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[Shinuki no Reborn]

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[Teennitro]

I'm worried, oda doesn't know how to draw anything that goes outside of one piece

Looking at his jotaro and yamcha Illustration oda can definitely draw other characters

 

[defensor_de_boruto]

did i vote for this week chapters?

if so I'll vote again

Astro
Shinobi Undercover
Kiyoshi

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Oh dear, I had forgotten about this one…

Not that I’m outright defending it, Oda could’ve drawn Goku’s face the way he does characters like Zoro and such and I think it would’ve looked much better; I think the only reason he chose the Luffy-styled face is because Goku and Luffy are kindred spirits in their child-like innocence and instinctual nature. Don’t really agree with the outcome visually, but I can appreciate what it represents.

lets see if he does a good job

 

[Stivie]

• Kagurabachi Extra Chapter 1
• Shinobi Undercover 11
• Sakamoto Days 191

 

[monstera11]

MH SHONEN JUMP CLASS OF 2024 - TOP 50 MEMBERS WITH THE MOST COMMENTS​

Just some fun data for you all, this is the top 50 users with the most comments in the Weekly Shonen Jump 2024 thread:

1. Shinuki no Reborn (2.659)
2. JBC008 (2.294)
3. SharkBait (1.611)
4. iker_03 (730)
5. pennycryman (710)
6. KrenKren (680)
7. monstera11 (653)
8. BelTL (641)
9. Dongus (580)
10. tirakai (488)
11. Cerclox (478)
12. defensor_de_boruto (384)
13. Broseph (363)
14. Qukiqq (358)
15. Kurama58 (347)
16. Bulju (309)
17. Franz (308)
18. Stivie (292)
19. Friki (282)
20. Mankichi Togawa (274)
21. TheRealTravisty (261)
22. animeexpert (245)
23. echo (237)
24. Thehoennhippo (217)
25. Kiaida (205)
26. Pietro (196)
27. Ravellino (193)
28. Crimson Trickster (192)
29. Phantom RPG (184)
30. Enezneb (180)
31. chareveleuv (180)
32. OtterBrigade (178)
33. Nuesmoker (177)
34. Chibi Cthulhu (173)
35. Zest00 (172)
36. nemu asahi (166)
37. Renvent (163)
38. Newkerzy (161)
39. WlydViolet (144)
40. coldmess (143)
41. SkullMan (143)
42. deonsila (136)
43. Chamo (122)
44. MugiwaraPatrick (110)
45. Serinox (109)
46. Neala897 (104)
47. Teennitro (101)
48. Blink22 (97)
49. shonenblue (92)
50. KyuKyu555 (92)

And that's it, our top 50 of 2024, @JBC008, you talk a lot man

Important to notice that this is just the top 50, it has another 126 users under the top 50, and also of course this is just a fun thing about who commented the most, it doesn't mean anyone in the thread is more important than the others just because of number of comments, and i also have nothing but medals & ribbon emojis to give as gifts but i do wish this Top 50 light some fire under you all to participate more in the comments, hope you liked!

Bruh. I am shocked to see i am no 7. I don't think i talk that much.

I am just either trolling, raging, or throwing snide remarks here & there....

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2025 Predictions:

Spoiler: 2025 Predictions

JBC008 will return

Thread not even 1 week old, and we already see galaxy-juice's prediction comes true.

 

[Kiaida]

Issue 52:
1. Nue
2. Hunter x Hunter
3. Akane

 

[Hawke]

oh god toughest voting week since i joined the forums but after much deliberation:

1) Sakamoto
2)Nue
3) Himaten
4) Yozakura
5)ichi the witch

bonus: kagurabachi love me some more sojo

 

[Zest00]

Huh so it's canon

Spoiler: MHA Epilogue

Farewell, Horikoshi. I sincerely hope you stay in great health always. Thank you for everything you've shared with us.

