Weekly Shonen Jump launched in 1968 as Shonen Jump (少年ジャンプ), only becoming weekly and extending its name in 1969, and quickly established itself as one of the dominant magazines in the industry. Though it became the highest-circulating weekly shonen magazine in the early 70's, it became the best-known manga magazine in Japan's history due mostly to its explosive growth from 1983-1995. It was many of these titles from the 80's and on that became not just classic manga but classic anime as well.