Weekly Shōnen Jump 1973 No.23

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. 33

2

Kōya no Shōnen Isamu

Ch. 79

3

Toilet Hakase

Ch. 131

4

Samurai Giants

Ch. 90

5

Dokonjō Gaeru

Ch. 145

6

Astro Kyūdan

Ch. 36

7

Wa ga Tomo wa Noraki

Ch. 10

8

Arashi! San-piki

Ch. 163

9

Captain wa Dareda!?

10

Dream Kamen

Ch. 20

11

Manga Drifters

Ch. 144

12

Young Oh! Oh!

Ch. 63

13

Boku no Dōbutsuen Nikki

Ch. 32

14

Outer Lek

Ch. 16