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On newsstands December 3–9, 1996

Weekly Shōnen Jump No.1 · 1997

It was on Japanese newsstands on December 7, 1996, with Rurouni Kenshin, Hōshin Engi and Yu-Gi-Oh!, plus 16 more series.

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