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 Jump Square's December 2007 debut issue, released on November 2, 2007 | |
| Editor | Kôsuke Yahagi |
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| Categories | Shōnen manga[1] |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Circulation | 140,000 (January–December 2021)[2] |
| First issue | November 2, 2007; 18 years ago (2007-11-02) |
| Company | Shueisha |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Website | jumpsq |
Jump Square (Japanese:ジャンプスクエア,Hepburn:Janpu Sukuea), also written asJump SQ. (ジャンプSQ.), is a Japanese monthlyshōnenmanga magazine. Published byShueisha, the magazine premiered on November 2, 2007, as a replacement forMonthly Shōnen Jump, another manga anthology that Shueisha discontinued in June of that year. The magazine is a part of theJump line of magazines. The manga titles serialized in the magazine are also published intankōbon volumes under theJump Comics SQ. imprint. Shueisha reported that readers ofJump Square tend to range from 15 to 34 years of age.[2] The current (2015) editor-in-chief is Kôsuke Yahagi.[3]
Jump SQ, also calledJump Square, was created as the replacement for Shueisha's canceledMonthly Shōnen Jump manga anthology.[4] 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).[5] Four manga serials were temporarily moved toWeekly Shōnen Jump, until Jump Square's release. These four series,Tegami Bachi,Rosario + Vampire,Claymore, andGag Manga Biyori were among the magazine's premiere series, along with debuting series, includingEmbalming -The Another Tale of Frankenstein-,Kure-nai, andDragonaut: The Resonance.[6]
WhenJump 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.[6] The second issue also sold well, requiring a second printing of 60,000 copies.[7] After the first issue excitement died down, circulation leveled off in the vicinity of 370,000 copies and by 2015 had declined to 270,000, mirroring a general drop-off in circulation throughout the industry.[8]
Jump Square's primary content is manga serials. In addition to the manga series, some issues include serializedlight novel chapters from works published by theJump j-Books label.One-shots from establishedmanga 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-four manga titles being regularly serialized inJump Square.
| Series title | Author(s) | Premiere issue |
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| Ame to Umi (あめとうみ) | Atsuka Yamagata | December 2024 |
| Akanabe-sensei wa Tereshirazu (茜部先生は照れ知らず) | Naoya Tajimi | December 2023 |
| Blue Exorcist (青の祓魔師,Ao no Exorcist) | Kazue Kato | April 2009 |
| Dark Gathering (ダークギャザリング) | Kenichi Kondō | March 2019 |
| Gilded Enemy (ギルデッドエネミー,Girudeddo Enemī) | Ryou Hattori | January 2025 |
| Gokurakugai (極楽街) | Yuto Sano | August 2022 |
| Hanakaze Killertune (華風キラーチューン) | Emi Watanabe, Shunta Mizoguchi | April 2025 |
| Hōkago no Ōjisama (放課後の王子様) | Takeshi Konomi, Kenichi Sakura | November 2008 |
| Iroha no Mon (いろはの門) | Honami Tsuda | June 2025 |
| Kemono Jihen (怪物事変) | Shō Aimoto | December 2016 |
| Kono Oto Tomare! Sounds of Life (この音とまれ!) | Amyū | August 2012 |
| Masuda Kōsuke Gekijō Gag Manga Biyori GB (増田こうすけ劇場 ギャグマンガ日和GB) | Kōsuke Masuda | December 2014 |
| Maōjō Sideway (魔王城サイドウェイ) | Kosei Shimizu, Ukai Itsuki | September 2025 |
| Mashiro-kun no Hokou Atelier (ましろくんの補講アトリエ) | Hyakuhachi Yamamoto | July 2025 |
| Moriarty the Patriot (憂国のモリアーティ,Yūkoku no Moriarty) | Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes series), Ryōsuke Takeuchi, Hikaru Miyoshi | August 2016 |
| Oshi wo Katachi ni suru Shigoto (推しをカタチにする仕事) | Kyoutarō Andō | December 2023 |
