Monthly Magazine Z

Monthly Magazine Z

Cover of the March 2009 issue of Monthly Magazine Z, published by Kodansha on January 16, 2009
Categories	Seinen manga
Frequency	monthly
First issue	June 26, 1999
Final issue	January 26, 2009
Company	Kodansha
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Website	Official site

Monthly Magazine Z (Japanese: 月刊マガジンZ, Hepburn: Gekkan Magajin Zetto) was a Japanese seinen mixed-media magazine published by Kodansha, aimed at adult males, but particularly at hardcore anime and manga fans, featuring articles as well as manga tied into popular franchises. Original manga were also featured in the magazine.

It was announced in September 2008 that Magazine Z would be discontinued. The last issue shipped on January 26, 2009.^[1]

Manga artists and series serialized in Magazine Z[]

• Apocrypha Getter Robot Dash (2008 to 2009)

Yuu Watase

• Sakura Taisen (2005 to 2009) (manga commissioned by Sega Enterprises)

Kia Asamiya

• Batman: Child of Dreams (2000 to 2001) (manga commissioned by DC Comics)

• Kurau Phantom Memory (2005)
• Skies of Arcadia (2000 to 2002)

Baku Yumemakura/Sei Itoh

• (2004 to ???)

/Masamune Shirow

• (2008 to 2009)

• Deus Vitae (1999 to 2002)
• Free Collars Kingdom (2002 to 2003)

• (2000 to 2001)

• Chouseishin Gransazer (2003 to 2004)

• Wolf's Rain (2003 to 2004) (created by Keiko Nobumoto)

• Culdcept (1999 to 2007)

Yōsuke Kuroda/

• (2004 to 2005)

• (2004 to 2006)

• (2002)

Katsu Aki

• Psychic Academy (1999-2003)

• Le Portrait de Petit Cossette (2004)

• King of Bandit Jing (1999 to 2005)

• (story by )

Satoru Akahori/

• Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi (2001 to 2002)

/

• Shikigami no Shiro (2003 to 2004)
• (2004 to 2008)

Nozomu Tamaki

• Hakodate Youjin Buraichou Himegami (2007 to 2009)

Haruhiko Mikimoto

• Baby Birth (2001 to 2002) (story by Sukehiro Tomita)

Kenichi Muraeda

• Kamen Rider Spirits (2001 to 2009) (story and concept by Shotaro Ishinomori)

• Ayakashi (2007 to 2008)

/

• (2008 to 2009)

/

• (2010)

• Mobile Suit Gundam 00
• Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Second Season

• Heat Guy J (2003) (created by Kazuki Akane)

/

• (1999 to 2001)

• Turn A Gundam (1999 to 2002) (story by Yoshiyuki Tomino)

Junji Ito

• Junji Ito's Cat Diary: Yon & Mu (2008 to 2009)

/

• (2007 to 2009)

Hajime Ueda

• FLCL (1999 to 2001)
• Q·Ko-chan: The Earth Invader Girl (2003-2004)

Yatate Hajime/Yoshiyuki Tomino/

• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (2002 to 2004)
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny (2004 to 2006)

• Heroic Age (2007 to 2008)

/Hiroyuki Kaidō

• (2006 to 2007)

Go Nagai

• Amon: The Darkside of the Devilman (1999 to 2004) (art by Yu Kinutani)
• Demon Lord Dante (2003 to 2004)
• Devilman Mokushiroku: Strange Days (2005)
• Kikoushi Enma (2006)
• Mazinger Angels (2004 to 2006)
• (2007 to 2008)
• (2007 to 2009)

Satoshi Urushihara

• Vampire Master Dark Crimson (2000)

You Higuri/George Iida

• (2006 to 2008)

/

• (2003 to 2009)

• Pugyuru (2001 to 2009)

Narumi Kakinouchi

• Yakushiji Ryōko no Kaiki Jikenbo (2004 to 2009) (story by Yoshiki Tanaka)

• (2005 to 2006)

/

• (2006 to 2007)

• RD Senno Chosashitsu (2008 to 2009)

• Sky Girls (2007)

/

• 8 Man Infinity (2005 - 2007)

• (2006 to 2009)

/Hirano Toshiki

• (1999 to 2001)
• (2001 to 2003)

Katsuhiro Otomo/

• (2005 to 2006)

• (1999 to 2002)

Takeaki Momose

• Magikano (2003 to 2008)

• The Big O (1999 to 2001)
• (2002)

/

• Guilty Gear Xtra (2002 to 2003)

• Grateful Dead (2003 to 2004)

• Popotan (2003 to 2004)

/

• (2007 to 2008)

Tow Ubukata/

• Le Chevalier D'Eon (2005 to 2008)

• (2005 to 2007)

Kenji Ishikawa/

• Metroid (2002 to 2004) (manga commissioned by Nintendo)

• (2006 to 2008)

Unknown authors;

• (1999 to 2001)
• (1999 to 2001)

References[]

External links[]

• Official Magazine Z Website (in Japanese)
• Monthly Magazine Z at Anime News Network's encyclopedia