Saikyō Jump

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Saikyō Jump
最強ジャンプ
"Saikyō Jump" Logo
Categories	Shōnen manga, anime, video games
Frequency	Bimonthly
Publisher	Shueisha Inc.
First Issue	2010
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Website	Official Website

Saikyō Jump (最強ジャンプ Saikyō Janpu; "The Strongest Jump") is currently a bimonthly magazine published in Japan by Shueisha under the Jump line of magazines. The magazine's focus is spin-off and supplementary manga series aimed at a young audience, while also including game promotions, news coverage, and more.

Debut issue of Saikyō Jump (released 03 December 2010)

Issues are forward-dated for the odd-numbered months (January, March, May, July, September, and November), released within the first week of the prior month.

History

Saikyō Jump began as a quarterly publication releasing in December 2010, April 2011, August 2011, and October 2011. The first two issues were larger-sized (AB; 21 × 25.7 cm), while the third and fourth were altered down to their current size (A5; 14.5 × 21 cm).

The magazine shifted to a monthly publication schedule in December 2011 (with its respective January 2012 issue), running through August 2014 (with its respective September 2014) issue. The magazine shifted to a bimonthly schedule in October 2014 (with its respective September 2014) issue, a schedule it maintains to this day.

(Who is the editor-in-chief?)

Content

Saikyō Jump's primary focus is juvenile, spin-off adaptations of popular Jump series such as Dragon Ball, One Piece, Naruto, Toriko, Katekyō Hitman Reborn!, etc. New authors and artists are recruited to produce these works, rather than the respective series' original author. These new artists may move from one series to another as series conclude or are canceled in favor of others; for example, Katsuki Hirose's Dragon Ball Discross Divine Power God MAX!! ran for 11 chapters (concluding in the November 2016 issue) and was replaced with a new Digimon comic by the author the following issue (the January 2017 issue).

Similar to Weekly Shōnen Jump, the various manga series are each printed on a different colored shade of newsprint-like paper.

Each issue opens with various full-color pages promoting new and upcoming video games, manga, anime, etc.

Each issue concludes with a page of brief (generally one- to two-sentence) comments from all of its respective manga contributors.

Dragon Ball

Overview

Saikyō Jump's initial quarterly publication ran four chapters of Dragon Ball SD by Naho Ooishi, with each chapter retelling a training or overall story arc in the life of Son Goku. The series received a reboot in the first monthly publication, effectively starting over at the very beginning of the original Dragon Ball series.

As Dragon Ball Heroes released to arcades and gained in popularity, more series related to this initiative were published in Saikyō Jump, including the Dragon Ball GT Anime Comic in the January 2014 issue, and various Super Dragon Ball Heroes series beginning in the January 2016 issue. In addition to other series related to additional arcade and home console video games that have been serialized within Saikyō Jump, the magazine occasionally reprints single chapters for other supplemental Dragon Ball material, such as Neko Majin, Episode of Bardock and The Case of Being Reincarnated as Yamcha.

Ongoing Dedicated Series

• Dragon Ball SD: A re-telling of the original series in "super deformed" style. Began in the four quarterly issues by skipping around to various points in the series, but switched to a total re-telling beginning with the magazine's monthly format switch. This has otherwise remained the same since then, barring its original training arc and time-skip to the Saiyan arc. By Naho Ooishi; has appeared in every issue except the January 2017 issue. Dragon Ball SD is the only Dragon Ball comic in the magazine consistently printed in its entirety in full color on semi-glossy pages.
• Dragon Ball GT Anime Comic: Takes screen shots from the Dragon Ball GT television series and arranges them into manga format ("animanga"). Began with the Evil Dragons arc to tie-in with the (then-contemporary) Dragon Ball GT content in the Dragon Ball Heroes arcade game. Began in the January 2014 issue.
• Super Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Charisma Mission!!: A revival of the previous Charisma Mission series. Engineer Yoshito, Battle Navigator Tsubasa, and Battle Princess Momo illustrate the various features of the game in comedic ways. By Yoshitaka Nagayama; began in the March 2017 issue.
• Super Dragon Ball Heroes: Universe Mission: A direct continuation of the previous Dark Demon Realm Mission series. Tells a story using the new Super Dragon Ball Heroes characters and mission sets as a basis. By Yoshitaka Nagayama; began in the May 2018 issue.
• DeSpo FighterZ: Based around the theme of esports in conjunction with Dragon Ball FighterZ and its Nintendo Switch port. By Hiroshi Otoki; set to debut in the September 2018 issue.

Retired/Concluded Dedicated Series

• Dragon Ball Heroes Super Charisma Mission!: Engineer Yoshito, Battle Navigator Tsubasa, and Battle Princess Momo illustrate the various features of the game in comedic ways. Debuted with a special Rookie Charisma Mission Episode 0 in the December 2013 issue; ran in earnest from the July 2014 to July 2016 issues).
• Dragon Ball Discross Divine Power God MAX!!: A spin-off series with heroes using the various Dragon World characters and transformations in conjunction with the (now discontinued) Dragon Ball Discross physical arcade game. By Katsuki Hirose; began in the March 2015 issue and ran through the November 2016 issue.
• Dragon Ball Fusions the MANGA!!: Tells the story of Tekka and Pinich from the Nintendo 3DS game Dragon Ball Fusions as the kids fall into a mixed-up time/space Dragon World. By Hiroshi Otoki; began in the May 2016 issue and ran through the May 2018 issue.
• Super Dragon Ball Heroes: Dark Demon Realm Mission: Initially replacing the previous Dragon Ball Heroes Super Charisma Mission! series. Tells a story using the new Super Dragon Ball Heroes characters and mission sets as a basis. By Yoshitaka Nagayama; began in the September 2016 issue.

Singular Reprints

• Episode of Bardock: The first Episode of Bardock chapter was reprinted in the magazine's third quarterly issue in August 2011.
• The Case of Being Reincarnated as Yamcha: The first The Case of Being Reincarnated as Yamcha chapter was reprinted in the January 2018 issue.
• Neko Majin: Neko Majin Is Here 1 was reprinted in the July 2014 issue; Neko Majin Is Here 2 was reprinted in the August 2014 issue; Neko Majin Mike was reprinted in the September 2014 issue

Notable Interviews/Q&As

• April 2013 Issue: "Saikyo Z Kidz Interview" (Masako Nozawa, Shōko Nakagawa, Kaori Matsumoto)
• March 2014 Issue (Supplemental Pack-in): "Akira Toriyama-sensei Super Q&A" (Akira Toriyama, Naho Ooishi)
• April and May 2014 Issues: "Tell Us, Akira Toriyama-sensei!" (Akira Toriyama, Naho Ooishi)
• June 2014 Issue: "Twel-Boo Mysteries" (Akira Toriyama, Naho Ooishi)
• July 2014 Issue: "Me Lately" (Akira Toriyama), "Naho Ooishi Goes to the Source!!" (Akira Toriyama, Naho Ooishi)
• January 2018 Issue (Supplemental Pack-in): "We Asked Akira Toriyama-sensei! Saiyan Special Q&A" (Akira Toriyama))

Supplemental Pack-ins

• DVD in the second issue with motion graphic manga chapters from the first issue
• Dragon Ball Special Anime DVD (Episode of Bardock / PtEtSS) in the March 2012 issue
• Dragon Ball Heroes Entry Book 0 in the December 2013 issue
• Episode of Bardock Super Kanzenban in the March 2014 issue
• Saiyan Super Strongest Comics book in January 2018 issue
• V-Day book in the March 2018 issue

External Links

• Official Saikyō Jump Website (Japanese)