Weekly Sh?nen Jump (Japanese: ????????, Hepburn: Sh?kan Sh?nen Janpu, stylized in English as WEEKLY JUMP) is a weekly sh?nen manga anthology published in Japan by Shueisha under the Jump line of magazines. It is the best-selling manga magazine, as well as one of the longest-running; the first issue was released with a cover date of August 1, 1968. The manga series within the magazine target young male readers and tend to consist of a large number of action scenes and a fair amount of comedy. The chapters of series that run in Weekly Sh?nen Jump are collected and published in tank?bon volumes under the "Jump Comics" imprint every two to three months.
The mid-1980s to the mid-1990s represents the era when the magazine's circulation was at its highest (6.53 million). However, since then it has experienced a drastic decline and had a circulation of 1.9 million copies in early-2017.
Weekly Sh?nen Jump has two sister magazines called Jump SQ, created after the fall of Monthly Sh?nen Jump, and Saiky? Jump. The magazine has also had several international counterparts, including the current North American Weekly Shonen Jump.
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History
Weekly Sh?nen Jump was launched by Shueisha on July 2, 1968, to compete with the already-successful Weekly Sh?nen Magazine and Weekly Sh?nen Sunday. Weekly Sh?nen Jump's sister publication was a manga magazine called Sh?nen Book, which was originally a male version of the short-lived sh?jo manga anthology Sh?jo Book. Prior to issue 20, Weekly Sh?nen Jump was originally called simply Sh?nen Jump as it was originally a bi-weekly magazine. In 1969, Sh?nen Book ceased publication at which time Sh?nen Jump became a weekly magazine and a new monthly magazine called Bessatsu Sh?nen Jump was made to take Sh?nen Book's place. This magazine was later rebranded as Monthly Sh?nen Jump before eventually being discontinued and replaced by Jump SQ.
Due to the 2011 T?hoku earthquake and tsunami, the shipment of the 15th issue of 2011 was delayed in some areas of Japan. In response, Shueisha published the series included in that issue for free on its website from March 23 to April 27.
On July 11, 2013, the Namco Bandai Group opened an amusement park themed around Weekly Sh?nen Jump series. Titled J-World Tokyo, it is located on the third floor of the Sunshine City World Import Mart Building in Ikebukuro and is 1.52 acres.
In celebration of the magazine's 45th anniversary in 2013, Shueisha began a contest where anyone can submit manga in three different languages, Japanese, English and Chinese. Judged by the magazine's editorial department, four awards will be given, a grand prize and one for each language, each including 500,000 yen (about US$4,900) and guaranteed publication in either Jump, its special editions, North American edition, China's OK! Comic, or Taiwan's Formosa Youth.
A mobile phone app titled "Jump Live" was launched in August 2013, it features exclusive content from the artists whose series run in Weekly Sh?nen Jump.
Famicom Jump: Hero Retsuden, released in 1988 for the Family Computer was produced to commemorate the magazine's 20th anniversary. It was followed by a sequel: Famicom Jump II: Saiky? no Shichinin in 1991, also for the Family Computer. In 2000, two more games were created for the purpose of commemorating the magazine's anniversaries. A crossover fighting game titled Jump Super Stars was released for the Nintendo DS in 2005. It was followed by Jump Ultimate Stars in 2006. A new crossover game, J-Stars Victory Vs., was released in 2014 for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita to commemorate Jump's 45 anniversary.
Newcomer Awards
Weekly Sh?nen Jump, in association with parent company Shueisha, holds annual competitions for new or up and coming manga artists to create one-shot stories. The best are put to a panel of judges (including manga artists past and present) where the best are given a special award for the best of these new series. The Tezuka Award, named for manga pioneer Osamu Tezuka, is given for all different styles of stories. The Akatsuka Award, named for gag manga pioneer Fujio Akatsuka, is a similar competition for comedy and gag manga. Many Weekly Sh?nen Jump manga artists have gotten their start either winning or being acknowledged by these competitions.
Associated items
WSJ is also the center of the Shueisha's branding of its main manga products due to the popularity and recognition of the series and characters published in it. Although the manga are published both in the main magazine as well as in the Jump Comics line, they also are republished in various other editions such as kazenban and "Remixes" of the original work, usually publishing series older or previously established series. The Jump brand is also used on the tank?bon released of their manga series, related drama CDs, and at "Jump Festa", a festival showing off the people and products behind the Weekly Sh?nen Jump manga titles.
