Bubul of the Demon Village - Revision history

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	Each issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' includes a comment from that issue's respective authors. Toriyama's comment in the 1997 No. 22/23 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' with the original publication of ''Bubul'' is as follows:		Each issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' includes a comment from that issue's respective authors. Toriyama's comment in the 1997 No. 22/23 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' with the original publication of ''Bubul'' is as follows:

	{{quotation\|愛読者杯（リーダーズカップ）第一回に執筆できて、とても光栄です…と言いたいところですが、メチャキツのスケジュールでした。休んでるはずなのに…なぜ!?感想きかせてね〈明〉<br><br><hr /><br>It's a great honor to be able to draw something for the first Jump Reader's Choice Cup… is what I'd like to say, but I had a really tight schedule. I should have been resting... why?! Let me know what you think <Akira>}}		{{quotation\|愛読者杯（リーダーズカップ）第一回に執筆できて、とても光栄です…と言いたいところですが、メチャキツのスケジュールでした。休んでるはずなのに…なぜ!?感想きかせてね〈明〉<br><br><hr /><br>It's a great honor to be able to draw something for the first Jump Reader's Choice Cup… is what I'd like to say, but I had a really tight schedule. I should have been resting... why?! Let me know what you think. <Akira>}}

	In the ~~1997 No. 47~~ issue of ''~~[[Weekly Shōnen~~ Jump]]'' later that year~~, a special foldout poster in the front of the issue contains a comment from Toriyama alongside promotion for the~~ ''~~Dr. Slump~~'' ~~television series reboot~~:		In the special issue ''Jump Reader's Choice Cup '97 Selections'' released later that year on '''16 October 1997''' (which compiled all of that year's Jump Reader's Choice entries), Toriyama commented:

	{{quotation\|新連載は、シンプルで戦いのない話です。愛読者杯で1位をもらった『BUBUL』みたいな。でも、人気あったからってそのままやるのはシャクなんで(笑)全然違う世界設定でやりますよ。スランプのアニメのほうは、マンガと違ってどんな展開になるのかボクも楽しみつす<br><br><hr /><br>~~TBD~~}}		{{quotation\|前から進めていたテーマだったので、それで賞がとれて幸せです。このブブルをもとに新連載を始めるので期待していてください!!<br><br><hr /><br>This had a theme I'd been pursuing for a while, so I'm happy I was able to win an award with it. I'm starting a new serial based on this ''Bubul'', so look forward to it!!}}

	In the ~~special~~ issue ''Jump ~~Reader~~'~~s Choice Cup~~ '~~97 Selections~~'' ~~also released later that year in~~ October ~~(which compiled all of that year~~'~~s Jump Reader~~'~~s Choice entries)~~, Toriyama ~~commented~~:		In the 1997 No. 47 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' released '''21 October 1997''', a special foldout poster in the front of the issue contains a comment from Toriyama noting the evolution from ''Bubul'' to ''Cowa!'' alongside promotion for the ''Dr. Slump'' television series reboot:

	{{quotation\|~~前から進めていたテーマだったので、それで賞がとれて幸せです。このブブルをもとに新連載を始めるので期待していてください!!~~<br><br><hr /><br>This ~~had~~ a ~~theme I~~'~~d been pursuing for a while~~, ~~so I~~'~~m happy I~~ was ~~able to win an award with~~ it. ~~I'm starting~~ a new ~~serial based on this BUBUL~~, so ~~look forward~~ to ~~it!!~~}}		{{quotation\|新連載は、シンプルで戦いのない話です。愛読者杯で1位をもらった『BUBUL』みたいな。でも、人気あったからってそのままやるのはシャクなんで(笑)全然違う世界設定でやりますよ。スランプのアニメのほうは、マンガと違ってどんな展開になるのかボクも楽しみつす<br><br><hr /><br>This new series is a simple story without any fighting, very similar to ''Bubul'', which got first place at the Reader's Cup. But it's precisely because it was popular that using it as-is would be annoying ''(laughs)''. This one is set in a completely different world. The new ''Slump'' animated series is also going to deviate from the manga, so even I'm pretty excited to know what they’re going to come up with.}}

	In the 2004 #10 issue of ''[[Monthly Shōnen Jump]]'' which included a ''Bubul'' reprint, Toriyama commented:		In the 2004 #10 issue of ''[[Monthly Shōnen Jump]]'' which included a ''Bubul'' reprint, Toriyama commented:

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	{{Infobox manga		{{Infobox manga
	\| image = [[File:~~Bubul~~-title-~~shueishaedited~~.png\|250px\|center]]		\| image = [[File:bubul-title-shueisha-clean.png\|250px\|center]]
	\| caption = ''Bubul of the Demon Village'' title page from the 1997 No. 22-23 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''		\| caption = ''Bubul of the Demon Village'' title page from the 1997 No. 22-23 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''
	\| jpn_title = 魔人村のBUBUL		\| jpn_title = 魔人村のBUBUL
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	'''''Bubul of the Demon Village''''' is a single-chapter ("one-shot") manga by [[Akira Toriyama]] spanning 46 pages (one color title page and 45 black-and-white content pages, with an advertisement on the back of the color title page) which ran in the 1997 No. 22-23 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'', released '''28 April 1997''' in Japan, as the first entry in the magazine's "Jump ~~Readers~~' Cup '97" series.		'''''Bubul of the Demon Village''''' is a single-chapter ("one-shot") manga by [[Akira Toriyama]] spanning 46 pages (one color title page and 45 black-and-white content pages, with an advertisement on the back of the color title page) which ran in the 1997 No. 22-23 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'', released '''28 April 1997''' in Japan, as the first entry in the magazine's "Jump Reader's Cup '97" series.

