Mag Talk Weekly Shonen Jump [2020] - Discussion and ToC Talk

[Shinuki no Reborn]

MANGAHELPERS "TOC" POLL ISSUE #51 - VOTING!​

The poll for issue #51 is now open, vote for your favorite chapters of the week clicking HERE!

Alongside the release of Sakamoto Days, the extra series this week are:

-Dragon Ball Super 66
-Boruto: Naruto Next Generations 52
-Ghost Reaper Girl 10

Good Votes!

 

[Halloween]

Moderator Notice:
Henceforth, I will be deleting posts that complain about Weekly Shonen Jump having too many/not enough gag/battle/exorcism/sports/etc series.

These posts are not insightful, and do not meaningfully contribute to this thread. Also, this decision is not up for discussion, so posts discussing this decision will also be deleted.~ Halloween

 

[Ryuusei]

Spoiler: 52 TOC & 01 Preview

呪 僕 O マ ブ S C D 破 C B 夜 C 僕 あ 灼 ぼ チ 高 ア 森 A 仄 ぼ 次号カラー ヒロアカ アンデラ 夜桜 約ネバ 道産子 GIGA 岸本先生が描くコラボポスター 爆豪クリアファイル

Spoiler: Issue #52 ToC & Preview

Jujutsu Kaisen (Cover & LCP)
My Hero Academia
One Piece
Mashle
Black Clover
Sakamoto Days (CP)
Dr. Stone
Magu-chan: God of Destruction (CP)
Build King
Mission: Yozakura Family
Me & Roboco
Ayakashi Triangle (CP)
Shakunetsu no Niraikanai
We Never Learn
Chainsaw Man
Koukousei Kazoku
Undead Unluck
Moriking
Agravity Boys
Honomieru Shounen
Bokura no Ketsumei

Issue #1
Cover & LCP: My Hero Academia
CP: Undead Unluck, Mission: Yozakura Family, The Promised Neverland, Dosanko Gyaru wa Namaramenkoi

GIGA Preview
Collab poster by Kishimoto
Bakugou clear file

 

[Halloween]

Midora in Toriko was handled *very* well.

As an aside, any predictions on the amount of HxH chapters that'll be released this year? We know there will be enough for a volume, but I more meant, beyond that.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Midora in Toriko was handled *very* well.

As an aside, any predictions on the amount of HxH chapters that'll be released this year? We know there will be enough for a volume, but I more meant, beyond that.

At this point 10 will already be a miracle kkkkk

 

[Rain Spectre]

Midora in Toriko was handled *very* well.

Oh, Midora was the best character in Toriko hands down. But my point is that Toriko didn't exactly have a lot of "competition" in terms of its cast. Most of the characters were more in service of the world than the story.

At this point 10 will already be a miracle kkkkk

I have to wonder if part of this is just Togashi's age catching up to him. Mid-50s is pretty old for mangaka (Aoyama only manages it by Conan being 70% his assistants work) and I doubt that coupled with a history of health problems would do nice things to the body.

 

[Aeneas]

As an aside, any predictions on the amount of HxH chapters that'll be released this year? We know there will be enough for a volume, but I more meant, beyond that.

Given how long this is going, the fact that he already had the storyboards for 391-400 done, and what happened the last time he reached a hundredth chapter mark, 20 chapters.

 

[Halloween]

Given how long this is going, the fact that he already had the storyboards for 391-400 done, and what happened the last time he reached a hundredth chapter mark, 20 chapters.

Wow, that's very optimistic. When was the last time he released 20 chapters before returning to hiatus?

 

[tirakai]

There was no new HxH chapters last year so we could get nothing again.

I know Togashi has free reign at this but I really don't get what he's planning, the guy can't manage to get a single chapter out some years yet, whenever he does produce something, it's just some random new character that doesn't matter explaining their ability that doesn't matter, with no meaningful progress made.

You'd think he'd realise maybe he's not going to finish this arc like that (nevermind the later ones he apparently plans) and and will try to rush through this dumb boat bit to get to the stuff he really wants to write most (unless this is the stuff he really wants to do, I don't know, maybe he's lost total interest in the previous cast or villains). At the current pacing, there's is absolutely 0% chance of the series actually having the intended ending before he literally can't keep going any more.

What is Togashi even doing?

 

[lazybones1717]

Wow, that's very optimistic. When was the last time he released 20 chapters before returning to hiatus?

He published 30 chapters in a row from 2011 to 2012. Before this current hiatus, he released a total of 20 chapters in 2018 (one batch at the start of the year, and another at the end).

Hiatus Chart

Hiatus Chart

hiatus-hiatus.github.io

 

[Rain Spectre]

There was no new HxH chapters last year so we could get nothing again.

I know Togashi has free reign at this but I really don't get what he's planning, the guy can't manage to get a single chapter out some years yet, whenever he does produce something, it's just some random new character that doesn't matter explaining their ability that doesn't matter, with no meaningful progress made.

You'd think he'd realise maybe he's not going to finish and and will try to rush through this dumb boat bit to get to the stuff he really wants to write most (unless this is the stuff he really wants to do, I don't know, maybe he's lost total interest in the previous cast or villains). AT the current pacing, there's is absolutely 0% chance of the series actually having the intended ending before he literally can't keep going any more. What is Togashi even doing?

