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NEWS: Shonen Jump+ Debuts with Over 30 Monthly Manga for Free




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Stark700



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 9:39 pm Reply with quote
Ooh some popular titles in there! I'll probably check out some of them especially the ones written by Araki.
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Student no.0



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 9:53 pm Reply with quote
Japanese only or English too?
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CrowLia



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 9:53 pm Reply with quote
So the million-dollar question for which I most likely already know the disappointing answer:

Is the app available outside of Japan?
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Student no.0



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 9:59 pm Reply with quote
CrowLia wrote:
So the million-dollar question for which I most likely already know the disappointing answer:

Is the app available outside of Japan?

Sucks if not. iShoujo and Kiss x Death look pretty interesting, even if the former seems to have gotten axed.
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 10:12 pm Reply with quote
Student no.0 wrote:
CrowLia wrote:
So the million-dollar question for which I most likely already know the disappointing answer:

Is the app available outside of Japan?

Sucks if not. iShoujo and Kiss x Death look pretty interesting, even if the former seems to have gotten axed.


As of this announcement, it appears this is only Japanese. ^^;
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Kadmos1



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 10:19 pm Reply with quote
With the summary for Kami-sama, Kisama o Kuroshitai, that sounds like it's too dark for a Shounen Jump title.
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RestLessone



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 10:32 pm Reply with quote
I've been able to access Hetalia just fine, so it looks like it isn't limited to just Japan. Totally happy that one is returning! I wonder how it works with the main series being published by Gentosha...Though it hasn't been serialized in Birz for a long while, so who even knows...?

And a Haikyuu! spin-off. Neat.
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Mr Adventure



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 11:46 pm Reply with quote
The quest of course becomes, what does this mean (if anything) for English WSJ.
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Covnam



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PostPosted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 1:30 am Reply with quote
So they're basically just putting their older, completed series that aren't running anymore online? That's cool.
I doubt that this means anything for the english version. Though I suppose having these series available digitally when they likely weren't before could make it easier for them to appear in the english jump, but I wouldn't expect to see these become free unless viz can find a way to cover the cost of translation.
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saiyajedi



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PostPosted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 10:03 am Reply with quote
So, no mention of the fact that Weekly Shōnen Jump itself (along with the seasonal Jump NEXT! special) is also getting a digital version through the app?

That seems like a pretty serious oversight.

EDIT: OK, now there's an update at the bottom. Was that there already, or put in place as I was typing?
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Hawkmonger



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PostPosted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 12:18 pm Reply with quote
The Viz Jump will be getting the Amano series. Pretty pumped for that.
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The Mad Manga Massacre



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PostPosted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 2:34 pm Reply with quote
Mr Adventure wrote:
The quest of course becomes, what does this mean (if anything) for English WSJ.


Well it looks like your question has been answered. ._. Eidlive is going to be getting a Jump Start thing starting in the next issue. I have no idea where it is starting (there are 2 previous "seasons") Hopefully ANN's article clarifies. I wonder if they'll preview other Jump+ series or if they're adding this because of what happened to Hunter x Hunter. I hope the eidlive manga is here to stay since I really enjoy akira amano's artwork and it's apparently in color.
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