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"Weekly Shonen Jump" circulation falls below 1 million

Photo taken on Aug. 6, 2026, shows a copy of the 2026 No. 36 edition of the "Weekly Shonen Jump" manga magazine. Circulation of Japan's most popular manga magazine, launched in 1968, averaged 985,000 copies during the April-June period, falling below 1 million for the first time since official statistics began in 2008.

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"Weekly Shonen Jump" circulation falls below 1 million

Photo taken on Aug. 6, 2026, shows a copy of the 2026 No. 36 edition of the "Weekly Shonen Jump" manga magazine. Circulation of Japan's most popular manga magazine, launched in 1968, averaged 985,000 copies during the April-June period, falling below 1 million for the first time since official statistics began in 2008.

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"Weekly Shonen Jump" circulation falls below 1 million

Photo taken on Aug. 6, 2026, shows a copy of the 2026 No. 36 edition of the "Weekly Shonen Jump" manga magazine. Circulation of Japan's most popular manga magazine, launched in 1968, averaged 985,000 copies during the April-June period, falling below 1 million for the first time since official statistics began in 2008.

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Shonen Jump Shop in Shanghai

Customers consume in shonen jump shop, the world's first commercial complex of Japanese jump comics, Shanghai, China on July 14, 2025.

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Shonen Jump Shop in Shanghai

The world's first Japanese commercial complex, Shonen Jump Shop exterior wall, Shanghai, China on July 14, 2025.

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Shonen Jump Shop in Shanghai

The world's first Japanese commercial complex, Shonen Jump Shop exterior wall, Shanghai, China on July 14, 2025.

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Shonen Jump Shop in Shanghai

The world's first Japanese commercial complex, Shonen Jump Shop exterior wall, Shanghai, China on July 14, 2025.

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Shonen Jump Shop in Shanghai

Customers consume in shonen jump shop, the world's first commercial complex of Japanese jump comics, Shanghai, China on July 14, 2025.

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Shonen Jump Shop in Shanghai

The world's first Japanese commercial complex, Shonen Jump Shop exterior wall, Shanghai, China on July 14, 2025.

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Shonen Jump Shop in Shanghai

The world's first Japanese commercial complex, Shonen Jump Shop exterior wall, Shanghai, China on July 14, 2025.

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Shonen Jump Shop in Shanghai

The world's first Japanese commercial complex, Shonen Jump Shop exterior wall, Shanghai, China on July 14, 2025.

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Shonen Jump Shop in Shanghai

Customers consume in shonen jump shop, the world's first commercial complex of Japanese jump comics, Shanghai, China on July 14, 2025.

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Shonen Jump Shop in Shanghai

The world's first Japanese commercial complex, Shonen Jump Shop exterior wall, Shanghai, China on July 14, 2025.

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Shonen Jump Shop in Shanghai

Customers consume in shonen jump shop, the world's first commercial complex of Japanese jump comics, Shanghai, China on July 14, 2025.

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Shonen Jump Shop in Shanghai

Customers consume in shonen jump shop, the world's first commercial complex of Japanese jump comics, Shanghai, China on July 14, 2025.

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Shonen Jump Shop in Shanghai

Customers consume in shonen jump shop, the world's first commercial complex of Japanese jump comics, Shanghai, China on July 14, 2025.

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Shonen Jump Shop in Shanghai

Customers consume in shonen jump shop, the world's first commercial complex of Japanese jump comics, Shanghai, China on July 14, 2025.

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Shonen Jump Shop in Shanghai

The world's first Japanese commercial complex, Shonen Jump Shop exterior wall, Shanghai, China on July 14, 2025.

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Shonen Jump Shop in Shanghai

The world's first Japanese commercial complex, Shonen Jump Shop exterior wall, Shanghai, China on July 14, 2025.

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Shonen Jump Shop in Shanghai

Customers consume in shonen jump shop, the world's first commercial complex of Japanese jump comics, Shanghai, China on July 14, 2025.

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Shonen Jump Shop in Shanghai

Customers consume in shonen jump shop, the world's first commercial complex of Japanese jump comics, Shanghai, China on July 14, 2025.

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Shonen Jump Shop in Shanghai

The world's first Japanese commercial complex, Shonen Jump Shop exterior wall, Shanghai, China on July 14, 2025.

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Shonen Jump Shop in Shanghai

Customers consume in shonen jump shop, the world's first commercial complex of Japanese jump comics, Shanghai, China on July 14, 2025.

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Shonen Jump Shop in Shanghai

Customers consume in shonen jump shop, the world's first commercial complex of Japanese jump comics, Shanghai, China on July 14, 2025.

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Shonen Jump Shop in Shanghai

The world's first Japanese commercial complex, Shonen Jump Shop exterior wall, Shanghai, China on July 14, 2025.

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Shonen Jump Shop in Shanghai

Customers consume in shonen jump shop, the world's first commercial complex of Japanese jump comics, Shanghai, China on July 14, 2025.

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Shonen Jump Shop in Shanghai

The world's first Japanese commercial complex, Shonen Jump Shop exterior wall, Shanghai, China on July 14, 2025.

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Shonen Jump Shop in Shanghai

The world's first Japanese commercial complex, Shonen Jump Shop exterior wall, Shanghai, China on July 14, 2025.

