We’ve read our fair share of Shonen Jump. My introduction to the magazine was through Viz Media’s monthly print anthology back in 2002. As the English edition was winding down to pave the way for a…
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SPECIAL TOPIC: Bentame Jump
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SPECIAL TOPIC: The Golden Miracle of Shonen Jump, by editor Goto Hiroki
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Weekly Shonen Jump in 2022
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Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #38 2022 Roundup
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Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #40 2022 Roundup
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Weekly Shonen Jump Manga Authors Remember Kazuki Takahashi
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Shonen Jump? More Like Shojo Jump!
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The Next King of Shonen Jump
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480 – New Chapter Check-in 12 Weekly Shonen Jump
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SPECIAL TOPIC: 8 ongoing Young Jump serials (that you may have missed)
Debuting in 1979, Shueisha’s seinen magazine Weekly Young Jump carried over the three key components of Weekly Shonen Jump- friendship, effort, and victory- in conjunction with more …


SPECIAL TOPIC: Kochikame’s Special Criminal Division
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Failed Shonen Jump Manga
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Chatty AF 130: Return of Shonen Jump
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Dark Tournament | Togashi’s Seminal take on classic Shonen tropes | Weekly Shonen Jump Greatest Hits
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Previewing Upcoming Shonen Jump Anime
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More Failed Shonen Jump Manga
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Battle City | Kazuki Takahashi’s Gaming Masterpiece | Weekly Shonen Jump Greatest Hits
Kazuki Takahashi puts together one of the greatest tournament arcs of the 2000s. Yu-Gi-Oh! Is an endearing manga, a franchise that I hold very close to my heart.…


Sai Disappearance | How to Portray Grief in a Shonen Manga | Weekly Shonen Jump Greatest Hits
Hikaru No Go tells a stellar coming-of-age story about a young boy inhabited by an ancient spirit, who teaches him the joys of the board game Go. It…


SPECIAL TOPIC: Top 10 Manga Reviews of 2024
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Scramble for the Throne | A Tournament Arc of Excess | Weekly Shonen Jump Greatest Hits
Power of Friendship? Check. 80s machismo? Yup. Every single battle shonen trope you can imagine? Hell fuckin yeah! Scramble for the Throne is a very long, very dumb,…


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Kentaro Yabuki's Ayakashi Triangle manga is set to move from the pages of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump to the online manga platform Shonen Jump+.


The Romance That Saved Shonen Jump
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Chatty AF 117: Shonen Jump Manga
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Making the Shonen Jump to Shoujo
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Dio’s World is the Definitive Final Showdown | Weekly Shonen Jump Greatest Hits
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Chained Soldier l Shonen Jump+ Ecchi of the Year?
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State of Weekly Shounen Jump: February, 2023
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State of Weekly Shounen Jump: April, 2023
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State of Weekly Shounen Jump: March, 2023
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Answerman - What Kind of Content Restrictions Does Shonen Jump Impose?
Kim discusses the Youth Ordinance Bill and how a series of heinous crimes forever changed the popular manga magazine.


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Wonder Planet and LINE's Weekly Shonen Jump 50th anniversary mobile game "Jumputi Heroes" ends service in March 2024.


Galactic Railroad | A Theatrical Stunner that CANT be Topped | Weekly Shonen Jump Greatest Hits
Act Age will forever be a disappointment…for many reasons. But this arc is still one of the finest that I’ve read. With brilliant art and punchy writing, Night…


JJK0 and My Problem with Shonen Jump Films
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