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Weekly Shonen Jump (週刊少年ジャンプ, Shūkan Shōnen Janpu?, commonly stylized as Weekly Jump or simply Jump in English) is a weekly manga magazine published by Shueisha. It is responsible for serializing the One Piece manga—among many others—in its original, single-chapter form.

Since its inception in 1968, Weekly Shonen Jump has sold over 7.5 billion copies (with weekly circulation exceeding 6.5 million at its height in the 1990s), consistently ranking as the world's most popular comic-book anthology.[1] It remains a particularly important outlet for new manga creators, many of whom—Eiichiro Oda included—developed their skills as assistants for its established creators.

Format[]

As its title suggests, Weekly Shonen Jump primarily targets the shonen demographic of teenage and pre-teen boys, and trends toward series with majority-male casts and spectacle-heavy plots (though recent polls have indicated several of its series, One Piece included, may actually have majority-female readerships).[2] In addition to One Piece, it has launched some of Japan's most iconic shonen properties, including KochiKame, Dragon Ball, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Rurouni Kenshin, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Naruto, Bleach, and My Hero Academia.

(In 2016, with the conclusion of the long-running KochiKame (and the migration of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure to an offshoot magazine some years before), One Piece became Jump's oldest active series. The closest contender, Hunter x Hunter, began in 1998 and publishes new material on an inconsistent basis).

The typical issue of Jump is between 450 and 500 pages long, containing around twenty different installments of manga interspersed with editorial features, celebrity interviews, advertisements, and other promotional materials (often for anime or video games licensed off one of its manga series). Its print quality is frequently noted to be "yellowed" or otherwise substandard, as it primarily uses recycled paper.[3]

Every issue prints the first few pages of several different series in color; for One Piece, this usually manifests in the series' famed color spreads.

Organization[]

Shonen Jump 2011 Issue 09 TOC

Table of contents for a standard 2011 issue, featuring One Piece as the week's Lead Color. Note how all the color features are set apart from the standard ones.

Jump famously reorganizes the order of its contents every week, following a combination of editor initiative and reader response.[4] These are (imperfectly) reflected by each issue's table of contents:

  • One series will be the Lead Color (巻頭カラー, Kantōkarā?) feature, printed in color for its first few pages and placed ahead of all others. The issue's cover-art will usually—but not always—be focused on this series.
  • Several series will be Center Color (センターカラー, Sentākarā?) features, and also printed in color for their first few pages. These may be placed anywhere after the Lead Color feature; in some cases, they may even be the last feature.
  • The remaining features will be printed in standard black-and-white.

When charting series popularities, fans typically focus on the black-and-white features' ordering, dismissing the color features' as purely editorial decisions. The exact accuracy of this metric is debatable; while most color features are promotional in nature (indeed, Jump traditionally features the first chapter of any new series as a Lead Color), and series that consistently rank last as black-and-white features are often ended within a few months, there have been notable exceptions to both patterns.

In any case, One Piece is almost always placed among the first four features of any given issue, colored or otherwise. It has maintained this dominance since at least the mid-2000s.

Schedule and Numbering[]

Jump typically releases new issues on Monday of each week, with semi-regular shifts to other days (most often preceding Saturdays) when the printing schedule is affected by "minor" holidays or other incidents. However, there are four "major" holidays that skip release entirely on adjacent weeks:

  • New Year's Day, usually corresponding to the first or second week in January
  • Golden Week, usually corresponding to the last week in April or first week in May
  • Obon, usually corresponding to the second or third week in August
  • Christmas, usually corresponding to the third or fourth week in December

Issues are indexed by year, each issue's cover being billed with a number (which resets with every new year) and a specific date; the issue that published the first chapter of One Piece, for instance, is billed as 1997's Issue 34 - August 4. Note that these, much like the cover dates of American comics, tend to be weeks or even months behind each issue's actual release date, with the "first" issue in any given year usually released in late November of the preceding year.[5]

Any issues released immediately before major-holiday weeks are billed as "double" issues (e.g. Issue 4-5). This is purely to help the indexing process, and does not in any way promise extra material for the issue.

Digital Release[]

Notwithstanding a few special releases in 2011 and 2013, Shueisha began publishing fully digital editions of Jump with 2014's Issue 25 - June 2.[6] These are released simultaneously with their print counterparts, and feature largely identical content; distribution occurs mainly through Shueisha's Jump Book Store and Jump+ platforms, along with a number of third-party sellers.

Publication of One Piece[]

As mentioned, Jump began serializing the One Piece manga with 1997 Issue 34. Since then, the series has maintained steady weekly publication, running a chapter in a majority of the issues published in a given year. Eiichiro Oda started to take regular breaks around 10 years into the serialization, eventually reaching a total of roughly 10 breaks per year since 2013. These breaks are generally spread out throughout the year and almost never skip more than one issue at a time. There are currently three notable exceptions:

  • A full month of vacation—skipping four consecutive issues—followed his completing the first half of the series in 2010.[7]
  • A second month-long hiatus—skipping four consecutive issues—at the conclusion of the Wano Country Arc in 2022.[8]
  • A third month-long hiatus—skipping four consecutive issues—in the summer of 2023 due to Oda undergoing eye surgery for his astigmatism.[9]

The following table presents the full publication history of One Piece in Jump.[10] Note that all years are based on Jump's own indexing, which can differ from the actual year of publication (see Schedule and Numbering above).

