V-Jump
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is a Japanese magazine about new manga
and video games based on popular manga
. The magazine's first debut was in 1993 by Shueisha
under the Jump
line of magazines.
was launched in the 80s as a spin-off issue of Monthly Shōnen Jump
. Hobby's Jump was announced dicontinued, and a new magazine called V Jump arrived. V Jump is a video game magazine, mostly for the series Dragon Quest
(artwork done by Akira Toriyama
, author of Dragon Ball) and the Final Fantasy
series, as well as many Shōnen
manga
.
V Jump has also taken many series from Weekly Shōnen Jump
, the series Shadow Lady
created by Masakazu Katsura
. The series has had more success than ever in the V Jump magazine. Later on, the magazine published sequels to the Weekly Jump series Dr. Slump
, Dr. Slump appeared on the first issue of V Jump. After the Dr. Slump series, an adaption of the spin-off anime
Yu-Gi-Oh!: Duel Monsters GX
called Yu-Gi-Oh! GX began serialization. And the serialization of the series Yu-Gi-Oh! R
has just ended.
.
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
and video games based on popular manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
. The magazine's first debut was in 1993 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
Jump (magazine line)
sometimes stylized JUMP, is a famous line of manga magazines created by Shueisha. The origin of the name is unknown. The Jump magazines are intended for the male audience, although the Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine has also been popular to the female demographic.- History :In 1949, Shueisha got into...
line of magazines.
History
A prototype magazine called Hobby's JumpHobby's Jump
, sometimes written HOBBY's JUMP, is a video game magazine published by Shueisha between 1983 and 1988. It was created as a spin-off of Monthly Shōnen Jump, and was a prototype of the later magazine V Jump. Hobby's Jump published original shōnen manga series as well as reviews of video games...
was launched in the 80s as a spin-off issue of Monthly Shōnen Jump
Monthly Shonen Jump
is a now defunct monthly shōnen manga magazine published in Japan by Shueisha from 1970 to 2007 under the Jump line of magazines. It was the sister magazine to Weekly Shōnen Jump.- History :...
. Hobby's Jump was announced dicontinued, and a new magazine called V Jump arrived. V Jump is a video game magazine, mostly for the series Dragon Quest
Dragon Quest
, published as Dragon Warrior in North America until 2005,Due to the inconsistent usage by sources since Square Enix obtained the naming rights to Dragon Quest in North America. Dragon Quest has been used by sources to refer to games released solely under the Dragon Warrior titles...
(artwork done by Akira Toriyama
Akira Toriyama
is a Japanese manga artist and game artist known mostly for his creation of Dragon Ball in 1984. Toriyama admires Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy and was impressed by Walt Disney's One Hundred and One Dalmatians, which he remembers for the great art...
, author of Dragon Ball) and the Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy
is a media franchise created by Hironobu Sakaguchi, and is developed and owned by Square Enix . The franchise centers on a series of fantasy and science-fantasy role-playing video games , but includes motion pictures, anime, printed media, and other merchandise...
series, as well as many Shōnen
Shonen
The term refers to manga marketed to a male audience aged roughly 10 and up. The Kanji characters literally mean "few" and "year", respectively, where the characters generally mean "comic"...
manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
.
V Jump has also taken many series from Weekly Shōnen Jump
Weekly Shonen Jump
is a weekly shōnen manga anthology published in Japan by Shueisha under the Jump line of magazines. The first issue was released with a cover date of July 2, 1968, and it is still circulating. One of the longest-running manga magazines in Japan, it has a circulation of 2.8 million copies...
, the series Shadow Lady
Shadow Lady
is a manga series written and illustrated by Masakazu Katsura. It was canceled partway through its run, resulting in the severe compression of a new story arc and a finale.- Plot Synopsis :...
created by Masakazu Katsura
Masakazu Katsura
is a Japanese manga artist who is best known for several works of manga, including Dream Fighter Wingman, Shadow Lady, DNA², Video Girl Ai, I"s, and Zetman. He has also worked on the character designs for Iria: Zeiram the Animation, which was based on the movie Zeiram.-History:He was born in the...
. The series has had more success than ever in the V Jump magazine. Later on, the magazine published sequels to the Weekly Jump series Dr. Slump
Dr. Slump
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. It was serialized in Shueisha's anthology comic Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1980 to 1984 which were collected into 18 tankōbon volumes...
, Dr. Slump appeared on the first issue of V Jump. After the Dr. Slump series, an adaption of the spin-off anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
Yu-Gi-Oh!: Duel Monsters GX
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, known in Japan as , is an anime spin-off and sequel of the original Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters anime. It aired in Japan on TV Tokyo between October 6, 2004 and March 26, 2008, and was succeeded by Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's...
called Yu-Gi-Oh! GX began serialization. And the serialization of the series Yu-Gi-Oh! R
Yu-Gi-Oh! R
is a Japanese manga series that is a spinoff of the original Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise.Yu-Gi-Oh! R is published in Shueisha's monthly magazine V-Jump in Japan. The manga is made by Akira Ito. Yu-Gi-Oh! R is an alternate plotline which takes place after the defeat of Marik Ishtar.In Yu-Gi-Oh! R, the kōhai...
has just ended.
