On October 10th, 2014, a *shonen* manga named *Naruto* completed serialization after an extremely successful 15-year

run in the staple *shonen* magazine, *Weekly Shonen Jump*. This run resulted in an anime that was one of the most popular

in the world, shaping childhoods globally. The manga had 250 million copies in circulation, making it one of the most

successful serializations of all time. Two years after *Naruto* concluded, another long-running titan of *Shonen Jump* and

member of the famous Big Three, *Bleach*, ended its run as well after a 15-year run of its own that resulted in an

extremely popular anime and the manga having 120 million copies in circulation. These two manga were *Shonen Jump* staples for over a decade and a half; they were reliable when it came to sales and, along with *One Piece*, they presided

over what many consider *Shonen Jump*'s Golden Era. This era is seen as 'old gen' or 'old generation' in these days

and also included notable manga such as *Gintama*, *Death Note*, *Kuroko's Basketball*, etc. But today, I'm just going to be talking

about battle *shonen*, since those are the series that always headline *Weekly Shonen Jump* and are usually the most

popular. Following *Naruto* and *Bleach*'s departure, *Shonen Jump* found themselves in an extremely rough position: how would

they fill the void left behind by two of their biggest manga ever? It's not like manga that sell over 100 million copies

grow on trees and could be plucked by *Shonen Jump* whenever they feel like it. Was it time to press the panic button?

That is what *Shonen Jump* would be thinking if two other manga with extremely promising Volume 1 sales

didn't immediately come out afterwards and were well-received by the general public. These two manga were *My Hero Academia*

Academia and Black Clover. Shonen Jump had big aspirations for these two manga, hoping they'd replace Bleach and Naruto

in terms of popularity, and they went with two entirely different approaches for their anime adaptations. Black Clover would be going the weekly route, like

Naruto and Bleach did, resulting in a horrible adaptation that made everyone's head hurt and thus resulted in Shonen

Jump colossally fumbling Black Clover. However, My Hero Academia went with a new approach that involved yearly seasons of

My Hero Academia that would have a much better schedule and product due to being seasonal instead of weekly. My Hero

Academia exploded in Japan and in the West, getting a slight boost from the superhero craze brought on by Marvel and

becoming the new stable anime for this new era of Shonen. Especially after season 2 dropped, everyone was talking about

My Hero Academia, and with its popularity, it felt like Shonen anime was back. Shonen Jump didn't even have to sweat that much

because of Black Clover not living up to expectations, as another manga started a year afterwards that would one day get

an anime adaptation that would change the industry. The manga in question is written by the same hand that wrote

Naruto and was named Samurai 8. It would go on to dominate the magazine, selling a whopping three copies and flopping

miserably. The dark horse that eventually became the manga to headline this generation of Shonen in Japan, achieving

the most volumes in circulation is Demon Slayer. Demon Slayer blew up tremendously thanks to its incredible anime adaptation, along with being an anime

that any age group could enjoy due to the strong themes about family and the main character being the most wholesome

guy ever. A few years after, in 2018, a young criminal named Gege Akutami was

inspired by Bleach and My Hero Academia and decided to create the worldwide sensation known as Jujutsu Kaisen, which

seems like it's been the biggest anime in the world over the past few years. Nipping at its heels was another

psychopath named Tatsuki Fujimoto with his masterpiece, Chainsaw Man. This modern era of Shonen Jump was finally here, along

with more traditional battle shonen in the magazine like My Hero Academia. There were new manga that had darker themes

and ventured outside of the shonen formula to give us anime that were truly special, like Chainsaw Man. Shonen Jump

was back, stronger than ever, with refreshing manga cycling in and out of the magazine. As one of the major

differences in this generation of Weekly Shonen Jump, manga in general were becoming a lot shorter. Looking back

at it, it's insane that Kubo, Kishimoto, and Oda were able to sustain weekly manga for so long, especially considering

how hellish a job being a mangaka is. This wasn't a cause for concern, anyways. It's not like My Hero Academia and Jujutsu Kaisen

were ending in 100 chapters. Shonen Jump was poised for a brand new era, and now it's finally kicked off. My Hero Academia

has ended serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump on August 5th, 2024, after an extremely successful 10 years. Well, 10

years is a long time, and Horikoshi's a beast for sticking with My Hero Academia for so

long, delivering amazing art every single week. Shonen Jump had enough time to find replacements; they'll be fine.

