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Shueisha
is a Japanese publishing company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Shueisha is the largest publishing company in Japan. It was established in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The following year, Shueisha became a separate, independent company. Manga magazines published by Shueisha include the '' Jump'' magazine line, which includes shonen magazines ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', '' Jump SQ'', and '' V Jump'', and seinen magazines ''Weekly Young Jump'', '' Grand Jump'' and '' Ultra Jump'', and the online magazine ''Shōnen Jump+''. They also publish other magazines, including '' Non-no''. Shueisha, along with Shogakukan, owns Viz Media, which publishes manga from both companies in North America. History In 1925, Shueisha was created by major publishing company Shogakukan (founded in 1922). became the first novel published by Shueisha in collaboration with Shogakukan—the temporary home of Shueisha. In 1927, two nov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jump (magazine Line)
, also known as ''Jump Comics'', is a line of manga anthologies ( manga magazines) created by Shueisha. It began with ''Shōnen Jump'' manga anthology in 1968, later renamed ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''. The origin of the name is unknown. The ''Jump'' anthologies are primarily intended for male audiences, although the ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine has also been popular with the female demographic. Along with the line of manga anthologies, ''Shōnen Jump'' also includes a crossover media franchise, where there have been various ''Shōnen Jump'' themed crossover anime and video games (since '' Famicom Jump''), which bring together various ''Shōnen Jump'' manga characters. History In 1949, Shueisha got into the business of making manga magazines, the first being ''Omoshiro Book''. In 1951, Shueisha created a female version of that anthology entitled ''Shōjo Book''. ''Shōjo Book'' led to the publication of the highly successful Shōjo manga magazine: '' Ribon''. ''Omoshiro B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weekly Shōnen Jump
is a weekly Shōnen manga, ''shōnen'' manga anthology published in Japan by Shueisha under the ''Jump (magazine line), Jump'' line of magazines. The manga series within the magazine consist of many Action (fiction), action scenes and a fair amount of comedy. Chapters of the series that run in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' are collected and published in volumes under the ''Jump Comics'' imprint (trade name), imprint every two to three months. It is one of the longest-running manga magazines, with the first issue being released with a cover date of August 1, 1968. The magazine has sold over #Circulation figures, 7.5billion copies since 1968, making it the List of best-selling comic series, best-selling comic/List of Japanese manga magazines by circulation, manga magazine, ahead of competitors such as ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' and ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday''. The mid-1980s to the mid-1990s represents the era when the magazine's circulation was at its highest, 6.53million copies per w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manga Magazines
This is a list of notable manga magazine are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics an ...s or published in Japan. The majority of manga magazines are categorized into one of five demographics, which correspond to the age and gender of their readership: * '' Kodomo'' – aimed at young children. * '' Shōnen'' – aimed at boys. * '' Shōjo'' – aimed at girls. * '' Seinen'' – aimed at young adult men. * '' Josei'' – aimed at young adult women. Some entries are listed as "Mixed", indicating that they are aimed at an audience of both girls and boys. For magazines that do not correspond to one of the five demographics, their primary genre is listed. List * The following have full details on the magazine entry: See also * List of Japanese manga magazines by cir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viz Media
Viz Media, LLC is an American entertainment company headquartered in San Francisco, California, focused on publishing manga, and distribution and licensing Japanese anime, films, and television series. The company was founded in 1986 as Viz, LLC. In 2005, Viz and ShoPro Entertainment merged to form the current Viz Media, which is owned by Japanese publishing conglomerates Shueisha and Shogakukan, as well as Japanese production company Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions (ShoPro). In 2017, Viz Media was the largest publisher of graphic novels in the United States in the bookstore market, with a 23% share of the market. History Founding Seiji Horibuchi, originally from Tokushima Prefecture in Shikoku, Japan, moved to California, United States in 1975. After living in the suburbs for almost two years, he moved to San Francisco, where he started a business exporting American cultural items to Japan, and became a writer of cultural information. He also became interested in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shōnen Jump+
is a manga platform created by Shueisha. Launched on September 22, 2014, it operates as a free mobile app and website. Jump+ serializes original titles and titles from other Shueisha manga magazines, and also carries digital editions of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''. Notable titles serialized in ''Shōnen Jump+'' include '' World's End Harem'', '' Astra Lost in Space'', '' Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku'', '' Spy × Family'', '' Chained Soldier'', '' Kaiju No. 8'', and '' Dandadan''. Despite its title, ''Shōnen Jump+'' also features series targeted towards female and adult readers in addition to its namesake '' shōnen manga'', which is targeted towards young teen males. Outside of Japan, Shueisha releases the original manga from the platform on '' Manga Plus''. Starting in 2023, every new manga series except for licensed manga and ''Indies'' series launched on ''Shōnen Jump+'' would receive a simultaneous English release on ''Manga Plus''. History Pre-launch Shueisha's ''Weekly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shōnen Book