| Phantom Busters (ファントムバスターズ,Fantomu Basutāzu) | Neoshoco | August 2023 |
| Rurouni Kenshin: The Hokkaido Arc (るろうに剣心 -明治剣客浪漫譚・北海道編-,Rurōni Kenshin -Meiji Kenkaku Roman-tan Hokkaido-hen-) | Nobuhiro Watsuki, Kaworu Kurosaki | September 2017 |
| Seraph of the End (終わりのセラフ,Owari no Seraph) | Takaya Kagami,Yamato Yamamoto, Daisuke Furuya | September 2012 |
| The Bugle Call: Song of War (戦奏教室,Sensō Kyōshitsu) | Sora Mozuku, Toumori Higoro | June 2022 |
| The Prince of Tennis II (新テニスの王子様,Shin Tennis no Ōjisama) | Takeshi Konomi | March 2009 |
| Too Cute Crisis (カワイスギクライシス,Kawaisugi Kuraishisu) | Mitsuru Kido | October 2019 |
| World Trigger (ワールドトリガー) | Daisuke Ashihara | January 2019 |
| Za Wanwanzu (ザ・ワンワンズ) | Inutaro Mikashima | May 2025 |
Jump SQ.II (ジャンプSQ.II,Janpu Sukuea Sekando) short forJump 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.[9]
The first issue featured the collaborative effort between American comic writerStan Lee andHiroyuki Takei, calledKarakuri Dôji Ultimo (using theMarvel Method).[10][11][12]
A contest organized byShonen Jump (a monthly English version ofWeekly Shōnen Jump) andJump SQ., offered aJump SQ II issue autographed by Lee and Takei to the random winner at the 2008New York Comic Con.[13] 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-shot like Missing Battery, Cross, or Alone Again.[14]
The success of Ultimo led to the extra mini book namedThe Man Who Created "Spider-Man" and the "X-Men" – Stan Lee the book! (｢スパイダーマン｣｢X-MEN｣を作った男 スタン·リー the Book!,Supaidāman, Ekkusume o Tsukutta Otoko Sutan Rī za Bukku!) which is completely based on Lee's American comics, mostlyAmazing Fantasy (firstSpider-Man,Iron Man, andThe Hulk).
Jump SQ.19 (ジャンプSQ.19,Janpu Esu Kyū Ichi Kyū) is a spin-off issue ofJump SQ, first published on May 19, 2010. It includes one shots andJump SQ series' side stories, and a series that only serializes inJump SQ.19. Initially, it was scheduled to release quarterly on the 19th of every February, May, August, and November.
On February 18, 2012,Jump SQ.19 announced a magazine change to a bimonthly release. It was then published on the 19th of every even-numbered month[15] until its publication ceased on February 19, 2015.[16]
Jump SQ.Crown (ジャンプSQ.CROWN,Janpu Esu Kyū Kuraun) was a spin-off issue ofJump SQ which started publishing on July 17, 2015. It followed a structure similar toJump SQ.19: the series which only serialized inJump SQ.Crown; the one-shots by newbies and experienced authors; and the side stories fromJump SQ. series. It ceased publication on January 19, 2018.
Jump SQ.Lab (ジャンプSQ.LaB,Janpu Sukuea Labo) is a spin-off issue ofJump SQ, first published on July 15, 2011.Jump SQ.Lab follows same format asJump Next; it includes the one shots by both the experienced and the newcomer manga creators, and the side stories for bothJump SQ andJump SQ.19 series.
Jump SQ.Rise (ジャンプＳＱ.ＲＩＳＥ) is a spin-off issue of Jump SQ which started publishing on April 13, 2018. It follows a structure similar toJump SQ.19 andJump SQ Crown.[17]
There are currently four manga titles being regularly serialized inJump SQ.Rise.
| Series title | Author | Premiered |
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| Beet the Vandel Buster (冒険王ビィト) | Riku Sanjō,Kōji Inada, Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru | April 2018 |
| Blood Blockade Battlefront: Beat 3 Peat (血界戦線 Beat 3 Peat) | Yasuhiro Nightow | October 2022 |
| D.Gray-man (ディー・グレイマン) | Katsura Hoshino | April 2018 |
| Mr. Clice (ミスタークリス) | Osamu Akimoto | April 2018 |
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