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

[julidagx]

does anyone knows if HSF has gained popularity?, it seems to have settled for now in the middle of the TOC

 

[tirakai]

does anyone knows if HSF has gained popularity?, it seems to have settled for now in the middle of the TOC

It's been consistently higher up since it switched to being 15 pages a chapter instead of 12 a bit back and significantly increased the focus on the volleyball stuff. I think it's safe to say it has found its place in the magazine now (at least for the time being, maybe people will get tired of it eventually).

I'm pretty curious to see if it'll be reflected in the sales once the next volume releases, or if it's a ToC-only increase.

 

[julidagx]

It's been consistently higher up since it switched to being 15 pages a chapter instead of 12 a bit back and significantly increased the focus on the volleyball stuff. I think it's safe to say it has found its place in the magazine now (at least for the time being, maybe people will get tired of it eventually).

I'm pretty curious to see if it'll be reflected in the sales once the next volume releases, or if it's a ToC-only increase.

Maybe it will become the Spokon it was destined to be (I dont mind, i read the first isobee volume in spanish and it's hilarious, and the sports matches look good so far in terms of composition and paneling, so i have faith in the author)

 

[tirakai]

Honestly I kind of hope HSF continues its current direction and succeeds with it, we've seen plenty of gag manga shift to being battle shounen but I don't think there's ever been one that turned into a sports series (at least among series that weren't already part-sports from the start, I know there's been a couple gag/sports mixes before).

 

[julidagx]

Honestly I kind of hope HSF continues its current direction and succeeds with it, we've seen plenty of gag manga shift to being battle shounen but I don't think there's ever been one that turned into a sports series (at least among gag series that weren't already part-sports from the start).

Honestly i would be surprised if the author never thought of making a "Middleage man tries to reenact his dream of being a volleyball player, hijinks ensue", that honestly sounds like a pretty neat idea for a series, imo

 

[SharkBait]

Magu-Chan ^_^ and Yozakura Family, give us those animes.

I think Undead Unlock is just proving that the past few weeks/months have been a hot mess. Really hard to care for it when other manga have been hitting their strides.

 

[Thehoennhippo]

Undead's placements are not good but I'm not super concerned yet considering they just did a small promo campaign with those voiced PVs for this latest volume, so I don't think Jump has lost faith in the series or anything.

 

[Stivie]

Magu-Chan ^_^ and Yozakura Family, give us those animes.

I think Undead Unlock is just proving that the past few weeks/months have been a hot mess. Really hard to care for it when other manga have been hitting their strides.

I didn't know that manga that live at the bottom has anime. So we can expect an anime by ItellC and Nine dragons since magu chan will have anime.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Okay, Undead bottom 3 again huh, nice to see Cop & Dolphin doing a bit better, it deserve, Ayakashi also rising and JJK finally getting its cover which isnt rwally a surprising, no way Jump wouldnt celebrate the anniversary of the best selling manga at the moment.

Excited for Yozakura cover and lead cp, Gondaira better bring the heat

 

[tirakai]

One thing I wonder with these recent ToCs is if Dolphin will somehow manage to scrape by one more round, and maybe they'll only have 2 new series again next batch.

It's hard to imagine it not ending in a few chapters considering recent events but you never know, we did just have Moriking seem ready to end only to pull out an extra final arc from nowhere and survive a few more issues. Maybe Dolphin will introduce an additional final boss to fight or something and stave off the axe for 5-8 extra weeks. I'm definitely more interested to see how it ends than I am i tell c or Ball Parade.

If it can stick around up to #30 before ending, we'll have had a batch of 4 series which all lasted at least a year. I don't think it'll get that long, but it's a fun thought.

--- Double Post Merged, May 19, 2021, Original Post Date: May 19, 2021 ---

Also speaking of stuff lasting a year, you think they'll do any first anniversary stuff for Ayakashi, Roboco, or Magu-chan? They'll get anniversary colour pages no doubt but I don't think there's any chance of Magu or Roboco getting the cover considering Yozakura didn't. Ayakashi doesn't seem to be performing quite well enough to justify a cover either even with the big name behind it, but maybe they will anyway?

A joint anniversary cover between all 3 of them would be fun though, have they done anything like that before?

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Well, i think expanding Cop & Dolphin is super easy but Tamura would need the okay to do that without having to pray every week for the series to have a decent ranking or others doing worse, if not, is probably for the best to just end in a very good note, but let's see.

Realistically Ayakashi Triangle should have got a 2nd cover a long time ago, but now i doubt it will even get another one at all, i honestly don't know what's the deal with Nakano (and editors) giving this little promotion for a series by a big name that is selling well, even the regular color page is scarce, it's such a waste with Yabuki's art skills

 

[SharkBait]

I didn't know that manga that live at the bottom has anime. So we can expect an anime by ItellC and Nine dragons since magu chan will have anime.

Magu-chan hasnt been on the bottom in a hot minute. Its clearly a contender for having an anime greenlit. Its shown phenomenal growth. It has a very strong and dedicated fanbase. The plot and characters are something to write home about. And, lastly, it has the potential to be a ginormous hit once it is animated.

Magu-chan is great.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

I could see Magu-chan working well as a long running anime in a morning timeslot, maybe a 50 episodes season, a regular seasonal anime would probably not do much for it considering the nature of the series. But ofc we don't even know the future of the manga yet, let alone a anime.

 

[Mankichi Togawa]

Yay Jujutsu Kaisen anniversary cover at least. It only took 13 issues.

 

[Minsel]

Shoseki 5/10 - 5/16
MASHLE #63
Undead Unluck #173
Yozakura #250
Phantom Seer #304

30位24050/50位18850/100位7550/200位4200/300位2800/400位2100/500位1700

Estimations
MASHLE = 15,912
Undead Unluck = 5,104
Yozakura = 3,500
Phantom Seer = 2,772

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

43k for Undead and 33k for Yozakura, getting really close, next volumes are going to be interesting.

PS canceled but is selling more than Sakamoto #1 (at least the monthly estimations), not bad.

 

[galaxy-juice]

Magu-chan hasnt been on the bottom in a hot minute. Its clearly a contender for having an anime greenlit. Its shown phenomenal growth. It has a very strong and dedicated fanbase. The plot and characters are something to write home about. And, lastly, it has the potential to be a ginormous hit once it is animated.

Magu-chan is great.

Magu-chan has shifted from a median of 7 and mean of 6.9 from Issues #1-#13 (the first twelve of the year) to a median of 10 and mean of 9.6 from Issues #14-#25 (the previous twelve). In the TOCs it is experiencing a downward trend, although this is likely due to SD, TES, and WW entering the rankings.

Magu-chan went from 9.2k in 5 days with Vol 1 to 6.8k in 4 days with Vol 3. As much as I like the series, that isn't "phenomenal growth" and there is a pretty long list of manga that would be animated before it. The series is pretty niche and probably wouldn't appeal to the audience that normally watches WSJ anime.

I'd be surprised if it survived another two batches. It looks like it's wrapping up its story soon, and when it's over it will be a very satisfying and re-readable short story like Cop & Dolphin. That said, maybe Ayakashi and Undead will both get axed next batch and Magu will live (imagine the reactions to that lol).

 

[AbrahamOmosun]

Yay Jujutsu Kaisen anniversary cover at least. It only took 13 issues.

 

[animeexpert]

According to the usual Mashle leaker, Kowloon's Ball Parade is getting color pages next issue.

Another farewell color page since agravity boys and highschool family

 

[Mankichi Togawa]

Seems leaker got confused. Kowloon's Ball Parade is getting increased pages.