is a Japanese ''seinen''

manga Manga ( Japanese: 漫画 ) 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 prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is use ...

magazine published by

Shueisha (lit. "Gathering of Intellect Publishing Co., Ltd.") is a Japanese company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The company was established in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The foll ...

. Launched in 1979, it is published under Shueisha's ''

Jump Jumping is a form of locomotion or movement in which an organism or non-living (e.g., robotic) mechanical system propels itself through the air along a ballistic trajectory. Jump or Jumping also may refer to: Places * Jump, Kentucky or Jump S ...

'' line of magazines. The chapters of series that run in ''Weekly Young Jump'' are collected and published in ''

tankōbon is the Japanese term for a book that is not part of an anthology or corpus. In modern Japanese, the term is most often used in reference to individual volumes of a manga series: most series first appear as individual chapters in a weekly or m ...

'' 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 biweekly magazine and switched to a weekly release schedule in 1981. The "young" in its name denotes its target demographic as a ''seinen'' manga magazine, aimed at young adult men. In 2008, an offshoot issue similar to ''

Monthly Shōnen Jump was a shōnen manga magazine which was published monthly in Japan by Shueisha from 1970 to 2007 under the '' Jump'' line of magazines. It was the sister magazine to ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''. History The ''Monthly Shōnen Jump'' magazine start ...

'' was released called ''Monthly Young Jump''; the magazine was rebranded as ''Miracle Jump'' in 2011, and was suspended in 2017.

Features

Series

There are currently twenty-five manga titles being regularly serialized in ''Weekly Young Jump''. Out of twenty-five series, one series is serialized monthly and two series are on hiatus.

Former series

1970s–1980s

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Kazuo Koike was a prolific Japanese manga writer ( gensakusha), novelist, screenwriter, lyricist and entrepreneur. He is best known for his violent, artful '' seinen'' manga, notably ''Lone Wolf and Cub'' (with Goseki Kojima, 1970–6), ''Lady Snowblood'' ...

(story) and

Go Nagai , better known by the pen name , is a Japanese manga artist and a prolific author of science fiction, fantasy, horror and erotica. He made his professional debut in 1967 with ''Meakashi Polikichi'', but is best known for creating popular 1970s ...

(art) (1979–1982) * by Kentarō Yano (1982–1985) * by Hikaru Yuzuki (1982–1987) * by Kazuo Koike (story) and Noriyoshi Inoue (art) (1985–1991) * by Makoto Ogino (1985–1989) * by

Toshio Nobe is a Japanese manga artist. He graduated from Wako University in Machida, Tokyo. In 1979, Nobe won an honorable mention in the 18th Tezuka Award for his story ''Hana to Arashi ga Iku''. Works Listed alphabetically. *''Monaco no Sora e'', 22 vo ...

(1986–1996) *''

Nineteen 19 ''Nineteen 19'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shō Kitagawa. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Young Jump'' from 1988 to 1990, with its chapters collected in twelve ''tankōbon'' volumes. An original video animat ...

'' by Shō Kitagawa (1988–1990) * by Hiromi Morishita (1988–1994) * by

(1991–1992) *''

Hen Hen commonly refers to a female animal: a female chicken, other galliformes, gallinaceous bird, any type of bird in general, or a lobster. It is also a slang term for a woman. Hen or Hens may also refer to: Places Norway *Hen, Buskerud, a villa ...

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Toshiki Yui is a Japanese seinen manga artist born in 1956 in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Some of his early work was published under the name . He has been publishing since 1986. Yui is known for his computer-assisted drawings, manga, and web-images of pr ...

(1993–1997) * by

Tetsuya Saruwatari is a mangaka. He was born in Ōmuta, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan. After dropping out of high school, he worked as assistant of Shinji Hiramatsu and Hiroshi Motomiya. He made the debut as solo manga artist with 海の戦士 (Umi No Senshi) in ' ...

