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While Weekly Shonen Jump has created some of anime’s most legendary franchises, some of which are still releasing new chapters to this day, this fact doesn’t mean that every series will run in perpetuity. Most recently, there have been several manga stories that have ended, either due to a lack of interest from readers or…

Shonen Jump has seen many manga either get canceled or conclude this year alone, even though it has also welcomed just as many new series. Among the major changes, a total of four manga have already come to an end, starting with Jujutsu Kaisen‘s sequel, Modulo, in March, followed by Chainsaw Man ending in the…

Black Torch, the hottest new shonen anime currently airing on Crunchyroll, is proving itself to be one of the best new shonen anime with perfect shonen elements. Every anime season introduces new series that fill the void left by classic shonen storytelling, and Summer 2026 is no exception. Ever since its release, Black Torch has…

One of the coolest Shonen Jump anime and manga franchises has announced it’s coming back with a brand new live-action movie next. It’s been a wild time to be a fan of anime as a decade or so ago, the thought of a live-action TV or movie adaptation would have been the worst news in…

A major Shonen Jump series has announced a surprise hiatus through the Summer due to the creator’s poor health conditions, and fans are still waiting for the franchise to expand even wider with more of the anime. It can be tough to be a creator in Shueisha’s various Jump magazines. Whether a creator is committed…

The Summer 2026 anime season is heating up, and Crunchyroll continues to roll out new episodes from its stacked lineup. So far, it has easily been the strongest season of the year, with wave after wave of new anime standing out. Dozens of new series have already premiered, including what may be the darkest anime…

The anime and manga industry has been actively offering new kinds of stories for fans over several decades. While the medium only became popular across the globe during the 1990s and 2000s, Japan has been releasing new series for several decades. The 1960s is often considered the most revolutionary decade in the history of anime…

There are many instances in which the manga in Weekly Shonen Jump fail to garner the attention required to make them heavy hitters in the anime world. Shueisha routinely tracks the many manga they publish, asking fans to give the publisher input on which stories they’re reading. Luckily, there are some manga that are allowed…

Marvel Comics took a blow earlier this year when it announced that it would be ending its partnership with Shueisha. In recent years, Marvel has teamed up with Shonen Jump to create several new manga series that took characters like Deadpool and Spider-Man, giving them a brand-new aesthetic. Despite the partnership ending this year, this…

2026 is only halfway over, but even so, many Shonen Jump series are being cancelled sooner than expected. Launched in 2014, Shueisha’s official manga platform, Shonen Jump+, has been serializing original Shonen series alongside catering to other manga demographics, including Seinen. It’s one of the biggest manga platforms as of now, with several globally renowned series under its belt,…