Raw scans can be found on MEGA via the links on the checklist.
Alternately parsed as Comic Bon Bon, Comic BomBom, Comic BonBon, or even Bom Bom Comics. A monthly comic anthology by Kodansha that began in October 1981, containing over seven hundred pages of manga and promos for toys, games and hobbies, serving as a competitor to Shogakukan's CoroCoro Comic.
It prominently featured tie-ins to anime, toy and video game franchises in the '90s onward, with spin-offs and adaptations of Gundam, Ultraman and other mecha/sentai series as some of its biggest draws at the time. It even spawned original material based on Western properties, including Marvel's Spider-Man, the X-Men, and even the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
A couple of short-lived spin-offs were also released, the first of them was Super Bom Bom (スーパーボンボン) which ran from May 1987 until July 1988, though Deluxe Bom Bom (デラックスボンボン) was more notable, a larger B5-sized book which ran exclusive manga and had an extra emphasis on 4-koma. It only ran from July 1990 to April 1995; some series hopped to mainline Comic Bom Bom once it ended, while most were forced to suddenly wrap things up.
In 2006 the magazine reformatted from A5 size to B5, and ended many series in short order to make way for new material. Comic Bom Bom ended completely in December 2007, but was later revived in July 2017 as an online publication on Pixiv.
Ore-tachi Bom Bom-Dan (おれたちボンボン団) is perhaps the best resource for the magazine, listing the contents of every volume from 1991 to 2007 and most Deluxe volumes, the bibliography of the mangaka, and even remarks on the collected editions, noting which episodes are compiled and any edits that were made! Any gaps in its data I filled using Mandarake's photographs of their contents pages.
The list below is only a partial one.
Super / Deluxe Bom Bom series are marked with an asterisk (*), and holiday specials are marked with a dagger (†).
Famicom Fuunji (ファミコン風雲児) | Jun 1985 ~ Nov 1987 |
Famicom Hissho Dojo ( ファミコン必笑どーじょー) | Aug 1985 ~ Oct 1987 |
Famicom How-To Manga (ファミコンハウツーまんが) | Jun 1986 ~ Dec 1986 |
* Sci-Fi Robot Classic: Transformers (SFロボット巨編 トランスフォーマー) | May 1986 ~ |
Super Mario (スーパーマリオ) | Dec 1988 ~ Sep 1998 |
Rock'n Game Boy (ロックンゲームボーイ) | Oct 1989 ~ Dec 1991 |
Ganbare Goemon (がんばれゴエモン) | Aug 1991 ~ Sep 1998 |
Rockman (ロックマン) | Jan 1992 ~ Aug 1996 |
† Gargoyle's Quest 2 (レッドアリーマーⅡ) | Aug 1992 |
Cosmo Gang's World: Untouchable Cosmo Police (コズモギャングスワールド コズモポリスアンタッチャ) | Feb 1993 ~ Aug 1993 |
Garou Densetsu (餓狼伝説) | Mar 1993 ~ Jan 1996 |
† Star Fox (スターフォックス) | Apr 1993 |
† The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (ゼルダの伝説 夢をみる島) | Sep 1993 |
Street Fighter II: Laughing Dragon Fist (ストII4コマ笑龍拳) | Oct 1993 ~ Feb 1998 |
* Garou Densetsu: Senritsu no Maougai (餓狼伝説 戦慄の魔王街) | Dec 1993 ~ Sep 1994 |
Rockman X (ロックマンX) | Jan 1994 ~ Aug 1998 |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (ミュータントタートルズ) | Mar 1994 ~ May 1995 |
* Montana Jones (モンタナ・ジョーンズ) | Jul 1994 ~ Jan 1995? |
* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 4-Koma Stage (ミュータントタートルズ 4コマステージ) | Jun 1994 ~ Apr 1995 |
* Irregular Hunter Rockman X (イレギュラーハンターロックマンX) | Jul 1994 ~ Apr 1995 |
* X-MEN (Xメン) | Jul 1994 ~ Oct 1994? |
4-Koma Directive: X-MEN (4コマ指令! Xメン) | Aug 1994 ~ Apr 1995 |
* Laughs & Laughs: X-MEN (笑と笑トX-MEN) | Dec 1994 ~ Jan 1995 |
King of Bandit Jing (王ドロボウJING) | Apr 1995 ~ May 1998 |
Street Fighter Ⅱ V Retsuden (ストリートファイターⅡV烈伝) | May 1995 ~ May 1996 |
* Samurai Spirits (サムライスピリッツ) | Jun 1994 ~ Mar 1995 |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles '95 / '96 (ミュータントタートルズ'95 / '96) | Jun 1995 ~ Oct 1996 |
† Transformers Generation 2 (トランスフォーマーG-2) | Aug 1995 |
† The King of Fighters '95 (キング・オブ・ファイターズ'95) | Dec 1995 |
► Minasaaan! Bomberman desuyo!! | Sep 1995 ~ Jun 1998 |
Puyo Puyo 4-Koma: Puyo Puyo~n (ぷよぷよ4コマ ぷよよん) | Jan 1996 ~ Aug 1996 |
† Mortal Kombat (モータルコンバット) | Aug 1996 |
† The King of Fighters '96 (キング・オブ・ファイターズ'96) | Aug 1996 |
Rockman 8 (ロックマン8) | Feb 1997 ~ Mar 1998 |
Rockman Maniax (ロックマンマニアックス) | May 1997 ~ Feb 1998 |
Medabots (メダロット) | Jun 1997 ~ Jul 2003 |
Ganbare Goemon Anime Edition (アニメ版 がんばれゴエモン) | Dec 1997 ~ May 1998 |
† BIOHAZARD2 RePORT (バイオハザード2レポート) | Jan 1998 |
† Shining Force III (シャイニングフォースIII) | Jan 1998 |
† Grandia (グランディア) | Jan 1998 |
† Ronde ~Majin Tensei~ (RONDE~輪舞曲~) | Jan 1998 |
† Monster Farm (モンスターファーム) | Jan 1998 |
The King of Fighters: Kyo (ザ・キングオブファイターズ京) | Apr 1998 ~ Jul 1998 |
Pocket Fighter (ポケットファイター) | Apr 1998 ~ Sep 1998 |
Rockman & Forte (ロックマン&フォルテ) | Apr 1998 ~ Jan 1999 |
The Miracle of the Zone: Summoner King Rex (MOZ 召喚王レクス) | Jul 1998 ~ Dec 2001 |
Beast Wars II (ビーストウォーズII) | Jul 1998 ~ Feb 1999 |
Robot Ponkottsu (ロボットポンコッツ) | Aug 1998 ~ Mar 2003 |
Let's be a super GAME CREATOR!! (ゲームソフトをつくろう) | Sep 1998 ~ May 1999 |
► Bomberman Bakuretsu School Wars | Nov 1998 ~ May 1999 |
Saint Fighter Devilman (闘神デビルマン) | Nov 1998 ~ May 1999 |
Jiku Tantei Genshi-kun (時空探偵ゲンシクン 進め!ジクモン探偵団) | Dec 1998 ~ May 1999 |
Ganbare Goemon: Kikiipatsu! ... (がんばれゴエモン ~危機一髪! ハラハラてんこ盛り道中記~) | Feb 1999 ~ Jul 1999 |
Beast Wars Neo (ビーストウォーズネオ) | Apr 1999 ~ Oct 1999 |
Power Stone (パワーストーン) | Apr 1999 ~ Sep 1999 |
Beast Wars Metals (ビーストウォーズメタルス) | Nov 1999 ~ Apr 2000 |
Animastar (アニマスター) | Mar 2000 ~ Nov 2000 |
Dokapon Q: Monster Hunter (ドカポンQ モンスターハンター) | Jul 2001 ~ Jan 2002 |
Goemon: Shin Shudai Shumei! (ゴエモン 新世代襲名!) | Dec 2001 ~ Aug 2003 |
Super Dog: Blender Bros. (スーパードッグ ブレンダーブロス) | Dec 2001 ~ Oct 2002 |
Magi-Nation: Dan's Grand Moonland Adventure (マジャイネーション -ダンのムーンランド大冒険記-) | Jul 2002 ~ Sep 2003 |
Mr. Driller (ミスタードリラー) | Oct 2002 ~ Jun 2003 |
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children (真・女神転生 デビルチルドレン ライト&ダーク) | Nov 2002 ~ Mar 2004 |
Space Fishermen (スペースフィッシャーメン) | Nov 2002 ~ Jun 2003 |
Metroid: Samus & Joey (メトロイド サムス&ジョイ) | Dec 2002 ~ Apr 2005 |
Dr. Mario-Kun (ドクターマリオくん) | Jan 2003 ~ Dec 2007 |
Mechazawa-Kun (メカ沢くん) | Feb 2003 ~ Apr 2005 |
