{"id":64586,"date":"2026-04-02T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=64586"},"modified":"2026-04-02T17:50:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T08:50:51","slug":"dr-stone-artist-boichi-says-that-mangakas-fixation-on-shonen-jump-might-negatively-impact-the-creative-diversity-of-the-industry-in-the-long-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/dr-stone-artist-boichi-says-that-mangakas-fixation-on-shonen-jump-might-negatively-impact-the-creative-diversity-of-the-industry-in-the-long-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Stone artist Boichi says that mangakas\u2019 fixation on Shonen Jump might negatively impact the creative diversity of the industry in the long run"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Mu-jik Park, a South Korean manga artist and author better known by his alias \u201c<strong>Boichi<\/strong>,\u201d recently took to X to talk about the impact of Weekly Shonen Jump on the manga industry. While he counts himself lucky that many of his works have been published by Shueisha (the company behind Shonen Jump), he argues that aspiring mangakas\u2019 focus on \u201cmaking it to Shonen Jump\u201d may negatively impact the industry in the long run, especially when it comes to the creativity and diversity of the works themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When we look at people around the world who dream of building a manga industry, their goal is often Weekly Sh\u014dnen Jump.<br>As someone who is part of Sh\u014dnen Jump, I am very grateful for that.<br><br>However, if your goal is Sh\u014dnen Jump itself, you cannot build a strong and vibrant manga\u2026<\/p>&mdash; Boichi (@Boichi_Bo1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Boichi_Bo1\/status\/2038396028232327314?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While Boichi is not denouncing Shonen Jump in any capacity, he thinks that there is a risk of the manga scene becoming oversaturated with works that resemble those from the weekly anthology series, especially considering that Shonen Jump has been glorified as the \u201cultimate goal\u201d of many aspiring mangakas. But Boichi believes that, rather than as a final \u201cgoal,\u201d Shonen Jump is merely the \u201cresult\u201d of the industry\u2019s evolution over the decades. \u201cIf all the works being produced resemble those from Shonen Jump\u2014in art style, characters, themes, storytelling, or ideas\u2014then what is the value of producing 10,000 or even 50,000 such works every year? That would be nothing less than a disaster,\u201d he comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Boichi argues that the key to building \u201ca strong and vibrant manga industry\u201d lies in further diversifying the medium. Manga is strongly \u201cIP-oriented,\u201d with mangakas serving as creators of IPs which other forms of media, like animation and film, often draw inspiration from. Thanks to its solo-creator-oriented nature, Boichi says that manga as a medium has endless possibilities to convey the \u201cdiversity in style, subject matter, thought and life experience,\u201d which is what helped Shonen Jump titles become so well known and loved in the first place. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As an example, one of the manga Boichi deeply loves and continues to bring up during conversations is an unnamed title about raising cows, which was created by an author who loves and cares for the animals in real life. In this sense, believes mangaka should not be afraid to create something personal to them, and if they embrace the medium\u2019s potential to the fullest, the final result will be unique and resonate better with readers. Looking at Boichi\u2019s line of works, which include Sun-Ken Rock (a manga about a former young Japanese aristocrat turned orphaned who grows up to be the boss of a Korean gang), The Marshal King (which is about the son of an outlaw who vows to bring law to a lawless land), and Dr. Stone (he served as an artist creating a story about a scientific genius who wants to rebuild human civilization after its collapse), it\u2019s clear that the range of genres and themes he covers is quite vast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Boichi\u2019s statement has come to be appreciated by aspiring <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/666Rosen\/status\/2038484818627903777?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">manga artists around the world<\/a>, with many agreeing with the points he had to make. While some comments admit that <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Megami_Aki\/status\/2038404845514744307?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a large number of people are influenced by Shonen Jump<\/a>, others seek to break from the fold and create more diverse works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Related:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/gintama-creator-stopped-drawing-manga-and-started-dieting-intensely-after-the-series-finished-upcoming-dandelion-anime-project-was-launched-to-motivate-him\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Gintama creator \u201cstopped drawing manga and started dieting intensely\u201d after the series finished. Upcoming Dandelion anime project was launched to motivate him<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/major-ranking-of-manga-people-want-to-see-animated-in-2026-topped-by-the-mortifying-ordeal-of-being-seen\/\"><strong>Major ranking of manga people w<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/major-ranking-of-manga-people-want-to-see-animated-in-2026-topped-by-the-mortifying-ordeal-of-being-seen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/major-ranking-of-manga-people-want-to-see-animated-in-2026-topped-by-the-mortifying-ordeal-of-being-seen\/\"><strong>nt to see animated in 2026 topped by \u201cThe Mortifying Ordeal of Being Seen\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent post on X, manga artist and author Boichi shared his thoughts about the impact of Shonen Jump on the manga industry. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":64589,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,65],"tags":[17,66],"class_list":["post-64586","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-nongaming-news","tag-japan-related-news","tag-non-gaming-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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