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Weekly Shōnen Jump
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<p><i>Weekly Shōnen Jump</i> is a weekly <a href="/facts/Sh%C5%8Dnen_manga/cpvPW9Fe"><i>shōnen</i> manga</a> anthology published in Japan by <a href="/facts/Shueisha/0zYkJTwI">Shueisha</a> under the <i><a href="/facts/Jump_(magazine_line)/pLpeSrjh">Jump</a></i> line of magazines. The <a href="/facts/Manga/DPkkyHos">manga</a> series within the magazine consist of many <a href="/facts/Action_(fiction)/4MGcVuya">action</a> scenes and a fair amount of <a href="/facts/Comedy/6eaRmCRX">comedy</a>. Chapters of the series that run in <i>Weekly Shōnen Jump</i> are collected and published in <i><a href="/facts/Tank%C5%8Dbon/qs26W5oa">tankōbon</a></i> volumes under the <i>Jump Comics</i> <a href="/facts/Imprint_(trade_name)/77F1IVpF">imprint</a> 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. </p><p>The magazine has sold over 7.5 billion copies since 1968, making it the <a href="/facts/List_of_best-selling_comic_series/vGXr1KQn">best-selling comic</a>/<a href="/facts/List_of_Japanese_manga_magazines_by_circulation/4T1d2rvT">manga magazine</a>, ahead of competitors such as <i><a href="/facts/Weekly_Sh%C5%8Dnen_Magazine/lo7oosCL">Weekly Shōnen Magazine</a></i> and <i><a href="/facts/Weekly_Sh%C5%8Dnen_Sunday/9Ml0eIst">Weekly Shōnen Sunday</a></i>. The mid-1980s to the mid-1990s represents the era when the magazine's circulation was at its highest, 6.53 million copies per week, with a total readership of 18 million people in Japan. Throughout 2021, it had an average circulation of over 1.3 million copies per week. Many of the <a href="/facts/List_of_best-selling_manga/nww4x7h3">best-selling manga series</a>—including <i><a href="/facts/One_Piece/a3YD0Skz">One Piece</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Dragon_Ball/beDqYtcb">Dragon Ball</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Naruto/ut1t2rlp">Naruto</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Slam_Dunk_(manga)/dcy3yfyt">Slam Dunk</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/KochiKame:_Tokyo_Beat_Cops/YsLgCoFq">KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops</a></i>, and <i><a href="/facts/Demon_Slayer:_Kimetsu_no_Yaiba/rYQPmBxP">Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba</a></i>—originate from <i>Weekly Shōnen Jump</i>. </p><p><i>Weekly Shōnen Jump</i> has sister magazines such as <i><a href="/facts/Jump_SQ/NbgHJq6Y">Jump SQ</a></i>, <a href="/facts/V_Jump/GPMSr91S">V Jump</a>, <i><a href="/facts/Saiky%C5%8D_Jump/cwSfKHB3">Saikyō Jump</a></i>, and digital counterpart <i><a href="/facts/Sh%C5%8Dnen_Jump%2B/E6Gh1AvW">Shōnen Jump+</a></i> which boasts its own exclusive titles. The magazine has also had several international counterparts, including the North American <i><a href="/facts/Weekly_Shonen_Jump_(American_magazine)/QYTtn0tT">Weekly Shonen Jump</a></i>. It also spawned a crossover <a href="/facts/Media_franchise/IBzGhQjA">media franchise</a> including <a href="/facts/Anime/d5j1by0m">anime</a> and video games (since <i><a href="/facts/Famicom_Jump/7rIavDkb">Famicom Jump</a></i>) which bring together various <i>Shōnen Jump</i> characters. </p>