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NEWS: Shonen Jump, Jump Square to Launch New Spinoff Mags




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lkmjr



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 5:26 pm Reply with quote
I can't figure out wether the "boys in skirts" mag is supposed to appeal to men or women....
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Gyt Kaliba



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 5:31 pm Reply with quote
If I'm understanding it right, this Shonen Jump Next will be where new authors get to shine and, if it's well received, maybe get a serial?

I though they already did this in some capacity? Was it that they just never had a magazine devoted to it before?
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Egan Loo



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 5:42 pm Reply with quote
Gyt Kaliba wrote:
If I'm understanding it right, this Shonen Jump Next will be where new authors get to shine and, if it's well received, maybe get a serial?

I though they already did this in some capacity? Was it that they just never had a magazine devoted to it before?


There have been several similar spinoff magazines for one-shot stories over the years — most notably Aka-maru Jump. Shonen Jump Next is the title of the latest relaunch.
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bendomolena



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 5:54 pm Reply with quote
lkmjr wrote:
I can't figure out wether the "boys in skirts" mag is supposed to appeal to men or women....


That's funny because I thought something like "boys in shirts" would be in some shoujo magazine targeted at girls, not in shounen jump (of all things).
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boznia



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 6:38 pm Reply with quote
bendomolena wrote:
lkmjr wrote:
I can't figure out wether the "boys in skirts" mag is supposed to appeal to men or women....


That's funny because I thought something like "boys in shirts" would be in some shoujo magazine targeted at girls, not in shounen jump (of all things).

WAaI! boys in skirts is a new magazine by a separate publisher, not a new manga in Shounen Jump.
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diligent sesame



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 8:16 pm Reply with quote
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The May issue of Shueisha's Jump Square magazine announced on April 3 that an another spinoff magazine called Jump SQ.19 (pronounced "Jump S Q Ichi Kyū") will launch on May 19. The first issue will contain one-shot manga such as Mizuki Kawashita's G-Maru Edition, Usamaru Furuya's Teiichi no Kuni, the return of Yasuhiro Nightow's Kekkai Sensen, and Kentaro Yabuki's adaptation of Tomohiro Matsu and Peco's Mayoi Neko Overrun! light novel series.

Does anyone consider this weird since Mizuki Kawashita has published most of her previous series in Shonen Jump?
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chickajackeen



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 8:31 pm Reply with quote
I'm curious, I agree who is the target audience? I will definitely check out "boys with skirts" at Kinokuniya this month (next month?). I wonder if Akadot will carry it?
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boznia



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 9:22 pm Reply with quote
diligent sesame wrote:
Does anyone consider this weird since Mizuki Kawashita has published most of her previous series in Shonen Jump?

No, not particularly. Both magazines are shounen magazines published by Shueisha. Kentaro Yabuki (mentioned in this news item) has had work published in Shounen Jump as well (Black Cat and To-Love-Ru).
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Pedestrian A



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 11:11 pm Reply with quote
"boys in skirts"

It's a trap!
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ptj_tsubasa



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 6:38 am Reply with quote
I'd say "how-to tips on women's clothings" is a pretty sure giveaway.
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darkchibi07



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 7:44 am Reply with quote
ptj_tsubasa wrote:
I'd say "how-to tips on women's clothings" is a pretty sure giveaway.


So we're going to see an influx of male otaku in cute skirts?!! Shocked Mad
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Andrew L. Budny



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 10:54 am Reply with quote
I have to say that this is very interesting that Shonen Jump Japan is doing this, I hope that Viz here in the U.S. manages to get the rights to publish an English version of Shonen Jump Next. Smile
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Gyt Kaliba



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 4:33 pm Reply with quote
Egan Loo wrote:
Gyt Kaliba wrote:
If I'm understanding it right, this Shonen Jump Next will be where new authors get to shine and, if it's well received, maybe get a serial?

I though they already did this in some capacity? Was it that they just never had a magazine devoted to it before?


There have been several similar spinoff magazines for one-shot stories over the years — most notably Aka-maru Jump. Shonen Jump Next is the title of the latest relaunch.


Oh okay, so it is the same thing, just under a new name. Thanks.
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