Jujutsu Kaisen is in its final arc, with the manga hinting at it not being

present at the yearly Jump Festa, which happens at the end of every year, which means Jujutsu Kaisen is most likely

Wrapping up in 2024? I mean, fine, this was expected. What about Demon Slayer? They can just milk it for more money.

Demon Slayer's been over since 2020. Do you live under a rock? Uh, Black Clover? What about Black Clover? It's in its final arc

and is in Jump Giga, hell, releasing four chapters a year and having no momentum whatsoever, with no anime in sight even

after the movie did well. Even after that. What about Boruto? Are you serious? The Promised Neverland? Ha! We still have that

I bet rushed ending, horrible season 2. It's well known in the anime community to never mention anything about the

series after season 1, even though it was a huge seller in Weekly Shonen Jump and was an incredible season by itself. Dr.

Stone, Dr. Stone, Chainsaw Man. It...it has a part two, right? Serialized in Jump Plus and seems like it might be wrapping up

soon. Pretty great stuff though. Wasn't there that other manga, the one about acting? I heard that one was doing well.

Seems like a pretty refreshing premise too, something to rival Oshi no Ko. I don't have the heart to tell you what happened.

Okay, maybe Shonen Jump is in trouble. Obviously, My Hero Academia can't go on forever, and after such a good run

that saw multiple movies and seasons that generated worldwide hype consistently, it's earned its rest. But what about Jujutsu Kaisen? What will

happen after it ends? Currently, it's one of the strongest pillars of anime's vast popularity, and the memes generated from

JJK have infiltrated every corner of the internet. I've seen people make "I've won" memes over routers. It's everywhere.

Especially after the Shibuya incident in season 2. Losing such an insanely popular series like that is sure to hit Shonen

Jump hard in a negative way. As for Demon Slayer, it has 150 million copies in circulation and is basically a household

The necessity of *Hajime no Ippo* retaining insane popularity all these years after the manga ended is something you can't really question.

You can't ask for much more from it. Not to mention Shonen Jump lost *Hajime no Ippo* a while ago, and ever since then, no other sports manga has taken on

the mantle to carry on the tradition in Shonen Jump. I guess *Blue Lock* does involve soccer, but it's more of a

romance, anyways. And to be fair, living up to the insane bar set by *Hajime no Ippo* is indeed extremely difficult. As for the

new faces of Shonen Jump, what will they be? Manga like *Sakamoto Days* hold promise, with its adaptation coming out in 2025,

and is sure to be a hit for Jump. It's got the swagger needed for every big battle shonen. It has arguably the best

action weekly Shonen Jump has ever seen, which kind of makes it difficult to adapt perfectly. But there's hope. *Undead Unluck*'s anime just aired and it didn't get that big of a boost in terms of manga sales, but there's an amazing

season 2 on the way. Although I don't see it increasing sales by that much. *Mission: Yozakura Family* is more of the same. The

elusive samurai written by veteran mangaka, and author of *Assassination Classroom*, *Matsui Yuusei*, got its anime

adaptation as well, along with a decent boost in sales, but nothing insane. *Blue Box*'s anime is going to come out soon

and will definitely do well, but it's not going to be the face of Weekly Shonen Jump. At least it's a pretty good romance

though. Shonen Jump's been missing that. *Rui Dragon* is also a hit, along with *Ayakashi Triangle*, but again, those aren't going to

be the massive battle shonen sellers that Shonen Jump is looking for to helm the magazine. *Ayakashi Triangle*, despite being

stellar, is about rakugo, and I don't see an anime about rakugo having widespread mainstream appeal outside of Japan, even

