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Weekly SHONEN JUMP (no longer Alpha) is a magazine that Viz media publishes online in many English-speaking countries. It is the successor to the print-only monthly Shonen Jump magazine. Subscribers can pay a fee of $25.99 a year or buy a single issue for 99 cents. If you have an iPad or iPad mini, the WSJ Newsstand app also allows you to pay $2.99 a month for a subscription. Android devices as well. The yearly subscription comes with:
International pricing See this web page for continual updates, but it goes like:
Issues Important? Delusibeta posted:Yeah, non-US folk is restricted to either a) buying Jump from iOS' Newsstand app, b) buying Jump from the specific Jump Android app (with no way to buy back catalogue issues) or c) [UK folk only, AFAIK] buying volumes from Nook, which requires you to use their Android app or their tablets. No web reader, no VizManga app, not even Kindle versions. It's really half arsed. What series do I get? Previously serialized in SJ Alpha/WSJ:
Where can I try out SJ Alpha/WSJ to see if I like the quality? You can pay 99 cents for a current issue that will last a month or go here for a preview. You can almost-full screen with the online reader, but it lets you zoom in too. Translations are very good and the images are high quality. Yes, it is Zolo. Blame 4kids. Viz is also being generous enough to offer full first chapter previews of almost all of its series separately (even the ones not in Alpha) if you decide you like the format and also want to make all of your volume purchases through them too. Do I HAVE to read online? You can read online in any modern browser through their flash viewer or through apps for the iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android, Android tablet, or Kindle Fire. There are rumors of more things for more platforms later. Link to general information about the Viz app for all platforms available If you have an iPad or an iPad mini, you also have the option of reading your issues and volumes through the newsstand, at $3 a month or presumably the regular price of $26 a year if you have a subscription already. Android devices have something similar. You cannot read volumes purchased through Viz through the WSJ app, you need the Viz Media app for that. I thought it was simultaneous, but some of these series are a few days behind the scanlations! Online scanlators actually get scans on the Wednesday or so before the chapter comes out on Monday. Some of the more popular series (Naruto, One Piece, Bleach, etc) will have speed scanlators that can knock out a relatively clean translation before the chapters are even available for sale. Of course, this isn't true for all of the series in WSJ as it depends on the scanlation groups available. (Also, Mangapanda sucks) I am a cheap bastard. If you have an Android, download the Viz manga app. Click the button that says "Free" and select an advertising offer to view the issue that week, no further commitment needed. Get free manga. RyuujinBlueZ posted:It doesn't work on Kindle Fire, which is to say the version of the app on the Fire doesn't have the option for the free issues. But it does work on my phone, and giving it a try it's "ad-supported" in the same way that say, Fandango gives you free movie tickets if you jump through hoops and sign up for other services for them. What about Hunter x Hunter? Or all of the other old series in Monthly Shonen Jump? Viz probably didn't think that they would be enough of a draw to continue with. As for HxH... it's never going to finish, is it? With the simultaneous release announcement, Alpha will also be picking up new series. Watch this space. Talk about WSJ or WSJ series without threads here. For shonen without threads not in Alpha, there's the miscellaneous shonen thread. If you want Kodansha stuff, as opposed to the Shueisha stuff published in WSJ, such as Attack on Titan, Fairy Tail, UQ Holder, etc, try Crunchyroll's simulpub service! $5/month for manga-only or get all-access ($12/month), which also gets you anime and dramas. Mecca-Benghazi fucked around with this message at 04:07 on Feb 25, 2014 |
# ? Oct 11, 2012 03:41 |
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Happily reading this every Monday. BEAST TO GUN is one of the many things I'm loving about Takama-Ga-Hara. I'm a huge fan of series with wild and strange powers, so this one was an easy sell for me. I hope the main character's power ends up being more interesting than just 'punch and/or kick hard' but even if it isn't, the rest of the cast will keep me with it.
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# ? Oct 11, 2012 04:24 |
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If there's an actual android app, I might give this another shot. I read most of my manga on my phone, and that was one of the big things that stopped me in the past.
BENGHAZI 2 fucked around with this message at 04:41 on Oct 11, 2012 |
# ? Oct 11, 2012 04:38 |
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Dickeye posted:If there's an actual android app, I might give this another shot. I read most of my manga on my phone, and that was one of the big things that stopped me in the past. Updated OP with app links.
