Mag Talk Weekly Shonen Jump [2019] - Discussion and TOC Talk

[Aeneas]

Gon could work.

But, well, y’know.

 

[Rain Spectre]

Gon could work.

But, well, y’know.

Gon lost that right when he literally took another human being hostage. Kinda hard to look at him the same way after that.

 

[supercow297]

Gon lost that right when he literally took another human being hostage. Kinda hard to look at him the same way after that.

Cuz Luffy would never do anything like that.

 

[Ctkk]

It's not like silliness and kindness are intrinsically related.

 

[Aeneas]

And damn, I forgot about the first volume cover.

 

[Nemesis]

Which current wsj mangaka do you guys think has improved his/her art the most from when they started?

To me it's going to be Shiro from Act-Age. She has the biggest evolution to me in the current magazine from chapter 1 to now in paneling, designs, details on the art, coloring in the color pages and overall. Which is even more impressive when she's like 20 so her evolution on the manga is directly related to her evolution as an artist since she's so young.

Currently, I would say Kimetsu no Yaiba as well. One of my favorite Jump (not WSJ which probably belongs to Bleach or Reborn) art improvements is probably this one which was a monthly series. Still missing Rosario to Vampire!

This is still one of the biggest evolutions in art that I saw in manga. Rosario to Vampire already got that during the last volumes of the original manga but in the season II manga, jesus, what a difference. And yeah, I miss the manga as well. I really wish that the mangaka made a new work but he never did anything again.

 

[Rain Spectre]

And damn, I forgot about the first volume cover.

This small child is going to suffer in unspeakably horrific ways.

 

[Brizzi]

The art evolution in Hikaru no Go was huge.

 

[Xzone]

In general Obata evolution was cool to see.

 

[Mankichi Togawa]

Other series who had a drastic development of arc that I can think right now are Kinnikuman and Yu-gi-oh. And Sakigake Otokojuku if I recall too.

 

[Rain Spectre]

While we're on the subject of "silliness", I think it's worth bringing up that the thing which has caused its decline has been the internet. Silly, comical things appeal to kids mostly, and they now have venue where they can get it without having to pay money. In the end, Jump only supports the series that can actually earn them money, and there's really nothing in traditionally "silly" manga which can get that kind of draw now that there are cheaper venues for it.

 

[Nemesis]

I think the art of Black clover is good, and the one of yuuna is also, despite being wasted with ecchi.

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another who has a good art is the author of Kamio yui, although I do not like the manga, he has a good art.

I wouldn't say that the art of yunna is wasted on ecchi. If anything, it's a strong point to it considering how great he is in his artstyle and designs and an ecchi needs this for obvious reasons as hot characters are one of the appeal.

 

[Maxy Barnard]

While we're on the subject of "silliness", I think it's worth bringing up that the thing which has caused its decline has been the internet. Silly, comical things appeal to kids mostly, and they now have venue where they can get it without having to pay money. In the end, Jump only supports the series that can actually earn them money, and there's really nothing in traditionally "silly" manga which can get that kind of draw now that there are cheaper venues for it.

I feel like Saikyo Jump would have been cancelled long ago if this were truly the case

 

[Nemesis]

I feel like Saikyo Jump would have been cancelled long ago if this were truly the case

Are the editors on Saikyo Jump and V Jump the same as wsj though? I always thought it was a different editorial, asme for SQ Jump.

 

[Jovan]

Yu-Gi-Oh's art improved drastically as it went on. Hard to believe the same person is in both pics

Chapter 1 of the pre-Duel arc vs Millenium World (final arc)

 

[Xzone]

tbh, in some cases the art need to fit what are you writing.

 

[Belkac3m]

Yu-Gi-Oh's art improved drastically as it went on. Hard to believe the same person is in both pics

Chapter 1 of the pre-Duel arc vs Millenium World (final arc)

Curved lines → Angular lines.
Yep, drastic improvement.

 

[Rain Spectre]

I feel like Saikyo Jump would have been cancelled long ago if this were truly the case

Aren't most of Saikyo Jump's manga established properties? I feel like there's a familiarity which contributes there. Not to mention, issues of Saikyo Jump are much cheaper than manga volumes, so the comparison doesn't really work.

 

[Scruffy8642]

Yu-Gi-Oh's art improved drastically as it went on. Hard to believe the same person is in both pics

Chapter 1 of the pre-Duel arc vs Millenium World (final arc)

Thing with Yu Gi Oh is that the art improved so quickly too. He was pretty much drawing like the second image by the end of his first year of serialisation. Some of the monster scenes in the Kaibaland and Bakura arcs pre-duel monsters are truly a sight to behold.

We Never Learn is a big improvement, especially in colour drawings, similar to how much Komi improved through Nisekoi. I feel like Soma, MHA and HQ all got better before getting worse again at some point. HZ’s was already pretty great, but the style shifted away from chibi-designs after a while. Aside from that, don’t think the other artists have changed all that much.

 

[OfficialHxH]