was a

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which was published monthly in Japan by

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from 1970 to 2007 under the ''

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'' line of magazines. It was the sister magazine to ''

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 ...

''.

History

The ''Monthly Shōnen Jump'' magazine started as a spin-off issue of ''Weekly Jump'' called ''Bessatsu Shōnen Jump''. The second spin-off issue was called ''Monthly Shōnen Jump'', which caught on and became its own separate independent manga magazine.

Shōnen manga is an editorial category of Japanese comics targeting an audience of adolescent boys. It is, along with manga (targeting adolescent girls and young women), manga (targeting young adult and adult men), and manga (targeting adult women), ...

magazines in Japan in the 1980s focused on

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characters, and ''Monthly Shōnen Jump'' stood out due to the many product and toy tie-ins it had during that period and into the 1990s. An off-shoot, ''Hobby's Jump'', was published for 16 issues from 1983 to 1988. Another spin-off ''Go!Go! Jump'' was a collaboration between its sister magazine ''Weekly Jump'' and ''Monthly Jump''; it was published in 2005 and was only published once. On 22 February 2007, Shueisha announced that ''Monthly Jump'' would cease publication as of the July issue (on sale June 6, 2007.) Sales had slumped to a third of the magazine's peak, though a new magazine called '' Jump SQ.'' took its place on 2 November. In a letter dated 2 May 2007, Shueisha announced that '' Claymore'' takes a month break but it, ''

Gag Manga Biyori , or simply known as ''Gag Manga Biyori'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kosuke Masuda. It started in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Shōnen Jump'' in the January 2000 issue. The magazine ceased ...

'', ''

Rosario + Vampire is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akihisa Ikeda. The story revolves around Tsukune Aono, a boy who inadvertently enrolls in a boarding school for monsters. He quickly befriends Moka Akashiya, a vampire who soon develop ...

'', and ''

Tegami Bachi is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroyuki Asada. The series was first serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Shōnen Jump'' from 2006 to 2007, and then transferred to '' Jump Square'', where it ran ...

'' continued in ''

'' until the start of the magazine Jump SQ.News on Suspension by Editorial Department
from Shueisha.

List of titles

Titles with ☆ were transferred to Shueisha's ''

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''. The magazine's longest running manga were: Kattobi itto (Motoki Monma), Wataru Ga Pyun! (Tsuyoshi Nakaima) and Eleven (Taro Nami, Hiroshi Takahashi)

Last series

* Claymore☆ *

☆ * Sheisen no Shachi *

* Passacaglia Op.7 *Étoile *

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* Buttobi Itto * Kurohime *Mr. Perfect * DohRan * Surebrec -Nora the 2nd- * Kuroi Love Letter *

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Past series

Kia Asamiya , best known by the pen name , is a Japanese manga artist whose work spans multiple genres and appeals to diverse audiences. He is well known for using influences from American comics, television, and films in his work, and describes himself as ...

** Steam Detectives (Moved to

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at the magazines start.) *

Kazunari Kakei is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazunari Kakei. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Shōnen Jump'' from March 2004 to December 2006, with its chapters collected in nine ''tankōbon''. A ...

** Nora: The Last Chronicle of Devildom *Koji Kousaka **Sutobasu Yarō Shō *Yūichi Agarie & Kenichi Sakura **Kotokuri ★ **

Dragon Drive is a Japanese manga by Kenichi Sakura ( 佐倉ケンイチ ''Sakura Ken'ichi'') published by Shueisha and serialized in the manga magazine ''Monthly Shōnen Jump''. Publication ended on January 5, 2006, with a total of 14 volumes. Dragon Dr ...

Hiroshi Aro , better known by his pen name , is a Japanese manga artist. He is mostly known for being the author of '' Futaba-Kun Change!'', ''Morumo 1/10'' and ''Yuu and Mii''. Aro worked as an assistant to manga artist Osamu Akimoto. He admitted that ''Fut ...

** Sherriff ** Futaba-kun Change! * Rin Hirai **''

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'' *

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Hiroyuki Asada is a Japanese manga artist who is best known for his gaslamp fantasy series '' Tegami Bachi'' ("Letter Bee"). The first manga series he created was called '' I'll'', and was a basketball series. All of Asada's manga were serialized in the monthl ...

** I'll *

Takehiko Inoue is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for the basketball series ''Slam Dunk'' (1990–1996), and the ''jidaigeki'' manga ''Vagabond'', which are two of the best-selling manga series in history. Many of his works are about basketball, I ...

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* Kōichi Endo **

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* Fumihito Higashitani ** Kuroi Love Letter ★ *

Daisuke Higuchi is a Japanese manga artist best known for her work on ''Whistle!''. Often she is mistaken for a man, namely because Daisuke is a name usually attributed to men. Her self-portrait in Whistle! took the form of a crow. History Born in Gunma prefe ...

** Go Ahead *

Shotaro Ishinomori was a Japanese manga artist who became an influential figure in manga, anime, and , creating several immensely popular long-running series such as '' Cyborg 009,'' the ''Super Sentai'' series (later adapted into the ''Power Rangers'' series), ...

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** Anoa no Mori ★ * Bibiko Kurowa * Gentō Club * Gatarō Man ** Jigoku Kōshien * Kōsuke Masuda **

★☆ *

Takayuki Mizushina Takayuki (written: 孝之, 孝行, 孝幸, 隆之, 隆行, 隆幸, 高之, 高行, 高猷, 貴之, 貴幸, 貴由, 貴由輝, 崇之, 崇幸, 敬之, 卓行, 鷹幸, 恭之 or タカユキ in katakana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable pe ...

** Uwa no Sora Chūihō * Akira Momozato ** Guts Ranpei * Motoki Monma ** Kattobi Itto *

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** Maboroshi Panty (written by Yasutaka Nagai) *

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(published in America by EduComics) * Tarō Nami & Hiroshi Takahashi **

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& Koji Inada **''

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'' ★ (Moved to Jump Square Crown) *

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** Ayakashi Tenma *

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Shiroi Senshi Yamato is a Japanese manga series by Yoshihiro Takahashi, which was serialized between 1976 and 1989 in the magazine ''Monthly Shōnen Jump''. Story Shiroi Senshi Yamato is about a white Akita pup who strives to become the champion fighting dog of ...

* Kikuhide Tani & Yoshihiro Kuroiwa **

Zenki is a Japanese manga series written by Kikuhide Tani and illustrated by Yoshihiro Kuroiwa. It was introduced and serialized in the Shueisha publication, '' Monthly Shōnen Jump'' from December 1992 to September 1996. ''Zenki'' was adapted int ...

Osamu Tezuka Osamu Tezuka (, born , ''Tezuka Osamu''; – 9 February 1989) was a Japanese manga artist, cartoonist, and animator. Born in Osaka Prefecture, his prolific output, pioneering techniques, and innovative redefinitions of genres earned him such ...

Astro Boy ''Astro Boy'', known in Japan by its original name , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka. It was serialized in Kobunsha's ''Shōnen'' from 1952 to 1968. The 112 chapters were collected into 23 ''tankōbon'' vo ...

** 1985 e no Tabidachi ** Godfather no Musuko ** Grotesque e no Shōtai ** Inai Inai Bā *

Norihiro Yagi is a Japanese manga writer and artist from Okinawa Prefecture. He started making manga in 1990. Norihiro Yagi is a successful manga artist, having won the 32nd Akatsuka Award for his very first work: ''Undeadman''. ''Undeadman'' appeared in ' ...

** Angel Densetsu **'' Claymore'' ★☆ * Katakura Masanori **'' Kurohime''★☆

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References

External links

Monthly Jump Web
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