Weekly Shonen Jump, issue 40 (Japanese version)

Weekly Shonen Jump (週刊少年ジャンプ Shūkan Shōnen Janpu), with a circulation of over 3 million, is one of the longest-running, weekly manga compilations in Japan. Monthly editions are published in North America and Europe. Cover of Weekly Shonen Jump, issue 40 (Japanese version). ... Cover of Weekly Shonen Jump, issue 40 (Japanese version). ... For other uses, see Manga (disambiguation). ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... World map showing Europe Political map Europe is one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiographic one, leading to various perspectives about Europes borders. ...

History

Weekly Shonen Jump is targeted towards the young, male demographic ("Shōnen" means young boy or man). It features manga with lots of action and adventure, often featuring young, male protagonists with special powers and/or abilities. // Shōnen ) (sometimes transliterated as shounen, literally few years) is a Japanese word used in English to refer to anime and manga primarily intended for boys, although there can be crossover appeal to men and females as well (e. ... The protagonist or main character is the central figure of a story. ...

Weekly Shonen Jump was launched by Shueisha in 1968, to compete with the already-successful Shonen Magazine and Shonen Sunday. At its highest point, Weekly Shonen Jump had a regular circulation of over 6 million. Weekly Shonen Jump manga titles have also been translated and redistributed in countries where the magazine itself isn't published, such as South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Thailand. Shueisha ) is a major publisher in Japan, headquartered in Tokyo. ... Weekly Shonen Magazine (週刊少年マガジン Shūkan Shōnen Magajin), also known as Shonen Magazine, is a manga magazine published by Kodansha. ... Weekly Shonen Sunday (少年サンデー Shōnen SandÄ“) is a shōnen manga magazine published by Shogakukan. ...

There were a few games made based on the manga and the series in it. There were two Famicom Jump games for its anniversary, on the NES, and lately Jump Superstars on the Nintendo DS. Nes is: A municipality in the county of Akershus in Norway, see Nes, Akershus. ... Wikibooks has more about this subject: Jump Superstars Jump Super Stars is a 2D fighting game for the Nintendo DS. It was developed by Ganbarion and published by Nintendo. ... The Nintendo DS (sometimes abbreviated NDS or DS) is a handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo, released in 2004. ...

Shonen Jump worldwide

These magazines are published monthly, unlike their Japanese counterpart which is published weekly.

United States Shonen Jump

Shonen Jump, volume 1, issue 1 (English version)

In 2002, Shueisha announced a partnership with Viz Communications (now Viz Media), a purveyor of anime and manga in the United States, to distribute a monthly version of Shonen Jump in that country. In its first issue (January 2003), it sold almost 300,000 copies, making it the top-selling comic book of any kind in the U.S. for that time period. The titles featured in the American version include Yu-Gi-Oh!, YuYu Hakusho, One Piece, Naruto, Shaman King, Dragon Ball Z, and Sand Land. In January 2004, Sand Land ended and was replaced with Hikaru no Go in their lineup. Dragon Ball Z (the second part of Dragon Ball) was discontinued in the April 2005 Shonen Jump and the last part of the story was serialized in graphic novel form. Starting in December 2006 Yu-Gi-Oh! GX will appear in the American Shonen Jump. Cover of Shonen Jump, vol. ... Cover of Shonen Jump, vol. ... This article deals with the American media company. ... // A scene from Cowboy Bebop (1998) Anime ), which is short for the English word animation, in the western world most popularly refers to the medium of animation originating in Japan, with distinctive character and background aesthetics that visually set it apart from other forms of animation (e. ... Yu-Gi-Oh! , literally Game King or King of Games[1]) is a popular Japanese anime and manga franchise from Kazuki Takahashi, that mainly involves characters who play a card game called Duel Monsters (originally known as Magic & Wizards), wherein each player purchases and assembles a deck of Monster, Magic... YuYu Hakusho (幽★遊★白書 YūYū Hakusho, literally Spirits Wander White Book, meaning Ghost Files / Poltergeist Report) is a manga and anime series by Yoshihiro Togashi. ... One Piece ) is a manga and anime series created by artist Eiichiro Oda. ... This article is about the manga and anime series. ... Shaman King (シャーマンキング Shāman Kingu) is both an anime series and a manga series by Hiroyuki Takei. ... Dragon Ball Z is the long-running sequel to the anime Dragon Ball. ... Sand Land (Japanese: サンドランド), a manga series by Akira Toriyama, first appeared in Weekly Shonen Jump in the year 2000. ... Sand Land (Japanese: サンドランド), a manga series by Akira Toriyama, first appeared in Weekly Shonen Jump in the year 2000. ... Hikaru no Go (ヒカルの碁) is a popular Japanese anime and manga coming of age story based on the board game Go written by Yumi Hotta and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. ... Dragon Ball Z is the long-running sequel to the anime Dragon Ball. ... Trade paperback of Will Eisners A Contract with God (1978), often mistakenly cited as the first graphic novel. ... Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, known in Japan as Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX (遊☆戯☆王デュエル モンスターズGX Yūgiō Dyueru Monsutāzu GX) is an anime spinoff of the original Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise. ...