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Circulation and demographic
Weekly Sh?nen Jump is the bestselling manga magazine in Japan. In 1982, Weekly Sh?nen Jump had a circulation of 2.55 million. By 1995, circulation numbers swelled to 6.53 million. The magazine's former editor-in-chief Masahiko Ibaraki (2003-2008) stated this was due to the magazine including "hit titles such as Dragon Ball, Slam Dunk, and others." After hitting this peak, the circulation numbers continued to drop. 1998's New Year's issue was the first time in 24 years that Weekly Sh?nen Jump lost as the highest selling sh?nen manga magazine (4.15 million copies sold), ceding to Weekly Sh?nen Magazine (4.45 million). It was not until 2007 that the magazine saw its first increase in 11 years, from 2.75 million to 2.78 million. An increase that Ibaraki credited to One Piece.
By publishing sh?nen manga, the magazine is targeted to young boys. However, Index Digital reported in 2005 that the favorite non-sh?jo magazine of elementary and middle school-aged female readers is Weekly Sh?nen Jump at 61.9%. Strengthening it, Oricon conducted a poll among 2,933 female Japanese readers on their favorite manga magazines in 2007. Weekly Sh?nen Jump was the number one answer, with One Piece, Death Note, and The Prince of Tennis cited as the reasons. In 2009, it was reported that 62.9% of the magazine's readers were under the age of fourteen.
Features
Series
There are currently twenty-three manga titles being serialized in Weekly Sh?nen Jump. Out of them, only Hunter × Hunter is serialized on an irregular basis.
Related titles
Jump Next!
Jump Next! (????NEXT!, Janpu NEXT!) was originally a seasonal offshoot of the Weekly Sh?nen Jump magazine published on Japanese holidays. It became its own independent anthology that is published every other month on March 14, 2014. The magazine was published under the name Akamaru Jump (???????, Akamaru Janpu) prior to April 30, 2010. Jump Next! features many amateur manga artists who get their one-shots published in the magazine. It also puts additional one-shot titles by professional manga artists, which promote upcoming series to be published in the main magazine. Lately it's also featuring the last chapters of cancelled series from Weekly Sh?nen Jump, such as Enigma and Magico. It also features yonkoma of popular series such as Death Note and Naruto, as well as the pilot chapter of Bleach. Jump Next! has had several other past special versions:
- Aomaru Jump (???????, Aomaru Janpu) was a single issue of Akamaru Jump. One-shots that were featured in Aomaru Jump were Dead/Undead, Sh?gai Oyaji Michi!, The Dream, Mieruhito, Y?t? ? H?shi, and Fuku wa Jutsu.
- Jump the Revolution! (???? the REVOLUTION!) was a special edition of Akamaru Jump that was published in two issues in November 2005 and 2006. Jump the Revolution! contained one-shots of upcoming Weekly Sh?nen Jump series and soon to be Jump SQ series.
V Jump
V Jump (V????, Bui Janpu) was originally an offshoot of the Weekly Sh?nen Jump magazine in a special issue called Weekly Sh?nen Jump Tokubetsu Hensh? Z?kan V Jump (?????????????? V JUMP). The special issues lasted from 1992 through 1993. V Jump became its own independent anthology in 1993 for coverage of games, including video and card games.
Super Jump
Super Jump (????????, S?p? Janpu) was also originally an offshoot of the Weekly Sh?nen Jump magazine in a special issue called Weekly Sh?nen Jump Tokubetsu Hensh? Z?kan Super Jump (?????????????? ????????). The magazine was published from 1968 to 1988, when it became a separate anthology for seinen manga.
Jump VS
Jump VS was a special issue of Weekly Sh?nen Jump, published on March 22, 2013. The issue focused on "battle manga" and included 12 one-shots.
International adaptations
Manga titles from Weekly Sh?nen Jump are translated into many foreign languages, and some even have their own separate version of the Weekly Sh?nen Jump anthology. Weekly Sh?nen Jump manga are also published in many other countries where the magazine itself is not published, like the United Kingdom, Argentina, Mexico, Spain, Australia, and South Korea.
Shonen Jump
Shonen Jump, published in North America by Viz Media, debuted in November 2002, with a January 2003 cover date. Though based on Weekly Sh?nen Jump, the English language Shonen Jump is retooled for English readers and the American audience and is published monthly, instead of weekly. It features serialized chapters from seven manga series, and articles on Japanese language and culture, manga, anime, video games, and figurines. In conjunction with the magazine, Viz launched new imprints for releasing media related to the series presented in the magazine, and other sh?nen works. This includes two new manga imprints, an anime DVD imprint, a fiction line for releasing light novels, a label for fan and data books, and a label for the release of art books.
