Banzai!, officially stylized
BANZAI!, is a discontinued
shonen manga anthology that was published in
Germany by
Carlsen Verlag, from November 2001 to December 2005. It debuted in November 2001 as a German language adaptation of the popular Japanese manga anthology
Weekly Shonen Jump, published by
Shueisha. In addition to various series from
Weekly Shonen Jump, the magazine serialized some original German
manga-influenced comics, including
Crewman 3. Issues also included educational articles to teach readers Japanese and columns with news updates on anime and manga series. Series published in the magazine were also published in
tankobon volumes under the
Banzai! präsentiert and the highly popular series under the
Best of Banzai! label. The name
Banzai! came from the transliteration of 10,000 years, a traditional Japanese exclamation.