Q-Robo Transformers (Qロボ トランスフォーマー) | Apr 2003 ~ Nov 2004 |
Virtua Fighter Cyber Generation (バーチャファイター サイバージェネレーション) | Apr 2004 ~ Feb 2005 |
Rakugaki Kingdom (ラクガキ王国 ピクセルの大冒険!!) | Jul 2004 ~ Jun 2005 |
Ojyamajin Yamada Kun!! (おジャ魔神山田くん!!) | Sep 2005 ~ Dec 2007 |
Spider-Man J (スパイダーマンJ) | Sep 2004 ~ Nov 2005 |
Sly Cooper: Phantom Thief (怪盗スライクーパー) | Jan 2005 ~ Sep 2005 |
Transformers: Galaxy Force (トランスフォーマー ギャラクシーフォース) | Feb 2005 ~ Oct 2005 |
Made In Wario (メイドインワリオ) | Mar 2005 |
Metroid Prime: Episode of Aether (メトロイドプライム エピソード オフ エーテル) | Jul 2005 ~ Jan 2006 |
Deltora Quest (デルトラ・クエスト) | Nov 2005 ~ Dec 2007 |
goblin (ガブリン) | Jan 2006 ~ Jan 2007 |
Dinosaur Century Dinocroa (恐竜世紀ダイナクロア) | Feb 2006 ~ Aug 2007 |
Gon-Chan (ゴンちゃん) | Jun 2006 ~ Aug 2007 |
By Ikuo Miyazoe (みやぞえ郁雄), ran from June 1986 to December 1986. Kid hero Shunichi spectates on video game adventures, including GeGeGe no Kitaro Yokai Daimakyo (Ninja Kid) Ghosts'n Goblins, Super Mario Bros. 2, Ganbare Goemon! Karakuri Dochu, Super Star Force, and Transformers Convoy no Nazo. The series has never been reprinted. The Transformers episode is archived at TF Raws, but the rest have yet to be scanned in full. |
By Ikuo Miyazoe (みやぞえ郁雄), ran in Super Bom Bom from May 1986 to July 1988. A kiddies series that rebranded four times in its eight episode run, from 2010 to Beastformers to Headmasters and finally Masterforce. Never reprinted. The first episode can be found at TF Raws, and excerpts from other episodes can be found on Twitter [1] [2]. |
By Kazuki Motoyama (本山一城), ran from December 1988 to September 1998. It had no consistent title as it constantly rebranded to whatever new game it adapted; often referred to as "KC Mario" because of the KC Deluxe branding on its collected editions.
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* Super Mario World was moved to Deluxe Bom Bom during Mario Open Golf's run, and resumed in Comic Bom Bom after that series ended.
The series was collected across 47 volumes (including two 4-koma compilations); numbers after the running dates show how many volumes each series is collected in. Some one-offs or incidental stories were bundled into volumes of another game; the Mario Kart 64 one-off is found in the fourth Super Mario 64 book, for instance.
Go! Go! Mario Paint had no book of its own, but had its thirteen chapters reprinted in other volumes, from volume 1 of Super Mario Kart to volume 1 of Donkey Kong Country. Assorted 4-koma were also included in certain volumes.
It's unconfirmed if the pre-Open Golf or Deluxe Bom Bom stories were fully reprinted in their respective collected editions. The final two episodes of Super Mario 64 never saw got reprinted, though apparently author Kazuki Motoyama offers chapters for download via email?
The Chef has scanned a majority of the volumes on Imgur; download links can be found over at The Mushroom Kingdom. A few random chapters have been translated by MiloScat (MEGA / Flickr) to document their references to the Super Mario Bros. movie.
