The biggest Shonen Jump event of the year is officially going digital due to the current state of the world, with Jump Festa 2021 now planned to be held online on December 19 and December 20. Jump Festa is typically held each year at Chiba’s …Read more »
Unless the folks behind them are being irresponsible, it’s a safe bet most of the remaining events in 2020 will be canceled, and that extends to Jump Special Anime Festa. Instead of putting on a big physical showcase, the 2020 version of the semi-annual event …Read more »
One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda has attempted to calculate the ending of his sprawling series more than a handful of times over the past two decades. For once, however, Shonen Jump is doing the teasing in an ad in the latest issue, which claims One …Read more »
It’s not uncommon for a famous manga to get multiple anime adaptations, especially with the passing of time. Just look at Hunter x Hunter, which has had two separate TV shows, or Berserk, whose early chapters were adapted for TV back in the ‘90s and …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 »
Back in October of last year, a Chinese site administrator was arrested in Shanghai for running a site that had been hosting illegally-uploaded manga from Shueisha and other publishers—including Shonen Jump titles—since 2013. These chapters typically went online before Jump hit stands, but now Shueisha …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 »
Japanese website goo ranking recently went live with another poll, and this one is all about hot dudes. We’re talking Shonen Jump hunks specifically, so readers were tasked with voting on the male characters they deemed to be the most beautiful. The editorial team at …Read more »
We recently posted about a giant promotional manga magazine that combines Shueisha’s Shonen Jump with Kodansha’s Shonen Magazine to create a 2,264-page monstrosity (pictured right) with a ton of popular series represented. As cool as that wiiiiiide mag may be, there’s an even better way to illustrate what happens when two …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 »
Bandai Namco Entertainment previously announced All Might from My Hero Academia as one of the next DLC characters for JUMP FORCE, and earlier today they went live with the symbol of peace’s first trailer. That’s not all, though; we also know the other DLC characters coming down the …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 »
Viz recently announced a new era for the digital Shonen Jump magazine, which officially goes free-to-read as of today. That includes the magazine’s current lineup of 13 series—featuring the likes of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, My Hero Academia, One Piece, and more—the latest chapters of …Read more »
JUMP FORCE pits a ton of Shonen Jump characters against one another and their series’ villains, and now we have more info out of Paris Games Week 2018. The latest characters to join the playable lineup are a pair of real cool customers: Fist of …Read more »
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