Shonen Jump (Viz Monthly Print Magazine)
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| Shonen Jump | |
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 Cover of the January 2003 debut issue of Viz's monthly Shonen Jump print magazine | |
| Editor | Hyoe Narita, Jason Thompson, Drew Williams, Marc Weidenbaum, Yuki Tagaki |
| Categories | Shōnen manga, anime, video games |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publisher | Viz |
| Year Founded | 2002 |
| First Issue | January 2003 |
| Final Issue | April 2012 |
| Country | America |
| Language | English |
| Website | Official Website |
Shonen Jump was a monthly manga anthology magazine published in America by Viz adopting the original Shōnen Jump name and branding from Shueisha in Japan. The magazine included supplemental news reporting and coverage of video and card games, anime, etc. The magazine launched with a special preview "Issue No. 0" in late 2002 ahead of its formal serialization launch with a January 2003 cover date, and ran consistently through its April 2012 issue.
The print magazine was succeeded by Viz's Shonen Jump Alpha online service[1], itself succeeded by a standard Weekly Shonen Jump online series[2], and itself succeeded by a "Digital Vault" online subscription.[3]
Viz's Shonen Jump was one of the company's several magazine ventures, such as Animerica and Shojo Beat, which it ran alongside at different points in time.
History
Viz's Pokémon manga release became the company's best-selling title following the series' boom in 1998-1999. With their newfound success and income, and simultaneously "feeling the heat" from competitors such as Tokyopop and Gutsoon! Entertainment's Raijin Comics, Viz looked to produce a children's print magazine similar to CoroCoro Comic in Japan. The company initially attempted to get the Nintendo license, though they ultimately looked at acquiring Shōnen Jump titles from Shueisha. As Viz was a branch of Shogakugan (a rival to Shueisha in Japan, despite the two ultimately being housed under the banner of a common, larger company in Japan), Viz often faced difficulties acquiring Jump titles. One of the conditions of Shueisha working with the company was for them to become an owner of Viz.[4]
Prior to launch, Viz solicited ideas for the magazine's name from its staff via email, as having their own (trademarkable) name would be one final remaining bit of individuality from Shueisha. "Manga Typhoon" was a working title at one point, though "Shonen Jump" as-is was ultimately decided shortly before launch.[4]
Leading up to the magazine's formal launch in December 2002, Viz hosted a party at Powder Deep Studios as well as a public event Chelsea Piers in New York City. In attendance were various Viz employees, Shueisha employees (including Kazuhiko Torishima), and Akira Toriyama himself.[4][5]
Alongside editor-in-chief Hyoe Narita, Jason Thompson served as the magazine's senior editor for launch and the first eight issues. Drew Williams was hired as the magazine's secondary editor (later taking over Thompson's role as senior editor). Benjamin Wright, a designer at Viz, became the magazine's designer. A mixture of digital and analog work was done in conjunction with Shueisha's manga for the magazine's early issues, with Viz's own shift toward digital helping push Shueisha to a digital workflow.[4]
At the time of its launch, Viz still used a set team of separate translators and script rewriters on each manga series. Over the course of the magazine's launch, the process of using rewriters was phased out at Viz, with series editors taking over these responsibilities.[4]
A preview "Issue No. 0" was distributed at various events, such as anime conventions, in 2002 to promote the forthcoming magazine launch. The issue included five pages from chapter 331 of the Dragon Ball manga and a profile on Akira Toriyama.
The January 2003 debut issue of the magazine launched in December 2002 and included three Dragon Ball chapters (328, 329, and 330), an interview with Akira Toriyama, and a highlight of Dragon Ball Z: Budokai for the PlayStation 2. Shonen Jump ran through the end of the Cell arc with chapter 420 concluding the series' run in the magazine's April 2005 issue; at this point, Dragon Ball became a "Graphic Novel" format-only release from Viz (releasing bimonthly beginning in June 2005 and running through the end of the series).
Akira Toriyama's Sand Land also served as a launch comic and ran in its entirety during the magazine's first year, concluding in the November 2003 issue.
Even following Dragon Ball's serialization conclusion in the magazine, Akira Toriyama and Dragon Ball maintained a large presence in the magazine. Toriyama himself was regularly profiled and featured in the magazine, with interviews original and exclusive to the magazine also appearing at regular intervals. Dr. Slump was previewed in the May 2005 issue in conjunction with Viz's formal release of the series, while Neko Majin Z 5 was translated and included as a bonus in the magazine's October 2007 issue, itself a special "Dragon Ball Collector" issue with interviews, retrospective coverage, and more. The April 2011 issue, the magazine's 100th issue overall, included Akira Toriyama and Eiichirō Oda's Cross Epoch crossover comic.
Viz's Shonen Jump came to a close with its April 2012 issue, succeeded by various online initiatives.
Sections
List and explanation
Manga Series
Launch Lineup
- Yu-Gi-Oh!
- Dragon Ball (as "Dragon Ball Z")
- Sand Land
- Yū Yū Hakusho
- One Piece
- Naruto (beginning in issue 2)
- Shaman King (beginning in issue 3)
Regular Inclusions
- Bleach
- Bobobo-Bo Bo-Bobo
- Dragon Ball (as "Dragon Ball Z")
- Hikaru no Go
- Naruto
- One Piece
- Psyren
- Shaman King
- Yū Yū Hakusho
- Yu-Gi-Oh! ("Millennium World" and "GX" and "5D's")
Impact on Dragon Ball Serialization and Publication
The launch of Viz's Shonen Jump magazine marked the shift from the publication of "Dragon Ball Z" in monthly "floppy" comics through October 2002 to serialization in the magazine alongside the ongoing collected edition releases.
Following the launch of the Shonen Jump print magazine in the January 2003 issue (released in November 2002), Viz began releasing collected versions of various manga series, Dragon Ball included, in a smaller (tankōbon-sized) format under the "Shonen Jump" brand label.
Dragon Ball & Akira Toriyama Content
External Links
References
- ↑ "VIZ MEDIA TO DEBUT WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP ALPHA NORTH AMERICA'S ONLY NEAR-SIMULTANEOUS DIGITAL MANGA MAGAZINE" (14 October 2011). Viz. Retrieved: 31 July 2019.
- ↑ "VIZ MEDIA BEGINS 2013 WITH THE ALL-NEW WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP DIGITAL MANGA MAGAZINE" (21 January 2013). Viz. Retrieved: 31 July 2019.
- ↑ "VIZ MEDIA MAKES TOP SHONEN JUMP MANGA CHAPTERS AVAILABLE FOR FREE AND SIMULTANEOUS WITH JAPANESE DEBUT" (17 December 2018). Viz. Retrieved: 31 July 2019.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "MANGA MAVERICKS EP 82: "YOU ONLY MEET TORIYAMA ONCE" (JASON THOMPSON)" (31 March 2019). All-Comic.com. Retrieved: 31 July 2019.
- ↑ "NYC Launch". Shonen Jump, March 2003. America: Viz. (pp. 170-172)
- ↑ "Kanzenshuu - The Podcast: Episode #0403" (10 May 2016). Kanzenshuu. Retrieved: 31 July 2019.
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