TOKYO –
The common circulation of Weekly Shonen Jump fell beneath 1 million copies for the primary time since official figures started, marking one other milestone within the long-term decline of Japan’s print manga journal market.
According to the Japan Magazine Publishers Association, the Shueisha manga journal recorded common circulation of 985,000 copies between April and June.
Weekly Shonen Jump was launched in 1968 and went on to provide quite a few hit manga sequence. Its circulation reached a file 6.53 million copies in December 1994, the best stage within the journal’s historical past.
Other main weekly manga magazines have additionally seen print circulation fall. Kodansha’s Weekly Shonen Magazine has common circulation of 281,000 copies, whereas Shogakukan’s Weekly Shonen Sunday stands at 120,000.
At the identical time, in style manga titles are more and more being learn by digital editions and different digital platforms, with digital distribution turning into a significant a part of the manga market.
Source: FNN