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| Initial DK
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|  "Re(1):Well, I don't have Shonen Jump yet..."
, posted Fri 2 Aug 00:01
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But I do have this: http://www.viz.com/news/pressreleases/2002/07/shonenjump.html
Also, I might note that the official site is open for buisness, and has all the titles to be included listed. I took a chance and subscribed before I knew what was going to be in the collection, and it looks like the chace payed off. Because, frankly, I'd be happy if I were only getting One Piece.
That's exactly the reason I want it! I went to two Suncoast and an Atomic Comics and nobody had it, hell, AC didn't even know it existed...
Perturbs me a little that they put some way older stuff in there, not so much Yu Yu Hakusho, but Dragonball!?!...well I guess they want to sell mags but I think it would've done fine without it. I guess it will grow.
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| deoch
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| "Re(2):Well, I don't have Shonen Jump yet..." , posted Fri 2 Aug 01:22:
Well, I attended the Shonen Jump panel.. it was interesting with the representatives from Viz, Shueisha, and Cartoon Network (Since the popularity of shows such as Dragonball Z on their network brought forth opportunities like this) talking about Shonen Jump. Copies of the Issue 0 preview were handed out.
The cover features Dragonball Z very prominantly, with Yu Yu Hakusho, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Naruto, One Piece, SandLand, and Shaman King characters/logos around it.
The selection of what serials to introduce to Shonen Jump USA were a combination of currently popularity in the US (Dragonball Z, and Yu-Gi-Oh, Yu Yu..) and what had proved to be popular in Japan (The questionaires were mentioned). They expressed pleasure in seeing that series like Dragonball Z and Yu-Gi-Oh proved to be popular both in Japan, and in the United States ("Breaking the language barrier").
It seems that Shueisha has invested in Viz making them business partners. However, Viz does not have exclusive rights to all Japanese Shonen Jump titles. Audience seems to be aimed towards boys (well... its shonen), but they made a reference towards how Shonen Jump is popular with both genders.
I asked about the sound effects issue, and the editor said they have been translated (I heard a boo after someone heard the answer :P). Sure enough, the original kana is gone in the preview.
Someone asked about the possibility of Shonen Jump becoming a weekly release, and I believe they answered that was where they wanted to end up. It would depend on the success of the monthly Shonen Jump.
The possibility of Hikaru no Go being in Shonen Jump USA, and he replied that he would love to see it in English.
When someone brought up JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, the editor of the US Shonen Jump (forgot his name :/) said that it was one of his favorite series.
Will Dragonball related manga dominate the magazine? No, answered the editor, at the current time, all the series were given about equal pages.
Sounds like a part of their plans for choosing future series will be based on the popularity of series in the Japanese Shonen Jump.
Torishima (Senior editorial director of Shueisha) talked a little bit about his time working with Akira Toriyama. I guess there was a manga contest where you could write a 31 page manga, or a 15 page comedy. Toriyama chose the comedy since it was shorter (lazy ^^). He failed to win the contest, because they could not publish his entry due to it being a parody of Star Wars. However, Torishima recognized his talents, and decided that he would like the two to work on a Manga together. He also mentioned that Toriyama used him as an inspiration for Dr. Slump and Piccolo (There was laughter at that. I'm not really familar with Dragonball or Dr. Slump though).
The following manga samples were in the preview issue:
Akira Toriyama:
Dragon Ball Z
Sandland
Masashi Kishimoto:
Naruto
Hiroyuki Takei:
Shaman King
Toshihiro Togashi:
Yu Yu Hakusho
Kazuki Takahashi:
Yu-Gi-Oh!
Eiichiro Oda:
One Piece
Shonen Jump reads from a right to left format. The samples do not start at the beginning of the series, for example, in Shaman King, it is just a 4 page sample with Yoh and Amidamaru beating up some guys :p.
There are some small articles on toys, anime, games, and manga.
I find the price point to be pretty attractive (19.95 for 12 issues). If you sign up at the Comic-Con I believe they give you a hat and t-shirt. I'm not sure if I want to subscribe or not, as I don't have much interest in many of the series (well, I kind of like One Piece and Shaman King..).
When the representative from Cartoon Network was talking, there was a presentation of the tie-in that Cartoon Network would have with Shonen Jump. They plan to have streaming video, with facts about the show in a box to the right of it, and on the bottom half of the screen, options to do things like read digital manga of what you are currently watching. The demonstration pictures showed a "watch episode 1 of one piece" link, so maybe that will be showing up on their online component or perhaps even network. Some content during this online streaming thing will be limited to Shonen Jump subscribers. For example, they might restrict the digital manga option to Shonen Jump subscribers.
Well, hope that helps everyone. Looks pretty solid to me provided you enjoy the source material. The official issues will be 256+ pages.
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On another note, Stephen Chow was at Comic-Con. I'm disappointed that I didn't bring a Camera to take a picture or bring something to get signed ;_;. Too bad there wasn't a way to find out he was coming before the day.
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| Hungrywolf 1282th Post
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| "Re(6):Well, I don't have Shonen Jump yet..." , posted Sat 3 Aug 08:21
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The paper quality is good, and isn't phone book quality like the Japanese Shonen Jump.
Subscriptions are only for US and Canada right now, but you could always ask, or perhaps they will have information on international shipping when it becomes closer to the released date.
Hungrywolf, you should be able to find it in comic or book stores. I'm not sure how wide the distribution will be. You can also subscribe.
Yes, Rurouni Kenshin was a part of the Japanese Shonen Jump. It is currently not a part of the US Shonen Jump. I don't know anything about the licensing of that particular series, so I do not know why it is not included.
Good, then hopefully eventually Rurouni Kenshin will be translated in English. I've been hoping for that for a very long time. I'm interested in finding out about One Piece because so many people like it, and I like some of those other series too, so I can't wait to get this. I am gonna have to subscribe.
Hungry Like The Wolf
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| Gaijin D
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|  "Re(3):Well, I don't have Shonen Jump yet..."
, posted Mon 5 Aug 22:40
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It seems that Shueisha has invested in Viz making them business partners. However, Viz does not have exclusive rights to all Japanese Shonen Jump titles.
Actually, if I remember correctly, Viz is owned by Shueisha, or they were. While they don't automatically get the rights to Shueisha titles, and have to license them just like any other company, the do seem to have "first dibs", as it were. This also seems to be the situation with U.S. branches of Japanese companies that produce anime, such as Pioneer and Bandai.
Feel like a treasure game on a rainy day.
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