Good! Afternoon (good! アフタヌーン, Guddo! Afutanūn, stylized as good! Afternoon and good! AFTERNOON) is a Japanese seinen manga magazine anthology published by Kodansha. Initially published bimonthly, it switched to a monthly publication schedule starting with the 25th issue in late 2012.[5] Each issue typically has around twenty-five stories by various artists and runs about 800 pages. It is a sister magazine to Kodansha's successful monthly manga anthology Afternoon, and was first launched on November 7, 2008.[6] Each issue sells for 680 yen. It had a circulation of 27,000 from 1 October 2018 to 30 September 2019.[2]

Good! Afternoon
Cover of issue #7 (First anniversary issue), illustrating Teppu by Moare Futada.
CategoriesSeinen manga[1]
FrequencyMonthly
Circulation27,000[2][3]
PublisherKodansha
First issueNovember 7, 2008[4]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Websitegood! Afternoon

Currently running manga series

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Title Author / Artist Premiered
Dēryizu Megochimo June 7, 2020
Drifting Dragons Taku Kuwabara June 7, 2016
Grand Blue Dreaming Kenji Inoue (story) & Kimitake Yoshioka (art) April 7, 2014
Magus of the Library Mitsu Izumi November 7, 2017
Majo no Hanaya-san Sou Hamamyumiba November 7, 2023
My Master Has No Tail TNSK January 7, 2019
Natsume no Sekai - Ikai Taimaden Hiroaki Wakamiya March 7, 2020
New Jigokudo Reikai Tsushin Hinowa Kozuki (story) & Mimori (art) October 7, 2020
Suika-tachi Mori Tonkatsu August 8, 2020
The Pool Gamon Sakurai February 2024
Towa × Baretto ─ Kaijū Gakuen Morion Kokuu (story) & Gendo (art) October 7, 2020
Witchcraft Works Extra Ryu Mizunagi March 2022
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2008–09

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2010s

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2020s

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References

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  1. ^ "Men's Manga". Japanese Magazine Publishers Association. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "一般社団法人 日本雑誌協会". www.j-magazine.or.jp. Archived from the original on 2023-01-15. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  3. ^ From October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019.
  4. ^ "good! Afternoon". Comipedia. August 25, 2008. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
  5. ^ "Good! Afternoon Manga Magazine Goes Monthly," Anime News Network, Sept. 7, 2012. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  6. ^ "Takahashi's Ice Blade Manga to Relaunch in Japan". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
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