By Shigeto Ikehara ( 池原しげと), ran from October 1989 to December 1991. Much like Famicom Rocky and its ilk, Hajime Nanba alternately has a heart attack trying to beat the latest Game Boy game, or thrashes his opponents using impractical button-pressing maneouvres. Collected in five volumes, though apparently some episodes have portions trimmed or omitted. [src] It's acknowledged on a few sites, including the Reploid Research Lavatory, but nobody's translated any of it to my knowledge. |
By Hiroshi Obi (帯ひろ志), ran from August 1991 to September 1998. Based off the Konami franchise and recapping the four Super Nintendo games, plus the first PlayStation and N64 games, in addition to other escapades. The series was collected in twelve volumes, though one of the stories was shortened in the collected edition [src]. Small scans of the Uchuu Kaizoku Akogingu volume are on Angelfire from Goe, and beatlesfan931 had scanned entire volumes and translated several chapters years ago... but hosted it all on MegaUpload, which is long dead. |
By Shigeto Ikehara ( 池原しげと), ran from January 1992 to August 1996. The adventures of Mega Man, recapping the first seven games in the classic series, as well as the first three Game Boy games. Collected in 14 volumes; the Rockman 7 series was reissued in April 2011, and Rockman 1 & 2 in a single volume in December 2014. A majority of the chapters are summarised in text on the Mega Man Knowledge Base, and most of the series has been translated into Spanish at Traducción de Mangas Rockman, but I don't think there's been a proper English translation yet. |
By Yoshimi Wamada (はまだよしみ), ran from February 1993 to August 1993. Based on the arcade games by Namco, a goofy cartoon parody of their own Galaga series. Never ever reprinted! |
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A one-off by Kazumi Sakamoto (坂本かずみ), published in the 1993 Spring Special (春休みジャンボ増刊号), released in April 1993. Never reprinted. Scans by @togepi1125 can be found on Google Drive or the Internet Archive. |
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A one-off by Shin Ogata (緒方信), published in the 1993 Summer Special (1993年夏の増刊号), released in September 1993. Never reprinted. |
By Yuji Hosoi (細井雄二), began March 1993 to January 1996. The Legend of the Hungry Wolf, or Fatal Fury to most folks! Follows Terry Bogard and the boys as they get real miffed at Geese Howard and his various shenanigans. Collected in 8 volumes. No translation to my knowledge. |
By Hideo Yoshimura (よしむらひでお), ran from October 1993 to February 1998. A gag strip featuring the cast of Street Fighter II, and later rebanded to Street Fighter Zero 4-Koma (ストゼロ4コマ笑龍拳) around 1995.
Collected in three volumes, though seemingly missing title pages and a strip or two from the original printings. |
By Ken Ishikawa (石川 賢), ran from December 1993 to September 1994 (?) in Deluxe Bom Bom. Roughly translated as Fatal Fury: Devil Street of Horror and apparently completely bonkers. Collected in two volumes, which were compiled into one book for its reissue in March 2000. The full story is translated into English by Hokuto no Gun. |
By Yoshihiro Iwamoto (岩本佳浩), ran from January 1994 to August 1998. Following Mega Man X's rising through the ranks of the Maverick Hunters, adapting Mega Man X through Mega Man X4. Collected in 12 volumes. The first three volumes have been translated by Dr. Neko, and the entirety of X1 and X2 are available in Spanish at Traducción de Mangas Rockman. |
By Mikaeru Haato (みかえる・は~と), ran from March 1994 to May 1995. It's the heroes in a halfshell... in manga and 4-koma form! The series loosely adapted the third theatrical film from June to November 1994, and shrank in pagecount to just 4-koma under the Mutant Turtles 4/4 title for its final run from December 1994 onward. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 adaptation was collected in a single volume, and has been translated to English by the Optical Internet Translation Gang. |
The rest of the series was never reprinted as far as I'm aware; I think the author worked on a couple of Kodansha-published TMNT books at the time, but I don't know if it featured these, new manga, or just artwork.
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July 1994
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August 1994The Turtles get some stupid-huge guns.
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1994 Summer Special
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September 1994
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November 1994
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December 1994
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January 1995All 4-koma. The turtles get the munchies.
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February 1995All 4-koma. The turtles fool around with their toys and gadgets.
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March 1995All 4-koma. Rat King creeps on April.
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April 1995All 4-koma. Rat King gets harrassed.
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May 1995All 4-koma. Krang's gonna push a button!
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By Akira Yamanaka (山中あきら), ran in Deluxe Bom Bom sometime between July 1994 and January 1995 - the start and end dates haven't been pinpointed yet! It also appeared in the 1994 Summer Special (年夏休みジャンボ増刊号). Furry Indiana Jones, basically, as tie-in to the anime of the same name. A single volume was released on September 1994, meaning it's probably missing the last couple of stories. No scans, no translation, and barely even talked about. |
By Shigeto Ikehara ( 池原しげと), ran from July 1994 to April 1995 in Deluxe Bom Bom. Maverick hunting in the 22nd century, an adaptation of Mega Man X with new characters and twists. Collected in two volumes. The first volume was translated to English by PWN Scanslations (can't find the source, it seems to have only survived on questionable e-reader sites), and the first chapter is in Spanish at Traducción de Mangas Rockman. |
By Hajime Shiraishi [?] (白石創), ran from July 1994 to October 1994 (possibly November, unconfirmed) in Deluxe Bom Bom. More than likely about those uncanny superheroes with the mutant powers and whatnot. Never reprinted. |
By Shin Ogata (緒方信), ran from August 1994 to April 1995. A series of silly four-panel comic strips starring those uncanny X-Men. Never reprinted. |
By Yasushi Baba (馬場康士), ran from May 1995 to May 1996. Supposedly side-stories building upon the Street Fighter 2 Victory anime... but the writer apparently had zero knowledge of Street Fighter, so it's instead surprisingly gory martial arts and supernatural nonsense. Collected in 3 volumes, and exported to Taiwan and translated into Mandarin Chinese (快打旋風II V烈傳). Barely acknowledged on English fronts. |
