Weekly Shonen Champion 50th Anniversary Projects Summary

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All 50th Anniversary Projects 

• 50th Anniversary Thanks Giving Event 

The event will be held on the 15th of July, the day of the 50th anniversary and will be held in the Akibahara UDX Gallery in Tokyo from 13:00 to 17:00. The event will feature the following events listed.

• Crowdfunding Dream Project on Camp Fire

Baki Dou  - Diorama of Baki's house - 1.5 million Yen. Goal MET

Yowamushi Pedal - Big ballon of Midousuji Akira - 2.3 Million Yen. Goal MET

The Vampire Dies in No Time - Big plush toy of John the Armadillo - 2 million Yen. Goal MET

• Select Manifesto 

There will be 13 series each with 4 projects and a period open to public voting in which the public decides what project out of the 4 will feature in the thanksgiving event.

there will be 3 rounds each with different series. The first round of series are BEASTARS, The Vampire Dies in No Time, Harigane Service Ace and Appare! Super Radical Gag Family.

For Saint Seiya Next Dimension, there will be a life sized model of Odysseus's Ophiluchus Golden Cloth.

• Charity Auction 

Stars on 6th of June, items by many authors will be auctioned and fans will be able to bid for these items. The money from the sales will be redirected towards a charity.

The money made from the charity will all be donated to Hokago Jido Club, an organisation that provides daycare for children that do not have parens at home after school. The funds will be distributed via the Central Community Chest of Japan.

Many items are up for sale from current ongoing series but also from past successful series.

• Interview with Past Head Editors 

Issue 25 - 1st Head Editor 'Narita Seimi.'

Issue 26 - 3rd Head Editor 'Akutsu Kunihiko'

Issue 27 - 4th Head Editor 'Kaminara Etsuya'

Issue 28 - 6th Head Editor 'Okamoto Mitsushi'

Issue 29 - 7th Head Editor 'Ootsuka shi'

Issue 30 -  8th Head Editor 'Seguchi Shigeru'

Issue 31 - 9th Head Editor 'Sawa Takafumi'

Issue 32 - 2nd and 3rd Head Editor Round Table Discussion on 'Kabemura Taizou'

Issue 33 - 10th Head Editor 'Takekawa Shingo'

• Cross Magazine Head Editors Discussion

Weekly Shonen Champion X Weekly Shonen Sunday - Out NOW
Weekly Shonen Champion X Weekly Shonen Magazine - Out NOW
Weekly Shonen Champion X Weekly Shonen Jump - Out early July.
Takekawa Shingo  (Current Head Editor) X Sawa Takafumi (9th Head Editor - Current member of board of director as the head of editorial office - Out mid July. 

• Anime Adaptations 

Marimashita! Iruma-kun and BEASTARS which will start airing in October 2019.

• 50th Anniversary Masterpiece Revival Project 

An interview with the author together with a iconic chapter from the series.

Available in this website - https://weeklychamp.com

Issue 6 - '750 Rider' by Ishii Isami.

Issue 7 - 'Kyofu Shinbum' by Tsunoda Jirou.

Issue 8 - '4P Tanaka-kun' by Nami Taro & Kawa Sanbachi.

Issue 9 - 'Gaki Deka' by Yamagami Tatsuhiko.

Issue 10 - 'Angel Voice' by Koyano Takao.

Issue 11 - 'Uda Uda Yatteru Hima wa Nei' by Yonehara Hideyuki.
Issue 12 - 'Yowamushi  Pedal' by Watanabe Wataru.
Issue 13 - 'Kakugo no Susume' by Yamaguchi Takayuki.
Issue 14 - Furutto on Thursday' by Masazaku Ishiguro.
Issue 15 - 'Mairimashita Iruma-kun' by Osamu Nishi.
Issue 16 - 'Oyama! Kikonosuke' by Seguchi Takahiro.
Issue 17 - 'BEASTARS' by Itagaki Paru.
Issue 18 - 'Shuujin Riku' by Seguchi Shinobu.
Issue 19 - 'Yuushun no Mon' by Yamasaki Hiromi.
Issue 20 - 'Sanshirou^2' by Kikuchi Shouta.
Issue 21+22 - 'Shakariki' by Soda Masahiro.
Issue 23 - 'Yuuhi ga Oka no Souri Daijin' by Mochizuki Akira.
Issue 24 - 'Gakkou Kaiden' by Takahashi Yousuke.
Issue 25 - 'Babel 2' by Mitsuteru Yokoyama. (No Interview)
Issue 26 - 'Eko Eko Azarak' by Koga Shinichi. (No Interview)
Issue 27 - 'Netsujou!! Hanazawa Kokou' by Dookuman. (No Interview)
Issue 28 - 'Ranpou' by Uchizaki Masatoshi. (No Interview)
Issue 29 - 'Tsuki to Suppon by' by Yanagisawa Kimio. (No Interview)
Issue 30 - 'Super Radical Gag Family' by Hamaoka Kenji.
Issue 31 - 'Black Jack' by Osamu Tezuka. Interview with head of Tezuka Productions.
Issue 32 - 'Macaroni Hourensou' by Kamogawa Tsubame.
Issue 33 - 'Dokaben' by Mizushima Shinji.
Issue 34 - 'Fujiken' by Ozawa Toshio.
Issue 35 - 'Kyoshirou' by Hida Kazuhiko.
Issue 36+37 - 'Akumetsu' by Yoshiaki Tabata.

