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Morning (Japanese: モーニング, Hepburn: Mōningu) is a weekly Japanese seinen manga magazine published by Kodansha, with new issues released every Thursday. It debuted in August 1982 as Comic Morning (コミックモーニング, Komikku Mōningu), with the cover date of September 9, 1982.[7] Originally published biweekly, it moved to a weekly publication in April 1986.[8] The magazine later rebranded as Morning in November 1991, while still maintaining its weekly publication tradition.[9] Manga titles serialized in the magazine are published in tankōbon volumes under the "Morning KC" label. Many series contain topics aimed at adult, often middle-aged readers, such as food, sports, comedies, and workplace dramas.[4] Nevertheless, Morning maintains a greater diversity of stories and art styles compared to other magazines.[2]

Editor-in-ChiefToshihiro Miura[1]
Former editors
  • Yoshiyuki Kurihara[2]
  • Kohei Furukawa[3]
CategoriesSeinen manga[4][5]
Frequency
  • Biweekly (1982–1986)
  • Weekly (1986–present)
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Morning
Cover of the May 2014 issue of Weekly Morning featuring Cooking Papa, published by Kodansha on May 15, 2014
Editor-in-ChiefToshihiro Miura[1]
Former editors
  • Yoshiyuki Kurihara[2]
  • Kohei Furukawa[3]
CategoriesSeinen manga[4][5]
Frequency
  • Biweekly (1982–1986)
  • Weekly (1986–present)
Circulation
  • 65,528[6]
  • (April – June 2026)
First issueAugust 1982[1]
CompanyKodansha
CountryJapan
Based inTokyo
LanguageJapanese
Websitemorning.kodansha.co.jp
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Morning has had a number of special issues and sister magazines, including Monthly Afternoon in 1986, and Evening in 2001. The digital edition of the magazine, titled Weekly D Morning (週刊Dモーニング, Shūkan D Mōningu), was launched for mobile devices in May 2013.[10] A spin-off magazine titled Monthly Morning Two (月刊モーニングtwo, Gekkan Mōningu Two) was launched (formerly bimonthly) in 2006, featuring stories like Saint Young Men, under the supervision of editor-in-chief Eijiro Shimada, who was simultaneously deputy editor-in-chief of Morning.[11][12] Morning Two switched exclusively to digital release in August 2022, and publishes weekly every Thursday.[13]

Currently running manga series

More information Title, Author / Artist ...
Title Author / Artist Premiered
Catch Me at the Ballpark! Tatsurō Suga 2020
Cooking Papa Tochi Ueyama 1985
Danmitsu Tooru Seino 2024
Dekin no Mogura Natsumi Eguchi 2021
Giant Killing Masaya Tsunamoto 2007
Gurazeni: Dai League-hen Yūji Moritaka (story) and Keiji Adachi (art) 2021
Kosaku Shima Kenshi Hirokane 1983
Last Samurai Standing Shogo Imamura (story) and Katsumi Tatsuzawa (art) 2022
Longing for Home Yoshihiro Yamada 2019
The Long Summer of August 31st Ikkado Ito 2023
Nikaidō Jigoku Golf Nobuyuki Fukumoto 2023
OL Shinkaron Risu Akizuki 1989
Police in a Pod Miko Yasu 2017
Shimazaki in the Land of Peace Gōden Hamada (story) and Takeshi Seshimo (art) 2022
Shōwa no Gurazeni Kawa 2021
Solo Camping for Two Yudai Debata 2023
Toripan Torino Nanko 2005
Totonō Oto: Mō Hitotsu no Piano no Mori Makoto Isshiki 2024
What Did You Eat Yesterday? Fumi Yoshinaga 2007
Yotaka Futatabi Fuyuki Izumida 2025
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Past serializations

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Circulation

More information Year / Period, Weekly circulation ...
Year / Period Weekly circulation Magazine sales (est.)
1986 to 1987 700,000[14] 72,800,000[14]
1988 900,000[14] 46,800,000[14]
1989 900,000[14] 46,800,000[14]
1990 1,000,000[14] 52,000,000[14]
1991 1,200,000[14] 62,400,000[14]
1992 1,170,000[14] 60,840,000[14]
1993 1,000,000[14] 52,000,000[14]
1994 910,000[14] 47,320,000[14]
1995 800,000[14] 41,600,000[14]
1996 720,000[14] 37,440,000[14]
1997 660,000[14] 34,320,000[14]
1998 650,000[14] 33,800,000[14]
1999 700,000[14] 36,400,000[14]
2000 700,000[14] 36,400,000[14]
2001 730,000[14] 37,960,000[14]
2002 700,000[14] 36,400,000[14]
2003 660,000[14] 34,320,000[14]
September 2003 to August 2004 584,167[15] 30,376,684[15]
September 2004 to August 2005 462,979[15] 24,074,908[15]
September 2005 to August 2006 437,232[15] 22,736,064[15]
September 2006 to August 2007 413,300[16] 21,491,600[16]
October 2007 to September 2008 395,722[17] 20,577,544[17]
October 2008 to September 2009 364,398[18] 18,948,696[18]
October 2009 to September 2010 340,209[19] 17,690,868[19]
October 2010 to September 2011 323,173[20] 16,804,996[20]
October 2011 to September 2012 307,771[21] 16,004,092[21]
October 2012 to September 2013 296,967[22] 15,442,284[22]
October 2013 to September 2014 280,742[23] 14,598,584[23]
October 2014 to September 2015 259,705[24] 13,504,660[24]
October 2015 to September 2016 232,804[25] 12,105,808[25]
October 2016 to September 2017 209,800[26] 10,909,600[26]
October 2017 to September 2018 190,130[27] 9,886,760[27]
October 2018 to September 2019 169,833[28] 8,831,316[28]
October 2019 to September 2020 154,195[29] 8,018,140[29]
October 2020 to September 2021 140,028[29] 7,281,456[29]
October 2021 to September 2022 116,313[29] 6,048,276[29]
October 2022 to September 2023 92,669[29] 4,818,788[29]
October 2023 to September 2024 78,704[29] 4,092,608[29]
October 2024 to September 2025 70,888[29] 3,686,176[29]
1986 to September 2025 425,565 1,077,529,908
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