Shōnen Club
Japanese boys' magazine
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Shōnen Club (Shōnen Kurabu / 少年倶楽部, later 少年クラブ in 1946) was a monthly boys' magazine begun by Kodansha in November 1914. The magazine initially featured articles, poetry and serialized novels, but it began to focus more on creating manga content by the 1930s.[1] The first manga, Norakuro, was published in the magazine in 1931.[2] The magazine's success lead to the sister-publication of Shōjo Club in 1923, which offered similar content, but catered for girls.[1]
CategoriesBoys' magazine, children's magazine
PublisherKōdansha
Founded1914
Final issue1962
 Cover for April 1929 | |
| Categories | Boys' magazine, children's magazine |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Kōdansha |
| Founded | 1914 |
| Final issue | 1962 |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Notable works
Novel serialization
| Publication | Author | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1936 to Nov 1936 | Ranpo Edogawa | The Fiend with Twenty Faces (怪人二十面相 Kaijin Nijū Mensō) |
| Jan 1937 to (date unknown) | Ranpo Edogawa | Shōnen Tanteidan (少年探偵団) |
Manga serialization
| Publication | Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1936 - Nov 1936 | Suihō Tagawa | Norakuro (のらくろ) |
| Jun 1933 - Jul 1939 | Keizō Shimada | Bōken Dankichi (冒険ダン吉) |
| May 1958 - Dec 1960 | Jiro Kuwata | Moonlight Mask (月光仮面 Gekkō kamen) - script by Kōhan Kawauchi |
| May 1961 - Dec 1962 | Osamu Tezuka | Fushigi na shōnen (ふしぎな少年) |
| 1961 (unknown months) | Jiro Kuwata | Garoro Q (ガロロQ) |
