Banzai!, officially stylized BANZAI!, is a discontinued shōnen manga anthology that was published in Germany by Carlsen Verlag, from November 2001 to December 2005. It debuted in November 2001 as a German language adaptation of the popular Japanese manga anthology Weekly Shōnen Jump, published by Shueisha.. In addition to various series from Weekly Shōnen Jump, the magazine serialized some original German manga-influenced comics, including Crewman 3. Issues also included educational articles to teach readers Japanese and columns with news updates on anime and manga series. Series published in the magazine were also published in tankōbon volumes under the Banzai! präsentiert and the highly popular series under the Best of Banzai! label. The name Banzai! came from the transliteration of 10,000 years, a traditional Japanese exclamation.
Banzai! was the first German manga magazine aimed at boys. Banzai! initially circulated with 130,000 copies per period.
The magazine was discontinued in December 2005 due to Shueisha declining to renew Carlsen Verlag's license for the adaptation. The German division of Tokyopop was able to acquire the license to publish other tankōbon volumes of the Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine. The already published manga volumes from Banzai! remain under the Banzai! präsentiert line.
Series Manga TitleAuthorFirst IssueLast IssueDNA²Masakazu KatsuraNovember 2001March 2003 Hunter × Hunter (Hunter X Hunter)Yoshihiro TogashiNovember 2001December 2005NarutoMasashi KishimotoNovember 2001December 2005Sand Land (Sandland)Akira ToriyamaNovember 2001May 2002One Piece – Rogue TownEiichiro OdaDecember 2001September 2002Shaman KingHiroyuki TakeiDecember 2001December 2005Neko MajinAkira ToriyamaJune 2002August 2002Dr. Slump (Dr. Slump – Neues aus Pinguinhausen)Akira ToriyamaJuly 2002January 2003Yu-Gi-Oh!Kazuki TakahashiSeptember 2002January 2005One Piece RedEiichiro OdaApril 2003August 2003Hikaru no Go (Hikaru No Go)Yumi Hotta, Takeshi ObataNovember 2003December 2005Neko Majin ZAkira ToriyamaApril 2004June 2004I"sMasakazu KatsuraFebruary 2005May 2005Black CatKentaro YabukiJune 2005August 2005
Original works In addition to manga series, Banzai! included chapters from a few original German language manga-influenced comics. TitleAuthorFirst IssueLast IssueHalloweensIsabel KreitzNovember 2001November 2002Crewman 3Robert LabsJanuary 2003October 2003Hakuchi OneMichael RühleDecember 2004December 2005Die GabeDavid FülekiDecember 2005December 2005
See also
List of manga magazines published outside of Japan
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