Business Jump

{{short description|Japanese manga magazine}}

{{Infobox magazine

| image_file = Business Jump 2011 21-22 issue.jpg

| image_size =

| image_caption = Cover of the 21st/22nd combined and last issue of Business Jump, published by Shueisha on October 5, 2011

| editor_title =

| staff_writer =

| editor = Shueisha

| frequency = Monthly (July 1985–February 1986)
Biweekly (March 1986–October 5, 2011)

| circulation = 240,000 (2011){{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-07-05/shueisha-to-launch-relaunch-3-manga-mags-in-2011-2012|title=Shueisha to Launch, Relaunch 3 Manga Mags in 2011-2012|date=July 5, 2011 |work=Anime News Network|accessdate=November 30, 2014}}

| category = Seinen manga{{cite book|title=Manga: The Complete Guide|last=Thompson|first=Jason |authorlink=Jason Thompson (writer)|publisher=Del Rey Books|isbn=978-0-345-48590-8|year=2007|page=xxiii-xxiv}}

| company = Shueisha

| publisher = Shueisha

| firstdate = July, 1985

| finaldate = October 5, 2011

| country = Japan

| based = Tokyo

| language = Japanese

| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20101208182207/http://bj.shueisha.co.jp/ Official website] (archived)

| issn =

}}

{{nihongo|Business Jump|ビジネスジャンプ|Bijinesu Janpu|lead=yes}}, was a Japanese seinen manga anthology published by Shueisha under the Jump line of magazines. The manga of Business Jump were published under the "Young Jump Comics" line. This magazine's mascot was an anthropomorphic, Western-style mouse illustrated by Susumu Matsushita.

History

The magazine debuted in July 1985 as the first "salaryman" magazine to be published by Shueisha, Inc. Business Jump completing with Ultra Jump, Super Jump, etc. was one of its kind in the Jump family of manga magazines. Business Jump readers were typically young, twentysomething business men. BJ was originally a monthly publication, the date of its release was changed to the first Wednesday of every month. For the second time, it was changed in 2008 to the 15th.

The magazine was discontinued in late 2011, with a final double issue, numbered 21/22, released on October 5.{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-09-18/shueisha-starts-semi-monthly-manga-mag-for-grown-ups | title=Shueisha Starts Semi-Monthly Manga Mag for Grown-Ups | publisher=Anime News Network | date=September 18, 2011 | accessdate=November 30, 2014}} Several ongoing series were folded into a new publication, Grand Jump.

Serializations

{{Dynamic list}}

= 1980s =

  • {{Nihongo|{{ill|Ippon Bōchō Mantarō|ja|一本包丁満太郎}}|一本包丁満太郎|}} (1985–1996)
  • {{Nihongo|Riki-Oh|力王|Riki-Ō}} by Masahiko Takajo and Tetsuya Saruwatari (1987–1990)
  • {{Nihongo|Ikenai Boy|イケナイBOY}} by Yoshihiro Suma (1987–1990)
  • {{Nihongo||博多風雲録|Hakatafū Kumo Roku}} by Hikari Kasuga (1989–1990)

