Jumbo Max

Jumbo Max (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsutomu Takahashi. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic since April 2020.

Jumbo Max
First tankōbon volume cover
Genre	Crime[1]
Manga
Written by	Tsutomu Takahashi
Published by	Shogakukan
Magazine	Big Comic
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	April 25, 2020 – present
Volumes	9

Publication

Written and illustrated by Tsutomu Takahashi, Jumbo Max started in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic on April 25, 2020.^[2][3] Shogakukan has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on November 30, 2020.^[4] As of September 28, 2023, nine volumes have been released.^[5]

The manga has been licensed in France by Pika Édition [fr].^[6]

Volumes

No.	Release date	ISBN
1	November 30, 2020[7]	978-4-09-860762-4
2	March 30, 2021[1]	978-4-09-861005-1
3	July 30, 2021[8]	978-4-09-861114-0
4	November 30, 2021[9]	978-4-09-861196-6
5	March 30, 2022[10]	978-4-09-861266-6
6	July 29, 2022[11]	978-4-09-861389-2
7	December 28, 2022[12]	978-4-09-861495-0
8	April 28, 2023[13]	978-4-09-861698-5
9	September 28, 2023[5]	978-4-09-862530-7

Reception

The series was recommended by comedian and radio personality Hikaru Ijūin, with a comment featured on the obi of the second volume.^[1]

References

1. 幻のED薬を巡る「JUMBO MAX」2巻、伊集院光「中年のためのドラえもんだよ」と推薦. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 30, 2021. Archived from the original on February 23, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
2. Pineda, Rafael (April 9, 2020). "Ice Blade's Tsutomu Takahashi Launches Jumbo Max Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 23, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
3. 高橋ツトムがビッグコミックで新連載、バツイチ子持ち美女と結婚した中年男を描く. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 25, 2020. Archived from the original on February 23, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
4. 高橋ツトム、EDに悩む中年男の人生をある薬が大きく変える「JUMBO MAX」1巻. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 30, 2020. Archived from the original on February 23, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
5. 【9月28日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 28, 2023. Archived from the original on October 7, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
6. "JUMBO MAX, le nouveau manga de Tsutomu Takahashi, annoncé par Pika". manga-news.com (in French). February 28, 2023. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
7. 【11月30日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 30, 2020. Archived from the original on January 6, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
8. 【7月30日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 30, 2021. Archived from the original on February 23, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
9. 【11月30日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 30, 2021. Archived from the original on December 1, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
10. 【3月30日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 30, 2022. Archived from the original on July 29, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
11. 【7月29日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 29, 2022. Archived from the original on July 29, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
12. 【12月28日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 28, 2022. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
13. 【4月28日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 28, 2023. Archived from the original on May 5, 2023. Retrieved May 16, 2023.

Further reading

• Ito, Kazuhiro (April 30, 2021). 50代から人生逆転!? 高橋ツトム「JUMBO MAX」（第１２５回）. Good Life with Books (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun. Archived from the original on May 28, 2022.

External links

• Official website at Big Comic Bros (in Japanese)
• Jumbo Max (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia