List of Gangan Comics manga franchises

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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

 dagger  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
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 dagger 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 dagger 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

  1. ↑ 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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  4. ↑ Durarara!! x2 to Broadcast in January 2015, A New Story is Set to Begin in Ikebukuro, OtakuMode. (archive)
  5. ↑ Aniplex of America Announces Plans to Release The irregular at magic high school on Blu-ray, Anime News Network. (archive)
  6. ↑ Bamboo Blade: Sorekara no Chousen, GameFAQ. (archive)
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