The Gold Future Cup (金未来杯 ゴールドフューチャーカップ) is an annual competition organized by the editors of Weekly Shōnen Jump since 2004 reserved for first-time authors, i.e. authors who have not yet been published in the main magazine, either with series or self-contained stories. The competition usually starts between summer and autumn, with the duration varying depending on the number of participants in the competition. The winner of the contest then has the opportunity to serialize their manga on Shonen Jump and, if they obtain excellent results, the other non-winning participating works also have this possibility. But despite the excellent results in this competition it is not guaranteed that the works will survive long in the magazine due to the presence of much longer-lived and popular series. The authors who participated in this competition and managed to survive for a long time with the series in the magazine are Yoshiyuki Nishi, Ryuhei Tamura and Hiroshi Shiibashi .
An author's participation in the Gold Future Cup is at the discretion of the Shonen Jump editors . After having been chosen, you must deliver your self-contained chapter to your publisher who will then turn it over to the editorial team and publish it in the magazine during the competition period. Unlike the self-contained stories normally published on Jump , the stories of the Gold Future Cup are voted differently: in addition to the usual preference vote, an approval vote is also given to the individual stories. After obtaining the results of the votes, the editorial team meets to decide who will be the winner.
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Series in bold are the winners of that year's Gold Future Cup.
2004[]
The 1st Gold Future Cup was held in 2004 from issue 34 to 39.
| Issue | Series | Author | Note |
| #34 | Pull Soul (プルソウル) | Teppei Fukushima | Debuted a different work titled Samurai Usagi from Issue 14, 2007 - Issue 33, 2008. Began serializing After School Secret Club on Shonen Jump+ from Oct, 2022 - Dec, 2024. |
| #35 | Takaya -Neighbour Panic!!- (タカヤ-おとなりさんパニック!!-) | Yuujirou Sakamoto | Began serialization as Takaya: Senbu Gakuen Gekitouden from issue 25, 2005 - issue 26, 2006. |
| #36 | BULLET TIME!!-BULLET TIME- (BULLET TIME!!-ブレットタイム-) | Ryou Tasaka | |
| #37-38 | Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation (ムヒョとロージーの魔法律相談事務所) | Nishi Yoshiyuki | Began serialization as Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation from Issue 53, 2004 - Issue 14, 2008. |
| #39 | Kirihoushi (切法師) | Yuuki Nakajima | Began serialization as Kirihoushi from Issue 26 - 44, 2005. Dragon Quest: Souten no Soura began serialization on V Jump from Issue 2, 2013 - Issue 12, 2022. |
2005[]
The 2nd Gold Future Cup was held in 2005 from issue 36-37 to 42.
| Issue | Series | Author | Note |
| #36-37 | Rabbit, Turtle and Strike (ウサギとカメとストライク) | Amano Youichi | Debuted a different work titled Over Time from Issue 33 - 52, 2006. Began illustrating Stealth Symphony from Issue 13 - 33, 2014. |
| #38 | Smashing Shonen! (スマッシングショーネン!) | Toshitomo Ootake | Debuted a different work titled Mogusa-san on Tonari no Young Jump from Dec, 2013 - Feb, 2014, before transferring to Weekly Young Jump from Issue 19, 2014 - Issue 6-7, 2016. |
| #39 | バカin the CITY!! (Baka in the CITY!!) | Koji Oishi | Debuted a different work titled Maison Du Penguin from Issue 11, 2006 - Issue 24, 2007. Inumaru Dashi began serialization from Issue 39, 2008 - Issue 27, 2012. Tomatoypoo no Lycopene began serialization from issue 45, 2017 - issue, 26, 2018, before transferred to Shonen Jump+ from July, 2018. |
| #40 | Mahoutsukai Muku (大久保彰) | Akira OOkubo | Debuted a different work illustrating Samurai 8: Hachimaruden from Issue 24, 2019 - Issue 17, 2020. |
| #41 | Nakkumoe (ナックモエ) | Murase Katsutoshi | Debuted a different work titled K.O.SEN from Issue 02 - 15, 2008. Karada Sagashi began serialization on Shonen Jump+ from Sep, 2014 - Dec, 2017. |
| #42 | ①'Clock | Yamamoto Asuka |
2006[]
In 2006, the Gold Future Cup was not held, but as an alternative project, named "3 Consecutive Issues Newcomer Oneshots", from issue 39 to 41. Two works were serialized the following year.
