Ultra Jump (Japanese: ウルトラジャンプ, Hepburn: Urutora Janpu) 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 was first issued in 1995. On October 19, 1999, the special issue became the new monthly publication Ultra Jump. The manga titles serialized in the magazine are published in tankōbon volumes under the Young Jump Comics Ultra label.
 First issue, cover dated November 1999 | |
| Editor | Ultra Jump's editorial department |
|---|---|
| Categories | Seinen manga[1][2] |
| Frequency | Quarterly (1995–1999) Monthly (1999–present) |
| Circulation | 25,000 (January–December 2021)[3] |
| First issue | 1995 (As a special issue in Weekly Young Jump) October 19, 1999 (As a monthly magazine) |
| Company | Shueisha |
| Country | Japan |
| Based in | Tokyo |
| Language | Japanese |
| Website | ultra |
History
editUltra Jump started as a special issue of the seinen anthology Weekly Young Jump called "Young Jump: Ultra Special Issue: Ultra Jump", which was 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: "Young Jump: Ultra Special Issue: Ultra Jump" (ヤングジャンプ超増刊ウルトラジャンプ, Yangu Janpu Chō Zōkan Orutora Janpu ). Ultra Jump Egg is an online manga website that mainly serializes manga not in the original Ultra Jump magazine.[4]
Features
editThe magazine has been known for fanservice-laden fantasy and science-fiction stories aimed at young adults.[5][6] Shueisha's light novel line, "Super Dash Bunko", 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 Special One-Shot (特別読切, Tokubetsu yomikiri ). Each issue includes an item featuring one or more series currently running in the magazine.
Series in publication
edit| Title | Illustrator/Author | Premiered | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bastard!! Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy (BASTARD!! -暗黒の破壊神-) | Kazushi Hagiwara | December 2000 | |
| Black Night Parade (ブラックナイトパレード) | Hikaru Nakamura | August 2019 | |
| Dogs: Bullets & Carnage (DOGS/BULLETS&CARNAGE) | Shirow Miwa | July 2005 | |
| Legend of the Galactic Heroes (銀河英雄伝説) | Yoshiki Tanaka, Ryū Fujisaki | February 2020 | |
| Hana wa Saku, Shura no Gotoku (花は咲く、修羅の如く) | Ayano Takeda, Musshu | June 2021 | |
| Iwamoto-senpai no Suisen (岩元先輩ノ推薦) | Hiroshi Shiibashi | February 2021 | |
| JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 9: The JoJoLands (ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 Part9 The JOJOLands) | Hirohiko Araki | February 2023 | |
| Josou Danshi wa Skirt o Nugitai! (女装男子はスカートを脱ぎたい！) | Shinagire | December 2023 | [7] |
| Mabataki yori Hayaku!! (瞬きより迅く！！) | Kazuki Funatsu | March 2020 | |
| Suicide Girl (スーサイドガール) | Nakayama Atsushi | April 2020 | |
| Tadano Kōgyō Kōkō no Nichijō (只野工業高校の日常) | Chisato Oga | July 2019 | |
| Tales of the Kingdom (王国物語) | Asumiko Nakamura | April 2017 | |
| Valhalla Ochinchin-kan (ヴァルハラ・オティンティン館) | Gurashi, Yuni | September 2020 |
References
edit- ^ Jason Thompson (2007). Manga: The Complete Guide. Del Rey Books. p. xxiii-xxiv. ISBN 978-0-345-48590-8.
- ^ "Boy's Manga" (in Japanese). Japanese Magazine Publishers Association. September 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- ^ "Shueisha Media Guide 2022" (PDF). Shueisha. May 7, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
- ^ Ultra Jump Egg Manga Mag Spinoff Launches Online – Anime News Network
- ^ "ウルトラジャンプ・マンガ原作プロットコンテスト". ノベルアップ＋ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ "Ultra Jump is Looking For Plots for 'Erotic Isekai' Manga". Anime News Network. 2023-09-27. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ "幼なじみの女子のため、女装を続ける男子のコメディ「女装男子はスカートを脱ぎたい！」". Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 2023-12-29. Archived from the original on 2024-01-18. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
External links
edit- Shueisha's Ultra Jump page (in Japanese)
- Shueisha's Ultra Jump Egg page (in Japanese)
- Ultra Jump at Anime News Network's encyclopedia