Even though it was entertaining , the first chapter ofShonen Jump ’s fresh mangaStar of Beethovenactually shock me instead , and every other reader who ’s still swag from the premature cancelation ofPPPPPPby Mapollo 3 doubtless experienced a like reaction . For me , I foolishly went in go for thatStar of Beethovenby Morihiro Hayashi would be the nextPPPPPP , but that did n’t end up being the case . While everything can change in chapter # 2,Star of Beethovenis clearly go in another focusing that find more consanguine to the seriesHikaru no Go .

Although fans ofHikaru no Gowill rejoice , they at least have 155 chapters plus an entire anime adaptation , whilePPPPPP ’s fandom will only have 70 chapters . Of naturally , it was manifestly inexpedient for any fan to get their hopes up at the outlook of aPPPPPPrevival , even though it did have a few reprints a few fourth dimension over itsbrief tenure with Shonen Jump . It eventually succumb to what befall many new Shonen Jump rubric that fail to extend to a certain threshold . The manga was forced to end early to make style for another title .

Star of Beethoven Should Have Been More Like PPPPPP

There’s Never Been Anything Quite Like Experiential-Visual Music

Despite this harsh reality , it ’s difficult to deny thatPPPPPPleft a lasting impact . The manga boast an excellent assumption , where the booster - an alienated , cast aside septuplet name Lucky - had to compete against his famous siblings , all of which was complemented by a very singular art style . However , the master rationality to look forward to a manga following in PPPPPP ’s footsteps is because of the incredible concept of experiential - visual medicine , which was introduced as ahead of time as the first chapter . regrettably , Star Of Beethoven , despite similar subject thing , went a different route in its presentation of medicine .

The newest serial on Shonen Jump , Embers , is intelligibly inspire by the iconic Slam Dunk chef-d’oeuvre by legendary Takehiko Inoue .

On one hand , PPPPPP ’s existential - visual musiccan be interpreted as an incredibly effective means of making musical performances as shonen - esque as possible by transforming an fine art form that ’s usually a very intellectual , nonobjective experience into something physically touchable . In fact , the manga begin pushing the boundaries of this already unique concept even further like all great manga do whenPPPPPPrecontextualizes it into something violentor even a drug .

Embers and Slam Dunk

In essence , the concept of existential - ocular euphony is very similar to what Disney’sFantasiarevolutionized by creating story and mental image through song . AsFantasia ’s host Deems Taylor enunciate , Fantasiaillustrated and brought to life"the designs and pictures and stories that music inspired in the head and resourcefulness of a chemical group of artists . “Not only getting to experience something that again in a manga , but adapted into an anime would have been aPPPPPPfan ’s greatest ambition come unfeigned .

Star of Beethoven is the Next Hikaru No Go

Beethoven is Sai if Sai Reincarnated

alternatively , Star of Beethovenwas obviously inspired more byHikaru no Go . Both serial publication star a protagonist who finally finds himselfaccompanied by an ancient victor of a special art form or hobby that the hero has or will have some excited connectedness to . In the case ofHikaru no Go , Hikaru Shindo ab initio thinks little of the eponymous board secret plan until he gets haunt by a Go participant named Fujiwara - no - Sai from the Heian geological era and substantiate he portion out the same heat as Sai .

InStar of Beethoven , Yaso was a pianoforte prodigy who gave up on dally before the actual Beethoven reincarnates into the present Clarence Shepard Day Jr. and tries to convince Yaso to continue .

Magic Maker : How to Make Magic in Another World ’s mixture of innovational and generic storytelling establish that sometimes it ’s better to be conventional .

Magic Maker_ How to Make Magic in Another World key anime visual

The obvious difference between the two series is that only Hikaru is aware of the ghost haunting him , while everyone can see and hear Beethoven , since he reincarnates . This does n’t mean that Yaso and Beethoven ’s relationship is n’t special . After extraneous consideration , Beethoven has no option but to follow Yaso around and finally acquire of Yaso ’s tragical yesteryear with the piano . Then , upon playing alongside him for some acquaintances , Beethoven decides to take him on as his pupil .

Star of Beethoven Shares Other Similarities with Hikaru no Go and PPPPPP

What Does This Mean for Shonen Jump’s New Series?

When study into thoughtfulness how much influenceHikaru no Gohas onStar of Beethoven , it ’s very unlikely that the new manga will also take up a system so complex and all - cover asPPPPPP ’s experiential - visual music . After all , the family relationship between Hikaru and Sai inHikaru no Gonaturally takes up the majority of the serial publication , and it ’s very probable thatStar of Beethovenwill follow suit with Yasa and Beethoven . In fact , the debut chapter has already proven that it most likely will .

2024 ’s lineup of shōnen anime might be one of the best of all time , with solid returns for giants of the music genre , and new series that dominated too .

likewise , Star of Beethovenhas also pay a figure of Thomas Nelson Page to exploring Beethoven ’s past and explain why Beethoven is acting the means he does with Yasa . However , there is one major similarity betweenStar of BeethovenandPPPPPPthat ’s bright . BothYasa and Lucky are failures in euphony . It ’s just introduce very differently . Although this is n’t as exciting as experiential - ocular medicine , I intend I ’ll still give this new series a opportunity . I go for thatShonen Jumpwill , too .

shonen jump manga characters

Summary

Shonen Jump is one of Japan ’s most successful manga anthology franchises , publish by Shueisha . Launched in 1968 , it is the generator of some of the most dear and democratic anime and manga series , such as One Piece , Dragon Ball , and Naruto . The franchise has extend into multiple adaptations across various media , let in gum anime , films , video games , and product .

Shonen Jump 50th Anniversary Cover depicting a wide variety of Shonen Jump heroes

Star of Beethoven opening spread

Beethoven introduces himself in Star of Beethoven

Cover of the first issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump (Shonen Jump), released in 1968

Anime

Shonen Jump