Prior to the magazine's launch, Viz launched an extensive marketing campaign to promote the magazine and help it succeed where other manga anthologies in North America have failed. Shueisha purchased an equity interest in Viz to help fund the venture, and Cartoon Network, Suncoast, and Diamond Distributors became promotional partners in the magazine. The first issue required three printings to meet demand, with over 300,000 copies sold. It was awarded the ICv2 "Comic Product of the Year" award in December 2002, and continued to enjoy high sales with a monthly circulation of 215,000 in 2008. Shonen Jump was discontinued in April 2012 in favor of its digital successor, Weekly Shonen Jump.
Weekly Shonen Jump
Weekly Shonen Jump, Viz Media's successor to the monthly print anthology Shonen Jump, is a North American digital sh?nen manga anthology published simultaneously with the Japanese editions of Weekly Sh?nen Jump, in part to combat the copyright violation of manga through bootleg scanlation services. It began serialization on January 30, 2012, as Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha with a lineup of six titles and new issues published online two weeks after Japanese release, but within a year had expanded to twelve ongoing series, and on January 21, 2013, it underwent a rebranding and transitioned to simultaneous publication with Japan.
Banzai!
Banzai! is a German-language version of Weekly Sh?nen Jump published by Carlsen Verlag that was published from 2001 through December 2005 before being canceled. In addition to the Weekly Sh?nen Jump manga series, the magazine also included original German language manga-influenced comics. The magazine competed as a sister publication to a sh?jo anthology called Daisuki. It had a circulation of 140,000 copies.
Remen Shaonian Top
Rèmén Shàonián Top (????TOP) is the former weekly Chinese-language version of Weekly Sh?nen Jump, published in Taiwan by Da Ran Publishing. In the 1990s Da Ran went bankrupt and the magazine had to cease publication. Rèmén Shàonián Top serialized series such as Yu-Gi-Oh!, Tottemo! Luckyman, Hikaru no Go, and One Piece as well as several other domestic manhua.
Formosa Youth
Formosa Youth (???? Báod?o Shàonián, roughly "Taiwan Teen") is the current weekly Chinese version of Weekly Sh?nen Jump. Formosa Youth features various series from Weekly Sh?nen Jump. The Formosa Youth magazine translates Weekly Sh?nen Jump manga up to date. A sister publication of Formosa Youth is Dragon Youth Comic (??? Lóng Shàonián), which specializes in domestic manhua. In 1977, the Tong Li company was created and founded by Fang Wan-Nan which created bootlegs, this ended in 1992. A law in Taiwan restricted the act of bootlegging all manga. During 1992, Tong Li created many manga and manhua magazines, New Youth Bulletin, Youth Comic, Margaret Girl, Dragon Youth Comic, and Formosa Youth. Some series like One Piece and Hikaru no Go were first published in the manga/manhua magazine Rèmén Shàonián Top (????TOP) by Da Ran Publishing, but when Daran Publishing went bankrupt the series were transferred to Formosa Youth.
EX-am
EX-am is the Hong Kong version of Weekly Sh?nen Jump published by Culturecom Holdings's comic division Culturecom Comics, the largest comic distributors in all of Asia. The magazine published Hunter × Hunter, Captain Tsubasa and Dragon Ball--which holds the highest circulation of manga in Hong Kong, alongside the highest of domestic manhua which would be Chinese Hero: Tales of the Blood Sword.
C-Kids
C-Kids (??????? See Kít) is the Thai language Weekly Sh?nen Jump published by Siam Inter Comics. C-Kids publishes many Weekly Sh?nen Jump series such as One Piece, Gintama along with many original manga-influenced comics from the division Cartoon Thai Studio like EXEcutional.
Boom
Boom (???) is another Thai language Weekly Sh?nen Jump published by Nation Edutainment. Boom publishes many Weekly Sh?nen Jump series such as Naruto, Death Note along with many original manga-influenced comics from Factory Studio like Meed Thii Sib-Sam and Apaimanee Saga.
Swedish Shonen Jump
In November 2004, Manga Media began publication of a Swedish language version of Weekly Sh?nen Jump in Sweden, called Shonen Jump as a sister publication to their existing magazines Manga Mania and Shojo Stars. The magazine included chapters from various popular Weekly Sh?nen Jump titles including Bleach, Naruto, Shaman King, and Yu-Gi-Oh!. In November 2007, after 37 issues published, Manga Media ceased publication of the magazine. It had a circulation of 30,000 copies.