• 50th Anniversary Series Introduction

Each week two classic/iconic series in the magazine history are introduced in a 2 page feature at the back of the magazine, usually both series share a common trait be it genre or style.

Issue 34 - 'Dokaben' by Mizushima Shinji, 'Shoopan'  by Matsushima Yukitarou & Moritaka Yuji.

Issue 35 - '750 Rider' by Ishii Isami, 'Yowamushi Pedal' by Watanabe Wataru.

Issue 36 - 'Netsujou!! Hanazawa Koukou' by Dookuman, 'Grappler Baki' by Itagaki Keisuke.

Issue 37 + 38 - 'Cutie Honey' by Nagai Go, 'Oyama! Kikunosuke' by Seguchi Takahiro.

issue 39 - 'Yuushun no Mon' by Hiromi Yamasaki, 'BEASTARS' by Itagaki Paru.
Issue 40 - 'Yuuyake Banchou' by Kashiwara Ikki & Shouji Toshio, 'Full Ahead! Coco' by Yonehara Hideyuki.
Issue 41 - 'Kyoufu Shinbun' by Tsunoda Jirou, 'Sora ga Hairou Dakara' by Abe Tomomi.
Issue 42 - 'Gaki Deka' by Yamagami Tatsuhiko, 'Urayasu Tekkin Kazoku' by Hamaoka Kenji.
Issue 43 - 'Black Jack' by Tezuka Osamu, 'Black Jack Sousaku Hiwa - Tezuka Osamu no Shigotoba kara' by Miyazaki Masaru & Yoshimoto Kouji

