Weekly Shonen Jump has over the years, serialized mangas which have won the hearts of people all around the world. The biggest names in the manga industry have been published in it by Shueisha. Well-known titles covering different generations like Dragon Ball, Haikyu!, Naruto and Death Note, had started from this magazine. WSJ is again […]
Even before the Coronavirus pandemic started affecting industries all over the world, the Japanese manga publishers have been seeing a drop in their circulation rates. The most popular Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine too, is no exception to this drop. The Japanese Magazine Publishers Association or JMPA revealed a drop in the circulation figure of Weekly […]
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has caused several changes in the world. Being in lockdown for more than two months, there is a desperate need for a mood lifter and the entertainment industry is working hard to provide that. While we are on the topic of mood lifters, ACT-AGE manga by mangakas Tatsuya Matsuki and Shiro […]
With the coronavirus still at large and no vaccine in sight, we see more and more delays to every industry. The production of anime and manga has equally suffered as many anime have stopped putting out new episodes, and many manga release schedules have been delayed. @WSJ_manga, a reliable (but unofficial) source of information about […]
At first, Jujutsu Kaisen looks nothing different than its brethren Shounen Jump series — a naive protagonist with more skills and brain than power, a supernatural threat, and an epic cliched story which grows in every direction at first. The plot kicks off with the protagonist swallowing the finger of an ancient evil named Ryomen […]
The Weekly Shonen Jump is the highest-grossing manga magazine in recent times. Major hits like Bleach, Naruto, One Piece and Demon Slayer have been serialized in it. With a completely fresh narrative, a new manga — Time Paradox Ghostwriter, was launched in the 24th issue of the Weekly Shonen Jump. The manga follows an aspiring […]
The coronavirus pandemic has taken halted several sources of entertainment. From major public events to television anime and even manga serialization, we have seen all of them go down in the past couple of months. Even big titles like Pokemon, Digimon, Attack on Titans, Food Wars!, and One Piece are caught up in this delay. […]
Get your reading glasses out because there are some free manga chapters to binge-read! Yes, that is right, Manga plus is offering us free Haikyu!! chapters amidst this dim situation. Manga Plus announced the free chapters on it’s official Twitter account on May 16th. Chapters 118 to 162 will be available on the site and […]
The announcement of the anime adaptation of Jujutsu Kaisen seems like music to our ears! The manga has been gaining steady popularity in the Weekly Shōnen Jump, and it has finally caught the attention of the anime industry. According to a tweet, in the latest podcast of Weekly Shōnen Jump, Sasaki (former editor in chief […]
The coronavirus pandemic is currently plaguing the world. Due to concerns regarding the spread of the disease, first, large scale events were canceled, and now every non-essential operation is being shut down. COVID-19 caused delays to the production of many anime and manga as the publishers, as well as the fans, insist that the delay […]
Osamu Tezuka was a legendary mangaka, famous for his works in Dororo (1967), Astro Boy (1952), and Phoenix (1959). In his honor, Shueisha holds a semi-annual manga contest through their Weekly Shonen Jump. This award was established in 1971 and has been a way for new mangas to get funding and worldwide recognition. For the award’s 100th anniversary, a particular manga contest was […]
The coronavirus pandemic is currently plaguing the world. Due to concerns regarding the spread of the disease, first, large scale events were canceled, and now every non-essential operation is being shut down. COVID-19 caused delays to the production of many anime and manga as the publishers, as well as the fans insist that the delay […]
