Aika Sawaguchi appears on the cover and in the lead gravure feature of Monthly Shonen Champion’s March special issue, on sale February 6.
Akita Shoten Co., Ltd. (headquartered in Bunkyo, Tokyo; President: Tokuji Yamaguchi) announces that Aika Sawaguchi will appear on the cover and in the lead gravure feature of the March special issue of its manga magazine Monthly Shonen Champion (editor-in-chief: Takuo Yagi), on sale Friday, February 6.
Gracing the cover of the March special issue of Monthly Champion is Reiwa Era’s gravure queen, Aika Sawaguchi!
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Take in a special Valentine’s Day spent with Aika, who is active in a wide range of fields as an actor, essayist and woman in motorsports!
This issue comes with a double-sided BIG poster supplement (500 mm high by 300 mm wide)!!
There is also a large giveaway of March issue limited-edition QUO cards for 200 people, as well as a giveaway of signed Cheki instant photos!
Lead color pages to commemorate the release of the latest Volume 11!!
Title: I Was Reborn as Saito Yoshitatsu, So I Will Cede the Country to Oda Nobunaga and Aim to Live a Long Life!
Original story: Mirai Tatsumi
Manga: Yuki Tamura
Synopsis: Yoshitatsu is finally set to take part in battle in earnest!! Even as he devises a plan, an encounter with a formidable enemy steadily draws nearer…!?
Second chapter of a new serialization! Center color pages!
Title: The Sandbag Old Man at the Training Ground Was Actually the Strongest: After He Was Fired, His Former Students Who Had Risen Through the Ranks Come After Him
Original story: Takahiro Nagase
Manga: Sakurada vi-netsu
Synopsis: Lyle, who was fired as an instructor at the guild where he once worked, finds his grown former students gathering around him. Wondering which of them is strongest, Lyle casually lets slip a single remark…!?
An omnibus horror with curses swirling through it, in center color pages!!
Title: Jukai
Author: Ryoga Saito
Synopsis: Kyohoji Temple is gradually falling into ruin. But its head priest, Reika, fearlessly turns the pages of the record of strange occurrences…!
A special one-shot, recipient of the 20th Next Champion Encouragement Award!!
Title: Saitomei Is Transparent and Opaque
Author: Takuma Ishikawa
Synopsis: Data-minded high school boy Ideta falls in love with a transparent high school girl!! Unfamiliar traits, unseen expressions, the pursuit of “love” will not stop!!
The omnibus horror series reaches its final chapter at last!
Title: Kishu Hakubutsuroku
Author: Gaku Yamazaki
Synopsis: The mountain behind the village after a heavy rain. A creature is wriggling in a puddle…!?
Magazine: Monthly Shonen Champion March special issue
Cover and lead gravure feature: Aika Sawaguchi
Supplement: Aika Sawaguchi double-sided BIG poster (500 mm high by 300 mm wide)
Giveaways: Aika Sawaguchi March issue limited-edition QUO card giveaway (200 winners); Aika Sawaguchi signed Cheki instant photo giveaway
On sale: Friday, February 6, 2026
Special price: ¥700 (tax included)
Published by: Akita Shoten Co., Ltd.
Official Monthly Shonen Champion website
Representative: President Tokuji Yamaguchi
Address: Bunkyo Green Court Center Office 18F, 2-28-8 Honkomagome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0021, Japan
Founded: August 10, 1948
Business: Magazines, books, comics, paperback editions, children’s books, media mix projects and more
Employees: Approximately 160
https://www.akitashoten.co.jp/
Source: PR TIMES
The November 5 debut offers seaside and indoor cover portraits across two editions, with identical contents and separate Seven Net postcard bonuses.
The November 5 debut pairs new 30-page and 20-page features with unpublished selections, plus a choice of regular and limited-cover editions.
The November issue introduces Ai Kaname in its center gravure and includes a double-sided Sawaguchi poster, on sale October 6 for ¥750.
