{{Short description|Japanese manga magazine}} {{Infobox magazine | title = Comic Bunch | image_file = File:Comic Bunch final issue cover.jpg | image_size = | image_caption = The final issue of ''Weekly Comic Bunch'', showcasing many of the titles that were being published at the time. | editor = | editor_title = | staff_writer = | frequency = {{ubl|Weekly (2001–2010)|Monthly (2011–2024)}} | circulation = 140,000 (2010)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-06-18/comic-bunch-comic-yuri-hime-s-mags-to-end-publication | title=Comic Bunch, Comic Yuri Hime S Mags to End Publication | date=June 18, 2010 | website=Anime News Network | accessdate=November 30, 2013}}</ref> | category = ''Seinen'' manga<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-01-18/2009-japanese-manga-magazine-circulation-numbers|title=2009 Japanese Manga Magazine Circulation Numbers|website=Anime News Network|date=January 18, 2010|accessdate=July 26, 2016}}</ref> | company = Shinchosha<br>Coamix (2001–2010) | publisher = Shinchosha | firstdate = May 15, 2001 | finaldate = March 21, 2024 | country = Japan | language = Japanese | website = {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20051013060445/http://www.comicbunch.com/ Official website]}} | issn = }} {{Nihongo|'''''Comic Bunch'''''|コミックバンチ|Komikku Banchi}}{{efn|name=title|Known as {{Nihongo|'''''Weekly Comic Bunch'''''|週刊コミックバンチ|Shūkan Komikku Banchi}} from 2001 to 2010 and {{Nihongo|'''''Monthly Comic Bunch'''''|月刊コミック@バンチ|Gekkan Komikku Banchi}} from 2011 to 2024.}} was a Japanese manga anthology marketed to a ''seinen'' audience that was edited by Coamix and published weekly by Shinchosha from 2001 to 2010 and became monthly from 2011 to 2024. The collected editions of their titles were published under the ''Bunch Comics'' imprint.
==History== In 2000, Nobuhiko Horie, former editor-in-chief of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', along with former ''Jump'' authors who worked under Horie such as Tetsuo Hara and Tsukasa Hojo, founded the manga editing company Coamix, with Shinchōsha acting as their business partner. The premiere issue of Coamix's ''Comic Bunch'' was published on May 15, 2001 (but dated May 29 on the cover). Prior to the publication of the actual first issue, Coamix released a free preview issue featuring illustrations and interviews with various artists. The magazine was originally published on Tuesday, but was changed to Friday from 2002 and onward.
In 2010, Shinchosha ceased publication of ''Weekly Comic Bunch'' with its September 10 issue (published on August 27). On the day of the final issue's publication, Shinchosha relaunched the official ''Comic Bunch'' website, announcing their plans to revive the magazine as a monthly publication titled ''Monthly Comic Bunch'' which later began publication on January 21, 2011. Coamix began publishing an unrelated manga anthology titled ''Monthly Comic Zenon'', which debuted on October 25, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/comic/news/36782|script-title=ja:コミックナタリー - バンチ最終号で月刊「＠バンチ」発表、謎のゼノン詳細も|language=Japanese|date=August 27, 2008|accessdate=November 30, 2013}}</ref>
In March 2024, ''Monthly Comic Bunch'' ceased physical publication and was rebranded into the newly formed ''Comic Bunch Kai'' web magazine which will launch on April 26.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Monthly Comic Bunch Magazine Ends Physical Version, Launches Online Magazine|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-03-25/monthly-comic-bunch-magazine-ends-physical-version-launches-online-magazine/.209194|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 25, 2024|date=March 25, 2024}}</ref>
==List of works== === Weekly Comic Bunch (2001–2010) === * ''Angel Heart'' by Tsukasa Hojo (2001–2010) * ''Gau Gau Wāta'' by Umekawa Kazumi (2001–2004, continued in ''Comic Rex'') * ''Nemuri Kyoshirō'' by Yoshihiro Yanagawa (2001–2003) * ''Fist of the Blue Sky'' by Tetsuo Hara (2001–2010) * ''Tsūkai!! My Home'' by Satoshi Ikezawa (2001) * ''Brave Story'' by Yoichiro Ono (2003–2008) * ''Concierge'' by Hideyuki Ishizeki (2003–2010) * ''The President of Japan: Sakurazaka Mantarō'' by Yoshiki Hidaka (2003–2006) * ''Akihabara@Deep'' by Makoto Akane (2005–2007) * ''Shin Violence Jack'' by Go Nagai (2005–2008) * ''Attack'' by Tsukasa Oshima (2006–2010) * 51 Ways to Save Her by Usamaru Furuya (2006–2007) * ''Gu-Ra-Me! - Daisaishō no Ryōrinin'' written by Mitsuru Nishimura and drawn by Mitsuru Ohsaki (2006–2010) * ''My Girl'' by Mizu Sahara (2006–2010) * ''Ten no Haō - Hokuto no Ken Raō Gaiden'' by Yowkow Osada (2006–2007) * ''Shirogane no Seija - Hokuto no Ken Toki Gaiden'' by Yuka Nagate (2007–2008) * ''Sōkoku no Garō - Hokuto no Ken Rei Gaiden'' by Yasuyuki Nekoi (2007–2009) * ''Btooom!'' by Jun'ya Inoue (2009–2018) * ''Gokuaku no Hana - Hokuto no Ken Jagi Gaiden'' by Sin-ichi Hiromoto (2009) * ''Miquiztli II - Taiyō no Shinigami'' by Kōji Maki (2009–2010) * ''No Longer Human'' by Usamaru Furuya (2009–2010) * ''Hōkō no Kumo - Hokuto no Ken Jūza Gaiden'' by Missile Kakurai (2010)
=== Monthly Comic Bunch (2011–2024) === * ''Gunka no Baltzar'' (2011–2022) (transferred to Kodansha's ''Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine'')<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:中島三千恒「軍靴のバルツァー」が別冊少年マガジンへ移籍、次号より連載再開|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/484429|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|website=Comic Natalie|access-date=December 23, 2023|date=July 7, 2022|lang=ja}}</ref> * ''Papa and Daddy's Home Cooking'' (2014–2020) * ''Artiste'' (2016–2024) * ''Lunatic Circus'' by Usamaru Furuya (2020–2024) (transferred to ''Comic Bunch Kai'') * ''Tosho Lin Kai'' by Usamaru Furuya (2021–2022) * ''Dinosaur Sanctuary'' by Itaru Kinoshita (2021–2024) (transferred to ''Comic Bunch Kai'') * ''Moeyo Ken'' by Ryōtarō Shiba, Emeru Komatsu and Yoshiki Kanata (2021–2024) (transferred to ''Comic Bunch Kai'')
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== External links == * {{Official website|http://www.comicbunch.com/}} {{in lang|ja}}
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Category:2001 establishments in Japan Category:Weekly manga magazines published in Japan Category:Magazines established in 2001 Category:Seinen manga magazines Category:Shinchosha magazines Category:Magazines published in Tokyo
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