History Monthly Shōnen Jump

first issue of bessatsu shōnen jump

the monthly shōnen jump magazine started spin-off issue of weekly jump called bessatsu shōnen jump.

the second spin-off issue called monthly shōnen jump, caught on , became own separate independent manga magazine.

shōnen manga magazines in japan in 1980s focused on bishōjo characters, , monthly shōnen jump stood out due many product , toy tie-ins had during period , 1990s. in 1983 through 1988 special issue called hobby s jump had articles pc , video games. games game systems famicom, msx, , mark iii. spin-off go!go! jump collaboration between sister magazine weekly jump , monthly jump; published in 2005 , published once.

on 22 february 2007, shueisha announced monthly jump cease publication of july issue (on sale june 6, 2007.) sales had slumped third of magazine s peak, though new magazine called jump sq. took place on 2 november.

in letter dated 2 may 2007, shueisha announced claymore takes month break it, gag manga biyori, rosario + vampire, , tegami bachi continued in weekly shōnen jump until start of magazine jump sq.