 

[defensor_de_boruto]

Huh so it's canon

Spoiler: MHA Epilogue

Farewell, Horikoshi. I sincerely hope you stay in great health always. Thank you for everything you've shared with us.

I already loved it before the extra chapters, but now i love way more, might as well change the score for 10/10 already

 

[Neala897]

Huh so it's canon

Spoiler: MHA Epilogue

Thats how you piss off two main sides of fandom. The greatest.

 

[SharkBait]

Huh so it's canon

Spoiler: MHA Epilogue

Farewell, Horikoshi. I sincerely hope you stay in great health always. Thank you for everything you've shared with us.

BakuDeku is canon .

 

[TheRealTravisty]

BakuDeku is canon .

…It’s nice to have dreams.

 

[Neala897]

…It’s nice to have dreams.

It was literally reverse until new chapter. But theres always can be new extra...

 

[SharkBait]

Sad that I had to update the signature I will miss you Murakami just like I did Shugomaru

 

[icrawfish]

Alright, seeing as it’s finally voting time and a few days until next issue, I suppose I can drop my review of each for issue 52 as well:


Undead Unluck: Wow, was not expecting that Rip maneuver, but I guess this means Victor and Andy are now fully separate beings? Makes me really wonder how the endgame of this will shape up, if they’ll just both cope with staying alive or find a way to die anyways, or what.

Hima-Ten!: Yeah, we’re really ramping up the harem-y tension. I get the sense Himari’s doing the thing where she’s getting feelings and trying to deny it, but also acting based on them, which puts her in an awkward spot.

Sakamoto Days: Woah, this could be a big turning point. Eager to see if Shin will actually go the distance and kill him or if something will happen to subvert it. Also wondering if Atari’s gonna make it out, since she seems confident in her own death or something along those lines.

Blue Box: I was right in predicting that I was gonna love Taiki’s relationship with Chinatsu’s dad, the fact that he’s slowly prying open the dad’s timidness and letting him reflect on his actions rather than tearing into him and making him a villain. Also glad that Kyo and Ayame aren’t too cold toward each other (I still want them to get together… but that’s gonna be a bit hard right now).

Ichi the Witch: Enjoying the contest so far, but I’m very intrigued by this new character and how they caught Ichi’s eye. Are they male, and what could that mean? Do they wield magic and what could THAT mean? A lot of curious things to think about that will (I assume) have a longer term impact.

Kagurabachi: The first page had me laughing, the last thing I was expecting a filler chapter to be about. Honestly a reasonable choice too, a lot of people liked Sojo and he died pretty early into the story so showing off more of him is a logical move. Though, while entertaining, I kind of hope this doesn’t set too much of a precedent for Hokazono being crunched to the point he needs to take weeks off for light chapters. (that’s better than pushing through the pain and getting sick, though, of course. I wouldn’t mind a casual day in the life of Kyora or something.)

Syd Craft: Basically said aloud what many readers inferred from the previous chapter regarding Elio. I will say Luce being a guy felt easy to predict, I wonder if this relationship will keep up since currently this dude is the only guy aware of Syd’s secret identity as a romance reader.

Shinobi Undercover: Clever use of the tactics overlapping with the themes of the battle, a different sort of take on how a string user is representative of their tool from how One Piece took it with Doflamingo.

Akane-banashi: Yup, this about checks out. We can see clearly from here this’ll spur Kiroku to start his own school and take the kids with him, and our other friend will be the de facto Miroku instead (perhaps something he’s still burdened by, that he was a backup or something). Also I missed the part where Urara went from being a random civilian to working in the rakugo sphere? Maybe that’s on me.

Me & Roboco: Classic advertisement-core. I was humored that the Shonen Battle Manga contest was mentioned since that’s something I actually recognized (reminded me of the time Roboco said Kenshi Yonezu in response to someone saying Lemon or something, and I had an epiphany because I actually understood the mainly japanese-centric reference happening for once) and it was interesting to learn about some of the other contests. Also, could this chapter tease Kagurabachi-inspired cover soon?