One Piece in Weekly Shonen Jump
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
1 19 67 115 163 210 256 301 347 436 480 524 566 606 648 690 769 809 848 887 926 964 1034 1068 1100
2 20 68 116 164 211 257 302 348 392 437 481 525 567 607 649 691 730 849 888 927 998 1069 1101
3 117 165 212 258 303 349 393 438 482 568 608 650 692 731 770 810 965 999 1035
4 21 69 213 304 394 439 483 526 693 732 771 850 889 928 966 1070 1102
5 118 166 259 350 569 609 651 811 1000 1036
6 22 70 214 260 305 395 440 484 527 694 733 772 851 890 929 967 1071 1103
7 23 71 119 167 351 570 610 652 812 852 891 1001 1037
8 24 72 120 168 215 261 306 352 396 441 485 528 571 611 653 695 734 773 813 930 968 1072 1104
9 25 73 121 169 216 262 307 353 397 442 486 529 572 612 654 696 735 774 814 853 892 969 1002 1038 1073 1105
10 26 74 122 170 217 263 308 354 398 443 487 530 573 613 655 697 736 775 815 854 893 931 970 1003 1039 1106
11 27 75 123 171 264 309 355 399 444 488 531 574 614 656 698 737 816 855 894 932 1004 1040 1074
12 28 76 124 218 265 310 400 445 532 575 615 657 776 856 895 933 971 1075 1107
13 29 77 125 172 219 266 311 356 401 446 489 533 616 699 738 777 817 934 972 1005 1041 1076 1108
14 30 78 126 173 220 267 312 357 402 447 490 576 658 700 739 778 818 857 896 1006 1042 1109
15 31 79 127 174 221 268 313 358 403 448 491 534 577 617 659 701 740 779 819 858 897 935 973 1007 1043 1077
16 32 80 128 175 222 269 314 359 404 492 535 578 618 660 741 820 859 898 936 974 1078 1110
17 33 81 129 176 223 315 360 405 449 493 536 579 619 661 702 780 860 899 937 975 1008 1044 1079
18 34 82 130 177 224 270 316 361 450 494 537 580 620 662 703 742 781 821 861 900 938 1009 1045
19 35 83 131 178 225 271 362 406 451 495 538 621 704 743 782 822 976 1010 1046 1080
20 36 84 132 179 226 272 317 363 407 452 496 539 581 622 663 705 744 783 823 862 901 939 977
21 37 85 133 180 227 273 318 364 408 453 497 582 664 706 824 863 902 940 978 1011 1047 1081
22 38 86 228 274 319 454 498 540 623 707 745 784 941
23 134 181 365 409 583 624 665 825 864 903 979 1012 1048 1082
24 39 87 135 182 229 275 320 366 410 455 541 584 625 666 708 746 785 865 904 942 1013 1049 1083
25 40 88 136 183 230 276 321 367 411 456 499 542 585 626 667 709 747 786 826 980 1084
26 41 89 137 184 231 277 322 368 412 457 500 543 586 627 668 748 787 827 866 905 943 1014 1050
27 42 90 138 185 232 278 323 369 413 458 501 544 587 669 749 788 828 867 906 944 981 1015 1051 1085
28 43 91 139 186 233 279 324 370 414 459 502 545 588 628 670 710 789 868 907 945 982 1016 1052 1086
29 44 92 140 187 234 280 325 371 415 503 546 629 671 711 829 869 908 983 1053
30 45 93 141 188 235 281 326 372 416 460 504 547 589 630 750 790 830 946 1017
31 46 94 142 189 236 282 327 373 417 461 505 548 590 631 672 712 751 791 831 870 909 947 984 1018
32 47 95 143 190 237 283 418 462 506 549 591 632 673 713 752 792 871 910 948
33 48 96 144 191 238 284 328 374 419 463 592 674 714 793 832 872 911 985 1019 1087
34 1 49 97 145 192 239 285 329 375 420 464 507 550 593 633 715 753 794 833 873 912 949 1054 1088
35 2 50 98 146 193 240 286 330 376 421 465 508 551 594 634 675 754 834 950 986 1020 1055
36 3 51 99 147 194 241 331 377 422 466 509 552 595 676 716 755 795 835 874 913 951 987 1021 1056 1089
37 4 52 100 242 287 332 510 553 635 717 756 796
38 148 195 378 423 467 596 636 677 836 875 914 952 988 1022 1057 1090
39 5 53 101 149 196 243 288 333 379 424 468 511 554 597 637 678 718 757 797 837 876 915 953 1023 1058
40 6 54 102 150 197 244 289 334 380 425 469 512 555 638 679 719 758 798 838 877 916 954 989 1024 1091
41 7 55 103 151 198 245 290 335 381 426 470 513 556 639 680 720 759 799 990 1025 1059
42 8 56 104 152 199 246 291 336 382 427 514 640 681 721 760 839 878 917 955 1060 1092
43 9 57 105 153 200 247 292 337 383 428 471 515 557 682 761 800 840 879 918 956 991 1026 1061 1093
44 10 58 106 154 201 293 338 384 429 472 516 558 598 641 722 801 841 880 919 957 1027
45 11 59 107 155 202 248 294 339 385 430 473 517 559 599 642 683 723 762 802 842 881 920 958 1028 1062 1094
46 12 60 108 156 203 249 295 340 387 474 518 560 600 643 684 724 763 803 992 1063 1095
47 13 61 109 157 204 250 296 341 431 475 601 644 685 725 764 843 882 921 959 993 1029 1064
48 14 62 110 158 205 251 297 342 387 432 476 519 561 602 645 686 765 804 844 883 922 960 994 1030 1096
49 15 63 111 159 206 252 298 343 388 433 477 520 562 603 687 726 805 845 884 923 961 1031 1065 1097
50 16 64 112 160 207 253 299 344 389 434 478 521 563 604 646 688 727 766 806 885 924 995 1066 1098
51 17 65 113 161 208 254 345 390 435 479 522 647 728 767 846 962 996 1032 1067
52 18 66 114 162 209 255 300 391 523 564 605 689 729 768 807 847 886 925 963 997 1033 1099
53 346 565 & 0 808

