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Business Jump
Cover of the 21st/22nd combined and last issue of Business Jump, published by Shueisha on October 5, 2011
EditorShueisha
CategoriesSeinen manga[1]
FrequencyMonthly
Circulation240,000 (2011)[2]
PublisherShueisha
First issueJuly, 1985
Final issueOctober 5, 2011
CompanyShueisha
CountryJapan
Based inTokyo
LanguageJapanese
WebsiteOfficial website (archived)

Business Jump (Japanese: ビジネスジャンプ, Hepburn: Bijinesu Janpu), 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

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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.[3] Several ongoing series were folded into a new publication, Grand Jump.

Serializations

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1980s

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

1990s

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2000s–2011

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Circulation

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Year(s) Weekly circulation[4] Magazine sales (est.)[4] Sales revenue (est.) Issue price
1990 700,000 8,400,000 ¥1,680,000,000 ¥200[5]
1991 720,000 8,640,000 ¥1,728,000,000
1992 730,000 8,760,000 ¥1,752,000,000
1993 750,000 9,000,000 ¥1,800,000,000
1994 760,000 9,120,000 ¥1,915,200,000 ¥210[6]
1995 740,000 8,880,000 ¥1,864,800,000
1996 740,000 8,880,000 ¥1,864,800,000
1990–1996 637,381 61,680,000 ¥12,604,800,000 ($158 million) ¥235

References

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  1. ^ Thompson, Jason (2007). Manga: The Complete Guide. Del Rey Books. p. xxiii-xxiv. ISBN 978-0-345-48590-8.
  2. ^ "Shueisha to Launch, Relaunch 3 Manga Mags in 2011-2012". Anime News Network. July 5, 2011. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  3. ^ "Shueisha Starts Semi-Monthly Manga Mag for Grown-Ups". Anime News Network. September 18, 2011. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  4. ^ a b "コミック誌の部数水準". Yahoo! Japan. Archived from the original on March 6, 2007. Retrieved March 6, 2007.
  5. ^ "Cover". Business Jump (14). 1 July 1988. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  6. ^ "An Analysis of Weekly Manga Magazines Price for the Past 30 Years". ComiPress. 2007-04-06.
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