= 1990s =

  • {{Nihongo||甘い生活|Amai Seikatsu}} by {{ill|Hikaru Yuzuki|ja|弓月光}} (1990–2011)
  • {{Nihongo|{{ill|Ōkushon Hausu|ja|オークション・ハウス}}|オークション・ハウス|}} by Kazuo Koike and {{ill|Kanō Seisaku|ja|叶精作}} (1990–2003)
  • {{Nihongo|The Hard|ザ・ハード}} by Tetsuya Watari (1990–1996)
  • Battle Angel Alita / {{Nihongo|Gunnm|銃夢|Ganmu}} by Yukito Kishiro (1990–1995)
  • {{Nihongo|{{ill|Natsuki Kuraishisu|ja|なつきクライシス}}|なつきクライシス}} by {{ill|Hiroshi Tsuruta|ja|鶴田洋久}} (1991–1997)
  • {{Nihongo|{{ill|Bokuha Mini ni Koishi Teru|ja|僕はミニに恋してる}}|僕はミニに恋してる}} by {{ill|Nonki Miyasu|ja|みやすのんき}} (1992–1993)
  • {{Nihongo||時には薔薇の似合う少女のように|Tokini Habara no Niau Shōjo Noyōni}} by Shiosu Nakashima (1992–1997)
  • {{Nihongo|{{ill|Usshī Tono Hibi|ja|ウッシーとの日々}}|ウッシーとの日々}} by {{ill|Jirō Hataman|ja|はた万次郎}} (1993–1999)
  • {{Nihongo|{{ill|Noside|ja|ノーサイド (池田文春の漫画)}}|ノーサイド|Nōsaido}} by {{ill|Fumiharu Ikeda|ja|池田文春}} (1994–1996)
  • {{Nihongo|If I See You in My Dreams|夢で逢えたら|Yume de Aetara}} by {{ill|Noriyuki Yamahana|ja|山花典之}} (1994–1999)
  • Women by {{ill|Mio Murao|ja|村生ミオ}} (1995–2000)
  • {{Nihongo|{{ill|Abare Bunya|ja|あばれブン屋}}|あばれブン屋}} by Tetsuya Saruwatari (1996–2001)
  • {{Nihongo|Sing "Yesterday" for Me|イエスタデイをうたって|Iesutadei o Utatte}} by Kei Toume (1997–2011)
  • {{Nihongo|{{ill|Bar Raimu Raito|ja|BAR来夢来人}}|BAR来夢来人}} by Fumiharu Ikeda (1997–2002)
  • One Outs by Shinobu Kaitani (1998–2006)
  • {{Nihongo|{{ill|Keishi Sōkan Asami|ja|警視総監アサミ}}|警視総監アサミ}} by Masayuki Kondō and Teruto Ariga (1999–2006)
  • {{Nihongo|{{ill|Kakko Kabu|ja|(株)〜かっこかぶ〜}}|(株)〜かっこかぶ〜}} by {{ill|Denki Watanabe|ja|渡辺電機(株)}} (1999–2005)

