is a Japanese

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magazine 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 ...

. 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 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 star ...

'' 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

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's series ''

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''.

Features

Series

There are 28 manga titles being regularly serialized in ''Weekly Young Jump''.

Former series

1970s–1980s

* by Kazuo Koike (story) and

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(art) (1979–1982) * by Kentarō Yano (1982–1985) * by Hikaru Yuzuki (1982–1987) * by (1985–1996) * by Kazuo Koike (story) and Noriyoshi Inoue (art) (1985–1991) * by Makoto Ogino (1985–1989) * by Toshio Nobe (1986–1996) *'' Nineteen 19'' by (1988–1990) * by Hiromi Morishita (1988–1994) * by Hiroya Oku (1989–1994)

1990s

* by Makoto Ogino (1990–1992) * by Sho Kitagawa (1990–1994) * by

(1991–1992) *'' Kirara'' by Toshiki Yui (1993–1997) * by Tetsuya Saruwatari (1993–2003) * by Sakura Takeuchi (1994–1997) * by Hiroshi Motomiya (1994–2002) *''

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'' by Hiroya Oku (1995–1997) * (1995–1997) *'' Colorful'' by Torajirō Kishi (1997–2000) * by Sho Kitagawa (1997–2000) * by Kazuhiro Kumagai (1997–2002)

2000s

*''

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'' by Hiroya Oku (2000–2013) *'' Arcana'' by Yua Kotegawa (2000–2001) *'' ComaGoma'' by Hiromi Morishita (2000–2004) * by Yōichi Takahashi (2000–2004) * by Kazuki Funatsu (2001–2012) * by

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(2001–2002) * by Hiyoko Kobayashi (2001–2007) * by Lynn Okamoto (2002–2005) *''Blue Heaven'' by Tsutomu Takahashi (2002) *'' Zetman'' by

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(2002–2014) * by Tsutomu Takahashi (2003) * by Yūgo Ishikawa (2003–2010) *'' Tough'' by Tetsuya Saruwatari (2003–2012) * by Masaya Hokazono (story) and Betten Court (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'' by Shinobu Kaitani (2005–2015) *'' Sidooh'' by

(2005–2010) * by Yōzaburō Kanari (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 (2006–2007) * by Hiroya Oku (2006–2007) * by Yokusaru Shibata (2006–2014) * by Masanori Morita (2007–2019); transferred from ''

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 ...

'' * by

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(original story) and Sorata Unno (art) (2007–2009) * by Lynn Okamoto (2007–2010) * by Shin-ichi Sakamoto (story and art), Yoshio Nabeta (story), and Hiroshi Takano (story) (2007–2011) * by Peach-Pit (2008–2014) * by Hiroshi Motomiya (2009–2011) * by Yōichi Takahashi (2009) *'' Jiya'' by

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

2010s

* by NON (2010–2012) * by Katsumasa Enokiya (2010–2015) * by Yōichi Takahashi (2010–2012) * by Kouji Mori (2010–2016) * by Yasu Tora (2011–2014) *'' Sidooh: Sunrise'' by

(2011) * by Satoru Noda (2011–2012) * by Sui Ishida (2011–2014) * by Minori Inaba (2011–2019) * by Tomohiro Matsu (original story) and Miyano Hirotsugu (2011–2012) * by

(2011–2013) * by Lynn Okamoto (story) and Mengo Yokoyari (art) (2012–2017) * by Lynn Okamoto (2012–2016) * by Shin-ichi Sakamoto (2013–2015) * by Sankaku Head (2013–2017) * by Tooru Fujisawa (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'' by Hiroshi Sakurazaka (original story), Ryōsuke Takeuchi (story) and Takeshi Obata (art) (2014) * by Kazuki Funatsu (2014–2017) * by (2014–2019) * by Satoru Noda (2014–2022) * by Sui Ishida (2014–2018) *'' 87 Clockers'' by Tomoko Ninomiya (2014–2016); transferred from ''Jump X'' *'' Bungo'' by (2014–2024) * 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 (original story) and Ryu Fujisaki (art) (2015–2020); transferred to ''

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'' * by

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(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 chapte ...

(2017–2018) * by (2019–2025) * by Sankaku Head (2017–2018) * by Ryu Fujisaki (2018) * by Masaki Kasahara (2018–2020) * by Toshio Sako (2018–2020); transferred to ''Tonari no Young Jump'' * by Koyuri Noguchi (2019–2020) * by Nene Yukimori (2019–2023)

2020s

*'' Gantz: E'' by Hiroya Oku (story) and Jin Kagetsu (art) (2020–2023); transferred to ''YanJan!'' * by Ryō Minenami (2020–2024) * by Aka Akasaka (story) and Mengo Yokoyari (art) (2020–2024) * by Shū Fukuda (2020–2023) * by Masaki Kasahara (2021–2022) * by Yusura Kankitsu (story) and Fumi Nagatsuki (art) (2021–2025) * by Toshimitsu Matsubara (2021–2022) * by Sui Ishida (2021–2022); publication continued on ''Tonari no Young Jump'' * by Kiyoto Shitara (2022–2023) * by Akeji Fujimura (2022–2025) * by Aka Akasaka (story) and Nishizawa 5mm (art) (2023–2024) * by Hiroshi Motomiya (2025)

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 serializations has increased ever since.

''Young Jump Gold''

is a spin-off issue of ''Weekly Young Jump'', first published in 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 December 23, 2019.

Circulation

References

External links

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