Editing Weekly Shōnen Sunday (section)

==History==
''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' was first published on March 17, 1959, as a response to its rival ''[[Weekly Shōnen Magazine]]''.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:週刊少年サンデー50周年記念、1959年から50年分の表紙50枚全画像を一挙公開|url=https://gigazine.net/news/20090317_sunday_50th/|website=Gigazine|access-date=March 17, 2021|language=ja|date=March 17, 2009|archive-date=May 15, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240515220848/https://gigazine.net/news/20090317_sunday_50th/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Shōnen Magazine Shōnen Sunday Mark 50th Anniversary"/> The debut issue featured [[Shigeo Nagashima]], the star player of the [[Yomiuri Giants]] on the cover, and a congratulatory article by [[Isoko Hatano]], a noted [[child psychologist]].{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}

Despite its name, ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' is published on Wednesday.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:週刊少年サンデー|url=http://adpocket.shogakukan.co.jp/40/index.html|website=AD Pocket|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|access-date=March 31, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070315204625/http://adpocket.shogakukan.co.jp/40/index.html|archive-date=March 15, 2007|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:デジタル大辞泉プラス 「週刊少年サンデー」の解説|url=https://csbs.shogakukan.co.jp/book?book_group_id=11096|website=[[Kotobank]]|publisher=Digitalio, Inc.|access-date=March 31, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230923084642/https://kotobank.jp/word/週刊少年サンデー-713618|archive-date=September 23, 2023|language=ja|url-status=live}}</ref> The "Sunday" in the name was the creation of its first editor, Kiichi Toyoda, who wanted the title to be evocative of a relaxing weekend.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}

[[File:Shonen Sunday mascot.svg|thumb|left|''Weekly Shōnen Sunday''{{'}}s mascot, Issue 1991-#37]] ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday''{{'}}s distinctive "[[Index finger|pointing finger]]" that appears in the lower corner of every page on the left side of the magazine made its subtle debut in the 4/5 issue from 1969.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}} This understated feature, ever present but easily overlooked, was referenced as a plot element in ''[[20th Century Boys]]''. ''Sunday''{{'}}s more noticeable mascot, a helmeted fish, debuted in the 1980s.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}

Prior to the 1990s and 2000s no serial in ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' had run over 40 volumes, but that began to change with series such as ''[[Detective Conan]]'', ''[[Major (manga)|Major]]'', ''[[Inuyasha]]'', ''[[Karakuri Circus]]'', ''[[Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple]]'', ''[[Hayate the Combat Butler]]'', ''[[Psychic Squad|Zettai Karen Children]]'', and ''[[Be Blues!]]'', which maintained a high level of popularity.

In a rare event due to the closeness of the two magazines' founding dates, ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' and ''[[Weekly Shōnen Magazine]]'' released a special combined issue on March 19, 2008.<ref name="Shōnen Sunday's 50th Anniversary">{{cite news|title=Shōnen Sunday's 50th Anniversary|url=http://www.furinkan.com/features/articles/shonensunday50.html|publisher=Rumic World|date=13 April 2008|access-date=April 13, 2008|archive-date=October 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009212858/http://www.furinkan.com/features/articles/shonensunday50.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition, other commemorative events, merchandise, and manga crossovers were planned for the following year as part of the celebrations.<ref name="Shōnen Magazine Shōnen Sunday Mark 50th Anniversary">{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Shōnen Magazine Shōnen Sunday Mark 50th Anniversary|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-03-18/shonen-magazine-shonen-sunday-mark-50th-anniversary|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=18 March 2008|access-date=March 22, 2008|archive-date=June 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616100225/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-03-18/shonen-magazine-shonen-sunday-mark-50th-anniversary|url-status=live}}</ref> The book ''Shonen Sunday 1983'' was published on July 15, 2009 to celebrate the anniversary and the magazine's heyday. It reprints manga from 1983, such as ''[[Urusei Yatsura]]'' and ''[[Touch (manga)|Touch]]'', and has interviews with their creators as well as artists who were inspired by the series from that period, such as [[Gosho Aoyama]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Shonen Sunday 1983 Book Honors Manga Magazine's Heyday|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-07-09/shonen-sunday-1983-book-honors-manga-magazine-heyday|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=9 July 2009|access-date=March 22, 2015|archive-date=April 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403032428/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-07-09/shonen-sunday-1983-book-honors-manga-magazine-heyday|url-status=live}}</ref>

To celebrate ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday''{{'}}s 55th anniversary, 55 new manga series were launched in the print and online magazines ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'', ''[[Shōnen Sunday S]]'', ''Ura Sunday'', and ''Club Sunday'' throughout the year beginning in March 2014.<ref>{{cite web|last=Nelkin|first=Sarah|title=Shonen Sunday Family to Launch 55 Manga to Mark 55th Year|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-03/shonen-sunday-magazines-to-launch-55-manga-to-mark-55th-year|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=3 March 2014|access-date=March 22, 2015|archive-date=November 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115070207/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-03/shonen-sunday-magazines-to-launch-55-manga-to-mark-55th-year|url-status=live}}</ref>
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