(1993–2003) * by Sakura Takeuchi (1994–1997) * by Hiroshi Motomiya (1994–2002) * (1995–1997) * by Kazuhiro Kumagai (1996–2002) *''

Colorful Color (American English) or colour (British English) is the visual perceptual property deriving from the spectrum of light interacting with the photoreceptor cells of the eyes. Color categories and physical specifications of color are associa ...

'' by Torajirō Kishi (1997–2000) * by Sho Kitagawa (1997–2000)

2000s

*'' ComaGoma'' by Hiromi Morishita (2000–2004) *''

Gantz ''Gantz'' (stylized as ''GANTZ'') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroya Oku. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Young Jump'' from June 2000 to June 2013, with its chapters collected i ...

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Hiroya Oku is a Japanese manga artist, who is the creator of '' Gantz'', ''Gigant'', '' Hen'' and '' Inuyashiki'', the first two of which have been serialized in ''Weekly Young Jump''. Originally influenced by Katsuhiro Otomo and Ryoichi Ikegami,Arcana Arcana may refer to: Music * Arcana (American band), an American jazz band * Arcana (Swedish band), a Swedish dark wave band * Arcana (record label), a French classical record label * Arcana (album), ''Arcana'' (album), a 2001 album by Edenbridge ...

'' by Yua Kotegawa (2000–2001) * by

Yōichi Takahashi is a Japanese cartoonist and manga artist, best known for his work ''Captain Tsubasa''. Takahashi has published art books, manga, novels, and guides, most of which are about ''Captain Tsubasa''. He is also known for his soccer series, '' Hungr ...

(2000–2004) * by Kazuki Funatsu (2001–2012) * by

Tsutomu Takahashi , born on September 20, 1965 in Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese manga artist, who is well known for his manga ''Jiraishin''. As of March 2006, he is currently married and has one child. His alias is Ichigo Nekota. History He began his involvement i ...

(2001–2002) * by Hiyoko Kobayashi (2001–2007) * by

Lynn Okamoto is a Japanese manga artist and a former employee of Bandai and Arc System Works. His most famous work is the series '' Elfen Lied'' which was adapted in a 13-episode anime series by the studio Arms. He lives in Tokyo, Japan. Works * (2002– ...

(2002–2005) *''Blue Heaven'' by Tsutomu Takahashi (2002) *''

Zetman ''Zetman'' (stylized as ''ZETMAN'') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masakazu Katsura. The series started as a 49-page one-shot in the 1994 Autumn Special of Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''. ...

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Masakazu Katsura is a Japanese manga artist, known for several works of manga, including ''Wing-Man'', '' Shadow Lady'', '' DNA²'', '' Video Girl Ai'', '' I"s'', and '' Zetman''. He has also worked as character designer for '' Iria: Zeiram the Animation'', ' ...

(2002–2014) * by Tsutomu Takahashi (2003) * by

Yūgo Ishikawa is a Japanese manga artist. He made his debut in Young Jump with Kakumei Route 163 in 1982. He is best known for his series ''Yoiko is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yūgo Ishikawa. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ...

(2003–2010) *''

Tough Tough may refer to: * Toughness, the resistance to fracture of a material when stressed * Machismo, prominently exhibited or excessive masculinity * Psychological resilience Tough may also refer to: People * Allen Tough (1936–2012), Canadian ...

'' by

(2003–2012) * by Masaya Hokazono (story) and Court Betten (art) (2003–2007) * by Tsutomu Takahashi (2003–2004) * by Yōko Sanri (2004–2011) * by Yukiya Sakuragi (2004–2009) — Transferred to ''Monthly Young Jump'' *''

Liar Game ''Liar Game'' (stylized as ''LIAR GAME'') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shinobu Kaitani. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Young Jump'' from February 2005 to January 2015. It was ada ...

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Shinobu Kaitani is a Japanese manga artist. His most notable works are ''One Outs'' and ''Liar Game''. Shinobu is from Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture. He graduated from Kagoshima Prefectural Konan High School and from Department of Electronics Engineeri ...

