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Weekly Shonen Jump

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

Anime fan in Japan arrested for ordering and cancelling over 4.3 billion yen in anime merch

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 7, 2026

Shop ‘till you drop unfortunately becomes shop ‘till you get arrested.

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• Japan
• (anime • COK • crime • fraud • Jump Character Shop • manga • otaku • Shueisha • Weekly Shonen Jump)

Uniqlo reveals third round of massive 100-year-anniversary manga T-shirts for Jump’s Shueisha

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 2, 2026

Bleach, Yu-Gi-Oh, Spy x Family, and more come to Uniqlo’s continuing celebration of a century of manga/anime hits.

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• (anime & manga • Bleach • fashion • shirts • Shueisha • Spy x Family • t-shirts • Uniqlo • UT • Weekly Shonen Jump • Yu-Gi-Oh!)

Massive manga collaboration bringing 100 years of Shueisha manga to Uniqlo T-shirts【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 17, 2026

Jujutsu Kaisen, Hunter x Hunter, and Rurouni Kenshin are all part of the kick-off to this century-mark celebration.

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• Japan
• (anime • Captain Tsubasa • fashion • Gantz • Golden Kamuy • Hunter x Hunter • Jujitsu Kaisen • Kingdom • Kinnukiman • Kochikame • manga • Rurouni Kenshin • Saint Seiya • shirts • Shueisha • t-shirts • Uniqlo • UT • Weekly Shonen Jump • YuYu Hakusho)

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)

“Malnourished” manga anthology issue shows just how good physical media fans have it in Japan

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 14, 2024

Shogakukan’s Shonen Sunday looked a little different last week.

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• Japan
• (anime • COK • manga • SNJO • Weekly Shonen Jump • Weekly Shōnen Magazine • Weekly Shonen Sunday)

Foreigners arrested in Japan on charges of posting manga images before official on-sale date

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 6, 2024

Multiple prefectures’ police forces coordinate for arrest of pair on piracy charges.

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• Japan
• (anime • COK • crime • manga • piracy • Weekly Shonen Jump)

Naruto’s dad is star of new manga drawn and written by creator Masashi Kishimoto

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 29, 2023

Ninja father steps into the spotlight for special Shonen Jump anniversary issue.

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

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)

One Piece creator to undergo surgery, manga to go on hiatus

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 7, 2023

Eiichiro Oda hopes to come back stronger than ever and with beams shooting from his eyes.

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

12-year-old manga artist wins prize from Weekly Shonen Jump, talent might run in the family

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 25, 2023

Amazing artwork from elementary school artist who some think is the son of a pro.

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• Japan
• (anime • cool • illustration • kids • manga • Weekly Shonen Jump)

Jump Festa 2023 to be livestreamed around the world for first time ever

• Master Blaster
  Dec 13, 2022

Live English subtitles and interpretations will be part of this year’s major manga celebration.

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• (anime • Chainsaw Man • COK • Jujutsu Kaisen • Jump Festa • Jump Festa 2023 • livestream • manga • One Piece • Shueisha • Spy x Family • Weekly Shonen Jump)

Hunter x Hunter manga restarts serialization this month, ending nearly four-year hiatus

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 11, 2022

Nonchalant announcement produces shouts of joy from fans.

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• Japan
• (anime • COK • Hunter x Hunter • manga • Weekly Shonen Jump • Yoshihiro Togashi)

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)

Japanese manga lovers vote for top five shonen manga with the best endings

• Shannon
  Jul 27, 2021

Because it’s the ending of a manga that gives you all the feels.

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• Japan
• (manga • manga series • shonen manga • survey • Weekly Shonen Jump • Weekly Shonen Sunday)

Poll asks adult manga fans to pick Weekly Shonen Jump’s greatest artist ever

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 12, 2021

Grown-ups weigh in on the question of whose art has stayed in their hearts into adulthood.

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• Japan
• (anime • COK • manga • survey • Weekly Shonen Jump)

The results are in! One Piece World Top 100 characters chosen in global poll

• Master Blaster
  May 5, 2021

The world has spoken and the best pirates were chosen.

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• Global, Internet, Japan
• (anime • characters • Eiichiro Oda • manga • One Piece • ranking • Shueisha • video • Weekly Shonen Jump • World Top 100)

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)

One Piece sets out to find its most popular character in the world in massive survey

• Master Blaster
  Jan 6, 2021

Everyone from Luffy to Camel the super penguin is in the running.

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• Global, Japan
• (anime • characters • Eiichiro Oda • manga • One Piece • survey • vote • Weekly Shonen Jump)

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