Culture & entertainment
Shonen Jump cancels manga based on weekly reader polls
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The manga industry is a ruthless gladiator arena. Weekly Shonen Jump determines the survival of its series entirely based on tiny survey postcards mailed in by readers. If a new manga ranks at the bottom of these popularity polls for just a few consecutive weeks, the publisher violently axes the story, leaving creators scrambling to abruptly end their plots.
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