Shonen Jump also runs a line of graphic novels, including those that have run in the American Shonen Jump, but also other titles that ran in the Japanese Shonen Jump but not the American version, like Rurouni Kenshin, Knights of the Zodiac (Saint Seiya), Whistle!, The Prince of Tennis, Dr. Slump, Legendz, Beet the Vandel Buster, and Bleach. In addition, Kinnikuman: Nisei (better known as Ultimate Muscle in North America, Northern Europe, Oceania, and some regions), a sequel of the Jump title Kinnikuman, is sold in the graphic novel format as a "Shonen Jump Advanced" title in North America. Other titles on the "Shonen Jump Advanced" lineup include I"s, Eyeshield 21, Death Note, Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo ,Hunter X Hunter and D. Gray-Man. Most of these comics have been run once or twice in the same chapter amounts as the regular comics. Trade paperback of Will Eisners A Contract with God (1978), often mistakenly cited as the first graphic novel. ... Cover to Kinnikuman II #13. ...

In the magazine's text, the U.S. Shonen Jump uses circumflexes instead of macrons to mark long vowels. The manga in the magazine doesn't always reflect this (e.g., the preview for Whistle! used macrons). Shonen Jump recently adopted a policy of editing dialogue and art of serialized manga to make it more suitable for younger audiences. This policy has still received criticism from old-time readers. The circumflex ( ˆ ) (more commonly known as an uppen) is a diacritic mark used in written Greek, French, Esperanto, Norwegian, Romanian, Slovak, Vietnamese, Japanese romaji, Welsh, Portuguese, Italian, Afrikaans, and other languages. ... A macron (from Gr. ...

BANZAI!

Shonen Jump is published in Germany as the compilation magazine BANZAI! by Carlsen Verlag. BANZAI! publishes Hikaru no Go, Hakuchi One, Naruto, I"s, Hunter x Hunter, and Shaman King. Several other titles, such as Yu-Gi-Oh!, Halloweens, Dr. Slump, One Piece, Neko Majin, Sand Land, Neko Majin Z, DNA² and an original German manga series called Crewman3 were serialized in BANZAI! Banzai! stopped in December 2005 because the license was not renewed by Shueisha A collection of magazines A magazine is a periodical publication containing a variety of articles, generally financed by advertising and/or purchase by readers. ... The Carlsen Verlag is a subsidiary of the homonymous Danish publishing house which in turn belongs to the Swedish media company Bonnier. ... Neko Majin Kanzenban, collecting the entire series, published in April 2005 by Shueisha. ...

Swedish Shonen Jump

The Swedish Shonen Jump has Yu-Gi-Oh!, Sand Land, Naruto, Shaman King and Rurouni Kenshin.

Norwegian Shonen Jump

The Norwegian Shonen Jump is being published by Schibsted Forlagene. The first issue appeared in March 2005 with the same series as the Swedish Shonen Jump and it is translated from Swedish. Schibsted is a Scandinavian media group. ...

Popular comics featured in the Japanese Shonen Jump

The magazine in Japan has produced some of the most popular manga titles around, including but not limited to:

• Barefoot Gen
• Beet the Vandel Buster (Featured in the Japanese Monthly Shonen Jump)
• Black Cat
• BLEACH
• Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
• Bremen
• Buso Renkin
• Captain Tsubasa
• Cat's Eye
• City Hunter
• Claymore
• Cowa!
• Death Note
• D.Gray-man
• Dr. Slump
• Dragon Ball (The later half of it is titled Dragon Ball Z in North America)
• Dragon Drive
• DNA²
• Eyeshield 21
• GinTama
• Gun Blaze West
• Hareluya
• Highschool! Kimen-gumi
• Hikaru no Go
• Hokuto no Ken (Fist of the North Star)
• Hunter × Hunter
• I"s
• Ichigo 100%
• Jigoku Sensei Nube (Hell Teacher Nūbē)
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
• Kajika
• Katekyo Hitman Reborn!
• Kinnikuman (the toy line of that show was released in the U.S. as "M.U.S.C.L.E.")
• Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo
• Legendz
• Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro (Private Evil Eye Nougami Neuro)
• Mazinger Z
• Mind Assassin
• Mr. Fullswing
• Naruto
• Neko Majin Z
• One Piece
• Pretty Face
• The Prince of Tennis
• Pyuu to fuku! Jaguar
• Rokudenashi Blues
• Rurouni Kenshin
• Saint Seiya (Knights of the Zodiac)
• Sand Land
• Sannen Kimen-gumi (Highschool! Kimen-gumi)
• Shaman King
• Slam Dunk
• Soul Hunter (Houshin Engi)
• Steel Ball Run (A run-off story from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
• Video Girl Ai
• Waq Waq
• Whistle!
• Yu-Gi-Oh! (parts of the series are titled Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist and Yu-Gi-Oh: Millennium World in the United States)
• Yuuto
• YuYu Hakusho
• Zombie Powder