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Shonen Jump Shop in Shanghai

Customers consume in shonen jump shop, the world's first commercial complex of Japanese jump comics, Shanghai, China on July 14, 2025.

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Shonen Jump Shop in Shanghai

Customers consume in shonen jump shop, the world's first commercial complex of Japanese jump comics, Shanghai, China on July 14, 2025.

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Japan's SHONEN JUMP Shop

Customers are shopping at Japan's SHONEN JUMP shop, the first store established by Japanese JUMP comics in China, Shanghai, China on the evening of May 24, 2025.

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Japan's SHONEN JUMP Shop

Customers are shopping at Japan's SHONEN JUMP shop, the first store established by Japanese JUMP comics in China, Shanghai, China on the evening of May 24, 2025.

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Japan's SHONEN JUMP Shop

Customers are shopping at Japan's SHONEN JUMP shop, the first store established by Japanese JUMP comics in China, Shanghai, China on the evening of May 24, 2025.

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Japan's SHONEN JUMP Shop

Customers are shopping at Japan's SHONEN JUMP shop, the first store established by Japanese JUMP comics in China, Shanghai, China on the evening of May 24, 2025.

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Japan's SHONEN JUMP Shop

Customers are shopping at Japan's SHONEN JUMP shop, the first store established by Japanese JUMP comics in China, Shanghai, China on the evening of May 24, 2025.

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Japan's SHONEN JUMP Shop

Customers are shopping at Japan's SHONEN JUMP shop, the first store established by Japanese JUMP comics in China, Shanghai, China on the evening of May 24, 2025.

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Japan's SHONEN JUMP Shop

Customers are shopping at Japan's SHONEN JUMP shop, the first store established by Japanese JUMP comics in China, Shanghai, China on the evening of May 24, 2025.

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Japan's SHONEN JUMP Shop

Customers are shopping at Japan's SHONEN JUMP shop, the first store established by Japanese JUMP comics in China, Shanghai, China on the evening of May 24, 2025.

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Japan's SHONEN JUMP Shop

Customers are shopping at Japan's SHONEN JUMP shop, the first store established by Japanese JUMP comics in China, Shanghai, China on the evening of May 24, 2025.

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Japan's SHONEN JUMP Shop

Customers are shopping at Japan's SHONEN JUMP shop, the first store established by Japanese JUMP comics in China, Shanghai, China on the evening of May 24, 2025.

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Japan's SHONEN JUMP Shop

Customers are shopping at Japan's SHONEN JUMP shop, the first store established by Japanese JUMP comics in China, Shanghai, China on the evening of May 24, 2025.

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Japan's SHONEN JUMP Shop

Customers are shopping at Japan's SHONEN JUMP shop, the first store established by Japanese JUMP comics in China, Shanghai, China on the evening of May 24, 2025.

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Comics magazine theme park

TOKYO, Japan - Namco Ltd. unveils J-World Tokyo, an indoor theme park featuring the comics magazine Weekly Shonen Jump, in Tokyo's Ikebukuro area on July 9, 2013. The facility with attractions based on comic series including One Piece and Dragon Ball will open on July 11, 2013.

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50th anniversary of 2 manga weeklies for boys celebrated

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Cartoonists Takao Saito, Fujio Fujiko, Tetsuya Chiba and others gather at a party in Tokyo on March 17 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Japan's two pioneer manga weeklies for boys, Shonen Magazine and Shonen Sunday, published by Kodansha Ltd. and Shogakukan Inc. respectively.

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Major manga comic weeklies 'Magazine,' 'Sunday' mark 50th anniv.

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's two pioneering manga weeklies, Shonen (boys) Magazine and Shonen Sunday, are on sale at the Meishodo Shoten bookstore in Tokyo's Ueno district March 11. Both weeklies mark their 50th anniversaries March 17 amid concerns about their future profitability.

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Popular manga magazine Shonen Jump to debut in U.S.

NEW YORK, United States - The English version of Shonen Jump, Japan's most popular manga magazine, will hit the stands in the United States on Nov. 26, its publisher said Nov. 18.

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Japanese comic magazine to hit stands in U.S. from Nov.

TOKYO, Japan - Shueisha Inc., a Tokyo-based publishing company, said Aug. 1 it will publish as a monthly magazine in the United States from November an English-language version of its popular Japanese weekly comic magazine Shukan Shonen Jump. The U.S. version will be called Shonen Jump, and will be distributed by Viz Communications Inc., a San Francisco-based publisher.

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Hakusensha logo

Hakusensha, manga, manga, boys' magazine, girls' manga, publishing, publishing business, publishing company, Hitotsubashi Group, company, sign, logo, logo mark = July 11, 2019, Kanda Awaji-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Hakusensha logo

Hakusensha, manga, manga, boys' magazine, girls' manga, publishing, publishing business, publishing company, Hitotsubashi Group, company, sign, logo, logo mark = July 11, 2019, Kanda Awaji-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Major manga comic weeklies 'Magazine,' 'Sunday' mark 50th anniv.

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's two pioneering manga weeklies, Shonen (boys) Magazine and Shonen Sunday, are on sale at the Meishodo Shoten bookstore in Tokyo's Ueno district March 11. Both weeklies mark their 50th anniversaries March 17 amid concerns about their future profitability. (Kyodo)