少年キング [Shōnen Kingu] [Shonen King]

In the pages of Shōnen King, a weekly anthology published by Shōnen Gahōsha from 1963 to 1982, a generation of Japanese boys found a sprawling universe of adventure, horror, and humor across 950 issues. The series is most closely associated with the prolific writer and artist Jirō Kuwata, whose dynamic storytelling defined much of its run, while the eerie, psychologically charged work of Kazuo Umezu added a distinctive chill to its pages. As a long-running pillar of the shōnen manga boom, Shōnen King captured the evolving tastes of its era, blending action and the macabre in a way that left a lasting mark on the medium.