Afternoon has spawned many successful manga series such as Oh My Goddess!, Genshiken, Blade of the Immortal and Big Windup!.

According to Frederik L. Schodt, stories that did not convince the editors of Morning would often land in Afternoon.

Sharon Kinsella claims that around half of all series featured in Afternoon between 1994 and 1997 were inspired by lolicon aesthetics.

She lists Discommunication, Gunsmith Cats, Assembler 0X, Seraphic Feather, Aqua ańd Oh!

Out of them, Wandering Island and Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ī are on hiatus.