Jump Square

Jump SQ, also called Jump Square, was created as the replacement for Shueisha's canceled Monthly Shōnen Jump manga anthology.{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-07-05/jump-square-to-replace-monthly-shonen-jump-in-november |title=Jump Square to Replace Monthly Shōnen Jump in November|publisher=Anime News Network |date=2007-07-05|access-date=2008-06-11}} The title has three stated meanings: public square ("a plaza where comic lovers and talented artists and writers come together"), algebraic square (Weekly Shōnen Jump²), and "SQ = Supreme Quality" (referring to its "Supreme Quality Manga Magazine" motto).{{

cite web|url=http://jumpsq.shueisha.co.jp/contents/whatsq/index.html|title=What's Jump SQ.?|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=2010-02-15|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080319044632/http://jumpsq.shueisha.co.jp/contents/whatsq/index.html|archive-date=2008-03-19}} Four manga serials were temporarily moved to Weekly Shōnen Jump, until Jump Square's release. These four series, Tegami Bachi, Rosario + Vampire, Claymore, and Gag Manga Biyori were among the magazine's premiere series, along with debuting series, including Embalming -The Another Tale of Frankenstein-, Kure-nai, and Dragonaut: The Resonance.

When Jump Square was launched, the initial printing of 500,000 copies quickly sold out. Over 70% of the copies released across Japan sold within three days. Shueisha printed an additional 100,000 copies to help meet the demand, something normally not necessary with Japanese magazines.{{

cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-11-08/500-000-copy-jump-square-debut-gets-2nd-run-of-100-000 |title=500,000-Copy Jump Square Debut Gets 2nd Run of 100,000 |publisher=Anime News Network |date=2007-11-08 |access-date=2008-06-11 }} The second issue also sold well, requiring a second printing of 60,000 copies.{{

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}} After the first issue excitement died down, circulation leveled off in the vicinity of 370,000 copies and by 2015 had declined to 270,000, mirroring a general drop-off in circulation throughout the industry.[http://www.j-magazine.or.jp/magadata/index.php?module=list&action=list&cat1cd=1&cat3cd=14&period_cd=29 Japan Magazine Publishers Association Magazine Data (April-June 2015). "Boys Manga"] (in Japanese). Retrieved Oct. 29, 2015.

Jump Square's primary content is manga serials. In addition to the manga series, some issues include serialized light novel chapters from works published by the Jump j-Books label. One-shots from established manga writers are featured in a section of the magazine called the {{Nihongo|"Supreme Yomikiri Series"|SUPREME読切シリーズ|Supurīmu Yomikiri Shirīzu}}, while pieces from up-and-coming writers occasionally appear in the {{Nihongo|"Explosive Yomikiri Series"|Explosive読切シリーズ|Explosive Yomikiri Shirīzu}} section.

{{See also|List of series run in Jump Square}}

There are currently twenty manga titles being regularly serialized in Jump Square. Rurouni Kenshin: The Hokkaido Arc and Dark Gathering are on hiatus.

| Atsuka Yamagata

| {{dts|2024|11}}

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| {{Nihongo|Akanabe-sensei wa Tereshirazu|茜部先生は照れ知らず|}}

| Naoya Tajimi

| {{dts|2023|11}}

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| {{Nihongo|Blue Exorcist|青の祓魔師|Ao no Exorcist}}

| {{sortname|Kazue|Kato}}

| {{dts|2009|4}}

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| {{Nihongo|Dark Gathering|ダークギャザリング}}

| {{sortname|Kenichi|Kondō|nolink=1}}

| {{dts|2019|3}}

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| {{Nihongo|Gilded Enemy|ギルデッドエネミー|Girudeddo Enemī}}

| Ryou Hattori

| {{dts|2024|12}}

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| {{Nihongo||極楽街|Gokurakugai}}

