What is JUMP?
WEEKLY JUMP, rival publication of WEEKLY SHONEN SUNDAY, is a "phone book" anthology published every week, with a circulation over 4 million. It is filled with some of today's hottest titles targeted for school age boys, many of them familiar to anime fans. JUMP has among its esteemed alumni: DRAGON BALL, VIDEO GIRL AI, CITY HUNTER, FIST OF THE NORTH STAR, KIMAGURE ORANGE ROAD, SAINT SEIYA, SLAM DUNK, and YUU YUU HAKUSHO / POLTERGEIST REPORT.
Last issue's WEEKLY JUMP update (1999 Issue 22-23) can be found here.

Selected News:

As noted in a full-page notice in #33 (shown here), Togashi Yoshihiro's HUNTER x HUNTER has gone on indefinite hiatus due to the author's lacking health. If you are a fan of the series, send a get-well card to him c/o the Jump editorial department (or send him a get-well e-mail through the official website's mail form).
Also, I"S has the week off in #34.

Selected Overviews of New Series:

SURVIBEE
by Tsunomaru
Started in #31, 1999 (image from #31)

The eccentric author of MON MON MON and MIDORI NO MAKIBAOH returns with, surprise surprise, another manga based on non-humans. But this time, he is trying out something new—a serious story with hardly any gags. The generation before the current Jump readership (i.e. people in their mid-to-late twenties) can see a similarity to the old series MINASHIGO HATCHI in this series, where a whole lot of death surrounds our honey bee hero. Being one of the few honey bees to survive a huge wasp attack, will Bazoo be able to take the last egg to a safe colony?

TENNIS NO OUJISAMA
by Konomi Takeshi
Started in #32, 1999 (image from #32)

One of two new series this season to come out of last autumn's stretch of short stories, this series brings a new take to the concept of tennis manga. Echizen Ryouma is a top-notch tennis player—but he is only in seventh grade. His shots are accurate and powerful, his technique surpasses many players older than him. And what's more impressive, he kicks ass even when he is "saving his energy" by holding the racket with his "bad" hand! What will happen to Ryouma as he enters a normal junior high school?

CHILDRAGON
by Azuma Keishin
Started in #33, 1999 (image from #33)

The second to come out from a short story. Osanai Ryuuji calls himself the "ChilDragon" (i.e. a Child of the Dragon)—and firmly believes that he is a reincarnation of the late Bruce Lee. He has to gather a group of 100 friends to be authorized to train in the mountain where the legend of the Dragon is still alive. Sounds like an action manga, right? Don't be fooled, it's more of a gag manga, thanks to the wacky personality that Ryuuji has.

ZOMBIE POWDER
by Kubo Taito
Started in #34, 1999 (this issue)

The last of the new crop has what seems to be a powerful start. The premise of the story is that in the world, there is a powder called Zombie Powder that brings the dead back to life, and gives eternal life to the living. The long journey for little Elwood begins when he meets Akutabi Gamma, a "deadly" criminal with a huge bounty on his head. Gamma is a Powder Hunter that seeks to collect 12 Rings of the Dead to acquire the Zombie Powder, while Elwood is just a little pickpocket. What new experiences will Elwood have as he goes on a quest for the sacred powder, guided by Gamma?

Selected Brief Updates:

HIKARU NO GO
Story by Hotta Yumi, art by Obata Takeshi, supervised by Umezawa Yukari
Started in #2/3, 1999 (1 volume available)

Overview: Hikaru was a normal elementary school student until the spirit of Sai, an ancient master of go, became trapped in his body. At first, Hikaru knew nothing about the game of go, but with Sai's proddings and teaching him the basics, his own ability starts to blossom. But he starts to feel the difference in ability, and now seeks a way for Sai to play without worrying about his sudden change in ability ...
This Issue—30th bout: sai - While the other members of the go club play a game in their club room, Hikaru heads by himself to an internet cafe where the elder Mitani sibling works. Hikaru chooses his handlename for the net go games as "sai". A shot at the U.S. representative for the International Amateur Go Cup, who sees a match request from "sai" ... and then, in Holland, the master of a go school laugh his loss off as "playing against a pro," yet he still wonders who in the world this mystery player "sai" is ...