1995 Summer SpecialA gaiden chapter by Michael Harawata (マイケル原腸): Ken fights characters from Darkstalkers.
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By Kazuhiko Shimamoto (島本和彦), ran from June 1994 to April 1995 in Deluxe Bom Bom, with an additional story in the 1994 Spring Break Special (1994年 春休みジャンボ増刊号). Shonen action crap about Samurai Shodown. Collected in 2 volumes. Not scanned or translated. |
By Shin Ogata (緒方信), ran from June 1995 to October 1996, rebranding to Mutant Turtles '96 on January 1996 and with an extra episode in the 1995 Summer Special (1995年夏の増刊号). Extremely stupid antics based very loosely on the Japan-only Super Mutant Turtles toyline and OVA. This series was never collected or reprinted; the Super Turtles tankobon you might have seen are of the Dengeki Super Famicom series, not this. |
June 1995The Turtles learn of the MutaStones and their bodacious new bodies.
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July 1995Leonardo uses his Super transformation for the noblest cause of all: a pizza eating contest!
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August 1995The two sides put down their weapons for some fun and misfortune on the beach.
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1995 Summer SpecialEveryone gets ninja fever!
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September 1995The Turtles milk gags out of old horror movie clichés.
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October 1995The Turtles, Shredder and his gang take part in a foot race.
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November 1995The Turtles engage in the arts: painting, music, opera, cartooning...!
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December 1995The gang share some Christmas cheer.
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January 1996The Turtles enjoy some Japanese customs, and Shredder's out to spoil it.
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February 1996Still on their Japanese kick, the Turtles play with more aspects of culture and mythology.
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March 1996I have no idea.
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April 1996Even more riffing on Japanese tropes.
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May 1996Shredder and the Turtles settle their differences through baseball.
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June 1996All 4-koma. The Turtles take on various sports.
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July 1996All 4-koma. The Turtles explore the perilous jungle.
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August 1996All 4-koma. The Turtles enjoy some beach activities.
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September 1996All 4-koma. The Turtles riff on fantasy tropes.
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October 1996All 4-koma. All-purpose gags with nary a hint this is the end.
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A one-off by Shojin Tanaka (田中正仁), published in the 1995 Summer Special (1995年夏の増刊号). Autobots and Decepticons fight over a nebulously-defined macguffin to promote their new toys. Never reprinted. Translated into English by DrSpengler over at TFArchive. |
By Gen Sato (佐藤元), ran from September 1995 to June 1998. Quirky antics in modern day Japan with a rotating cast of Bombermen. See the Totally Bombastic Bomberman Shrine Place for scans and info! |
By Yutaka Hirano (平野豊), began January 1996 to August 1996. A series of 4-koma focused on the world of Puyo Puyo, specifically the fourth instalment Puyo Puyo~n. The series was collected in a single paperback under the title Puyo Puyo Daikoushin (ぷよぷよ大行進). |
A one-off by Kouya Anna (公弥杏捺), published in the Super Jumbo Summer volume (夏の増刊号) in August 1996. An extremely abbreviated adaptation of the motion picture's notable fight scenes, with cutesy little chibis popping up to catch readers up on the plot. Never reprinted. Scans by @nickthemkfan can be found on the MKSecrets.net forums. |
By Koji Izuki (出月こーじ), ran from February 1997 to March 1998. Wily's robots are still menacing Mega Man, and now the mysterious interstellar robot Duo barges his way into the skirmish. Collected in three volumes, and reissued in two volumes in December 2015. Raw scans can be found at Tanjou Scanlations, and one chapter is available in English at Mega Man Amino, apparently based off a Spanish translation from Traducción de Mangas Rockman, though I can't find the source. |
By Hitoshi Ariga (有賀ヒトシ), ran from May 1995 to March 1998. Not a manga so much as a Mega Man variety section: silly skits, 4-koma and vignettes. Some material was reprinted in Ariga's Rockman Megamix volumes, though the whole thing was collected in one volume in 2011, then reprinted across two volumes with extra material in 2015. The Mega Man Knowledge Base summarises most of the contents. |
A one-off by Yasushi Baba (馬場康士), published in the 1998 New Years Special (1998年新春増刊号).
