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{{Infobox magazine
| name            = V-Jump
| jpn-name        = V（ブイ）ジャンプ
| image           = [[File:V-Jump_logo.png|320px]]
| alt             = V-Jump
| caption         = "V-Jump" Logo
| editor          = 
| previous_editor = 
| category        = Shōnen manga, video games
| frequency       = Monthly
| circulation     = 187,500<ref name=shueishademos>{{Cite web|URL=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-04-22/shueisha-reveals-new-circulation-numbers-demographics-for-its-manga-magazines/.145991|Website=Anime News Network|Title="Shueisha Reveals New Circulation Numbers, Demographics for its Manga Magazines"|Date=22 April 2019|AccessDate=22 April 2019}}</ref>
| publisher       = [[Shueisha|Shueisha Inc.]]
| founder         = 
| founded         = 
| first_date      = 1990
| final_date      = 
| company         = 
| country         = Japan
| language        = Japanese
| website         = [http://vjump.shueisha.co.jp/ 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.<ref name=shueishademos></ref>

==History==
{{see|Complete List of V-Jump Issues}}
''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.

<gallery widths=200px heights=200px>
File:Vjump-trial-1-issue-1-cover.png|Debut trial run issue of ''V-Jump'', released '''28 November 1990''', at its original publication size
File:Vjump-trial-2-issue-1-cover.png|Second trial run first issue of ''V-Jump'', released '''04 November 1992''', shifting the publication size
File:Vjump 1993-07-editedscan.png|Inaugural monthly issue of ''V-Jump'' for July 1993, released '''21 May 1993'''
</gallery>

[[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.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://dot.asahi.com/dot/2018021300102.html?page=1|Website=Asahi: Aera Dot|Title="Jump 50th anniversary: the legendary former editor-in-chief talks about the company politics surrounding Akira Toriyama"|Date=17 February 2018|AccessDate=29 June 2018}}</ref> [[Hideo Yoshikura]] served as the magazine's editor-in-chief in a timeframe after this.<ref>"Jump Festa - Level 7". ''Shonen Jump'', April 2003. America: Viz. (p. 11)</ref> [[Akio Iyoku]] served as the magazine's editor-in-chief for a period of time<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://dragonball.news/news/180422_dbmfl01.html|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site|Title="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!"|Date=29 April 2018|AccessDate=29 June 2018}}</ref> before leaving Shueisha entirely to form his own company, Capsule Corporation Tokyo.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2023/08/31/akio-iyoku-leaving-shueisha/|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="Head of the “Dragon Ball Room” and V-Jump Editor-in-Chief Akio Iyoku Leaving Shueisha to Form New Company: “Capsule Corporation Tokyo”"|Date=31 August 2023|AccessDate=07 March 2026}}</ref>

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==

===Current Series===
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):

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!  Series Icon !! Series Title !! Source Series !! Author !! Debut Issue
|- style="border-top: 2px solid #AAA"
| [[File:Vjump-manga-series-boruto.png|100px]]
| '''BORUTO ―TWO BLUE VORTEX―'''
| ''Naruto''
| Original Work and Supervision: Masashi Kishimoto<br>Manga: Mikio Ikemoto
| October 2023<ref>Kishimoto, Masashi; Ikemoto, Mikio. ''BORUTO ―TWO BLUE VORTEX―'' Chapter 1. ''V-Jump'', October 2023. Japan: Shueisha, 21 August 2023. (pp. 15-65)</ref>{{efn|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.}}<br>(21 August 2023)
|-
| [[File:Vjump-manga-series-yugiohocgstories.png|100px]]
| 遊☆戯☆王OCG STORIES<br>''Yugiō Ofisharu Kādo Gēmu Sutōriizu''<br>'''Yu-Gi-Oh OCG (Official Card Game) Stories'''
| ''Yu-Gi-Oh''
| Story: Shin Yoshida<br>Manga: Naoto Miyoshi<br>Planning and Cooperation: Konami Digital Entertainment
| June 2022<ref>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)</ref>{{efn|''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.}}<br>(21 April 2022)
|-
| [[File:Vjump-manga-series-yugiohocgstructures.png|100px]]
| 遊☆戯☆王OCGストラクチャーズ<br>''Yugiō Ofisharu Kādo Gēmu Sutorakuchāzu''<br>'''Yu-Gi-Oh OCG (Official Card Game) Structures'''
| ''Yu-Gi-Oh''
| Manga: Masashi Satō<br>Duel Structure: Wedge Holdings
| August 2019<ref>Satō, Masashi; Wedge Holdings. ''Yu-Gi-Oh OCG Structures'' Chapter 1. ''V-Jump'', August 2019. Japan: Shueisha, 21 June 2019. (pp. 35-61)</ref><br>(21 June 2019)
|-
| [[File:Vjump-manga-series-dragonquestheroavan.png|100px]]
| DRAGON QUEST ダイの大冒険 勇者アバンと獄炎の魔王<br>''Doragon Kuesuto Dai no Daibōken Yūsha Aban to Goku-en no Maō''<br>'''[[Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai - The Hero Avan and the Demon King of Hellfire]]'''
| ''Dragon Quest''
| Original Work: [[Riku Sanjō]]<br>Manga: [[Yūsaku Shibata]]
| December 2020<ref>Sanjō, Riku; Shibata, Yūsaku. ''Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai - The Hero Avan and the Dark Lord of Hellfire'' Chapter 1. ''V-Jump'', December 2020. Japan: Shueisha, 21 October 2020. (pp. 168-213)</ref><br>(21 October 2020)
|-
| [[File:Vjump-manga-series-dragonquesttreasures.png|100px]]
| ドラゴンクエスト トレジャーズ アナザーアドベンチャー ファドラの宝島<br>''Doragon Kuesuto Torejāzu Anazā Adobenchā Fadora no Takarajima''<br>'''[[Dragon Quest Treasures: Another Adventure - Fadra's Treasure Island]]'''{{efn|The dragon name ファドラ (''Fadora'') is renamed "Padra" in the official English localization of the ''Dragon Quest Treasures'' video game.}}
| ''Dragon Quest''
| Original Work: Masaki Hara<br>Manga: Yōichi Amano<br>Supervision: [[Yūji Horii]]<br>Cooperation: Square Enix
| January 2023<ref>Hara, Masaki; Amano, Yōichi; Horii, Yūji; Square Enix. ''Dragon Quest Treasures: Another Adventure - Fadra's Treasure Island'' Chapter 1. ''V-Jump'', January 2023. Japan: Shueisha, 21 November 2022. (pp. 193-237)</ref><br>(21 November 2022)
|-
| [[File:Vjump-manga-series-inumayugedeiko.png|100px]]
| 犬マユゲでいこう<br>''Inumayugedeikō''<br>'''Let's Go With Dog Eyebrows'''
| Original Comic
| Yūko Ishizura{{efn|Stylized as 石塚2祐子 (''Ishizura Tsū Yūko'')}}
| August 1994<ref>Ishizura, Yūko. ''犬マユゲでいこう''. ''V-Jump'', August 1994. Japan: Shueisha, 21 June 1994. (pp. 134-137)</ref><br>(21 June 1994)
|-
| [[File:Vjump-manga-series-neoshindo.png|100px]]
| N•E•Oシンドーの"プロ"ローーグ!!<br>''Neo Shindō no "Puro"rō̄gu!!''<br>'''N•E•O Shindo's "Pro"logue'''
| Original Comic
| Manga: [[Yūji Kasai]]<br>Editing: N.E.O. Shindo
| TBD
|-
|}