Cover Gallery[]

As a preeminent Jump property, One Piece has been directly featured on a number of its covers.[11] These cover illustrations—almost always supplied by Eiichiro Oda—are frequently reused to illustrate the title pages (or back covers) of subsequent tankobon, and always reproduced in the Color Walk collections.

Lead Covers[]

Jump typically makes One Piece its Lead Color feature between four and seven times per year. These issues also reproduce a portion of the cover-art—usually cropped to focus on Luffy's face—on the spine.

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Issue 34
Issue 46
Issue 50
Issue 17
Issue 26
Issue 29
Issue 47
Issue 50
Issue 15
Issue 24
Issue 35
Issue 37-38
Issue 45
Issue 49
Issue 16
Issue 36-37
Issue 42
Issue 16
Issue 33
Issue 41
Issue 44
Issue 15
Issue 37-38
Issue 50
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Issue 13
Issue 25
Issue 32
Issue 47
Issue 14
Issue 25
Issue 43
Issue 14
Issue 39
Issue 43
Issue 48
Issue 52
Issue 13
Issue 17
Issue 24
Issue 29
Issue 47
Issue 13
Issue 17
Issue 26
Issue 34
Issue 43
Issue 13
Issue 29
Issue 44
Issue 49
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Issue 12
Issue 18
Issue 30
Issue 53
Issue 1
Issue 2
Issue 5-6
Issue 16
Issue 28
Issue 44
Issue 50
Issue 9
Issue 25
Issue 28
Issue 45
Issue 16
Issue 47
Issue 2
Issue 3
Issue 4-5
Issue 13
Issue 18
Issue 28
Issue 46
Issue 49
Issue 30
Issue 47
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Issue 10
Issue 15
Issue 30
Issue 45
Issue 1
Issue 13
Issue 18
Issue 29
Issue 33
Issue 34
Issue 47
Issue 1
Issue 6
Issue 15
Issue 33
Issue 42
Issue 52
Issue 18
Issue 23
Issue 34
Issue 40
Issue 47
Issue 17
Issue 28
Issue 34
Issue 35
Issue 44
Issue 13
Issue 19
Issue 27
Issue 33-34
Issue 46
2021 2022 2023 2024
Issue 14
Issue 18
Issue 33-34
Issue 40
Issue 45
Issue 49
Issue 10
Issue 18
Issue 29
Issue 35
Issue 42
Issue 49
Issue 13
Issue 25
Issue 28
Issue 34
Issue 40
Issue 45
Issue 2
Issue 13


1997-2002[]

Shonen Jump 1997 Issue 34
1997 Issue 34
Shonen Jump 1997 Issue 46
1997 Issue 46
Shonen Jump 1997 Issue 50
1997 Issue 50
Shonen Jump 1998 Issue 17
1998 Issue 17
Shonen Jump 1998 Issue 26
1998 Issue 26
Shonen Jump 1998 Issue 29
1998 Issue 29
Shonen Jump 1998 Issue 47
1998 Issue 47
Shonen Jump 1998 Issue 50
1998 Issue 50
Shonen Jump 1999 Issue 15
1999 Issue 15
Shonen Jump 1999 Issue 24
1999 Issue 24
Shonen Jump 1999 Issue 35
1999 Issue 35
Shonen Jump 1999 Issue 37-38
1999 Issue 37-38
Shonen Jump 1999 Issue 45
1999 Issue 45
Shonen Jump 1999 Issue 49
1999 Issue 49
Shonen Jump 2000 Issue 16
2000 Issue 16
Shonen Jump 2000 Issue 36-37
2000 Issue 36-37
Shonen Jump 2000 Issue 42
2000 Issue 42
Shonen Jump 2001 Issue 16
2001 Issue 16
Shonen Jump 2001 Issue 33
2001 Issue 33
Shonen Jump 2001 Issue 41
2001 Issue 41
Shonen Jump 2001 Issue 44
2001 Issue 44
Shonen Jump 2002 Issue 15
2002 Issue 15
Shonen Jump 2002 Issue 37-38
2002 Issue 37-38
Shonen Jump 2002 Issue 50
2002 Issue 50

2003-2008[]