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By Ko-ta (こーた), ran from December 1997 to May 1998, with an extra episode printed in the 1997 Winter Special (1997年冬の増刊号). A tie-in to the Ganbare Goemon anime titled... "Anime Ganbare Goemon". Goemon and pals wind up in modern day Japan and battle evil with the help of ordinary schoolkids. Never reprinted. |
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By Hideo Yoshimura (吉村秀雄), ran from April 1998 to September 1998. Chibi cosplaying shenanigans from the heroes of Capcom's fighting franchises featured in Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix. Never reprinted. |
April 1998Sakura's looking to learn more fighting skills, but no one in town has what she wants. |
May 1998Hsien-Ko gets hounded by everyone, from Rolento to Zangief to Akuma! |
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June 1998Felicia is turned evil by Shadaloo's experiments. |
July 1998Dan inducts Sakura and Ibuki into his training regime. |
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August 1998Tessa's spells and experiments spoil everyone's fun at the beach. |
September 1998Egos clash at the swimsuit contest. |
By Koji Izuki (出月こーじ), ran from April 1998 to January 1999. The rival robots Mega Man and Bass join forces against the tyrannical King. Collected in two volumes, and reissued in a single volume in January 2016. The first volume has been translated by Tanjou Scanlations. |
By Tamori Ha Taru (タモリはタル), ran from August 1998 to March 2003. Known as RoboPon in the West and one of many Pokémon tagalongs, focusing on cute robots.
The series was collected in nine volumes, and partial reissues were released in 2013 and 2015. |
By Kai Makoto (カイ・マコト), ran from November 1998 to May 1999. The cast of Saturn Bomberman are reimagined as warring elementary students, making every schoolyard squabble needlessly explosive. See the Totally Bombastic Bomberman Shrine Place for scans and info! |
By Yoshihiro Iwamoto (岩本 佳浩), ran from November 1998 to May 1999. Also transliterated as Toshin or Toushin Devilman. Kei Kamishiro fuses with the fallen Amon to battle the world-ending Zenon, with as much blood and guts as a Japanese kids magazine can allow. Collected in a single volume in May 1999, and later reissued in May 2017 with some redrawn art and extra content, apparently. Raw scans did exist but have since vanished, and the series has not yet been translated. |
By Hiromi Yamafuji (山藤ひろみ), ran from February 1999 to July 1999. Roughly translated as "Risky Business! Thrills Piled-High Adventure Journal".
Never reprinted. |
February 1999Bismaru possesses Wise Old Man so he can hijack Impact and wreck the place. |
March 1999Yae joins the gang as they battle the Ayashi Family with their individual Impact mechs.
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April 1999Bismaru revives Dochuki, boss of the underworld.
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May 1999The heroes are warped to another realm where they meet Hajime and tussle with Kabuki 64.
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June 1999The four Impacts form Gattai Impact to battle Mother Ayashi.
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July 1999The heroes finally do battle with the transformed Dochuki.
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By Kawori Sakano (坂野カヲリ), ran from July 2001 to January 2002. Most likely about a spiky haired dude whacking monsters in a cave. Never reprinted. |
By Tsushima Naoto (津島直人), ran from December 2001 to August 2003. Based off the futuristic reboot of Ganbare Goemon on PlayStation and Game Boy Advance, roughly translated "New Age Successor". The series was collected in four volumes released from May 2002 to September 2003, simply titled "Goemon". |
By Koji Izuka (出月こーじ), ran from December 2001 to October 2002. Following the exploits of Blender and the Cosmo Keepers, the star of their own Game Boy Advance game by Hudson Soft... that never got a Japanese release? Never reprinted. |
August 2002Blender and his platypus pal are stranded on a desert island. |
By Itaru Watanabe (渡辺格), ran from July 2002 to June 2003. Based off the card game of the same name, or more specifically the Japan-only Game Boy Advance tie-in, of teenage Dan stumbling into a fantasy realm and battling monsters and what-have-you. The series was collected in three volumes. |
By Kazumi Hoshi (星和弥), ran from October 2002 to June 2003. No doubt hilarity involving blocks and oxygen metres. Never reprinted! |
By Toshio Nishimura (西村としお), ran from November 2002 to June 2003. Yes, based off the Japan-only PlayStation 2 game that inexplicably has character designs from SpumCo of Ren & Stimpy fame. Never reprinted and never scanned! |
By Koji Izuki (出月こーじ), ran from December 2002 to April 2005. A rescued orphan serves as the audience viewpoint and potential warrior-in-training for Samus' adventures. The series was collected in three paperbacks, but its final twelve stories under the Metroid EX (メトロイドEX) banner have never been reprinted. The entire series and the elusive EX stories have been scanned and translated over at Metroid Database. |
By Kei Aoki (あおきけい) and Maru Mika (みかまる), ran from January 2003 to December 2007. All-purpose Mario capers featuring tie-ins to the latest releases (including March of the Minis, Mario Strikers, Super Paper Mario and more), a wacky obsession with transformations, and resolving problems by throwing pills at people. Despite having five years of content, it's never been reprinted and is practically unknown online. You would not believe how irrationally miffed that makes me. |
January 2003The Viruses strike the Mushroom Kingdom and make everyone prickly.
