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''Weekly Shonen Jump'' is a digital ''shōnen'' manga anthology published in North America by Viz Media, and the successor to their monthly print anthology ''Shonen Jump''. It began serialization on January 30, 2012 as ''Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha'' (officially stylized as ''Weekly SHONEN JUMP αlpha'' or ''Weekly SHONEN JUMP Alpha''), with two free preview issues released in the buildup to its launch. Based on Shueisha's popular Japanese magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', ''Weekly Shonen Jump'' is an attempt to provide English readers with easily accessible, affordable, and officially licensed editions of the latest installments of popular ''Shōnen Jump'' manga soon after their release in Japan, as an alternative to popular bootleg scanlation services. The anthology launched with a lineup of six titles, with new issues published online two weeks after the equivalent Japanese release. The magazine currently features twelve ongoing titles, including installments of monthly series from ''Weekly Shōnen Jump's'' sister publications, ''Weekly Young Jump'', ''Jump SQ'', ''V-Jump'', and ''Young Jump Web Comics''. At New York Comic-Con 2012 it was announced that the magazine would transition to simultaneous publication with Japan beginning with the January 21, 2013 issue, with more new series to be added to the lineup. The magazine was renamed ''Weekly Shonen Jump'' starting on January 21, 2013. ==History== In October 2011, Viz confirmed that ''Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha'', a weekly digital version of the magazine, would be released on January 30, 2012. Viz also confirmed that it would release its final ''Shonen Jump'' print publication in March of that year after ''Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha'' is released. On January 11, 2012, two free preview issues were published, made available until February 29, 2012. The first, Issue Origins, included the first chapter of each of the six manga to be serialized, while Issue 0 included chapters recently released in Japan, to help readers catch-up. In Summer 2012, ''Bakuman'' became the first title of the original ''Alpha'' lineup to finish serialization, and the magazine began featuring installments of ongoing monthly titles from ''Jump SQ'' and ''V-Jump'', as well as a number of new series fresh from their debut in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', including ''Barrage'', ''Cross Manage'', and ''Takama-Ga-Hara''. In October 2012, Viz released the first "Starter Pack," a free, 300+ page preview containing recent chapters of all the titles currently serialized in the magazine. On January 21, 2013, the magazine was renamed ''Weekly Shonen Jump'' and began simultaneous publication with Japanese editions of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''. The layout and graphic design of the magazine was changed, and a new website was launched at (shonenjump.com ). The transition also brought with it the announcement of several new series, including a full-color reprinting of ''Dragon Ball'', the experimental superhero webmanga ''One-Punch Man'', and the debut of a new ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' sci-fi series, ''World Trigger'' On July 4, 2013, the magazine went international, becoming available for purchase in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. In January, 2014, ''Weekly Shonen Jump'' returned to print via the ''Jump Pack'', a quarterly print sampler that includes a three-month subscription to the digital magazine and a promotional ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' card. In August, 2014, a new "Jump Start" feature was announced, whereby all new series debuting in the Japanese edition of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' will have at their first three chapters published in the English ''Weekly Shonen Jump''. A variety of factors including continued Japanese serialization and English audience reception will then help to determine if the series is picked up for full serialization in the English magazine. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Weekly Shonen Jump (magazine)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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