Ultra Jump

Ultra Jump (ウルトラジャンプ) is a Japanese monthly seinen manga magazine published by Shueisha. It was first released in 1995 as a special issue of Weekly Young Jump (another seinen magazine by Shueisha) and evolved into the format we know today in 1999.

The magazine’s promotion tends to revolve around a select few titles, instead of giving every new title an equal chance. Most serials never get the cover (or a single cover in the issue they debut) while a few titles get multiple covers a year. It is also much more common to get shorter works, including one-shots and miniseries, very rarely does a series last for more than 50-60 chapters.

To further boost interest, every issue includes a bonuses like posters, notes, folders, variant covers… featuring one or more series currently running in the magazine.

In 2024 Ultra Jump had a circulation of approximately 24.000 copies per issue (source: Japanese Magazine Publishers Association – JMPA).

Some of the most notable series are:

• Steel Ball Run
• Tenjou Tenge
• Bastard
• Jojolion
• Biomega
• No Guns Life
• Hayate x Blade
• The JojoLands