Shonen Jump 2003 Issue 13
2003 Issue 13
Shonen Jump 2003 Issue 25
2003 Issue 25
Shonen Jump 2003 Issue 32
2003 Issue 32
Shonen Jump 2003 Issue 47
2003 Issue 47
Shonen Jump 2004 Issue 14
2004 Issue 14
Shonen Jump 2004 Issue 25
2004 Issue 25
Shonen Jump 2004 Issue 43
2004 Issue 43
Shonen Jump 2005 Issue 14
2005 Issue 14
Shonen Jump 2005 Issue 39
2005 Issue 39
Shonen Jump 2005 Issue 43
2005 Issue 43
Shonen Jump 2005 Issue 48
2005 Issue 48
Shonen Jump 2005 Issue 52
2005 Issue 52
Shonen Jump 2006 Issue 13
2006 Issue 13
Shonen Jump 2006 Issue 17
2006 Issue 17
Shonen Jump 2006 Issue 24
2006 Issue 24
Shonen Jump 2006 Issue 29
2006 Issue 29
Shonen Jump 2006 Issue 47
2006 Issue 47
Shonen Jump 2007 Issue 13
2007 Issue 13
Shonen Jump 2007 Issue 17
2007 Issue 17
Shonen Jump 2007 Issue 26
2007 Issue 26
Shonen Jump 2007 Issue 34
2007 Issue 34
Shonen Jump 2007 Issue 43
2007 Issue 43
Shonen Jump 2008 Issue 13
2008 Issue 13
Shonen Jump 2008 Issue 29
2008 Issue 29
Shonen Jump 2008 Issue 44
2008 Issue 44
Shonen Jump 2008 Issue 49
2008 Issue 49

2009-2014[]

Shonen Jump 2009 Issue 12
2009 Issue 12
Shonen Jump 2009 Issue 18
2009 Issue 18
Shonen Jump 2009 Issue 30
2009 Issue 30
Shonen Jump 2009 Issue 53
2009 Issue 53
Shonen Jump 2010 Issue 01
2010 Issue 1
Shonen Jump 2010 Issue 02
2010 Issue 2
Shonen Jump 2010 Issue 05-06
2010 Issue 5-6
Shonen Jump 2010 Issue 16
2010 Issue 16
Shonen Jump 2010 Issue 28
2010 Issue 28
Shonen Jump 2010 Issue 44
2010 Issue 44
Shonen Jump 2010 Issue 50
2010 Issue 50
Shonen Jump 2011 Issue 09
2011 Issue 9
Shonen Jump 2011 Issue 25
2011 Issue 25
Shonen Jump 2011 Issue 28
2011 Issue 28
Shonen Jump 2011 Issue 45
2011 Issue 45
Shonen Jump 2012 Issue 16
2012 Issue 16
Shonen Jump 2012 Issue 47
2012 Issue 47
Shonen Jump 2013 Issue 02
2013 Issue 2
Shonen Jump 2013 Issue 03
2013 Issue 3
Shonen Jump 2013 Issue 04-05
2013 Issue 4-5
Shonen Jump 2013 Issue 13
2013 Issue 13
Shonen Jump 2013 Issue 18
2013 Issue 18
Shonen Jump 2013 Issue 28
2013 Issue 28
Shonen Jump 2013 Issue 46
2013 Issue 46 (collaboration with Asami Kiyokawa)
Shonen Jump 2013 Issue 49
2013 Issue 49
Shonen Jump 2014 Issue 30
2014 Issue 30
Shonen Jump 2014 Issue 47
2014 Issue 47

2015-2020[]

Shonen Jump 2015 Issue 10
2015 Issue 10
Shonen Jump 2015 Issue 15
2015 Issue 15
Shonen Jump 2015 Issue 30
2015 Issue 30
Shonen Jump 2015 Issue 45
2015 Issue 45
Shonen Jump 2016 Issue 1
2016 Issue 1
Shonen Jump 2016 Issue 13
2016 Issue 13
Shonen Jump 2016 Issue 18
2016 Issue 18
Shonen Jump 2016 Issue 29
2016 Issue 29
Shonen Jump 2016 Issue 33
2016 Issue 33
Shonen Jump 2016 Issue 34
2016 Issue 34
Shonen Jump 2016 Issue 47
2016 Issue 47
Shonen Jump 2017 Issue 1
2017 Issue 1
Shonen Jump 2017 Issue 6
2017 Issue 6
Shonen Jump 2017 Issue 15
2017 Issue 15
Shonen Jump 2017 Issue 33
2017 Issue 33
Shonen Jump 2017 Issue 42
2017 Issue 42
Shonen Jump 2017 Issue 52
2017 Issue 52
Shonen Jump 2018 Issue 18
2018 Issue 18
Shonen Jump 2018 Issue 24
2018 Issue 23
Shonen Jump 2018 Issue 034
2018 Issue 34
Shonen Jump 2018 Issue 40
2018 Issue 40
Shonen Jump 2018 Issue 47
2018 Issue 47
Shonen Jump 2019 Issue 17
2019 Issue 17
Shonen Jump 2019 Issue 28
2019 Issue 28
Shonen Jump 2019 Issue 34
2019 Issue 34
Shonen Jump 2019 Issue 35
2019 Issue 35
Shonen Jump 2019 Issue 44
2019 Issue 44
Shonen Jump 2020 Issue 13
2020 Issue 13
Shonen Jump 2020 Issue 19
2020 Issue 19
Shonen Jump 2020 Issue 27
2020 Issue 27
Shonen Jump 2020 Issue 33-34
2020 Issue 33-34
Shonen Jump 2020 Issue 46
2020 Issue 46

