Weekly Shonen Jump is considered one of the biggest manga publications published in Japan for good reason, with the regularly released manga collection featuring the likes of Dragon Ball Super, One Piece, My Hero Academia, Jujutsu Kaisen, and more. While the publication’s main event is considered by many to be Jump Festa, which normally takes place towards the end of the year each year, its sister series normally has plenty of announcements for anime fans, and a new poster has arrived indicating which franchises should be featured in this summer event.
Jump Victory Carnival has made a comeback since having to take a year off during the coronavirus pandemic, with the event returning last year and spotlighting some of the biggest Shonen franchises. With COVID-19 having many adverse effects on anime and manga stories across the board, it’s clear that the medium has grown in popularity in recent years despite this fact. As there are major changes for the world of Shonen in 2022, we certainly wouldn’t be surprised to see some major announcements coming thanks to the upcoming Jump Victory Carnival taking place in July.
Twitter Outlet DBS Chronicles has shared the new poster for Jump Victory Carnival 2022, seeing heroes from Dragon Ball Super, My Hero Academia, One Piece, Demon Slayer and more standing front and center to help generate buzz on the event that should take place in Japan on July 17:
Jump Victory Carnival 2022 Visual.
When: Sunday July 17, 2022
Venue: Makuhari Messe Hall pic.twitter.com/i8DwYmx57l— SUPER クロニクル (@DBSCronicles) May 20, 2022
The fall season for anime is expected to be one of the biggest in recent memory, with the likes of My Hero Academia, Bleach and Mob Psycho 100 ready to come back, as well as Chainsaw Man and Uzumaki by Junji Ito receive their first anime adaptations. As anime support continues to skyrocket in popularity, which has been proven time and time again through sales figures and viewer demand for anime content, it will be interesting to see what news arrives. for hungry anime fans at this year’s Jump Victory Carnival.
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