Created in 1968, Shonen Jump is a weekly manga (Japanese comic) magazine published in Japan. Today, we were lucky enough to interview Mr. Sasaki, the editor in chief of Shonen Jump.
When we first entered the Shonen Jump building, we first headed off to the tiny museum corner. It was filled with figurines, pins, towels, mouse pads, and many other things all with manga characters emblazonedon them. Afterwards, Ms. Naito came to pick us up for our interview. We ascended by elevator, and were deeply surprised when the door opened; the walls were filled with posters of manga characters.
Then, we entered the main office of Shonen Jump. It is jam-packed with desks, manga tankobons (manga books), papers, and Shonen Jumps. After greeting Mr. Sasaki, we all walked about of the office and to the interview area, and starting interviewing Mr. Sasaki. We found out that when he was a small boy, he wanted to become a writer. However, he decided to become an editor for Shonen Jump later in life. His strongest leadership quality is to take responsibility for all of his actions. He strongly emphasized this quality; he said that was what enabled him to overcome many challenges. We also learned many facts about the Shonen Jump magazine. Did you know that Shonen Jump also has sister magazines? (Shonen SQ and Young Shonen.) Also, Shonen Jump is available in many countries such as the United States, so you can purchase ShonenJump at your nearest bookstore. One interesting fact we learned is that ShonenJump is printed on special paper that is thick, crisp, and only available in Japan. Mr. Sasaki was very detailed in all his answers, so we were able to learn a lot from him. After we asked all our questions, we closed up the interview. After a few pictures, we bade each other good-bye and descended down to the first floor.
Julian, Elena, and I exclaimed, “That was so cool!”
~Christina
Christina:
The Japan trip is almost over. We wanted to thank you again for giving the students, teachers, and parents this opportunity to experience the wonderful culture of Japan.
Please thank your parents too, and have a great trip to Taiwan.
Arigato and Gokouun o inorimasu,
Luisa and David Price
Thank you very much for supporting CKSAP. It was my pleasure to be able to bring Elena on this year’s CKSAP trip.
~Christina
Thanks to all that participated in the Japan trip, students, parents, host families and the Katsuse Family for a lifetime enriching trip. These opportunities are the ones that impact not just the individual students involved but their families, friends and classmates as they return and enrich the classroom and discussion by talking about their experiences.
I’m sure all had a wonderful time.
Michael Naylor Combs PTA