So out of all past serialized mangaka's with that aren't currently in the magazine, who would you guys like most to see serialized again? I personally really want a new Toshiaki Iwashiro series.
This is the kind of question I've been meaning to answer for quite awhile.
Am I the only one who wants to see
Kenji Sakaki return? I've waited since the start of Nisekoi (the series that replaced Enigma) for her to return and I just can't stop talking about her.
As much as Enigma was delivered completely
ad hoc (key phrase here), thus resulting in an ending that just made almost no sense or continuity, there was just something in it that captivated me for a good part of its life. If she had polished it more, I'm pretty sure Enigma could've lasted longer and ended up in a much better place. As Yusei Matsui recently mentioned in AC 63, WSJ lacks a mystery title, which is actually something that's persisted since Enigma ended (now over 2 years ago). If she comes back with a mystery or horror title, at the VERY least it's going to turn some heads, hopefully the lot of whom have moved on from Sakaki's controversies, serial and personal.
Therefore, if she tries hard enough, I still believe she could leave a serious contender in the lineup of WSJ manga.
Whoever did ST&RS must come back, excellent character designer.
I liked ST&RS too, but I felt like it was driven more as a tribute to Uchu Kyodai as opposed to being a serious attempt to develop the story much further than its short-term goal. I know it's somewhat acceptable as some authors don't plan on making too long a story, but then again, why set the bar low, and will it necessarily have a good impression on the editors? Then again, maybe I'm wrong. And either way, I'd welcome
Ryosuke Takeuchi and/or
Masaru Miyokawa's return too.
I'd say one more author I'd hope to return is
Sho Aimoto. Like Kenji Sakaki, she's assisted Akira Amano in the past for Reborn!. She also created her own slightly horror, mostly school life series, Hokenshitsu no Shinigami, which lasted about a decent length, longer than Enigma.
I haven't touched their works very much, but I think I'd welcome
Ohba/Obata or
Iwashiro return too, just because so many other people want them back too.
With the upcoming cancellation round in order, I'm hoping to see at least one familiar face again. This is all just a wishlist, but I hope at least one of them comes back. To be honest, I'm tired of seeing some relatively incompetent mangaka pushing their next new serializations so soon, only to screw them up shortly after, like we've seen in recent months.
P.S. I've been restraining my envy of Soul Catcher(s) for getting serialized, which had a oneshot in the 2012 Jump NEXT! Fall issue, while Kenji Sakaki also had a oneshot in that same issue, and has yet to get a new serialization out.
