Mag Talk Weekly Shonen Jump [2015-2016] - Discussion and TOC Talk

[Kave]

Asta is poor man's Hinata from Haikyuu

 

[tirakai]

Black Clover isn't going to be cancelled before ch 200 folks, this isn't Medaka Box we're talking about.

Also changing into a more serious in-depth series with long arcs would probably just hurt it in the long run. What makes Black Clover work is that every chapter is written to be fun in it's own right, there's always at least one cool/memorable moment each week and if it starts going for a more future-looking style it could lose that.

Sure it's unlikely to ever be a massive magazine-carrying series but it's a safe generic series that stays very consistent in quality and gives its fans what they want and expect (like Fairy Tail), that's something Jump needs right now with all its long time battle shounen mainstays besides One Piece either gone or ending very soon.

 

[Leoat12]

That's it, guys... Now that Black Clover was compared to Fairy Tail, I will never read it. XD

 

[xAsum0x]

Black Clover isn't going to be cancelled before ch 200 folks, this isn't Medaka Box we're talking about.

Also changing into a more serious in-depth series with long arcs would probably just hurt it in the long run. What makes Black Clover work is that every chapter is written to be fun in it's own right, there's always at least one cool/memorable moment each week and if it starts going for a more future-looking style it could lose that.

Sure it's unlikely to ever be a massive magazine-carrying series but it's a safe generic series that stays very consistent in quality and gives its fans what they want and expect (like Fairy Tail), that's something Jump needs right now with all its long time battle shounen mainstays besides One Piece either gone or ending very soon.

I'm not sure what consistent quality your talking about because the past 3 arcs have been pretty bad. Hopefully this upcoming one can improve but it already ain't starting so hot. It won't get canceled because it is just pure fun and enjoyment and most readers don't really care about quality. I don't root for Black Clovers cancellation. In fact just the opposite. I personally love battle shonen and I'll always have a bias over it compared to other genres. My dteam situation in the near future would be One Piece, BnH, Black Clover, Galaxy Gangs (if it ever gets the nod) and some other manga becoming the pillars of Jump and recreating the new era. But it's pretty unlikely. So I root for it to succeed naturally.

 

[Leoat12]

My ranking is like this right now:

Shokugeki no Soma
Haikyuu
One Piece
My Hero Academia
Dance-bu
Spring Weapon #1
Love Rush
Red Sprite
The Promised Neverland
Toriko

I only put the ones I'm seriously reading or plan to read (like Spring Weapon #1 that I'll probably have to read in JP from now on).
Fun fact: Taking out Dance-bu, which is not published in ESJ, and Spring Weapon #1, which just started, Love Rush appears in 5th as predicted. xD
Oh, there is also Haikyuu, so it would be 4th in ESJ.

 

[savethecat]

Another great Neverland chapter

 

[ChocoBar9]

My Jump rankings
One Piece- Story has been kicked into high gear since Zou and the latest arc is a page turner. This series rarely lets me down which is why its consistently on my must read lists.

My Hero Academia - I'm not as hard on this latest arc as everyone here seems to be but the latest chapter made it worth it. The series is just a joy to read every week.

World Trigger -A very unique and down to earth series that reads more like a sports manga than a battle shounen. This latest arc has been stellar

Promised Neverland - The most promising new series Jump has had for a while. Heard this series is a big hit with HxH fans on 2ch and I can see why they would be drawn by its non-standard premise like KnY it has a lot of potential.

Haikyuu - A very solid sports manga and probably the best team based one since Rookies.

Hinomaru Sumo - The most underrated manga in serialization. Its lasted as long as it has due to editorial support and its grown a lot as a result. I hope it can provide a memorable finish or be given a final push to make itself more aware.

Kimetsu no Yaiba - Glad to see that the series has able to make it thus far. While its not without its flaws there's a lot of potential in it.

Gintama - This series is near its forgone conclusion but I feel Gorilla-sensei is on his last wits as he desperately tries to cram in too much per chapter just waiting to see if he'll stick the landing.

