Ultra Jump
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese monthly seinen
manga magazine published by Shueisha
under the Jump line of magazines. Originally, the magazine was a special issue of Weekly Young Jump
which first issued in 1995. On October 19 of 1999, the special issue became the new monthly publication Ultra Jump. The manga titles serialized in the magazine are also published in tankōbon volumes under the Young Jump Comics Ultra label.
anthology Weekly Young Jump
called "Young Jump: Ultra Special Issue: Ultra Jump", which first issued in 1995. The magazine was split to a monthly publication in 1999, simply called "Ultra Jump". On March 19, 2008, Ultra Jump released an online spin-off of the Ultra Jump magazine: . Ultra Jump Egg is an online manga website that mainly serializes manga not in the original Ultra Jump magazine.
and science-fiction stories aimed at young adults
. Shueisha
's light novel
line: "Super dash library", has close ties with the Ultra Jump magazine, as Ultra Jump supports the line by creating manga adaptions of the titles. (e.g. R.O.D
) One-shots from manga writers
are featured regularly and are called . Each issue include a special freebies featuring one or more series currently running in the magazine.
There are currently twenty manga titles being serialized in Ultra Jump. Bastard!! has been serialized irregularly since 2001 and Agharta is on hiatus since 2009.
Seinen
is a subset of manga that is generally targeted at a 20–30 year old male audience, but the audience can be older with some manga aimed at businessmen well into their 40s. In Japanese, the word Seinen means "young man" or "young men" and is not suggestive of sexual matters...
manga magazine published by Shueisha
Shueisha
is a major publisher in Japan. The company was founded in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The following year, Shueisha became a separate, independent company. Magazines published by Shueisha include Weekly Shōnen Jump, Weekly Young Jump,...
under the Jump line of magazines. Originally, the magazine was a special issue of Weekly Young Jump
Weekly Young Jump
, launched in 1979, is a weekly Japanese magazine that publishes various seinen manga in each issue. It is published by Shueisha under the Jump line of magazines.- History :...
which first issued in 1995. On October 19 of 1999, the special issue became the new monthly publication Ultra Jump. The manga titles serialized in the magazine are also published in tankōbon volumes under the Young Jump Comics Ultra label.
History
Ultra Jump started as a special issue of the SeinenSeinen
is a subset of manga that is generally targeted at a 20–30 year old male audience, but the audience can be older with some manga aimed at businessmen well into their 40s. In Japanese, the word Seinen means "young man" or "young men" and is not suggestive of sexual matters...
anthology Weekly Young Jump
Weekly Young Jump
, launched in 1979, is a weekly Japanese magazine that publishes various seinen manga in each issue. It is published by Shueisha under the Jump line of magazines.- History :...
called "Young Jump: Ultra Special Issue: Ultra Jump", which first issued in 1995. The magazine was split to a monthly publication in 1999, simply called "Ultra Jump". On March 19, 2008, Ultra Jump released an online spin-off of the Ultra Jump magazine: . Ultra Jump Egg is an online manga website that mainly serializes manga not in the original Ultra Jump magazine.
Features
The manga carried are mostly fantasyFantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
and science-fiction stories aimed at young adults
Youth
Youth is the time of life between childhood and adulthood . Definitions of the specific age range that constitutes youth vary. An individual's actual maturity may not correspond to their chronological age, as immature individuals could exist at all ages.-Usage:Around the world, the terms "youth",...
. Shueisha
Shueisha
is a major publisher in Japan. The company was founded in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The following year, Shueisha became a separate, independent company. Magazines published by Shueisha include Weekly Shōnen Jump, Weekly Young Jump,...
's light novel
Light novel
A is a style of Japanese novel primarily targeting junior high and high school students . The term "light novel" is a wasei-eigo, or a Japanese term formed from words in the English language. Light novels are often called or for short...
line: "Super dash library", has close ties with the Ultra Jump magazine, as Ultra Jump supports the line by creating manga adaptions of the titles. (e.g. R.O.D
Read or Die
is a series of light novels authored by Hideyuki Kurata, published under Shueisha's Super Dash Bunko imprint. Read or Die follows Yomiko Readman, codename "The Paper", an agent for the Special Operations Division of the British Library. There are currently 11 Read or Die novels. In volume 11, a...
) One-shots from manga writers
Mangaka
is the Japanese word for a comic artist or cartoonist. Outside of Japan, manga usually refers to a Japanese comic book and mangaka refers to the author of the manga, who is usually Japanese...
are featured regularly and are called . Each issue include a special freebies featuring one or more series currently running in the magazine.
