"The Father of Stately Shonen Magazine": Shonen Gangan Special Edition (AkibaBlog)

"The Father of Stately Shonen Magazine": Shonen Gangan Special Edition

Toranoana 1st Branch put POP on "Monthly Shonen Gangan July Issue (Special Edition)," which is excessively thick. Shonen Rival was another Shonen magazine that had about 1,000pages when its first issue was released. But this time, since it's the special issue, Shonen Gangan put more than 1,000pages. Toranoana 1st Branch wrote on its POP: "the father of stately Shonen magazine still keeps the dignity."

Excessively Thick "Monthly Shonen Gangan July Issue (Special Edition)"
"The Father of Stately Shonen Magazine Still Keeps the Dignity"
Toranoana 1st Branch

This is How Thick Monthly Shonen Gangan July Issue Is

Compare the Thickness of Shonen Gangan, Shonen Rival, and Shonen Ace
(from the Left)
The Thinnest Shonen Rival Has 858pages

Toranoana 1st Branch put POP on "Monthly Shonen Gangan July Issue (Special Edition)," which is excessively thick. Shonen Rival was another Shonen magazine that had about 1,000pages when its first issue was released. But this time, since it's the special issue, Shonen Gangan put more than 1,000pages.

Toranoana 1st Branch wrote on its POP: "the father of stately Shonen magazine still keeps the dignity. July issue is 10yen cheaper than THE 'we're-not-gonna-lose' magazine. The bonus is a key cover of Soul Eater." Compare to Shonen Gangan July Issue and Shonen Rival Vol.3 (858pages), Gangan was thicker than Rival.

Shonen Gangan July Issue (Special Edition) carries "Soul Eater," "Shikabane Hime," "Meteo Emblem," "Toaru Majyutsu no Index," "Tozasareta Nergal," etc. Kumano-blog-san said "this magazine is thick and heavy-!" Dora-que-blog-san said "as usual, it's heavy. Bringing it back home was hard…"