Shogakukan no Gakunenbetsu Gakushū Zasshi

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Shogakukan no Gakunenbetsu Gakushū Zasshi
Shogakukan no Gakunen Betsu Gakushū Zasshi
Publisher Shogakukan
Original language Japanese
Release date Japan 1922–present[?]

Shogakukan no Gakunenbetsu Gakushū Zasshi is a collection of kodomo magazines by Shogakukan aimed at elementary students, first published in 1922. Each issue collates various manga.

The magazines are split into six categories based on different stages of Japanese education: Shōgaku Ichinensei (first grade of elementary school), Shōgaku Ninensei (second grade of elementary school), Shōgaku Sannensei (third grade of elementary school), Shōgaku Yonnensei (fourth grade of elementary school), Shōgaku Gonensei (fifth grade of elementary school), and Shōgaku Rokunensei (sixth grade of elementary school). There are also kindergarten aimed magazine: Yōchien, later renamed Shōgakukan no Yōchien for distinction purposes, (aimed at young kindergarteners) and Gakushū Yōchien (for senior kindergarteners who are about to start elementary school). Most of them stop being published or were suspended in the 2010s, with just Shōgakukan no Yōchien and Shōgaku Ichinensei being the only running magazines of this series.

While not as extensive as CoroCoro Comic, these magazines featured various Super Mario manga series. These include some of Yukio Sawada's early works and some early chapters of Super Mario-kun.

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Yōchien/Shōgakukan no Yōchien[edit]

Monthly magazine aimed at kindergarteners (age range 4-6), it mostly features activity games. It was released in 1933 and is still running.

Image Series Chapter Other Date
Yōchien August 1986 Famicom Quiz to Meiro: Mario Bōken Meiro Oneshot August 1, 1986
Yōchien September 1986 Super Mario no Bōken Meiro Super Mario stickers September 1, 1986
Yōchien October 1986 Famicom Meiro: Super Mario/Makaimura Oneshot October 1, 1986
Yōchien November 1986 Mario no Bōken Meiro November 1, 1986
Yōchien December 1986 Super Mario no Daibōken First episode December 1, 1986
Yōchien January 1987 Super Mario no Oshōgatsu Quiz Janaury 1, 1987
Yōchien February 1987 Super Mario no Daibōken Second episode February 1, 1987
Yōchien March 1987 Super Mario no Daibōken Third episode March 1, 1987
Yōchien April 1987 Ganbare Super Mario First episode April 1, 1987
Yōchien May 1987 Ganbare Super Mario Second episode May 1, 1987
Yōchien June 1987 Ganbare Super Mario Third episode June 1, 1987
Yōchien June 1987 Ganbare Super Mario Fourth episode July 1, 1987
Yōchien August 1987 Ganbare Super Mario Fifth episode August 1, 1987
Yōchien September 1987 Yukio Sawada's Super Mario September 1, 1987
Yōchien October 1987 Mario no Super Undōkai Oneshot October 1, 1987
Yōchien November 1987 Super Mario Hiking Quiz Oneshot November 1, 1987
Yōchien January 1988 Super Mario no Okeiko Meiro (insert) January 1, 1988

Gakushū Yōchien[edit]

Quarterly magazine aimed at kindergarteners who were preparing to enter elementary school (age range 5-6), while still featuring simple manga stories, they are more focused on teaching kids about new school stuff and life lessons. It was launched in 1982 until its de facto discontinuation at the end of 2021.

Shōgaku Ichinensei[edit]

Monthly magazine published since 1925, it features fun stories, learning activities, and manga. Aimed at first graders (age range 6-7). So far, it is the only magazine in this series that is still in publication.

Shōgaku Ninensei[edit]

Monthly magazine published since 1925, it features fun stories, learning activities, and manga. Aimed at second graders (age range 7-8). The publication has been suspended since 2017.

Shōgaku Sannensei[edit]

Monthly magazine published since 1925, it features fun stories, learning activities, and manga. Aimed at third graders (ages 8-9). The publication has been suspended since 2012.

