Morning (Japanese: モーニング, Hepburn: Mōningu) is a weekly Japanese seinen manga magazine published by Kodansha. It debuted in August 1982 as Comic Morning (コミックモーニング, Komikku Mōningu) and was rebranded as Morning in 1991 while still maintaining its weekly publication tradition. The digital edition of the magazine is titled Weekly D Morning (週刊Dモーニング, Shūkan D Mōningu). Its sister magazines include Evening and Monthly Afternoon.
In 2006, a spin-off magazine called Monthly Morning Two (月刊モーニングtwo, Gekkan Mōningu Two) was launched (formerly bimonthly), featuring stories like Saint Young Men, under the supervision of editor-in-chief Eijiro Shimada, who was simultaneously deputy editor-in-chief of Morning.[8][9] Morning Two switched exclusively to digital release in August 2022, and publishes weekly every Thursday.[10]
Currently running manga series
| Title | Author / Artist | Premiered |
|---|---|---|
| Catch Me at the Ballpark! | Tatsurō Suga | 2020 |
| Cooking Papa | Tochi Ueyama | 1985 |
| Danmitsu | Tooru Seino | 2024 |
| Dekin no Mogura | Natsumi Eguchi | 2021 |
| Giant Killing | Masaya Tsunamoto | 2007 |
| Gurazeni: Dai League-hen | Yūji Moritaka (story) and Keiji Adachi (art) | 2021 |
| How to Grill Our Love | Shiori Hanatsuka | 2020 |
| Kosaku Shima | Kenshi Hirokane | 1983 |
| Last Samurai Standing | Shogo Imamura (story) and Katsumi Tatsuzawa (art) | 2022 |
| Liaison: Kodomo no Kokoro Shinryōjo | Yūsaku Takemura (story) and Yon-chan (art) | 2020 |
| Longing for Home | Yoshihiro Yamada | 2019 |
| The Long Summer of August 31st | Ikkado Ito | 2023 |
| Nikaidō Jigoku Golf | Nobuyuki Fukumoto | 2023 |
| OL Shinkaron | Risu Akizuki | 1989 |
| Police in a Pod | Miko Yasu | 2017 |
| Shimazaki in the Land of Peace | Gōden Hamada (story) and Takeshi Seshimo (art) | 2022 |
| Shōwa no Gurazeni | Kawa | 2021 |
| Solo Camping for Two | Yudai Debata | 2023 |
| Toripan | Torino Nanko | 2005 |
| Totonō Oto: Mō Hitotsu no Piano no Mori | Makoto Isshiki | 2024 |
| What Did You Eat Yesterday? | Fumi Yoshinaga | 2007 |
| Yotaka Futatabi | Fuyuki Izumida | 2025 |
Past serializations
1980s
- Chōjin Haruko by George Akiyama (1982–1984)
- Suspicion by Osamu Tezuka (1982)
- A Shimmering Pale Color by Murasaki Yamada (1983–1984)
- Gekiteki Jūnishi Kō by Takao Yaguchi (1983–1984)
- Heart Cocktail by Seizō Watase (1983–1990)
- Be Free! by Tatsuya Egawa (1984–1988)
- What’s Michael? by Makoto Kobayashi (1984–1989)
- Dai-Tōkyō Binbō Seikatsu Manual by Maekawa Tsukasa (1986–1989)
- Fūko no Iru Mise by Hitoshi Iwaaki (1986–1988)
- Tsuyoshi Shikkari Shinasai by Kiyoshi Nagamatsu (1986–1990)
- Spirit of Wonder by Kenji Tsuruta (1986–1988, also serialized in Monthly Afternoon)
- You’re Under Arrest by Kōsuke Fujishima (1986–1989)
- Tensai Yanagisawa Kyōju no Seikatsu by Kazumi Yamashita (1988–2013, on hiatus)
- Natsuko no Sake by Akira Oze (1988–1991)
- The Silent Service by Kaiji Kawaguchi (1988–1996)
1990s
- Golden Lucky by Shunji Enomoto (1990–1996)
- Hyaku Hachi no Koi by Jun Hatanaka (1990–1991)
