Jumputi Heroes (ジャンプチ ヒーローズ, jumpuchi hiiroozu, lit. "Jump Petit Heroes") is a Japanese mobile game featuring characters from Weekly Shonen Jump. Beginning in May 2018, it included characters from Death Note.
About Jumputi Heroes[]
Shueisha announced the development of the game in February 2018.[1] Jumputi Heroes was released March 28, 2018 as part of Jump's 50th-anniversary celebration.[2][3] It is available on both Android and iOS devices.
The game is described as:[4]
- Jumputi Heroes is a puzzle RPG built on Jump's main belief and principle - friendship, diligence, victory.
Game premise:[1]
- The game takes place on "Jumputi Island" where Shonen Jump characters live in peace until the demon king awakens and makes all the characters small (super-deformed). The player must solve puzzles to grant the characters abilities in battle.
Death Note characters[]
On May 29, 2018, the game announced that it would be featuring Death Note characters.[5][6] On May 30, Light Yagami and Misa Amane became available in the game through standard gacha.[7][8][9] L became available in June.[10] Other characters later became available through gacha and special events.
List of Death Note characters in the game:
| In-game name | Translated | Released | Rarity | Attribute | Type | Max HP | Max Attack | Max Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 夜神月 | Light Yagami | 2018-05-30 | 5 | Blue | Special | 8,820 | 2,003 | 2,153 |
| 弥海砂 | Misa Amane | 2018-05-30 | 4 | Blue | Special | 4,678 | 1,062 | 1,142 |
| L | L | 2018-06-04 | 5 | Red | Special | 8,034 | 1,957 | 1,884 |
| リューク | Ryuk | 2019-04-04 | 5 | Red | Special | 8,034 | 1,957 | 1,884 |
| メロ | Mello | 2020-04-08 | 5 | Yellow | Special | 8,009 | 1,989 | 1,810 |
| ニア | Near | 2020-04-08 | 5 | Yellow | Balance | 10,104 | 2,476 | 2,508 |
| 世界の法であり秩序 夜神月 | Law and order of the world Light Yagami | 2020-04-08 | 5 | Blue | Attack | 9,775 | 2,332 | 1,641 |
Death Note events[]
The game held several Death Note related events.
Special challenge events to obtain characters:
| In-game title | Translated | Obtainable character | Began |
|---|---|---|---|
| 世界一の探偵 | The best detective in the world | L | 2018-06- |
| 死神はりんごしかたべない | Shinigami can only eat apples | Ryuk | 2019-04-12 2019-12-27 |
| Masterpiece of Wammy's House | Mello | 2020-04-08 | |
| 新世界の神 | God of the New World | Law and order of the world Light Yagami | 2020-04-08 |
First anniversary[]
In March and April 2019, Jumputi Heroes celebrated its first anniversary. As part of the celebration, Ryuk became available in a special "Shinigami can only eat apples" challenge event that began on April 12, 2019.
Ryuk's availability was announced on Twitter on April 4, 2019:[11]
| Original | Translated |
|---|---|
|
【新しいチャレンジイベント登場！】
|
[A new challenge event has arrived! ] |
Ryuk was again made available later that year, when the "Shinigami can only eat apples" challenge event reopened on December 27, 2019.[12]
Second anniversary[]
In March and April 2020, Jumputi Heroes celebrated its two-year anniversary.[13] The anniversary celebration had two parts.
On April 8, 2020, Jumputi Heroes released part 2 of its anniversary celebration, which focused on the series' Hunter x Hunter and Death Note. This included the "God of the New World" challenge event, where players could obtain "Law and order of the world Light Yagami" by defeating him in battle. Near became available through gacha,[14] and Mello and "cuttings of the notebook" became available in the "Masterpiece of Wammy's House" challenge event. The "cuttings from the note book" acquired from Mello's challenge were needed for the "God of the New World" challenge.
Part 2 premise announced on Twitter:[15]
| Original | Translated |
|---|---|
|
【📖2周年大感謝祭、後半の主役は…？！🍎】 ※詳細はゲーム内お知らせをチェック！ |
[📖 2nd anniversary celebration, what is the leading role in the second half? ! 🍎] ※ Check the in-game announcement for details! |
Video gallery[]
Image gallery[]
- Main article: Jumputi Heroes/Image gallery
See also[]
- LINE, which had Death Note collaboration events with several of its mobile games
- Othellonia, a mobile game that had a Death Note collaboration event
External links[]
- Official site: jumputi.game.line.me
- Official Twitter: @Jumputi_Heroes
- Official Facebook: Jumputi.Heroes
- Apple iTunes store: ジャンプチ ヒーローズ
- Google Play store: ジャンプチ ヒーローズ NARUTO参戦決定 週刊少年ジャンプの新作パズルゲームRPG
- Game wiki at Game8.jp: game8.jp/jumputi (Japanese), Death Note character info page
- Game wiki at Gamerch.com: jumputi.gamerch.com (Japanese)
- Database: ochd.co.uk, English site that covers the game
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Anime News Network: Shonen Jump Characters Star in Jumputi Heroes Crossover Smartphone Game. February 5th, 2018.
- ↑ Official Tweet announcing the March 28th release date: [1]. "iOS/Androidともに3月28日（水）配信です！" March 23rd, 2018.
- ↑ Official press release from LINE: (Japan) LINE Launches Jumputi Heroes – A Bubble-Popping RPG Based on Friendship, Hard Work, and Victory!
- ↑ Description translation provided by QooApp. [2]
- ↑ Official Tweet announcing Death Note characters: [3]. May 29th, 2018.
- ↑ GameBiz.jp article: 『ジャンプチ ヒーローズ』で「デスノート」の夜神月や「シティーハンター」の冴羽リョウが登場する「ニューヒーローガチャ」が本日15時より開催！. May 30, 2018.
- ↑ Official Tweet announcing Light's availability: [4]. May 30th, 2018.
- ↑ Official Tweet featuring Light: [5]. May 31st, 2018.
- ↑ Official Tweet featuring Misa: [6]. May 31st, 2018.
- ↑ Fan Tweeted screenshot of in-game announcement: [7]. June 1st, 2018.
- ↑ Tweet about Ryuk: April 4, 2019.
- ↑ Tweet announcing Ryuk's return event December 23, 2019.
- ↑ Documented on OCHD: Jumputi 2nd Anniversary Part 2. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
- ↑ Tweet about Near April 8, 2020
- ↑ Tweet with the anniversary event description April 7, 2020.