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Half-dozen of manga’s greatest creators have at-home drinking party, make one-of-a-kind artwork

Casey Baseel
May 10, 2019
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Creators of One Piece, Naruto, and My Hero Academia got together at friend’s place to get tipsy, created piece of manga history while they were at it.

Japan
(anime • art • awesome • cool • Eiichiro Oda • illustration • manga • Masashi Kishimoto • My Hero Academia • Naruto • Nobuhiro Watsuki • One Piece • Riichiro Inagaki • Rurouni Kenshin • Shonen Jump • Weekly Shonen Jump)

Shonen Jump’s anime heroes punch huge craters in Shinjuku Station, create photo spots

Katy Kelly
Feb 21, 2019

The stars of Jump Force all have serious beef with Tokyo Metro, leaving some seriously cool craters behind.

Japan
(Dragonball • Jump Force • Naruto • One Piece • Shinjuku Station • Shonen Jump • Tokyo Metro)

Japanese publishers team up for a “Stop! Pirated manga” online campaign

Krista Rogers
Aug 7, 2018

The fight against the illegal distribution of manga online is somewhat ironically led in part by a famous pirate character.

Internet, Japan
(industry • manga • pirating • publishers • sales • Shonen Jump)

Fighting game Jump Force pits heroes from Shonen Jump in a crossover brawl of epic proportions

Koh Ruide
Jun 18, 2018

The fighting game of dreams is here with an all-star roster featuring iconic characters from Naruto, One Piece and Dragon Ball.

Japan
(Bandai Namco • crossover • Dragon Ball • Jump Force • Naruto • One Piece • Shonen Jump)

Jump magazine releases YouTube style app for manga, gives 100% ad revenue to content creators

Master Blaster
May 9, 2018

Jump Rookie may be the best thing to happen to manga since big glassy eyes.

Japan
(app • jump • Jump Rookie • manga • Shonen Jump)

Are shonen manga anthologies moving away from their traditional “boy-centered” content?

Dale Roll
Mar 30, 2018

Almost half the titles published in a recent Shonen Magazine issue are considered “romantic comedies”, which made netizens wonder.

Japan
(COK • manga • shojo manga • Shonen Jump • shonen magazine • shonen manga • shonen sunday)

Aspiring manga artist screws up unbelievably while winning award in Shonen Jump contest

Casey Baseel
Mar 29, 2018

There’s something even more important than cool characters and a great story, and this contestant completely forgot about it.

Japan
(anime • contest • crazy • funny • manga • Shonen Jump • weird)

Shonen Jump exhibition featuring classic ’90s manga and anime to open in Tokyo

Dale Roll
Jan 17, 2018

Old favorites like Dragon Ball, Rurouni Kenshin, and Yu Yu Hakusho will make an appearance.

Japan
(1990s • 90s • anime • Dragon Ball • events • exhibition • manga • Shonen Jump • Weekly Shonen Jump)

Get your favourite page from Shonen Jump manga on a T-shirt!

Richard Simmonds
Dec 20, 2017

Publisher of One Piece, Naruto and other hit manga launches new phone app which lets you choose any page to have made into an awesome T-shirt.

Japan
(anime • fashion • Haikyu!! • manga • Naruto • One Piece • Shonen Jump • t-shirts)

Japanese readers vote their top 10 coolest Shonen Jump characters with scars

Koh Ruide
Nov 6, 2017

Every scar tells a tale, some more fascinating than others.

Japan
(anime • character • cool • manga • scar • Shonen Jump • top 10)

Tokyo indoor anime theme park launches new cosplay rental service

Casey Baseel
Apr 15, 2017

There’s no easier or more appropriate place to cosplay as some of the greatest heroes of the anime and manga world.