Ongoing Series
- See also: List of series run in Ultra Jump
There are currently twenty manga titles being serialized in Ultra Jump. Bastard!! has been serialized irregularly since 2001 and Agharta is on hiatus since 2009.
| Title | Illustrator/Author | Premiered |
|---|---|---|
| Takaharu Matsumoto | August, 1997 | |
| Kazushi Hagiwara Kazushi Hagiwara is a Japanese manga artist best known for creating the manga Bastard!!. He originally began as an assistant to hentai manga artist Dirty Matsumoto, and then as an assistant to manga artist Izumi Matsumoto in the production of Kimagure Orange Road, creating his own stories in his spare time. He... |
January, 2001 | |
| Hiroyuki Utatane Hiroyuki Utatane is a Japanese manga artist and anime director. His wife is manga artist Ryō Ramiya.Utatane began his career with adult works such as Countdown. His more recent works have been seinen works such as Seraphic Feather and Heaven's Prison, though he continues to release some adult works as... |
August, 2002 | |
| Kami Imai Kami Imai is a Japanese manga artist best known for the Needless series which was adapted into a 24 episodes anime series by the studio Madhouse.-Works:* Angoromoa-chan no Chikyū Shinryaku... |
November, 2003 | |
| Okama Okama (artist) Okama is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator. He is known as the artist of Cloth Road as well as the original character designer for Himawari and Glass no Kantai... , Hideyuki Kurata (writer) |
December, 2003 | |
| Kōji Kiriyama Koji Kiriyama is a manga artist who created the Ninku series.-External links:... |
October, 2005 | |
| Shirow Miwa Shirow Miwa is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator. He is best known as the writer and artist for the Dogs manga series, but has also contributed illustrations to various tribute books, and magazines, including Square Enix's Monthly Shōnen Gangan. Miwa sometimes publishes under the circle name of m.m.m... |
July, 2005 | |
| Kohime Ohse | December, 2005 | |
| Ryōji Minagawa Ryoji Minagawa ' is a Japanese manga artist born in Sumida, Tokyo.He was invited with Spriggan story writer Hiroshi Takashige to go to a comic convention in Portugal in 1996 as a guest of honor due to his work on Spriggan. He worked on other manga comics before he went on to create Project ARMS with fellow manga... |
July, 2007 | |
| Shizuru Hayashiya Shizuru Hayashiya is a Japanese manga artist. She is best known for her Hayate X Blade series which is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment, and the manga adaptation of the anime Please Teacher!.... |
September, 2008 | |
| Park Sung-Woo Park Sung-woo Park Sung-Woo is a manga-style South Korean manhwa artist. He had his debut in 1993 in IQ Jump. He was awarded a "Manhwa of Our Time" prize in 2002.-Works:*Anima Cal Livs*Black God*Chun Rhang Yul Jun*Dark Striker... |
December, 2008 | |
| Naoto Tenhiro, Shōta Asuka (writer) | February, 2009 | |
| Sayori Ochiai | June, 2009 | |
| Wadapen, Juntarō Aoki (writer) | June, 2010 | |
| Hiroyuki Takei Hiroyuki Takei is a Japanese manga artist, best known as the creator of the manga and anime Shaman King.-Career:Hiroyuki Takei started drawing manga with writer EXIAD on SD Département Store Series which they created for a fanzine. Early in his career, he became the assistant to Tamakichi Sakura on as in 1992... , Hiromasa Mikami (writer) |
August, 2010 | |
| Masayuki Takano | November, 2010 | |
| F4U | January, 2011 | |
| Masahiko Nakahira Masahiko Nakahira is a manga artist from Kōchi City, Japan. He is best known for his numerous manga adaptations of the popular fighting game series Street Fighter... |
January, 2011 | |
| Kagaminohachi | April, 2011 | |
| (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is a manga written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. Every main character's name in each part can be read as JoJo. The manga, published by Shueisha, first ran in the magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1987 to 2002, before being transferred to the seinen magazine Ultra Jump in 2004. The current story... Part 8) |
Hirohiko Araki Hirohiko Araki is a Japanese manga artist. He left school before graduating from Miyagi University of Education.Araki is best known for his long running series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, published in Weekly Shōnen Jump starting in 1987. The story is full of references to Western music and Italy, both of which... |
June, 2011 |
Ultra Jump Egg series
| Title | Illustrator/Author |
|---|---|
| Yukimaru Katsura Yukimaru Katsura is a female Japanese manga artist. Most of her works are based on stories from other media, notably video games. She usually draws girls round-faced, and tends to use warm color tones.-Works:*Air... |
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| Masashi Ogawa, Yudetamago Yudetamago is the pen name of the Japanese manga artists duo consisting of story writer Takashi Shimada and artist Yoshinori Nakai. They are best known for the popular manga Kinnikuman, Ultimate Muscle , and Tatakae!! Ramenman... (writer) |