	The one-shot served as a prototype for the subsequent full manga series ''[[COWA!]]'', which began its release later that same year.		The one-shot served as a prototype for the subsequent full manga series ''[[COWA!]]'', which began its release later that same year.
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	==Production==		==Production==
	[[File:bubul-wj-cover.png\|thumb\|200px\|Cover of the 1997 No. 22-23 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' featuring ''Bubul of the Demon Village'']]		[[File:bubul-wj-cover.png\|thumb\|200px\|Cover of the 1997 No. 22-23 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' featuring ''Bubul of the Demon Village'']]
	Shueisha hosted the "Jump Readers' Award" competitions for its authors and illustrators for 11 years between 1973 and 1983. Notable Toriyama contributions to these contests included ''[[Pola & Roid]]'' in 1981 (that year's winner) and ''[[Chobit]]'' in 1983 (which took third place). 1983 was the final year until the competition was (briefly) revived in 1997 as the "Jump ~~Readers~~' Cup '97" (ジャンプ愛読者杯'97 ''Janpu ai Dokusha-hai '97'').		Shueisha hosted the "Jump Readers' Award" competitions for its authors and illustrators for 11 years between 1973 and 1983. Notable Toriyama contributions to these contests included ''[[Pola & Roid]]'' in 1981 (that year's winner) and ''[[Chobit]]'' in 1983 (which took third place). 1983 was the final year until the competition was (briefly) revived in 1997 as the "Jump Reader's Cup '97" (ジャンプ愛読者杯'97 ''Janpu ai Dokusha-hai '97'').

	''Bubul of the Demon Village'' was one of 10 one-shots produced for "Jump ~~Readers~~' Cup '97" which was published across the 1997 No. 22-23 to No. 32 issues of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' in Japan, with notable ''Jump'' authors contributing each individual (and unrelated) short story:		''Bubul of the Demon Village'' was one of 10 one-shots produced for "Jump Reader's Cup '97" which was published across the 1997 No. 22-23 to No. 32 issues of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' in Japan, with notable ''Jump'' authors contributing each individual (and unrelated) short story:

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	''Bubul'' took 1st place in the subsequent poll with 174,835 votes.		''Bubul'' took 1st place in the subsequent poll with 174,835 votes.<ref name="shueishadragonballismjp"></ref>

	==Releases==		==Releases==
	[[File:jump-readers-cup-shueisha-jump-remix-2011-cover.png\|thumb\|200px\|''Shueisha Jump Remix: Legendary Jump ~~Readers~~' Cup'' compilation volume from 2011]]		[[File:jump-readers-cup-shueisha-jump-remix-2011-cover.png\|thumb\|200px\|''Shueisha Jump Remix: Legendary Jump Reader's Cup'' compilation volume from 2011]]
	''Bubul of the Demon Village'' has been reprinted a few times outside of its original ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' 1997 No. 22-23 printing, though not as a part of an [[Compilation Volumes of Akira Toriyama Manga\|Akira Toriyama-specific collection]].		''Bubul of the Demon Village'' has been reprinted a few times outside of its original ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' 1997 No. 22-23 printing, though not as a part of an [[Compilation Volumes of Akira Toriyama Manga\|Akira Toriyama-specific collection]].

	* A reprint was included as part of the special compilation issue ''Jump ~~Readers~~' Choice Cup ’97 Selections'' released '''16 October 1997''' in Japan.		* A reprint was included as part of the special compilation issue ''Jump Reader's Choice Cup ’97 Selections'' released '''16 October 1997''' in Japan.
	* A reprint was included within the 2004 #10 issue of ''[[Monthly Shōnen Jump]]'' released '''06 September 2004''' in Japan.		* A reprint was included within the 2004 #10 issue of ''[[Monthly Shōnen Jump]]'' released '''06 September 2004''' in Japan.
	* A reprint was included within the ''Shueisha Jump Remix: Legendary Jump ~~Readers~~' Cup'' book released '''28 April 2011''' in Japan.		* A reprint was included within the ''Shueisha Jump Remix: Legendary Jump Reader's Cup'' book released '''28 April 2011''' in Japan.

	An English "scanlation" of ''Bubul'' was released by "ASPIRINGMANGAREADER" in 2024 with the use of machine translation.		An English "scanlation" of ''Bubul'' was released by "ASPIRINGMANGAREADER" in 2024 with the use of machine translation.

	==Legacy==		==Legacy==
			[[File:bubul-character-design-examples.png\|thumb\|200px\|Selection of character designs from the ''Jump Reader's Choice Cup '97 Selections'' special introductory Akira Toriyama column]]
	''Bubul of the Demon Village'' served as a prototype and spiritual predecessor work leading into the creation of ''[[COWA!]]'', which ran for 12 chapters from the 1997 #48 to 1998 #15 issues ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]''.		''Bubul of the Demon Village'' served as a prototype and spiritual predecessor work leading into the creation of ''[[COWA!]]'', which ran for 12 chapters from the 1997 #48 to 1998 #15 issues ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]''.

	The 1997 #47 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' contains a multi-page promotional splash for the new television reboot of ''Dr. Slump'' along with background on ''Bubul'' and the Jump Reader's Cup, all leading up to the impending premiere of ''COWA'' set for the following issue.		The 1997 #47 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' contains a multi-page promotional splash for the new television reboot of ''Dr. Slump'' along with background on ''Bubul'' and the Jump Reader's Cup, all leading up to the impending premiere of ''COWA'' set for the following issue.

