Travel back in time and discover which Weekly Shonen Jump magazine was released when you were born!
JumpBack is a nostalgic web app hosted on neocities that reveals which issue of Weekly Shonen Jump was released on (or before) the day you were born. Just enter your birthdate, and voilà — you’ll get the actual magazine cover, issue number, and the list of manga that were running at the time.
Whether you’re a lifelong fan of the magazine or just manga-curious, it’s a fun, personal way to connect with manga history. 🎌
- 📅 Select your birthdate using the calendar
- 🔍 The app finds the closest Shonen Jump issue published on or before that date
- 🖼️ You get the cover, issue number, and featured manga list
All issue and series data are sourced from a curated JSON dataset built using the Comic Vine API and Manga Updates API.
- WSJ Podium: Showcases the top 3 best-ranked manga in the TOC (Table of Contents), along with visual breakdowns of most represented genres and categories in the issue
- Trivia: Loads 3 random fun facts about series featured in that issue
- WSJ Horoscope: Assigns you a WSJ character as your zodiac-style sign, based on your birthdate
- Hidden Gem: Highlights a lesser-known manga from the issue using ratings from MangaUpdates
- Issue data sourced from Comic Vine API
- Series data sourced from Manga Updates API
- Project created by @oliveruh_
- Special thanks to the manga community for their continued support and thank you for making this project reach 100K+ views on Neocities
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