Business Jump

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.

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)

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

Serializations

Title Author/Illustrator
Amai Seikatsu (甘い生活) Gekkō Yumi
Yesterday o Utatte (イエスタデイをうたって) Kei Tōme
Kabunushi Sōkai (株主爽快) Kaoru Tachibana
Kizu Darake no Jinsei (傷だらけの仁清) Tetsuya Saruwatari
Kuno Ichi Mahouden (くノ一魔宝伝) Tsukasa Yamaguchi
Shimane no Bengoshi (島根の弁護士) Tetsuo Aoki
Sommelière (ソムリエール) Araki Shiro, Kachihō Matsui
Soleil (SOLEIL ~ソレイユ~) Ryō Kuraka, Choku Kurebayashi
Noeru no Kimochi (ノエルの気持ち) Noriyuki Yamahana
Bakurei On (爆麗音) Akira Sakihi, Akitarō Yamada
Barigoku Men (ばりごく麺) Jun'ichi Nōjō
Hansamu ★ Sūtsu (ハンサム★スーツ) Osamu Suzuki, Seigō Kashida, Teruto Ariga
Hiru Made Netarō (昼まで寝太郎) Kokorozashi Motomiya
Yoni mo Kimyō na Man ☆ ga Tarō (世にも奇妙な漫☆画太郎) Man ☆ ga Tarō
Raburadōru Radiwo Wada (ラブラドール・和田ラヂヲ) Radiwo Wada
Reinōryokusha Odakiri Kyōko no Uso (霊能力者 小田霧響子の嘘) Shinobu Kaitani

Older series

Title Author/Illustrator
If I See You in My Dreams Noriyuki Yamahana
Riki-Oh Masahiko Takajo, Tetsuya Saruwatari
Abare Bunya (あばれブン屋) Tetsuya Watari
Ikenai Boy (イケナイBOY) Yoshihiro Suma
Ippon Bōchō Mantarō (一本包丁満太郎) Biggu Jō
Usshī Tono Hibi (ウッシーとの日々) Jirō Hataman
Urami ya Honpo (怨み屋本舗) Masanao Kurihara
Uramiya Honpo su Raikan Kaze Suke (怨み屋本舗 巣来間風介) Masanao Kurihara
Women Mio Murao
Ōkushon Hausu (オークション・ハウス) Kazuo Koike, Seisaku Kanō
Ōzora Mono (大空者) Dai Tennōji, Kiryō Inōe
Otoko no Jikan (男の時間) Mio Murao
Orange Yane no Chiisana Ie (オレンジ屋根の小さな家) Noriyuki Yamahana
(Kabu) ~Kakkokabu~ ((株)~かっこかぶ~) Denki Watanabe (Kabu)
Kannō Shōsetsuka (官能小説家) Mio Murao
Ganmu (銃夢), also known as Gunnm or Battle Angel Alita Yukito Kishiro
Gabai -Saga Nogabaibā-chan- (がばい-佐賀のがばいばあちゃん-) Shichi Shimada, Saburō Ishikawa
Onidō Ryūtarō • Sono Iki Sama (鬼堂龍太郎・その生き様) Keīchi Tanaka
Keishi Sōkan Asami (警視総監アサミ) Masayuki Kondō, Teruto Ariga
Gendai Bijin Tsuma Zukan (現代美人妻図鑑) Mio Murao
Sakurada Familia (桜田ファミリア) Odawara Dragon
Sakura 2 Gō (桜2号) Takewo Takeyama
The Hard (ザ・ハード) Tetsuya Watari
Shī-dragon (シードラゴン) Sig Production, Shōji Kanemaru
Jōō (嬢王) Ryō Kuraka, Choku Kurebayashi
Swing-style (swing-style) Shiki Tadatō
Seigi no Tobira (セイギのトビラ) Tsukasa Yamaguchi
Senumi no Tsurugi - Shitō (戦海の剣-死闘) Shun Amanuma
Mitsurin Shōnen ~Jungle Boy~ (密林少年~ジャングル・ボーイ~) Aki Rā, Akira Fukaya
Suikoden (水滸伝) Kenzō Hoppō, Kiryō Inōe
Tasogare no Iesuman (黄昏のイエスマン) Yamada Zabieru
Tantei Jimusho 5 (探偵事務所5) Tomihiko Tokunaga, Ken'ichi Kiriki
Tsuchinoko Tarō (ツチノコ太郎) Sū Sasaki
Teki (手騎-テキ-) Takuaji Yamasaki
Tōdori Nozaki Shūhei (頭取 野崎修平) Ryōka Shū, Shigeru Nōta
Tokini Habara no Niau Shōjo Noyōni (時には薔薇の似合う少女のように) Shiosu Nakashima
Dr. Morohashi Kenji (Dr.検事モロハシ) Shigeru Nōta
Tracker Okayamitoma (TRACKER 大神冬馬) Yōzōrō Kanari, Rokku Noma
Ōnin K (殴人K) Katsu Miyazaki, Tsuyoshi Adachi
Natsuki Kuraishisu (なつきクライシス) Hiroshi Tsuruta
Nōsaido (ノーサイド) Bunshun Ikeda
Ban Raimu Rainin (BAR来夢来人) Bunshun Ikeda
Hakatafū Kumo Roku (博多風雲録) Hikari Kasuga
Harenchi Gakuen ~The Company~ (ハレンチ学園~ザ・カンパニー~) Gō Nagai, Teruto Ariga
P Joshiryō no Neko Dear (P女子寮のネコである) Chinatsu Tomisawa
Bokuha Mini ni Koishi Teru (僕はミニに恋してる) Nonki Miyasu
Nosuto Ichiban Hoshi (ホスト一番星) Odawara Dragon
Kurenai Kabe Tora (紅壁虎) Takashi Yamamoto
Minnanō Shigoto (みんなのお仕事) Gasu Tanaka
Monokurō Mujietto (モノクロームジェット) Kazuhiro Kumagaya
Monkīpīpuru (モンキーピープル) Shaku ei Kachi
No Side (ノーサイド) Ikeda Fumiharu
Yume de Aetara (夢で逢えたら) Noriyuki Yamahana
Yoshihara no Mirai-san (吉原のMIRAIさん) Kurashō Makoto, Masatoshi Mari
One Outs Shinobu Kaitani
The Summit of the Gods (神々の山嶺) Jiro Taniguchi
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〜) Tatsuya Egawa

Circulation

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
19901996 637,381 61,680,000 ¥12,604,800,000 ($158 million ) ¥235

References

  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. "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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