- Miyamoto kara Kimi e by Hideki Arai (1990–1994)
- Naniwa Kin’yūdō by Yūji Aoki (1990–1996)
- Heroes of the East Chou Dynasty by Chen Uen (1990–1993)
- Aah! Harimanada by Kei Sadayasu (1991–1996)
- Gon by Masashi Tanaka (1991–2002)
- Reggie by Guy Jeans (story) and Minoru Hiramatsu (art) (1991–1994)
- Obake by Jun Hatanaka (1992)
- Sōten Kōro by King Gonta (1994–2005)
- Nonchan Noriben by Kiwa Irie (1995–1998)
- Power Office Girls by Hiroyuki Yasuda (1996–1997)
- Icaro by Moebius (story) and Jiro Taniguchi (art) (1997)
- Devil Lady by Go Nagai (1997–2000)
- Enomoto: New Elements that Shake the World by Shunji Enomoto (1997–2003)
- Kurogane by Kei Toume (1997–2001)
- The First King by Chen Uen (1998–1999)
- Vagabond by Takehiko Inoue (1998–2015, on hiatus)
- Kabachitare! by Tajima Takashi (story) and Kochi Takahiro (art) (1999–2021)
- Planetes by Makoto Yukimura (1999–2004)
- Tokyo Broker by Michiharu Kusunoki (1999–2003)
2000s
- Shin Yakyū-kyō no Uta by Shinji Mizushima (2000–2005)
- Zipang by Kaiji Kawaguchi (2000–2009)
- ES (Eternal Sabbath) by Fuyumi Soryo (2001–2004)
- Sharaku by Go Nagai (2001–2002)
- Shibao by Tsubasa Nunoura (2001)
- Maiwai by Minetarō Mochizuki (2002–2008)
- Say Hello to Black Jack by Shūhō Satō (2002–2006)
- Dragon Zakura by Norifusa Mita (2003–2007)
- Drops of God by Shin Kibayashi (2004–2014)
- Forest of Piano by Makoto Isshiki (2004–2015)
- Haruka Seventeen by Sayuka Yamazaki (2004–2006)
- Hataraki Man by Moyoco Anno (2004–2008, on hiatus)
- Cesare by Fuyumi Soryo (2005–2021)[11]
- Chi’s Sweet Home by Konami Kanata (2005–2015)
- Hyouge Mono by Yoshihiro Yamada (2005–2017)
- Hotel by Boichi (2006)
- Rice Shoulder by Tsuyoshi Nakaima (2007–2013)
- The Black Museum by Kazuhiro Fujita (2007)
- Inanna by Reiko Okano (2007–2010)
- Present by Boichi (2007)
- Gregory Horror Show: Another World by Suzuki Sanami (2007–2008)
- Space Brothers by Chūya Koyama (2007–2026)
- Poten Seikatsu by Kinoshita Shinya (2008–2012)
- Billy Bat by Naoki Urasawa (story, art) and Takashi Nagasaki (story) (2008–2016)
- Tōkyō Kaidō by Minetarō Mochizuki (2008–2010)
- Shinshirakawa Genjin: Asode Kurasu Kyūkyoku DIY Seikatsu by Morimura Shin (2009–2011)
- Karechi by Kunihiko Ikeda (2009–2013)
- Kita no Lion by Seizō Watase (2009–2013)
- Neko Darake by Kimuchi Yokoyama (2009–2017)
2010s
- Gurazeni by Yūji Moritaka (story) and Keiji Adachi (art) (2010–2014)
- Omo ni Naeitemasu by Akiko Higashimura (2010–2012)
- ReMember by King Gonta (2010–2012)
- U by Roswell Hosoki (2010–2013)
- Furari by Jiro Taniguchi (2011)
- Déra Cinema by Yasushi Hoshino (2011–2012)
- Hirake Koma! by Minami Q-ta (2011–2013)
- Hozuki’s Coolheadedness by Natsumi Eguchi (2011–2020)
- Kounodori: Dr. Stork by Yū Suzunoki (2012–2020)
- Mitarai – Tantei Mitarai Kiyoshi no Jiken Kiroku by Soji Shimada (story) and Tenka Hara (art) (2012–2014)
- Kabachi!!! Kabachitare! 3 by Tajima Takashi (story) and Kochi Takahiro (art) (2013–2021)
- Ichi-F by Kazuto Tatsuda (2013–2015)
- Investor Z by Norifusa Mita (2013–2017)
