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Weekly Jump
JUMP cover
1999 Issue 10
Published by Shueisha
Update by Rika Takahashi

What is JUMP?
WEEKLY JUMP, rival publication of WEEKLY SHONEN SUNDAY, is a "phone book" anthology published every week, with a circulation over 4 million. It is filled with some of today's hottest titles targeted for school age boys, many of them familiar to anime fans. Jump has among its esteemed alumni: DRAGON BALL, VIDEO GIRL AI, CITY HUNTER, FIST OF THE NORTH STAR, KIMAGURE ORANGE ROAD, SAINT SEIYA, SLAM DUNK, and YUU YUU HAKUSHO / POLTERGEIST REPORT.

Last issue's WEEKLY JUMP update (1998 Issue 50 to 1999 Issue 4/5)

For a complete set of WEEKLY JUMP briefs, visit Rika's Weekly Jump Updates Page.


Selected Brief Updates:

ONE PIECE
by Oda Eiichiro
Started in #34, 1997 (6 volumes available)

Overview: Monkey D. Ruffy is a boy set out to sail the Grand Line, find the legendary treasure One Piece and become the king of pirates. His small crew includes swoardsman Roronoa Zorro, gunner "Captain" Usopp and chef Sanji. Currently, the guys are chasing their cartographer Nami who took off with their ship and all their belongings. Will Ruffy be able to reunite his whole crew and finally set sail on the Grand Line?
  This Issue—Episode 74: Business - Arlong's gang notices Nami doesn't look too happy with Usopp being captured. She gets irritated that they had to butt in right before her business with Arlong was done. Usopp asks her how she can betray Ruffy who still thinks of her as a member of his crew. Nami tells him that the guys were ruining the eight years of business she had been doing with Arlong, and she stabs Usopp. The mermen laugh as she kicks him into the ocean. One merman tells Nami that the only reason she deals with them is so she can buy her hometown to find the treasure hidden in it, but Arlong tells her that he will keep the promise and hand her the town when she has the money. Meanwhile, Ruffy and Sanji (with Yosaku) arrive on the island.


RUROUNI KENSHIN
by Watsuki Nobuhiro
Started in #19, 1994 (24 volumes available)

Overview: Himura Kenshin is a swordsman with a dark past who fights with his reverse-blade sword against evil in the Meiji era. The momentary peace granted him after the battle against Shishio and company quickly comes to an end as Yukishiro Enishi, Kenshin's brother-in-law, arrives in Tokyo with one agenda: revenge. As Enishi's plans slowly jeopardize what Kenshin had been fighting for as a rurouni, can Kenshin see the truth behind the tragedies?
  This Issue—Act 226: From a Samurai to His Descendants - Kenshin has returned to the scene. Kujiranami attacks again, but Kenshin cuts off his right arm with a Ryushouzen. Kujiranami asks Kenshin to kill him, but Kenshin refuses. Kujiranami threatens to blow up the whole town, but Yahiko asks him in return if he ever thought about doing something for the new era using what he had left. Kujiranami realizes that the spirit of the samurai are still present in their descendants, and turns himself in.


YU-GI-OH!
by Takahashi Kazuki
Started in #42, 1996 (11 volumes available)

Overview: Life for Yuugi, a shy high-school boy, changed when he finished solving the Millenium Puzzle, a 3-D jigsaw puzzle that took him 8 years to solve. From that day on, he developed a second "dark" personality that challenged any wrongdoers to a Shadow Game where losing meant more than just losing a game. In the current arc, Yuugi set out with his friends to battle Pegasus, the creator of the hit card game Magic & Wizards, to save the soul of his grandfather.
  This Issue—Battle 115: A Beautiful Trap - Mai's reinforced Harpy Lady defeats Yuugi's Shadow Knight Gaia. Yuugi puts down a card on the table, and sets Demon's Summon to attack. What he forgot was that the Mirror Wall of the Silver Screen was an eternal trap. Mai tells Yuugi that because he was hurrying to finish the duel and get to the duel against Pegasus, he was not thinking straight in the current match against her. With Harpy's Feather Duster, Mai removes Yuugi's trap card (Curse of the Hexagram) from the field. Yuugi decides to put both the Demon's Summon and a Gremlin on defense; but Mai further powers up her Harpy Lady with an Electric Whip. Yuugi feels the pressure as he puts Sigar on defense. Mai thrashes the Demon's Summon with her next card: Harpy's Pet Dragon. Mai tells Yuugi that he has lost sight of "something you can see, but something you can't see.”


HOUSHIN ENGI
by Fujisaki Ryu, based on the translation by Anou Tsutomu
Started in #28, 1996 (13 volumes available)

Overview: Taikoubou is a sennin (a wizard of sorts) sent on a mission to seal away the souls of the evil temptress Datsuki (who is ruining the land of Chouka by controlling its king) and her henchmen. But this project, called the Houshin Project, had to do with much more than just Datsuki's whims. Now, the sennin of Kongrong must settle a final score with their long-time rivals from Kongou…
  This Issue—Episode 124: Battle in the Ten Absolute Zones~"Cold Ice Zone", New Romantic~ - The Kou family safely return to the material world, and decide to chase after Choukoumei's three sisters. Tenshou feels a little bug crawling on him. Outenkun tells the other six remaining Juttenkun that they need to risk their lives to make sure that the Kongron group is terminated. Taikoubou, on the other hand, tells his group to stay away from Bunchu and kill all Juttenkun... but they fall into Entenkun's zone of ice. Fugen-shinjin stands up to fight Entenkun, saying that Taikoubou needs to save his strength for the battles to come.


I"S
by Katsura Masakazu
Started in #19, 1997 (8 volumes available)

Overview: This is a story about Seto Ichitaka and his love life (or attempts thereof ). The fourth I (and third main female character) of the series, Izumi, created turmoil inside Ichitaka's heart, but he realized that he still loved Iori, the girl he has long had a crush on. With Christmas approaching, Ichitaka accidentally double-books a double-date with Iori and a date with Izumi. What will Ichitaka do now that he wants to be with Iori, but Izumi isn't taking a raincheck?
  This Issue—Episode 86: I win! - Iori tells Ichitaka to go see Izumi, although Ichitaka wants to stay with Iori. Ichitaka decides to go when Iori says that he didn't have to hang out with them, but he tells Iori to wait there because he will be right back. Ichitaka arrives back at the place where he was supposed to see Izumi, and finds nobody waiting for him... but Izumi is standing behind him. Ichitaka decides to tell Izumi, however she tells him that she knows about Iori and that she will back down for the evening. As Ichitaka returns to where he left Iori, he decides that if she is still waiting there for him he will tell her that he loves her.



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