Gangan (ガンガン) is a manga imprint owned by Square Enix Holdings. It originated as a manga imprint for Enix before the company re-branded as Square Enix. It publishes manga in several anthologies aimed at different reader demographic groups in the Japanese market. Its anthologies are home to some popular Square Enix manga series which were adapted into anime series, like Fullmetal Alchemist, Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit, Nabari no Ou, Inu x Boku SS, The Case Study of Vanitas and Soul Eater. The comics are later collected in paperback volumes under brand names such as Gangan Comics (ガンガンコミックス), Gangan Comics Joker (ガンガンコミックスJOKER) and Young Gangan Comics (ヤングガンガンコミックス), which identify the anthology of serialisation. These paperback brand names are formed by omitting any gekkan (月刊) or shōnen (少年) in the magazine name and inserting Comics (コミックス) directly after the word Gangan.

Anthologies

Monthly Shōnen Gangan (since 1991)

Monthly Shōnen Gangan (月刊少年ガンガン) is a monthly manga anthology that regularly has over 600 pages. Shōnen Gangan was launched by Enix (now Square Enix) in 1991, to compete with other magazines such as Monthly Shōnen Magazine, Monthly Shōnen Jump and Shōnen Sunday Super, and is targeted toward the same young teen male demographic (shōnen means "young man"). It features manga with much action and adventure; science fiction and fantasy elements in the stories are very common. Square Enix also publishes the related Gangan YG and Monthly Gangan Wing.

Series

Manga and series featured:

Monthly GFantasy (since 1993)

Monthly GFantasy (月刊Gファンタジー), also known as Gangan Fantasy, is a Japanese shōnen manga magazine. Launched in 1992 as a special issue of Shounen Gangan under the name Fantastic Comic (ファンタスティックコミック). In 1993 it became its own magazine under the name of Monthly Gangan Fantasy (月刊ガンガンファンタジー). In the April 1994 issue it was renamed to GFantasy. The manga tend to be set in a fantasy setting with large amounts of supernatural themes and a fair amount of action and/or horror scenes. Manga featured:

Young Gangan (since 2004)

Young Gangan (ヤングガンガン) is a Japanese seinen manga magazine published by Square Enix twice a month, on the first and third Friday. The magazine was first published on December 3, 2004. Manga featured:

Gangan Online (since 2008)

Gangan Online (ガンガンオンライン) is a free manga and light novel web magazine and smartphone app published and updated by Square Enix. The online web magazine was activated on October 2, 2008. Manga featured: Light Novels featured:

Gangan Joker (since 2009)

Monthly Gangan Joker (月刊ガンガンJOKER) is a Japanese shōnen manga anthology that was launched by Square Enix on April 22, 2009. Manga featured:

Monthly Big Gangan (since 2010)

Monthly Big Gangan is a seinen manga publication entry in Square Enix's Gangan imprint. Manga featured:

Gangan Pixiv (since 2017)

On February 22, 2017, Gangan Pixiv was launched as a collaboration between Pixiv and Square Enix.

Manga UP! (since 2017)

Like Gangan Online, Manga Up! is a manga app and website which serializes a lot of popular media mix works with manga adaptations of novels exclusively published on the service. In July 2022, Square Enix launched an English version of the Manga UP! featuring titles from Manga UP! and other Square Enix magazines.

Gangan BLiss (since 2021)

In September 2021, Square Enix launched Gangan BLiss, a manga label dedicated to publishing boy's love manga. The manga published under this label will be serialized on the CMOA website.

Discontinued magazines

Gangan Powered (2001–2009)

Gangan Powered (ガンガンパワード) was a Japanese shōnen/seinen manga magazine published by Square Enix. The last release of the magazine was with the April 2009 issue sold on February 21, 2009, and it was subsequently replaced by Gangan Joker. Manga featured:

Monthly Gangan Wing (1996–2009)

Monthly Gangan Wing (月刊ガンガンWING) was a Japanese shōnen manga magazine published by Square Enix. The last release of the magazine was with the May 2009 issue sold on March 21, 2009, and it was subsequently replaced by Gangan Joker. Manga featured: