Well, it did sell significantly more than anything not called Chainsawman from 2019. If volume 3 doesn't drop it can probably justify surviving the axe over bigger flops.
True but I'd say the situation is a bit different. Some of the big series are nearing their end. Assuming KNY, TPN, Haikyuu, Yuuna and WNL end next year, it'll leave a massive hole for the magazine. I'm sure Shueisha would be worried about it since none of the newer series after CSM are grabbing the attention of the readers. It's not unlikely they've thought letting kny run for longer until they have a stronger lineup.
Great that we're seeing this again. I wish we had the full information about what they worked as editor and launched in the market in their career though, it would make great things for analysis. Also nice how some of them are also on other magazines like Saikyo Jump, or in other publication like Jump+
Jump has no reason to cancel Samurai 8 now:
That happens, yes. Not only on WSJ but in every publication. But there's also the own mangaka which we have examples of them doing over 300 chapters because they wanted like Inagaki with Eyeshield:
AssClass' end lined up with Nisekoi, Bleach, Kochikame and Toriko. This is no different.
That was a cute PV. Man, it's kinda insane how Spy x Family just became the magazine's frontrunner. It's probably the Kimetsu of Jump+. God, imagine the sales for this when the inevitable anime adaptation releases.
Hidakiki no Eren.
They don't have to necessarily keep S8 in Weekly Shonen Jump (V Jump, Jump+ and Jump SQ still exist as venues) if it's worldwide popularity that matters. I think this all majorly relies on WNL and Neverland. I could see WNL dragging a bit now like Nisekoi did back then.
Good arguments, I agree that those are some of the reasons for why it's very likely that S8 won't be cancelled.
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Those are different publications though, which just some editors are responsible for some manga on Jump+ and other magazines. Of course everything goes in the end to Shueisha but you know what I mean.
My bad, I reread your post and you were just suggesting the manga to transfer into those others. I interpreted it wrong.
How would Nakano be incompetent for (theoretically) ending S8? The series has preformed heavily below expectations despite an extensive marketing campaign, and shows little if any signs of improving in terms of sales and reception. Continuing it just out of some kind of respect for Kishimoto even if it continues to stagnate would be the irrational business decision in this context.
Or could cement Nakano as a legendary, cancelling work of former prominent author to have a batch full of success
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