, was a Japanese
seinen
is an editorial category of Japanese comics marketed toward young adult men. In Japanese, the word means "youth", but the term " manga" is also used to describe the target audience of magazines like '' Weekly Manga Times'' and '' Weekly Man ...
manga
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 ...
anthology published by
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 ...
under the ''
Jump'' line of magazines. The manga of ''Business Jump'' were published under the "Young Jump Comics" line. This magazine's mascot was an anthropomorphic, Western-style mouse illustrated by
Susumu Matsushita.
History
The magazine debuted in July 1985 as the first "
salaryman
The term is a Japanese word for salary, salaried workers. In Japanese popular culture, it is portrayed as a white-collar worker who shows unwavering loyalty and commitment to his employer, prioritizing work over anything else, including family. ...
" magazine to be published by Shueisha, Inc. ''Business Jump'' completing with ''
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 bec ...
'', ''
Super Jump'', etc. was one of its kind in the Jump family of manga magazines. ''Business Jump'' readers were typically young, twentysomething business men. BJ was originally a
monthly
Monthly usually refers to the scheduling of something every month. It may also refer to:
* ''The Monthly''
* ''Monthly Magazine''
* ''Monthly Review''
* ''PQ Monthly''
* ''Home Monthly''
* ''Trader Monthly''
* ''Overland Monthly''
* Menstruation
...
publication, the date of its release was changed to the first Wednesday of every month. For the second time, it was changed in 2008 to the 15th.
The magazine was discontinued in late 2011, with a final double issue, numbered 21/22, released on October 5.
Several ongoing series were folded into a new publication, ''
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 ...
''.
Serializations
1980s
* (1985–1996)
* by Masahiko Takajo and
Tetsuya Saruwatari (1987–1990)
* by Yoshihiro Suma (1987–1990)
* by Hikari Kasuga (1989–1990)
1990s
* by (1990–2011)
* by
Kazuo Koike and (1990–2003)
* by Tetsuya Watari (1990–1996)
* ''
Battle Angel Alita'' / by
Yukito Kishiro (1990–1995)
* by (1991–1997)
* by (1992–1993)
* by Shiosu Nakashima (1992–1997)
* by (1993–1999)
* by (1994–1996)
* by (1994–1999)
* ''Women'' by (1995–2000)
* by Tetsuya Saruwatari (1996–2001)
* by
Kei Toume (1997–2011)
* by Fumiharu Ikeda (1997–2002)
* ''
One Outs
''One Outs'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese baseball-themed manga series written and illustrated by Shinobu Kaitani. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine '' Business Jump'' from 1998 to 2006, followed by a short-term seque ...
'' by
Shinobu Kaitani (1998–2006)
* by Masayuki Kondō and Teruto Ariga (1999–2006)
* by (1999–2005)
2000s–2011
* by
Jiro Taniguchi (2000–2003)
* by Mio Murao (2001–2004)
* by (2001–2007)
* by (2002–2007)
* by (2002–2004)
* by Ryōka Shū and (2003–2007)
* by Keīchi Tanaka (2004–2006)
* by Tetsuo Aoki (2004–2008)
* by Ryō Kurashina and Nao Kurebayashi (2004–2008)
* by (2005–2008)
* by (2005–2007)
* by
Atsuji Yamamoto (2005–2007)
* by Takewo Takeyama (2005–2006)
* by Dragon Odawara (2005–2007)
* by and (2005–2010)
* by and Mari Masatoshi (2005–2006)
* by Mio Murao (2005–2006)
* by (2005–2011)
* by (2005–2007)
* by and (2005–2006)
* by Sig Production, Shōji Kanemaru (2006)
* by
Hiroshi Motomiya (2006–2008)
* by Tsukasa Yamaguchi (2006–2007)
* by and (2006)
* ''Swing-style'' by
Toshiki Yui (2006–2007)
* by
Aki Ra and (2006–2007)
* by Tetsuya Saruwatari (2006–2011)
* by
Araki Joh and (2006–2011)
* by (2007–2009)
* by
Gō Nagai and (2007–2008)
* by
Yōzaburō Kanari and Rokku Noma (2007–2008)
* by Shigeru Noda (2007–2008)
* by
Shinobu Kaitani (2007–2011)
* by (2007–2008)
* by Kazuhiro Kumagaya (2007–2008)
* by Mio Murao (2007)
* by Masanao Kurihara (2007–2009)
* by and (2007–2009)
* by Noriyuki Yamahana (2008–2010)
* by Dai Tennōji and Kiryō Inōe (2008)
* by and (2008–2009)
* by Tsukasa Yamaguchi (2008–2010)
* by and (2008–2009)
* by
Osamu Suzuki, Seigō Kashida, Teruto Ariga (2008–2009)
* by
Tatsuya Egawa (2010–2011)
Circulation
References
External links
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1985 establishments in Japan
2011 establishments in Japan
Defunct magazines published in Japan
Magazines established in 1985
Magazines disestablished in 2011
Magazines published in Tokyo
Monthly manga magazines published in Japan
Seinen manga magazines
Shueisha magazines
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