Shonen Jump same day as Japan

Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha Shifts To Simultaneous Release With Japan In January

The online manga magazine Shonen Jump announced last week that they will release new manga in the west simultaneously with the release in Japan. This process will start in January. Viz Media, the largest North American publisher, distributor and  licensor reports that its weekly Shonen Jump Alpha magazine will be synchronized with the Japanese releases of manga. The reason for this change is to celebrate SJA one year anniversary.

“North American fans have been waiting for a long time for real-time publishing to synchronize with Japan, and it’s about to happen in WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP ALPHA,” says Alvin Lu, Executive Vice President, Publishing. “A robust VIZ Manga digital infrastructure, combined with our close relationship with WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP in Japan allows us to close the gap in release schedules. We look forward to fans continuing to look to WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP ALPHA for the latest hot new manga titles straight from Japan!” - The Fandom Post

It's about time! It was only a matter of time before they do this. I never thought it would be so soon. This is a good move by Viz Media, especially since its coming after Crunchyroll giving its premium members near simulcast with the broadcast in Japan. I shall reiterate this shows that the western audience is demanding foreign goods faster, and the way it's suppose to be seen. Hopefully they'll see some increase in membership or a sales increase. 

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