2021-2024[]

Shonen Jump 2021 Issue 14
2021 Issue 14
Shonen Jump 2021 Issue 18
2021 Issue 18
Shonen Jump 2021 Issue 33-34
2021 Issue 33-34
Shonen Jump 2021 Issue 40
2021 Issue 40
Shonen Jump 2021 Issue 45
2021 Issue 45
Shonen Jump 2021 Issue 49
2021 Issue 49
Shonen Jump 2022 Issue 10
2022 Issue 10
Shonen Jump 2022 Issue 18
2022 Issue 18
Shonen Jump 2022 Issue 29
2022 Issue 29
Shonen Jump 2022 Issue 35
2022 Issue 35
Shonen Jump 2022 Issue 42
2022 Issue 42
Shonen Jump 2022 Issue 49
2022 Issue 49
Shonen Jump 2023 Issue 13
2023 Issue 13
Shonen Jump 2023 Issue 25
2023 Issue 25
Shonen Jump 2023 Issue 28
2023 Issue 28
Shonen Jump 2023 Issue 34
2023 Issue 34
Shonen Jump 2023 Issue 40
2023 Issue 40
Shonen Jump 2023 Issue 45
2023 Issue 45
Shonen Jump 2024 Issue 2
2024 Issue 2
Shonen Jump 2024 Issue 13
2024 Issue 13

Ensemble Covers[]

Covers that feature One Piece characters with other heroes from the magazine.

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Issue 4-5
Issue 6
Issue 22-23
Issue 4-5
Issue 6
Issue 46
Issue 3-4
Issue 5-6
Issue 21-22
Issue 22-23
Issue 3-4
Issue 5-6
Issue 19
Issue 21-22
Issue 4-5
Issue 6-7
Issue 22-23
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Issue 5
Issue 6-7
Issue 4-5
Issue 6-7
Issue 22-23
Issue 3-4
Issue 5-6
Issue 13
Issue 21-22
Issue 36-37
Issue 4-5
Issue 6-7
Issue 21-22
Issue 36-37
Issue 42
Issue 4-5
Issue 6-7
Issue 22-23
Issue 36-37
Issue 4-5
Issue 6-7
Issue 18
Issue 34
Issue 37-38
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Issue 4-5
Issue 6-7
Issue 22-23
Issue 37-38
Issue 48
Issue 21-22
Issue 36-37
Issue 3-4
Issue 5-6
Issue 16
Issue 20-21
Issue 35-36
Issue 3-4
Issue 5-6
Issue 21-22
Issue 36-37
Issue 6-7
Issue 22-23
Issue 33
Issue 37-38
Issue 4-5
Issue 6-7
Issue 16
Issue 22-23
Issue 37-38
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Issue 4-5
Issue 6-7
Issue 19
Issue 22-23
Issue 37-38
Issue 48
Issue 3-4
Issue 5-6
Issue 21-22
Issue 36-37
Issue 2-3
Issue 4-5
Issue 21-22
Issue 34
Issue 36-37
Issue 2-3
Issue 4-5
Issue 6
Issue 21-22
Issue 33
Issue 36-37
Issue 4-5
Issue 6-7
Issue 22-23
Issue 36-37
Issue 4-5
Issue 6-7
Issue 23
Issue 31
Issue 36-37
2021 2022 2023 2024
Issue 3-4
Issue 5-6
Issue 21-22
Issue 36-37
Issue 3-4
Issue 5-6
Issue 21-22
Issue 34
Issue 36-37
Issue 4-5
Issue 6-7
Issue 21-22
Issue 33
Issue 36-37
Issue 4-5
Issue 6-7


1998-2002[]

Shonen Jump 1998 Issue 04-05
1998 Issue 4-5
Shonen Jump 1998 Issue 06
1998 Issue 6
Shonen Jump 1998 Issue 22-23
1998 Issue 22-23
Shonen Jump 1999 Issue 04-05
1999 Issue 4-5
Shonen Jump 1999 Issue 06
1999 Issue 6
Shonen Jump 1999 Issue 22-23
1999 Issue 22-23
Shonen Jump 1999 Issue 46
1999 Issue 46
Shonen Jump 2000 Issue 03-04
2000 Issue 3-4
Shonen Jump 2000 Issue 05-06
2000 Issue 5-6
Shonen Jump 2000 Issue 21-22
2000 Issue 21-22
Shonen Jump 2001 Issue 03-04
2001 Issue 3-4
Shonen Jump 2001 Issue 05-06
2001 Issue 5-6
Shonen Jump 2001 Issue 19
2001 Issue 19
Shonen Jump 2001 Issue 21-22
2001 Issue 21-22
Shonen Jump 2002 Issue 04-05
2002 Issue 4-5
Shonen Jump 2002 Issue 06-07
2002 Issue 6-7
Shonen Jump 2002 Issue 22-23
2002 Issue 22-23

2003-2008[]

