List of Gangan Comics manga franchises
Gangan (ガンガン Gangan?) is a manga imprint of Square Enix (originally 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
Video games released
No video games released but live action films or drama series released
Franchise | Genre | Date established and imprint | Total sales of franchise | Content | Last release |
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Fullmetal Alchemist[2] | Action-adventure | 2001, Shonen Gangan[2] | 64,000,000 (as of 2015) [2] | 1 manga series, 2 anime series, 1 movie, 5 games | 2011, Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos |
Black Butler[2] | Slice of Life | 2006, G Fantasy[2] | 20,000,000 (as of 2015) [2] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 movie, 1 game | 2013, Black Butler (film) |
Soul Eater[2] | Action-adventure | 2004, Shonen Gangan[2] | 17,000,000 (as of 2015) [2] | 2 manga series (1 original manga, 1 spin off manga), 1 anime series, 1 game | 2014, Soul Eater Not! |
Magical Circle Guru Guru[2] | Adventure, Romance | 1992, Shonen Gangan[2] | 12,000,000 (as of 2015) [2] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 3 games | 2000, Doki Doki Densetsu Mahōjin Guru Guru |
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 | 2013, A Certain Magical Index: The Movie – The Miracle of Endymion |
Violinist of Hameln | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy | 1991, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 6,800,000 (as of 2015) [2] [lower-alpha 1] | 2 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 movie, 1 game | 2011, Violinist of Hameln: Shchelkunchik |
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 | 2012, Arakawa Under the Bridge (film) |
Papuwa | Comedy | 1991, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 6,000,000 (as of 2015) [2] | 1 manga series, 2 anime series, 2 games | 1994, Nankoku Shōnen Papuwa-kun |
Saki [2] | Sports, Mahjong | 2006, Young Gangan [2] | 5,100,000 (as of 2015) [2] | 3 manga series, 3 anime series, 2 games | 2015, Saki Biyori |
Durarara!! | Action, Suspense | 2009, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 5,000,000 (light novel only, as of 2014) [4] | 2 manga series, 2 anime series, 2 light novels, 2 games | 2015, Durarara!!x2 |
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 | 2014, Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei: Out of Order |
Bamboo Blade | Comedy, Slice of life, Sports | 2004, Young Gangan | 3,200,000 (as of 2015) [2] | 4 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 game | 2009, Bamboo Blade: Sorekara no Chousen [6] |
Sekirei | Action, Harem, Romantic | 2004, Young Gangan | 3,200,000 (as of 2015) [2] | 2 manga series, 2 anime series, 1 game | 2010, Sekirei: Pure Engagement |
Saiyuki | Action-adventure | 1997, G Fantasy | 4 manga series, 2 anime series, 2 games | 2011, Saiyuki Gaiden | |
Space Dandy | Action-adventure, Comedy | 2013, Young Gangan Comics | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 game | 2014, Space Galaga | |
Hero Tales | Action-adventure, Martial arts, Fantasy | 2006, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 cancelled rpg game | 2007, Hero Tales for DS (cancelled) | |
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 | 2012, Rinne no Lagrange: Kamogawa Dream Match | |
Daily Lives of High School Boys | Slice of life, Comedy | 2009, Gangan Online | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 movie | 2013, Daily Lives of High School Boys (live action film) |
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
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- ↑ Durarara!! x2 to Broadcast in January 2015, A New Story is Set to Begin in Ikebukuro, OtakuMode. (archive)
- ↑ Aniplex of America Announces Plans to Release The irregular at magic high school on Blu-ray, Anime News Network. (archive)
- ↑ Bamboo Blade: Sorekara no Chousen, GameFAQ. (archive)