Tokyo, 17 December, /AJMEDIA/
Since 1999, the Jump Festa has been a major event in manga and anime in Japan. This convention held in Chiba City’s Makuhari Messe draws in countless fans of Shueisha’s major manga magazines such as Weekly Jump, Shonen Jump+, V Jump, Jump SQ, and Saikyo Jump.
But despite the popularity of Jump Festa and the notoriety of Jump’s many mega-hits all over the world, this event has been limited to inside Japan for most of its existence. That changed last year when Jump Festa released videos of of their main stage shows globally with English subtitles, and while great, this too was limited in that the videos came out three months after the actual event.
This time, however, anyone anywhere can watch all the stage shows as they happen with English subtitle and interpretation services provided. Beginning on Dec 17, Jump Festa 2023 will be divided into two days and three stages with the publication’s biggest hits being highlighted on the Super Stage. While streaming, this stage will have both English subtitles and real-time interpretation. Here’s a rundown of the panels.
● Dec 17
Black Clover (11:15 a.m. – 11:55 a.m.)
Jujutsu Kaisen (12:45 p.m. – 1:25 p.m.)
The Prince of Tennis II (2:10 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.)
Boruto & Naruto (3:35 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.)
My Hero Academia (5 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.)
● Dec 18
Spy x Family (11:15 a.m. – 11:55 a.m.)
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (12:45 p.m. – 1:25 p.m.)
Dr. Stone (2:10 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.)
Chainsaw Man (3:35 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.)
One Piece (5 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.)
It’ll be a great chance for fans everywhere to get news and insight to their favorite titles and some panels are expected to have table reads featuring the voice actors from their anime versions. Not only that, a handful of select titles will also grace the Super Stage EX for one day only.