| Issue | Series | Author | Note |
| #39 | SKET DANCE | Kenta Shinohara | Became serialization as Sket Dance from Issue 33, 2007 - Issue 32, 2013. |
| #40 | Hitomi no Catoblepas (瞳のカトブレパス) | Tanaka Yasunori | Began serialization as Hitomi no Catoblepas from Issue 25 - 40, 2007. Summer Time Rendering began serialization in Shonen Jump+ from Oct, 2017 - Feb, 2021. |
| #41 | TEAM MADE | Hirakata Masahiro | Debuted a different work titled Shinmai Fukei Kiruko-san from Issue 51, 2012 - Issue 25, 2013. Debby the Corsifa is Emulous began serialization on Shonen Jump+ from Dec, 2020 - Mar, 2024. |
2007[]
The 3rd Gold Future Cup was held in 2007 from issue 35 to 42.
| Issue | Series | Author | Note |
| #35 | Nurarihyon no Mago (ぬらりひょんの孫) | Hiroshi Shiibashi | Began serialization as Nurarihyon no Mago from Issue 15, 2008 - Issue 30, 2012, before transferring to Jump NEXT!! 2012 Summer - 2013 Winter. |
| #36-37 | MUDDY | Shou Aimoto | Debuted a different work titled Hokenshitsu no Shinigami from Issue 41, 2009 - Issue 29, 2011. Kemono Jihen began serialization in Jump SQ Issue 1, 2017 - Present. |
| #38 | Sugar Hero (シュガーヒーロー) | Oikawa Yutaka | |
| #39 | ANAAKI's | Kakunoshin Futsuzawa | Debuted a different work titled The Game Devil on Shonen Jump+ from Sep, 2022 - June, 2024. |
| #40 | Anti Love Sentai: Hayata☆Joe (不恋愛戦隊 ハヤタ☆ジョー) | Kaito | Debuted a different work titled Cross Manage from Issue 42, 2012 - Issue 34, 2013. Blue Flag began serialization in Shonen Jump+ from Feb, 2017 - Apr, 2020. |
| #41 | CLUTCH | Kousuke Hamada | Became serialization as Dogashi Kaden from Issue 27 - 40, 2008. |
| #42 | Dracula-kun and Angel-san (ドラキュラ君と天使さん) | Kazuya Miyamoto |
2008[]
The 4th Gold Future Cup was held in 2008 from issue 37-38 to 41.
| Issue | Series | Author | Note |
| #37-38 | Beelzebub (べるぜバブ) | Tamura Ryūhei | Began serialization as Beelzebub from Issue 13, 2009 - Issue 13, 2014, before transferring to Jump NEXT!! 2014 vol.2 - 2015 vol.1. |
| #39 | Arbeiter Kintarou (アルバイターキンタロウ) | Hideki Takahashi | Debuted a different work on Shonen Jump+ titled ONI: Road to be the Mightiest Oni Episode Zero from Mar 4 - 25, 2023. |
| #40 | Fight Prince Revolution Kakutou Ouji (ファイトプリンスレボリューション格闘王子) | You Matsuyuki | |
| #41 | Kurogane (クロガネ) | Haruto Ikezawa | Began serialization as Kurogane from Issue 39, 2011 - Issue 09, 2013. |
2009[]
The 5th Gold Future Cup was held in 2009 from issue 35 to 40
| Issue | Series | Author | Note |
| #35 | Meiji Hyakkiyakoutan Dengi (明治百機八匣譚DENGI) | Yuusaku Shibata | Debuted a different work titled Yoakemono from Issue 34 - 50, 2014. Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai - Avan the Brave and the Demon King of Hellfire began serialization in V Jump from Oct, 2020 - Present. |
| #36 | Crown! (CROWN!) | Kei Inayoshi, Kobayashi Tsutomu | Kei Inayoshi debuted a different work titled The Dictator "Zeke" on Shonen Jump+ from Aug, 2015 - May, 2016. |
| #37-38 | North Island (NORTH ISLAND) | Ei Andou | Debuted a different work titled One Piece Party on Saikyou Jump from Dec, 2014 - Feb, 2021. |
| #39 | Yonaoshi Densetsu!! Yona o Shirou (世直し伝説!!世奈押郎) | Hirofumi Neda | Debuted a different work titled My Hero Academia: Smash!! on Shonen Jump+ from Nov, 2015 - Nov, 2017. |
| #40 | Metallica Metalluca (メタリカメタルカ) | Teruaki Mizuno | Began serialization as Metallica Metalluca from 24 - 41, 2010. |
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Meiji Hyakkiyakoutan Dengi
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Crown!
