Weekly Shōnen Jump (週刊少年ジャンプ, Shūkan Shōnen Janpu?), commonly shortened to as "Shonen Jump" in North America or "Weekly Jump" in Japan, is the best selling and longest running shonen manga magazine published in Japan. Manga series within these magazines target young male readers and are usually of the battle-action genre.
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Many of the best selling manga of all time originate from Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. Shōnen Jump spawned the Jump magazine line as well as the Jump Comics imprint label for publishing tankōbon. The magazine has also had several international counterparts, including the current North American Weekly Shonen Jump.