I get the impression he simply doesn't care about what his readers want or desire. He just does what he feels like, readers be damned.

 

[Halloween]

He published 30 chapters in a row from 2011 to 2012, before this last hiatus, he released a total of 20 chapters in 2018.

Hiatus Chart

Hiatus Chart

hiatus-hiatus.github.io

Huh, I guess I just wasn't paying attention back then. Well, here's hoping.

 

[pamuchi]

There was no new HxH chapters last year so we could get nothing again.

I know Togashi has free reign at this but I really don't get what he's planning, the guy can't manage to get a single chapter out some years yet, whenever he does produce something, it's just some random new character that doesn't matter explaining their ability that doesn't matter, with no meaningful progress made.

You'd think he'd realise maybe he's not going to finish this arc like that (nevermind the later ones he apparently plans) and and will try to rush through this dumb boat bit to get to the stuff he really wants to write most (unless this is the stuff he really wants to do, I don't know, maybe he's lost total interest in the previous cast or villains). At the current pacing, there's is absolutely 0% chance of the series actually having the intended ending before he literally can't keep going any more.

What is Togashi even doing?

This is literally my thoughts.

 

[raikou]

Interesting take. I thought they would do well, but I checked some other polls and even some villains very popular in the West, like Aizen, did poorly on their series polls. I guess the love for villains is a western thing?

Edit: Actually, I think if you have only one card to vote, it makes more sense to vote for a character from the hero team. If you can have two though, things can be different.

Didn't Grimmjow and Ulquiorra made in top 10 in one of Bleach Popularity poll?

In One Piece, Captain Kuro managed to be 9th in the first popularity poll, at the time characters wasn't that many, but still.

 

[Minsel]

There was no new HxH chapters last year so we could get nothing again.

I know Togashi has free reign at this but I really don't get what he's planning, the guy can't manage to get a single chapter out some years yet, whenever he does produce something, it's just some random new character that doesn't matter explaining their ability that doesn't matter, with no meaningful progress made.

You'd think he'd realise maybe he's not going to finish this arc like that (nevermind the later ones he apparently plans) and and will try to rush through this dumb boat bit to get to the stuff he really wants to write most (unless this is the stuff he really wants to do, I don't know, maybe he's lost total interest in the previous cast or villains). At the current pacing, there's is absolutely 0% chance of the series actually having the intended ending before he literally can't keep going any more.

What is Togashi even doing?

inb4 togashi coming back to finish the story and no more hiatusxhiatus

 

[Jorden Rivera]

Can someone remind me what is actually going on with Togashi? I remember something about health problems, but what kind of problems?

 

[Aeneas]

Wow, that's very optimistic. When was the last time he released 20 chapters before returning to hiatus?

He's only gone for 20(+) chapters in a row two times over the entire run of the series. The 30 chapter run in 2011-2012 that lazybones mentioned, and then the 20 chapter run in 2010 when he reached chapter 300 that I was alluding to.

I know Togashi has free reign at this but I really don't get what he's planning, the guy can't manage to get a single chapter out some years yet, whenever he does produce something, it's just some random new character that doesn't matter explaining their ability that doesn't matter, with no meaningful progress made.

I agree wholeheartedly with the sentiment that the series won't finish at this pace, but the above is literally false.

 

[pamuchi]

inb4 togashi coming back to finish the story and no more hiatusxhiatus

No joking, he can do that. Honestly I can't see HxH going for another 5 years, it would be too much for him.

 

[Halloween]

New poll is up.

 

[FireFantasyVI]

With HxH, as much as I love it, my expectations for new chapters are nonexistent. If we happen to get any, it's a pleasant surprise, and you better believe I'm gonna enjoy them. It may seem a bit confusing and aimless, but going back and rereading the recent chapters makes it flow really well and really hypes me up for what (someday) may come.

 

[Serinox]

What is Togashi even doing?

I mean, with a chronic pain like his, I imagine there are probably days or even weeks when he can't do any work at all, so... hopefully he is preparing stuff and thinking about and at worst, he can't work at all.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

There was no new HxH chapters last year so we could get nothing again.

I know Togashi has free reign at this but I really don't get what he's planning, the guy can't manage to get a single chapter out some years yet, whenever he does produce something, it's just some random new character that doesn't matter explaining their ability that doesn't matter, with no meaningful progress made.

You'd think he'd realise maybe he's not going to finish this arc like that (nevermind the later ones he apparently plans) and and will try to rush through this dumb boat bit to get to the stuff he really wants to write most (unless this is the stuff he really wants to do, I don't know, maybe he's lost total interest in the previous cast or villains). At the current pacing, there's is absolutely 0% chance of the series actually having the intended ending before he literally can't keep going any more.

What is Togashi even doing?

That's what is really frustrating about the current situation, even if he come back next week i'm already prepared for another 10 chapters of "blah blah blah" between random guards and another 100 new characters and complicated powers being introduced and the real plot barely moving, Togashi is stuck in hell with this boat arc.

 

[lazybones1717]

Regarding the length of HxH's current arc, this author comment from the last batch of chapters is very relevant:

Togashi really loves writing this story, that's clear from the countless interviews he's done. If he's able to stay healthy while doing what he loves, I'd be happy to wait any amount of time.