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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 »
Over the weekend we posted about Act-Age writer Tatsuya Matsuki, who was arrested for the alleged sexual assault of two junior high school girls. At the time, Shonen Jump‘s official statement was that they were taking the matter seriously and looking to take “appropriate action” …Read more »
The latest issue of Weekly Shonen Jump marks a major occasion, as Koyoharu Gotouge’s mega-popular Demon Slayer manga comes to an end. The issue is out both in Japan and via the English version, which has the 205th and final chapter available to read for …Read more »
A few days ago, One Piece author Eiichiro Oda updated everyone on how the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is affecting production of his manga. This week, Weekly Shonen Jump‘s official Japanese Twitter account shared a statement of its own, highlighting how the virus and State of …Read more »
The Japanese offices of Weekly Shonen Jump were recently hit with a potential COVID-19 (coronavirus) scare. With a suspected case affecting one of the staff members, the magazine announced that this year’s issue 21 will be delayed and combined with issue 22 for a double …Read more »
Even if it’s for a very serious reason, the kids in Japan are currently stuck at home away from school until at least the end of the month. That means there’s a lot of free time to kill, which is something publishers Shueisha and Shogakukan …Read more »
We’ve covered the ever-increasing popularity of the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba manga in recent months, and now there’s even more that makes it a pretty unprecedented phenomenon. Not only are many of the volumes sold out and difficult to find in shops throughout Japan, …Read more »
Those who find themselves curious about the numbers for some of Japan’s biggest manga magazines can now get a little insight thanks to Shueisha’s Media Guide 2019. The latest version of the document was released to provide publication information to advertisers, but it also gives …Read more »
Can’t get enough Shonen Jump? Editor-in-Chief Andy Nakatani knows what it’s like to be a manga fan, and he’s always looking for ways to expand the otaku base and support the creators in Japan. VIZ is out with a new Shonen Jump app, we spoke …Read more »
The next issue of Weekly Shonen Jump will feature a very special illustration on the cover when it hits newsstands in Japan. One Piece author Eiichiro Oda provided a drawing of Luffy and Dragon Ball‘s Goku, the latter of which… kind of looks like Luffy …Read more »
You thought manga cafes had a lot of comics? Think again. The Shonen Jump 50th Anniversary Exhibition, hosted in Roppongi, Tokyo, will have virtually every volume of the magazine available for reading from March 15 to 26. That’s 50 years of shoneney goodness. Meanwhile, a …Read more »
Dragon Ball Z, YuYu Hakusho, Slam Dunk, Yu-Gi-Oh!… for many fans of Shonen Jump, the ‘90s is the decade to beat. Those fans will be excited to hear there’s an upcoming Tokyo exhibition dedicated to that era of the manga magazine. Today, the first poster …Read more »
The beauty of the action-adventure shonen battle formula is that it works even when applied to activities that have nothing to do with martial combat. The activity barely matters: you can play games, race cars, build models, and do yo-yo tricks with the same bombast …Read more »
Viz Media announced a nice treat for fans of Weekly Shonen Jump manga this week. In addition to the current paid subscription model, the Shonen Jump website now features a section of free digital manga chapters, with new chapters to be added daily. Series featured …Read more »
Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump has a handful of returns coming up, including the recently-revealed and long-awaited return of Yoshihiro Togashi's Hunter x Hunter manga. The latest hiatus officially ends when Hunter x Hunter comes back in this year's 20th issue, out on April 18. While …Read more »
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