What is SHONEN SUNDAY? SHONEN SUNDAY is one of the largest weekly manga magazines in Japan. Containing some of the latest and hottest boys' manga series in Japan, SUNDAY has hosted such notables as RANMA ½ and the currently popular MEITANTEI CONAN.

Last issue's SHONEN SUNDAY update (1998 Issue 36/37)

Selected Brief Updates:

INUYASHA
by Takahashi Rumiko

Overview: Kagome is a modern student teamed up with the strange boy Inuyasha in 15th or 16th century Japan, seeking to retrieve the fragments of the magical Shikon No Tama.
This issue: A young woman named Sango, of a village of demon-hunters, is the last survivor of a vicious trap when she was working with her family away from town. She awakens to the care of a young lord. The young man begins conversing with Naraku, who brings news of the destruction of her village. Meanwhile, Inuyasha and Kagome arrive at the remains of Sango's village, the very place whence the Shikon No Tama had once come. There, they meet Myouga the louse again, and they learn the village had been attacked while Sango's family was gone. Little do they know that evil Naraku has blamed the destruction of Sango's village on Inuyasha, and that Sango is now swearing revenge.

ME GUMI NO DAIGO
by Soda Masahito

Overview: Asahina Daigo is a young firefighter with the "Me" Company, who has an unusual ability to find and rescue people in danger.
This issue: Gomi and the two workers are still trapped at the construction fire. Daigo is secretly working his way through a gas-filled pipe to get to Gomi, crushing his fears with his determination to save his boss. Meanwhile, the Rescue Team has arrived, and Kanda (not knowing of Daigo) also wants to use the pipe to get to Gomi, but is ordered not to. The injured Gomi, trapped in the rubble, suddenly hears the sounds of Daigo's approach through the pipe. He frantically tries to get him to stop, for the rubble area still has open fires, and opening the gas pipe could lead to an explosion. Not knowing the would-be rescuer is Daigo, Gomi can only think in bewilderment of the idiocy of someone who would come through a gas pipe.

LOVE
by Ishiwata Osamu

Overview: Takagi Ai ("Love") is a girl who, in a bid to have a re-match with her old tennis rival, has entered a high school tennis club disguised as a boy.
This issue: The slimy reporter who had been following Ai around finally has proof that she's a 13-year-old girl! He announces he will broadcast the evidence on a nationwide news show at 5 pm. But Ai's friends and allies rally around her, and they decide to counter the media blast with their own, and create new supporters for her. They also prepare for the media onslaught, and are determined to keep her in the competition. As one of her previous opponents says, "It's only right that the victor goes on to play!" As promised, the scoop is broadcast at 5 pm.

JAJAUMA GROOMING UP!
by Yuki Masami

Overview: Although originally a city boy, young Kuze Shunpei has taken to working as a farm hand at the Watarai racing horse breeding farm; he also has taken to Watarai Hibiki, one of the Watarai daughters.
This issue: Hibiki and Tazuna have just had a confrontation about Shunpei, and Shunpei wound up involved. Now, Hibiki, forced to look at her own feelings, is starting to worry that he'll leave the farm. Shunpei later talks in private with Tazuna. But though he tries to apologize for not being straightforward with her earlier, she tells him she's angry about Hibiki's wishy-washy nature and callous belief that everything will resolve itself if she just ignores things. "Do something about that stupid girl," she tells Shunpei. Later on, Shunpei mutters to himself about leaving the farm for the summer. Hibiki hears about it second hand and, believing he's thinking of leaving permanently, storms into the barn to confront him....

GHOST SWEEPER MIKAMI GOKURAKU DAISAKUSEN!!
by Shiina Takashi

Overview: Mikami Reiko is a money-hungry, gorgeous female ghost buster, aided by her sex-starved and underpaid male assistant Yokoshima Tadao, as well as kind and gentle female ex-ghost O-kinu.
This issue: Mikami, back in her body, now has the priceless crystal that Ashtaroth needs to operate the contraption that will render the universe his. She tells him the laws of the universe will not allow him to so easily muck with it (just as how time travel to the past will usually fail to change history). Ashtaroth even slips on a convenient banana peel. Wising up, he suddenly claims to change his mind about ruling the universe, and the universe suddenly stops opposing him. He momentarily grabs back the crystal, but a gasoline can conveniently falls on his head. At last, Yokoshima has the crystal and is ready to destroy it, but Ashtaroth tells him that doing so will destroy Luciola's chances of coming back to life. Ashtaroth tells Yokoshima that he's willing to let Yokoshima and Luciola become the Adam and Eve of a new universe if he'll only return the crystal. Luciola's spirit screams at Yokoshima that Ashtaroth is lying, but Yokoshima hesitates.

MAJOR
by Mitsuda Takuya

Overview: It has been 4 years since Honda Goro put together the Mifune Little League. Now, in junior high school, he is reunited with his old friends and is faced with a new baseball crisis....
This issue: The 200th episode starts off in full color! Honda and Satou are still in the fight to enter Kaidou high school. Their "team's" pitcher can no longer pitch, so Honda is the new pitcher. He rejoices as Satou goes off to scout the other mini-teams' game. Satou watches, worried, as the C team (featuring an extremely feminine male pitcher) easily creams its opponent. Meanwhile, Honda is warming up his pitching with a teammate. He keeps his throws nice and easy, but decides to really cut loose with the last one. His teammate falls over from the impact.