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# ? Oct 11, 2012 04:44 |
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A bit of advice if you don't care in the least about the Yu-Gi-Oh TCG and subscribe to SJ Alpha. Don't burn or throw the cards away, you can sell them instead. Thanks to the fact that SJ Alpha is digital only and all the promos are subscriber only, the secondary market value for most of these will be worth the subscription price alone. So you can keep them if you actually play the game/think they look cool, or you can sell them and get a little extra cash and potentially pay for another year's subscription.
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# ? Oct 11, 2012 06:07 |
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Well, gee, I'd sure love to legitimise my reading of One Piece but the problem is I'm a filthy british philistine and how dare I even so much as look at SJA's website. I feel absolutely no sympathy when a product that is region locked (and stupidly too, It's not like Viz is an outside company, it is basically shueisha/Shogakukan USA) gets the poo poo pirated out of. They had their chance to allow me to purchase the product (something I'd be more than happy to do) and they blew it. Hell, i'd buy it as a means of not having to store 80 some physical volumes of One Piece. That's 80 * however much they're charging the volumes for. That's a frankly silly amount of money they're not picking up. ConanThe3rd fucked around with this message at 08:48 on Oct 11, 2012 |
# ? Oct 11, 2012 08:43 |
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Autumncomet posted:Here's the app, I have no idea on its quality, but it exists. It's a general Viz Manga app that also lets you read Alpha issues. It's pretty nice, actually! Took me a minute to figure out I had to actual swipe left to right to turn the page, after using ComicRack for forever, but I like it. I'm considering using this to buy manga instead of buying paper copies now. ConanThe3rd posted:Well, gee, I'd sure love to legitimise my reading of One Piece but the problem is I'm a filthy british philistine and how dare I even so much as look at SJA's website. Hey you know Viz doesn't have distro rights in the UK, right? And that you're screaming about your apple not being an orange? BENGHAZI 2 fucked around with this message at 15:59 on Oct 11, 2012 |
# ? Oct 11, 2012 14:01 |
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Yes, how dare I find myself annoyed at that, really I should be utterly ashamed! And Viz's stuff is not licensed for the UK? Coulda fooled me for thinking otherwise and don't go "That's different" 'cause it ain't, really. I can't think of the magical contract that somehow allows US Distribution via digital and locks out everywhere else from that format whilst allowing them to buy the paperback version. I can think of a badly written one, though. ConanThe3rd fucked around with this message at 22:03 on Oct 11, 2012 |
# ? Oct 11, 2012 21:48 |
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ConanThe3rd posted:Yes, how dare I find myself annoyed at that, really I should be utterly ashamed! When Viz Licensed OP Official Digital Distro wasn't a thing. The Digital rights had to be negotiated separately after the fact. Viz probably did the math and decided that paying for both the US(Canada) and the UK rights wasn't worth the comical prices Shueisha was probably asking for them. So they just got the US ones.
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# ? Oct 12, 2012 06:49 |
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Because the way to prevent loss revenue via piracy is to say to 2/3'd (or more, I mean Canada and UK isn't the be-all-end-all) of your customer base to go gently caress off and wait months on end for the trades because you're just not worth it to bother. 'Cause that'll totally work.
ConanThe3rd fucked around with this message at 08:08 on Oct 12, 2012 |
# ? Oct 12, 2012 08:04 |
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ConanThe3rd posted:Because the way to prevent loss revenue via piracy is to say to 2/3'd (or more, I mean Canada and UK isn't the be-all-end-all) of your customer base to go gently caress off and wait months on end for the trades because you're just not worth it to bother. 'Cause that'll totally work. Piracy isnt lost revenue for them outside of america(or where ever they have digital distro). And even in america piracy isnt that big of an issue as a majority of those who pirate would never pay for this stuff anyway. They are skipping over a potential market sure. But if their metrics were telling them that buying the rights and releasing in other parts of the world would make them more money as a business I would have no doubts that they would start this service up elsewere. Whether their metrics are right is an argument that neither you or I are able to have without actual numbers so I will just leave it there.
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# ? Oct 12, 2012 14:44 |
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Doesn't matter, I'll get it in the format I want one way or another. If Viz want to be involved in that process beyond being stupid and tight arse'd then they're welcome to do so.