= 2000s–2011 =

  • {{Nihongo|The Summit of the Gods|神々の山嶺|Kamigami no Itadaki}} by Jiro Taniguchi (2000–2003)
  • {{Nihongo||男の時間|Otoko no Jikan}} by Mio Murao (2001–2004)
  • {{Nihongo|{{ill|Urami ya Honpo|ja|怨み屋本舗}}|怨み屋本舗}} by {{ill|Masanao Kurihara|ja|栗原正尚}} (2001–2007)
  • {{Nihongo|P Joshiryō no Neko Dear|P女子寮のネコである}} by {{ill|Chinatsu Tomisawa|ja|とみさわ千夏}} (2002–2007)
  • {{Nihongo|{{ill|Senumi no Tsurugi: Shitō|ja|戦海の剣}}|戦海の剣-死闘}} by {{ill|Shun Amanuma|ja|天沼俊}} (2002–2004)
  • {{Nihongo|{{ill|Tōdori Nozaki Shūhei|ja|頭取野崎修平}}|監査役野崎修平}} by Ryōka Shū and {{ill|Shigeru Noda|ja|能田茂}} (2003–2007)
  • {{Nihongo||鬼堂龍太郎・その生き様|Onidō Ryūtarō • Sono Iki Sama}} by Keīchi Tanaka (2004–2006)
  • {{Nihongo|{{ill|Shimane no Bengoshi|ja|島根の弁護士}}|島根の弁護士}} by Tetsuo Aoki (2004–2008)
  • {{Nihongo||嬢王|Jōō}} by Ryō Kurashina and Nao Kurebayashi (2004–2008)
  • {{Nihongo|{{ill|Orange Yane no Chiisana Ie|ja|オレンジ屋根の小さな家}}|オレンジ屋根の小さな家}} by {{ill|Noriyuki Yamahana|ja|山花典之}} (2005–2008)
  • {{Nihongo||モンキーピープル|Monkīpīpuru}} by {{ill|Eishō Shaku|ja|釋英勝}} (2005–2007)
  • {{Nihongo||紅壁虎|Kurenai Kabe Tora}} by Atsuji Yamamoto (2005–2007)
  • {{Nihongo|{{ill|Sakura 2 Gō|ja|桜2号}}|桜2号}} by Takewo Takeyama (2005–2006)
  • {{Nihongo||ホスト一番星|Nosuto Ichiban Hoshi}} by Dragon Odawara (2005–2007)
  • {{Nihongo|{{ill|Gabai: Saga Nogabaibā-chan|ja|佐賀のがばいばあちゃん}}|佐賀のがばいばあちゃん}} by {{ill|Yoshichi Shimada|ja|島田洋七}} and {{ill|Saburō Ishikawa|ja|石川サブロウ}} (2005–2010)
  • {{Nihongo|{{ill|Yoshihara no Mirai-san|ja|吉原のMIRAIさん}}|吉原のMIRAIさん}} by {{ill|Shō Makura|ja|真倉翔}} and Mari Masatoshi (2005–2006)
  • {{Nihongo||官能小説家|Kannō Shōsetsuka}} by Mio Murao (2005–2006)
  • {{Nihongo|Labrador Wada Radio|ラブラドール・和田ラヂヲ|Raburadōru Wada Radjiwo}} by {{ill|Radio Wada|ja|和田ラヂヲ}} (2005–2011)
  • {{Nihongo||手騎-テキ-|Teki}} by {{ill|Hiromi Yamasaki|ja|やまさき拓味}} (2005–2007)
  • {{Nihongo|Ōnin K|殴人K}} by {{ill|Masaru Miyazaki|ja|宮崎まさる}} and {{ill|Tsuyoshi Adachi|ja|あだちつよし}} (2005–2006)
  • {{Nihongo|Shī-Dragon|シードラゴン}} by Sig Production, Shōji Kanemaru (2006)
  • {{Nihongo|{{ill|Hiru Made Netarō|ja|昼まで寝太郎}}|昼まで寝太郎}} by Hiroshi Motomiya (2006–2008)
  • {{Nihongo||セイギのトビラ|Seigi no Tobira}} by Tsukasa Yamaguchi (2006–2007)
  • {{Nihongo|{{ill|Tantei Jimusho 5|ja|探偵事務所5}}|探偵事務所5}} by {{ill|Tomihiko Tokunaga|ja|徳永富彦}} and {{ill|Kenichi Kiriki|ja|桐木憲一}} (2006)
  • Swing-style by Toshiki Yui (2006–2007)
  • {{Nihongo|Mitsurin Shōnen: Jungle Boy|密林少年~ジャングル・ボーイ~}} by Aki Ra and {{ill|Akira Fukaya|ja|深谷陽}} (2006–2007)
  • {{Nihongo|{{ill|Kizudarake no Jinsei|ja|傷だらけの仁清}}|傷だらけの仁清}} by Tetsuya Saruwatari (2006–2011)
  • {{Nihongo|{{ill|Sommelière (manga)|lt=Sommelière|ja|ソムリエール (漫画)}}|ソムリエール|Somuriēru}} by Araki Joh and {{ill|Katsunori Matsui|ja|松井勝法}} (2006–2011)
  • {{Nihongo|{{ill|Yoni mo Kimyō na Man-Gatarō|ja|世にも奇妙な漫☆画太郎}}|世にも奇妙な漫☆画太郎}} by {{ill|Man-Gatarō|ja|漫☆画太郎}} (2007–2009)
  • {{Nihongo|Harenchi Gakuen: The Company|ハレンチ学園 〜ザ・カンパニー〜|Harenchi Gakuen ~ Za Kanpanī}} by Gō Nagai and {{ill|Teruto Ariga|ja|有賀照人}} (2007–2008)
  • {{Nihongo|Tracker Okayamitoma|TRACKER 大神冬馬}} by Yōzaburō Kanari and Rokku Noma (2007–2008)
  • {{Nihongo|Dr. Morohashi Kenji|Dr.検事モロハシ}} by Shigeru Noda (2007–2008)
  • {{Nihongo||霊能力者 小田霧響子の嘘|Reinōryokusha Odagiri Kyōko no Uso}} by Shinobu Kaitani (2007–2011)
  • {{Nihongo|Sakurada Familia|桜田ファミリア}} by {{ill|Dragon Odawara|ja|小田原ドラゴン}} (2007–2008)
  • {{Nihongo||モノクロームジェット|Monokurō Mujietto}} by Kazuhiro Kumagaya (2007–2008)
  • {{Nihongo||現代美人妻図鑑|Gendai Bijin Tsuma Zukan}} by Mio Murao (2007)
  • {{Nihongo||怨み屋本舗 巣来間風介|Uramiya Honpo: Sukuruma Fuusuke}} by Masanao Kurihara (2007–2009)
  • {{Nihongo||爆麗音|Bakurei On}} by {{ill|Hiroto Saki|ja|佐木飛朗斗}} and {{ill|Shutaro Yamada|ja|山田秋太郎}} (2007–2009)
  • {{Nihongo||ノエルの気持ち|Noeru no Kimochi}} by Noriyuki Yamahana (2008–2010)
  • {{Nihongo||大空者|Ōzora Mono}} by Dai Tennōji and Kiryō Inōe (2008)
  • {{Nihongo|Soleil|SOLEIL ~ソレイユ~}} by {{ill|Ryō Kurashina|ja|倉科遼}} and {{ill|Nao Kubayashi|ja|紅林直}} (2008–2009)
  • {{Nihongo|{{ill|Kuno Ichi Mahouden|ja|くノ一魔宝伝}}|くノ一魔宝伝}} by Tsukasa Yamaguchi (2008–2010)
  • {{Nihongo|Barigoku Men|ばりごく麺}} by {{ill|Junichi Nōjō|ja|能條純一}} and {{ill|Endo Hantsu|ja|はんつ遠藤}} (2008–2009)
  • {{Nihongo||ハンサム★スーツ|Hansamu Sūtsu}} by Osamu Suzuki, Seigō Kashida, Teruto Ariga (2008–2009)
  • {{Nihongo|Golden Boy II – Sasurai no O-Benkyō Yarō: Geinō-kai Ōabare-hen|GOLDEN BOY II 〜さすらいのお勉強野郎 芸能界大暴れ編〜}} by Tatsuya Egawa (2010–2011)

