Jump Square Volume 1, Issue 1, cover dated November 2007 |
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| Editor | Takanori Asada |
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| Categories | Shōnen manga |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Circulation | 370,000 |
| First issue | November 2, 2007 |
| Company | Shueisha |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Website | jumpsq.shueisha.co.jp |
| ISSN | 00476 |
Jump Square (ジャンプスクエア Janpu Sukuea, written as Jump SQ but pronounced "Jump Square") is a Japanese monthly shōnen manga magazine with a circulation of over 300,000.[1] Published by Shueisha, the magazine premiered on November 2, 2007 as a replacement for Monthly Shōnen Jump, another manga anthology that Shueisha discontinued in June of that year. The magazine is a part of the Jump line of magazines. The manga titles serialized in the magazine are also published in tankōbon volumes under the Jump Comics label. The manga series within the magazine target young male readers and tend to be set in a fantasy setting with a large amount of action scenes.
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Jump SQ, also called Jump Square, was created as the replacement for Shueisha's canceled Monthly Shōnen Jump manga anthology.[2] The title has three stated meanings: public square ("a plaza where comic lovers and talented artists and writers come together"), algebraic square (Weekly Shōnen Jump²), and "SQ = Supreme Quality" (referring to its "Supreme Quality Manga Magazine" motto).[3] Four manga serials were temporarily moved to Weekly Shōnen Jump, until Jump Square's release. These four series, Tegami Bachi, Rosario + Vampire, Claymore, and Gag Manga Biyori were among the magazine's premiere series, along with debuting series, including Embalming -The Another Tale of Frankenstein-, Kure-nai, and Dragonaut -The Resonance-.[4]
When Jump Square was launched, the initial printing of 500,000 copies quickly sold out. Over 70% of the copies released across Japan sold within three days. Shueisha printed an additional 100,000 copies to help meet the demand, something normally not necessary with Japanese magazines.[4] The second issue also sold well, requiring a second printing of 60,000 copies.[5] After the first issue excitement died down circulation leveled off in the vicinity of 370,000 copies.
Jump Square's primary content is manga serials. In addition to the manga series, some issues include serialized light novel chapters from works published by the Jump j-Books label. One-shots from established manga writers are featured in a section of the magazine called the "Supreme Yomikiri Series" (SUPREME読切シリーズ Supurīmu Yomikiri Shirīzu), while pieces from up-and-coming writers occasionally appear in the "Explosive Yomikiri Series" (Explosive読切シリーズ Explosive Yomikiri Shirīzu) section.
There are currently twenty-one manga titles being regularly serialized in Jump Square. Embalming -The Another Tale of Frankenstein- is in hiatus until autumn.
| Series Title | Author | Premiered |
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| 1/11 Jūichi Bun no Ichi (1/11 じゅういちぶんのいち) | Takatoshi Nakamura | January 2012 |
| Ao no Exorcist (青の祓魔師) | Kazue Katō | April 2009 |
| Binbōgami ga! (貧乏神が!) | Yoshiaki Sukeno | June 2008 |
| Boku no Manga (ボクのマンガ) | Ryōsuke Kataoka | December 2011 |
| Boku to Majo no Jikan (ボクと魔女の時間) | Shin Arakawa | April 2011 |
| Claymore (クレイモア) | Norihiro Yagi | November 2007 |
| D.Gray-man (ディー・グレイマン) | Katsura Hoshino | November 2009 |
| Embalming -The Another Tale of Frankenstein- (エンバーミング -THE ANOTHER TALE OF FRANKENSTEIN-) | Nobuhiro Watsuki | November 2007 |
| Gate 7 (ゲート セブン) | Clamp | February 2011 |
| Hanimero。 (はにめろ。) | Shiori Furukawa | June 2011 |
| Hasebe-san no iru Yakyūbu (長谷部さんのいる野球部) | Shōgo Ueno | July 2011 |
| Hōkago no Ōjisama (放課後の王子様) | Takeshi Konomi, Kenichi Sakura | November 2008 |
| Kakko Kawaii Sengen! (カッコカワイイ宣言!) | Jigoku no Misawa | January 2010 |
| Kure-nai (紅 kure-nai) | Kentarō Katayama, Yamato Yamamoto, Hideaki Koyasu, Daisuke Furuya | November 2007 |
| Masuda Kōsuke Gekijō Gag Manga Biyori (増田こうすけ劇場 ギャグマンガ日和) | Kōsuke Masuda | November 2007 |
| Papa no Iukoto o Kikinasai! (パパのいうことを聞きなさい!) | Matsuhiro Tomo, Yōhei Takemura, Yuka Nakajima | August 2011 |
| Parman no Jōnetsuteki na Hibi (PARマンの情熱的な日々) | Fujiko Fujio Ⓐ | November 2007 |
| Rosario to Vampire seasonII (ロザリオとバンパイア seasonII) | Akihisa Ikeda | November 2007 |
| Shin Tennis no Ōjisama (新テニスの王子様) | Takeshi Konomi | March 2009 |
| Tegami Bachi (テガミバチ) | Hiroyuki Asada | November 2007 |
| To Love-Ru Darkness (To LOVEる -とらぶる- ダークネス) | Kentarō Yabuki, Saki Hasemi | October 2010 |
| Series Title | Author | Premiered |
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| Dark Act (ダークアクト) | Shōta Hattori | September 2011 |
Jump j-Books (JUMP j-BOOKS) light novels were serialized near the end of Jump SQ and in Super Dash Manga Program.
