The History of Weekly Shonen Jump: 1985 - Featuring City Hunter

[@dcma30552]

For his neutral special, Ryo wields a gun

[@Unquestionable]

One of the most fascinating periods of history for pop culture to me is 1980s Japan and seeing the episodes covering Jump during that period really presents a lot of interesting observations. The bubble economy was in full swing and the optimism so thick it even seems to transfer to the way the manga was created, giving this kind of vibe of an eternal golden age where thing will only continue to get better. City Hunter is one of those series I've caught pieces of here and there over the years. I remember back in the late 90s, early 2000s, a friend of mine in high school would visit his cousin out in California every summer and would bring back all these fan subs of anime that hadn't gotten a wider release in America. City Hunter was one of those where he got a few VHS episodes that we watched over and over, always yearning for more. Insane to think about how many absolute classics hit over the course of only a few years.

[@FifthRobin]

He returned when he was needed most!

[@TrentinArt]

Haha wish I didn't have to take a break but im back!!

[@watchforever1724]

City Hunter is good to talk about probably one of the best series by tsubasa hojou I managed to read most of the chapters since this month to get ready for this video

[@danielg.w5733]

The french influence on Terasawa never fails to shine through

[@projectmessiah]

Let's goooooo, i love City Hunter. Just started reading Claymore and continued Death Note (Already watched the anime) partially due to this channel recently putting me in a Jump mood. Keep up the great work.

[@watchforever1724]

I see yeah city Hunter is pretty beloved

[@TrentinArt]

Awww nice glad you've been enjoying the channel, enjoy the both manga too! Death note was great recently on a re-read for me

[@KINGBADASS100]

City Hunter is another classic SJ series, alongside Fist Of The North Star that I can’t understand why they aren’t on the SJ app.

[@TrentinArt]

City Hunter might be due to licencing reasons though I think they should have access, then for FOTNS I have no idea since they publish physicals, maybe they view it as a more premium and sought after series so they want you to buy the hardcovers

[@watchforever1724]

The anime is more available thanks to discotek media

[@KINGBADASS100]

@@TrentinArt Probably. I just wish more older manga were readily available in general, you know? And I think it would be really cool to introduce more people to classics like FOTNS, Kinnikuman & City Hunter.

[@watchforever1724]

@@KINGBADASS100 actually fist of the North Star manga is accessible to westerners now but for stuff like city Hunter and the rest of Kinnikuman

[@TrentinArt]

Absolutely!! I hope through these videos some of these older manga get even a little bit more attention, if people do talk about them more than maybe publishers will take notice, fingers crossed!

[@elijahguest1885]

Shun amanuma is underrated, he didn’t reach his stride yet when sumomo was released, he’s more well known for his Japanese wwii aircraft anthology manga spirit of senku, which ran from 1995-2000 and then again from 2005-2009 in Shueisha Jump Remix, and then another more modern political thriller and naval manga called sword of the sea which ran in Buisness jump from at least 2000-2004 he’s also done numerous 6 volume and one shot romance manga I haven’t check out yet. I do his stuff gets translated again i just used google because i like lots of military manga, he’s one of my favorite artists to come out of Shueisha. Otojuku looks really fun I’ve attempted to start it and had fun but never got around to committing to it i might finally start soon.

[@TrentinArt]

Ohh thank you for the interesting info on Amanuma!!

[@TheBlackOtaku]

The 70’s 80’s and 90’s was my favorite era of Shonen jump 😁

[@TrentinArt]

It's a really fun time!

[@watchforever1724]

Yeah

[@egnichiekevin9647]

10:36 I never seen this commercial before, I while search so manies times on two languages. You make my day putting Tsuide ni Tonchikan OP on this content. City Hunter in French call him Nicki Larson is base on anime censored. It look like on Nanar. I've glad you back again.

[@TrentinArt]

Aww thanks for your comment, glad you enjoyed the ads and Tonchinkan op inclusion!

[@kahlilmartin8304]

Hello TrentinArt! Since I really love your History of Weekly Shonen Jump series, I would love to do a passion project where I get to collect, and translate every issue of WSJ and it's major spin-offs for archival purposes.

[@TrentinArt]

That would be amazing! Even just the first issue which is easy to get a hold of as a reprint would be sick translated so wishing you all the best in that!

[@goylem91]

I'm waiting the next episode with impatience because it's the year of my faforite 80's manga.

[@TrentinArt]

Hopefully shouldn't have to wait to long since it's mostly scripted already!

[@ARYANJCE]

Love this. Big fan of city hunter

[@SamTheGumMan117]

Ayo The Axed Manga Hunter is back, and we're in prime jump years baby and City Hunter is so funny, plus the main character is so cool

[@TrentinArt]

Axed manga hunter haha. And yeah Ryo is a super cool mc I like him a lot

[@irinaiturri]

Black Knight Bat seems like something created in Metal Hurlant or Heavy Metal, but somewaht tamer

[@WinspearUltima]

I really hope city Hunter one day gets a hardcover release like fist of the northstar in English, it would be so good. I need to check out the series too.

[@TrentinArt]

I'd love a hardcover, and it'd get more people to read it which is a massive win!

[@WinspearUltima]

@@TrentinArtsame and it’s one of my favourite formats of manga second favourite next to the single volumes And it’s also my favourite kazenban format for sure.

