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Shueisha (company)
is a Japanese company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Shueisha is the largest publishing company in Japan. It was established in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The following year, Shueisha became a separate, independent company. Manga magazines published by Shueisha include the ''Jump'' magazine line, which includes shonen magazines ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', '' Jump SQ'', and '' V Jump'', and seinen magazines '' Weekly Young Jump'', '' Grand Jump'' and ''Ultra Jump'', and the online magazine ''Shōnen Jump+''. They also publish other magazines, including ''Non-no''. Shueisha, along with Shogakukan, owns Viz Media, which publishes manga from all three companies in North America. History In 1925, Shueisha was created by major publishing company Shogakukan (founded in 1922). became the first novel published by Shueisha in collaboration with Shogakukan—the temporary home of Shueisha. In 1927, two novels titl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiyoda, Tokyo
is a special ward located in central Tokyo, Japan. It is known as Chiyoda City in English.Profile ." ''City of Chiyoda''. Retrieved on December 28, 2008. It was formed in 1947 as a merger of and wards following 's transformation into Tokyo Metropolis. The modern Chiyoda ward exhibits contrasting |
Weekly Shōnen Jump
is a weekly ''shōnen'' manga anthology published in Japan by Shueisha under the ''Jump'' line of magazines. The manga series within the magazine consist of many action scenes and a fair amount of comedy. The chapters of the series that run in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' are collected and published in ''tankōbon'' volumes under the ''Jump Comics'' imprint every two to three months. It is one of the longest-running manga magazines, with the first issue being released with a cover date of August 1, 1968. The magazine has sold over 7.5billion copies since 1968, making it the best-selling comic/manga magazine, ahead of competitors such as ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' and ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday''. The mid-1980s to the mid-1990s represents the era when the magazine's circulation was at its highest, 6.53million copies per week, with a total readership of people in Japan. Throughout 2021, it had an average circulation of over copies per week. Many of the best-selling manga series or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shōnen Book
was a manga magazine by Shueisha, which debuted March 1958 and ended in April 1969. ''Shōnen Book'' was originally a spin-off of Shueisha's . ''Shōnen Book'' is famously known in Japan for being the predecessor to the company's famous ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine. The ''Shōnen Book'' tankōbon manga volumes are published under the manga imprint. ''Shōnen Book'' was a part of Shueisha's former leading magazine line, ''Book'', now ''Jump''. ''Shōnen Book'' was created in 1958 as a male version of the short lived ''Shōjo Book''. ''Omoshiro Book'' became an offshoot of the magazine, and eventually faded away in the middle of the ''Shōnen Book'' timeline. ''Shōnen Book'' also served as a root to many other magazines published by Shueisha. History Shueisha was just getting into the business of making manga magazines, creating the magazine ''Omoshiro Book'' in 1949 and the Shōjo magazine ''Shōjo Book'' in 1951. The success of ''Shōjo Book'', led to the publication of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ribon
is a monthly Japanese manga magazine published by Shueisha on the third of each month. First issued in August 1955, its rivals are ''Nakayoshi'' and '' Ciao''. Its target audience is girls roughly 8–14 years old. It is one of the best-selling manga magazines, having sold over 590million copies since 1978. Its circulation was in the millions between 1987 and 2001, peaking at 2.3million in 1994. In 2009, the magazine's circulation was 274,167. However, in 2010, the circulation dropped to 243,334. Pages are printed on multicolored newsprint and issues are often more than 400 pages long. They are distributed with a sackful of goodies () that range from small toys to colorful note pads themed around the manga serialized in the magazine. Readers can send in stamps for mail order gifts () in some issues. The manga series from this magazine are later compiled and published in book form () under the Ribon Mascot Comics (RMC) imprint. ''Ribon'' has also inspired multiple spin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Children's Manga
and refer to manga and anime directed towards children. These series are usually moralistic, often educating children about staying in the right path in life. Each chapter is usually a self-contained story. History ''Kodomo'' manga started in the late 19th century with the production of short manga, approximately 15 pages long, printed in magazines. These short manga were created as a part of the Meiji era's attempt to encourage literacy among Japanese youth. A major milestone in the popularity of anime was the creation of ''Astro Boy'' by Osamu Tezuka, who is often considered the father of anime. ''Kodomo'' anime and manga can be divided into four categories. The first category consists of anime and manga adaptations of Western stories, such as ''World Masterpiece Theater''. Most of them are TV series. Despite being popular, they are less representative of traditional Japanese anime. Instead, they are modeled after classical American or Soviet cartoons. The second categor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. World War II was a total war that directly involved more than 100 million personnel from more than 30 countries. The major participants in the war threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. Aircraft played a major role in the conflict, enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and deploying the only two nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II was by far the deadliest conflict in human history; it resulted in 70 to 85 million fatalities, mostly among civilians. Tens of millions died due to genocides (including the Holocaust), starvation, ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Non-no