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North Island
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Yonaoshi Densetsu!! Yona o Shirou
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Metallica Metalluca
2010[]
The 6th Gold Future Cup was held in 2010 from issue 34 to 39
| Issue | Series | Author | Note |
| #34 | Kikai Tonchibanashi Hanasaki Ikkyū (奇怪とんち噺 花咲一休) | Kenta Komiyama, Yuuya Kawada | Began serialization as Kikai Banashi Hanasaka Ikkyuu from 23 - 38, 2011. |
| #35 | Shunkan x Heroism (瞬間×ヒロイズム) | Satoru Miura | |
| #36-37 | Chrono Mansion (クロノマンション) | Hayato Hayagi, Kentaro Hidano | Hayato Hayagi debuted a different work titled Mofumofu on Shonen Jump+ from Sep - Dec, 2014. Kentaro Hidano debuted a different work, illustrating Ziga from Issue 16 - 30, 2018. Additionally, Super Smartphone began serialization from Issue 23 - 46, 2022. |
| #38 | Uchuu Takkyuu (宇宙卓球) | Tomoya Uno | |
| #39 | Sengoku Basho (戦国バショウ) | Ogura Yuya | Debuted a different work titled Navirinth on Shonen Jump+ from Sep - Oct, 2014. |
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Kikai Tonchibanashi Hanasaki Ikkyū
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Shunkan x Heroism
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Chrono Mansion
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Uchuu Takkyuu
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Sengoku Basho
2011[]
The 7th Gold Future Cup was held in 2011 from issue 32 to 38
| Issue | Series | Author | Note |
| #32 | Takamagahara (タカマガハラ) | Juuzou Kawai | Began serialization as Takama-ga-hara from Issue, 32 - 49 2012. |
| #33 | Sins (-SINS-) | Masataka Miura | Debuted a different work illustrating Shin Megami Tensei IV: Prayers on V Jump from May, 2013 - Aug, 2014. |
| #34 | Tsukimi no Soba (ツキミのソバ) | Ogura Yuya | Also a Gold Future Cup participant from 2010. |
| #35-36 | Murahagane (叢鋼 -ムラハガネ-) | Manabu Yashiro | Debuted a different work illustrating Natsu to Mikoshi to Kyodai Kaijuu on Jump LIVE from Dec, 2013 - Jan, 2014. |
| #37 | Hungry Joker (HUNGRY JOKER) | Yuki Tabata | Began serialization as Hungry Joker from Issue 50, 2012 - Issue 24, 2013. Black Clover began serialization from Issue 12, 2015 - Issue 38, 2023, before moving to Jump Giga Winter 2024 - Present. |
| #38 | Wolf x Red (WOLF×RED) | Hideki Takahashi | Also a Gold Future Cup participant from 2008. |
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Takamagahara
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Sins
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Tsukimi no Soba
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Murahagane
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Hungry Joker
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Wolf x Red
2012[]
The 8th Gold Future Cup was held in 2012 from issue 35 to 39
| Issue | Series | Author | Note |
| #35 | Goblin Knight (ゴブリンナイト) | Tomohiro Yagi | Began serialization as Iron Knight from Issue 1 - 18, 2014. |
| #36-37 | Koi no Cupid Yakenohara Jin (恋のキューピッド 焼野原塵) | Tomohiro Hasegawa | Began serialization as Koi no Cupid Yakenohara Jin from Issue , 2013 - Issue 12, 2014. Spring Weapon No.1 began serialization from Issue 46, 2016 - Issue 14, 2018. Moriking began serialization from Issue 20, 2020 - Issue 7, 2021. |
| #38 | Hokago Idol (放課後☆アイドル) | Kazuro Kyo | Began serialization as Hime Dol!! from Issue 36 - 52, 2013. |
| #39 | Inpwear Code (INPWEAR CODE) | Keisuke Ikeda |
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| File:Goblin Knight Issue 35 2012.png |
Goblin Knight
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Koi no Cupid Yakenohara Jin
| File:Hokago Idol Issue 38 2012.png |
Hokago Idol