Shonen Jump 2003 Issue 05
2003 Issue 5
Shonen Jump 2003 Issue 06-07
2003 Issue 6-7
Shonen Jump 2004 Issue 04-05
2004 Issue 4-5
Shonen Jump 2004 Issue 06-07
2004 Issue 6-7
Shonen Jump 2004 Issue 22-23
2004 Issue 22-23
Shonen Jump 2005 Issue 03-04
2005 Issue 3-4
Shonen Jump 2005 Issue 05-06
2005 Issue 5-6
Shonen Jump 2005 Issue 13
2005 Issue 13
Shonen Jump 2005 Issue 21-22
2005 Issue 21-22
Shonen Jump 2005 Issue 36-37
2005 Issue 36-37
Shonen Jump 2006 Issue 04-05
2006 Issue 4-5
Shonen Jump 2006 Issue 06-07
2006 Issue 6-7
Shonen Jump 2006 Issue 21-22
2006 Issue 21-22
Shonen Jump 2006 Issue 36-37 I
2006 Issue 36-37
Shonen Jump 2006 Issue 36-37 II
2006 Issue 36-37
Shonen Jump 2006 Issue 42
2006 Issue 42
Shonen Jump 2007 Issue 04-05
2007 Issue 4-5
Shonen Jump 2007 Issue 06-07
2007 Issue 6-7
Shonen Jump 2007 issue 22-23
2007 Issue 22-23
Shonen Jump 2007 Issue 36-37
2007 Issue 36-37
Shonen Jump 2008 Issue 04-05
2008 Issue 4-5
Shonen Jump 2008 Issue 06-07
2008 Issue 6-7
Shonen Jump 2008 Issue 18
2008 Issue 18
Shonen Jump 2008 Issue 34 40th Anniversary Main
2008 Issue 34 (40th Anniversary)
Shonen Jump 2008 Issue 34 40th Anniversary
2008 Issue 34 (40th Anniversary)
Shonen Jump 2008 Issue 37-38
2008 Issue 37-38

2009-2014[]

Shonen Jump 2009 Issue 04-05
2009 Issue 4-5
Shonen Jump 2009 Issue 06-07
2009 Issue 6-7
Shonen Jump 2009 Issue 22-23
2009 Issue 22-23
Shonen Jump 2009 Issue 37-38
2009 Issue 37-38
Shonen Jump 2009 Issue 48
2009 Issue 48
Shonen Jump 2010 Issue 21-22
2010 Issue 21-22
Shonen Jump 2010 Issue 36-37
2010 Issue 36-37
Shonen Jump 2011 Issue 03-04
2011 Issue 3-4
Shonen Jump 2011 Issue 05-06
2011 Issue 5-6
Shonen Jump 2011 Issue 16
2011 Issue 16
Shonen Jump 2011 Issue 20-21
2011 Issue 20-21
Shonen Jump 2011 Issue 35-36
2011 Issue 35-36
Shonen Jump 2012 Issue 03-04
2012 Issue 3-4
Shonen Jump 2012 Issue 05-06
2012 Issue 5-6
Shonen Jump 2012 Issue 21-22
2012 Issue 21-22
Shonen Jump 2012 Issue 36-37
2012 Issue 36-37
Shonen Jump 2013 Issue 06-07
2013 Issue 6-7
Shonen Jump 2013 Issue 22-23 Heroes Edition
2013 Issue 22-23
Shonen Jump 2013 Issue 22-23 Villains Edition
2013 Issue 22-23
Shonen Jump 2013 Issue 33
2013 Issue 33
Shonen Jump 2013 Issue 37-38
2013 Issue 37-38
Shonen Jump 2014 Issue 04-05
2014 Issue 4-5
Shonen Jump 2014 Issue 06-07
2014 Issue 6-7
Shonen Jump 2014 Issue 16
2014 Issue 16
Shonen Jump 2014 Issue 22-23
2014 Issue 22-23
Shonen Jump 2014 Issue 37-38
2014 Issue 37-38

2015-2020[]

Shonen Jump 2015 Issue 4-5
2015 Issue 4-5
Shonen Jump 2015 Issue 6-7
2015 Issue 6-7
Shonen Jump 2015 Issue 19
2015 Issue 19
Shonen Jump 2015 Issue 22-23
2015 Issue 22-23
Shonen Jump 2015 Issue 37-38
2015 Issue 37-38
Shonen Jump 2015 Issue 48
2015 Issue 48
Shonen Jump 2016 Issue 3-4.png
2016 Issue 3-4
Shonen Jump 2016 Issue 5-6.png
2016 Issue 5-6
Shonen Jump 2016 Issue 21-22
2016 Issue 21-22
Shonen Jump 2016 Issue 36-37
2016 Issue 36-37
Shonen Jump 2017 Issue 2-3
2017 Issue 2-3
Shonen Jump 2017 Issue 4-5
2017 Issue 4-5
Shonen Jump 2017 Issue 21-22
2017 Issue 21-22
Shonen Jump 2017 Issue 34
2017 Issue 34
Shonen Jump 2017 Issue 36-37
2017 Issue 36-37
Shonen Jump 2018 Issue 2-3
2018 Issue 2-3
Shonen Jump 2018 Issue 4-5
2018 Issue 4-5
Shonen Jump 2018 Issue 6
2018 Issue 6
Shonen Jump 2018 Issue 21-22
2018 Issue 21-22
Shonen Jump 2018 Issue 33
2018 Issue 33
Shonen Jump 2018 Issue 36-37
2018 Issue 36-37
Shonen Jump 2019 Issue 4-5
2019 Issue 4-5
Shonen Jump 2019 Issue 6-7
2019 Issue 6-7
Shonen Jump 2019 Issue 22-23
2019 Issue 22-23
Shonen Jump 2019 Issue 36-37
2019 Issue 36-37
Shonen Jump 2020 Issue 4-5
2020 Issue 4-5
Shonen Jump 2020 Issue 6-7
2020 Issue 6-7
Shonen Jump 2020 Issue 23
2020 Issue 23
Shonen Jump 2020 Issue 31
2020 Issue 31
Shonen Jump 2020 Issue 36-37
2020 Issue 36-37

