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[Nuesmoker]

And it has been done! Nue's Exorcist MV has reached 100k views on youtube!

 

[Zest00]

And it has been done! Nue's Exorcist MV has reached 100k views on youtube!

Yaay, I will glaze this series until the end of this world.

 

[Mammo]

Idk, Jump+ maybe. but I doubt WSJ proper given both of his serializations were bombs and got horrid reception. Red Sprite imo might be one of the worst Jump battle manga ever serialized. Just an amateur clusterfuck.

Jump doesn't care about that
Bone Collection was received horribly and the author came back immediately after its cancellation with an even worse work Do Retry, which became a meme duo to how bad it was

and you're massively underestimating how popular Hitoner was/is
it's probably their most popular oneshot since Ruri, might be bigger than Ruri oneshot, they would be crazy not to do anything with it

 

[WyldViolet]

Jump doesn't care about that
Bone Collection was received horribly and the author came back immediately after its cancellation with an even worse work Do Retry, which became a meme duo to how bad it was

and you're massively underestimating how popular Hitoner was/is
it's probably their most popular oneshot since Ruri, might be bigger than Ruri oneshot, they would be crazy not to do anything with it

Most Jump mangaka don't come back if they have two failures in a row as a rookie. You mostly only see veteran mangaka who can have more than two failures keep coming back around.
Regardless, I wouldn't trust him to pull it off as a series. Iron Knight was also a super popular oneshot, he dropped the ball hard though when it came to serialization.

 

[KrenKren]

It's a shame they probably wont have much for the series at JF this year
Next time for sure, we'll get a cool stage with tons of cool stuff...

And it has been done! Nue's Exorcist MV has reached 100k views on youtube!

Those Jump MVs are always so high quality it scares me
I'm glad it's a model they seem to be sticking with, I rewatch this one frequently

 

[Pietro]

Kagurabachi will be released in Brazil

In Italy we also have Panini, I wonder they are affiliated someway with it

 

[Newkerzy]

Most Jump mangaka don't come back if they have two failures in a row as a rookie. You mostly only see veteran mangaka who can have more than two failures keep coming back around.
Regardless, I wouldn't trust him to pull it off as a series. Iron Knight was also a super popular oneshot, he dropped the ball hard though when it came to serialization.

Really think that 3 attempts is pretty much the limit/cutoff point. If there’s one thing I‘d point to as Horikoshi’s lasting legacy, it’s probably this. That, and the death of long-running shonen anime shows.

 

[pennycryman]

Really think that 3 attempts is pretty much the limit/cutoff point. If there’s one thing I‘d point to as Horikoshi’s lasting legacy, it’s probably this. That, and the death of long-running shonen anime shows.

Nah, he’s completely right. There’s never been a case where an author of 2 immediate flops has come back for a third attempt. All third attempts come from authors who have had their work survive at least a round (For Horikoshi, OumaZoo survived one round)

 

[Newkerzy]

Nah, he’s completely right. There’s never been a case where an author of 2 immediate flops has come back for a third attempt. All third attempts come from authors who have had their work survive at least a round (For Horikoshi, OumaZoo survived one round)

Ah, is that so? Looks like the bar is a bit higher than I thought. But yeah, I still think Horikoshi pretty much set the standard for incoming authors.

 

[Nuesmoker]

This week's Nue chapter...

THOSE. FUCKERS.

 

[KrenKren]

I get the feeling last weeks Kagurabachi LCP was intended for this chapter (lol)

 

[Zest00]

You know what? This is the first Nue's Exorcist chapter that made me despise the Fujino family. I mean, sure, Kawae gave us glimpses of their past, and I disliked them, but this chapter just straight-up boiled my blood with their personalities.

 

[Nuesmoker]

Absolute baller week

 

[Serinox]

I have to say, Syd Craft is slowly growing on me. It didn't have the strongest start, but the characters are likeable enough, Tsutsui's comedy is very solid and it's an easy read to come back to.

 

[Ebrietas-]

I get the feeling last weeks Kagurabachi LCP was intended for this chapter (lol)

Very likely considering the sudden break

 

[Hawke]

haha no way, Nue's Exorcist just straight up transformed into Bleach-lite that's kinda sick

decent issue, some strong stuff in this. 100% just had my favorite One Piece chapter in a year or two, this one was just chef's kiss.

Also really big fan of Shinobigoto and Syd Craft both just really hit some sweet spots for me (did Syd Craft straight up lift a character from Trails to Daybreak LOL??) I'm really hoping both stick.

