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anthology published by

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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

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History

The magazine debuted in July 1985 as the first "

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" magazine to be published by Shueisha, Inc. ''Business Jump'' completing with '' Ultra Jump'', ''

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'', 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

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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''.

Serializations

Older series

Circulation

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