Monthly Shōnen Ace

Monthly Shōnen Ace
CategoriesShōnen manga
FrequencyMonthly
Circulation100,000 (2017)
Founded1994
CompanyKadokawa Shoten
CountryJapan
Based inTokyo
LanguageJapanese
Websiteweb-ace.jp/shonenace (in Japanese)

Monthly Shōnen Ace (Japanese: 月刊少年エース, Hepburn: Gekkan Shōnen Ēsu) is a monthly shōnen manga magazine in Japan published by Kadokawa Shoten, started in 1994. Unlike the big shōnen weeklies with circulation figures in the millions, Ace is aimed at a less mainstream audience, and has a particular emphasis on anime tie-ins.

An online version of the magazine, titled Shōnen Ace Plus, was launched in June 2019.

Circulation

Year / Period Monthly circulation Magazine sales Sales revenue (est.) Issue price
September 2003 to August 2004 59,167 710,004 ¥394,762,224 ¥556
September 2004 to August 2005 68,917 827,004 ¥459,814,224
September 2005 to August 2006 80,833 969,996 ¥539,317,776
September 2006 to December 2007 91,666 1,466,656 ¥815,460,736
January 2008 to September 2008 80,834 727,506 ¥404,493,336
October 2008 to September 2009 83,334 1,000,008 ¥556,004,448
October 2009 to September 2010 75,084 901,008 ¥514,475,568 ¥571
October 2010 to September 2011 66,500 798,000 ¥472,416,000 ¥592
October 2011 to September 2012 60,417 725,004 ¥432,827,388 ¥597
October 2012 to September 2013 75,000 900,000 ¥537,300,000
October 2013 to September 2014 75,000 900,000 ¥537,300,000
October 2014 to September 2015 100,000 1,200,000 ¥715,200,000
October 2015 to September 2016 100,000 1,200,000 ¥716,400,000
October 2016 to September 2017 100,000 1,200,000 ¥716,400,000
2004 to September 2017 80,031 13,525,186 ¥7,812,171,700 ($73,385,513) ¥578

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