The Elusive Samurai: Was cute to see Mima getting a proper role and being helpful, and I’m curious to see how long Nagao’s body will last long-term in the drug-fueled state he seems to always be in. Also very random panel to end the chapter on, I’m questioning if Ichikawa’s being serious or if there’s a hidden motive since this feels like very unusual behavior for warfare.

Witch Watch: It’s dawning on me now that the 4 familiars here are kind of repping the typical 4 elements of Fire, Water, Wind, and Earth (martial arts is about as close to earth as we’ve seen, at least). I now feel even more like Kappa dude’s gonna die, maybe pass some of his philosophy on to Kuon to influence where Kuon is now with interacting with people as a teacher. Also interesting to have a legitimate villain presence appear now, am enjoying this backstory (I am hearing that this is the same big villain we saw earlier and I had completely forgotten what he looked like so now I feel like quite the fool). Also, is it just me, or did Kakuraibo’s design change to be less bulky and have a pointier sharper nose? I feel like he looked a bit different last chapter.

Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi: A pretty reasonable end to the fight, although wasn’t expecting Asuta Roth to be that enthused about it, haha. And I almost didn’t realize but my brother pointed out this means the souls are actually staying consumed?! Does that mean 100 people straight up died? Can Kiyoshi even save them anymore? That would make for a pretty serious change in tone for the series. Regardless, I want to say this means the series will at least survive the next cour of axes and such; we’ll see if the story can make it all the way to a year at this rate.

Super Psychic Policeman Chojo: I enjoyed this more than I was expecting to, the new character was kind of like a synthesis of some different characters we’ve seen in the past.

Nue’s Exorcist: Wow, some crazy panels. I’m not really a Nue fanboy by any means but I really liked this chapter. Can’t wait to see how this conflict ends and what happens right after this. (this might be an odd comparison… but with the sheer catharsis of the battles and the life-on-edge feel, Nue gives me very strong Bleach vibes, not counting Gakuro and Ichigo’s casual personalities and relationships with the women around them) ((and no I’m not just saying that because of the blatant visual similarity of the soul gear and Byakuya’s bankai I swear)).

Mission: Yozakura Family: Guess this makes for a good way to not dump stock in Asa’s power/cleverness and still validate their strategy. This makes for the final fight, I’m assuming; I’m wondering how Taiyo will keep himself together after this based on how he described the state of his body. With all the earlier talk about how he’s not gonna leave them behind, I can’t imagine he’ll die; but it’ll be hard to keep him alive without some repercussions.

Astro Royale: That man hung himself! Dang. Probably one of the darkest chapters both conceptually and visually with this eldritch abomination that he’s turned himself into, I wonder how they’re gonna tackle him since all we’ve seen are mostly human-sized or 1-on-1 fights so far.

Hakutaku: That sounds like an extremely difficult game to make, even if you have the natural talent for specific things. In a way it feels unrealistic, but it also feels like a child’s imagination coming to fruition, which is the perfect thing for the use case of the game. Funny that Seo’s still not satisfied, though (that, or just hiding his feelings).

Kill Blue: Using assassin techniques to waft bread is next level, I won’t lie. Depending on how many days there are I wouldn’t be surprised if the other club eeks ahead the second day and they have to wrench back the victory by the end through some other means. That, or the home EC club just outsells the professors’ bonuses somehow.

 

[iker_03]

Huh so it's canon

Spoiler: MHA Epilogue

Farewell, Horikoshi. I sincerely hope you stay in great health always. Thank you for everything you've shared with us.

Me to Horikoshi rn:

 

[KrenKren]

Huh so it's canon

Spoiler: MHA Epilogue

Farewell, Horikoshi. I sincerely hope you stay in great health always. Thank you for everything you've shared with us.

