Despite its name, Weekly Shōnen Sunday is published on Wednesday.[5][6] 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]
Weekly Shōnen Sunday's distinctive "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] 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]
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.[7] In addition, other commemorative events, merchandise, and manga crossovers were planned for the following year as part of the celebrations.[4] 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, and has interviews with their creators as well as artists who were inspired by the series from that period, such as Gosho Aoyama.[8]
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.[9]
Viz Media began a Shonen Sunday imprint for titles in North America; starting with Rumiko Takahashi's Rin-ne, which was released on October 20, 2009.[29]
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^ a b"JMPAマガジンデータ : 男性 コミック". Japan Magazine Publishing Association. Archived from the original on December 23, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
^ a b"印刷部数公表". Japan Magazine Publishing Association. Archived from the original on March 16, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
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^Mateo, Alex (October 13, 2021). "Shonen Sunday Editor-in-Chief Takenori Ichihara Steps Down After 6 Years". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 14, 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
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Further reading
週刊少年サンデー特集、新編集長・市原武法インタビュー [Weekly Shōnen Sunday Special Feature: Interview with New Editor-in-Chief Takenori Ichihara]. Natalie (in Japanese). August 19, 2015. Archived from the original on July 21, 2019.
週刊少年サンデー特集 編集長・市原武法インタビュー [Special Feature: Interview with Takenori Ichihara, Editor-in-Chief of Weekly Shōnen Sunday]. Natalie (in Japanese). October 16, 2020. Archived from the original on October 18, 2020.