	In the ''Jump ~~Readers~~' Choice Cup '97 Selections'' special compilation issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' (which contains all 10 entries from that year's Jump ~~Readers~~' Cup), Toriyama holds a mock interview with the character Bubul, describing the creation process of his work, and promoting the upcoming launch of ''COWA!'' in ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' that year.		In the ''Jump Reader's Choice Cup '97 Selections'' special compilation issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' (which contains all 10 entries from that year's Jump Reader's Cup), Toriyama holds a mock interview with the character Bubul, describing the creation process of his work, and promoting the upcoming launch of ''COWA!'' in ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' that year.

	==Akira Toriyama Commentary==		==Akira Toriyama Commentary==
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	Each issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' includes a comment from that issue's respective authors. Toriyama's comment in the 1997 No. 22/23 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' with the original publication of ''Bubul'' is as follows:		Each issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' includes a comment from that issue's respective authors. Toriyama's comment in the 1997 No. 22/23 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' with the original publication of ''Bubul'' is as follows:

	{{quotation\|愛読者杯（リーダーズカップ）第一回に執筆できて、とても光栄です…と言いたいところですが、メチャキツのスケジュールでした。休んでるはずなのに…なぜ!?感想きかせてね〈明〉<br><br><hr /><br>It's a great honor to be able to draw something for the first Jump ~~Readers~~' Choice Cup… is what I'd like to say, but I had a really tight schedule. I should have been resting... why?! Let me know what you think <Akira>}}		{{quotation\|愛読者杯（リーダーズカップ）第一回に執筆できて、とても光栄です…と言いたいところですが、メチャキツのスケジュールでした。休んでるはずなのに…なぜ!?感想きかせてね〈明〉<br><br><hr /><br>It's a great honor to be able to draw something for the first Jump Reader's Choice Cup… is what I'd like to say, but I had a really tight schedule. I should have been resting... why?! Let me know what you think <Akira>}}

	In the 1997 No. 47 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' later that year, a special foldout poster in the front of the issue contains a comment from Toriyama alongside promotion for the ''Dr. Slump'' television series reboot:		In the 1997 No. 47 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' later that year, a special foldout poster in the front of the issue contains a comment from Toriyama alongside promotion for the ''Dr. Slump'' television series reboot:
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	{{quotation\|新連載は、シンプルで戦いのない話です。愛読者杯で1位をもらった『BUBUL』みたいな。でも、人気あったからってそのままやるのはシャクなんで(笑)全然違う世界設定でやりますよ。スランプのアニメのほうは、マンガと違ってどんな展開になるのかボクも楽しみつす<br><br><hr /><br>TBD}}		{{quotation\|新連載は、シンプルで戦いのない話です。愛読者杯で1位をもらった『BUBUL』みたいな。でも、人気あったからってそのままやるのはシャクなんで(笑)全然違う世界設定でやりますよ。スランプのアニメのほうは、マンガと違ってどんな展開になるのかボクも楽しみつす<br><br><hr /><br>TBD}}

	In the special issue ''Jump ~~Readers~~' Choice Cup '97 Selections'' also released later that year in October (which compiled all of that year's Jump ~~Readers~~' Choice entries), Toriyama commented:		In the special issue ''Jump Reader's Choice Cup '97 Selections'' also released later that year in October (which compiled all of that year's Jump Reader's Choice entries), Toriyama commented:

	{{quotation\|前から進めていたテーマだったので、それで賞がとれて幸せです。このブブルをもとに新連載を始めるので期待していてください!!<br><br><hr /><br>This had a theme I'd been pursuing for a while, so I'm happy I was able to win an award with it. I'm starting a new serial based on this BUBUL, so look forward to it!!}}		{{quotation\|前から進めていたテーマだったので、それで賞がとれて幸せです。このブブルをもとに新連載を始めるので期待していてください!!<br><br><hr /><br>This had a theme I'd been pursuing for a while, so I'm happy I was able to win an award with it. I'm starting a new serial based on this BUBUL, so look forward to it!!}}
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	{{quotation\|たしか仕上げにコンピュータを使い始めた２作目の漫画です。今見るとお恥ずかしい。〈明〉<br><br><hr /><br>If I remember correctly, this was my second comic where I did the finishing touches using a computer. Looking at it now, I'm embarrassed. <Akira>}}		{{quotation\|たしか仕上げにコンピュータを使い始めた２作目の漫画です。今見るとお恥ずかしい。〈明〉<br><br><hr /><br>If I remember correctly, this was my second comic where I did the finishing touches using a computer. Looking at it now, I'm embarrassed. <Akira>}}

	In the ''[[Shueisha Jump Remix: Legendary Jump ~~Readers~~' Cup ]]'' compilation book from 2011, Toriyama commented:		In the ''[[Shueisha Jump Remix: Legendary Jump Reader's Cup ]]'' compilation book from 2011, Toriyama commented:

	{{quotation\|ボクにはアシスタントがいません。この作品はベタやトーンなどの仕上げをパソコンでやれば楽になるのでは？と試し始めた頃のもので、結局まだまだ不慣れなのと、うまく使えないのとで、手作業でやってた方が早いじゃん！などと勉強不足を呪った思い出があります。<br><br><hr /><br>I don't have an assistant. This work is from a time when I had started experimenting with doing finishing touches like the blacking, tone and such on the PC, figuring it might be easier that way; but ultimately, between my unfamiliarity with it and my not being able to use it very well, I remember cursing my lack of study: "It would've been faster to do it by hand!"}}		{{quotation\|ボクにはアシスタントがいません。この作品はベタやトーンなどの仕上げをパソコンでやれば楽になるのでは？と試し始めた頃のもので、結局まだまだ不慣れなのと、うまく使えないのとで、手作業でやってた方が早いじゃん！などと勉強不足を呪った思い出があります。<br><br><hr /><br>I don't have an assistant. This work is from a time when I had started experimenting with doing finishing touches like the blacking, tone and such on the PC, figuring it might be easier that way; but ultimately, between my unfamiliarity with it and my not being able to use it very well, I remember cursing my lack of study: "It would've been faster to do it by hand!"}}

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	\| 3 \|\| ユガミズム<br>''Yugamizumu'' \|\| Ryū Fujisaki \|\| 1997 No. 25 \|\| 20 May 1997		\| 3 \|\| ユガミズム<br>''Yugamizumu'' \|\| Ryū Fujisaki \|\| 1997 No. 25 \|\| 20 May 1997
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	\| 4 \|\| ビィフィータ''Byifiita'' \|\| Kyōsuke Usuta \|\| 1997 No. 26 \|\| 27 May 1997		\| 4 \|\| ビィフィータ<br>''Byifiita'' \|\| Kyōsuke Usuta \|\| 1997 No. 26 \|\| 27 May 1997
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	\| 5 \|\| R.P.G. \|\| Osamu Akimoto \|\| 1997 No. 27 \|\| 03 June 1997		\| 5 \|\| R.P.G. \|\| Osamu Akimoto \|\| 1997 No. 27 \|\| 03 June 1997

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	==Production==		==Production==
	[[File:~~kintoki~~-wj-cover.png\|thumb\|200px\|Cover of the ~~2010~~ No. 50 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' featuring ''~~Kintoki~~'']]		[[File:bubul-wj-cover.png\|thumb\|200px\|Cover of the 1997 No. 22-23 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' featuring ''Bubul of Demon Village'']]
	Shueisha hosted the "Jump Readers' Award" competitions for its authors and illustrators for 11 years between 1973 and 1983. Notable Toriyama contributions to these contests included ''[[Pola & Roid]]'' in 1981 (that year's winner) and ''[[Chobit]]'' in 1983 (which took third place). 1983 was the final year until the competition was (briefly) revived in 1997 as the "Jump Readers' Cup '97" (ジャンプ愛読者杯'97 ''Janpu ai Dokusha-hai '97'').		Shueisha hosted the "Jump Readers' Award" competitions for its authors and illustrators for 11 years between 1973 and 1983. Notable Toriyama contributions to these contests included ''[[Pola & Roid]]'' in 1981 (that year's winner) and ''[[Chobit]]'' in 1983 (which took third place). 1983 was the final year until the competition was (briefly) revived in 1997 as the "Jump Readers' Cup '97" (ジャンプ愛読者杯'97 ''Janpu ai Dokusha-hai '97'').

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	In the 1997 No. 47 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' later that year, a special foldout poster in the front of the issue contains a comment from Toriyama alongside promotion for the ''Dr. Slump'' television series reboot:		In the 1997 No. 47 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' later that year, a special foldout poster in the front of the issue contains a comment from Toriyama alongside promotion for the ''Dr. Slump'' television series reboot:

	{{quotation\|TBD}}		{{quotation\|新連載は、シンプルで戦いのない話です。愛読者杯で1位をもらった『BUBUL』みたいな。でも、人気あったからってそのままやるのはシャクなんで(笑)全然違う世界設定でやりますよ。スランプのアニメのほうは、マンガと違ってどんな展開になるのかボクも楽しみつす<br><br><hr /><br>TBD}}

	In the special issue ''Jump Readers' Choice Cup '97 Selections'' also released later that year in October (which compiled all of that year's Jump Readers' Choice entries), Toriyama commented:		In the special issue ''Jump Readers' Choice Cup '97 Selections'' also released later that year in October (which compiled all of that year's Jump Readers' Choice entries), Toriyama commented:
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	==External Links==		==External Links==

	* ~~[http://www.vegettoex.com/2010/12/02/bonus-podcast-kintoki-review/ Kanzenshuu - Bonus Podcast: "Kintoki" Review]~~		* TBD
	* [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-01-21/viz-media-to-release-akira-toriyama-kintoki-1-shot-manga-next-week Anime News Network - "Viz Media to Release Akira Toriyama's 'Kintoki' 1-Shot Manga Next Week"]
	* [https://www.viz.com/blog/posts/review-this-week-s-issue-1433 Viz - "REVIEW: This Week's Issue! - Jan 28, 2013"]

	==References==		==References==

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	==Production==		==Production==
	[[File:kintoki-wj-cover.png\|thumb\|200px\|Cover of the 2010 No. 50 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' featuring ''Kintoki'']]		[[File:kintoki-wj-cover.png\|thumb\|200px\|Cover of the 2010 No. 50 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' featuring ''Kintoki'']]
	Shueisha hosted ~~a number of~~ "Jump Readers' Award" competitions for its authors and illustrators ~~across the 1970s~~ and ~~1980s~~. Notable Toriyama contributions to these contests included ''[[Pola & Roid]]'' in 1981 (that year's winner) and ''[[Chobit]]'' in 1983 (which took third place). 1983 was the final year until the competition was (briefly) revived in 1997 as the "Jump Readers' Cup '97" (ジャンプ愛読者杯'97 ''Janpu ai Dokusha-hai '97'').		Shueisha hosted the "Jump Readers' Award" competitions for its authors and illustrators for 11 years between 1973 and 1983. Notable Toriyama contributions to these contests included ''[[Pola & Roid]]'' in 1981 (that year's winner) and ''[[Chobit]]'' in 1983 (which took third place). 1983 was the final year until the competition was (briefly) revived in 1997 as the "Jump Readers' Cup '97" (ジャンプ愛読者杯'97 ''Janpu ai Dokusha-hai '97'').

