Yuta Momiyama, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Shonen Jump+, took to his Twitter account on December 28, 2023 to talk about the importance of MANGA Plus when it comes to titles chosen for domestic live-action adaptations. outside.
In the tweet, he shared insights from a recent conversation with a senior colleague overseeing live-action film adaptations abroad, highlighting a significant increase in negotiations with foreign countries to create adaptations such as One Piece.
According to Momiyama, what stands out is the revelation that many locals, when asked how they discovered these works, pointed to MANGA Plus as their main source.
Interestingly, discussions about adapting certain works into live-action seem to have emerged even before anime adaptations or the official release of tankobon (anthologies) in Japan.
Furthermore, he highlights instances where MANGA Plus serves as a reference for individuals considering translation and publishing offers from different countries.
With a wealth of exciting manga available on Jump and Jump+, Momiyama encourages individuals in the international film and publishing industry to actively explore MANGA Plus for a variety of exciting content.
See his full statement below:
The other day, I had the opportunity to talk to a superior in charge of live-action adaptations abroad.
In recent years, negotiations with foreign countries to make live-action adaptations like ONE have been increasing, but when asked how they knew about this work, many locals said that they found it on MANGA Plus.It seems that some works became the subject of discussion during negotiations to adapt them into live-action even before they were adapted into anime or even before its episodes were published in Japan. Japan.
I also often hear that people use MANGA Plus to read translations and publishing offerings from other countries and use them as references.MANGA Plus was started for a worldwide audience, but it also functions as a directory for those involved in translation publishing and film production abroad. There are many interesting manga available on Jump and Jump+. I want everyone in publishing and cinema to continue to explore them actively on MANGA Plus.
Momiyama previously revealed on one of his blogs that the editorial department monitors the international reception of various works. in MANGA Plus and this data is used to help determine which titles will be adapted into anime.
At that time, he emphasized the growing importance of the overseas anime market, in the same way he spoke about the growing importance of this overseas live action film/series adaptation. .
MANGA Plus is an online manga platform and smartphone application owned by Shueisha, launched on January 28, 2019. It is available worldwide except Japan, China, and Korea. China already has its own services, including Shonen Jump+, the original Japanese service.
A subscription service called “ Manga Plus MAX ” was added to the app in October 2023.
Source: Twitter
