Monthly Afternoon, a manga anthology magazine published by Kodansha, has featured numerous series since its launch in 1986. The list is organized by decade and year of each series's first publication. It lists every single series run in the magazine, along with the author(s) of each series and its finishing date if applicable.
Note: All issue dates listed are cover dates, which are two months ahead of the actual issue release date (e.g. the inaugural issue, cover dated February 1987, was released on December 25, 1986).
1980s 1987–1989 MangaFirst IssueFinal IssueManga author(s)Notes (story) and (art)Let It Be!Yasushi Hironaka (story) and Yoshitatsu Kanayama (art)AsumiMitsuru MiuraKōtarō HatakeyamaTadayoshi MuraoShinsuke KudōMasashi TanakaKazu YuzukiJiro TaniguchiLet It RollAtsushi KamijoYoshiyuki IwamotoU-Jin (art) and Yang Sok-il (original story)Poco PocoYūnagi ShishitōNaotaka Taki (story) and Eiji Ohara (art)Toshiharu KoikeYasushi Hironaka (story) and (art) (story) and Kenji Kamikado (art)Yoshihiko Funazaki (story) and (art)Golden Sports TimesKyō Kurita (story) and Toshiaki Mori (art)Kōsuke FujishimaNorifusa MitaSweet DreamsReiji YamadaIsana DonKōtarō HatakeyamaFlashMasashi TanakaHideki AraiKazumi Kakizaki
1990s 1990–1994 MangaFirst IssueFinal IssueManga author(s)NotesHitoshi IwaakiSpirit of WonderKenji TsurutaMonsterlandF. Anderson Jr.Pika☆Pika☆Kiyumi NakanoKia AsamiyaGainFukuhiro MitsukuniHeavenMasashi TanakaGunsmith CatsKenichi SonodaMikio IgarashiTetsuaki MinamiKazumi KakizakiMihiroChen UenRiichi UeshibaKazumi KakizakiSingle Action ArmyShinao ShiinaHiroshi OdaDennis Yee (story) and Chūya Sotofuji (art)Naohiro OkaYūichi YasuiBiO-MANGAAzuchi UmeoTony TakezakiKyoko ShigehisaKazuichi HanawaYū NomotoKyozo HaseTsutomu TakahashiKia AsamiyaAnthony ZierhutYoshio MukainakanoYoshiki ShibataHideji OdaKenji SawadaDaigo KusuokaBeneytoKenji KikuchiNarumi KakinouchiPo+GoMorenoSen InoueRyoko MiyamotoBrocal RemohíYun KōgaKyozo HaseHisashi SakaguchiSei AkiyamaLewisAkiko KurikawaTony Luke (original work, art) and Alan Grant (story)Yasunari IwafuchiBoxRyūsei TanakaIttoku HayashiFukusuke MoritaJunkJūgatsu Toi (original story) and Tetsumi Tokō (art)Yo Morimoto, Toshiya Takeda (story) and Hiroyuki Utatane (art)Takahiko KōyaKeita AmemiyaIchiro NakamoriHiroaki Samura (story) and Shū Akana (art)Akira YamauraNancyA.A.LadyDennis Francis (story) and (art)Daisuke IgarashiAqua (story) and (art)Tasuku YukawaHitoshi AshinanoSatoshi GēdaIou KurodaJon J Muth (art) and John Kuramoto (story)
1995–1999 MangaFirst IssueFinal IssueManga author(s)NotesIsao NarubitoEspinoYukinobu HoshinoIppon KameyaToshiki Inoue (story) and (art)Lee Jae-hakM-StageMon-MonMiho TojyoTadatoshi MoriThe FishboneAkira ŌyamaHiroki EndoMohiro KitohDu LuWhoo?!Yuki Ōtake (story) and Takako Yahagi (art)GenomesYuzo TakadaGorō Aoki (story) and (art)RietarōBlame!Tsutomu NiheiShōhei WakanaHiroshi HirataSatoshi ShikiKazumichi IshizakaSeigi InatomeGorō Aoki (story) and (art)Kenichi SonodaTakami AkaiEden: It's an Endless World!Hiroki EndoShimoku KioKeita AmemiyaRyūsuke MitaMohiro KitohShimoku KioTamakichi SakuraMegumu OkadaKazuhisa KondoNatsumi Itsuki
2000s 2000–2004 MangaFirst IssueFinal IssueManga author(s)NotesHideji OdaAsa HiguchiHitoshi TomizawaShohei ManabeAngel DollSei AkiyamaIou KurodaAsa HiguchiSpace PinchyTony TakezakiRiichi UeshibaAtamanDead EndShohei ManabeIsutoshiKenji TsurutaStoneShimoku KioYukinobu HoshinoTsutomu TakahashiDaisuke IgarashiYuki UrushibaraPresentHitoshi IwaakiShadow SkillMegumu OkadaKei ToumeTōru FujisawaKiss GirlHironori UedaShū AkanaTomii MasakoPresentAsa HiguchiYōnosuke NaitōAkira HiramotoKia AsamiyaPresentAtamanMakoto Shinkai (original work) and Sumomo Yumeka (art)Masaru Katori (story) and Jiro Ando (art)Hiroshi SeoYuzo TakadaGunsmith Cats BurstKenichi Sonoda
