List of Gangan Comics manga franchises
Gangan (ガンガン, Gangan) is a manga imprint owned by Square Enix. It publishes manga in several magazines aimed at different reader demographic groups in the Japanese market. Its magazines are home to some popular Square Enix 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.
Parent company | Enix (1991–2003) Square Enix (present) |
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Status | Active |
Founded | 1991 |
Country of origin | Japan |
Headquarters location | Japan |
Distribution | Japan |
Publication types | Manga, Japanese Magazines, Japanese light novels, graphic novels |
Official website | gangan |
Manga and anime franchises owned by Square Enix
Franchise | Genre | Date established and imprint | Total sales of franchise | Content | Author(s) | Total ep(s) and OVA [Note 1] | Ongoing? |
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Fullmetal Alchemist[2] | Action-adventure | 2001, Shonen Gangan[2] | 70,300,000 (as of 2018) [2] | 1 manga series, 2 anime series, 2 movies, 5 games | Hiromu Arakawa | 119 | No |
Black Butler[2] | Slice of Life | 2006, G Fantasy[2] | 28,000,000 (as of 2019) [3] | 1 manga series, 3 anime series, 2 movies, 1 game | Yana Toboso | 55 | Yes |
Dragon Quest Retsuden: Roto no Monshō[2] | Action-adventure | 2004, Shonen Gangan[2] | 20,900,000 (as of 2018) [2] | 1 manga series, 1 movie | Chiaki Kawamata, Junji Koyanagi, Kamui Fujiwara | 21 | No |
Soul Eater | Action-adventure | 2004, Shonen Gangan | 19,600,000 (as of 2019) [4] | 2 manga series (1 original, 1 spin off), 2 anime series, 3 games | Atsushi Ōkubo | 51 | No |
A Certain Magical Index | Action, Fantasy | 2007, Monthly Shōnen Gangan, Chuya Kogino | 14,000,000 (light novel only, as of 2013) [5] | 6 manga series (3 canon, 3 spin off), 2 light novel series, 3 anime series, 4 spin off anime, 1 movie, 3 games | Various | 74 | Yes |
Magical Circle Guru Guru[2] | Adventure, Romance | 1992, Shonen Gangan[2] | 13,100,000 (as of 2018) [2] | 1 manga series, 2 anime series, 1 anime film, 4 games | Hiroyuki Etō | 83 | No |
The Irregular at Magic High School | Action, Romance, Supernatural | 2008, G Fantasy | 10,000,000 (light novel only, as of 2019) [6] | 7 manga series, 1 light novel, 1 anime series, 1 anime movie, 2 games | Tsutomu Satō | 26 | Yes |
Violinist of Hameln | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy | 1991, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 6,800,000 (as of 2018) [2] [lower-alpha 1] | 2 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 movie, 1 game | Michiaki Watanabe | 25 | No |
Arakawa Under the Bridge | Comedy, Romance | 2004, Young Gangan | 6,400,000 (as of 2018) [2] | 1 manga series, 2 anime series, 1 movie, 1 drama series | Hikaru Nakamura (artist) | 26 | No |
Barakamon | Comedy, Slice of life | 2008, Gangan Online | 6,200,000 (as of 2018) [2] | 1 manga series, 1 spin-off manga series, 2 anime series | Satsuki Yoshino | 24 | No |
Papuwa | Comedy | 1991, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 6,000,000 (as of 2018) [2] | 1 manga series, 2 anime series, 2 games | Ami Shibata | 68 | No |
Saki [2] | Sports, Mahjong | 2006, Young Gangan [2] | 5,700,000 (as of 2018) [2] | 5 manga series, 3 anime series, 2 games, 1 ova | Ritz Kobayashi | 55 | Yes |
Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun | Romantic comedy | 2008, Gangan Online | 5,600,000 (as of 2018) [2] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 OVA, 1 audio drama | Izumi Tsubaki | 20 | Yes |
Pandora Hearts [2] | Psychological thriller | 2006, Monthly GFantasy [2] | 5,400,000 (as of 2018) [2] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 OVA | Jun Mochizuki | 34 | No |
Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning [2] | Detective, Comedy, Romance | 2006, Young Gangan [2] | 5,200,000 (as of 2018) [2] | 2 manga series, 1 anime | Kyou Shirodaira, Eita Mizuno | 25 | No |
Inu x Boku SS [2] | Drama Romance Supernatural | 2009, Gangan Joker [2] | 5,100,000 million (as of 2018) [2] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 ova | Cocoa Fujiwara | 13 | No |