	''Bubul of Demon Village'' was one of 10 one-shots produced for "Jump Readers' Cup '97" which was published across the 1997 No. 22-23 to No. 32 issues of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' in Japan, with notable ''Jump'' authors contributing each individual (and unrelated) short story:		''Bubul of Demon Village'' was one of 10 one-shots produced for "Jump Readers' Cup '97" which was published across the 1997 No. 22-23 to No. 32 issues of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' in Japan, with notable ''Jump'' authors contributing each individual (and unrelated) short story:
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	==Akira Toriyama Commentary==		==Akira Toriyama Commentary==

	Each issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' includes a comment from that issue's respective authors. Toriyama's comment in the ~~2010~~ No. 50 issue is as follows:		Each issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' includes a comment from that issue's respective authors. Toriyama's comment in the 1997 No. 22/23 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' with the original publication of ''Bubul'' is as follows:

	{{quotation\|愛読者杯（リーダーズカップ）第一回に執筆できて、とても光栄です…と言いたいところですが、メチャキツのスケジュールでした。休んでるはずなのに…なぜ!?感想きかせてね〈明〉<br><br><hr /><br>It's a great honor to be able to draw something for the first Jump Readers' Choice Cup… is what I'd like to say, but I had a really tight schedule. I should have been resting... why?! Let me know what you think <Akira>}}		{{quotation\|愛読者杯（リーダーズカップ）第一回に執筆できて、とても光栄です…と言いたいところですが、メチャキツのスケジュールでした。休んでるはずなのに…なぜ!?感想きかせてね〈明〉<br><br><hr /><br>It's a great honor to be able to draw something for the first Jump Readers' Choice Cup… is what I'd like to say, but I had a really tight schedule. I should have been resting... why?! Let me know what you think <Akira>}}

	In the 1997 No. 47 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'', a special foldout poster in the front of the issue contains a comment from Toriyama:		In the 1997 No. 47 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' later that year, a special foldout poster in the front of the issue contains a comment from Toriyama alongside promotion for the ''Dr. Slump'' television series reboot:

	{{quotation\|TBD}}		{{quotation\|TBD}}

	In the special issue ''Jump Readers' Choice Cup '97 Selections'' released that October (which compiled all of that year's entries), Toriyama commented:		In the special issue ''Jump Readers' Choice Cup '97 Selections'' also released later that year in October (which compiled all of that year's Jump Readers' Choice entries), Toriyama commented:

	{{quotation\|前から進めていたテーマだったので、それで賞がとれて幸せです。このブブルをもとに新連載を始めるので期待していてください!!<br><br><hr /><br>This had a theme I'd been pursuing for a while, so I'm happy I was able to win an award with it. I'm starting a new serial based on this BUBUL, so look forward to it!!}}		{{quotation\|前から進めていたテーマだったので、それで賞がとれて幸せです。このブブルをもとに新連載を始めるので期待していてください!!<br><br><hr /><br>This had a theme I'd been pursuing for a while, so I'm happy I was able to win an award with it. I'm starting a new serial based on this BUBUL, so look forward to it!!}}
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	{{quotation\|ボクにはアシスタントがいません。この作品はベタやトーンなどの仕上げをパソコンでやれば楽になるのでは？と試し始めた頃のもので、結局まだまだ不慣れなのと、うまく使えないのとで、手作業でやってた方が早いじゃん！などと勉強不足を呪った思い出があります。<br><br><hr /><br>I don't have an assistant. This work is from a time when I had started experimenting with doing finishing touches like the blacking, tone and such on the PC, figuring it might be easier that way; but ultimately, between my unfamiliarity with it and my not being able to use it very well, I remember cursing my lack of study: "It would've been faster to do it by hand!"}}		{{quotation\|ボクにはアシスタントがいません。この作品はベタやトーンなどの仕上げをパソコンでやれば楽になるのでは？と試し始めた頃のもので、結局まだまだ不慣れなのと、うまく使えないのとで、手作業でやってた方が早いじゃん！などと勉強不足を呪った思い出があります。<br><br><hr /><br>I don't have an assistant. This work is from a time when I had started experimenting with doing finishing touches like the blacking, tone and such on the PC, figuring it might be easier that way; but ultimately, between my unfamiliarity with it and my not being able to use it very well, I remember cursing my lack of study: "It would've been faster to do it by hand!"}}


	==External Links==		==External Links==

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	==Legacy==		==Legacy==
	~~Spiritual successor in ''Cowa!'' with article in the 1997 #47 issue of WJ~~

	==~~Notes~~==		''Bubul of Demon Village'' served as a prototype and spiritual predecessor work leading into the creation of ''[[COWA!]]'', which ran for 12 chapters from the 1997 #48 to 1998 #15 issues ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]''.

			The 1997 #47 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' contains a multi-page promotional splash for the new television reboot of ''Dr. Slump'' along with background on ''Bubul'' and the Jump Reader's Cup, all leading up to the impending premiere of ''COWA'' set for the following issue.