Saiki Kusuo no PSI Nan - You can only do so much with a premise before it gets old even Gorilla sensei is struggling to reach that finish line without tiling over the ribbon and people were already sick of Bobobo before Shinsetsu remind us why we ever thought the series was funny to begin with but hats off to Asou for keeping such a premise still fresh and funny for 20 volumes.

Toriko - With one chapter left all I can say that this was a very solid series that unfortunately will be remembered for the wrong reasons

Yuragi no Yuuna-san - This series has a lot more substance than I initially went into with. Still a fairly standard ecchi manga that feels more racy than whats been in the magazune before

Samon - This series is an absolute mess and has survived as long as it has due to questionnaire rankings hence why its flipped its premise on a hat several times now and is gearing towards its first battle shounen arc. Feels like if Gintama and Neuro had a baby.

Black Clover - This series is the gift that keeps on giving if that gift is a consistent lineup of socks rather that the latest electronic peripheral; a constant disappointment. Whats been said about BC has already been stated several times so rather than beat the dead horse I'll just say that if and when Tabata improves his writing will people really look back positively on this portion of BC more like people look back on Naruto and Bleach in their early years?

Shokugeki no Soma - This series days are numbered unless it can bounce back from this slump. Before the introduction of the current opposition the series was fun

 

[jagman1x3]

Reading weekly and enjoying tier:
World Trigger, The Promised Neverland

Read for a while and dropped tier:
One Piece, Food Wars, My Hero Academia

Don't give a crap about sports tier:
Haikyu, Hinomaru Zumo

Don't care enough to put in the effort to read tier:
Gintama, Saiki, Spring Weapon no. 01

Reread recently and already forgot who all the characters are tier:
World Trigger

May as well see how it goes tier:
Amalgam of Distortion

Want to read but too much other stuff to read first tier:
Samon, Kimetsu no Yaiba

Would get banned if I posted my nickname for this here tier:
Black Clover, Yuna

Edit: Literally forgot these existed while writing this tier:
Red Sprite, Love Rush

 

[Varus]

Seems Spring Weapon No.1 or Amalgam of Distortion were passed on.

 

[Kamen Rider Dragon]

Wow, Neverland is really good. Another great chapter this week. I'm impressed by the structure of the panels and distorted keikaku faces that pop up. Best new series in quite some time for me in Jump.

 

[Mammo]

how I divide the magazine (in no particular order)

Like: HxH, BnHA, Hq, Hinomaru, Kimetsu, OP, Saiki, Food Wars, Neverland
Dislike: Black Clover, Red Sprite, Love Rush, Samon, Yuna, World Trigger
Don't care about: Boruto, Isobe, Straighten Up, Spring Weapon, Amalgam, Toriko
Love/Hate relationship: Gintama

some thoughts (again the series are in no particular order)
OP: Is saying the current arc is better than Dressrosa a compliment?
BnHA: I didn't like the recent Todoroki and Inasa's chapters & didn't like the Kouta's chapters in the training camp arc, but still I enjoy it very much overall
Hinomaru: I like this, but it's as generic of a sport manga as it get, people are overpraising it and acting like Kawada is the second coming of Tezuka or something, it's fine, its art is great, but I don't see any real difference from stuff like Hq or YowaPeda
Kimetsu: I didn't like this at all first but it have grown on me, Zenitsu is mah boy
Food Wars: this is a manga about people orgasming to food, why are so many people taking it so seriously?
Neverland:

so far it does deliver with its revelations, but how long will that last until we start getting fillers?
Red Sprite: the concept isn't new nor original, people should stop with this excuse already, this is a bad manga & that's that
Toriko: Gar and Monster Hunter, sound amazing right? WRONG, the manga never reach the full potential of this setting and it frustrating, you're better off reading Dungeon Meshi or Golden Kamuy or other manga that does that premise justice
World Trigger: Why should I care about people fighting in fake bodies? why are there a trillion characters with the same bland art faces? why are there so many tournaments? why is this a thing?
Gintama: I wish this would go back to comedy already, the serious arcs are generic and predictable
Isobee: if someone started translating this I would read the hell out of it

 

[vampire killer]

Bha and Bc- the best manga's in the magazine.
Everything else is pure trash. No real point in reading anything beside those 2.