| Yuto Sano

| {{dts|2022|8}}

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| {{Nihongo|Hanakaze Killertune|華風キラーチューン}}

| Emi Watanabe, Shunta Mizoguchi

| {{dts|2025|3}}

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| {{Nihongo|Hōkago no Ōjisama|放課後の王子様}}

| Takeshi Konomi, Kenichi Sakura

| {{dts|2008|11}}

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| {{Nihongo|Kemono Jihen|怪物事変}}

| {{sortname|Shō|Aimoto|nolink=1}}

| {{dts|2016|12}}

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| {{Nihongo|Kono Oto Tomare! Sounds of Life|この音とまれ!}}

| Amyū

| {{dts|2012|8}}

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| {{Nihongo|Masuda Kōsuke Gekijō Gag Manga Biyori GB|増田こうすけ劇場 ギャグマンガ日和GB}}

| {{sortname|Kōsuke|Masuda}}

| {{dts|2014|12}}

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| {{Nihongo|Moriarty the Patriot|憂国のモリアーティ|Yūkoku no Moriarty}}

| {{sortname|Arthur|Conan Doyle}} (Sherlock Holmes series), Ryōsuke Takeuchi, Hikaru Miyoshi

| {{dts|2016|8}}

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| {{Nihongo|Oshi wo Katachi ni suru Shigoto|推しをカタチにする仕事|}}

| Kyoutarō Andō

| {{dts|2023|11}}

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| {{Nihongo|Phantom Busters|ファントムバスターズ|Fantomu Basutāzu}}

| Neoshoco

| {{dts|2023|8}}

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| {{Nihongo|Rurouni Kenshin: The Hokkaido Arc|るろうに剣心 -明治剣客浪漫譚・北海道編-|Rurōni Kenshin -Meiji Kenkaku Roman-tan Hokkaido-hen-}}

| {{sortname|Nobuhiro|Watsuki}}, Kaworu Kurosaki

| {{dts|2017|9}}

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| {{Nihongo|Seraph of the End|終わりのセラフ|Owari no Seraph}}

| {{sortname|Takaya|Kagami}}, Yamato Yamamoto, Daisuke Furuya

| {{dts|2012|9}}

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| {{Nihongo|Show-ha Shoten!|ショーハショーテン！}}

| {{sortname|Akinari|Asakura|nolink=1}}, {{sortname|Takeshi|Obata}}

| {{dts|2021|11}}

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| {{Nihongo|The Bugle Call: Song of War|戦奏教室|Sensō Kyōshitsu}}

| Sora Mozuku, Toumori Higoro

| {{dts|2022|6}}

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| {{Nihongo|The Prince of Tennis II|新テニスの王子様|Shin Tennis no Ōjisama}}

| {{sortname|Takeshi|Konomi}}

| {{dts|2009|3}}

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| {{Nihongo|Too Cute Crisis|カワイスギクライシス|Kawaisugi Kuraishisu}}

| {{sortname|Mitsuru|Kido|nolink=1}}

| {{dts|2019|10}}

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| {{Nihongo|World Trigger|ワールドトリガー}}

| {{sortname|Daisuke|Ashihara|nolink=1}}

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{{Nihongo|Jump SQ.II|ジャンプSQ.II|Janpu Sukuea Sekando}} short for {{Nihongo|Jump Square Second|ジャンプスクエアセカンド}}, is a spin-off issue of Jump SQ of which three volumes have currently been published, beginning on April 18, 2008.

[http://comipedia.com/book/export/html/1482 Jump SQ II (Second)]

The first issue featured the collaborative effort between American comic writer Stan Lee and Hiroyuki Takei, called Karakuri Dôji Ultimo (using the Marvel Method).