			In the ''Jump Readers' Choice Cup '97 Selections'' special compilation issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' (which contains all 10 entries from that year's Jump Readers' Cup), Toriyama holds a mock interview with the character Bubul, describing the creation process of his work, and promoting the upcoming launch of ''COWA!'' in ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' that year.

			==Akira Toriyama Commentary==

	Each issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' includes a comment from that issue's respective authors. Toriyama's comment in the 2010 No. 50 issue is as follows:		Each issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' includes a comment from that issue's respective authors. Toriyama's comment in the 2010 No. 50 issue is as follows:
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	{{quotation\|愛読者杯（リーダーズカップ）第一回に執筆できて、とても光栄です…と言いたいところですが、メチャキツのスケジュールでした。休んでるはずなのに…なぜ!?感想きかせてね〈明〉<br><br><hr /><br>It's a great honor to be able to draw something for the first Jump Readers' Choice Cup… is what I'd like to say, but I had a really tight schedule. I should have been resting... why?! Let me know what you think <Akira>}}		{{quotation\|愛読者杯（リーダーズカップ）第一回に執筆できて、とても光栄です…と言いたいところですが、メチャキツのスケジュールでした。休んでるはずなのに…なぜ!?感想きかせてね〈明〉<br><br><hr /><br>It's a great honor to be able to draw something for the first Jump Readers' Choice Cup… is what I'd like to say, but I had a really tight schedule. I should have been resting... why?! Let me know what you think <Akira>}}

	In the special issue ''Jump Readers' Choice Cup ~~’97~~ Selections'' released that October (which compiled all of that year's entries), Toriyama commented:		In the 1997 No. 47 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'', a special foldout poster in the front of the issue contains a comment from Toriyama:

			{{quotation\|TBD}}

			In the special issue ''Jump Readers' Choice Cup '97 Selections'' released that October (which compiled all of that year's entries), Toriyama commented:

	{{quotation\|前から進めていたテーマだったので、それで賞がとれて幸せです。このブブルをもとに新連載を始めるので期待していてください!!<br><br><hr /><br>This had a theme I'd been pursuing for a while, so I'm happy I was able to win an award with it. I'm starting a new serial based on this BUBUL, so look forward to it!!}}		{{quotation\|前から進めていたテーマだったので、それで賞がとれて幸せです。このブブルをもとに新連載を始めるので期待していてください!!<br><br><hr /><br>This had a theme I'd been pursuing for a while, so I'm happy I was able to win an award with it. I'm starting a new serial based on this BUBUL, so look forward to it!!}}

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	\| caption = ''Bubul of Demon Village'' title page from the 1997 No. 22-23 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''		\| caption = ''Bubul of Demon Village'' title page from the 1997 No. 22-23 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''
	\| jpn_title = 魔人村のBUBUL		\| jpn_title = 魔人村のBUBUL
	\| rom_title = Majin-~~muru~~ no Buburu		\| rom_title = Majin-mura no Buburu
	\| eng_title = Bubul of the Majin Village<ref name="shueishadragonballismenglish">{{Cite web\|URL=https://en.dragon-ball-official.com/news/01_772.html\|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site\|Title="Dragon Ball-ism Toriyama Showcase #9: Majin Mura no BUBUL"\|Date=06 January 2022\|AccessDate=06 January 2022}}</ref>		\| eng_title = Bubul of the Majin Village<ref name="shueishadragonballismenglish">{{Cite web\|URL=https://en.dragon-ball-official.com/news/01_772.html\|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site\|Title="Dragon Ball-ism Toriyama Showcase #9: Majin Mura no BUBUL"\|Date=06 January 2022\|AccessDate=06 January 2022}}</ref>
	\| author = [[Akira Toriyama]]		\| author = [[Akira Toriyama]]
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	! Release Order !! Chapter Title !! Author !! Issue Date !! Sale Date		! Release Order !! Chapter Title !! Author !! Issue Date !! Sale Date
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	\| 1 \|\| ''Majin-~~muru~~ no Buburu'' \|\| Akira Toriyama \|\| 1997 No. 22-23 \|\| 28 April 1997		\| 1 \|\| 魔人村のBUBUL<br>''Majin-mura no Buburu'' \|\| Akira Toriyama \|\| 1997 No. 22-23 \|\| 28 April 1997
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	\| 2 \|\| ''~~TBD~~'' \|\| ~~TBD~~ \|\| 1997 No. 24 \|\| 13 May 1997		\| 2 \|\| ときめきラブポーション<br>''Tokimeki Rabu Pōshon'' \|\| Tsunomaru<br>(as つのま❤︎るみ) \|\| 1997 No. 24 \|\| 13 May 1997
	\|-		\|-
	\| 3 \|\| ''~~TBD~~'' \|\| ~~TBD~~ \|\| 1997 No. 25 \|\| TBD		\| 3 \|\| ユガミズム<br>''Yugamizumu'' \|\| Ryū Fujisaki \|\| 1997 No. 25 \|\| TBD
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	\| 4 \|\| ''~~TBD~~'' \|\| ~~TBD~~ \|\| 1997 No. 26 \|\| TBD		\| 4 \|\| ビィフィータ''Byifiita'' \|\| Kyōsuke Usuta \|\| 1997 No. 26 \|\| TBD
	\|-		\|-
	\| 5 \|\| ~~''TBD''~~ \|\| ~~TBD~~ \|\| 1997 No. 27 \|\| TBD		\| 5 \|\| R.P.G. \|\| Osamu Akimoto \|\| 1997 No. 27 \|\| TBD
	\|-		\|-
	\| 6 \|\| ~~''TBD''~~ \|\| ~~TBD~~ \|\| 1997 No. 28 \|\| TBD		\| 6 \|\| ICON \|\| Hayato Umezawa \|\| 1997 No. 28 \|\| TBD
	\|-		\|-
	\| 7 \|\| ''~~TBD~~'' \|\| ~~TBD~~ \|\| 1997 No. 29 \|\| TBD		\| 7 \|\| ギャングエイジ<br>''Gyangu Eiji'' \|\| Masanori Morita \|\| 1997 No. 29 \|\| TBD
	\|-		\|-
	\| 8 \|\| ''~~TBD~~'' \|\| ~~TBD~~ \|\| 1997 No. 30 \|\| TBD		\| 8 \|\| 岸辺露伴は動かない<br>''Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai'' \|\| Hirohiko Araki<br>(as "Rohan Kishibe") \|\| 1997 No. 30 \|\| TBD
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	\| 9 \|\| ~~''TBD''~~ \|\| ~~TBD~~ \|\| 1997 No. 31 \|\| TBD		\| 9 \|\| ROMANCERS \|\| Yūko Asami \|\| 1997 No. 31 \|\| TBD
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	\| 10 \|\| ''~~TBD~~'' \|\| ~~TBD~~ \|\| 1997 No. 32 \|\| TBD		\| 10 \|\| メテオ·ストライク<br>''Meteo Sutoraiku'' \|\| Nobuhiro Watsuki \|\| 1997 No. 32 \|\| TBD
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	\|}		\|}

