Weekly Shōnen Sunday
History. "Weekly Shōnen Sunday" was first published on March 17, 1959, as a response to its rival "Weekly Shōnen Magazine". 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. Despite its name, "Weekly Shōnen Sunday" was originally published on Tuesdays of each week, switching to Wednesdays in 2011. 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. 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", "Inuyasha", "Karakuri Circus", "", "Hayate the Combat Butler", "Zettai Karen Children" and "Be Blues!", which maintained a high level of popularity. In a rare event due to the closeness of the two magazine's founding dates, "Weekly Shōnen Sunday" and "Weekly Shōnen Magazine" released a special combined issue on March 19, 2008. In addition, other commemorative events, merchandise, and manga crossovers were planned for the following year as part of the celebrations. The book "Shonen Sunday 1983" was  published on July 15, 2009 to celebrate the anniversary and the magazines 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. To celebrate "Weekly Shōnen Sunday"'s 55th anniversary, 55 new manga series were launched in the print and online magazines "Weekly Shonen Sunday", "Shōnen Sunday S", "Ura Sunday", and "Club Sunday" throughout the year beginning in March 2014. Features. Series. There are currently thirty manga titles being serialized in "Weekly Shōnen Sunday". Out  of them, "Ad Astra per Aspera" and "Major 2nd" are on hiatus; "Magic Kaito" is infrequently published; and "Case Closed" and "" are serialized on an irregular basis. International versions. Elex Media Komputindo published an Indonesian version of "Weekly Shōnen Sunday" titled "Shōnen Star" from 2005 to 2013. 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.