Durarara!! | Action, Suspense | 2009, Monthly GFantasy | 5,000,000 (light novel only, as of 2014) [7] | 2 manga series, 2 anime series, 2 light novels, 2 games | Ryohgo Narita, Akiyo Satorigi | 65 | Yes |
Kakegurui | Drama, Psychological | 2014, Gangan Joker | 5,000,000 (as of 2019) [8] | 4 manga series, 2 anime series, 2 TV Dramas, 1 live action movie | Homura Kawamoto, Tōru Naomura | 24 | Yes |
Working!! | Comedy, Slice of life, Romance | 2004, Young Gangan | 4,500,000 (as of 2018) [2] | 2 manga series, 4 anime series | Karino Takatsu | 53 | No |
Haré+Guu | Surreal humour, Parody | 1997, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 3,900,000 (light novel only, as of 2015) [6] | 2 manga series, 1 anime series, 2 OVA | Renjuro Kindaichi | 39 | No |
Kimi to Boku | Comedy, Slice of life | 2008, G Fantasy | 3,800,000 (as of 2018) [2] | 1 manga series, 2 anime series | Kiichi Hotta | 26 | Yes |
Nagasarete Airantō | Harem | 2004, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 3,700,000 (as of 2018) [2] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 light novel | Takeshi Fujishiro | 26 | Yes |
Sekirei | Action, Harem, Romantic | 2004, Young Gangan | 3,400,000 (as of 2018) [2] | 1 manga series, 2 anime series, 1 game | Sakurako Gokurakuin | 27 | No |
Bamboo Blade | Comedy, Slice of life, Sports | 2004, Young Gangan | 3,300,000 (as of 2018) [2] | 4 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 game | Masahiro Totsuka, Aguri Igarashi | 26 | Yes |
Akame ga Kill! | Action, Dark fantasy | 2010, Gangan Joker [2] | 3,200,000 (as of 2018) [2] | 3 manga series, 1 anime series | Takahiro, Tetsuya Tashiro | 24 | No |
Nabari no Ou | Action, Comedy, Drama, Supernatural | 2004, G Fantasy | 3,000,000 (as of 2018) [2] | 1 manga series, 2 anime series, 1 game | Yuhki Kamatani | 26 | No |
Saiyuki | Action-adventure | 1997, G Fantasy | 5,084,000 (first 8 volumes) [9] | 4 manga series, 3 anime series, 4 ovas, 1 film, 2 games | Kazuya Minekura | 109 | Yes |
Space Dandy | Action-adventure, Comedy | 2013, Young Gangan Comics | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 game | Masafumi Harada, Park Sung-woo, Red Ice | 26 | No | |
Hero Tales | Action-adventure, Martial arts, Fantasy | 2006, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 270,000 [9] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 cancelled rpg game | Huang Jin Zhou, Hiromu Arakawa | 26 | No |
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 | Shotaro Suga, Kimitake Yoshioka | 26 | No | |
Daily Lives of High School Boys | Slice of life, Comedy | 2009, Gangan Online | 2,300,000 [9] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 movie | Yasunobu Yamauchi | 19 | No |
Blast of Tempest | Fantasy, Mystery, Drama Romance, Action | 2013, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 1,600,000 [9] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Kyō Shirodaira, Arihide Sano, Ren Saizaki | 24 | No |
Corpse Princess | Action, Drama, Horror, Fantasy | 2005, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 2,000,000 [9] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Yoshiichi Akahito | 26 | No |
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit | Fantasy | 1996, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 novel | Nahoko Uehashi, Kamui Fujiwara | 26 | Yes | |
Heroman | Mecha | 2009, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 novel | Stan Lee, Tamon Ohta | 26 | No | |
High School! Kimengumi | Comedy, School | 1980, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 4 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 novel, 1 movie | Motoei Shinzawa | 86 | No | |
Mamotte Shugogetten | Magical girl, Romantic comedy | 1980, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 5,292,000 (as of 2016) [9][10] | 2 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 OVA | Minene Sakurano | 30 | No |
The Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok | Occult detective, Mythic fiction, Comedy, Romance | 2002, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 555,000 (first 4 volumes) [9] | 2 manga series, 1 anime series | Sakura Kinoshita | 26 | No |
