Shueisha-Verlag, creator of the famous weekly newspaper Shonen Jump, known worldwide for titles such as Dragon Ball, Naruto, ONE PIECE and many others, has been dedicated to the digital for some time. In fact, the platform has been active for a number of years Shonen jump + which, despite its young age, has already produced important titles.
Summer Time Rendering, Jigoku Raku, World End Harem were among the first published titles to have huge hits on Shonen Jump + but then came the extraordinary Spy x Family which broke several records, followed by the other Monster No Manga with other excellent results achieved. But Shueisha doesn’t stop there and start hers Reality show about mangaka.
Shonen Jump + unveils MILLION DAY, a Program to find the next successful mangaka. MILLION TAG will consist of eight episodes and will debut on Friday July 2nd, 2021 on the official Youtube channel of Weekly Shonen Jump. The program follows six teams, each with a perspective mangaka (or a pair of mangaka, one about the drawings and one.). to the script. ) and a Shueisha editor who has to overcome four challenges.
The winner will receive 5 million yen (approx. 40,000 euros) in prize money and the opportunity to publish their work on Shonen Jump + as well as a printed volume of this manga and an animated adaptation. Between Jurors stand out with names like Tatsuki Fujimoto from Chainsaw Man and Yuji Kaku from Jigokuraku: Hell’s Paradise.
In short, the stakes are very high considering that few can aspire to an anime.