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Inpwear Code
2014[]
The 9th Gold Future Cup was held in 2014 from issue 35 to 40
| Issue | Series | Author | Note |
| #35 | Nejiyama-san. (ネジヤマさん。) | Kouki Ishikawa | Debuted a different work titled Hakutaku from Issue 43, 2024 - Issue 11, 2025. |
| #36 | Devily Man (デビリーマン) | Kentaro Fukuda | Began serialization as Devily Man from Issue 26 - 42, 2015. Double Taisei began serialization from Issue 25 - 52, 2019. |
| #39 | Rokkotsu-san (肋骨さん) | Koyoharu Gotouge | Debuted a different work titled Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba from Issue 11, 2016 - Issue 24, 2020. |
| #40 | Brain Breaker (BRAIN BREAKER -ブレイン・ブレイカー-) | Yoshimichi Okamoto | Debuted a different work titled Demon's Plan from Issue 51, 2016 - Issue 12, 2017. |
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Nejiyama-san.
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Devily Man
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Rokkotsu-san
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Brain Breaker
2015[]
The 10th Gold Future Cup was held in 2015 from issue 34 to 41
| Issue | Series | Author | Note |
| #34 | Shoujo Fukkyuu Recovery Q (少女復旧 リカバリーQ) | Mitsuhara Subaru | |
| #35 | Deadman Killer (DEADMAN KILLER) | Matsumoto Naoki | |
| #36 | Galaxy Gangs (GALAXY GANGS) | Moue Takamasa | Debuted a different work titled Ole Golazo from Issue 52, 2016 - Issue 13, 2017. Began illustrasting Akane-banashi starting from Issue 11, 2022 - Present. |
| #37-38 | Kurama no Hirameki (クラマの閃) | Oikawa Yutaka | |
| #39 | Genjuui Toteku (幻獣医トテク) | Gondaira Hitsuji | Debuted a different work titled Demon Prince Poro's Diaries from Issue 12 - 29, 2017. Mission: Yozakura Family began serialization from Issue 39, 2019 - Issue 08, 2025. |
| #40 | Ryuujin-den Gagamaru (龍刃伝ガガ丸) | Uemura Yuuki | |
| #41 | Carbonator (カーボネーター) | Muragimo Atsuhito |
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Shoujo Fukkyuu Recovery Q
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Deadman Killer
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Galaxy Gangs
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Kurama no Hirameki
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Genjuui Toteku
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Ryuujin-den Gagamaru
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Carbonator
2016[]
The 11th Gold Future Cup was held in 2016 from issue 40 to 44
| Issue | Series | Author | Note |
| #40 | Legacy (Legacy) | Tomohide Hirao, Mizuki Yoda | Tomohide Hirao & Mizuki Yoda debuted a different work titled Ne0;lation from Issue 2 - 22-23, 2019. In 2022, Mizuki Yoda began illustrating MARRIAGETOXIN on Shonen Jump+ starting from Apr, 2022 - Present. |
| #41 | Boy the Gold (BOY THE GOLD) | Kenta Yuzuriha | Debuted a different work titled Boku Yori Medatsu na Ryuugakusei on Shonen Jump+ from Nov, 2020 - Jul, 2021. |
| #42 | Tokubetsu Kokkakoumuin Kaizousha Taisakuka Tanaka Seiji (特別国家公務員改造者対策課 田中誠司) | Keiji Amatsuka | Began serialization as Seiji Tanaka from Issue 30 - 50, 2018. |
| #43 | Taketori Tsuki Monogatari (竹取憑き物語) | Tomotaka Matsuda | |
| #44 | Nikai Bongai Barabarujura (二界梵骸 バラバルジュラ) | Gege Akutami | Debuted a different work titled Jujutsu Kaisen 0: Jujutsu High on Jump GIGA from Jump GIGA 2017 vol. 1 - 4. Jujutsu Kaisen began serialization starting from Issue 14, 2018 - Issue 44, 2024. |
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Legacy
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Boy the Gold
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Tokubetsu Kokkakoumuin Kaizousha Taisakuka Tanaka Seiji
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Taketori Tsuki Monogatari
