Mag Talk Weekly Shonen Jump [2021] - Discussion and ToC Talk

[DreamcastDazia]

I didn't make any judgement of quality about CSM. The series can be all the deep things some people said but the way the author chose to tell these deep things will still be using some nonsense moments and gore scenes. And that's OK. I just don't like it, but there's people that like it.

Let's move on.

Running away are we? Yowai! Let's keep this party rolling! I wanna see Rain Specy win. CSM army MOVE

 

[Lord fifth]

Running away are we? Yowai! Let's keep this party rolling! I wanna see Rain Specy win. CSM army MOVE

Why are you acting like a cliche shonen villian?

 

[DreamcastDazia]

Why are you acting like a cliche shonen villian?

Let me answer your question with a question, why so serious?

 

[galaxy-juice]

They have published the Vati Lipepe oneshot in J+:

https://shonenjumpplus.com/episode/3269632237315739538

It was by far the best of the 3 dark mafia oneshots we had in Jump at beginning of this year, and is also a graduation work from Jump School. I can totally see this getting serialized this Fall or in 2022.

It's pretty distinct from anything else in the magazine right now, I would not mind seeing it pop up in the next year at all. I can't read Japanese, but the "Modes" concept looked really interesting.

I wouldn't say it's the one-shot I'm hoping will get serialized the most right now, though. I really want Popo to return in some capacity even though I know that's a long shot. Or the one about trying to make a movie in a post-apocalyptic world, that was really good.

 

[Rain Spectre]

Have to say, you know Anya is truly an iconic character when she spawns imitators.

 

[Roacher]

Chainsawman have nice popularity in USA even without anime.

Chainsaw Man Ranks #1 on U.S. Monthly Bookscan March List

19 manga volumes including My Hero Academia, Demon Slayer, Attack on Titan, Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun, The Promised Neverland, Haikyu!!, Spy x Family, Jujutsu Kaisen rank in top 20

www.animenewsnetwork.com

 

[Blue16]

Ao no Hako (Blue Box) PV

 

[samama10]

Ao no Hako (Blue Box) PV

Lol seemed like he the author already has stomache

 

[SharkBait]

Ao no Hako (Blue Box) PV

will there be two couples then...potential love polygon hijinks, time will tell

 

[Aeneas]

 

[Newkerzy]

Holy—! I wasn’t expecting that pleasant twist from Blue Box. Although, in retrospect, I should’ve realized it halfway.

Overall, a solid debut chapter! Now we just have to hope it does well. And hope Nak won’t be a moron about it.

 

[Pietro]

Blue box is absolutely amazing!!
I loved it

 

[savethecat]

Really loved Blue Box. Feels really different for a Shonen Jump romcom(at least the ones I read).
As of now I can’t imagine it being anything other than a focus on the two protagonists relationship, and going in a harem route. But we’ll see I guess.
Overall, really strong start

 

[Lil meen]

Blue box is definitely a main stay and is my favorite first chapter of 2021.

--- Double Post Merged, Apr 11, 2021, Original Post Date: Apr 11, 2021 ---

Really loved Blue Box. Feels really different for a Shonen Jump romcom(at least the ones I read).
As of now I can’t imagine it being anything other than a focus on the two protagonists relationship, and going in a harem route. But we’ll see I guess.
Overall, really strong start

Eh, this is more in line with 90s shonen jump romance manga. By the 2000s jump romcoms basically became “cute story of the week with an arc every once in a while” while shonen magazine kind of took the mantle of character driven coherent story romcoms by the mid 2000s with sukaza (which still kinda had those elements and wouldn’t become more 90s type shonen jump romcoms till around a town where you live and ge good ending). Shonen magazine romcoms tend to be more drama focused and a connecting story while shonen jump is moreso cute story of the week type story nowadays. Ofc that is definitely completely devoid of both types however I am basically saying shonen magazine has more of that. Both have there pros and cons and can be incredible when done right.

 

[savethecat]

Blue box is definitely a main stay and is my favorite first chapter of 2021.

--- Double Post Merged, Apr 11, 2021, Original Post Date: Apr 11, 2021 ---

Eh, this is more in line with 90s shonen jump romance manga. By the 2000s jump romcoms basically became “cute story of the week with an arc every once in a while” while shonen magazine kind of took the mantle of character driven coherent story romcoms by the mid 2000s with sukaza (which still kinda had those elements and wouldn’t become more 90s type shonen jump romcoms till around a town where you live and ge good ending). Shonen magazine romcoms tend to be more drama focused and a connecting story while shonen jump is moreso cute story of the week type story nowadays. Ofc that is definitely completely devoid of both types however I am basically saying shonen magazine has more of that. Both have there pros and cons and can be incredible when done right.

I’m not exactly saying this is new for Shonen Jump’s history. I’ve only read the romcoms in Jump from the last decade or so though. Just saying it feels dreaming based on ones I read, and if they haven’t gone in this route in over 20 years, it’s definitely refreshing to see

 

[Tamil]

Much like the one shot, Blue Box feels very much out of WSM. I liked it more than the one shot and this was a great first chapter.

 

[Bomber D Rufi]

With a focus on sports and romance (two of my least favorite genres) I didn't expect to enjoy Blue Box and almost skipped it. I'm really glad I didn't as I was pleasantly surprised! It feels like the kind of series Mitsuru Adachi would draw and that's how I like my sports rom-coms, so I'll be sticking around for sure. Really it'd be right at home in Sunday but since they seem to be allergic to new serializations this year I guess you go where you're welcome. Really pleased with the pacing and progression of this one, but I'd have to wonder about it's overall longevity in the magazine. In any case I'm hoping it'll stick around for a good while!

 

[Midak]

Loved Dr. Stone and Sakamoto Days this week.

OP was a very good read as well, but, while common for the series, I am not a big fan of the continuous shift of focus among the fights/characters.
Personally I think it weakens the build-up for the finale of the arc.

Blue Box had definately a great start, although it was pretty similar to the one-shot. Curious to see how it goes.

Lost interest in WW. It is not bad, but I find the characters a bit weak so far. I might catch up later on though.

 

[Phantom RPG]

Blue Box was very sweet, and i definite step up from the one shot itself, which was already something great. Genuinely looking forward towards the future chapters of this series.

Anywho, here is the Jump Giga Spring 2021 Preview(Rather interesting to see the author`s names of the new batch of one shots):

 

[SharkBait]

witch watch saving itself with the Kan x Moi potential, I'm so giddy about it, omg. Best new manga!