Champion Red

Japanese manga magazine

*Champion Red*
Categories	Seinen manga^[1] (2004–present) Shōnen manga (2002–2003)
Frequency	Monthly
First issue	August 19, 2002
Company	Akita Shoten
Country	Japan
Based in	Tokyo
Language	Japanese
Website	http://www.akitashoten.co.jp/red

*Champion Red Ichigo*
Categories	Seinen manga
Frequency	Bimonthly
First issue	December 2006
Final issue	August 2014^[2]
Company	Akita Shoten
Country	Japan
Based in	Tokyo
Language	Japanese

Champion Red (チャンピオンRED（レッド）, Chanpion Reddo) is a monthly Japanese seinen manga magazine published on the 19th of each month by Akita Shoten since August 19, 2002 (cover date October 2002), initially published as a shōnen magazine.^[3]^[4]^[5] Since 2015, the magazine slogan is "High Quality & High End Seinen Comic Magazine!" (ハイクオリティ＆ハイエンド青年コミック誌！, Hai kuoriti to hai endo seinen comikku-shi!).^[6]^[7]

Champion Red Ichigo (チャンピオンRED（レッド）いちご, Chanpion Reddo Ichigo, lit. "Champion Red Strawberry") was a special manga edition of Champion Red that ceased publication in 2014.^[8]

Current serializations

Captain Harlock: Dimensional Voyage (August 2014 (2014-08))
Dead Tube (April 2014 (2014-04))
Kenrantaru Grande Scène (July 2013 (2013-07))
Jinrouki Winvurga (August 2016 (2016-08))
Otome no Chigiri (August 2016 (2016-08))
Scarface
Shinju no Nectar (November 2016 (2016-11))
Galaxy Express 999 Another Story: Ultimate Journey (March 2018 (2018-03))
Franken Fran Frantic (February 2019)
Cyborg 009 BOOGPARTS DELETE (July 2019 (2019-07))
Saint Seiya: Episode G Requiem (April 2020 (2020-04))
Saint Seiya: Meiō Iden - Dark Wing (December 2020 (2020-12))
Misumi-san wa Misukasenai (April 2021 (2021-04))
Isekai no Hime to no Koi Bakuchi ni, Jinrui no Sonbō ga Kakkatemasu (July 2021 (2021-07))
Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō Memories (July 2022 (2022-07))
Saint Seiya: Rerise of Poseidon (September 2022 (2022-09))
Kojirase Tensei Maō to 7-nin no Oshikake Otome no Ragnarok System (October 2022 (2022-10))
Casshern R (October 2023 (2023-10))

Past serializations

Champion Red

Alien Nine Emulators by Hitoshi Tomizawa (2002)
Batman & the Justice League (June 19, 2017 - May 17, 2019)
Blassreiter: Genetic (November 2007 (2007-11) - April 2009 (2009-04))
Cat Paradise (June 2006 (2006-06) - December 2008 (2008-12))
Change 123 (June 2005 (2005-06) - April 2010 (2010-04))
Devilman Grimoire (May 2012 (2012-05) - February 2014 (2014-02))
Densha Otoko: The Story of a Train Man Who Fell in Love With A Girl (March 2005 (2005-03) - February 2006 (2006-02))
Fuan no Tane by Masaaki Nakayama (2004 (2004) - 2005 (2005))
Franken Fran (September 2006 (2006-09) - February 2012 (2012-02))
Gomaden Shutendoji (October 2002 (2002-10) - December 2005 (2005-12))
Linebarrels of Iron (December 2004 (2004-12) - April 2015 (2015-04))
Princess Tutu (October 2002 (2002-10) - July 2003 (2003-07))
Saint Seiya Episode.G (December 2002 (2002-12) - June 2013 (2013-06))
Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō (September 2013 (2013-09) - July 2021 (2021-07))
The Qwaser of Stigmata (September 2006 (2006-09) - July 2016 (2016-07))
Ray (2004 (2004) - 2006 (2006))
Shounen Princess: Putri Harimau Naoko (January 19, 2014 (2014-01-19)^[9]^[10] – May 19, 2014 (2014-05-19)^[11]^[12])
Shin Mazinger Zero (June 2009 (2009-06) - December 2012 (2012-12))
Witchblade Takeru (March 2006 (2006-03) - March 2007 (2007-03))
Yakuza Girl (February 2008 (2008-02) - February 2009 (2009-02))
Yomeiro Choice (October 2007 (2007-10) - August 2011 (2011-08), pulled from Champion Red Ichigo)