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Nikai Bongai Barabarujura
2017[]
The 12th Gold Future Cup was held in 2017 from issue 40 to 44
| Issue | Series | Author | Note |
| #40 | Jekyll no Tsukaima (ジキルの使い魔) | Kouki Ishikawa | Also a contestant from 2014. Debuted a different work titled Hakutaku from Issue 43, 2024 - Issue 11, 2025. |
| #41 | Joreishi Rentarou no Yakusoku (除冷師 煉太郎の約束) | Masaoki Shindou | Debuted a different work titled RuriDragon from Issue 28, 2022. |
| #42 | Raven Burai (レイブンブライ) | Eiken Kobayashi | |
| #43 | Chou Kasoku Ningen Leo (超加速人間レオ) | Masaru Matsubara | |
| #44 | Mahou Shonen X (魔法少年X) | Tadaichi Nakama | Debuted a different work titled Tokyo Demon Bride Story from Issue 40, 2022 - Issue 18, 2023. |
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Jekyll no Tsukaima
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Joreishi Rentarou no Yakusoku
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Raven Burai
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Chou Kasoku Ningen Leo
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Mahou Shonen X
2018[]
The 13th Gold Future Cup was held in 2018 from issue 39 to 44
| Issue | Series | Author | Note |
| #39 | Hono Mieru Shounen (仄見える少年) | Yuugo Gotou, Kento Matsuura | Kento Matsuura, who is in charge of illustration, made his serialisation debut in 2019 with another work Tokyo Shinobi Squad from Issue 27, 2019 - Issue 2, 2020. Phantom Seer Began serialization from Issue 39, 2020 - Issue 18, 2021. Debuted second title Harukaze Mound from Issue 29, 2025 - present. |
| #40 | Ketsueki Nuru (血液ヌル) | Shintarou Tengan | |
| #41 | Koi wa Sensou (LOVE is WAR 恋は戦争) | Gorou Aravia | |
| #42 | Apollo (Apollo -アポロ-) | Fusai Naba | Debuted a different work titled Aliens Area from Issue 27 - 47, 2022. In 2024, Kyokuto Necromance began serialization from Issue 21 - 40, 2024. |
| #44 | Mist no Kaibou-roku (ミストの解剖録) | Yuuto Saezu |
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Hono Mieru Shounen
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Ketsueki Nuru
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Koi wa Sensou
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Apollo
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Mist no Kaibou-roku
2020[]
The 14th Gold Future Cup was held in 2020 from issue 42 to 49
| Issue | Series | Author | Note |
| #42 | Red Hood (レッドフード) | Yuuki Kawaguchi | Began serialization as The Hunters Guild: Red Hood from Issue 30 - 49, 2021. Debuted second title Otr of the Flame from Issue 24, 2025 - Present. |
| #43 | Blade Kid (BLADE KID) | Tomohiro Iwakura | |
| #47 | Akuryou no Night Safari (悪霊のナイトサファリ) | Taishin Uemura | |
| #48 | Reverse Shuttle (逆襲シャトル) | Kou Kamura | |
| #49 | Popo (ポポ) | Nao Momose |
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Red Hood
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Blade Kid
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Akuryou no Night Safari
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Reverse Shuttle
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Popo
2021[]
The 15th Gold Future Cup was held in 2021 from issue 45 to 49
| Issue | Series | Author | Note |
| #45 | VROOM!!! (ブルン) | Machida Reiya | |
| #46 | Jinzou Ningen 100 (人造人間１００) | Enoshima Daisuke | Began serialization as Fabricant 100 from Issue 01 - 40, 2023. |
| #47 | Shitsuren Beginning (失恋ビギニング) | Ichi no He | Debuted a different work titled Stellar Friends on Shonen Jump+ starting from Jan 12, 2025 - July 19, 2025. |
| #48 | SNOW SMILE (スノー スマイル) | KOJIRO | |
| #49 | Yod Venus (ヨド・ヴィーナス) | Nagoshi Ryousuke |
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VROOM!!!
