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Shonen Jump+ is putting on a reality show called MILLION TAG (available on YouTube) to find mangaka talent, and it premieres today. The winner gets some great prizes: not only will they be given 5 million yen (a bit over $45,000), but they’ll get their …Read more »
There are a number of reality shows seeking out talented entertainers in fields like singing, dancing and modeling. But what about writing and drawing manga? Shonen Jump + is trying it out with their new YouTube show MILLION TAG. A short trailer has been released. …Read more »
Futabanet Manga Plus questioned Japanese adults between the ages of 30 and 59 which artist from Weekly Shonen Jump “left the deepest impression.” After tallying the votes of hundreds of respondents, the answers were released publicly. Artists Kentaro Yabuki (To Love Ru) and Hisashi Eguchi …Read more »
It’s almost time for Boruto to get new opening and ending theme songs. We’ll be able to hear the new songs next month, and in the meantime Weekly Shonen Jump has let us in on what to expect. The new opening theme song will be …Read more »
Father’s Day is June 20, and Shonen Jump has a page set up on its site where you can help Anya from Spy X Family come up with a surprise gift for her adopted dad. The campaign coincides with the release of the seventh volume …Read more »
Denji is a young man who finds himself in a tough position. He’s broke, and the only way he can make ends meet is by hunting monsters known as Devils and collecting his meager rewards. His trusty chainsaw dog devil Pochita is always by his …Read more »
Getting your hands on the latest manga chapters the same day they come out in Japan is easier than ever before, and VIZ Media’s Shonen Jump app is leading the charge. With hit series ranging from Chainsaw Man to My Hero Academia, Jujutsu Kaisen, One …Read more »
Anime News Network interviewed Chainsaw Man creator Tatsuki Fujimoto about his manga and the upcoming anime adaptation. “I always wanted to serialize in [Shonen] Jump,” Fujimoto said. “So I had the feeling that if I drew a serialization there, there was the risk that my …Read more »
Take a look at this poster for Japanese politicians Keisuke Mitsumoto and Hirofumi Yoshimura. If you think the writing and the green and black checkered pattern is reminiscent of Demon Slayer, you’re not alone. The poster quickly went viral (which is probably what the politicians …Read more »
Assassination Classroom creator Yusei Matsui and Astra Lost in Space creator Kenta Shinohara will both be debuting new work in Shonen Jump this year. Matsui’s new manga is called Nige Jōzu no Wakagimi (translated as The Young Lord Who is Skilled at Escaping) and it …Read more »
Here’s a fun survey from the folks at Futabanet Manga Plus. The site asked its readers to rank the strongest, scariest bad guys in the history of Shonen Jump. That’s the manga magazine that’s brought us titles like Dragon Ball, Demon Slayer, One Piece and …Read more »
When Act-Age was cancelled following the arrest of writer Tatsuya Matsuki, many pointed out that the artist, Shiro Usazaki, was also being punished even though she hadn’t done anything. While Usazaki herself supported the decision to pull the manga, it left her without a job. …Read more »
Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto is almost complete! Weekly Shonen Jump announced on December 7 that the final chapter will be in the issue that comes out December 14. They also teased that an “important announcement” related to Chainsaw Man will be in the same …Read more »
Some Shonen Jump series are great at tugging on the ol’ heart strings, which is bound to happen when you have some of the biggest manga in the world collected in one weekly magazine. To find out which Shonen Jump series made Japanese fans cry, …Read more »
Yūta Momiyama, the deputy editor-in-chief of Shonen Jump+, sent out a chain of tweets about how MANGA Plus is doing around the world. MANGA Plus is an app that allows people to read select titles from Shonen Jump. Noting that there was a conference on …Read more »
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