The Current State of Shonen Jump 2021

A video on YouTube. In Video Essays, a Krater category.

Summary by Krater

A retrospective look at the state of Weekly Shonen Jump in 2020, reviewing the cancellations, massive sales shifts, and newly launched manga series that defined the year.

From the video

Answers: What happened to Weekly Shonen Jump manga in 2020?

Weekly Shonen Jump manga sales 2020
Manga cancellations and new series
Demon Slayer sales dominance
Spy x Family digital manga success
Shonen Jump Plus platform growth

What it concludes

Samurai Eight sold poorly and ended after 43 chapters.
Demon Slayer outsold every other manga series in 2020, taking up 22 of the top 23 spots in yearly sales rankings.
One Piece was outsold by two other titles for the first time in recorded history in 2020.
Digital manga on Shonen Jump Plus, such as Spy x Family and Kaiju No. 8, are dramatically outperforming traditional print series.
The cancellation of prominent long-running series and mediocre sales for new print titles mean Weekly Shonen Jump faces a difficult rebuilding period.

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