is a Japanese women's fashion and lifestyle magazine published by Shueisha. The magazine is headquartered in Tokyo. ''Men's Non-no'', targeted for a male demographic, was first published in 1987. History The magazine was established as a fortnightly in 1971. The first issue appeared in February 1971. Like ''CanCam'', ''non-no'' has a comparatively longer history than other Japanese fashion magazines e.g. ''Cawaii!'', ''Olive'' and so forth. The magazine targets at teens and young women in their early 20s. Instead of focusing on gossip, ''Non-no'' and another women's magazine ''an an'' provide their readers with materials with the aim of developing their self-identity. On 25 May 1987 Shueisha launched the magazine's male counterpart, ''Men's Non-no''. In 1978 the circulation of ''Non-no'' was 850,000 copies. The magazine sold 440,870 copies. Exclusive models Current * Yūka Suzuki (2014–present) * Fumika Baba (2015–present) * Nanaka Matsukawa (2017–present) * Ris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shōnen Jump+
is a Japanese online magazine for manga created by Shueisha, spin-off from its ''Jump'' line of magazines. Launched on September 22, 2014, the magazine operates as a free mobile app and website. The magazine serializes original titles and titles from other Shueisha manga magazines, and also carries digital editions of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''. Notable titles serialized in ''Shōnen Jump+'' include '' Fire Punch'', ''World's End Harem'', ''Astra Lost in Space'', '' Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku'', ''Spy × Family'', '' Kaiju No. 8'' and '' Dandadan''. Outside of Japan, Shueisha releases the original manga from the platform on ''Manga Plus''. Starting in 2023, every new manga series launched on ''Shōnen Jump+'' will receive a simultaneous English release on ''Manga Plus''. History Pre-launch Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' reached a peak weekly circulation of 6.53 million copies in the 1990s, though its readership has since steadily declined as a result of the broader decline ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultra Jump
is a Japanese monthly seinen manga magazine published by Shueisha under the Jump line of magazines. Originally, the magazine was a special issue of ''Weekly Young Jump'' which was first issued in 1995. On October 19, 1999, the special issue became the new monthly publication ''Ultra Jump''. The manga titles serialized in the magazine are published in ''tankōbon'' volumes under the ''Young Jump Comics Ultra'' label. History ''Ultra Jump'' started as a special issue of the seinen anthology ''Weekly Young Jump'' called "''Young Jump: Ultra Special Issue: Ultra Jump''", which was first issued in 1995. The magazine was split to a monthly publication in 1999, simply called "''Ultra Jump''". On March 19, 2008, ''Ultra Jump'' released an online spin-off of the ''Ultra Jump'' magazine: . ''Ultra Jump Egg'' is an online manga website that mainly serializes manga not in the original ''Ultra Jump'' magazine. Features The magazine has been known for fanservice-laden fantasy and science-fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Jump
is a Japanese semi-monthly seinen manga magazine published by Shueisha under their ''Jump'' line of magazines. Launched in November 2011 as a merging of ''Business Jump'' and '' Super Jump'', it carried over nine series from the former and three from the latter in addition to beginning new titles. History In July 2011, Shueisha announced they would be merging their seinen manga magazines ''Business Jump'' and '' Super Jump'' into a single biweekly magazine that fall. They cited the "changing environment for seinen manga and the changing tastes of readers" as their reason for the decision. Targeted at "liberated adults," ''Grand Jump'' is published twice a month in a black and white saddle-stapled format, each issue running about 300 pages. The initial series at launch included 8 serializations carried over from ''Business Jump'' as well as 3 from ''Super Jump'', with several new titles beginning. A monthly sister magazine called was also launched, serializing the remaining ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weekly Young Jump
is a Japanese ''seinen'' manga magazine published by Shueisha. Launched in 1979, it is published under Shueisha's ''Jump'' line of magazines. The chapters of series that run in ''Weekly Young Jump'' are collected and published in ''tankōbon'' volumes under the "Young Jump Comics" imprint every four months. Many of the featured series are known to contain heavy violence and a fair amount of sexual content. The magazine is headquartered in Tokyo. History ''Young Jump'' was launched in May 1979 as biweekly magazine and switched to a weekly release schedule in 1981. The "young" in its name denotes its target demographic as a ''seinen'' manga magazine, aimed at young adult men. In 2008, an offshoot issue similar to ''Monthly Shōnen Jump'' was released called ''Monthly Young Jump''; the magazine was rebranded as ''Miracle Jump'' in 2011, and was suspended in 2017. Features Series There are currently twenty-five manga titles being regularly serialized in ''Weekly Young Jump''. Out o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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