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# ? Oct 12, 2012 23:20 |
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Looks like the next Yu-Gi-Oh! card is Number 40: Gimmick Puppet of Strings. I have no idea how much it's selling for, but there you go. If you become a member by November 16th, you'll be shipped a yearbook by the end of December. quote:To celebrate the launch year of Weekly SHONEN JUMP Alpha, we’re releasing a special print collector SJ Alpha Yearbook 2013 as a gift for SJ Alpha Members.*
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# ? Oct 15, 2012 04:50 |
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You can now read Viz manga titles on the Kindle Fire. OP updated accordingly. e: Ooh, and a new "starter pack" if you want to try things out. Mecca-Benghazi fucked around with this message at 18:24 on Oct 23, 2012 |
# ? Oct 23, 2012 18:20 |
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Autumncomet posted:You can now read Viz manga titles on the Kindle Fire. OP updated accordingly. Does that include Shonen Jump Alpha? 'Cause if so, that might end up selling me on the whole thing.
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# ? Oct 23, 2012 19:40 |
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RyuujinBlueZ posted:Does that include Shonen Jump Alpha? 'Cause if so, that might end up selling me on the whole thing. Found more links to free volume previews and app stuff.
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# ? Oct 23, 2012 20:00 |
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How far back can I read in each series? Is it possible for me to reread One Piece this way and thus avoid 'ruffy dofulamingo bisoromi bear nakama?'
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# ? Oct 31, 2012 07:37 |
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Uh, Bisoromi Bear is the best character SJ Alpha gives you issues for a year from the point you started paying. Each issue you get expires a year from its 'publish' date. To read back issues, you need to purchase the corresponding volumes, so it works like the print magazine did. It's $4.99 a volume for One Piece, which is cheaper than the print volumes and they don't expire like SJ Alpha issues. And I believe the online volumes are one ahead of the print ones. You can use all of the same apps and stuff to read them. Good god, One Piece is going to be so expensive to own when it finally ends. Throw in the Funi dub, and my disposable income? And because we need more series discussion in this thread, I'm very glad Cross Manage is showing some character development for our protagonist. I was seriously worried it would turn into a harem manga or something, and while the lead guy and gal are obvious, it seems to be doing well enough on other fronts.
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# ? Oct 31, 2012 07:58 |
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Autumncomet posted:Uh, Bisoromi Bear is the best character I would buy a tablet that was simply the entirety of One Piece in a single easy to navigate and read form, preferably with a fancy OP-styled shell. It'd still be cheaper than buying all the copies of the volumes, I bet.
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# ? Oct 31, 2012 20:08 |
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Oh, drat it. I knew the second half of this week's Takama-Ga-Hara felt like it was rushing ahead, but I didn't think it was the second to last chapter. It wasn't anything groundbreaking, but I was enjoying it in SJA. At least Cross Manage is still interesting. Glad to see that SJA will be going simultaneous release soon too. I like reading the official scans along with the scanlations but the week gap between each one made it annoying to compare. I'm also looking forward to the Toriyama and Otter-11 one shots coming in the Yearbook. I'll definitely be subscribing next year for stuff like that.
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# ? Nov 13, 2012 17:23 |
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Oh Takama-Ga-Hara. In happier news, Nisekoi will be starting in Alpha in 2 weeks, presumably from the beginning. It's a romantic comedy, which is an unusual decision for SJ Alpha, but it's nice to see some variety first with Cross Manage and now this.
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# ? Nov 13, 2012 21:09 |
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I guess the idea of "even get new comics as they begin their runs in Shonen Jump" exposes us to the unfamiliar world of "see new SJ comics get cancelled for bad ratings or however they determine that in Japan." Sucks, because I haven't been feeling this One Piece arc so Takama-ga-hara was the series I looked forward to most the last few weeks.
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# ? Nov 14, 2012 00:15 |
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Raposa posted:How far back can I read in each series? Is it possible for me to reread One Piece this way and thus avoid 'ruffy dofulamingo bisoromi bear nakama?' You have to buy digital copies of the volumes for that, but they have a ton up already so you should totally do that.
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# ? Nov 14, 2012 23:33 |
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Wait they rebooted Rurouni Kenshin and there is a Live Action Film, what the gently caress.
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# ? Nov 16, 2012 01:49 |
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Koirhor posted:Wait they rebooted Rurouni Kenshin and there is a Live Action Film, what the gently caress. IIRC the rebooted manga is an adaption of the live action film, albeit one that is done by the original creator. Speaking of which, I've heard the live action movie isn't too bad. I figure it can't be worse than the recent OVA they made, that was just dull if you're familiar with the series and on top of that confusing if you're not.
