Shueisha Announces New JUMP TOON Service for Vertical Manga

Japanese publisher Shueisha and its Jump brand have long defined a significant portion of the manga industry and continue to push into all-new areas, including a variety of publication mediums and even video games. Today, the company announced that their latest venture will be a vertical reading service called JUMP TOON, which is expected to launch sometime in 2024.

The service's official website introduces it as such:

The next page

The next chapter

The next series

We're always talking about what's next, so now it's time to consider the next "Jump"

On your smartphone

In color

With vertical scrolling

The next world is spreads out from a single finger

A little of manga's future

JUMP TOON begins

集英社・ジャンプグループが贈る、今後リリース予定の縦読みマンガサービス「ジャンプTOON」公式アカウントです！
アプリや作品情報などをお伝えしていきますので、ご期待ください！https://t.co/hKMFA7tYpz#ジャンプTOON

— ジャンプTOON (@jumptoon_offl) May 30, 2023

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The inaugural JUMP TOON AWARD was also announced, the winner of which will receive serialization on the service and a million yen in prize money (approx. U.S$7,120), as judged by editor-in-chief Takanori Asada. Applications are open until August 31 and results will be announced in early October.

「第1回ジャンプTOON AWARD」を開催します！

縦読みマンガサービス「ジャンプTOON」投稿作品を大募集????
大賞は連載確約&賞金100万円！
編集長 浅田貴典からのメッセージも是非ご覧下さい！https://t.co/HjZtfkpItF#ジャンプTOON #漫画賞

— ジャンプTOON (@jumptoon_offl) May 30, 2023

Source: Official Twitter (1,2), Website, Comic Natalie

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