- Complex Age by Yui Sakuma (2014–2015)
- Land by Kazumi Yamashita (2014–2020)
- Marie Antoinette by Fuyumi Soryo (2015–2016)
- Drops of God: Mariage by Tadashi Agi (story) and Shu Okimoto (art) (2015–2020)
- Sono ‘Okodawari’, Ore ni mo Kure yo! by Tōru Seino (2015–2018)
- My Journey to Her by Yuna Hirasawa (2016)
- Thunderbolt Fantasy by Gen Urobuchi (story) and Yui Sakuma (art) (2016–2017)
- Madowanai Hoshi by Masayuki Ishikawa (2016–2024, moved from Morning Two)
- City by Keiichi Arawi (2016–2025)
- Setsuyaku Rock by Hiromi Okubo (2016–2017)
- Ship of Theseus by Toshiya Higashimoto (2017–2019)
- Khan: Kusa to Tetsu to Hitsuji by Takeshi Seshimo (2017–2020)
- Cells at Work! Code Black by Shigemitsu Harada (story) and Issei Hatsuyoshi (art) (2018–2021)
- Isle of Dogs by Minetarō Mochizuki (2018)
- I Have a Crush at Work by Akamaru Enomoto (2019–2023)
- Sweat and Soap by Kintetsu Yamada (2019–2021)
2020s
- Liaison: Kodomo no Kokoro Shinryōjo by Yūsaku Takemura (story) and Yonchan (art) (2020–2025)
- Zange Meshi by Hatsumi Kodama (2020–2021)
- Unmet: Aru Nogekai no Nikki by Yuzuru Kojika (story) and Kanto Ōtsuki (art) (2020–2024)
- Jōkyō Seikatsuroku Ichijō by Tensei Hagiwara (story), Tomoki Miyoshi and Yoshiaki Seto (art) (2021–2023)
- The World Is Dancing by Kazuto Mihara (2021–2022)
- Home Office Romance by Kintetsu Yamada (2022–2023)
- Matagi Gunner by Shōji Fujimoto (story) and Juan Albarran (art) (2022–2025)
References
- ^ モーニング (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on August 9, 2025. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
- ^ “morning25”. Kodansha. Archived from the original on November 28, 2006. Retrieved May 15, 2026.
- ^ Schodt, Frederik L. (1996). Dreamland Japan : writings on modern manga. Berkeley, California: Stone Bridge Press. p. 101. ISBN 1-880656-23-X. OCLC 34597965.
- ^ Thompson, Jason (2007). Manga: The Complete Guide. Del Rey Books. p. 327-239. ISBN 978-0-345-48590-8.
- ^ “Men’s Manga” (in Japanese). Japanese Magazine Publishers Association. September 2016. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- ^ モーニング (第71回: 2025年10月～2025年12月) (in Japanese). Japanese Magazine Publishers Association. Archived from the original on May 16, 2026. Retrieved May 16, 2026.
- ^ モーニング. Kodansha AD Station (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on January 24, 2012.
- ^ “Kodansha Launches Second Manga Contest”. Publishers Weekly. August 7, 2007. Retrieved October 6, 2007.
- ^ “Morning 2”. morningmanga.com. Archived from the original on November 14, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (July 23, 2022). “Morning Two Magazine Moves to Digital Release in August”. Anime News Network. Retrieved May 15, 2026.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 23, 2021). “Fuyumi Soryo’s Cesare Manga Ends in November After 16 Years”. Anime News Network. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Morning at Anime News Network‘s encyclopedia
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