2021-2024[]

Shonen Jump 2021 Issue 3-4
2021 Issue 3-4
Shonen Jump 2021 Issue 5-6
2021 Issue 5-6
Shonen Jump 2021 Issue 21-22
2021 Issue 21-22
Shonen Jump 2021 Issue 36-37
2021 Issue 36-37
Shonen Jump 2022 Issue 3-4
2022 Issue 3-4
Shonen Jump 2022 Issue 5-6
2022 Issue 5-6
Shonen Jump 2022 Issue 21-22
2022 Issue 21-22
Shonen Jump 2022 Issue 34
2022 Issue 34
Shonen Jump 2022 Issue 36-37
2022 Issue 36-37
Shonen Jump 2023 Issue 4-5
2023 Issue 4-5
Shonen Jump 2023 Issue 6-7
2023 Issue 6-7
Shonen Jump 2023 Issue 21-22
2023 Issue 21-22
Shonen Jump 2023 Issue 33
2023 Issue 33
Shonen Jump 2023 Issue 36-37
2023 Issue 36-37
Shonen Jump 2024 Issue 4-5
2024 Issue 4-5
Shonen Jump 2024 Issue 6-7
2024 Issue 6-7

Joint Covers[]

There have been four instances of a One Piece Jump illustration being split into multiple covers.

Shonen Jump 2009-2010 Issues 53 & 1 & 2 Full Cover
Shonen Jump 2009 Issue 53 and 2010 Issues 1 & 2
Shonen Jump 2017 Issues 2-3 & 4-5 Full Cover
Shonen Jump 2017 Issues 2-3 & 4-5
Shonen Jump 2019 Issues 34 & 35 Full Cover
Shonen Jump 2019 Issues 34 & 35
Shonen Jump 2021 Issues 3-4 & 5-6 Full Cover
Shonen Jump 2021 Issues 3-4 & 5-6

Shonen Jump 2009 Issue 53 and 2010 Issues 1 & 2 celebrate the premiere of One Piece Film: Strong World. The cover features the Straw Hat Pirates in their Strong World outfits as well as various animals from the film. This is the only instance of a triple joint cover to date.

Shonen Jump 2017 Issues 2-3 & 4-5 celebrate the anniversary year in which One Piece achieves 20 years of serialization. The cover features Luffy in the middle forming the number "20" with his fingers. He is surrounded by protagonists from other Shonen Jump series dressed as One Piece characters.

Shonen Jump 2019 Issues 34 & 35 celebrate One Piece achieving 22 years old serialization, the movie Stampede and the second act of the Wano Country Arc. The cover features Luffy in middle holding Nidai Kitetsu, with Zoro, Sanji, Nami and Robin on the left side, and Law, Sabo, Hancock and Lucci on the left. The Straw Hats are dressed in their Wano Arc outfits, while the other characters wear unique Wano-themed outfits.

Shonen Jump 2021 Issues 3-4 & 5-6 in 2021 celebrate Chapter 1000. The cover features Luffy with a crown that says "1000" on his head. He is surrounded by protagonists from other Shonen Jump series together with various One Piece characters drawn in the style of the protagonists' respective authors. The list of characters is the following:

One Piece Characters by Shonen Jump Authors

One Piece characters as drawn by Shonen Jump authors.

Weekly Shonen Sunday Collaboration[]

Shonen Jump 2022 Issue 34 & Shonen Sunday 2022 Issue 35

The joint covers of Shonen Jump and Shonen Sunday.

The cover of Shonen Jump 2022 Issue 34 forms a joint cover together with Weekly Shōnen Sunday 2022 Issue 35. Shonen Sunday is a weekly shōnen manga magazine published by the publishing company Shogakukan. The joint cover was part of a collaboration between Eiichiro Oda and Gosho Aoyama, the author of Detective Conan (Case Closed). The illustration features Monkey D. Luffy and Roronoa Zoro with Detective Conan characters Conan Edogawa and Rei Furuya.

Related Titles[]

Due to its popularity, Weekly Jump has accrued many offshoot titles with different formats and target demographics. Most of these are irrelevant to One Piece, but several were responsible for publishing Eiichiro Oda's pre-One Piece one-shots, most prominently the later-canonized Monsters.

