The magazine of Weekly Shonen Jump has been running for decades, with the publication helping to introduce fans to countless franchises over the years including the likes of One Piece, Dragon Ball, and My Hero Academia to name a few. To help in celebrating the magazine, and hint at what is to come for some of its biggest franchises, an annual event is held known as Jump Festa in Japan and the first promo for this year’s event has arrived online.
2022 has been a major year for all things Shonen with the long-awaited return of Dragon Ball’s anime right around the corner for North America in Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, which has just arrived in theaters in Japan. On top of the return of the Z-Fighters, this year will also see the sixth season of My Hero Academia drop, along with the long-awaited arrival of Chainsaw Man, which is considered to be one of the most popular new Shonen series despite the fact that it has yet to receive an anime adaptation of its own. In the past, Jump Festa has had plenty of news to unleash on anime fans so we’re crossing our fingers that this year’s event will continue the trend.
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Twitter Outlet WSJ_Manga shared the new promo for this year’s Jump Festa which is sure to have some big reveals when it comes to some of the biggest Shonen franchises if it continues the tradition of these events from years past and there are certainly enough Shonen series to fit the bill at this point:
While there are certainly other manga publishers that have given the world some big series, with examples such as Kondansha helping in releasing Attack on Titan and Young Animal responsible for Berserk, Shonen Jump remains the paramount for many anime fans when it comes to introducing plenty of new characters to the medium throughout the years. Needless to say, this upcoming Jump Festa is sure to have plenty of reveals in store for Shonen fans.
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