Shonen Jump to Run One-Shots from Six Well-Known Authors


This year's 42nd issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine is announcing on Saturday that six "legendary" shonen manga creators will contribute one-shot manga, starting with the 45th issue on October 9. The "Top of the Super Legend" lineup are the following:
* Issue 45 (10/9): Masashi Kishimoto (Naruto)
* Issue 46 (10/18): Hideaki Sorachi (Gintama)
* Issue 47 (10/25): Takeshi Konomi (The Prince of Tennis)
* Issue 48 (11/1): Kyosuke Usuta (Pyu to Fuku! Jaguar)
* Issue 49 (11/8): Osamu Akimoto (Kochira Katsushika-ku Kamearikouen-mae Hashutsujo)
* Issue 50 (11/15): Akira Toriyama (Dragon Ball)

Kishimoto will draw "Bench!!," a "hot-blooded baseball manga."


To those who haven't read the US Shonen Jump issue that celebrates a decade of Naruto, it was mentioned that Kishimoto-sensei wanted to create a baseball manga while thinking about how he will do Naruto. Now his dream has finally came true!