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	{{Infobox manga		{{Infobox manga
	\| image = [[File:Bubul-title-shueishaedited.png\|250px\|center]]		\| image = [[File:Bubul-title-shueishaedited.png\|250px\|center]]
	\| caption = ''Bubul of Demon Village'' title page from the 1997 No. 22-23 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''		\| caption = ''Bubul of the Demon Village'' title page from the 1997 No. 22-23 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''
	\| jpn_title = 魔人村のBUBUL		\| jpn_title = 魔人村のBUBUL
	\| rom_title = Majin-mura no Buburu		\| rom_title = Majin-mura no Buburu
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	}}		}}

	'''''Bubul of Demon Village''''' is a single-chapter ("one-shot") manga by [[Akira Toriyama]] spanning 46 pages (one color title page and 45 black-and-white content pages, with an advertisement on the back of the color title page) which ran in the 1997 No. 22-23 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'', released '''28 April 1997''' in Japan, as the first entry in the magazine's "Jump Readers' Cup '97" series.		'''''Bubul of the Demon Village''''' is a single-chapter ("one-shot") manga by [[Akira Toriyama]] spanning 46 pages (one color title page and 45 black-and-white content pages, with an advertisement on the back of the color title page) which ran in the 1997 No. 22-23 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'', released '''28 April 1997''' in Japan, as the first entry in the magazine's "Jump Readers' Cup '97" series.

	The one-shot served as a prototype for the subsequent full manga series ''[[COWA!]]'', which began its release later that same year.		The one-shot served as a prototype for the subsequent full manga series ''[[COWA!]]'', which began its release later that same year.

	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
	不思議の国からやってきたとってもおちゃめな魔人くん愛と勇気とカエルの翼に乗って今日も正義パワーが炸裂だ!!<ref name="bubuloriginalwj">Toriyama, Akira. ''Bubul of Demon Village''. Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1997 #22/23. Japan: Shueisha, 28 April 1997 (pp. 119-165).</ref>		不思議の国からやってきたとってもおちゃめな魔人くん愛と勇気とカエルの翼に乗って今日も正義パワーが炸裂だ!!<ref name="bubuloriginalwj">Toriyama, Akira. ''Bubul of the Demon Village''. Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1997 #22/23. Japan: Shueisha, 28 April 1997 (pp. 119-165).</ref>

	==Title==		==Title==
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	==Production==		==Production==
	[[File:bubul-wj-cover.png\|thumb\|200px\|Cover of the 1997 No. 22-23 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' featuring ''Bubul of Demon Village'']]		[[File:bubul-wj-cover.png\|thumb\|200px\|Cover of the 1997 No. 22-23 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' featuring ''Bubul of the Demon Village'']]
	Shueisha hosted the "Jump Readers' Award" competitions for its authors and illustrators for 11 years between 1973 and 1983. Notable Toriyama contributions to these contests included ''[[Pola & Roid]]'' in 1981 (that year's winner) and ''[[Chobit]]'' in 1983 (which took third place). 1983 was the final year until the competition was (briefly) revived in 1997 as the "Jump Readers' Cup '97" (ジャンプ愛読者杯'97 ''Janpu ai Dokusha-hai '97'').		Shueisha hosted the "Jump Readers' Award" competitions for its authors and illustrators for 11 years between 1973 and 1983. Notable Toriyama contributions to these contests included ''[[Pola & Roid]]'' in 1981 (that year's winner) and ''[[Chobit]]'' in 1983 (which took third place). 1983 was the final year until the competition was (briefly) revived in 1997 as the "Jump Readers' Cup '97" (ジャンプ愛読者杯'97 ''Janpu ai Dokusha-hai '97'').

