Jump Festa
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is an annual party or exposition
in Japan, all about anime
and manga
, sponsored by Shueisha
, creators of the various Jump
anthologies. New movies
, manga
, game
s, and merchandise are introduced during this event. The tradition is that of already existing material a special item or episode
is produced and presented at the convention to prove the makers are not out of ideas and to experiment. Manga artists
of popular current and former Jump series are often on hand, and many of them have panels where they answer questions.
The event also acts as a gaming convention, most notably for Namco Bandai
and Square Enix
, which often debut trailers and new gameplay footage as well as game demos for the public. Although the event is focused around Shōnen Jump, there are often events for many other anime and video game franchises, as well.
Exposition
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in Japan, all about anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
and manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
, sponsored by Shueisha
Shueisha
is a major publisher in Japan. The company was founded in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The following year, Shueisha became a separate, independent company. Magazines published by Shueisha include Weekly Shōnen Jump, Weekly Young Jump,...
, creators of the various Jump
Weekly Shonen Jump
is a weekly shōnen manga anthology published in Japan by Shueisha under the Jump line of magazines. The first issue was released with a cover date of July 2, 1968, and it is still circulating. One of the longest-running manga magazines in Japan, it has a circulation of 2.8 million copies...
anthologies. New movies
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
, manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
, game
Game
A game is structured playing, usually undertaken for enjoyment and sometimes used as an educational tool. Games are distinct from work, which is usually carried out for remuneration, and from art, which is more often an expression of aesthetic or ideological elements...
s, and merchandise are introduced during this event. The tradition is that of already existing material a special item or episode
Episode
An episode is a part of a dramatic work such as a serial television or radio program. An episode is a part of a sequence of a body of work, akin to a chapter of a book. The term sometimes applies to works based on other forms of mass media as well, as in Star Wars...
is produced and presented at the convention to prove the makers are not out of ideas and to experiment. Manga artists
Mangaka
is the Japanese word for a comic artist or cartoonist. Outside of Japan, manga usually refers to a Japanese comic book and mangaka refers to the author of the manga, who is usually Japanese...
of popular current and former Jump series are often on hand, and many of them have panels where they answer questions.
The event also acts as a gaming convention, most notably for Namco Bandai
Namco Bandai
, also known as the Bandai Namco Group, is a Japanese holding company formed from the merger of Namco and Bandai. It has interests in toys, video games and arcades, anime, and amusement parks. The new entity was founded on September 29, 2005...
and Square Enix
Square Enix
is a Japanese video game and publishing company best known for its console role-playing game franchises, which include the Final Fantasy series, the Dragon Quest series, and the action-RPG Kingdom Hearts series...
, which often debut trailers and new gameplay footage as well as game demos for the public. Although the event is focused around Shōnen Jump, there are often events for many other anime and video game franchises, as well.