Norwegian Shonen Jump
A Norwegian language edition of Weekly Sh?nen Jump began publication in Norway in March 2005. Published by Schibsted Forlagene, the Norwegian edition was a direct translation of Bonnier's Swedish version of the magazine, containing the same series and titles. When Bonnier lost the license for Weekly Sh?nen Jump, the Norwegian version also ceased publication, with the last issue released on February 26, 2007. They also created two short lived book imprints: "En Bok Fra Shonen Jump" (a book from Shonen Jump) for profile books and "Dragon Ball Ekstra" (Dragon Ball Extra) a line specifically for manga written by Akira Toriyama. Also a film comic based on the Dragon Ball Z anime was released under the "TV Anime Comic" imprint.
Imprints
JUMP Comics
JUMP Comics (?????????, Janpu Comikkusu) is the most well-known of Jump manga lines and has sold over 1,000,000 copies. JUMP Comics is an average of Tank?bon and an average amount of One-shots. The most likely series of JUMP Comics (store-wise) would be Naruto, One Piece, Shaman King, Mr.FULLSWING, Ichigo 100%, KochiKame, Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, Hunter × Hunter, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, YuYu Hakusho and Yu-Gi-Oh!. . The publication of JUMP Comics is one of the most successful in the world besides Sh?nen Sunday Comics and Sh?nen Magazine Comics. The JUMP Comics are published in the U.S. under the lines Shonen Jump and Shonen Jump Advanced. Sh?nen Jump Advanced was created for the distribution of manga series considered more mature due to content or themes. Series released under SJA include Eyeshield 21, Ichigo 100%, Pretty Face, I"s, Hunter × Hunter, Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, (first edition) and Death Note.
Weekly Sh?nen Jump formerly ran a manga line of Aiz?ban editions called; JUMP Comics Deluxe (??????????????, Janpu Commikusu Derakkusu). The seinen manga anthology Super Jump has currently taken hold of the manga line; and publishes their manga in it. Many of the series Weekly Jump have printed for the manga line are still being printed most likely; Slam Dunk, and Dragonball. ("Dragon Ball" in tank?bon format) Unlike Bunko editions these manga volumes have expensive paper; And have totally original cover artwork. Aiz?ban volumes have high quality and can mostly be referred to as "Collectors Editions". Weekly Jump art books and profile books are still in print due to its permission of Shueisha. A press release of a Rurouni Kenshin Kanzenban from JUMP Comics Deluxe has been shown in the U.S. under the title Rurouni Kenshin VIZBIG Edition.
Evolution of JUMP Comics Deluxe
The line JUMP Comics Deluxe line had many different versions over the years. The first was Jump Comics Selection and had a run of more notable series. That includes more well known Kinnikuman and Cobra.
JUMP j-BOOKS
Weekly Sh?nen Jump has also run a line of light novels and guide-books called JUMP j-BOOKS (???? ??? ????, Janpu Jei Bukkusu) commonly referred to as J-Books. J-Books has run almost ever since the manga Dr. Slump appeared in the 80's, the line is still running and had many series adapted for novels. Other series adapted for J-Books include Gintama, Bleach, Muhyo and Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation, Katekyo Hitman Reborn!, Naruto, Tokyo Ghoul and Yu-Gi-Oh!. Four JUMP j-BOOKS were published in English by Viz Media in the SJ Fiction line.
Shueisha Comic Bunko
Weekly Sh?nen Jump has also run a line Bunkobon editions called Shueisha Comic Bunko (?????????, Sh?eisha Bunk? Comik). Bunkobon editions have different cover artwork and different cheaper paper.
Shueisha Jump Remix
Weekly Jump has also run a line of large square-bound phone book size issues of early Jump Comics series named Shueisha JUMP REMIX (????????????, Sh?eisha Janpu Rimixxu) abbreviated as SJR. Recent series include Tottemo! Luckyman, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, KochiKame, Cyborg G-Chan, Saint Seiya, Jungle King Tar-chan, Sexy Commando Gaiden: Sugoiyo! Masaru-san, Captain Tsubasa, and THE MOMOTAROH. Shueisha JUMP REMIX's also include special features like original artwork and info. Shueisha JUMP REMIX is an arm of Shueisha REMIX; other types Shueisha REMIX's exist like Shueisha Girl's REMIX and Shueisha HOME REMIX.
Jump Festa
The Jump Festa (????????, Janpufesuta) is a large convention hosted by Weekly Sh?nen Jump. The Jump Festa occurs every year and sells Jump collectibles. The first Jump Festa began in 2001.
See also
References
External links
- Official website
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Pop Web Jump (Archive)
- Official Jumpland website (in Japanese)
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