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End of a manga era as Weekly Shonen Jump’s circulation drops under one million

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 8, 2026
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Weekly Shonen Jump is still the biggest magazine in Japan, but its print circulation is getting smaller and smaller.

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• Japan
• (anime • COK • magazines • manga • physical media • print media • Shonen Jump • Shueisha • society • Weekly Shonen Jump)

Super-tiny manga that you can actually read are our new capsule toy obsession【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 26, 2025

Immensely cool miniature manga.

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• Japan
• (anime • capsule toys • COK • cool • gachapon • manga • miniature • Shonen Jump • SNJO • vending machine toys • Weekly Shonen Jump)

Japan’s biggest manga magazine is raising its minimum payment rate for creators

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 20, 2024

New manga artists will be earning more for their work at Weekly Shonen Jump.

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• Japan
• (anime • COK • manga • Shonen Jump • Shueisha • society • Weekly Shonen Jump)

My Hero Academia now accepting votes for “World Best Hero” from its vast roster of quirky characters

• Master Blaster
  Aug 7, 2024

Democracy is alive and well.

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• Global, Internet, Japan
• (anime • Kohei Horikoshi • manga • My Hero Academia • poll • ranking • Shonen Jump • vote • World's Best Hero)

A few snags don’t stop the satisfaction of this used shonen manga lucky bag

• Master Blaster
  Feb 9, 2024

The bag itself even has its own redemption arc.

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• Japan
• (Bleach • Book Market • COK • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro Roundup 2024 • Jojo's bizarre adventure • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2024 • manga • Mitsudomoe • One Piece • Shonen Champion • Shonen Jump • SNJO • Surugaya • Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan)

The Jujutsu Kaisen hanko collection is here to stamp away your curses…and paperwork

• Krista Rogers
  Aug 15, 2023

Turn to your favorite character from the popular shonen anime for help with all of your bureaucratic needs that require a signature.

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• Japan
• (anime • collection • hanko • Jujutsu Kaisen • manga • Shonen Jump • signature • stamp)

Japan’s number-one cosplayer Enako cosplays as Naruto, Oshi no Ko star, and more in new album【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 12, 2023

Enako’s newest project with publisher of Shonen Jump features cosplays for characters both new and old.

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• Japan
• (beautiful women • Chainsaw Man • cosplay • cosplayers • Darkstalkers • Dragon Ball • Enako • Naruto • One Piece • Oshi no Ko • Shonen Jump • Shueisha • Slayers • Spy x Family • Weekly Shonen Jump)

All Shonen Plus Jump serializations to get simultaneous English digital releases starting in 2023

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 1, 2022

Shonen Jump wants fans all over the world to share the excitement of their favorites series at the same time.

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• Global, Internet, Japan
• (anime • COK • manga • Manga Plus • Shonen Jump • Shueisha)

Japanese anime fans weigh in on which Shonen Jump anime are the most entertaining

• Dale Roll
  Aug 7, 2021

Did your favorite Weekly Shonen Jump anime make the list?

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• Japan
• (anime • manga • otaku • ranking • shonen • Shonen Jump • Weekly Shonen Jump)

Is a Shonen Jump VTuber coming? Survey from recent issue hints at strong possibility

• Scott Wilson
  Mar 6, 2021

Is the world ready for a Goku or Luffy virtual YouTuber?

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• Japan
• (HoloLive • Shonen Jump • survey • VTuber • Weekly Shonen Jump • YouTube)

Uniqlo invites Demon Slayer back for another collaborative range of kickass anime apparel

• Katy Kelly
  Aug 31, 2020

Vibrant, stylish shirts starring Tanjiro and his comrades.

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• Japan
• (anime • anime apparel • apparel • collaboration • cute • Demon Slayer • fashion • Kimetsu no Yaiba • manga • Shonen Jump • Uniqlo)

One Piece anime/manga creator says when he wants the series to end, promises it’ll be “amazing”

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 28, 2020

Eiichiro Oda also gives his thoughts on the quality of One Piece’s first-ever chapter.

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• Japan
• (anime • COK • Eiichiro Oda • manga • One Piece • Shonen Jump)

The top 10 (plus one) Shonen Jump manga protagonists, as decided by Japanese netizens

• Katy Kelly
  Jul 19, 2020

Believe it or not, Naruto didn’t make the top cut.

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• Japan
• (anime • Death Note • Dr. Slump • Dragon Ball • Fist of the North Star • Kochikame • manga • One Piece • ranking • Shonen Jump • survey • top 10)

In Japan, Uber Eats will deliver the latest manga to your door

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 8, 2020

When you’re craving the latest issue of Shonen Jump, Uber is ready to roll and bring you your comic fix.

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• Japan
• (anime • COK • convenience stores • cool • Lawson • manga • Shonen Jump • SNJO • Uber Eats • Weekly Shonen Jump)

Anime and video game backgrounds now free to download for video conference calls

• Oona McGee
  Apr 16, 2020

Final Fantasy, Pokémon, Godzilla, Evangelion and the Yakuza franchise are just some of the big names inviting you to step into their rendered environments.

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• Japan
• (anime • background • Final Fantasy VII remake • Godzilla • manga • movies • Neon Genesis Evangelion • online chat • persona 5 • Pokemon • Shonen Jump • Square Enix • Super Mario • video conference • video games • wallpapers • yakuza • Zoom)

Hundreds of Jump anime episodes now free to watch online in coronavirus countermeasure campaign

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 20, 2020

The heroes of One Piece, Dragon Ball, Naruto, and more are all here to keep you company as you keep yourself safe from the coronavirus.

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• Japan
• (anime • coronavirus • coronavirus outbreak • Dragon Ball • free • manga • One Piece • Shonen Jump)

Shonen Jump and Marvel team up for two months of web comics

• Master Blaster
  Sep 5, 2019

Titles featuring Iron Man, Spider-Man, Dr. Strange, Ant-Man and more can be seen through the Shonen Jump+ app.

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• Japan
• (Ant-Man • Avengers • comic books • Deadpool • Iron Man • Kazuki Takahashi • manga • Marvel • Shonen Jump • Spider-Man)

Shonen Jump opens special bar for adults to raise a toast to their childhood action heroes

• Krista Rogers
  Jul 16, 2019

This new establishment pays particular homage to manga that were serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump in the 1980s.

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• Japan
• (anime • bars • manga • Otona no Jump Sakaba • restaurants • shinjuku • Shonen Jump • themed restaurnts • Tokyo • Weekly Shonen Jump)

Here’s what happens if an otaku holds on to 30 years of issues of Japan’s biggest manga magazine

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 12, 2019

This superfan will never be short of reading material.

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• Japan
• (anime • awesome • crazy • manga • otaku • Shonen Jump • Weekly Shonen Jump)

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