Jumputi Heroes

Jumputi Heroes is a mobile puzzle RPG developed for iOS and Android devices and released on March 28, 2018, as part of Weekly Shonen Jump's 50th anniversary celebration. The game blends role-playing game progression with puzzle mechanics, tasking players with matching colored icons during combat to determine the strength and type of their characters' attacks. Combat proceeds in turns, and matching specific icon combinations can activate the abilities of equipped support characters in addition to the primary party.

Character acquisition uses a gacha lottery system, meaning most fighters are obtained through randomized draws rather than direct unlock progression. Some characters can also be earned by completing specific stages within the game's level structure. Players level up their characters over time, improving their statistics and expanding their combat potential. Each playable character can also be equipped as a support unit, giving the roster dual functionality within a given team setup.

The game features characters from dozens of franchises across Weekly Shonen Jump's publication history, with Dragon Ball receiving one of the most extensive representations in the roster. Dragon Ball playable characters span multiple eras of the franchise, including versions of Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo, Gohan, Frieza, Cell, and many others tied to specific sagas and transformations. A Manga Panel Characters category adds iconic visual moments from the Dragon Ball manga as a separate interactive layer within the game. The servers were shut down on March 27, 2024, following LINE's announcement in December 2023.

Jumputi Heroes draws its character pool from the full breadth of Weekly Shonen Jump's history, incorporating franchises that span multiple decades of the magazine's run. Dragon Ball characters available as playable units include multiple versions of Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo, Krillin, Frieza, Gohan, Trunks, Cell, Master Roshi, Android 17, Android 18, Yamcha, Goten, Bulma, King Piccolo, Nappa, Mr. Satan, various forms of Buu, Bardock, Zarbon, Captain Ginyu, Recoome, Gotenks, Vegito, Videl, and Dabura. Transformation states such as Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2, Super Saiyan 3, and Perfect Form are reflected across different individual card entries.

Manga Panel Characters for Dragon Ball include Shenron, Master Roshi in his Jackie Chun disguise, the Ginyu Force as a group, Porunga, Super Buu, and Goku using the Spirit Bomb against Kid Buu. These panel characters represent iconic Dragon Ball imagery as interactive game elements, connecting the game's puzzle RPG format to the visual storytelling of the original manga. The 50th anniversary framing of the title's release gave the Dragon Ball content particular significance, as the franchise had been central to Shonen Jump's history since 1984.

Jumputi Heroes launched as a flagship product of the Jump 50th anniversary year, positioning itself alongside other commemorative releases as a celebration of the magazine's decades-long publishing history. The mobile format allowed the game to reach a broad audience across the full demographic range of Jump readership, from longtime fans of classic series to newer readers. The gacha structure was consistent with mobile gaming norms of the period and provided a revenue model appropriate for a free-to-play service title.

The game's six-year operational lifespan, from March 2018 to March 2024, reflects reasonable longevity for a licensed mobile gacha title in a competitive market. The shutdown followed the pattern of many similar services in the category, where maintaining server infrastructure and content updates eventually became commercially unsustainable. During its run, the game served as a broad celebration of the Jump catalog and gave Dragon Ball continued visibility within the mobile gaming space alongside its dedicated standalone mobile titles.