Me and RoboCo somehow got an anime that literally no one watched, which leaves us with Kagerou Daichi, Kill Blue, News Exorcist,

and Ken Wakui's next, *Burning Car Crash* Astro Royale. Maybe I'm exaggerating about Astro, but I'm still extremely

salty about what happened to Tokyo Revengers. Kagerou Daichi, in my opinion, is the most promising of the bunch and is

poised to take the mantle from My Hero Academia and Jujutsu Kaisen, as it was

recommended by Horikoshi himself, along with Kishimoto. The first few volumes have sold wonderfully; the writing and art

is fantastic. This manga is basically set up to become the next perfect modern battle shonen. It also has the advantage

when it comes to memes, since its first chapter turned it into an internet sensation. So I can see it taking JJK's

spot in that aspect. People who don't even read manga have probably seen this picture of Chihiro. As for the others, KBL

is a little under the radar, and honestly, I haven't read it in a while, and I don't

really see anyone talking about it. Honestly, I saw more people talking about Mashle and that got asked. News

Exorcist is yet another exorcist manga, because we obviously hadn't had enough of them. I don't blame authors for

chasing the bag by going with the exorcist route since Jujutsu Kaisen and Demon Slayer did so well, but it does get tiresome to

see more exorcist entries in Shonen Jump right now. It's looking like Kagerou Daichi is going to be the next big shonen manga,

but again, that's only one manga. Shonen Jump needs new heavy hitters and fast, especially since the god of Shonen Jump,

One Piece, is heading towards its end. We're only left with one option: Ken Wakui, save Weekly Shonen Jump! Who am I

Kidding, this magazine is screwed, at least for a little while.

The Death of Shonen Jump's New Generation

Veridian

한 시대의 종말: 나루토와 블리치가 쇼넨 점프에 미친 영향

나루토는 15년간의 제작 기간과 전 세계적인 인기를 거쳐 2014년에 완성되었습니다.

블리치는 2년 후, 15년이라는 긴 시간 동안 큰 성공을 거둔 끝에 결론을 내렸습니다.

두 만화는 원피스와 함께 쇼넨점프의 황금기를 이끈 핵심 작품입니다.

이 시대는 이제 '구세대'로 간주됩니다.

매거진의 헤드라인을 장식하는 배틀쇼넨에 집중하세요.

쇼넨점프의 후계자 찾기: 마이 히어로 아카데미아와 블랙 클로버

나루토와 블리치를 대체하기 위한 쇼넨점프의 도전.

마이 히어로 아카데미아와 블랙 클로버의 등장으로 초기 매출이 기대됩니다.

두 만화의 애니메이션 각색 방식이 다릅니다.

마이 히어로 아카데미아는 시즌별 애니메이션 출시로 성공을 거두었습니다.

나루토의 작가가 집필했음에도 불구하고 실패한 사무라이 8.

새로운 세대의 부상: 악마 슬레이어, 주술사, 전기톱 사나이

애니메이션으로 각색된 데몬 슬레이어가 예상치 못한 성공을 거둔 것은 애니메이션의 폭넓은 매력 덕분이었습니다.

전기톱 맨의 성공과 어두운 테마.

다양한 만화가 있는 새로운 시대의 도래.

이전 세대에 비해 만화 실행 시간이 짧아졌습니다.

쇼넨점프의 미래: 도전 과제와 잠재적 후계자

내 영웅 아카데미아의 종말과 대체재의 필요성.

다른 만화의 성과와 향후 전망(데몬 슬레이어, 블랙 클로버, 보루토, 약속의 네버랜드, 닥터 스톤, 전기톱 맨)에 대해 토론합니다.

주술 카이센의 종결 이후 미래에 대한 우려.

'하지메의 이포'의 장기적인 성공과 스포츠 만화 장르의 후속작 부재.

사카모토 데이즈, 언데드 언럭, 미션과 같은 잠재적 후속작이 있습니다: 요자쿠라 패밀리, 블루 박스, 루이 드래곤, 아야카시 트라이앵글 등이 있습니다.

유망 신작 타이틀과 쇼넨 점프의 미래

카게로 다이치, 킬 블루, 뉴스 엑소시스트, 와쿠이 켄의 차기작 등 여러 신작 만화에 대한 논의가 이루어졌습니다.

호리코시와 키시모토가 추천하는 차세대 대작 소년만화 카게로 다이치의 잠재력.

엑소시스트 만화의 과포화에 대한 우려.

특히 원피스의 종영이 임박하면서 더 성공적인 만화에 대한 필요성이 커졌습니다.