Weekly Shōnen Jump 1977 No.2

1 Ring ni Kakero debuted in Weekly Shōnen Jump issue 414 on December 14, 1976. Created by Masami Kurumada (later known for Saint Seiya), this boxing manga follows siblings Ryūji and Kiku as they pursue glory in the ring. It was an early hit for Kurumada and helped establish the over-the-top fighting style that would define his later works.

Ring ni Kakero

Ch. 1

2

Circuit no Ōkami

Ch. 101

3 Purei Booru · プレイボール

Play Ball

Ch. 155

4 KochiKame debuted in Weekly Shōnen Jump issue 387 on June 22, 1976. Created by Osamu Akimoto, this comedy series about a bumbling police officer ran for an extraordinary 40 years without interruption, amassing 200 volumes and 1,960 chapters — making it one of the longest-running manga series ever.

Kochikame

Ch. 13

5

Tōdai Icchokusen

Ch. 26

6

Akutare Kyojin

Ch. 48

7

U.F.O. Kari

Ch. 2

8

Doberman Deka

Ch. 68

9

1•2 no Ahho!!

Ch. 61

10

Yon-chome no Kaijin-kun

Ch. 20

11

Neppu no Tora

Ch. 27

12

Toilet Hakase

Ch. 307

13

Hokuto no Kishi

Ch. 13