is a

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aired on Japan's

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network. The series' title is a of and ''Bang''. The first episode was broadcast on April 3, 2009. It features comics from

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 ...

's weekly and monthly

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anthologies (

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 ...

V Jump is a Japanese shōnen manga magazine, focusing on new manga as well as video games based on popular manga. The magazine's debut was in 1993 by Shueisha under the '' Jump'' line of magazines. History A prototype magazine called '' Hobby's J ...

and Jump Square) and their associated

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and games. It changed to jumpolice in march in 2014.

Characters

Akina Minami is a Japanese gravure idol and tarento signed to Free Style Company. Minami's recognition as a model has also spread beyond Japan and she was named as one of the "7 most irresistibly cute Japanese idols" by the Thailand version of FHM magazine ...

as , the host of the program. * Tetsuya Yanagihara as , one of the also known as * Yoshiyuki Hirai as , one of the Amezari Pirates. He has a Toothbrush moustache. * , the leader and mascot of the Amezari Pirates. He appears as a parrot with a pirate hat. Captain Book is voiced by . * Aki Kanada as the Narrator. * Mao Ichimichi hosted a segment called Informational Corner which ran from 2010 to 2014 * Hikarigoke (played by Yūsuke Katayama and Kazumasa Kunisawa)

Main corner

Hikarigoke Katayama's Corner

;Rock Lee Exercises! :Katayama practices the Rock Lee exercises shown in ''

Naruto ''Naruto'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. It tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, a young ninja who seeks recognition from his peers and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the leader of his village. ...

s ''

Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals ''Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals'' is the anime adaptation of the ''Naruto'' spin-off manga created by Kenji Taira, ''Rock Lee no Seishun Full-Power Ninden''. It was announced in February 2012 by Shueisha. Produced by Studio Pierrot and directed by Ma ...

'' spin-off. They dance at the opening of this program. There are 3 types of exercises. ;Rock Lee Katayama's Super Training Series! :Katayama trains several trainings posted by viewers. After failing many times, new exercises are started from April 6, 2012.

Zarigani Pirates' Corner

;Zarigani Pirates! The Road for Yu-Gi-oh! Card World Battleship! :This segment began when ''

Yu-Gi-Oh! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuki Takahashi. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine between September 1996 and March 2004. The plot follows the story of a boy named Yugi Mutou, ...

'' was featured early in the series. When it was aired, the corner primarily showed Zaripai (who was aiming for the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' World Championship). Due to his poor performance, however, it was ended. After that he produced the elementary school students team named "Zaripai Japan", and it was started again. ;Zarigani Pirate's Paper Comic Corner :Zaripai shows his short comics on the paper at the end of the corner when his crewmates get the paper from the writer. The paper can be downloaded from the homepages on the phones.

Akina's room

:Akina Minami and Zarigani pirates talk with guests. It is parody of Tetsuko's Room, so Akina Minami speaks like Tetsuko Kuroyanagi.

Teach me, writers!

The writers answer the readers' questions. The questions change every month.

Theme songs

*Opening theme: '' Jump'' *Closing theme: Rotates depending on the currently featured anime

Vomic

''Vomic'' is a segment where

voice actors Voice acting is the art of performing voice-overs to present a character or provide information to an audience. Performers are called voice actors/actresses, voice artists, dubbing artists, voice talent, voice-over artists, or voice-over talent ...

lend their voices to characters from popular manga series. The word ''Vomic'' is a of ''voice'' and ''comic''. Some clips are published on the official ''Vomic'' website. The series that are featured on the program are rotated monthly.

External links

Official website

Official ''Vomic'' website

References

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