[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-03-03/marvel-stan-lee-shaman-king-takei-to-join-forces Marvel's Stan Lee, Shaman King's Takei to Join Forces (Updated) - Anime News Network]

[http://comipress.com/news/2008/03/03/3340 Stan Lee and Shaman King Teams Up in Jump Square II | ComiPress][http://www.viz.com/news/newsroom/?id=66 VIZ Media . news . press room]

A contest organized by Shonen Jump (a monthly English version of Weekly Shōnen Jump) and Jump SQ., offered a Jump SQ II (Second) issue autographed by Lee and Takei to the random winner at the 2008 New York Comic Con.

[http://www.viz.com/news/newsroom/?id=75 VIZ Media . news . press room] Three regulars: Sekai no Chūshin de Taiyō ni Hoeru, Tsumikabatsu, and Mahō no Ryōri Chaos Kitchen; were put in the SQ II magazine as their own SQ II exclusive one-shot, along with other one-shot like Missing Battery, Cross, or Alone Again.

[http://www.7andy.jp/magazine/detail/?accd=T0221431 セブンアンドワイ - 雑誌 - JUMP SQUARE増刊 2008年6月号]

The success of Ultimo led to the extra mini book named {{Nihongo|The Man Who Created "Spider-Man" and the "X-Men" - Stan Lee the book!|｢スパイダーマン｣｢X-MEN｣を作った男 スタン·リー the Book!|"Supaidāman", "Ekkusumen" o Tsukutta Otoko - Stan Lee the Book!}} which is completely based on Lee's American comics, mostly Amazing Fantasy (first Spider-Man, Iron Man, and The Hulk).

{{Nihongo|Jump SQ.19|ジャンプSQ.19|Janpu Esu Kyū Ichi Kyū}} is a spin-off issue of Jump SQ, first published on May 19, 2010. It includes one shots and Jump SQ series' side stories, and a series that only serializes in Jump SQ.19. Initially, it was scheduled to release quarterly on the 19th of every February, May, August, and November.

On February 18, 2012, Jump SQ.19 announced a magazine change to a bimonthly release. It was then published on the 19th of every even-numbered month{{cite web |url=http://jumpsq.shueisha.co.jp/sq19/ |title=ジャンプSQ.［ジャンプSQ.19今号の内容］ |website=jumpsq.shueisha.co.jp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104232952/http://jumpsq.shueisha.co.jp/sq19/ |archive-date=2012-11-04}} until its publication ceased on February 19, 2015.{{Cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-02-16/jump-sq-19-to-end-but-new-magazine-to-launch-in-july/.85026|title = Jump SQ. 19 to End, but New Magazine to Launch in July}}

{{Nihongo|Jump SQ.Crown|ジャンプSQ.CROWN|Janpu Esu Kyū Kuraun}} was a spin-off issue of Jump SQ which started publishing on July 17, 2015. It followed a structure similar to Jump SQ.19: the series which only serialized in Jump SQ.Crown; the one-shots by newbies and experienced authors; and the side stories from Jump SQ. series. It ceased publication on January 19, 2018.

{{Nihongo|Jump SQ.Lab|ジャンプSQ.LaB|Janpu Sukuea Labo}} is a spin-off issue of Jump SQ, first published on July 15, 2011. Jump SQ.Lab follows same format as Jump Next; it includes the one shots by both the experienced and the newcomer manga creators, and the side stories for both Jump SQ and Jump SQ.19 series.

{{Nihongo|Jump SQ.Rise|ジャンプＳＱ.ＲＩＳＥ}} is a spin-off issue of Jump SQ which started publishing on April 13, 2018. It follows a structure similar to Jump SQ.19 and Jump SQ Crown.{{cite web|url=https://7net.omni7.jp/detail/1207597128-1207597128|title=ジャンプＳＱ ＲＩＳＥ２０１８ ＳＰＲＩＮＧ 2018年5月号|access-date=March 31, 2018|archive-date=August 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180805084546/https://7net.omni7.jp/detail/1207597128-1207597128|url-status=dead}}

There are currently four manga titles being regularly serialized in Jump SQ.Rise.

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