(2005–2015) * by

Yōzaburō Kanari (born 20 August 1965 in Sagamihara, Kanagawa) is a Japanese manga story writer, best known for co-creating, with Seimaru Amagi and Fumiya Sato, the '' Kindaichi Case Files'' series. He made his debut in 1991 with manga '' Chōzunō Silver Wol ...

(story) and Kuroko Yabuguchi (art) (2005–2007) * by Yōichi Takahashi (2005–2008) * by Makoto Ogino (2006–2009) — Transferred to ''Monthly Young Jump'' * by Toshio Sako (2006–2017) * by

Tooru Fujisawa is a Japanese manga artist. His name is romanized as Tohru Fujisawa on the Tokyopop English-language ''Great Teacher Onizuka'' books and as Toru Fujisawa on the Kodansha bilingual releases. His first serialized work was ''Adesugata Junjo Boy' ...

(2006–2007) * by Hiroya Oku (2006–2007) * by Yokusaru Shibata (2006–2014) * by

Masanori Morita is a Japanese manga artist known for his works ''Rokudenashi Blues'' and '' Rookies''. He made his debut while still in high school and was an assistant of Tetsuo Hara on ''Fist of the North Star''. Works Serialized manga * (1988–1997); seri ...

(2007–2019) — Transferred from ''

Weekly Shōnen Jump is a weekly ''shōnen'' manga anthology published in Japan by Shueisha under the '' Jump'' line of magazines. The manga series within the magazine consist of many action scenes and a fair amount of comedy. The chapters of the series that r ...

'' * by

Shion Miura is a Japanese writer. She has won the Naoki Prize, the Oda Sakunosuke Prize, and the Japan Booksellers' Award. Her work has been adapted for film and television, and her books have been translated into Indonesian, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, ...

(original story) and Sorata Unno (art) (2007–2009) * by Lynn Okamoto (2007–2010) * by Yoshirō Nabeda (story) and Shin-ichi Sakamoto (story and art) (2007–2011) * by

Peach-Pit A peach pit is the pit or stone of a peach. Peach pit or peachpit may also refer to: *Peach-Pit (manga artist duo), a manga artist duo * Peach Pit (band), a Canadian indie pop band *Peachpit, a publishing company *The Peach Pit, a fictional diner i ...

(2008–2014) * by Hiroshi Motomiya (2009–2011) * by Yōichi Takahashi (2009–2012) * ''Jiya'' by

Akira Toriyama is a Japanese manga artist and character designer. He first achieved mainstream recognition for his highly successful manga series '' Dr. Slump'', before going on to create '' Dragon Ball'' (his best-known work) and acting as a character des ...

(story) and Masakazu Katsura (art) (2009–2010)

2010s

* by NON (2010–2012) * by Katsumasa Enokiya (2010–2015) * by

(2010–2012) * by Kouji Mori (2010–2016) * by Yasu Tora (2011–2014) * by Satoru Noda (2011–2012) * by

Sui Ishida is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for his dark fantasy manga series ''Tokyo Ghoul'' and '' Choujin X''. Career history Sui Ishida is best known for his dark fantasy series ''Tokyo Ghoul'', a story about a young man named Ken Kaneki ...

(2011–2014) * by Minori Inaba (2011–2019) * by Tomohiro Matsu (story) and Miyano Hirotsugu (art) (2011–2012) * by

(2011–2013) * by

(story) and

Mengo Yokoyari is a Japanese manga artist. She debuted as an adult manga artist in 2009. Her most famous work is the series ''Scum's Wish'', which was adapted in a one-season TV anime series by the studio Lerche. Works * (2010–2012) * (2011) * (2012–20 ...

(art) (2012–2017) * by Lynn Okamoto (2012–2016) * by

Shin-ichi Sakamoto is a Japanese manga artist known for his ''seinen'' manga series ''Kokou no Hito'' and the ''Innocent'' duology. Both ''Kokou no Hito'' and ''Innocent'' were awarded an Excellence Award at the Japan Media Arts Festival. His newest series '' #D ...

