Weekly Shonen Jump (American magazine)

Beginning in September 2014, the "Jump Start initiative" was started with the goal of previewing the first three issues of all new manga debuting in the Japanese magazine, with the potential for full serialization in the English magazine if various criteria are met.

• One Piece x Toriko: Taste of the Devil Fruit by Eiichiro Oda and Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro - A one-shot crossover between One Piece and Toriko, available for free to annual subscribers who signed up before April 30, 2012.
• Naruto, "Movie 6: Road to Naruto the Movie" by Masashi Kishimoto - A special one-shot tie-in for the ninth Naruto film, Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie, included in the August 6, 2012, issue of Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha.
• Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan, "Aoi Spiral Castle: The Final Battle (Act 1)" by Hiroshi Shiibashi - A full-color 64-page chapter published in a free, special issue of Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha on August 27, 2012, to commemorate the Obon holiday.
• Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan, "Aoi Spiral Castle: The Final Battle (Act 2)" by Hiroshi Shiibashi - A full-color 63-page chapter published in the October 29, 2012, issue of Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha.
• Otter No.11 by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata - A spin-off one-shot from the series Bakuman, published in the free SJ Alpha Yearbook 2013, mailed out to annual subscribers in December 2012.
• Sachie-chan Good!! by Akira Toriyama and Masakazu Katsura - A one-shot manga written by Akira Toriyama and illustrated by Masakazu Katsura, originally published in Jump SQ in 2008. It was published in the free SJ Alpha Yearbook 2013, mailed out to annual subscribers in December 2012.
• Hunter × Hunter: Kurapika's Memories by Yoshihiro Togashi - A 63-page one-shot split into two parts detailing Kurapika's origins which acts as a prequel to the Hunter × Hunter: Phantom Rouge film. Part one was included in the December 17, 2012, issue and part two was included in the December 24, 2012, issue.
• Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan, "Aoi Spiral Castle: The Final Battle (Act 3)" by Hiroshi Shiibashi - A full-color 63-page chapter published in the January 14, 2013, issue of Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha.
• Kintoki by Akira Toriyama - A one-shot manga originally published in Weekly Shōnen Jump in 2010 as part of the "Top of the Super Legend" project, a series of six one-shot manga by famed Jump artists. It was published in the January 28, 2013, issue of Weekly Shonen Jump.
• Naruto: A Digital Retrospective by Masashi Kishimoto - A free digital artbook containing a cover gallery with the artwork for the first 60 volumes of Naruto, a small collection of color spreads, and chapter 624. It was available from May 30 to April 1, 2013. A revised version with more artwork and the original Naruto one-shot pilot was published as a special bonus issue of Weekly Shonen Jump on August 19, 2013, to commemorate the Obon holiday.
• Sakuran (Tentative) by Toshiaki Iwashiro - A one-shot manga published day and date with the Japanese Weekly Shōnen Jump on April 1, 2013.
• Mario by Masashi Kishimoto - A one-shot manga originally published in Jump SQ 2013 No. 6 on May 2, 2013, and published in Weekly Shonen Jump on May 13, 2013. A four-page prelude to the one-shot was published on April 27, 2013, in the Japanese Weekly Shōnen Jump, and on April 29, 2013, in the North American Weekly Shonen Jump.
• Naruto, "Number 638: Ten Tails' Jinchuriki, Obito" by Masashi Kishimoto and One Piece, "Chapter 714: Lucy and Moocy" by Eichiro Oda - Special full-color versions of these two chapters were published exclusively in Japanese in the premium digital edition of Weekly Shōnen Jump No. 33 on July 13, 2013, and in English in the July 15, 2013, issue of Weekly Shonen Jump, to commemorate the 45th anniversary of Weekly Shōnen Jump.[11]
• Bench by Masashi Kishimoto - A one-shot manga about baseball originally published in Japanese in Weekly Shōnen Jump in 2010 as part of the "Top of the Super Legend" project and in English in the July 29, 2013, issue of Weekly Shonen Jump.
• Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto - The original Naruto one-shot pilot, published in a free, special issue of Weekly Shonen Jump on August 19, 2013, to commemorate the Obon holiday.
• One Piece, "Strong World" by Eiichiro Oda - A special one-shot tie-in for the 10th One Piece film, Strong World, included in the September 2, 2013, issue of Weekly Shonen Jump.
• Cross Manage, "Special Bonus Chapter" by KAITO - A special one-shot bonus chapter showing what happened between Sakurai and Misora during their summer training camp, published in the October 21, 2013, issue of Weekly Shonen Jump.
• One Piece: A Digital Retrospective by Eiichiro Oda - A free digital artbook containing an interview, a cover gallery with the artwork for the first 69 volumes of One Piece, a small collection of color spreads, and the special one-shot chapter "Strong World." It was available from November 21 to 27, 2013.
• El Viento Del Norte by Niu Zai (牛 仔 Niú Zǎi) - A one-shot Taiwanese manga about a katana-wielding cowgirl that was entered in the Shonen Jump Manga Competition and was voted most popular by American audiences. It was published in the January 27, 2014, issue of Weekly Shonen Jump.
• The Team Before Daybreak by Yu YanShu - A Chinese one-shot about a vampire participating in World War II; it was the most popular entry for the Shonen Jump Manga Competition in both Japan and China, and was printed in the January 27, 2014, issue of each country's respective Shonen Jump.
• Dragon Ball Minus: Departure of the Fated Child by Akira Toriyama - A prequel story to both Dragon Ball and Jaco the Galactic Patrolman, originally included in the collected volume of Jaco. Published in the May 7, 2014, issue of Weekly Shonen Jump.
• Nisekoi x My Love Story!! by Naoshi Komi and Kazune Kawahara - A crossover two-shot between Nisekoi and Ore Monogatari!!, the first part published in the June 16, 2014, issue of Weekly Shonen Jump and the second part on June 30 issue. Also included in the June 16 issue was the first chapter of Ore Monogatari!!.
• Rurouni Kenshin: Master of Flame by Nobuhiro Watsuki - A two-part Rurouni Kenshin side-story about Himura Kenshin's rival, Shishio Makoto. The two parts were published in the July 14, 2014, and September 15, 2014, issues of Weekly Shonen Jump.
• Shikigami: Twilight Days by Toshiaki Iwashiro - A one-shot manga by the author of Psyren published in the July 28, 2014, issue of Weekly Shonen Jump.
• Astronerd by Kazue Kato - A one-shot manga by the author of Blue Exorcist published in the August 11, 2014, issue of Weekly Shonen Jump.
• Tegami Bachi, Chapter 1: "Letter and Letter Bee" by Hiroyuki Asada - Published in a free, special "Tegami Bachi Spotlight" issue on August 18, 2014, to commemorate the Obon Holiday.
• RKD-EK9 by Nisioisin and Takeshi Obata - A one-shot manga published in the December 29, 2014, bonus issue of Weekly Shonen Jump.
• What Can You Kill? by Nisioisin and Akihisa Ikeda - A one-shot manga published on January 12, 2015, bonus issue of Weekly Shonen Jump.
• The Right Way to Make Jump! by Takeshi Sakurai - A special manga feature published in the May 4, 2015, bonus issue of Weekly Shonen Jump presenting the series' three-part The Right Way to Make Jump in English! story arc, spanning chapters 27–29, which were originally published in Japanese on Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ platform from April 20 through May 4, 2015.
• Naruto: The Path Lit by the Full Moon by Masashi Kishimoto - A one-shot about Mitsuki and Orochimaru, acting as a precursor to the upcoming Boruto: Naruto Next Generations series. Published in the April 25, 2016, issue of Weekly Shonen Jump.