Good! Afternoon
Appearance
Cover of issue #7 (first anniversary issue), featuring Teppu | |
| Editor-in-Chief | Akira Kanai[1] |
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| Categories | Seinen manga[2] |
| Frequency |
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| Circulation | 27,000[3][4] |
| Publisher | Kodansha |
| First issue | November 7, 2008[5] |
| Country | Japan |
| Based in | Tokyo |
| Language | Japanese |
| Website | afternoon |
Good! Afternoon (Japanese: good! アフタヌーン, Hepburn: Guddo! Afutanūn; stylized as good! Afternoon or good! AFTERNOON) is a Japanese seinen manga magazine anthology published by Kodansha. Initially published bimonthly, it switched to a monthly publication schedule starting with the 25th issue in late 2012.[6] Each issue typically has around twenty-five stories by various artists and runs about 800 pages. It is a sister magazine to Kodansha's successful manga anthology Monthly Afternoon, and was first launched on November 7, 2008.[7] Each issue sells for 680 yen. It had a circulation of 27,000 from October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019.[3]
Currently running manga series
[edit]| Title | Author / Artist | Premiered |
|---|---|---|
| Ameku Takao's Detective Karte – Sphere no Shitenshi | Mikito Chinen (story) & Eri Takenashi (art) | September 6, 2024 |
| Dēryizu | Megochimo | June 7, 2020 |
| Drifting Dragons | Taku Kuwabara | June 7, 2016 |
| Grand Blue Dreaming | Kenji Inoue (story) & Kimitake Yoshioka (art) | April 7, 2014 |
| Magus of the Library | Mitsu Izumi | November 7, 2017 |
| Majo no Hanaya-san | Sou Hamamyumiba | November 7, 2023 |
| Natsume no Sekai - Ikai Taimaden | Hiroaki Wakamiya | March 7, 2020 |
| New Jigokudo Reikai Tsushin | Hinowa Kozuki (story) & Mimori (art) | October 7, 2020 |
| Suika-tachi | Mori Tonkatsu | August 8, 2020 |
| Tonight, I Have a Date with a Serial Killer | Kon Iguchi (story) & Yūji Nakamura (art) | June 7, 2024 |
| Towa × Baretto ─ Kaijū Gakuen | Morion Kokuu (story) & Gendo (art) | October 7, 2020 |
| Witchcraft Works Extra | Ryu Mizunagi | March 7, 2022 |
Manga artists and series featured in Good! Afternoon
[edit]2000s
[edit]- Jiraishin Diablo by Tsutomu Takahashi (2008–2011)
- Paradise Residence by Kōsuke Fujishima (2008–2012) (transferred to Monthly Afternoon)
- Shūkyū Shōjo by Hiroaki Wakamiya (2008–2014)
- Teppu by Moare Ohta (2008–2015)
- Maria the Virgin Witch by Masayuki Ishikawa (2008–2013)
- Natsu no Zenjitsu by Motoi Yoshida (2008–2014)
- Sayabito: Swords of Destiny by Uta Isaki (2009–2013)
- Billionaire Girl by Isuna Hasekura (story) and Asuka Katsura (art) (2009–2013)
- Nanika Mochigatte Masuka by Mohiro Kitoh (2009–2015)
2010s
[edit]- Loveplus Kanojo no Kako by Hiroaki Wakamiya (2010)
- Witchcraft Works by Ryū Mizunagi (2010–2022)
- Kyōmen no Silhouette by Yuna Kagesaki (2010–2013)
- Aku no Kyoten by Yusuke Kishi (story) and Eiji Karasuyama (art) (2012–2015)
- Ajin: Demi-Human by Gamon Sakurai (2012–2021)
- The Case Files of Biblia Bookstore by En Mikami (story) and Ryō Kōda (art) (2012–2013)
- K: Stray Dog Story by GoRA (story) and Yui Kuroe (art) (2012–2013)
- Outbreak Company by Ichirō Sakaki (story) and Kiri Kajiya (art) (2012–2014)
- Sweetness and Lightning by Gido Amagakure (2013–2018)
- Hanebado! by Kōsuke Hamada (2013–2019)
- Miss Monochrome by Kazuyuki Fudeyasu (story) and Nana Tōno (art) (2014)
- Unlimited Fafnir by Tsukasa (story) and Saburouta (art) (2014–2015)
- Maria the Virgin Witch Exhibition by Masayuki Ishikawa (2014)
- Occultic;Nine by Chiyomaru Shikura (original story) and Gunji (art) (2015–2017)
- U12 by Hiroaki Wakamiya (2015–2019)
- Sorry for My Familiar by Tekka Yaguraba (2016–2022)
- Iron Snow by Yoko Hano (2018–2020)
- My Master Has No Tail by TNSK (2019–2024)
- Tettsui to Pieta by Mari Mafuyu (2019–2020)
2020s
[edit]- Love Score by LEN [A-7] (2020–2021)
- A Galaxy Next Door by Gido Amagakure (2020–2023)
- The Pool by Gamon Sakurai (2024–2025)
References
[edit]- ^ good! アフタヌーン (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on August 9, 2025. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
- ^ "Men's Manga". Japanese Magazine Publishers Association. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
- ^ a b 一般社団法人 日本雑誌協会. www.j-magazine.or.jp. Archived from the original on January 15, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ From October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019.
- ^ "good! Afternoon". Comipedia. August 25, 2008. Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (September 7, 2012). "Good! Afternoon Manga Magazine Goes Monthly". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
- ^ Loo, Egan (August 25, 2008). "Takahashi's Ice Blade Manga to Relaunch in Japan". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Japanese)
- Official blog (in Japanese)
- Good! Afternoon at Anime News Network's encyclopedia