Monthly Shōnen Ace
FrequencyMonthly
Circulation100,000 (2017)[1]
CategoryShōnen manga[2]
CompanyKadokawa Shoten
Founded1994
CountryJapan
BasedTokyo
LanguageJapanese
Websiteweb-ace.jp/shonenace (in Japanese)

Monthly Shōnen Ace (月刊少年エース, Gekkan Shōnen Ēsu) is a monthly shōnen manga magazine in Japan published by Kadokawa Shoten, started in 1994. Unlike the big shōnen weeklies with circulation figures in the millions, Ace is aimed at a less mainstream audience, and has a particular emphasis on anime tie-ins.

An online version of the magazine, titled Shōnen Ace Plus was launched in June 2019.[3]

Circulation

Year / PeriodMonthly circulationMagazine salesSales revenue ()Issue price
September 2003 to August 200459,167[5]710,004¥394,762,224¥556[6]
September 2004 to August 200568,917[5]827,004¥459,814,224
September 2005 to August 200680,833[5]969,996¥539,317,776
September 2006 to December 200791,666[7]1,466,656¥815,460,736
January 2008 to September 200880,834[8]727,506¥404,493,336
October 2008 to September 200983,334[9]1,000,008¥556,004,448
October 2009 to September 201075,084[10]901,008¥514,475,568¥571[11]
October 2010 to September 201166,500[12]798,000¥472,416,000¥592[11]
October 2011 to September 201260,417[13]725,004¥432,827,388¥597[11][14]
October 2012 to September 201375,000[15]900,000¥537,300,000
October 2013 to September 201475,000[16]900,000¥537,300,000
October 2014 to September 2015100,000[17]1,200,000¥715,200,000
October 2015 to September 2016100,000[18]1,200,000¥716,400,000
October 2016 to September 2017100,000[1]1,200,000¥716,400,000
2004 to September 201780,03113,525,186¥7,812,171,700 (US$)¥578

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  3. ^ "ja:少年エース発のWebマンガサイト「少年エースplus」開設、新作もラインナップ" (in Japanese). Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc. June 26, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
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