Weekly Shōnen Jump 1982 No.40

1 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. 301

2 Hai Sukūru! Kimengumi · ハイスクール！奇面組

High School! Kimengumi

Ch. 23

3

Stop!! Hibari-kun!

Ch. 31

4

Fūma no Kojirō

Ch. 37

5 Kyaputen Tsubasa · キャプテン翼 Captain Tsubasa debuted in Weekly Shōnen Jump issue 648 on March 31, 1981. Created by Yoichi Takahashi, the series follows Tsubasa Ozora, a boy whose dream is to win the FIFA World Cup. Captain Tsubasa is credited with inspiring a generation of professional footballers worldwide, including many current and former stars.

Captain Tsubasa

Ch. 74

6

Yabure Kabure

Ch. 10

7 Kinnikuman debuted in Weekly Shōnen Jump issue 544 on May 1, 1979. Created by the duo Yudetamago, the series follows Suguru Kinniku, a bumbling superhero who becomes a wrestling champion. Known for its wild characters and parody humor, Kinnikuman was enormously popular in the 1980s and spawned numerous sequels.

Kinnikuman

Ch. 170

8 Dokutā Suranpu · ドクタースランプ Dr. Slump debuted in Weekly Shōnen Jump issue 581 on January 5, 1980. Created by Akira Toriyama, the series follows eccentric inventor Senbei Norimaki and his robot creation Arale, a little girl with superhuman strength and no common sense. The manga was a massive hit and won the Shōgakukan Manga Award, launching Toriyama's career before Dragon Ball.

Dr. Slump

Ch. 137

9 Kyattsu Ai · キャッツ アイ

Cat's Eye

Ch. 52

10

Shō to Daichi

Ch. 7

11

Kick Off

Ch. 36

12 Kobura · コブラ

Cobra

Ch. 110

13

Jun

Ch. 8

14

Black Angels

Ch. 46

15

Geki! Gokutora Ikka

Ch. 107

16

Winning Shot

Ch. 20

17

Nobu ga Yuku

Ch. 9