===Series on Hiatus===

The following ongoing series are explicitly noted as being on hiatus:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!  Series Icon !! Series Title !! Source Series !! Author !! Debut Issue !! Hiatus Note
|- style="border-top: 2px solid #AAA"
| [[File:Vjump-manga-series-dragonballsuper.png|100px]]
| ドラゴンボール超<br>''Doragon Bōru Sūpā''<br>'''Dragon Ball Super'''
| ''Dragon Ball''
| Original Work: Akira Toriyama<br>Manga: Toyotarō
| August 2015<ref>Toyotarō. ''Dragon Ball Super'' Chapter 1. ''V-Jump'', August 2015. Japan: Shueisha, 20 June 2015. (pp. 90-105)</ref><br>(20 June 2015)
| The ''Dragon Ball Super'' manga went on hiatus following chapter 103's release and the passing of Akira Toriyama in March 2024. Articles on the official website have noted its intended return, and tiny splashes in ''V-Jump'' each month continue to note that it will be off each subsequent issue. In the meantime, the series has thus far returned a single time (chapter 104 in February 2025), and has otherwise returned to the usual text splashes noting the ongoing hiatus.
|-
|- style="border-top: 2px solid #AAA"
| [[File:Vjump-manga-series-digimonworldredigitizeencode.png|100px]]
| デジモンワールド リ：デジタイズ エンコード<br>''Dejimon Wārudo Ri Dejitaizu Enkōdo''<br>'''Digimon World Re:Digitize Encode'''
| ''Digimon''
| Original Story: Akiyoshi Hongō<br>Manga: Kōhei Fujino<br>Supervision: Bandai Namco Entertainment
| June 2013<ref>Hongō, Akiyoshi; Fujino, Kōhei; Bandai Namco Entertainment. ''Digimon World Re:Digitize Encode'' Chapter 1. ''V-Jump'', June 2013. Japan: Shueisha, 20 April 2013. (pp. 140-183)</ref><br>(20 April 2013)
| The ''Digimon World Re:Digitize Encode'' manga ran for several chapters in the pages of ''V-Jump'' before getting moved to a digital release after its ninth chapter. The series officially went on hiatus after its 22nd chapter. Over a decade later, the official ''V-Jump'' website still lists this series as being on hiatus in its ongoing manga publication list!
|-
|}

==Dragon Ball==
[[File:Magazine-vjump-bibleadvertisement.jpg|thumb|200px|Advertisement from the 1997 ''Dragon Ball Strongest Fight BIBLE'' guide book promoting ''V-Jump'''s monthly release schedule, regular columns, and other contents]]

===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===
[[File:Damashii logo.jpg|thumb|200px|"Dragon Ball Damashii" logo]]

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&amp;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.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=http://www.kanzenshuu.com/2018/04/04/the-nearly-complete-works-of-akira-toriyama-work-056/|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama: Work 56"|Date=04 April 2018|AccessDate=21 August 2018}}</ref>

===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 (Manga)|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===
[[File:Dbhvm chp01 pg01.jpg|thumb|200px|''Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission'' debut chapter first page]]

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.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=http://www.kanzenshuu.com/2015/10/22/dragon-ball-heroes-victory-mission-promo-leads-to-new-chapter/|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="'Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission' Promo Leads To New Chapter"|Date=22 October 2015|AccessDate=21 August 2018}}</ref>

* '''[[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!! (Manga)|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 [[List_of_Supplemental_Booklets|supplemental pack-in booklet]].
* '''[[Episode of Bardock (Manga)|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' (Manga)|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:''' "[http://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/v-jump-april-2013-triple-z-talk/ ZZZ (Triple Z) Talk]" ([[Masako Nozawa]], [[Shōko Nakagawa]], [[Kaori Matsumoto]])

==External Links==
* [http://vjump.shueisha.co.jp/ Official V-Jump Website (Japanese)]

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