Ninpen Manmaru | Comedy | 1995, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 948,000 (first 6 volumes) [9] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 OVA, 1 Audio Drama | Mikio Igarashi | 20 | No |
Peacemaker Kurogane | Action, Historical | 1999, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 5,000,000 (first 11 volumes) [9] | 2 manga series, 1 anime series | Nanae Chrono | 24 | Yes |
The Comic Artist and His Assistants | Comedy, Slice of life | 2008, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 1,000,000 [9] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 OVA, 1 Audio Drama | Hiroyuki | 20 | No |
Tokyo Underground | Adventure, Science Fiction, Romance | 1998, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 3,080,000 (first 9 volumes) [9] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Akinobu Uraku | 26 | No |
Twin Signal | Sci-fi | 1992, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 1,304,000 [9] | 1 manga series, 1 OVA | Sachi Oshimizu | 3 | No |
UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie | Comedy, Magical girl, Sci fi, Harem | 2002, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 OVA | Kaishaku | 33 | No | |
Umineko When They Cry | Comedy, Magical girl, Sci fi, Harem | 2007, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 6,000,000 [9] | 4 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 OVA, 2 games | Various | 26 | Yes |
Aoharu x Machinegun | Action, Comedy, Military (Airsoft) | 2013, G Fantasy | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | NAOE | 12 | Yes | |
Cuticle Detective Inaba | Comedy, Parody, Action, | 2008, G Fantasy | 700,000 [9] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Mochi | 12 | Yes |
Dazzle | Romance | 1999, G Fantasy | 1,000,000 [9] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Minari Endoh | 10 | Yes |
Devil Survivor 2: The Animation | Romance | 1999, G Fantasy | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 light novel | Makoto Uezu, Haruto Shiota | 10 | No | |
E's | Romance | 1997, G Fantasy | 1,900,000 (first 13 volumes) [9] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 2 light novels | Satoru Yuiga | 26 | No |
Gestalt | Comedy, Fantasy | 1997, G Fantasy | 1 manga series, 1 OVA | Yun Kōga | 3 | No | |
Higurashi When They Cry | Mystery, Psychological horror, Supernatural | 1999, G Fantasy | 10,000,000 [9] | 1 manga series, 2 anime series, 1 game, 1 light novel, 1 live action movie, 3 OVAs, 2 TV Dramas | Various | 28 | No |
Hori-san to Miyamura-kun | Slice of Life Romantic comedy | 1999, G Fantasy | 2,440,000 (first 8 volumes) [9] | 2 manga series, 1 anime series | HERO, Daisuke Hagiwara | 3 | Yes |
Pani Poni | Parody, Slice of life | 2009, G Fantasy | 1,256,000 (first 9 volumes) [9] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 OVA | Hekiru Hikawa | 27 | No |
Switch | Action, Mystery, Psychological | 2002, G Fantasy | 277,000 [9] | 1 manga series, 1 OVA | Saki Otoh, Tomomi Nakamura | 2 | No |
Zombie-Loan | Action, Comedy, Supernatural, Romance | 2007, G Fantasy | 1,000,000 [9] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Peach-Pit | 13 | No |
He Is My Master | Comedy, Harem | 2002, Monthly Shonen Gangan | 704,000 [9] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Mattsu, Asu Tsubaki | 12 | No |
Doubt | Comedy, Harem | 2007, Monthly Shonen Gangan | 704,000 [9] | 3 manga series, 1 live-action film | Yoshiki Tonogai | 0 | No |
Astro Fighter Sunred | Comedy, Parody, Super Power | 2005, Young Gangan | 1,600,000 [9] | 1 manga series, 2 anime series | Makoto Kubota | 52 | No |
Black God | Action, Fantasy | 2005, Young Gangan | 1,600,000 [9] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Lim Dall-young, Park Sung-woo | 24 | No |
Black God | Action | 2007, Young Gangan | 2 manga series, 2 anime series, 1 ova | Tensai Okamura | 42 | No | |
Dimension W | Sci-fi, Action | 2011, Young Gangan | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Tensai Okamura | 13 | No | |
Black God | Slice of life, Comedy | 2006, Young Gangan | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Yuto | 12 | No | |
