The Value of WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP ALPHA

By February 06, 2012

What's Weekly SHONEN JUMP Alpha worth? The accountants cramped in the backroom of the SJ offices were working around the clock crunching numbers to give you the lowdown. Here’s how the print and digital magazines compare against one another, giving you more good reasons on why you should sign up today!

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Print SJ Magazine

Weekly SJ Alpha

Manga Pages/Month

250 pages

480 pages

Series/Issue

5

6

Issue/Year

10

48

Cost/Issue
(based on an annual subscription)

$2.70
(based on $26.95 subscription)

$0.54
(based on $25.99 for 52 weeks of access to each issue)

Single Issue Cost

$4.99

$0.99
(for 4 weeks of access)

Freshness of Content

A few months to
more than a year
behind Japan


Two weeks behind
Weekly SHONEN JUMP
in Japan

Access

Print only through
April 2012 issue
(in stores March 6,
2012)

Starts 1/30/2012

Any PC or Mac with
an internet connection

iPad (VIZ Manga app)

iPhone/iPod touch (VIZ Manga app)

Any Android tablet or
phone with a built-in
browser