V Jump Books
V Jump Books is a line of V Jump manga and video game guides and some of the premiere editions. It mostly does guides for the series of Square EnixSquare Enix
is a Japanese video game and publishing company best known for its console role-playing game franchises, which include the Final Fantasy series, the Dragon Quest series, and the action-RPG Kingdom Hearts series...
.
Series
There are currently nine manga titles being regularly serialized in V Jump.| Series Title | Author | Premiered |
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| Kazuki Harumoto, Bandai Bandai is a Japanese toy making and video game company, as well as the producer of a large number of plastic model kits. It is the world's third-largest producer of toys . Some ex-Bandai group companies produce anime and tokusatsu programs... |
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| Hajime Yatate Hajime Yatate is a pseudonym for the collective contributions of the Sunrise animation staff.-Name:"Hajime Yatate" is considered named after a quote of Matsuo Bashō's Oku no Hosomichi:-Credited series:... , Masato Ichishiki Masato Ichishiki is a Japanese manga artist who is best known for his work on the SD Gundam series.-Works:* Shageki Boy SHOOT * War War Tanks! * Brave Saga 2 * SD Gundam Musha Maruden * SD Gundam Musha Maruden 2... |
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| Akiyoshi Hongō, Yūki Nakashima | ||
| Yūko 2 Ishizuka | ||
| Akihiro Kikuchi, Capcom Capcom is a Japanese developer and publisher of video games, known for creating multi-million-selling franchises such as Devil May Cry, Chaos Legion, Street Fighter, Mega Man and Resident Evil. Capcom developed and published Bionic Commando, Lost Planet and Dark Void too, but they are less known. Its... |
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| Osamu Kaneko | ||
| Naoyuki Kageyama, NPB NPB NPB can refer to:* NAS Parallel Benchmarks, a set of benchmarks developed by the NASA for measuring the performance of supercomputers* National Printing Bureau of Japan... , 12 Professional Baseball Teams |
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| Masashiro Hikokubo, Masashi Satō, Studio Dice Kazuki Takahashi is a manga artist, illustrator and game creator who created the manga Yu-Gi-Oh!, which led to the anime versions of it, Toei's Yu-Gi-Oh! and Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters , as well as a spinoff manga , three spinoff anime and several video games, novels and books... |
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| Kazuki Takahashi Kazuki Takahashi is a manga artist, illustrator and game creator who created the manga Yu-Gi-Oh!, which led to the anime versions of it, Toei's Yu-Gi-Oh! and Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters , as well as a spinoff manga , three spinoff anime and several video games, novels and books... , Studio Dice Kazuki Takahashi is a manga artist, illustrator and game creator who created the manga Yu-Gi-Oh!, which led to the anime versions of it, Toei's Yu-Gi-Oh! and Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters , as well as a spinoff manga , three spinoff anime and several video games, novels and books... , Shin Yoshida, Naoto Miyoshi |
Former series
- Bakuen CAMPUS GuardressCombustible Campus Guardressis an anime Original Video Animation. The English name "Combustible Campus Guardress" was originally coined by members of the Project Daicon subtitling group when they did the fansub for No-Name Anime....
- Digimon Adventure V-Tamer 01Digimon Adventure V-Tamer 01was the first and longest-running Digimon manga, printed in the pages of V-Jump magazine. Starting on November 21, 1998, it ran to fifty-eight chapters and ended on August 21, 2003. This manga introduces the character of Taichi - although he is not the same Taichi that features in the Digimon...
- Digimon NextDigimon Nextis the second Digimon manga to be printed in the pages of V-Jump magazine, starting on December 17, 2005. Its main purpose is to promote the Digimon virtual pet toys. The main character is called Tsurugi Tatsuno and is partnered with a Greymon...
- Go! Go! Ackman
- Haō Taikei Ryū Knight
- Kinnikuman II-Sei: All Chōjin Dai Shingeki
- Onmyō Taisenki
- Smash Bomber
- Shadow LadyShadow Ladyis a manga series written and illustrated by Masakazu Katsura. It was canceled partway through its run, resulting in the severe compression of a new story arc and a finale.- Plot Synopsis :...
- Viewtiful JoeViewtiful Joeis a video game developed by Capcom's Production Studio 4 for the Nintendo GameCube. It was originally released in 2003 as a part of the Capcom Five under director Hideki Kamiya and producer Atsushi Inaba. Viewtiful Joe was later ported to the Sony PlayStation 2 by the same design team under the...
- Yu-Gi-Oh! RYu-Gi-Oh! Ris a Japanese manga series that is a spinoff of the original Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise.Yu-Gi-Oh! R is published in Shueisha's monthly magazine V-Jump in Japan. The manga is made by Akira Ito. Yu-Gi-Oh! R is an alternate plotline which takes place after the defeat of Marik Ishtar.In Yu-Gi-Oh! R, the kōhai...