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February 2003Dr. Wario commits malpractice.
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March 2003The Yoshis start acting funky and laying weird capsules.
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April 2003Singing fever hits the town and is knocking people out.
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May 2003Luigi and Wario get shrunk, babality'd, and turned into... vitamins???
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June 2003Wario takes to the sky in a Lakitu's cloud. This isn't a medical emergency, surely.
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July 2003It's summer time, and you know what the means: giant squid attacks!
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September 2003A golf tournament goes awry when everyone turns into golf clubs.
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October 2003Mario and Wario duke it out in fish and frog suits. |
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November 2003Wario swaps bodies with Peach and becomes an idol sensation.
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December 2003Everyone's turning into forms of locomotion. This calls for a double dash of doctoring!
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January 2004Everyone's heads turn weird shapes.
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February 2004The gang battle the winter weather to aid a snowman in need.
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March 2004The viruses transform a bunch of Yoshis into a giant cubic metal monster.
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April 2004Mario goes viral.
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May 2004A group of Yoshis (and Wario!) are brainwashed to become a band of delinquent superheroes.
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June 2004
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July 2004
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August 2004Everyone goes baseball-crazy and baseball-mad.
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September 2004Virus aliens try to abduct Luigi, requiring some Alleyway throwbacks to stop them.
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October 2004Summertime fever is a real thing and it makes no sense.
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November 2004Bowser transforms Luigi and Yoshi into coins, for some reason.
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December 2004There's a whole bunch of Marios for some reason.
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January 2005It's new year, and that calls for spring cleaning!
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February 2005Luigi turns from zero to hero and everything in between.
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March 2005Rock star fever hits the scene, and people are also getting big noses...?
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April 2005Yoshi's laying some weird stuff.
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May 2005Koopa uses stage magic to make everyone his gushing fans - and transforms everyone who disagrees into cards.
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June 2005The Mushroom Kingdom's turning Japanese, with ninja, samurai and kimono galore!
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July 2005Luigi gets turned into a haunted house.
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August 2005Mario's good name is slandered by an impostor running around throwing coconuts at people.
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September 2005Fruit-bearing afros are the latest thing.
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October 2005Three years after its release is the perfect time for a belated Sunshine tie-in.
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November 2005Everyone's become a pompadour-sportin', sunglasses-rockin' punk.
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December 2005It's starting to feel a lot like Christmas.
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Episode 37 (January 2006)A virus meteor is heading for the planet, and Mario and Bowser Jr. build rockets to stop it.
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Episode 38 (February 2006)Bowser Jr. turns everyone into keyboard keys. I wish I was joking.
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Episode 39 (March 2006)People are growing drill appendages, and Wario exploits it to dig for treasure.
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Episode 40 (April 2006)Everyone's transformed into adorable puppets. Noticing a theme?
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Episode 41 (May 2006)Bowser gets cloned and he gets buff?!
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Episode 42 (June 2006)Bowser Jr. turns everyone into brides who all want Mario as their groom.
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Episode 43 (July 2006)The viruses challenge Mario to a game of football - transforming Yoshi into the ball and Wario into the net.
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Episode 44 (August 2006)The soccer game continues, with monster-sized viruses hitting the field.
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Episode 45 (September 2006)Everyone's acting like insects - and looking a lot like insects too!
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Episode 46 (October 2006)The bug crisis is still ongoing, and now Mario's turned into a variety of bugs!
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Episode 47 (November 2006)The viruses transform everyone into geometric shapes and Tetris blocks.
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Episode 48 (December 2006)Bowser Jr. travels back in time to kick Baby Mario's ass.
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Episode 49 (January 2007)The brothers aid their baby selves, only for Mario to get turned 8-bit.
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Episode 50 (February 2007)To celebrate the 50th episode is a double-length story, "Dr. Mario RPG", as well as a promo comic for various Wii games.
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Episode 51 (March 2007)Waluigi slanders everyone in a bid to become the Mushroom Kingdom's most popular hero.