Circulation

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! Year(s)

! Weekly circulation{{cite web |title=コミック誌の部数水準 |url=http://www.geocities.jp/wj_log/rank/hokan/zassi.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070306085534/http://www.geocities.jp/wj_log/rank/hokan/zassi.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 6, 2007 |website=Yahoo! Japan |accessdate=March 6, 2007}}

! Magazine sales ({{estimation}})

! Sales revenue ({{estimation}})

! Issue price

1990

| 700,000

| {{formatnum:{{#expr:700000*12}}

}

| {{JPY|{{#expr:(700000*12)*200}}|link=no}}

| rowspan="4" | {{JPY|200}}{{cite journal |title=Cover |journal=Business Jump |date=1 July 1988 |issue=14 |url=https://auctions.c.yimg.jp/images.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/image/dr000/auc0502/users/8782f4865c6fcaf29a658ea94743281c73ce3155/i-img900x1200-1550529494zupghx605541.jpg |accessdate=21 February 2019}}

|-

| 1991

| 720,000

| {{formatnum:{{#expr:720000*12}}|}}

| {{JPY|{{#expr:(720000*12)*200}}|link=no}}

|-

| 1992

| 730,000

| {{formatnum:{{#expr:730000*12}}|}}

| {{JPY|{{#expr:(730000*12)*200}}|link=no}}

|-

| 1993

| 750,000

| {{formatnum:{{#expr:750000*12}}|}}

| {{JPY|{{#expr:(750000*12)*200}}|link=no}}

|-

| 1994

| 760,000

| {{formatnum:{{#expr:760000*12}}|}}

| {{JPY|{{#expr:(760000*12)*210}}|link=no}}

| rowspan="3" | {{JPY|210}}{{cite news |title=An Analysis of Weekly Manga Magazines Price for the Past 30 Years |url=https://www.comipress.com/article/2007/04/06/1777.html |work=ComiPress |date=2007-04-06}}

|-

| 1995

| 740,000

| {{formatnum:{{#expr:740000*12}}|}}

| {{JPY|{{#expr:(740000*12)*210}}|link=no}}

|-

| 1996

| 740,000

| {{formatnum:{{#expr:740000*12}}|}}

| {{JPY|{{#expr:(740000*12)*210}}|link=no}}

|-

! 1990{{ndash}}1996

! {{formatnum:{{#expr:53540000/(12*7) round 0}}|}}

! 61,680,000

! {{JPY|12,604,800,000}} ({{US$|{{#expr:{{To USD|12604800000|JPN|year=2012}}/1000000 round 0}} million|long=no}})

! {{JPY|{{#expr:12604800000/53540000 round 0}}|link=no}}

|}

References

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