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# ? Nov 16, 2012 03:41 |
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Autumncomet posted:In happier news, Nisekoi will be starting in Alpha in 2 weeks, presumably from the beginning. It's a romantic comedy, which is an unusual decision for SJ Alpha, but it's nice to see some variety first with Cross Manage and now this. Well, poo poo, between this and the Yearbook thing (getting that Otter 11 chapter in print), they just sold me a subscription.
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# ? Nov 16, 2012 05:54 |
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Farewell Takama-ga-hara. Nisekoi will be joining the line-up next week. It sounds like it won't be from the beginning but they'll give some more "catch-up" summaries like they did when Alpha first went live.
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# ? Nov 21, 2012 00:12 |
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King of 100 Guns. Yes. It may not have lasted long, but I'm happy they gave it a good farewell. That final punch was badass. I'm fine with Nisekoi not starting from the beginning. That's Alpha's appeal, really. It's like having a part of the real Shonen Jump each week. I've never read the series myself, but I haven't read Exorcist either and I'm enjoying reading it each week regardless. Now if they'd only add Beelzebub.
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# ? Nov 21, 2012 01:57 |
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It's official, SJA will be moving to simultaneous release January 21, 2013, presumably catching up over the two week break. Additionally, Nisekoi: False Love debuted today starting with chapter 49.
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# ? Nov 27, 2012 03:10 |
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Here's hoping Hunter x Hunter is one of the new titles they're promising in that announcement. No idea if it's coming out of hiatus, but there are gonna be two special chapters next month and I'd love to at the very least read those without relying on scanlations with iffy grammar. Basically I want a reason to give Viz my money but unless they expand this with non-shonen jump stuff HxH is the only title I'd be interested in.
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# ? Nov 27, 2012 03:20 |
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This is good news. I already have a subscription, but until now I wasn't getting much out of it.
Silver2195 fucked around with this message at 03:36 on Nov 27, 2012 |
# ? Nov 27, 2012 03:27 |
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I read chapter 1 and then chapter 49-50 of Nisekoi and it's possibly the worst comic I've ever read. I can concede easily that it's not "for me" but still, that's a potent cocktail of bland characters, bad writing, and generic art that is just a total miss.
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# ? Nov 27, 2012 03:45 |
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Boco_T posted:I read chapter 1 and then chapter 49-50 of Nisekoi and it's possibly the worst comic I've ever read. I can concede easily that it's not "for me" but still, that's a potent cocktail of bland characters, bad writing, and generic art that is just a total miss. I gave up on it just from reading the description. What possessed you to read three actual chapters of it?
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# ? Nov 27, 2012 03:51 |
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Silver2195 posted:I gave up on it just from reading the description. What possessed you to read three actual chapters of it?
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# ? Nov 27, 2012 04:07 |
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I took the liberty of adding one emoticon next to each series title in the OP depending on how I feel about it to help goons out. Feel free to suggest ratings for series that don't have them or any adjustments.
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# ? Nov 27, 2012 04:20 |
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Autumncomet posted:I took the liberty of adding one emoticon next to each series title in the OP depending on how I feel about it to help goons out. Feel free to suggest ratings for series that don't have them or any adjustments. Naruto is kind of a mixed bag, so I guess it should get both a and a .
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# ? Nov 27, 2012 04:27 |
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I'm curious about how the transition to simultaneous release is going to work. Are we just going to get three chapters of everything at once on 1/21 or what?
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# ? Nov 27, 2012 08:12 |
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Jump gets two weeks off right around the new year, so presumably instead of taking those weeks off this year, Alpha will use them to transition to a simultaneous release. Or they could dump us with a triple release, I wouldn't mind either way.
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# ? Nov 27, 2012 10:14 |
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Nisekoi starts out dumb but gets amazing down the line.
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# ? Nov 27, 2012 13:03 |
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Man, Alpha going simultaneous sells me on it so hard. I'm going to have to try and catch up on Toriko and the rest of whatever's good that I'm not already reading, then find the money for a subscription. I don't mind waiting an extra week to get it legit and at the same time as Japan. I kinda wish Viz would expand their version of Shonen Jump out too, maybe mix in several monthlies or more weeklies from sources that aren't the Japanese Shonen Jump.
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# ? Nov 27, 2012 20:52 |