Mag Talk Weekly Shounen Jump [2009] - Discussion & TOC Talk

[KuwabaraTheMan]

Series don't always get the cover for their final chapter as the action may already be resolved. Better to give the last cover for the last chapter of the climactic fight then then when all the characters just wave goodbye. Prince of Tennis got it's last cover with three chapters left as this coincided with the last chapter of the final match. The last chapter also had color pages but no cover. Obviously One Piece and Kochikame will be special cases, as two of the three most popular manga ever.

That's not true, actually. The final match didn't wrap up until the second or third page of the final chapter (although it was essentially finished by the end of the penultimate chapter).

Either way, the fact that even Dragon Ball didn't get a cover for its end pretty much proves the point. Series don't get covers for the last issue.

 

[DeidaraGrimmjow]

Is it possible that we might see a one-shot from the January Akamaru Jump serialized? I'm not sure of the process (should read Bakuman more closely), but doesn't the best one get a series? Or is it too early?

 

[Kaiten]

The best Akamaru Jump stories are not necessarily serialized.

 

[Maxy Barnard]

pretty sure the norm is for the highest rated akamaru chapters to get run in WSJ and then the chance for serialisation appears

 

[Majin_Reid]

Not trying to sound like a know it all or anything, but Slam Dunk had the cover, a color, and the front position for it's final chapter.

 

[Rejuvenation]

^If that is the case it means that nothing is set in stone. It can just go either way.

That aside, I do feel that Neuro should have gotten a cover sometime within its last chapters rather than just color pages.

 

[Kaiten]

Color pages are more then most series get. Of all the series to end in 2008 and 2009 TeniPuri was the only to get the cover to commemorate it's ending. Hell, Neuro is the only other series to get color for it's last chapter. That's quite an achievement. It's not like Neuro was that popular.

 

[KuwabaraTheMan]

Not trying to sound like a know it all or anything, but Slam Dunk had the cover, a color, and the front position for it's final chapter.

Interesting. It's pretty surprising that they would do that for Slam Dunk, but not for Dragon Ball. Still, that's cool to know.

 

[Maxy Barnard]

slam dunk changed the country. dragon ball just consumed their money.

and P2 was rewarded for it's survival towards the end (cover for anniversary, preceded by colour page), but i can't think of many other series that were given something for what they managed recently (Yushagaku perhaps)... oh wait maison du penguin, for surviving a whole year of not being any good and getting high ratings anyway

 

[KuwabaraTheMan]

Last week's sales rankings

Totals for Jump titles so far:
One Piece Volume 53: 1,709,716
Bleach Volume 38: 681,808
Katekyo Hitman REBORN! Volume 24: 439,464
Gintama Volume 28: 387,015
To-Love-Ru Volume 13: 148,441
Nurarihyon no Mago Volume 4: 129,726
Shaman King Kanzenban Volume 27: 89,271

As expected, pretty strong second week sales for all the debuts from last week. Nurarihyon continues to be impressive, and To-Love-Ru continues to have good volume sales in spite of low ranking in the magazine.

And how about One Piece still charting in its sixth week of release?

 

[xi0]

FYI, Miyokawa Masaru also had a oneshot in Akamaru Spring 2008 I believe. Foo Fighter Fuji

Maybe this added to the reason it's going to have a CP? *shrugs*

 

[Rejuvenation]

Last week's sales rankings

Totals for Jump titles so far:
One Piece Volume 53: 1,709,716
Bleach Volume 38: 681,808
Katekyo Hitman REBORN! Volume 24: 439,464
Gintama Volume 28: 387,015
To-Love-Ru Volume 13: 148,441
Nurarihyon no Mago Volume 4: 129,726
Shaman King Kanzenban Volume 27: 89,271

As expected, pretty strong second week sales for all the debuts from last week. Nurarihyon continues to be impressive, and To-Love-Ru continues to have good volume sales in spite of low ranking in the magazine.

And how about One Piece still charting in its sixth week of release?

Holy crap One Piece. O_O

Also great to see Mago selling so well. [noparse][/noparse]

 

[Heiji-sama]

Preview Shônen Jump #22-23 :

 

[Sexy Randal 105]

I take it Blust is a oneshot.

 

[[Cross]]

Yeah most likely, since that looks like Murata's art.

 

[DeidaraGrimmjow]

Of course it is. But I hope someone uploads it all the same...it looks like it's action and I would like to see how Murata-sensei handles it...

 

[Mr. Prince]

it looks like it's action and I would like to see how Murata-sensei handles it...

Yeah, it should be. Text next to the picture says something like:
"Ultimate action in spades released by Eyeshield 21's Murata-sensei!"


Oh, and I think in the new Neuro chap it's said that Matsui will return with a new one shot in the july issue of SQ .

 

[Kaiten]

Murata's last attempt at action, or something like action, was terrible.

 

[[Cross]]

Out of curiosity, what was his last attempt at action, and why was it terrible?

 

[Kaiten]

Madofuki Park in Jump SQ. I found the characters and plot uninteresting. Maybe not terrible but unbearably mediocre IMO. At least the art was great.