	''Bubul of Demon Village'' was one of 10 one-shots produced for "Jump Readers' Cup '97" which was published across the 1997 No. 22-23 to No. 32 issues of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' in Japan, with notable ''Jump'' authors contributing each individual (and unrelated) short story:		''Bubul of the Demon Village'' was one of 10 one-shots produced for "Jump Readers' Cup '97" which was published across the 1997 No. 22-23 to No. 32 issues of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' in Japan, with notable ''Jump'' authors contributing each individual (and unrelated) short story:

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	\| 2 \|\| ときめきラブポーション<br>''Tokimeki Rabu Pōshon'' \|\| Tsunomaru<br>(as つのま❤︎るみ) \|\| 1997 No. 24 \|\| 13 May 1997		\| 2 \|\| ときめきラブポーション<br>''Tokimeki Rabu Pōshon'' \|\| Tsunomaru<br>(as つのま❤︎るみ) \|\| 1997 No. 24 \|\| 13 May 1997
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	\| 3 \|\| ユガミズム<br>''Yugamizumu'' \|\| Ryū Fujisaki \|\| 1997 No. 25 \|\| ~~TBD~~		\| 3 \|\| ユガミズム<br>''Yugamizumu'' \|\| Ryū Fujisaki \|\| 1997 No. 25 \|\| 20 May 1997
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	\| 4 \|\| ビィフィータ''Byifiita'' \|\| Kyōsuke Usuta \|\| 1997 No. 26 \|\| ~~TBD~~		\| 4 \|\| ビィフィータ''Byifiita'' \|\| Kyōsuke Usuta \|\| 1997 No. 26 \|\| 27 May 1997
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	\| 5 \|\| R.P.G. \|\| Osamu Akimoto \|\| 1997 No. 27 \|\| ~~TBD~~		\| 5 \|\| R.P.G. \|\| Osamu Akimoto \|\| 1997 No. 27 \|\| 03 June 1997
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	\| 6 \|\| ICON \|\| Hayato Umezawa \|\| 1997 No. 28 \|\| ~~TBD~~		\| 6 \|\| ICON \|\| Hayato Umezawa \|\| 1997 No. 28 \|\| 10 June 1997
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	\| 7 \|\| ギャングエイジ<br>''Gyangu Eiji'' \|\| Masanori Morita \|\| 1997 No. 29 \|\| ~~TBD~~		\| 7 \|\| ギャングエイジ<br>''Gyangu Eiji'' \|\| Masanori Morita \|\| 1997 No. 29 \|\| 17 June 1997
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	\| 8 \|\| 岸辺露伴は動かない<br>''Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai'' \|\| Hirohiko Araki<br>(as "Rohan Kishibe") \|\| 1997 No. 30 \|\| ~~TBD~~		\| 8 \|\| 岸辺露伴は動かない<br>''Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai'' \|\| Hirohiko Araki<br>(as "Rohan Kishibe") \|\| 1997 No. 30 \|\| 24 June 1997
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	\| 9 \|\| ROMANCERS \|\| Yūko Asami \|\| 1997 No. 31 \|\| ~~TBD~~		\| 9 \|\| ROMANCERS \|\| Yūko Asami \|\| 1997 No. 31 \|\| 01 July 1997
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	\| 10 \|\| メテオ·ストライク<br>''Meteo Sutoraiku'' \|\| Nobuhiro Watsuki \|\| 1997 No. 32 \|\| ~~TBD~~		\| 10 \|\| メテオ·ストライク<br>''Meteo Sutoraiku'' \|\| Nobuhiro Watsuki \|\| 1997 No. 32 \|\| 08 July 1997
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	\|}		\|}
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	==Releases==		==Releases==
	[[File:jump-readers-cup-shueisha-jump-remix-2011-cover.png\|thumb\|200px\|''Shueisha Jump Remix: Legendary Jump Readers' Cup'' compilation volume from 2011]]		[[File:jump-readers-cup-shueisha-jump-remix-2011-cover.png\|thumb\|200px\|''Shueisha Jump Remix: Legendary Jump Readers' Cup'' compilation volume from 2011]]
	''Bubul of Demon Village'' has been reprinted a few times outside of its original ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' 1997 No. 22-23 printing, though not as a part of an [[Compilation Volumes of Akira Toriyama Manga\|Akira Toriyama-specific collection]].		''Bubul of the Demon Village'' has been reprinted a few times outside of its original ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' 1997 No. 22-23 printing, though not as a part of an [[Compilation Volumes of Akira Toriyama Manga\|Akira Toriyama-specific collection]].

	* A reprint was included as part of the special compilation issue ''Jump Readers' Choice Cup ’97 Selections'' released '''16 October 1997''' in Japan.		* A reprint was included as part of the special compilation issue ''Jump Readers' Choice Cup ’97 Selections'' released '''16 October 1997''' in Japan.
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	==Legacy==		==Legacy==

	''Bubul of Demon Village'' served as a prototype and spiritual predecessor work leading into the creation of ''[[COWA!]]'', which ran for 12 chapters from the 1997 #48 to 1998 #15 issues ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]''.		''Bubul of the Demon Village'' served as a prototype and spiritual predecessor work leading into the creation of ''[[COWA!]]'', which ran for 12 chapters from the 1997 #48 to 1998 #15 issues ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]''.

	The 1997 #47 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' contains a multi-page promotional splash for the new television reboot of ''Dr. Slump'' along with background on ''Bubul'' and the Jump Reader's Cup, all leading up to the impending premiere of ''COWA'' set for the following issue.		The 1997 #47 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' contains a multi-page promotional splash for the new television reboot of ''Dr. Slump'' along with background on ''Bubul'' and the Jump Reader's Cup, all leading up to the impending premiere of ''COWA'' set for the following issue.