Weekly Shōnen Jump 1991 No.38

1

Chinyūki

Ch. 39

2

Hana no Keiji

Ch. 74

3

Dragon BallCh

Ch. 338

4 Suramu Danku · SLAM DUNK スラムダンク Slam Dunk debuted in Weekly Shōnen Jump issue 1128 on September 18, 1990. Created by Takehiko Inoue, it follows Hanamichi Sakuragi, a delinquent who joins his high school basketball team to impress a girl, only to fall in love with the sport. With over 170 million copies sold, Slam Dunk is one of the best-selling manga of all time and is credited with popularizing basketball in Japan.

Slam Dunk

Ch. 46

5

Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibōken

Ch. 92

6 ろくでなし BLUES

Rokudenashi Blues

Ch. 160

7 Yū Yū Hakusho · 幽☆遊☆白書 Yu Yu Hakusho debuted in Weekly Shōnen Jump issue 1137 on November 20, 1990. Created by Yoshihiro Togashi (later known for Hunter × Hunter), it follows Yusuke Urameshi, a teenage delinquent who dies saving a child and is brought back to life as a Spirit Detective. The series is considered a classic of 1990s shōnen manga.

YuYu Hakusho

Ch. 37

8

Shin Jungle King Tar-chan

Ch. 173

9

Pennant Race: Yamada Taiichi no Kiseki

Ch. 13

10

Magical Tarurūto-kun

Ch. 138

11

F no Senkō

Ch. 3

12

Riboro no Takeda

Ch. 24

13

Outer Zone (one-shot return of the series that had been cancelled after only a few chapters, it would return shortly after this and run for a few years)

14 KochiKame debuted in Weekly Shōnen Jump issue 387 on June 22, 1976. Created by Osamu Akimoto, this comedy series about a bumbling police officer ran for an extraordinary 40 years without interruption, amassing 200 volumes and 1,960 chapters — making it one of the longest-running manga series ever.

Kochikame

Ch. 747

15 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure debuted in Weekly Shōnen Jump issue 940 on December 2, 1986. Created by Hirohiko Araki, it spans multiple generations of the Joestar family across different time periods and settings. With over 950 chapters divided into 9 parts, JoJo is one of the longest-running manga in Shōnen Jump history and is celebrated for its unique art style and iconic fashion references.

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

Ch. 234

16 Shitī Hantā · シティーハンター City Hunter debuted in Weekly Shōnen Jump issue 850 on February 26, 1985. Created by Tsukasa Hojo, the series follows Ryo Saeba, a cool-headed "sweeper" (hired gun and bodyguard) in Shinjuku, Tokyo, whose deadliness is matched only by his lecherous personality. City Hunter became a classic of 1980s manga with a long-running anime adaptation and enduring popularity in Europe.

City Hunter

Ch. 324

17

Time Walker Rei

Ch. 12

18

Denei Shōjo

Ch. 86

19

Don Vulcan

Ch. 11