We will be selecting the material most appropriate for the American market. Viz's version was also set to be monthly, rather than having weekly, to better fit the American comic distribution system.
#Weekly shonen jump series#
Rather, Viz would select series for its magazine that it felt were the most appropriate for its American readers. Though based on Weekly Shōnen Jump, Viz noted that it would not be a "word for word" copy. Cartoon Network, Suncoast, and Diamond Distributors signed on as promotional partners. In June 2002, Viz Media (at the time called "Viz Communications"), and Shueisha announced that Viz would begin publishing Shonen Jump, an English spin on Shueisha's highly popular manga anthology Weekly Shōnen Jump.
#Weekly shonen jump plus#
A global version of Shonen Jump+ was also launched on Janucalled Manga Plus by Shueisha.
#Weekly shonen jump free#
Viz Media published its final digital issue of Weekly Shonen Jump and launched the Shonen Jump digital vault on December 10, 2018, providing access to a limited number of free digital chapters and a subscription service to access their back catalogue of Shonen Jump titles. Based on Shueisha's popular Japanese magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump, Weekly Shonen Jump is an attempt to provide English readers with easily accessible, affordable, and officially licensed editions of the latest installments of popular Shōnen Jump manga soon after their release in Japan, as an alternative to popular bootleg scanlation services. Weekly Shonen Jump (initially named Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha) launched in January 2012. Shonen Jump published its final issue in April 2012 when Viz decided to focus on a weekly digital manga anthology. After the end of its physical circulation, sealed polybagged issues of Shonen Jump are now considered highly sought after among fans and comic book collectors. Approximately half of its circulation comes from subscriptions rather than store sales. It was awarded the ICv2 "Comic Product of the Year" award in December 2002, and continued to enjoy high sales with a monthly circulation of 215,000 in 2008. Targeted towards young adult males, the first issue required three printings to meet consumer demand, with over 300,000 copies sold. This includes two new manga imprints, an anime DVD imprint, a fiction line for releasing light novels, a label for fan and data books, and a label for the release of art books. In conjunction with the magazine, Viz launched new imprints for releasing media related to the series presented in the magazine, and other shōnen works.
Shueisha purchased an equity interest in Viz to help fund the venture, and Cartoon Network, Suncoast, and Diamond Distributors became promotional partners in the magazine. Prior to the magazine's launch, Viz launched an extensive marketing campaign to promote it and help it succeed where previous manga anthologies published in North America had failed. It features serialized chapters from four manga series, and articles on Japanese language and culture, as well as manga, anime, video games, and figurines. Based on Shueisha's popular Japanese magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump, Shonen Jump is retooled for English readers and the American audience, including changing it from a weekly publication to a monthly one.
It debuted in November 2002 with the first issue having a January 2003 cover date. Shonen Jump Comics, Ltd., officially stylized SHONEN JUMP and abbreviated SJ, was a shōnen manga anthology published in North America by Viz Media. Akira manga download.Shonen Jump Volume 1, Issue 1, cover dated January 2003
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