Will probably write some more detailed thoughts on other chapters later, but I'm like really excited for this current lineup (even hakutaku despite being 99% axed for sure and making a meta titanic joke about it...)

 

[BelTL]

hmm
1. Yozakura
2. Kagurabachi

that's about it

 

[SharkBait]

New Announcement PV for 2025 Demon Slayer movie

 

[KrenKren]

New Announcement PV for 2025 Demon Slayer movie

First movie will be Akaza, right? It's been a minute since I last read Demon Slayer but if Rengoku got people bad, I can't imagine what cinemas are gonna be like for the entire second half of that fight. Gotouge was seriously in her element.

 

[Discomusic]

1. Ichi the Witch: I keep loving how hunting and magic themes keep intersecting. The mushroom hunt was exciting as it was, but the ending part was even more exciting and shuffled the deck a lot.
2. Akane-banashi: The exhibition was so good it made me hungry. What came later was harsh, but a prelude for greater things to come. This flashback is doin'great.
3. Syd Craft: Love is a mistery: This series is winning me over. We can't have a detective series without a phantom thief after all, and Syd Craft as a sort of detective Saitama is working for now. The true MVP of the chapter was of course the greatest art piece in history, the pizza in a vase.
4. Blue Box: Chinatsu has one hell of a strong character, it's not for everyone to admit themselves to be jealous like that. The dad definitely saw everything.
5. Mission: Yozakura Family: Finally the most insipid antagonist in Yozakura history has been defeated, and for the first time he realized how insipid he was. Kyoichiro appearing in the end to save the situation. (yes, the chapter was good but not "oh my God that's crazy" good and yes, early leaks hype should disappear from this topic)
6. Hima-Ten!: Those two are both so clumsy that you can't help but rooting for them...if the Hima-Ten route will be the winner, the author is doing a bad job at making us believe that. Inner-Hono-blush!!
7. Kagurabachi: A good aftermath chapter where we learn a number of things before moving into the next mission. In the end those guards weren't the usual cannon fodder... I mean, they still can be, but at least in a different way than the others.
8. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi: Usually I am not a fan of breather chapters, even if I understand their importance with breaking the pace when it's needed. But this time it was nice to see the gang have some fun once in a while, and I loved the tease of serious situations that turned out to be comical instead. Second week in a row that Jump misses the opportunity for a crossover with Thermae Romae.
9. Witch Watch: The plan of the warlock was very clever, expecially the signal for his partner. I am enjoying the flashback, but not as much as I did with that long serious arc that changed everything.
10. One Piece: I don't know why, but I didn't get that emotional for this reunion...I am more into some deserved Usopp time for this island. I read somewhere that we waited the same amount of real time years as them for this meeting: if deliberate, that was very cool.
11. Astro Royale: For an arc that ends, another one is already open and is a fetch quest arc no less. How convenient for them to have all the information they need ready for the very first family meeting on the subject.
12. Sakamoto Days: That is a good battle and everything, but last week a certain old man arrived at the scene, and I want to know more about that.
13. Shinobi Undercover: Not the most exciting of chapters, I suppose it was all a setup for the new mission revealed at the end. When is Yodaka shooting those hoops? I am disappointed by the lack of hoops.
14. Super Psychic Policeman Chojo: Mr. Guy ends the chapter having success? Is the series ending very soon or what? Other than that, I have a challenge: name at least three other psychometrician manga characters.
15. Me and Roboco: Not a bad concept for the chapter, but the culprit gave themselves away too quickly; an additional chapter of mistery would have helped. Somehow excited for the Multiverse arc movie coming out.
16. Kill Blue: I forgot why the King of Sales trophy was so important after all, but it's another step forward for the dominance of the Home EC club in a school full of absurd school clubs. For real, there is a club for everything in that school!
17. HunterXHunter: After being able to more and less understand what was going on for nine and a half chapters...in the final half I wasn't able to understand anything. Perfect timing for a new hiatus.
18. Undead Unluck: I should be happy for his appearence, but I don't remember how exactly his powers worked and how can he be useful in this situation. Actually I am not understanding much of this series lately.
19. Nue's Exorcist: Speaking of being confused...are we still going at it? What about the huge fight Gakuro had until now, wasn't it to not let her go away like this? Wasn't she convinced of that at the end of it? I feel like the latest ten weeks of development were wasted.
20. Hakutaku: Even the poor teacher gag isn't enough to save it fom being last place again.