Mononoke | Occult detective | 2007, Young Gangan | 2 manga series, 1 anime series | Ninagawa Yaeko | 12 | No | |
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? | Fantasy, Action, Comedy, Romance | 2007, Young Gangan | 3 manga series, 1 anime series, 2 light novel, 1 ova | Fujino Ōmori, Kunieda, Masaya Takamura | 14 | Yes | |
Sumomomo Momomo | Harem, Martial arts, Romantic comedy | 2004, Young Gangan | 219,8000 [9] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 ova | Shinobu Ohtaka | 24 | No |
Aria the Scarlet Ammo | Action, Romantic comedy | 2010, Young Gangan | 7,000,000 [9] | 2 manga series, 2 anime series, 1 light novel, 1 ova | Shogako Tachibana | 25 | Yes |
Day Break Illusion | Drama, Fantasy, Magical girl, Supernatural | 2013, Gangan Online | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 light novel | sole;viola, Kōki Katō | 14 | No | |
Chronicles of the Going Home Club | Comedy, School story | 2011, Gangan Online | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Kuroha | 12 | No | |
The Morose Mononokean | Supernatural, Comedy | 2011, Gangan Online | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Kiri Wazawa | 13 | Yes | |
WataMote | Comedy, cringe comedy, slice of life | 2011, Gangan Online | 1,960,000 (first 5 volumes) [9][10] | 2 manga series, 1 anime series | Nico Tanigawa | 12 | Yes |
The Witch's Servant and the Demon Lord's Horns | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy Comedy, Romance | 2014, Monthly Shōnen Gangan | 2 manga series, 1 novel | Mochi | 0 | Yes | |
Chivalry of a Failed Knight | Action, Fantasy, Romance | 2013, Gangan Online | 1,300,000 [9][10] | 2 manga series, 1 anime series | Various | 12 | Yes |
Tanaka-kun is Always Listless | Slice of life, Comedy | 2014, Gangan Online | 1,500,000 [9] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 ova | Nozomi Uda | 14 | No |
Book Girl | Drama, Mystery, Romance | 2006, Gangan Joker | 3 manga series, 2 ova, 1 light novel, 1 movie | Mizuki Nomura, Rito Kōsaka, Akira Hiyoshimaru | 4 | No | |
Dusk Maiden of Amnesia | Action | 2008, Gangan Joker | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Maybe | 13 | No | |
Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash | Fantasy | 2013, Gangan Joker | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 ova | Mutsumi Okubashi | 13 | Yes | |
Gugure! Kokkuri-san | Comedy, Supernatural, Slice of Life | 2011, Gangan Joker | 1,740,000 Gugure! [9] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Midori Endō | 12 | No |
Natsu no Arashi! | Romantic comedy, supernatural | 2006, Gangan Joker | 1 manga series, 2 anime series | Jin Kobayashi | 26 | No | |
One Week Friends | Romance, Comedy-drama | 2012, Gangan Joker | 1,500,000 [9] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 movie | Matcha Hazuki | 12 | No |
Oreshura | Harem, Romantic comedy, Slice of life | 2011, Gangan Joker | 4 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 light novel | Various | 13 | Yes | |
My Bride is a Mermaid | Harem, Romantic comed | 2002, Gangan Joker | 1,600,000 (first 12 volumes) [9] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series, 1 ova | Tahiko Kimura | 28 | No |
ACCA: 13-ku Kansatsu-ka | Drama | 2013, Big Gangan | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Natsume Ono | 12 | No | |
Servant × Service | Comedy, Slice of Life, Romance | 2011, Big Gangan | 640,000 [9] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Natsume Ono | 13 | No |
Scum's Wish | Romance | 2011, Big Gangan | 1,000,000 [9] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Mengo Yokoyari | 12 | No |
Mahoraba | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 2000, Monthly Gangan Wing | 1,694,000 [9] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Akira Kojima | 26 | No |
Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle | Action, Romance | 2013, Gangan GA | 1,000,000 [9] | 1 manga series, 1 anime series | Senri Akatsuki, Itsuki Watanabe, Fumi Tadaura | 12 | Yes |
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
- Total number of episodes including OVAs
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