Although JMPA reported that Weekly Shonen Jump rose slightly in circulation in 2009 and 2010, Japan’s manga magazine circulation has been reported as falling since at least 2006. Weekly Shōnen Magazine’s circulation dropped below two million in and below one million last year.
Circulations of Kodansha’s Weekly Shōnen Magazine and Shogakukan’s Weekly Shonen Sunday magazines also fell for the January-March 2017 period. Weekly Shōnen Magazine’s circulation dropped about 22,000 from the previous period to 964,158.
The Japanese Magazine Publishers Association (JMPA) reported on Tuesday that Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump dipped in circulation below two million.
Weekly Shonen Sunday’s circulation dropped about 3,600 to 319,667.