Barefoot Gen, known in Japan as Hadashi no Gen (はだしのゲン) is a manga novel written and illustrated by Keiji Nakazawa. ... Beet the Vandel Buster, also known as Bouken Oh Beet (冒険王ビィト Bōken Ō Biito; literally Adventure King Beet), is a manga and anime series written by Riku Sanjo and illustrated by Koji Inada. ... Black Cat (ブラックキャット) is a manga series by Kentaro Yabuki which was serialized in Shonen Jump Magazine. ... Commercial chlorine bleach To bleach something is to remove or lighten its color; a bleach is a chemical that can produce these effects, often via oxidization. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Buso Renkin ), literally Weapon Alchemist) is a manga series written and drawn by Nobuhiro Watsuki the creator of Rurouni Kenshin. ... Captain Tsubasa ) is a popular manga, anime, and video game series originally created in Japan by Yoichi Takahashi in 1981. ... Cats Eye ( キャッツ アイ Kyattsu Ai) is a Japanese manga by Tsukasa Hojo. ... City Hunter manga, volume 1 (Japanese re-release by Tokuma) City Hunter is a popular Japanese anime and manga franchise that began in the mid 1980s. ... Claymore (クレイモア) is a manga by Norihiro Yagi (八木 教広) composed of nine volumes, as of March 2006, in the original Japanese edition. ... Cowa! is a Japanese manga by Akira Toriyama. ... Death Note ) is a Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. ... D.Gray-man (ディー・グレイマン) is a manga serial by Katsura Hoshino. ... Dr. Slump (Japanese: Dr. スランプ ) is one of the most popular manga (Japanese comic books) of Akira Toriyama. ... Dragon Ball tankōbon volume 1 (Japanese version). ... Dragon Ball Z is the long-running sequel to the anime Dragon Ball. ... Dragon Drive, the name shared by both the anime as well as the manga by Ken-ichi Sakura, is a sci-fi/action-based adventure that was released in 2002 in Japan. ... DNA² (Dokokade Nakushita Aitsuno Aitsu) is a 15-episode anime series based on the manga written by Masakazu Katsura. ... Eyeshield 21 ) is a manga about American football written by Riichiro Inagaki and illustrated by Yusuke Murata. ... Highschool! Kimen-gumi (also romanized High School! Kimengumi and Highschool! Kimengumi) is a manga series written by Motoei Shinzawa (新沢基栄, Shinzawa Motoei), as well as an anime series by the same title. ... Hikaru no Go (ヒカルの碁) is a popular Japanese anime and manga coming of age story based on the board game Go written by Yumi Hotta and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. ... Fist of the North Star (Japanese: 北斗の拳; Hokuto no Ken, literally Fist of the Big Dipper) was a manga series that was originally serialized between 1983 and 1988 in the weekly Japanese version of Weekly Shonen Jump, created by Tetsuo Hara and Buronson. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Is (アイズ) is a teenage romance manga by Masakazu Katsura. ... Ichigo 100% ) is a 167-chapter manga by Mizuki Kawashita ) that was serialized in the Weekly Shonen Jump magazine from 2002 volume 12 to 2005 volume 35, and collected in 19 tankōbon volumes between August 2002 and December 2005. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and make it easier to understand, this article or section may require cleanup. ... JoJos Bizarre Adventure (ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 Jojo no kimyōna bōken, alternately translated as JoJos Venture) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Katekyo Hitman Reborn! Katekyo Hitman Reborn is a comedy manga about a boy who is chosen to become a mafia boss. ... Kinnikuman (front center) on the cover of Kinnikuman volume 14 (JCS). ... Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen Mae Hashutsujo ), nicknamed Kochikame ), is a manga by Osamu Akimoto which is serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Mazinger Z The Movie DVD cover Mazinger Z (マジンガーZ or マジンガー・ゼット), also known as Tranzor Z, is the name of a manga by artist Go Nagai, first published in Japan in 1972, and turned into a long-running anime television series later in the same year. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... This article is about the manga and anime series. ... Neko Majin Kanzenban, collecting the entire series, published in April 2005 by Shueisha. ... One Piece ) is a manga and anime series created by artist Eiichiro Oda. ... // About Pretty Face is a manga by Yasuhiro Kano. ... The Prince of Tennis ) is one of the most popular manga and anime titles in Japan. ... Rurouni Kenshin ) is a set of manga and anime series created by mangaka Nobuhiro Watsuki, set during the early years of the early Meiji period in Japan. ... Saint Seiya or Knights of the Zodiac ) is an anime and manga series about a group of five mystical warriors called the Saints (or Knights) who have adopted various constellations as their guardian symbols. ... Sand Land (Japanese: サンドランド), a manga series by Akira Toriyama, first appeared in Weekly Shonen Jump in the year 2000. ... Highschool! Kimen-gumi (also romanized High School! Kimengumi and Highschool! Kimengumi) is a manga series written by Motoei Shinzawa (新沢基栄, Shinzawa Motoei), as well as an anime series by the same title. ... Shaman King (シャーマンキング Shāman Kingu) is both an anime series and a manga series by Hiroyuki Takei. ... It has been suggested that Kaede Rukawa be merged into this article or section. ... Houshin Engi (封神演義) is a Japanese manga and anime series, loosely based on an ancient Chinese novel Fengshen Yanyi. ... JoJos Bizarre Adventure (ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 Jojo no kimyōna bōken, alternately translated as JoJos Venture) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. ... JoJos Bizarre Adventure (ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 Jojo no kimyōna bōken, alternately translated as JoJos Venture) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. ... Video Girl Ai (電影少女 Denei Shōjo) is a manga series created by Masakazu Katsura and published by Shueishas Weekly Shonen Jump. ... Whistle! (ホイッスル！) is a manga by Daisuke Higuchi ). The manga has an anime adaptation. ... Yu-Gi-Oh! , literally Game King or King of Games[1]) is a popular Japanese anime and manga franchise from Kazuki Takahashi, that mainly involves characters who play a card game called Duel Monsters (originally known as Magic & Wizards), wherein each player purchases and assembles a deck of Monster, Magic... YuYu Hakusho (幽★遊★白書 YūYū Hakusho, literally Spirits Wander White Book, meaning Ghost Files / Poltergeist Report) is a manga and anime series by Yoshihiro Togashi. ... Zombie Powder (ZOMBIEPOWDER) is an unfinished manga and the first work of Tite Kubo. ...

See also

• List of manga magazines
• Weekly Young Jump
• Ultra Jump
• Jump Superstars
• Battle Stadium D.O.N
• Shojo Beat
• Business Jump

This is a listing, by country of publication and target audience, of manga magazines. ... Weekly Young Jump (週刊ヤングジャンプ, ShÅ«kan Yangu Janpu), launched in 1979, is a weekly Japanese magazine that publishes various manga in each issue. ... Ultra Jump (ウルトラ ジャンプ Urutora Janpu) is a manga magazine published by Shueisha. ... Wikibooks has more about this subject: Jump Superstars Jump Super Stars is a 2D fighting game for the Nintendo DS. It was developed by Ganbarion and published by Nintendo. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Shojo Beat is a shōjo manga magazine published in North America by VIZ Media. ... Business Jump Business Jump, is a japanese manga anthology published by Shueisha. ...

External links

• English Shonen Jump web site
• Japanese Weekly Shonen Jump web site
  • Japanese Jumpland web site
• German BANZAI! web site
• Swedish Shonen Jump web site