | 219,8000 [33] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 ova | Shinobu Ohtaka | 24 | No |
Aria the Scarlet Ammo | Action, Romantic comedy | 2010, Young Gangan | 7,000,000 [34] | 2 manga series, 2 anime series, 1 light novel, 1 ova | Shogako Tachibana | 25 | Yes |
Day Break Illusion | Drama, Fantasy, Magical girl, Supernatural | 2013, Gangan Online | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 light novel | sole;viola | 14 | No | |
Chronicles of the Going Home Club | Comedy, School story | 2011, Gangan Online | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Kuroha | 12 | No | |
The Morose Mononokean | Supernatural, Comedy | 2011, Gangan Online | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Kiri Wazawa | 13 | Yes | |
WataMote | Comedy, cringe comedy, slice of life | 2011, Gangan Online | 1,960,000 (first 5 volumes) [35][36] | 2 manga series, 1 anime series | Nico Tanigawa | 12 | Yes |
Chivalry of a Failed Knight | Action, Fantasy, Romance | 2013, Gangan Online | 1,300,000 [37][38] | 2 manga series, 1 anime series | Riku Misora | 12 | Yes |
Tanaka-kun is Always Listless | Slice of life, Comedy | 2014, Gangan Online | 1,500,000 [39] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 ova | Nozomi Uda | 14 | Yes |
Akame ga Kill! | Action, Dark fantasy | 2010, Gangan Joker | 2,550,000 (first 12 volumes) [40][41] | 2 manga series, 1 anime series | Takahiro | 24 | Yes |
Book Girl | Drama, Mystery, Romance | 2006, Gangan Joker | 3 manga series, 2 ova, 1 light novel, 1 movie | Mizuki Nomura | 4 | No | |
Dusk Maiden of Amnesia | Action | 2008, Gangan Joker | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Maybe | 13 | No | |
Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash | Fantasy | 2013, Gangan Joker | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 ova | Mutsumi Okubashi | 13 | Yes | |
Gugure! Kokkuri-san | Comedy, Supernatural, Slice of Life | 2011, Gangan Joker | 1,740,000 Gugure! [42] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Midori Endō | 12 | Yes |
Inu x Boku SS | Drama Romance Supernatural | 2009, Gangan Joker | 5 million 5,292,000 (as of 2016) [43][44] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 ova | Cocoa Fujiwara | 13 | No |
Natsu no Arashi! | Romantic comedy, supernatural | 2006, Gangan Joker | 1 manga series, 2 anime series | Jin Kobayashi | 26 | No | |
One Week Friends | Romance, Comedy-drama | 2012, Gangan Joker | 1,500,000 [45] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 movie | Matcha Hazuki | 12 | No |
Oreshura | Harem, Romantic comedy, Slice of life | 2011, Gangan Joker | 4 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 light novel | Yūji Yūji | 13 | Yes | |
My Bride is a Mermaid | Harem, Romantic comed | 2002, Gangan Joker | 1,600,000 (first 12 volumes) [46] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 ova | Tahiko Kimura | 28 | No |
ACCA: 13-ku Kansatsu-ka | Drama | 2013, Big Gangan | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Natsume Ono | Scheduled | Yes | |
Servant × Service | Comedy, Slice of Life, Romance | 2011, Big Gangan | 640,000 [47] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Natsume Ono | 13 | No |
Scum's Wish | Romance | 2011, Big Gangan | 1,000,000 [48] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Mengo Yokoyari | Scheduled | Yes |
Mahoraba | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 2000, Monthly Gangan Wing | 1,694,000 [49] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Akira Kojima | 26 | No |
Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle | Action, Romance | 2013, Gangan GA | 1,000,000 [50] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Senri Akatsuki | 12 | Yes |
Square Enix manga with no anime
See also
Notes
- ^ The Japanese title of this is Hamerun no Baiorin Hiki, the reference provided uses the Japanese name and provides sales data of 6.8 million
References
- ^ "2007 profile" (PDF). Square Enix. October 2007. p. 6. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Square, Enix. "Square Enix franchises and businesses". (archive)
- ^ "電撃ポスマガ2010SUMMERより部数情報" (in Japanese). Hatena Diary. August 14, 2010. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
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