The "Weekly Shonen Jump" No. 34 (on sale July 25) and "Weekly Shōnen Sunday" No. 35 (on sale July 27) will feature a "connected collaboration cover" in which the covers of the two magazines are lined up to form a single picture. This is a miraculous collaboration between Gosho Aoyama, author of "Detective Conan" and Eiichiro Oda, author of "ONE PIECE," two of the most famous manga authors in the world. This dream conversation was made possible by the fact that the 100th volume of "ONE PIECE" was released on September 3, 2021, and the 100th volume of "Detective Conan" on October 18, 2021, both of which will reach the 100th comics volume mark in the fall of 2021. To commemorate this dialogue, popular characters from each work appear on the covers of both magazines. The "Linking Collaboration Covers" will be created by placing the two magazines side by side to create a single picture. The cover of Weekly Shonen Jump No. 34, to be released on July 25, 2022, will feature Monkey D. Luffy and Toru Amuro, and the cover of Weekly Shonen Sunday No. 35, to be released on July 27, will feature Conan Edogawa and Loronoa Zoro. All illustrations are newly drawn. In addition, the 35th issue of "Weekly Shōnen Sunday" comes with a collaboration postcard featuring a single illustration of the four characters connected together. The chief editors of both magazines also commented on the dialogue. The cover of this dream collaboration is a dream come true, featuring a conversation between two of the biggest names in manga and a nationally popular work that has sold more than 100 comics volumes. Comments from the editors-in-chief of both magazines Kazunori Oshima, editor-in-chief of Weekly Shōnen Sunday (photo: left) It's impossible that it can't happen. Monday and Wednesday's weekly shōnen magazines, which are not supposed to intersect, have become a single, united cover! And you can also read the first-ever conversation between the teachers touching on the truth of the two major serials, which are now over 100 volumes and reaching an even higher climax here! We hope that JUMP No. 34 and SUNDAY No. 35 will become great treasures in the lives of our readers. I want everyone in Japan to read these two books! Hiroyuki Nakano, editor-in-chief of Weekly Shonen Jump (photo: right) I am very happy to announce this project, which I am sure will surprise and delight manga fans all over Japan and the world. I would like to pay my utmost respect to both of you, who continue to lead the way in the grueling weekly shonen manga series, with more than 100 volumes. I would also like to express my gratitude for the fact that we are living in this era in which "Detective Conan" and "ONE PIECE" are serialized. Let's continue to cheer on Conan and Luffy as they head into the great mystery!" Detective Conan High school detective Shinichi Kudo is on a date with his childhood friend Ran Mouri when he witnesses a deal between mysterious men in black and is poisoned and transformed into a child...! If the organization finds out that Kudo Shinichi is still alive, the people around him will be in danger, so he takes the name "Edogawa Conan" and continues to solve the most difficult cases. All in order to discover the true identity of the mysterious organization and regain his identity as Kudo Shinichi.... The series began in 1994 in Weekly Shōnen Sunday (Shogakukan), and the comic is currently in its 101st volume. The 25th installment of the series, "Detective Conan: Bride of Halloween," released in April 2022, has grossed over 9.1 billion yen at the box office. ■"ONE PIECE The author is Eiichiro Oda. The series began in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine on July 22, 1997 (issue #34), and will celebrate its 25th anniversary in July 2022. The first volume of the comic was released on December 24, 1997, and the 57th volume, released on March 4, 2010, had the highest first printing of 3 million copies in Japanese publishing history. Volume 67, released on August 3, 2012, broke its own record with a first printing of 4.05 million copies. As of July 19, 2021 (when volume 99 is on sale), the total number of comics sold worldwide has exceeded 490 million copies (the total number of copies sold in Japan is more than 400 million copies. (The total number of copies sold in Japan is more than 400 million, and overseas, more than 90 million copies have been sold in more than 57 countries and regions.) The TV anime has been broadcast on Fuji Television since 1999. The film version of the anime "ONE PIECE FILM RED" is scheduled to be released on August 6, 2022. A live-action Hollywood drama project is currently underway for worldwide distribution on Netflix. Synopsis of the film A maritime adventure romance about the "Greatest Treasure of All" (ONE PIECE). The story follows the adventures of a young boy, Monkey D. Luffy, as he and his tightly-knit "Straw Hat Crew" friends hone their abilities and skills in their quest to become pirate kings of the world's oceans. (C) Gosho Aoyama/Shogakukan (C) Eiichiro Oda/Shueisha
【Background】
・Graduated from Kyoto University with a major in Japanese Culture Studies, Faculty of Letters
・After graduation, worked 4 years as editor and proofreader for a print magazine specializing in traditional performing arts and culture
・Became a freelance journalist in 2021 and launched japanculturean.com in 2022
【Expertise】
・Pop-Culture Fusion Analysis
Analytical commentary on how modern pop-culture media (anime, film, fashion) incorporates and reinterprets traditional Japanese motifs.
