Last month, for a week, Shueisha’s Shonen Jump canceled two manga titles. While book cancellations are nothing new for the notoriously fussy magazine, what is surprising is the longevity of canceled books, both of which outlive the magazine’s notorious annual “make-or-break” tradition.
The Culling began with an official post on February 19, 2023. Shonen Jump Twitter account stating this High School Family: Kokosei Kazoku, will end immediately with Episode 122, which has been essential to SJ since Summer 2020, by the way, this was the episode that aired the day before. The refusal continued a few days later, with a post sent on February 26, 2023 to: Shonen Jump Twitter account stating another long-term seemingly popular series, PPPPPPIt would also end with Episode 70, which aired just hours before the tweet went live.
Shonen Jump Canceled High School Family & PPPPPP
While it’s no secret how competitive the manga business is and that several titles are “too big to fail”, it’s surprising that both series were canceled despite being aired for years, especially considering their sudden closures that came without warning or warning. was in danger of being cancelled.
Shonen Jump has always been clear about how he evaluates the value of a title. If it’s not a blockbuster hit by legions of fans, then its luck won’t survive. In a 2022 blog post, Yuta Momiyama, editor of the supervisory Shueisha Shonen Jumpexplains that they extensively use surveys, polls, and reader feedback to determine how well a title is received by the public. However, with High School Family Having more than 100 episodes and PPPPPP The “numbers” of 70 episodes seem to be on their side.
These Cancellations Suggest Shonen Jump Make Changes
With its focus on metrics, the most likely reason for headers to be cancelled is, Shonen Jump already found backups. since the announced and perceived ends of popular titles such as Jujutsu KaisenA pieceAnd My Hero Academy; Shonen Jump has released at least 10 new games and the latest new game will be released in January 2023. More than a few fans believe they did this to find the “next big thing” that would soften the blow from losing some of their top-paying games. . . They also likely found a few titles that aroused enough interest to replace them. High School Family And PPPPPP, Shonen Jump He doesn’t believe he has a future.
There are a few new products that look pretty promising. For example, Masaoki Shindo’s RuriDragon It has been massively popular despite airing only six episodes since August 2022 and being in an indefinite coexistence. Shonen JumpMangaPlus own website, new titles Deadly Secrets of the Inchinose Family, Manufacturer 100And Jianshi X It’s doing well and is way better than the canceled games. maybe Shonen JumpFrom ‘s perspective, these are the number types that make it much easier to hack into more established but not surprisingly popular titles.
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