The developer Wonder Planet and distributor LINE announced today that their mobile game Jumputi Heroes is officially terminating service on March 27, 2024 at 15:00 JST. The game began on March 28, 2018 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Shueisha‘s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine.
The game included 1385 characters from 120 different series and was playable on Android and iOS. JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure was one of the series included in the game, with characters from Part 1 to Part 6. It is notably the first game to feature DIO’s sons from Stone Ocean as playable characters. Over the years, the game amassed over 23 million downloads.
Jumputi Heroes – End of Service Announcement
Thank you for using “Jumputi Heroes” since its launch on March 28, 2018. We regret to inform you that the service will be terminated on March 27, 2024.
We apologize for the sudden announcement.
“Jumputi Heroes” was released to commemorate the 50th anniversary of “Weekly Shonen Jump”. It has been supported by many players for about five and a half years since its start. After discussions with Shueisha and other related parties, we decided to terminate the service, having fulfilled its role as a commemoration of the 50th anniversary.
We were able to continue the service thanks to all the players who played. Thank you very much.
Accordingly, as of February 20, 2024 (Tuesday) at 15:00, we will stop new downloads and sales of in-game currency. If you have already installed the app on your smartphone, you can continue to play and use in-game currency until the end of the service.
Please refer to the following schedule for future plans:
Schedule Until Service Termination
- Stop New Downloads: February 20, 2024 (Tue) 15:00
- Stop Sales of In-game Currency: February 20, 2024 (Tue) 15:00
- Service Termination: March 27, 2024 (Wed) 15:00
- Start of Refund Requests: April 10, 2024 (Wed) 15:00
- End of Refund Requests: July 8, 2024 (Mon) 15:00
- End of Support: September 30, 2024 (Mon)
About In-game Currency
We will refund the balance of in-game currency purchased as of the service termination.
Types of In-game Currency Eligible for Refund
- Unused balance of “Paid Rubies” that could not be used by the service termination date (March 27, 2024, Wed 15:00).
Refund Application Method
Details about the refund method will be provided later.
For those playing by methods other than LINE login, please note your “User ID” in advance for the refund application. The “User ID” is the alphanumeric code displayed on the top right of the app’s home screen.
Important Notes
- As of February 20, 2024 (Tue) 15:00, the app will no longer be available to download on the “App Store” and “Google Play” and sales of in-game currency in the app and “LINE STORE” will stop.
- In-app items can be used until the service termination date.
- After the service ends, you will not be able to log into the app. We recommend that you note your balance information in advance if you wish to receive a refund of the paid balance of prepaid payment methods.
- Once the prescribed procedures are completed by our company, the equivalent amount of the paid balance of in-game currency will be refunded to the designated bank account in Japanese yen.
- Our company will bear the transfer fees incurred during the refund.
- Please note that the above refund application procedures cannot be performed outside of Japan.
Finally, we would like to express our deep gratitude to all the customers who have supported us and ask for your understanding regarding the termination of the service.
Thank you for your continued support of LINE GAME.
December 20, 2023
LINE Yahoo Corporation
Just a month before this announcement, the game featured Yoh Asakura from Shaman King in November 2023. Shaman King was originally published in Weekly Shonen Jump, but Kodansha acquired the rights to the series from Shueisha in 2017. Yoh hadn’t been included in Weekly Shonen Jump‘s crossover games since Jump Ultimate Stars on Nintendo DS in 2006. Hiroyuki Takei, the manga artist, also drew artwork to commemorate Yoh’s return to Jump-related projects.
Weekly Shonen Jump currently has no other crossover games aside from the MOBA “Jump Assemble”, planning to release in 2024. However, as of yet, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is not part of the series lineup, which only includes One Piece, Dragon Ball, Naruto, Bleach, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Jujutsu Kaisen, Undead Unluck, and Mashle: Magic and Muscles.