[@WinspearUltima]

@@TrentinArt and as for city Hunter I’ve just clicked on the site and I’m so surprised it has an English release in full, that’s definitely where I will read this amazing shonen classic

[@TrentinArt]

@@WinspearUltima Ahh it's not fully translated offically yet but the translators still on the job! I just need it to be more easy to find tbh

[@WinspearUltima]

@@TrentinArtsame I hope it more easier to find so that English readers can finally check out this amazing shonen series in fully

[@zeoinfinitneospace2134]

I did enjoy City Hunter on Crunchyroll and I really love Akira kamiya he did a fantastic job playing as ryo he may be funny but he still mainly

[@TrentinArt]

For sure!! He captured the character really well!

[@argy7526]

i have to watch or read city hunter some day especially that jackie chan film Also db fan fact: toriyama completely forgot about lunch

[@TrentinArt]

Hopefully, the manga becomes a bit more available, but the live action films are a blast! He sooo forgot about her, which is a shame since she's cool

[@argy7526]

@@TrentinArt thx for the suggestion i will definetely check them out!

[@muffinzetta3670]

Man and people think stuff gets canceled too fast now. These barely got to 10 chapters

[@TrentinArt]

Yup! It's not uncommon for manga to get 3x the amount of time now in Jump!

[@Reionder]

Hopefully you do this same arc-by-arc recap with other huge manga like One Piece and Slam Dunk

[@TrentinArt]

I will be doing it for future manga! One Piece for sure, for Slam dunk I'm not sure I could tackle it arc by arc but I might mention it more than once!!

[@watchforever1724]

Funny I’m on my trip to Japan when this video came out great video

[@TrentinArt]

Aww sweet, have a nice trip!

[@rolanddecker9633]

Being born in 1986, I can't wait for the next video

[@TrentinArt]

Woooo! Shouldn't be too long between entries this time!

[@watchforever1724]

Sakigake anime was pretty awesome I’m glad fansub episodes exist I actually recommend to young teenage boys and young adults it’s definitely appealing not a masterpiece but it’s sure an experience .I’d probably give that a 7.8/10

[@murderman8578]

Still need to read it

[@salihalbayrak-es8ky]

yay city hunter! :) (you probably dont remember me mate but i was that one dude who commented about it!) btw did you like the soundtracks of the anime? because i've never seen anyone who didnt like it and i think they are the best soundtracks in all of anime industry.

[@TrentinArt]

Awww sweet, well we've finally gotten here! I listened to some of the ost and yeah it's great!

[@watchforever1724]

I actually used fan translation to read City Hunter but for the anime and movies are accessible for western audiences at least

[@gabrielramos7716]

i know that you padronized the videos already, but i would love if a author already had other series, instead of the info be on the script, having some visual... From this series i think i can remember better the older mangas with the volume image than the name That minor suggestion aside, this is a fantastic series! It's like a historical record of Shonen Jump, and probably the easiest way to learn about its history. This series is definitely going to be popular with manga fans for a long time.

[@TrentinArt]

Thank you for your comment. I'm glad you like the videos! I'm a bit confused about what you mean in your first paragraph, and would love to know what you mean if you can clarify! Always open to suggestions to make the series a bit better or more enjoyable!

[@gabrielramos7716]

​@@TrentinArt Thanks for responding! I was trying to suggest something about how you mention previous works by an author, i think that 13:20 is the better way to metion, compared to 8:32 and 16:27. So i thought that you could incorporate this older works under the black box you use to name the manga, if the box is a little smaller maybe you can put the photo of these older works, don't know if will be visualize pleasant but you won't even need to mention this older works since will be showing in the video.

[@TrentinArt]

Ahhh I see what you mean! I think something like that would be cool but I'm not sure how we'll it would come across for smaller screens like mobile users. I think in general i sometimes show old covers and sometimes don't, a big part I think is they're mostly callbacks from previous videos for those who watched them. Doing it for every msnga might be a bit complicated and muddy the flow of things but I appreciate the suggestion. I'll try make stuff like that a bit clearer from now on!

[@gabrielramos7716]

@@TrentinArt like I said, minor thing. The project is great already!

[@danielg.w5733]

city hunter needs more attention in the US

[@TrentinArt]

It does! It's a shame the manga is a little obtuse to read offically

[@watchforever1724]

The manga needs an English print in the west

[@venom66656]

You live!

[@TrentinArt]

Yep!! Hopefully I'll be back to posting a bit more frequently!

[@X_Brawn]

Interesting how many series got axed after only 10 chapters. People today complain about how cruel Jump is axing series after 30 chapters. It seems they are more patient in the present.

[@TrentinArt]

Yeahhh, recently especially I think they've been pretty lenient, that could change with big things like MHA/JJK ending if they want to try to find a new hit. But back here in the 80s they were pretty cut-throat, it makes sense though since the magazine was full of great stuff

[@neonthunder3261]

Otokojuku's Tenchou Gorin Daibukai is peak tbh but insanely long

[@watchforever1724]

Kaori you know gave me vibes of bulma from dragon ball

[@MadMakishimu]

I do love Shity Hunter!

[@Pajarocaro]

Persona music is everywhere.

[@TrentinArt]

It's good and often laid back so thats why! Persona 2 also deserves more love

[@tomasmateus17]

The sakigakr anime was great, but damn the fake deaths were too much...banger opening

[@murderman8578]

It was Decent it's dated but decent Still need to read

[@watchforever1724]

@@murderman8578 yeah agreed

[@murderman8578]

@@watchforever1724 in terms of Animation and Adaptation

[@watchforever1724]

@@murderman8578 i was agreeing with you though

[@watchforever1724]

@j.b.5422 I don’t agree with the one piece one

[@EduTheshark]

Another GOATED video as always 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@TrentinArt]

Eyyy thank you!