Within a short amount of time, I've blogged about Shonen Jump three times. But this time it's not about me, but about a convention and a fan community regarding Jump.
As some of you may or may not know, the North American edition of Shonen Jump is ending as a monthly print magazine in March next year and will be re-tooled as a weekly digital magazine christened "Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha". WSJ Alpha can be rented for 99 cents an issue or a year's subscription (48 issues) can run for $26. With the new weekly digital format, there's talk about more fan involvement (like the Storyboard Contest) and maybe even original manga in the future, so the future could be pretty cool.
Speaking of fan involvement, there's an unofficial group of Jump fans on Twitter called #TEAMJUMP. #TEAMJUMP is composed of international Twitter users who love Jump and its series and occasionally interact with the Shonen Jump Twitter account.
I created six drawings on the behalf of #TEAMJUMP as gifts to the authors of the serialized works that will be covered in WSJ Alpha. I hope they like them, let alone look at them. :P
For Eiichiro ODA/ONE PIECE
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For Masashi KISHIMOTO/NARUTO
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For Tite KUBO/BLEACH
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For Hiroshi SHIIBASHI/NURA: RISE OF THE YOKAI CLAN
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For Mitsutoshi SHIMABUKURO/TORIKO
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For Tsugumi OHBA & Takeshi OBATA/BAKUMAN。
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Why am I posting these images? This weekend has Jump Festa, an annual convention of all things Jump in Japan sponsored by Shueisha, the publisher of the various Jump magazines. A lot of the editors and creators of Jump will be there, so it's pretty much a big deal, not to mention lots of game and toy companies showing off their newest products. If you're there and reading this, then stop wasting your time reading my blog and go have fun--and take some pictures!
Whether you're at Jump Festa or not, try to have fun this weekend. :)
SHONEN JUMP is owned by Shueisha and Viz Media. All characters are owned by their respective creators.