Other Magazine Lead Covers[]

Akamaru Jump 1998 Issue 05
Akamaru Jump 1998 Issue 5
Akamaru Jump 2000 Issue 10
Akamaru Jump 2000 Issue 10
Akamaru Jump 2003 Issue 19
Akamaru Jump 2003 Issue 19
Shonen Jump 2005 Jump Heroes
Jump Heroes 2005
Jump Next! Spring 2013 Cover
Jump Next! Spring 2013
Shonen Jump GIGA SUMMER 2022
Jump GIGA Summer 2022

Translation and Dub Issues[]

Since 2002, VIZ Media has maintained an English-language Shonen Jump title in a number of different formats:

  • Initially, it was published as a monthly print magazine that averaged between 300 and 400 pages per issue; its selection of series was somewhat different (and smaller) than its Japanese counterpart's, focusing heavily on those with preexisting anime adaptations.[12][13] To compensate, it usually serialized multiple chapters of every ongoing series per issue, in addition to previewing many others (such as Rosario + Vampire) and running exclusive columns and interviews.
  • In 2012, Shonen Jump was converted to the weekly, digital-exclusive Shonen Jump Alpha. This title was significantly more streamlined, and focused on series running concurrently in Japan, publishing single chapters two weeks behind their Japanese counterparts.[14]
  • In 2013, Jump Alpha was renamed Weekly Shonen Jump, its series having reached completely simultaneous publication with Japan.[15] Shortly after, Viz began the Jump Start initiative, running three-chapter previews of every new series in the Japanese Jump.[16]
  • In 2018, Jump was completely discontinued as a singular title, and converted into an app holding a digital "vault" of virtually every series under Viz's license. This app remains the ongoing model, offering select material (typically the premiere and two most recent chapters of any series) for free and the rest for subscription.[17]

One Piece was featured among the five series in Jump's premiere issue, and continued to be serialized through the title's entire print and digital runs. Initially, it lagged heavily behind the Japanese original, only finishing the Arabasta Arc in 2009. To address this, Jump (after summarizing the interim storylines in 2009's final issues) skipped to the beginning of the Impel Down Arc in 2010, and maintained serialization steadily enough to end its print run at the twelfth chapter of the Fish-Man Island Arc; with the digital conversion, it again skipped, re-beginning at Fish-Man Island's penultimate chapter.

In most respects, the Jump version of One Piece is identical to Viz's tankōbon version, apart from its larger pages and unconverted color material. Perhaps its only other notable difference is its use of Zoro in chapters printed before late 2004 (i.e. the beginning of the 4Kids anime).

Trivia[]

Shonen Jump 50th Tribute

Oda's redesign of the Jump Pirate, from 2018's Issue 33.

  • To commemorate the series 20th anniversary being published in Shonen Jump magazine, the 33rd issue of the 2017 (that was released on the anniversary) used the same Luffy from the 34th issue of 1997 (that Chapter 1 was released on).
    • Some manga chapters that were released in the 2017 33rd issue had a straw hat featured somewhere in its story.
  • Coincidentally, Jump has used an eyepatch-wearing pirate as its primary mascot since its debut issue in 1968. This has been acknowledged by One Piece on at least two occasions:
    • In 2013's Issue 6-7, to commemorate the magazine's 45th anniversary, several ongoing creators produced omakes of the Jump Pirate interacting with their own characters; Oda's featured the Pirate posing as Tony Tony Chopper's long-lost brother (in hopes of exploiting Chopper's commercial popularity).[18]
    • In 2018's Issue 33, to commemorate its 50th anniversary, every ongoing creator redesigned the Jump Pirate and placed it somewhere in their latest chapter; Oda's redesign was worn by a Beasts Pirates scout in Chapter 911.[19]

References[]

  1. Comipress: The Rise and Fall of Weekly Shonen Jump. Retrieved 2007.
  2. "The Red-Hot Girls behind Shonen Jump's three-million readership" (Japanese). Retrieved 2012.
  3. Oda commented on Jump's paper quality (or lack thereof) in a 2007 interview with the website Manga Heaven. Retrieved here, translated here.
  4. SBS One Piece Manga — Vol. 47 (p. 106), Oda explains that reader response is only one of the factors influencing how Jump orders its features, and the ultimate decision lies with senior editors, who may choose to "front-load" any given series for promotional reasons.
  5. See Kanzenshuu's Guide to Weekly Jump Serialization
  6. PR Times: "The digital version of Weekly Shonen Jump will be simul-published on eBook Japan!" (Japanese)
  7. One Piece Manga — Vol. 61 (p. 68-69), Oda explains his vacation.
  8. Twitter @Eiichiro_Staff — <From Odacchi to Everyone>
  9. Twitter @Eiichiro_Staff — <Notice>
  10. ONE PIECE1000LOGS[broken link] — The Weekly Shonen Jump issues are listed for each chapter.
  11. Extensive—albeit incomplete—archives of Jump covers may be found here and here.
  12. Anime News Network: Viz's Official Press Release for the American Release of Shonen Jump. Retrieved 2002.
  13. Anime News Network: Shonen Jump Press Release. Retrieved 2002.
  14. Anime News Network: "Viz to launch Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha". Retrieved 2011.
  15. Anime News Network: "Viz Media begins 2013 with new Weekly Shonen Jump". Retrieved 2013
  16. Anime News Network: "Viz Media's Jump Start premieres new Weekly Shonen Jump manga the same day of Japanese debut". Retrieved 2014
  17. Anime News Network: "Viz's Shonen Jump switches to free simultaneous publication". Retrieved 2018.
  18. LOGPIECE: "If the Jump Pirate appeared in One Piece..." (Japanese). Retrieved 2013.
  19. LOGPIECE: "Weekly Shonen Jump 50th Anniversary Issue" (Japanese). Retrieved 2018.

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