2005–2009 MangaFirst IssueFinal IssueManga author(s)Notes (original novel), Takashi Nagasaki (story) and (art)Iou KurodaMuu Sakamoto (story) and (art)Mahiro Maeda (story, art) and Yura Arihara (story)Kei ToumeMakoto YukimuraMakoto Shinkai (original work) and Sumomo Yumeka (art)Riichi UeshibaIou KurodaShimoku Kio (original work) and Keito Koume (art)Sou SoumotoKazuki Nakashima (original story) and Una Hamana (art)Morio NakashimaYōnosuke NaitōHitoshi AshinanoNatsumi ItsukiKōji AkimotoSeiji Uozumi (story) and Chieko Kobayashi (art)Shimoku KioDoLL (story) and Etsushi Ogawa (art) (story) and (art)Go NagaiAkiyo InokumaMoto Hagio (art) and Ako Tanaka (story)Yoshiki Tanaka (story) and Narumi Kakinouchi (art)Tsutomu NiheiTetsuya Honda (original work) and Jiro Ando (art)Yoriko WadaRyōji Yamagami (story) and
2010s 2010–2014 MangaFirst IssueFinal IssueManga author(s)NotesYuki UrushibaraTomoko Yamashita (story) and Masashi Asaki (art)018Makoto Shinkai (story) and (art)Kenichi SonodaShimoku KioGinkō AkaiTow Ubukata (original story) and Ebishi Maki (art)Nisio Isin (story) and (art)PresentKenji TsurutaMorio NakajimaYoshikazu YasuhikoAsuka MiyazakiMasashi TanakaMasao TomosawaNatsumi ItsukiSonohito HanawaNaoki IshidaTomo AkaboshiJō Yoshida (story) and Shū Akana (art)Takanori NakagawaMakoto Shinkai (story) and Midori Motohashi (art)Yūsuke YoshimotoYoake KannukiYukinobu Hoshino (original story) and (art)Nana Tōno (story) and Amematsu (art)Kei Toume (story) and Tony Takezaki (art)Hitoshi AshinanoReiji NagataPresentShunji EnomotoKōsuke FujishimaPresentBin Kusamizu (story) and (art)PresentHiroaki SamuraNisio Isin (story) and (art)Tomoko Yamashita
2015–2019 MangaFirst IssueFinal IssueManga author(s)NotesDaisuke IgarashiBlack-BoxTsutomu TakahashiVet's EggKimuchi Yokoyama (original story) and (art)Makoto Shinkai (story) and Tsubasa Yamaguchi (art)Sun TonokiPresentKōsuke FujishimaChimaKeiko SuenobuAtarō TeradaMinira SuzukiHiroki EndoYuri SonodaSotaka AkitsuItsu Yellow (story) and Double-S (art)Toshiki SonodaSaki ShimokawaSuguru ŌnoRiichi UeshibaPresentTsubasa YamaguchiCoffeePresentYoshinori KisaragiPresentMasakazu IshiguroPresentShimoku KioYuki UrushibaraPresentYoshikazu Yasuhiko (story) and (art)PresentCoffeeKenji Takigawa (story), Ryū Suenobu (art) and Hiroaki Samura (collaboration)Ryūsuke TakashiroMakoto Shinkai (original work) and (art)Yukito Ayatsuji (story) and (art)
2020s 2020–2024 MangaFirst IssueFinal IssueManga author(s)NotesMikumi YuuchiPresentPresentKaze MiuraFiok Lee (story) and Nori Arashiyama (art)Yasuhiro Yoshiura (original story) and Megumu Maeda (art)Shun SakuraPresentPresentRyōji MinagawaDaiki YamazakiRichard Woo (story) and Seimu Yoshizaki (art) (story) and (art)Makoto Shinkai (story) and Denki Amashima (art)HinohirukoBomhatMikumi YuuchiAyumu SekiPresentFiok LeeYuichi NakamaruPresentAo AmetaPresentShiho KidoPresentOmoriPresentOmocat (story) and Nui Konoito (art)Present (story), Nezu Usugumo (art) and Gg (character designs)
2025–2029 MangaFirst IssueFinal IssueManga author(s)NotesPresentMasayuki IshikawaNori ArashiyamaKraken MarePresentIzu (story) and Hagane (art)PresentYuki UrushibaraPresentPresentYoshidamaruPresentKou FumimuraPresentPresentPresentAkira SugaAki KanedaPresentGorō Taniguchi (original work) and Zelihan (art)PresentDaiki YamazakiPresentPresent (story) and Shiwasu Hoshikawa (art)PresentRyū SuenobuPresent
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