Champion Red Ichigo

Aki Sora (September 2008 (2008-09) - April 2011 (2011-04))
The Everyday Tales of a Cat God (July 2007 (2007-07) - October 2012 (2012-10))
The Fruit of Grisaia: Sanctuary Fellows (February 2013 (2013-02), moved to Champion Cross)
Junk: Record of the Last Hero (2004 (2004) - 2007 (2007), pulled from Champion Red)
Kagaku Na Yatsura (2010 - 2013)^[13]
Koi Koi Seven (October 2002 (2002-10) - March 2007 (2007-03), pulled from Champion Red)
Rescue Me! (August 2008 (2008-08) - August 2014 (2014-08))
Saint Seiya Episode.G: Assassin (April 2014 (2014-04), moved to Champion Cross)
Shigurui (August 2003 (2003-08) - July 2010 (2010-07), pulled from Champion Red)

References

^ Thompson (May 2, 2013). "Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Franken Fran". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 8, 2020. seinen magazine Champion RED, the only manga magazine so full of gore and kink that this manga might not always have been the sickest thing in it.
^ Loveridge, Lynzee (August 3, 2014). "Champion Red Ichigo Manga Magazine to End Publication". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
^ "秋田書店".
^ "チャンピオンRed 2002年12月号".
^ "Four Manga Based on the Same Novel".
^ "サービス終了のお知らせ - Naver まとめ". Archived from the original on 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
^ "チャンピオンRed 2017年8月号".
^ "Champion Red Ichigo". www.akitashoten.co.jp. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
^ "マツリセイシロウのRED新連載、男の娘のお姫様を描く". Mynavi News (in Japanese). January 19, 2014. Archived from the original on May 17, 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
^ "チャンピオンRED 2014 表示号数3". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on May 17, 2020.
^ "チャンピオンRED 2014年7月号" (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Archived from the original on July 19, 2019. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
^ "チャンピオンRED 2014 表示号数7". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on May 17, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
^ "肉体の宴カガクなヤツら最終巻2月20日発売です！". 29utage.blog66.fc2.com. Retrieved August 31, 2016.

External links

Official website (in Japanese)
ComiPedia Page

Akita Shoten

Published manga

Magazines

Weekly Shōnen Champion (since 1969)
Monthly Shōnen Champion (since 1970)
Princess (since 1974)
For Mrs. (since 1986)
Young Champion (since 1988)
Mystery Bonita (since 1988)
Champion Red (since 2002)

Champion Red series

Champion Red

Current	Dead Tube (2014) Galaxy Express 999 Another Story: Ultimate Journey (2018) The Legend of Dororo and Hyakkimaru (2018) Fūma no Kojirō: Jo no Maki (2019) Cyborg 009: Bgooparts Delete (2019) Saint Seiya: Meiō Iden – Dark Wing (2020) Saint Seiya: Rerise of Poseidon (2022) Casshern R (2023)
2000s	Alien 9 Emulators (2002) Ray (2002–2006) Gomaden Shutendoji (2002–2005) Koi Koi Seven (2002–2006) Princess Tutu (2002–2003) Saint Seiya: Episode.G (2002–2013) Shigurui (2003–2007) Fuan no Tane (2004–2005) Junk: Record of the Last Hero (2004–2006) Linebarrels of Iron (2004–2015) Densha Otoko: The Story of a Train Man Who Fell in Love With A Girl (2005–2006) Change 123 (2005–2010) Cat Paradise (2006–2008) The Day the Earth Burned (2006–2011) Franken Fran (2006–2012) The Qwaser of Stigmata (2006–2016) Blue Drop: Tenshi no Bokura (2007–2008) El Cazador de la Bruja (2007) Gekkō no Carnevale (2007) Penguin Musume Max (2007–2010) Blassreiter: Genetic (2007–2009) Demon King Daimao (2008–2013)
2010s	Maoyū Maō Yūsha: Oka no Mukō e (2011–2014) Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō (2013–2021) Shounen Princess: Putri Harimau Naoko (2014) Captain Harlock: Dimensional Voyage (2014–2019) Grendizer Giga (2014–2015) Bakuon!! – Suzunoki Rin no Yabō (2018)
2020s	Eko Eko Azarak: Reborn (2020–2023)