They’re different kinds of power fantasies. The one in webtoons is called “naroukei” in Japan, has more self identification and a dark brooding incel hero, and implies you’ll get a girlfriend by being really good at video games. Most popular Japanese example is SAO, although the author of that has lightened up a lot and is woke now. (The fantasy novel “isekai” variant has a strange tendency to have the MC buy sex slaves and the author to explain why it’s fine actually.)
Jump comics are the best selling manga in the US, but the brand basically works by having a few big magic power based series (Demon Slayer etc) that draw you in and then a lot of other ones in different genres (Spy X Family is a family comedy). Also, while none of the editor staff are or ever have been women, these are actually appealing to girls.
Rather than a single self-identification MC, Jump’s magic battle shounens tend to have very large ensemble casts who simultaneously have unique superpowers and are in some kind of corporate org chart power ranking. It’s unclear how they figure out that the guy who can turn into lava on Thursdays is rank #5 and the guy whose shoulders are drums and when he bangs the drums your head explodes is #28.
Jump comics are the best selling manga in the US, but the brand basically works by having a few big magic power based series (Demon Slayer etc) that draw you in and then a lot of other ones in different genres (Spy X Family is a family comedy). Also, while none of the editor staff are or ever have been women, these are actually appealing to girls.
Rather than a single self-identification MC, Jump’s magic battle shounens tend to have very large ensemble casts who simultaneously have unique superpowers and are in some kind of corporate org chart power ranking. It’s unclear how they figure out that the guy who can turn into lava on Thursdays is rank #5 and the guy whose shoulders are drums and when he bangs the drums your head explodes is #28.