was a manga magazine by Shueisha, which debuted March 1958 and ended in April 1969. ''Shōnen Book'' was originally a spin-off of Shueisha's . ''Shōnen Book'' is famously known in Japan for being the predecessor to the company's famous ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine. The ''Shōnen Book'' tankōbon manga volumes are published under the manga imprint. ''Shōnen Book'' was a part of Shueisha's former leading magazine line, ''Book'', now ''Jump''. ''Shōnen Book'' was created in 1958 as a male version of the short lived ''Shōjo Book''. ''Omoshiro Book'' became an offshoot of the magazine, and eventually faded away in the middle of the ''Shōnen Book'' timeline. ''Shōnen Book'' also served as a root to many other magazines published by Shueisha. History Shueisha was just getting into the business of making manga magazines, creating the magazine ''Omoshiro Book'' in 1949 and the Shōjo magazine ''Shōjo Book'' in 1951. The success of ''Shōjo Book'', led to the publication of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Jump
is a Japanese biweekly seinen manga magazine published by Shueisha under their '' Jump'' line of magazines. Launched in November 2011 as a merging of '' Business Jump'' and '' Super Jump'', it carried over nine series from the former and three from the latter in addition to beginning new titles. History In July 2011, Shueisha announced they would be merging their seinen manga magazines '' Business Jump'' and '' Super Jump'' into a single biweekly magazine that fall. They cited the "changing environment for seinen manga and the changing tastes of readers" as their reason for the decision. Targeted at "liberated adults," ''Grand Jump'' is published twice a month in a black and white saddle-stapled format, each issue running about 300 pages. The initial series at launch included 8 serializations carried over from ''Business Jump'' as well as 3 from ''Super Jump'', with several new titles beginning. A monthly sister magazine called was also launched, serializing the remaining ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jump SQ
, also written as , is a Japanese monthly manga magazine. Published by Shueisha, the magazine premiered on November 2, 2007, as a replacement for ''Monthly Shōnen Jump'', another manga anthology that Shueisha discontinued in June of that year. The magazine is a part of the '' Jump'' line of magazines. The manga titles serialized in the magazine are also published in ''tankōbon'' volumes under the '' Jump Comics SQ.'' imprint. Shueisha reported that readers of ''Jump Square'' tend to range from 15 to 34 years of age. The current (2015) editor-in-chief is Kôsuke Yahagi. History ''Jump SQ'', also called ''Jump Square'', was created as the replacement for Shueisha's canceled ''Monthly Shōnen Jump'' manga anthology. The title has three stated meanings: public square ("a plaza where comic lovers and talented artists and writers come together"), algebraic square (''Weekly Shōnen Jump''²), and "SQ = Supreme Quality" (referring to its "Supreme Quality Manga Magazine" motto). Four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hitotsubashi Group
The is a Japanese family-owned publishing vertical keiretsu in Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda, Tokyo. It is composed of Shogakukan, Shueisha, Hakusensha and related publishing companies. The name of the group is derived from the location of its major members' headquarters in the Hitotsubashi area of Tokyo. The group companies are mostly run by the Ōga family, whose influence in the companies is still strong today. It was started when Shogakukan, which was focused mainly on educational magazines and other related publishing at the time, decided to spin off a company (Shueisha) to produce entertainment (especially manga) magazines. Eventually, Shogakukan moved into the entertainment business as well, and became a rival of Shueisha, and the group was formed to help each one grow. The headquarters buildings for Shogakukan and Shueisha are right next to each other. Associated companies *Hakusensha *President * Shodensha * Shogaku Tosho *Shogakukan * Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions (ShoP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultra Jump
is a Japanese monthly seinen manga magazine published by Shueisha under the Jump line of magazines. Originally, the magazine was a special issue of ''Weekly Young Jump'' which was first issued in 1995. On October 19, 1999, the special issue became the new monthly publication ''Ultra Jump''. The manga titles serialized in the magazine are published in ''tankōbon'' volumes under the ''Young Jump Comics Ultra'' label. History ''Ultra Jump'' started as a special issue of the seinen anthology ''Weekly Young Jump'' called "''Young Jump: Ultra Special Issue: Ultra Jump''", which was first issued in 1995. The magazine was split to a monthly publication in 1999, simply called "''Ultra Jump''". On March 19, 2008, ''Ultra Jump'' released an online spin-off of the ''Ultra Jump'' magazine: . ''Ultra Jump Egg'' is an online manga website that mainly serializes manga not in the original ''Ultra Jump'' magazine. Features The magazine has been known for fanservice-laden fantasy and science- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weekly Young Jump
is a Japanese manga magazine published by Shueisha. Launched in 1979, it is published under Shueisha's '' Jump'' line of magazines. The chapters of series that run in ''Weekly Young Jump'' are collected and published in volumes under the "Young Jump Comics" imprint every four months. Many of the featured series are known to contain heavy violence and a fair amount of sexual content. The magazine is headquartered in Tokyo. History ''Young Jump'' was launched in May 1979 as a biweekly magazine, and switched to a weekly release schedule in 1981. The "young" in its name denotes its target demographic as a manga magazine, aimed at young adult men. In 2008, an offshoot issue similar to '' Monthly Shōnen Jump'' was released called ''Monthly Young Jump''; the magazine was rebranded as ''Miracle Jump'' in 2011, and was suspended in 2017. A spin-off website, titled , debuted on June 14, 2012, starting with Yusuke Murata's remake of One's series '' One-Punch Man''. Features Seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
V Jump
is a Japanese shōnen manga magazine, focusing on manga as well as video games based on popular manga. The magazine's debut was in 1990 by Shueisha under the '' Jump'' line of magazines. History In the early 1990s, Shueisha directed ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' editor Kazuhiko Torishima to create ''V Jump'' as a children's magazine to compete with Shogakukan's ''CoroCoro Comic''. Believing Shueisha was incapable of this because they lacked the experience and personal connections Shogakukan had, Torishima claims to have purposefully chosen a theme he knew would be unpopular for the third issue. He then received permission to re-launch the magazine with the new goal of containing manga, anime, and video game content all in one medium. Torishima later claimed to have predicted people being able to access all of these in one place like smartphones, and wanted to "get off the sinking ship" that was print manga magazines as soon as possible. He also wanted to begin promoting games while ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
