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

 

[AbrahamOmosun]

Are you sure ?

Based on some major events that happened in the story and Fujimoto last series being relatively short, many people believe that Chainsaw man is close to its ending. Obviously since jump hasn't announced anything about a final arc and no one is inside the writer's head, it is just a prediction. Take it as you will

 

[Mankichi Togawa]

Chainsawman ending soon is the new "My Hero Academia is ending soon". I'd say to wait for how the next chapters unfold.

Still, it would be really crazy if we start 2021 with Yozakura being the 6th oldest Jump series.

 

[SharkBait]

Unless you want to count romance series where a character happens to play a sport (Blue Flag, Your Lie in April) or the reverse (can't actually think of any examples right now but I know I've read some) the closest I can think of is Chihayafuru which is ongoing and started in December 2007 (has 44 volumes and 70+ episodes of anime). That's in a Josei magazine though so it's not really comparable.

always was a little interested in that but the shipping wars scared me away. people are fierce.

--- Double Post Merged, Aug 10, 2020, Original Post Date: Aug 10, 2020 ---

WNL will end this year. It only has 2 arcs left, each taking like 6 chapters or so. CSM ends next year.

I agree on csm. Can't see it lasting much longer than that. Story notes and pacing has risen that not ending by end of 2021 would be detrimental.

Also none of the fans want it to be long.

 

[101nemesis]

On a positive note Shiro has removed all Act-Age stuff from her twitter Bio, and now it simply just say “I am a manga artist”

So it seems like she’s definitely going to move forward with her career; and not stopping, like we feared.

Super glad to see this.
She doesn't deserve to be held back because her collaborator was a piece of shit.

What type of series would you guys like to see her draw?
I think a detective manga which includes a lot mental health elements in it with a shounen spin on it will work quite well with her impressive talent.

 

[savethecat]

Personally I would like to see her do something completely left field of what Act-Age was.
Either a fantasy setting or a historical setting

 

[OtterBrigade]

I think her art would work well with a fantasy setting. Something like Sousou no Frieren in Sunday would be really cool to see her work on. I could also see her art working on some sports series so maybe she can give Jump a new one

 

[redon]

Ki-oon (Act-Age's french publisher) is talking now with Shueisha about contract-related stuff of Act-Age. They will comunicate the future of Act-Age in France as soon as posible. I think all countries that licensed Act-Age are doing the same.

 

[James Rye]

I want her to draw a horror thriller. With how intense her art can be those horror scenes would be really scary~

 

[Thundercat27]

Chainsawman ending soon is the new "My Hero Academia is ending soon". I'd say to wait for how the next chapters unfold.

Still, it would be really crazy if we start 2021 with Yozakura being the 6th oldest Jump series.

I am 50-50 on "CSM ending soon"
Just looking back at Fire Punch, how the plotline swings unpredictably and ends in the strangest way possible. Tbf, Fire Punch is an outlier, with the way Fujimoto set out to make each volume have a different tone.

 

[ItsSamu]

Super glad to see this.
She doesn't deserve to be held back because her collaborator was a piece of shit.

What type of series would you guys like to see her draw?
I think a detective manga which includes a lot mental health elements in it with a shounen spin on it will work quite well with her impressive talent.

Honestly she could do anything, we'd be spoiled for choice.

In the beginning the art was a little simpler with moment of passion that burst from the page, but now you could expect that to happen chapter after chapter. She's improved so much. I think she's shown she'd be well suited to a modern day slice of life or perhaps a dramatic romance. Her character designs definitely lend to that.

Spoiler: Slice of Life/Romance Examples

With Yonagi she got to show her balance the line of psychological damage that acting had on her, so I could definitely see her doing something psychological/horror to great effect. She'd draw an excellent murderous yandere.

Spoiler: Psychological/Horror Examples

But my absolute favourite choice for her would be a full on action/battle shonen. Act-Age was practically a battle shonen already. I'd love to see her do a historical/fantasy series with great fight choreography.

Spoiler: Battle Shonen/Action Examples

 

[redon]

Ivrea (Act-Age's spanish publisher) is waiting for Shueisha's instructions about how solve Act-Age's case.

 

[Newkerzy]

I think it might come down to what kind of manga she wants to draw. That’s what I think Jump is offering her right now. They might be looking for a writer that fits with Shiro’s interests.

 

[101nemesis]

Honestly she could do anything, we'd be spoiled for choice.

In the beginning the art was a little simpler with moment of passion that burst from the page, but now you could expect that to happen chapter after chapter. She's improved so much. I think she's shown she'd be well suited to a modern day slice of life or perhaps a dramatic romance. Her character designs definitely lend to that.

Spoiler: Slice of Life/Romance Examples

With Yonagi she got to show her balance the line of psychological damage that acting had on her, so I could definitely see her doing something psychological/horror to great effect. She'd draw an excellent murderous yandere.

Spoiler: Psychological/Horror Examples

But my absolute favourite choice for her would be a full on action/battle shonen. Act-Age was practically a battle shonen already. I'd love to see her do a historical/fantasy series with great fight choreography.

Spoiler: Battle Shonen/Action Examples

I know romance / slice of life would go really well with her art but honestly, that's just such an easy choice.
Psychological series would definitely show off her incredible range as an artist.

Battle manga would definitely be her weakest.
Psychological battle manga perhaps? Now we're talking.

That said, I just hope she comes back sooner than later with anything, tbh.

 

[tirakai]

I wonder if we'll see a bunch of different Usazaki oneshots in the next year or so. All the Act-age story arcs tackle some kind of different genre so we've seen potential for her art to work well for just about anything, it's a matter of what gets received best.

A horror or psychological thing could certainly be fun.

 

[Pietro]

I'm sorry about Act age Manga being canceled but I wonder if the artist could also work for the plot and so saving the manga ...

 

[BX-02BLODIA]

I'm sorry about Act age Manga being canceled but I wonder if the artist could also work for the plot and so saving the manga ...

It's done for. There's no turning back now.

 

[Mankichi Togawa]

 

[James Rye]

I'm sorry about Act age Manga being canceled but I wonder if the artist could also work for the plot and so saving the manga ...

It is already axed. At best we might get some sort of final chapter later down the line but I don't think we will. Ch.123 will be the last AA chapter ever.

 

[savethecat]

I'm sorry about Act age Manga being canceled but I wonder if the artist could also work for the plot and so saving the manga ...

Shiro already discussed with editorial and decided that it’s no longer possible to continue with the series.

And imo the fact that she deleted any trace of the series from Bio may mean that she’s disassociating herself from the series for the foreseeable future and probably never turning back.

I’d say any possibility of it continuing in any capacity is dead. Even if Matsuki serves his time and comes back to the industry, I can’t imagine that he’s going to write under the same name. He’ll probably Creator an alias and try his best to never be exposedas being the Act-Age writer

 

[SharkBait]

Shiro already discussed with editorial and decided that it’s no longer possible to continue with the series.

And imo the fact that she deleted any trace of the series from Bio may mean that she’s disassociating herself from the series for the foreseeable future and probably never turning back.

I’d say any possibility of it continuing in any capacity is dead. Even if Matsuki serves his time and comes back to the industry, I can’t imagine that he’s going to write under the same name. He’ll probably Creator an alias and try his best to never be exposedas being the Act-Age writer

you really think the industry is harboring such indecent people behind pennames? *shiveru* I hope not. Not a good look for Shueisha etc.

I dont even know if the writer can be reformed, seemed so quick to admit it was him that it had to be something he regularly did and would continue to do. Would be too risky to work woth him whrn thrres thousands of struggling mangaka out there.