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Jinzou Ningen 100
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Shitsuren Beginning
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SNOW SMILE
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Yod Venus
2022[]
The 16th Gold Future Cup was held in 2022 from issue 43 to 48
| Issue | Series | Author | Note |
| #43 | E ni Kaita Mochi wo Kaita Mochi (絵に描いた餅を描いた餅) | Yoshihiko Hayashi | Debuted a different work titled MamaYuyu from Issue 41, 2023 - Issue 19, 2024. |
| #44 | Nekura Yamizou (根暗闇蔵) | Genki Yamamoto | |
| #45 | LIFE LIAR FROM HELL (ライフ ライアー フロム ヘラ) | Morihiro Hayashi | Debuted a different work titled Star of Beethoven from Issue 11 - 30, 2025. |
| #46 | NEON VAMPIRE (ネオン ヴァンパイア) | TSCR | |
| #47 | Koi no Yōbi no Sezaki-san (恋の曜日の世崎さん) | Shirokuma Shirasaki | |
| #48 | Tonari no Osoegawa (隣の小副川) | Hideaki Nabe | The Mage Next Door began serialization from Issue 49, 2025 - current. Nabe also had participated in the Jump Future Project with Takadai no Gekkōsō from Issue 13, 2025 |
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E ni Kaita Mochi wo Kaita Mochi
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Nekura Yamizou
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LIFE LIAR FROM HELL
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NEON VAMPIRE
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Koi no Yōbi no Sezaki-san
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Tonari no Osoegawa
2023[]
The 17th Gold Future Cup was held in 2023 from issue 44 to 47.
| Issue | Series | Author | Note |
| #44 | Houki no Kariuto (ほうきの狩人) | Omusuke Kobayashi | Debuted a different work titled Psych House from Issue 24 - 41, 2024. |
| #45 | Heya no Ichizoku (部屋の一族) | Tatsuki Sakurai | |
| #46 | Canvas Terra (カンヴァステラ) | Kuji Tabigoro | |
| #47 | ZOOKEY!! (ヅーキー) | Yuufoo Gakuji |
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Houki no Kariuto
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Heya no Ichizoku
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Canvas Terra
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ZOOKEY!!
2024[]
The 18th Gold Future Cup was held in 2024 from issue 45 to 49.
| Issue | Series | Author | Note |
| #45 | Rasotsu Yokaigari (邏卒妖怪狩り) | Yoshida B6 | |
| #46 | Signal All Red (信号オールレッド) | Izumi Hakase | |
| #47 | OSAMU | Senki Chiki | |
| #48 | Invisible Blood (インビジブルブラッド) | Arisaka Akira | |
| #49 | Fukkatsu Shin Hanzaki (復活神ハンザキ) | Okawa Kazuhiko |
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Rasotsu Yokaigari
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Signal All Red
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OSAMU
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Invisible Blood
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Fukkatsu Shin Hanzaki