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Episode 52 (April 2007)Waluigi's cooking up weird cuisine and someone's gotta put a stop to it.
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Episode 53 (May 2007)Waluigi transforms everyone into babies.
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Episode 54 (June 2007)Waluigi's turned into a wand, enabling him to make Wario a master of disguise!
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Episode 55 (August 2007)Bowser Jr. transforms the heroes into toys, and Bowser dotes over Mini Peach.
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Episode 56 (September 2007)After being transformed by the boss Virus, Bowser and Bowser Jr. team up with the toy heroes to stop him.
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Episode 57 (October 2007)The Dimensional Virus mucks about with alternate realities. Oh, and Mario's transformed into a stickman.
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Episode 58 (November 2007)Luigi gets transformed into Mr. L, and the brothers prepare for the final threat.
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Final Episode (December 2007)Everyone teams up to kick Dimentio's butt.
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By Dynamic Taro (ダイナミック太郎), ran from February 2003 to April 2005. A cutesy spinoff of Sakigake!! Cromartie High School that puts the spotlight on the sober-voiced and extremely human classmate, Mechazawa. One paperback volume was released partway through its run in December 2004, meaning the last six stories were never reprinted. No sign of a translation either! |
By Shoji Imaki (今木 商事), ran from April 2003 to November 2004. A quirky gag strip featuring Transformers from a variety of series, promoting the super-deformed Q-Robo Collection Figure toys. A collected edition was later released in April 2005 under the title Bakusho Transformers Gag Colosseum (爆笑トランスフォーマー ギャグコロシアム), though it's missing material from July to October 2004. |
By Hisashi Matsumoto (松本久志), ran from April 2004 to February 2005. A tie-in to Virtua Quest, meaning it focuses on dumb kid protagonist Sei exploring a virtual world and barely features the Virtua Fighter characters seen in the promo art. Never reprinted. |
By Akira Yamanaka (山中あきら), ran from September 2004 to November 2005. A Japanese spin on the famous wall crawler, following Sho Amano's web-slinging exploits against the nefarious Lord Gokibu. The series was collected in Japan across two paperback volumes, and an official English translation was serialised in the Spider-Man Family anthology series, running from April 2007 to August 2008 across nine issues. It was later released in two collected editions, subtitled Japanese Knights and Japanese Daze. |
The translation changes the characters' names to those of familiar Spider-Man faces; Peter Parker, Aunt May, and so on. The English books are also nearly a hundred pages shorter than the Japanese volumes; did they omit content?
Spider-Man Family is available digitally on Comixology and Marvel Unlimited platforms, though as of this writing Japanese Knights is only available as six individual issues on Comixology; Japanese Daze has yet to see a digital release.
By Shoji Imaki (今木商事), ran from January 2005 to September 2005. Goofy goods-gaffling escapades with the PlayStation 2's thieving raccoon. Never reprinted! English translations by Novalis can be found over at the Sly Cooper Wikia. |
January 2005Sly debuts with a supposed diamond heist. |
February 2005Sly contends with Moolock Holmes in his bid to steal the Mona Lis. |
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March 2005Sly tries to capture the legendary great golden stag beetle. |
April 2005Carmelita tries to protect Beehyoben and his Stkoravarius violin from Sly. |
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May 2005Sly battles a murder of crows - samurai crows! |
June 2005Sly and Bentley explore the pyramids and contend with Oniris, the king of the netherworld. |
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July 2005Sly snatches the Vrian Egg and runs afoul of Captain Otto. |
August 2005FBI agent Piggy Hoover tries to assassinate Sly and his gang. |
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September 2005Sly pinches the Ally Mantoinette wrist watch - but the only way out is through the France World Cup playing field! |
By Yoshihiro Iwamoto (岩本佳浩), ran from February 2005 to October 2005. Tying in with the Transformers Cybertron cartoon and toyline, the Autobots battle the Decepticons and preach about justice -- robot justice! A collected edition was released shortly before the series was cancelled, leaving its last three episodes without a reprint. The first chapter has been translated by DrSpengler at TFArchive, but scans of the rest of the series hasn't been made public as far as I'm aware. |
By Kei Aoki (あおきけい), a one-off pack-in booklet with the March 2005 issue. A promotional tie-in for WarioWare: Touched! on the Nintendo DS. Never reprinted, never scanned, nobody's talked about it... Wario woudldn't stand for it! |
By Hisashi Matsumoto (松本久志), ran from July 2005 to January 2006. An adaptation of Metroid Prime 2 with new twists and turns, and 80% less Torvus Bog! Never reprinted, though raw scans and an English translation are available over at Metroid Database. |
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