Japan
(Amusement Parks • anime • cosplay • Dragon Ball • gintama • Ikebukuro • J-World Tokyo • manga • Naruto • One Piece • Shonen Jump • theme parks • Tokyo)

This is how Japan bids farewell to a beloved 40-year-old manga series

Oona McGee
Sep 20, 2016

From stairs to walkways and even escalator handrails, this Tokyo neighbourhood has created a beautiful send-off for the Guinness World Record-holding manga that made it famous.

Japan
(anime • Kameari station • Kochikame • Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo • manga • Shonen Jump • train stations • trains • Weekly Shonen Jump)

Was the end of Kochikame, the longest-running manga series ever, foreshadowed two years ago?

Krista Rogers
Sep 7, 2016

After a recent announcement that the series will end, net users are buzzing that a sudden 2014 change in the comic actually predicted its conclusion.

Japan
(40th anniversary • conclusion • Kochikame • manga • Shonen Jump • Shueisha)

Twitter is abuzz over mindblowingly life-like Haikyū!! character figures at Universal Studios Japan

Meg Murphy
Jul 20, 2016

With details down to the last hair follicle, it’s hard to believe these guys aren’t real!

Japan
(Haikyu!! • manga • Shonen Jump • Universal Studios Japan • USJ)

Get a Peek at Universal Studios Japan’s ‘Death Note- The Escape’ Game in Promo Video

Anime News Network
Jun 10, 2016

Beloved series Death Note is bringing fans a chance to team up with L for a realistic escape game.

Anime & Manga, Entertainment, Games & Tech, Japan
(Death Note • escape room • Shonen Jump • USJ)

New Kingdom Hearts 2.8 trailer from Jump Festa 2016 includes Kingdom Hearts III gameplay 【Video】

KK Miller
Dec 20, 2015

Though the game’s release is still a long way off, fans were treated to some exciting new footage of Kingdom Hearts III at Shonen Jump’s annual celebration.

Internet
(HD remix • Kairi • Kingdom Hearts 3 • new footage • Shonen Jump • Sora • videos)

The countdown’s begun — something exciting is brewing for Naruto fans!

Kay
Dec 2, 2015

A mystery Naruto countdown page has recently appeared on Weekly Shonen Jump magazine’s website, but scant details are leaving fans guessing as to what exactly it means!

Japan
(anime • manga • Masashi Kishimoto • Naruto • Shonen Jump)

Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium Puzzle forged from pure solid gold to go on display

Master Blaster
Nov 26, 2015

At this year’s Jump Festa, which celebrates all things under the Shonen Jump manga umbrella, a truly remarkable piece will be exhibited: a Millennium Puzzle worth its weight in gold…because it is gold.

Japan
(anime • Jump Festa • manga • Millenium Puzzle • Shonen Jump • Yu-Gi-Oh!)

Need work? Two of Japan’s biggest manga magazines hiring one-day editors, no experience necessary

Casey Baseel
Oct 1, 2015

Everyone could use a little extra money in their pocket as we head towards the end of the year. Maybe you’ve got a long Christmas shopping list, made fancy New Year’s Eve plans, or just want to take a trip back home to visit family and friends during winter vacation.

As such, you might find yourself looking for a part-time job to help fill your coffers, and while you could go with such traditional choices as picking up a shift working in a restaurant or a shop at the mall, your options now also include a micro-stint as an editor for two of Japan’s most popular manga anthologies.

Japan
(anime • cool • jobs • manga • Shonen Jump)

Shonen Jump surprises readers with literal booby traps in new online manga service

Joan Coello
Oct 2, 2014

Manga fans will probably be familiar with Shonen Jump, the weekly manga publication by Shueisha that has brought to us some of the hottest manga titles of all time, including One Piece, Hokuto no Ken (Fist of the North Star), Slam Dunk, Naruto, and more recent hits such as Kuroko no Basuke (The Basketball that Kuroko Plays) and Haikyuu!!, just to name but a few.

Being the indisputable leader of the manga industry, Shueisha continues to mesmerize manga lovers with new titles, and now, online manga that moves. Ridiculously large, bouncing boobies after the break!