Image Series Chapter Other Date
Shōgaku Sannensei February 1986 Super Mario Bros. Oneshot
(republished in Super Mario-kun as Special stage of Volume 40)
February 1, 1986
Shōgaku Sannensei November 1990 Super Mario Taizenshū Super Famicom advertisment November 1, 1990
Shōgaku Sannensei December 1990 Super Mario-kun Stage 8 of Volume 1 Super Mario World game guide
Santa Mario wishlist
December 1, 1990
Used in case of images missing from a section gallery, table, bestiary box, or certain infoboxes. Super Mario-kun Stage unknown Super Mario World game guide January 1, 1991
Shōgaku Sannensei February 1991 Super Mario-kun Stage unknown February 1, 1991
Shōgaku Sannensei April 1991 Super Mario-kun Stage unknown March 1, 1991
Shōgaku Sannensei April 1991 Super Mario-kun Stage 14 of Volume 1 Super Mario World game guide April 1, 1991
Shōgaku Sannensei May 1991 Super Mario-kun Stage unknown May 1, 1991
Shōgaku Sannensei June 1991 Super Mario-kun Stage 4 of Volume 2 Cape Mario paper airplane
Learning the alphabet with Mario
June 1, 1991
Shōgaku Sannensei June 1991 Super Mario-kun Stage unknown July 1, 1991
Shōgaku Sannensei August 1991 Super Mario-kun Stage 12 of Volume 2 Super VS Ultraman Dodgeball Taikai
Super Mario and Keroppi stickers
August 1, 1991
Super Famicom Boy Ban Chpater unknown (Bowser-related)
Shōgaku Sannensei September 1991 Super Mario-kun Stage 2 of Volume 3 Super Mario playing cards September 1, 1991
Used in case of images missing from a section gallery, table, bestiary box, or certain infoboxes. Super Mario-kun Stage unknown October 1, 1991
Used in case of images missing from a section gallery, table, bestiary box, or certain infoboxes. Super Mario-kun Stage unknown November 1, 1991
Shōgaku Sannensei December 1991 Super Mario-kun Stage 10 of Volume 3 Santa Mario wishlist
Super Mario-kun postcard
December 1, 1991

Shōgaku Yonnensei[edit]

Monthly magazine published since 1924, it features fun stories, learning activities, and manga. Aimed at fourth graders (age range 9-10). It was temporarily suspended in 1946, but after reprising the publication has currently been suspended since 2012.

Shōgaku Rokunensei[edit]

Monthly magazine published since 1922, it features fun stories, learning activities, and manga. Aimed at sixth graders (age range 11-12). It was temporarily suspended in 1946 and 1947, but after reprising the publication has currently been suspended since 2010.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese 小学館しょうがくかん学年別がくねんべつ学習がくしゅう雑誌ざっし
Shōgakukan no Gakunenbetsu Gakushū Zasshi
Shogakukan's grade-level learning magazines [1]

Yōchien[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese 小学館の幼稚園
Shōgakukan no Yōchien
Shogakukan's Kindergarten [1]
幼稚園
Yōchien
Kindergarten Originally [1]

Gakushū Yōchien[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese 学習幼稚園
Gakushū Yōchien
Learning Kindergarten [1]

Shōgaku Ichinensei[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese 小学一年生
Shōgaku Ichinensei
Elementary School First Grade [1]

Shōgaku Ichinensei[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese 小学一年生
Shōgaku Ichinensei
Elementary School First Grade [1]

Shōgaku Ninensei[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese 小学二年生
Shōgaku Ninensei
Elementary School Second Grade [1]

Shōgaku Sannensei[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese 小学三年生
Shōgaku Sannensei
Elementary School Third Grade [1]

Shōgaku Yonnensei[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese 小学四年生
Shōgaku Yonnensei
Elementary School Fourth Grade [1]

Shōgaku Rokunensei[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese 小学六年生
Shōgaku Rokunensei
Elementary School Sixth Grade [1]

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