One-Punch Man artist Yusuke Marata has compiled some icons Shonen Jump characters in some fantastic anniversary art. The art is part of the magazine's fortieth anniversary, marking a huge milestone with some of the publisher's greatest heroes. There's plenty of art, sure to share the spotlight between a number of different characters that fans have come to love over the decades.
On X, @Everything_OPM_ has reshared artwork that was released sixteen years ago in 2008. This is a huge milestone that coincides with VIZ's fifth anniversary of publishing Shonen Jump in the US. Murata is the illustrator of two incredible pieces, one of which was shared in a comment on user @SatoGojo's post.
The second character collage illustration features other Shonen Jump heroes, including many who weren't in the first group. These include Luffy from One Piece and Hanamichi Sakuragi from the hit basketball manga Slam Dunk.
Shonen Jump Heroes Unite in Two Epic Character Collages
The first character collage features a big action scene with a lot of notable characters. Including Shanks and Chopper from One Piece, Yugi Muto and Seto Kaiba from Yu-Gi-Oh!, Sasuke Uchiha from Naruto, Mantaro Muscle from Kinnikuman, Ryuk from Death Note, Uno Kyuichi from Astro Kyudan and Senju from B utsu Zone. One of the best aspects of these pieces is that the characters come from a wide range of manga, both old and new, with some being extremely popular globally and some being known primarily in Japan.
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has a growing multi-generational fan base thanks to its incredible history…
The other character collection features many other iconic characters that appear to have been collected on board the Straw Hat Pirates, including Vegeta and Bulma from Dragon Ball, Naruto and Sakura from Naruto, Gon and Killua from Hunter x Hunter, Ryoma Echizen from The Prince of Tennis, and Himura Kenshin from Rurouni Kenshin, among many others. Several members of the One Piece crew can be seen, including Luffy, Nami, Nico Robin, Roronoa Zoro, and Sanji. These groups are not only fun, but also a great representation of the many diverse products that Shonen Jump has produced over the forty decades leading up to the creation of this artwork.
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These groups are not only fun, but also a great showcase of Shonen Jump's diverse work over the forty decades leading up to the birth of this work of art.
The first issue of Weekly Shonen Jump was released on August 1, 1968, which is fifty-six years ago. It has become the most popular manga magazine and has launched some of the world's biggest manga, anime, and manga franchises, such as Dragon Ball, Naruto, One Piece, and Demon Slayer, among many others. Despite having a fairly limited demographic focus at the base, interest in the magazine and its publications has become very widespread, expanding to an older audience with each new successful story. Shonen Jump has a growing multi-generational fan base thanks to its incredible history, beautifully captured by One Punch Man artist Yusuke Marata through commemorative artwork.
Source: @Everything_OPM_, @SatoGojo
