For those who are not in the know: manga is a Japanese comic book. Its main features are the original drawing (of course, in the style of anime) and the way of reading - from right to left horizontally. To learn about the latest in the world of manga, there are special print publications that publish announcements, one of them is Weekly Shonen Jump. The pages of this magazine first appeared such famous manga as "Naruto", "Van Peace" and others.
About the magazine
Shonen Jump is a once-a-week manga magazine. The publishing house is Shueisha, the magazine first saw the world in 1968 and since then its popularity has only grown. It can be said that this is the oldest publication in the country with an audience of 2.7 million readers. The main target audience - guys aged 12 to 18 years, in fact, this is what the name Shonen comes from. In Japan, the word "shonen" is applied to children over 10 years old and adolescents. But frankly, the magazine is very popular among girls of the same age.
Every week on Monday or Saturday, new chapters of the manga appearing in Japan appear on the pages of Shonen Jump. Many titles published on the pages of the magazine received an anime adaptation.
Historical information
As already mentioned, the magazine saw the world in 1968. Immediately after the release of the first issue, he enters into a fierce struggle with Weekly Shonen Magazine and Shonen Sunday magazines, which also specialize in shonen manga. Shonen Jump has no chance against such competitors, only publishers were not warned about this, so in 1933 the number of subscribers was 6.4 million. Perhaps, now the number of readers has decreased due to the development and popularization of the Internet, but it remains popular both in Japan and abroad.
Create Celebrities
Throughout the history of Shonen Jump, about 70% of mangak became popular thanks to this magazine. To be published on the pages of this publication is considered very honorable for the artist, because more than two million readers can immediately appreciate his work.
Although there was a time when many parent organizations in Japan were outraged by the existence of such a magazine. They believed that such a publication has a negative effect on children. True, things didn’t go beyond words, Shonen Jump and today pleases readers with new works. Such famous artists as Toriyama Akira (“Dragonball”), Oda Eiichiro (“Van Pease”), Masashi Kishimoto (“Naruto”), Amano Akira (“Mafiosi Teacher Reborn”), Tamura Ryuhei (“Beelzepuz”) were printed on its pages. ") other.
World recognition
In Japan, Weekly Shonen Jump is a weekly phenomenon, but in countries near and far abroad it is released only once a month. This is because the readership abroad is not as vast as in Japan, and yet, for more than ten years, Shonen Jump has been gaining a foreign reader:
- In 2003, the first issue of Shonen Jump in the United States was released, the magazine is still popular today.
- From 2001 to 2005 it was published in Germany, in addition to manga, the German version of the magazine published news from the anime world and articles for those who tried to learn Japanese.
- From 2005 to 2007, the magazine could be found in Sweden.
- Since 2005, Shonen Jump began to be released in Norway.
Unfortunately, the magazine is not published in Russia, but this does not mean at all that Weekly Shonen Jump does not exist in Russian. Many domestic fans of anime, manga and everything related to Japan, with manic persistence, look for the original (or American) editions of the magazine, scan pages, translate text and retouch. In a word, Shonen Jump is in Russia, only its lovers publish.
What is connected with the magazine?
In addition to the main Shonen Jump, there are publications associated with it, which appeared quite by accident, but readers liked it very much. For example, Jump Next! - An independent monthly almanac, existing since 2014. On its pages, beginning mangaks can publish their one-shots and even get criticism from professionals.
V Jump existed from 1992 to 1993, covering games and videos on its pages. Super Jump is more of a manga reader, which was published from 1968 to 1988. Jump VS - This magazine specialized exclusively in combat manga. The first publication took place on March 22, 2013.
Everyone to draw!
And now for the pleasant. As one famous classic said: “Hurry, hurry! Buy a painting! ” True, in our case, it is not necessary to buy, but to sell, or rather, to lease it, because the General Manga Competition, or rather, the Shonen Jump manga contest, is taking place.
The reason for organizing such an event is the 50th anniversary of the magazine and the release of a new application for drawing manga. Mangaki from around the world can take part, submitting works in English, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Korean, French or Japanese. The genre of work can be any, the main thing is that the manga does not exceed 55 pages. And also, the head of the jury of the Weekly Shonen Jump manga contest will be Masashi Kishimoto, author of the original Naruto.
Conditions of the competition
So what do you need to know before applying? The original manga, which has not been published anywhere else, must be submitted to the competition. Color - monochrome, direction of content - from right to left, horizontal reading. The deadline for submitting manga to the contest is January 5, 2018, the participants will find out the results in the spring.
To take part in the Shonen Jump contest, you must first register on the Medibang website. Go to the main page and click "Publish", an automatic transition to the page of the crirator will take place, on which you will need to repeat the procedure. After that you need to select the “Comics” tab, the format of work and download the manga. In the "Work List" indicate the title and add the JumpUniversalManga tag. Save and publish. As soon as the work is published with the appropriate tag, it will begin to be translated into Japanese. After sent to the jury.
What else do you need to know?
One author can submit no more than 5 entries. If the author immediately writes the manga in Japanese, he must submit it through the Jump Rookie resource. If the author wishes to cancel the application, he must also delete his work. The jury will not consider drafts or entries that have been changed after the filing period has ended. If a participant takes a prize, they will be required to submit materials with a resolution of at least 600 dpi.
And by the way, about the winners. The first place is estimated at 1 million yen, and the author’s manga will be published in paper or electronic edition. For the second place, the participant will receive 300 thousand yen and publication in a special issue of the magazine. The rest of the finalists will be paid 50 thousand yen. The money will be credited to your Medibang account, and it can be transferred to PayPal, and then cashed. Works will be accepted until January 5, 2018, 23:59 Japanese time. The results will be announced at the end of March and everyone who has the honor to please the jury will receive a proper award.
This is a great chance to make yourself known. If anyone knows how to draw and can come up with some interesting stories, it's time to take a chance. Who knows, maybe the winner will become as famous a mangaka as Masashi Kishimoto. So it's time to remember the words of the classic and begin to act: “Hurry, hurry! Give painting! ”