V-Jump
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| V（ブイ）ジャンプ | |
 "V-Jump" Logo | |
| Categories | Shōnen manga, video games |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Circulation | 187,500[1] |
| Publisher | Shueisha Inc. |
| First Issue | 1990 |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Website | Official Website |
V-Jump (née "Virtual Jump") is a monthly multimedia-focused (video and card games, manga, anime, etc.) magazine published in Japan by Shueisha under the Jump line of magazines. The magazine includes game promotions, news coverage, original manga series, and more. The manga series within the magazine target young male readers and are based on popular video games. The series are often spin-offs of the original anime, manga, and/or video games on which they are based.
V-Jump is currently released on the 21st of each month, barring a Sunday or holiday, in which case the release is moved up to the next-appropriate date. Occasional deviations to this release schedule include coordination to release alongside Jump Festa in December, which may be several days ahead of the standard release date on the 21st.
For calendar year 2018, Shueisha reported V-Jump's readership as 90% men and 10% women, with 25% of readers in upper elementary school, 24% in middle school, 20% in lower elementary school, 12% in high school, 15% as working adults, and 4% in college.[1]
History
V-Jump began with three issues in a smaller, thicker format on a (roughly) half-yearly schedule released in November 1990, June 1991, and November 1991.
This was followed by an additional four-issue preview/test run in November 1992, February 1993, March 1993, and April 1993.
The inaugural issue of the regular monthly run — the July 1993 issue — was released in May 1993.
Kazuhiko Torishima served as V-Jump's editor-in-chief from 1993 until 1996, at which point he returned to Weekly Shōnen Jump to serve as its new editor-in-chief.[2] Hideo Yoshikura served as the magazine's editor-in-chief in a timeframe after this.[3] Akio Iyoku serves as the magazine's current editor-in-chief.[4]
Shueisha produces a line of additional books under the V-Jump branding; these are generally strategy guides for video games covered within the standard magazine.
General Content
The following ongoing series currently run in V-Jump (as of the April 2026 issue; additional one-shots may also be published in any given issue):
| Series Icon | Series Title | Source Series | Author | Debut Issue |
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BORUTO ―TWO BLUE VORTEX― | Naruto | Original Work and Supervision: Masashi Kishimoto Manga: Mikio Ikemoto |
October 2023[5][a] (21 August 2023) |
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遊☆戯☆王OCG STORIES Yugiō Ofisharu Kādo Gēmu Sutōriizu Yu-Gi-Oh OCG (Official Card Game) Stories |
Yu-Gi-Oh | Story: Shin Yoshida Manga: Naoto Miyoshi Planning and Cooperation: Konami Digital Entertainment |
June 2022[6][b] (21 April 2022) |
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遊☆戯☆王OCGストラクチャーズ Yugiō Ofisharu Kādo Gēmu Sutorakuchāzu Yu-Gi-Oh OCG (Official Card Game) Structures |
Yu-Gi-Oh | Manga: Masashi Satō Duel Structure: Wedge Holdings |
August 2019[7] (21 June 2019) |
Dragon Ball
Overview
Dragon Ball has maintained a strong presence in V-Jump since the magazine's debut, which coincided with the franchise's ongoing, original serialization. Contemporary manga and anime story arcs, films, and video games were heavily promoted in the magazine's early days. With the franchise's revival through continued video games, theatrical films, and new series, V-Jump has remained a central resource for news and merchandising.
Dragon Ball Damashii
The "Dragon Ball Damashii" column debuted 21 April 2004 in the magazine's June 2004 issue. The column ran for several years following its debut, and would include various Q&As along with fanart sent in from readers. Original Dragon Ball author Akira Toriyama himself drew the column's logo with, "...the fiery spirit of new readers" in mind.[8]
Super Dragon Ball Park Monthly
The ongoing "Super Dragon Ball Park Monthly" series of features (a rebranding of the prior "Dragon Ball Park Monthly" series) details new updates coming to the Dragon Ball franchise in the form of television, film, video games, physical merchandise, etc.
Ongoing Dedicated Series
While various Dragon Ball-specific and adjacent manga series have run in V-Jump over the years, the magazine currently serializes a single series:
- Dragon Ball Super: A "comicalization" of the Dragon Ball Super series by Toyotarō. Began in the August 2015 issue of the magazine. Collected editions are regularly released by Shueisha both in digital and print.