Issue 44 - 'Macaroni Hourensou' by Kamogawa Tsubame, 'Shinryaku! Ika Musume' by Anbe Masahiro.
Issue 45 - 'Matarou ga Kuru' by Fujiko Fujio A, 'Akumetsu' by Yoshiaki Tabata.
Issue 46 - 'Babel 2' by Yokoyama Mitsuteru, 'Kakugo no Susume' by Yamaguchi Takayuki.
Issue 47 - 'Ranpou' by Uchizaki Masatoshi, 'Mitsudomoe' by Sakurai Norio.
Issue 48 - 'Genshi Shounen Ryuu' by Ishinomori Shotaro, 'Hakuaki Kyouryuu Kitan Ryuu no Kuni no Yuta' by Tokoro Jyuuzou.
Issue 49 - 'Futari to Gonin' by Azuma Hideo 'Jitsu wa Watashi wa' by Masuda Eiji.
Issue 50 - 'BM Nectar' by Fujisawa Yuki, 'Nihhon Chinbotsu' by Komatsu Sakyou & Saitou Pro.
Issue 51 - 'Eko Eko Azarak' by Koga Shinichi, 'Gakkou Kaidan' by Takahashi Yousuke.
Issue 52 - 'Tsuki to Suppon' by Yanagisawa Kimio, 'Nanaka 6/17' by Yagami Ken.
Issue 53 -  'Yushi ga Oka no Suri no Daijin' by Mochizuki Akira, 'Sugarless' by Hosokawa Masami.
Issue 1 - 'Hyakuoku no Hiru to Senoku no Yoru' by Mitsuse Ryu & Hagio Moto, 'AI no Idenshi' by Yamada Kyuri.
Issue 2+3 - 'Scrap Book' by Oyamada Iku, 'Muteki Kanban Musume' by Sadokawa Jun.
Issue 4+5 - 'Fuun Pro Wrestling 30-nen' by Maki Hisao & Momimura Tatsuo, 'Shin - Garouden' by Yumemakura Baku & Nobe Masami
Issue 6 - 'Iroha ni Housaku' by Kobayashi Yoshinori, Juukai Shounen Zoo 1 by Pierre Taki & Manga Tarou.
Issue 7 - 'Lets Daichikou' by  Tsukimi Baku & Kimura Tomoe, Fujiken by Ozawa Toshio.
Issue 8 - 'Dokkouren' by Matsuda Ikki, 'Clover' by Tetsuhiro Hirakawa.
Issue 9 - '4P Tanaka-kun' by Nami Taro & Kawa Sanbachi, 'ANGEL VOICE' by Koyano Takao.
Issue 10 - 'Maji' by Tachihara Ayumi & 'Shuujin Riku' by Seguchi Shinobu.
Issue 11 - 'Kaze no Field' by Miya Takeshi, 'Hungry Heart' by Takahashi Youichi.
Issue 12 - 'Makai Gakuen' by Kikuchi Hideyuki & Hosoma Shinichi, 'Scryed' by Kuroda Yousuke & Toda Yasunari.
Issue 13 - 'Kiku' by Takahashi Hiroshi, 'Crows Zero' by Takahashi Hiroshi.
Issue 14 - 'Shakariki' by Soda Masahiro, 'Bachi Bachi' by Takahiro Satou.
Issue 15 - 'Kyoshirou' by Hida Kazuhiko, 'Tokkou Tennyou' by MIsaki Hayashi.
Issue 16 - 'Plawres Sanshiro' by Gyuu Jirou & Kamiya Minoru, Robo Komi by Yagisawa Keiichi.
Issue 17 - 'Sono Ki ni Sasateyo - My Mai Mai' by Yamaguchi Masakazu, 'Eiken' by Matsuyama Seiji.
Issue 18 - 'Tetsunabe no Jun' by Saijyo Shin, 'Tensumu' by Inayama Kakuya.
Issue 19 - 'Resubato 0777' by Iimori Kouichi, 'Kaze no Yadori' by Oyama Daiku.
Issue 20 - 'Runrun Company' by Tori Miki, 'Sanagi-san' by Shikawa Yuki.
Issue 21+22 - 'Daidakyoushi Akiba, Shinken Desu' by M.A.T & Hayasaka Yoshiyuki, '24 no Hitomi' by Kurashima Kei.
Issue 23 - 'Kibun wa Groovy' by Satou Hiroyuki, 'Mai-Hime' by Kimura Noboru & Satou Kenetsu.
Issue 24 - 'Mahjongki Ukyou' by Shunji Hashimoto. 'GAMBLE FISH' by Aoyama Hiromo & Yamane Kazutoshi.
Issue 25 - 'Baron Gong Battle' by Taguchi Masayuki, 'Chaosic Rune' by Yamamoto Kenji.
Issue 26 - 'Aoi Sora wo Shiroi Kumo ga Kaketetta' by Asuna Hiroshi, 'Tokyo-sei Ni-Iko' by Shirakura Yumi.
Issue 27 - 'Banchou Urengou' by Abe Shuuji, 'Banchou Uwakusei' by Ishimori Shuntarou.

Issue 28 - 'Shimatte Ikou Ze!' by Yoshimori Mikio, 'Sobakkasu!' by Kikuchi Shouta.
Issue 29 - 'Fuan no Tane+' by Nakayama Masaaki, 'BIOHAZARD - Marhawa Desire' by Capcom & Serizawa Naoki.
Issue 30 - 'Tecchan' by Furuya Mitsuhoshi, 'Oyatsu' by Oohinata Gou.
Issue 31 - Miwadou Densetsu' by Yonehara Hideyuki, 'Uda Uda Yatteru Hima wa Nee!' by Yonehara Hideyuki.
Issue 32 - 'Midnight' by Tezuka Osamu, 'Get You Magokorobin' by Hisai Toshiki.
Issue 33 - 'Manten no Hoshi' by Kusumatsu Tetsuo, 'Pound for Pound' by Juzo Tokoro.
Issue 34 - 'Ron-Sensei no Mushi Megane' by Ruy Mitsuse & Katou Tadashi, 'Saikachi - Manatsu no Konchuu Kakutouki by Fujimi Yasutaka & Kamimura Shinsaku.
Issue 35 - 'Nakuna! Jyunn' by Tsunoda Jirou, '4-Nen 1-Kumi! Kiritsu' by Hamaoka Kenji
Issue 36+37 - 'Mirai Keisatsu Urashiman' by Soda Hiroshima & Akashi Noboru, 'Iga no Kagemaru' by Yokoyama Mitsuteru.