Weekly Shōnen Jump 1972 No.53

1 Mazinger Z debuted in Weekly Shōnen Jump issue 189 on September 12, 1972. Created by Go Nagai, the series follows teenager Koji Kabuto as he pilots a giant super robot — built by his late grandfather — to defend humanity against the mechanical beasts of the villainous Dr. Hell. Mazinger Z is widely credited as the manga that invented the piloted giant robot (mecha) genre, directly inspiring Gundam, Evangelion and countless others. It ran in WSJ for one year before concluding in 1973.

Mazinger Z

Ch. 12

2

Astro Kyūdan

Ch. 15

3

Dokonjō Gaeru

Ch. 124

4

Manga Drifters

Ch. 123

5

Otoko Ippiki Gaki-Taishō

Ch. 147

6

Toilet Hakase

Ch. 110

7

Samurai Giants

Ch. 69

8

Spike

Ch. 1

9

Lion Books: Seikō no Amaki Kaori

10

Young Oh! Oh!

Ch. 42

11

Yonimo Fukōna Otoko no Hanashi

12

Hop Step

Ch. 44

13

Arashi! San-piki

Ch. 142

14

Kōya no Shōnen Isamu

Ch. 58