Alright, planned on complaining a little about how it ended on them only holding hands but some of these pages are adorable

Spoiler: MHA Extras

 

[defensor_de_boruto]

BRO, that Astro leaks!!! wont talk about it but there's someone leaking it on twitter if anyone wants to see it

 

[pennycryman]

~Weekly Shonen Jump series last volume estimated from 4 weeks~
1. ONE PIECE 110 - 1,181,782 (Anime)
2. HUNTERxHUNTER 38 - 665,247 (Anime)
3. Ruri Dragon 2 - 134,115
4. Kagurabachi 4 - 132,480
5. Blue Box 17 - 121,143 (Anime)
6. SAKAMOTO DAYS 19 - 107,263
7. The Elusive Samurai 17 - 58,791 (Anime)
8. Akane-banashi 14 - 45,139
9. WITCH WATCH 19 - 37,580
10. Mission: Yozakura Family 26 - 33,998 (Anime)
11. Nue's Exorcist 6 - 27,582
12. Undead Unluck 23 - 27,351 (Anime)
13. Astro Royale 2 - 27,179
14. Kill Blue 7 - 19,364
15. Me and Roboco 19 - 15,312 (Anime)
16. Hima-Ten! 1 - 14,809
17. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 1 - 11,039
18. Super Psychic Policeman Chojo 3 - 10,472

19. Kyokuto Necromance 2 (END) - <1,050/ 5 days in the Shoseki top 500
20. Yokai Buster Murakami 1 - <1,050 / 4 days
21. Psych House 2 (END) - <1,050 / 2 days

1.5. Jujutsu Kaisen 28 - 895,754 (Anime)
2.5. My Hero Academia 41 - 510,545 (Anime)

Analysis:
One Piece

Spoiler: Graph

A rather noticeable decrease from the last volume, especially considering 109's hold. This volume marks the first time the series has failed to surpass 1 million in 2 weeks, something that can be attributed to the decline of physical.

Sakamoto Days

Spoiler: Graph

One of the stranger results this week, Sakamoto sees a random 10% boost for this volume after the last 2's decline. That said, it's a good sign on the eve of the anime, the results of which will be shown in January.

Witch Watch

Spoiler: Graph

Witch Watch continues previous trends and had decreased again, failing to surpass 40K in a month. With this decline and Yozakura's "anime boost" Witch Watch is actually no longer out of range of Yozakura.

Akane-banashi

Spoiler: Graph

Akane sees a small drop back to 11's sales. Nothing notable for the month, other than noting that the series needs an anime yesterday.

Kill Blue

Spoiler: Graph

Kill Blue sees a hefty decline below 20K, combined with abysmal rankings, it's certainly hard to see what the editorial plans for this series.

Super Psychic Policeman Chojo

Spoiler: Graph

I imagine that this is getting really repetitive, but Chojo sees another decline. The series has gone from within striking range of Roboco to around where Magu-chan sold, definitely a series that will have to survive on (bad) rankings.

Hima-ten!

Spoiler: Graph

It's not anything crazy, but Hima-ten! pulls off a respectable debut, especially for something that's not a battle shonen. With strong rankings and the fact it brings some diversity to Jump, it'll be around for a bit.

Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi

Spoiler: Graph

While not an awful debut, it's not anything great either especially for a battle shonen. Unlike MamaYuyu though, it'll have a chance to prove itself with volume 2.

Extra

Spoiler: Graph

With the return of Tsutsui with Sid Craft, I thought it was a good idea to see what audience he will bring with his previous hit. We Never Learn managed a strong performance for a harem romcom, peaking at 100K and falling to 80K after a mediocre anime boost.

 

[defensor_de_boruto]

Kill Blue sees a hefty decline below 20K, combined with abysmal rankings, it's certainly hard to see what the editorial plans for this series

i wonder why it suddenly dropped... it was stabilized

 

[Javieroski]

My top 3:
1. Sakamoto Days
2. Me & Roboco
3. Shinobi Undercover