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Ever since it was launched in 1968, Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine has serialized some of the most iconic series of all time, including Dragon Ball, One Piece, Naruto, and more. Thanks to all these exceptional series, WSJ eventually became the highest-selling manga magazine of all time. It continues its legacy with new-generation hits such…

The release of new shonen anime every season has become a trend in the anime industry, and this year has seen plenty of great shonen releases. However, one of the newest shonen entries of 2026 comes from Summer 2026 on Crunchyroll, with Black Torch, based on a manga that came to a premature end almost…

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The Weekly Shonen Jump magazine by Shueisha is easily the most successful manga publication of all time. The magazine was launched in 1968 and rose through the ranks after serializing classics such as Dragon Ball, Naruto, and more. The magazine has always had a limited slot for serializing series, which are all compiled in one…

The Summer 2026 season is packed with diverse anime; however, it wouldn’t feel complete without a shonen anime, and this is exactly what Crunchyroll is providing with Black Torch. Since the start of the season, Black Torch has emerged as the perfect shonen anime, embracing familiar tropes that have defined the genre. One of the…

It’s no secret among manga fans that Shonen Jump often cancels series for varying reasons. It doesn’t have much to do with the story; rather, sales or viewership matter most to publishers. In February 2024, Shun Numa returned to Weekly Shonen Jump with a new gag humor series, Super Psychic Policeman Chojo. The manga released…

The Summer of 2026 is also featuring a brand-new shonen anime, which is currently airing on Crunchyroll. The series has rapidly progressed and is already featuring the classic shonen hero transformation that other series take much longer to introduce. Most shonen heroes follow a formulaic structure, with one of the most common dynamics being a…

Weekly Shonen Jump’s average print circulation fell to 985K copies for the April-June window in 2026, dropping below 1 million for the first time since the 1970s, when it first achieved the 1M circulation peak. Japan Magazine Publishers Association, which tracks quarterly certified print publications, announced the latest figure on Aug 5.

D.Gray-man is considered one of the best Shonen Jump series of all time thanks to its captivating storytelling and exceptional cast of characters. Written and illustrated by Katsura Hoshino, the manga debuted in the Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in 2004 but transitioned to Shueisha’s Jump Square Rise in 2018. Due to Hoshino’s poor health, the…

My Hero Academia‘s creator has returned to the pages of Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine two years after its finale with a brand new Horror inspired manga. Kohei Horikoshi has been moving on from the hero series for the past couple of years as the manga officially ended its story with a few epilogue entries…