(2013–2015) * by Sankaku Head (2013–2017) * by

(2013–2014) * by Masaki Kasahara (2013–2017) * by Yukino Kitajima (story) and Yūki Kodama (art) (2013–2014) * by Akira Sugito (2013–2016) *''

All You Need Is Kill ''All You Need Is Kill'' is a Japanese science fiction light novel by Hiroshi Sakurazaka with illustrations by Yoshitoshi Abe. The book was published in Japanese by Shueisha under their Super Dash Bunko imprint in December 2004, and was lat ...

'' by Hiroshi Sakurazaka (original story), Ryōsuke Takeuchi (story) and

Takeshi Obata is a Japanese manga artist that usually works as the illustrator in collaboration with a writer. He first gained international attention for '' Hikaru no Go'' (1998–2003) with Yumi Hotta, but is better known for ''Death Note'' (2003–2006) ...

(art) (2014) * by Kazuki Funatsu (2014–2017) * by Satoru Noda (2014–2022) * by Sui Ishida (2014–2018) *'' 87 Clockers'' by Tomoko Ninomiya (2014–2016) — Transferred from ''Jump X'' * by Taku Sakamoto (2015–2018) — Transferred from ''Miracle Jump'' * by Tetsuya Tsutsui (story) and Fumio Obata (art) (2015) — Transferred from ''Jump X'' * by Kakeru Sato (2015–2016) * by

Yoshiki Tanaka is a Japanese novelist. Early life and education He was born in Hondo, Kumamoto Prefecture and took his doctorate degree in Japanese Language and Literature in the Graduate School of Gakushūin University in Tokyo. Work His major works i ...

(original story) and

Ryu Fujisaki is a Japanese manga artist and author from Mutsu, Aomori Prefecture. He won prizes in 39th and the 40th Tezuka Awards. He made his professional manga debut with ''WORLDS'' in 1990. All of his works are published by Shueisha under their Shōn ...

(art) (2015–2020) — Transferred to ''

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 ...

'' * by

Aka Akasaka is a Japanese manga artist. His series '' Kaguya-sama: Love Is War'' was serialized in Shueisha's ''Miracle Jump'' between May 2015 and January 2016, and was then transferred to ''Weekly Young Jump'' starting from March 2016. It was the 9th best ...

(2016–2022) — Transferred from ''Miracle Jump'' * by Yūma Kagami (2016–2017) * by

Hikaru Nakamura Christopher Hikaru NakamuraOsamu Akimoto is a Japanese manga artist from Katsushika, Tokyo. He is best known for his long-running comedy series '' KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops'', which was continuously published in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' for 40 years from 1976 to 2016. With 1,960 chapt ...

(2017–2018) * by Sankaku Head (2017–2018) * by

(2018) * by Masaki Kasahara (2018–2020) * by Koyuri Noguchi (2019–2020)

2020s

* by Masaki Kasahara (2021–2022) * by

(2021–2022) — Parallel publication on ''Tonari no Young Jump''

Special issues

''Miracle Jump''

is a spin-off issue of ''Weekly Young Jump'', first published in January 2011. It includes one shots and ''Weekly Young Jump'' series' side stories, and a series that only serializes in ''Miracle Jump''. Initially, it was scheduled to release bimonthly until June 25, 2013. From April 15, 2014, it was changed into monthly releases, and the number of serialization has increased ever since.

''Young Jump Gold''

is a spin-off issue of ''Weekly Young Jump'', first published on July, 2017. It includes one shots and ''Weekly Young Jump'' series' side stories.

''Young Jump Battle''

Shueisha launched a spin-off magazine called Young Jump Battle in October 2019. It focuses on manga from the battle manga genre. The first issue will have five one-shots from Young Jump mangaka.

''Young Jump Love''

A spin-off focused on romance manga called Young Jump Love launched on winter 2020.

Circulation

References

External links

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