Jump SQ II (Second) (ジャンプSQ.II Janpu Sukuea Sekando) short for Jump Square Second (ジャンプスクエアセカンド), is a spin-off issue of Jump SQ of which three volumes have currently been published, beginning on April 18, 2008.[6]
The first issue featured a then-one-shot collaboration between the world-famous American comic writer Stan Lee and Shaman King's Hiroyuki Takei, called Karakuridôji Ultimo (using the Marvel Method). [7][8][9]
A contest organized by Shonen Jump (a monthly English version of Weekly Shōnen Jump) and Jump SQ., offered a Jump SQ II (Second) issue autographed by Lee and Takei to the random winner at the 2008 New York Comic Con.[10] Three regulars: Sekai no Chūshin de Taiyō ni Hoeru, Tsumikabatsu, and Mahō no Ryōri Chaos Kitchen; were put in the SQ II magazine as their own SQ II exclusive one-shot, along with other one-shots like Missing Battery, Cross, or Alone Again.[11]
The success of Ultimo led to the extra mini book named The Man Who Created "Spider-Man" and the "X-Men" - Stan Lee the book! (｢スパイダーマン｣｢X-MEN｣を作つた男 スタン·リー the Book! "Supaidāman", "Ekkusumen" o Tsukutta Otoko - Stan Lee the Book!) which is completely based on Lee's American comics, mostly Amazing Fantasy (first Spider-Man, Iron Man, and The Hulk.
Jump SQ.19 (ジャンプSQ.19 Janpu Es-Cue Ichi-Cue) is a spin-off issue of Jump SQ, first published May 19, 2010. It includes one shots and Jump SQ series' side stories, and a series that only serializes in Jump SQ.19. It is scheduled to release quarterly on the 19th of every February, May, August, and November.
There are currently nine manga titles being regularly serialized in Jump SQ 19.
| Series Title | Author | Premiered |
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| Agrippa (アグリッパ -AGRIPPA-) | Tohru Uchimizu | May 2010 |
| Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai + (僕は友達が少ない+) | Yomi Hirasaka, Shōichi Taguchi, Misaki Harukawa, Buriki | November 2010 |
| Dotto Invader (ドットインベーダー) | Minoru Sasaki | February 2011 |
| Himaspe Usagi! (ひまスペ兎!) | Yūki Nakashima | May 2010 |
| Kekkai Sensen (血界戦線) | Yasuhiro Nightō | May 2010 |
| Mizutsukai no Rindō (水使いのリンドウ) | Tokihiko Ishiki | August 2010 |
| Motemushi Ōja Kabuto King (モテ虫王者カブトキング) | Namie Odama | May 2010 |
| Tonari no Randoseru w (となりのランドセルw) | Miki Miyashita | May 2010 |
| Ⓖ Edition (Ⓖえでぃしょん) | Mizuki Kawashita | May 2010 |
Super Dash Manga Program (スーパーダッシュ漫画プログラム Suupaa Dasshu Manga Programu) shortened to SDMP, is the supplement manga magazine of Jump Square. It is published from April 21 to October 4 of 2011. Super Dash Manga Program focuses on series and one shots of the comicalization on light novels from Super Dash Bunko.
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