Retired/Concluded Dedicated Series
Whereas titles like Episode of Bardock and Resurrection 'F' seemingly had set runs determined prior to their debut, thus far only Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission received an ongoing, continuous serialization until its effective-completion 28 chapters later. None of the retired/concluded series have received collected edition reprints, though Victory Mission received a free digital release ahead of the Dragon Ball Heroes arcade game's fifth anniversary.[9]
- Hobby Warrior: Burn On, Bui!: A manga series with story by Mitsuru Misaki and art by Ryūji Tsugihara. Published in the original trial run issues of V-Jump between 1990 and 1991. The manga follows the title character as he partakes in Carddass battles.
- Heya! Son Goku and Friends Return!!: A two-part manga by Naho Ooishi retelling the events of the 2008 Jump Super Anime Tour Special. One chapter each ran in the May and June 2009 issues of the magazine as a supplemental pack-in booklet.
- Episode of Bardock: A three-part manga by Naho Ooishi. One chapter each ran in the August, September, and October 2011 issues of the magazine. The April 2012 Issue included an "Episode of Bardock Kanzenban" as a non-perforated, supplemental insert booklet collecting all three chapters and adding two additional pages. The manga was later adapted into an animated version for Jump Festa 2012.
- Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission: A manga by Toyotarō in promotion of the Dragon Ball Heroes arcade game series. Ran for 28 chapters from the November 2012 to February 2015 issues of the magazine (with supplemental chapters published during and after outside of V-Jump itself).
- Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F': A three-part introductory manga by Toyotarō in promotion of the theatrical film's debut that year. One chapter each ran in the April, May, and June 2015 issues of the magazine.
Notable Interviews/Q&As
- April 2013 Issue: "ZZZ (Triple Z) Talk" (Masako Nozawa, Shōko Nakagawa, Kaori Matsumoto)
External Links
Notes
- ↑ The original Boruto manga ― itself a sequel to the preceding Naruto manga ― initially ran in Weekly Shonen Jump, albeit as a monthly serialization, back in 2016. The series moved to serialization in V-Jump with the magazine's September 2019 issue. This current "TWO BLUE VORTEX" continuation/part of the manga, under this specific new sub-title, began in the October 2023 issue.
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh OCG Stories has moved through several story arcs since its debut, each of which starts its renumbering back to "Chapter 1"; this debut date is for the actual debut of the overall Yu-Gi-Oh OCG Stories manga series as a whole.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Shueisha Reveals New Circulation Numbers, Demographics for its Manga Magazines" (22 April 2019). Anime News Network. Retrieved: 22 April 2019.
- ↑ "Jump 50th anniversary: the legendary former editor-in-chief talks about the company politics surrounding Akira Toriyama" (17 February 2018). Asahi: Aera Dot. Retrieved: 29 June 2018.
- ↑ "Jump Festa - Level 7". Shonen Jump, April 2003. America: Viz. (p. 11)
- ↑ "Dragon Ball Movie Frontline, chasing Dragon Ball Super movie information, stirs! For the first round, we clash with the head of Shueisha's Dragon Ball Room, Akio Iyoku!" (29 April 2018). Dragon Ball Official Site. Retrieved: 29 June 2018.
- ↑ Kishimoto, Masashi; Ikemoto, Mikio. BORUTO ―TWO BLUE VORTEX― Chapter 1. V-Jump, October 2023. Japan: Shueisha, 21 August 2023. (pp. 15-65)
- ↑ Yoshida, Shin; Miyoshi, Naoto; Konami Digital Entertainment. Yu-Gi-Oh OCG Stories Chapter 1. V-Jump, June 2022. Japan: Shueisha, 21 April 2022. (pp. 24-67)
- ↑ Satō, Masashi; Wedge Holdings. Yu-Gi-Oh OCG Structures Chapter 1. V-Jump, August 2019. Japan: Shueisha, 21 June 2019. (pp. 35-61)
- ↑ "The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama: Work 56" (04 April 2018). Kanzenshuu. Retrieved: 21 August 2018.
- ↑ "'Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission' Promo Leads To New Chapter" (22 October 2015). Kanzenshuu. Retrieved: 21 August 2018.
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