Weekly Shonen Jump In Multiple New International Territories
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WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP debuts the innovative digital manga (graphic
novel) magazine in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand
and South Africa starting on July 4th. WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP is VIZ Media’s weekly digital serial anthology that
features the latest chapters from a variety of popular manga (graphic novel) series
on the same day they appear in the Japanese Weekly Shonen Jump magazine.
Issues
in the new territories will be available every Monday at 10 am Pacific Standard
Time through the WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP Newsstand App available for the Apple iPad®,
iPhone and iPod touch. WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP currently features the latest
installments of some of the world’s most popular manga series including ONE
PIECE, NARUTO, NISEKOI, BLEACH, TORIKO, WORLD TRIGGER and coming soon, JACO THE
GALACTIC PATROLMAN by Akira Toriyama, released each week to English readers on
the same day as their general release in Japan. Monthly series such as BLUE
EXORCIST and YU-GI-OH! ZEXAL debut on the closest Monday after the Japanese
release. Also serialized in the anthology is ONE-PUNCH MAN as well as a new
color version of DRAGON BALL.
WEEKLY
SHONEN JUMP International
Subscription Pricing:
o UK
- £1.99 / month
o Ireland
- 2,69 € / month
o Australia
- $2.99 (AUD) / month
o New
Zealand - $4.19 (NZD) / month
o South
Africa - R24.99 / month
“The launch of WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP in these new
territories is an important milestone for international manga publishing, and
will give English reading fans in these countries access to the same award
winning content contained the Japanese edition appearing on newsstands the same
day,” says Andy Nakatani, Editor-in-Chief. “VIZ Media is committed to the
global growth of the Shonen Jump brand and to utilizing digital technology and
innovation to deliver manga content in the best possible way to readers
everywhere. We look forward international fans joining the global WEEKLY SHONEN
JUMP movement!”
In North America, WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP is available
as both an annual subscription (for $25.99/year) and monthly subscription (for
$2.99/month). Annual subscriptions are available from vizmanga.com and in the
VIZ Manga App for the Apple iPad®, iPhone® or iPod®
touch, Android-enabled tablets, as well as the Kindle Fire. Annual members receive exclusive YU-GI-OH! promotional trading
cards throughout the year (cards are not available to iPad Newsstand
subscribers or in overseas territories), and access to additional magazine
content, including creator interviews and insightful promotional videos. Current
subscribers can also access their account via the Newsstand App.
