Weekly Shonen Jump (American magazine)

For the Japanese magazine, see Weekly Shōnen Jump. For Viz's previous shonen publication, see Shonen Jump (magazine).

Weekly Shonen Jump
The first issue under the title Weekly Shonen Jump, featuring Naruto Uzumaki
CategoriesShōnen manga
FrequencyWeekly
First issueJanuary 30, 2012; 12 years ago (January 30, 2012)
Final issueDecember 10, 2018; 5 years ago (December 10, 2018)
CompanyViz Media
CountryUnited States
Canada
Based inSan Francisco, California, United States
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.shonenjump.com

Weekly Shonen Jump was a digital shōnen manga anthology published in North America by Viz Media, and the successor to their monthly print anthology Shonen Jump. It began serialization on January 30, 2012, as Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha (officially stylized as Weekly SHONEN JUMP αlpha or Weekly SHONEN JUMP Alpha), with two free preview issues published in the buildup to its launch. Based on Shueisha's popular Japanese magazine of the same name, Weekly Shonen Jump was an attempt to provide English-speaking readers with easily accessible, affordable, and officially licensed editions of the latest installments of popular Shōnen Jump manga soon after their publication in Japan, as an alternative to popular bootleg scanlation services which were illegal and often poorly translated. It attempts to copy the Japanese magazine.[1]

The anthology launched with a lineup of six titles, with new issues published online two weeks after the equivalent Japanese release. At the time of its cancellation, the magazine featured twelve titles, including installments of monthly series from the Japanese magazine's sister publications, Weekly Young Jump, Jump SQ, V Jump, and Young Jump Web Comics. At New York Comic Con 2012 it was announced that the magazine would transition to simultaneous publication with Japan beginning with the January 21, 2013, issue, with more new series to be added to the lineup.[2] The magazine was renamed Weekly Shonen Jump starting on January 21, 2013.[3]

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.[4] A global version of Shonen Jump+ was also launched on January 28, 2019, called MANGA Plus by Shueisha.[5]

  1. ^ "Why The New American Weekly Shonen Jump Is A Game-Changer For Manga (And Comic) Fans". LRM. December 25, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  2. ^ "All New SHONEN JUMP ALPHA Coming Soon!". VIZ Media. November 26, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  3. ^ "STAY TUNED!". VIZ Media. January 17, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
  4. ^ "VIZ". www.viz.com. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  5. ^ "Everything You Need to Know about MANGA Plus by Shueisha". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 30, 2019.