Weekly Shounen Jump

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**Weekly Shōnen Jump** (Japanese: 週 (しゅう) 刊 (かん) 少 (しょう) 年 (ねん) ジャンプ, Hepburn: *Shūkan Shōnen Janpu*, often abbreviated as Shonen Jump), is a popular manga anthology published on a weekly basis in Japan by Shueisha as part of its Jump line of magazines. This magazine has a remarkable history, with its very first issue hitting the shelves on August 1, 1968. It's not only one of the longest-running manga magazines but also the best-selling one.

## Overview

The content of Shonen Jump primarily targets young male readers in their teenage years. You can expect to find plenty of action-packed scenes along with a healthy dose of humor. The series featured in this magazine eventually get compiled into tankōbon volumes, which are released every two to three months under the "Jump Comics" label.

During the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, Shonen Jump was at its peak, boasting a weekly circulation of 6.53 million copies and a total readership of 18 million in Japan. Since its inception in 1968, it has sold a staggering 7.5 billion copies, solidifying its status as the best-selling comic/manga magazine. Even in recent times, in 2019, it maintained a weekly circulation of over 1.6 million copies. Notably, many of the top-selling manga series have originated from the pages of Weekly Shonen Jump.

Shonen Jump played a significant role in shaping the manga industry, giving birth to the Jump magazine line and the Jump Comics imprint, which publishes tankōbon volumes. It also has sister magazines like Jump SQ (created after the discontinuation of Monthly Shonen Jump) and Saikyō Jump. Internationally, there have been counterparts like the North American Weekly Shonen Jump. Furthermore, it has inspired a vast crossover media franchise that includes anime and video games, bringing together various Shonen Jump characters.

## Kill Blue

The manga series **Kill Blue** kicked off its serialization journey on April 17, 2023, making its debut in the 20th issue of the magazine. This marked the second installment of four planned manga releases.

Weekly Shonen Jump introduced four exciting new series created by well-known authors. It all began with the release of issue #19 on April 10, 2023, featuring **Tenmaku Cinema** by Yuto Tsukuda and Shun Saeki, renowned for their work on "Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma." Following that, **Kill Blue** went on its serialization adventure in issue #20. On May 8th of 2023, Jun Kirarazaka, the author of "Bone Collection," commenced the series **Do Retry** in issue #23. Kawae Kouta also joined the lineup by launching **Nue's Exorcist** in issue #24, which hit the shelves on May 15, 2023.

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Shonen Jump Covers
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## External Links

* Weekly Shounen Jump - Official Website (in Japanese)
* Kill Blue - Official Website (in Japanese)