 

[tirakai]

One thing about comparing magazines is that WSJ is the only one where most of the lineup has up to date english translations, even in WS Sunday and WS Magazine there's less than half the roster being done.

Sure there's raws if you can read them but even then the translation projects are generally what gets you interested in a series in the first place (unless you live in Japan of course).

 

[CuriousReborn]

Might as a well join the party :
1- Haikyuu!!
2- Boku no Hero Academia
3- One piece
4- World Trigger
5- The Promised Neverland
6- Hinomaru Sumo ( Fairly generic, but im a sucker for sport manga )
7- Shokugeki no Soma ( Pretty boring atm )

Series that I enjoyed from from what I read / looking forward to read :
Spring Weapon #1 - Yuragi no Yuuna-san - Kimetsu no Yaiba

Dislike :
Red sprite - BC

Honorable mentions :
Gintama ( Need to start from the beginning since I forgot all about it, but I enjoyed it a lot )
HxH
Toriko ( Although I didn't enjoy the manga for what it is. I gotta admit it had a really unique premise with interesting world and characters and that is I something I can appreciate. Unfortunately it never clicked for me )

 

[savethecat]

For me
1.MHA - I'm a huge fan of Superhero comics, and read them as much as I do manga. MHA captures the spirit of American comics more than any superhero manga/anime I've seen
2.One Piece - Been a fan since I was little and it still keeps up the quality to this day to me
3.Neverland - I think this series is really engaging, and it's amazing that it has no action what's so ever, but still holds my attention
4.Haikyuu - this series made me more interested in sports manga in general
5.Kimetsu No Yaiba - just love the entire atmosphere of this series, and love the main cast
6.World Trigger - underrated series. I love the battle system mainly
7.Spring Weapon - it's fun so far. Main character is fun
8.Gintama - haven't read much of Gintama, but from what I read I enjoyed. Want to read/watch the entire series one day
9.Food Wars - only read the first few volumes. Enjoyed it, but didn't capture enough interest to warrant me reading more
10.Amalgam of Distruction - It's not bad. However the premise and designs are too similar to Tokyo Ghoul. I can't see it lasting.
11.Black Clover - it can be fun at times. The characters are fun. But this series is mainly carried by good art and action. There's not much substance in it
12.Red Sprite- it had potential. I actually like the art. But the pacing is all over the place. I'd like to see the author get a 3rd chance after this series is axed, because I still think he has potential.
13.Love Rush- Romance is already not my thing. This didn't help

 

[WyldViolet]

Y'know, out of all the Jump manga that have been talked about getting a Western live action film adaptation, I really think My Hero Academia might just be the best suited.
What's hugely popular in US cinemas?
Superhero movies and young adult fiction.
My Hero Academia as a film series could be like Sky High meets Harry Potter.
Get Brad Bird behind it and we'll have something truly special.

 

[savethecat]

Y'know, out of all the Jump manga that have been talked about getting a Western live action film adaptation, I really think My Hero Academia might just be the best suited.
What's hugely popular in US cinemas?
Superhero movies and young adult fiction.
My Hero Academia as a film series could be like Sky High meets Harry Potter.
Get Brad Bird behind it and we'll have something truly special.

Well if you get Brad Bird in on the project is want it to be animated tbh

 

[Nakura]

I would love to see a live action portrayal of Shigaraki Tomura. That would be the best.

 

[ShenGao]

Y'know, out of all the Jump manga that have been talked about getting a Western live action film adaptation, I really think My Hero Academia might just be the best suited.
What's hugely popular in US cinemas?
Superhero movies and young adult fiction.
My Hero Academia as a film series could be like Sky High meets Harry Potter.
Get Brad Bird behind it and we'll have something truly special.

Or, what's more likely, it could end up as another Dragon Ball Evolution or Avatar by Shyamalan.

 

[TyVip]

Or, what's more likely, it could end up as another Dragon Ball Evolution or Avatar by Shyamalan.

Dragonball Evolution doesn't exist. In fact, Dragonball never got a live adaption movie.