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[Shinuki no Reborn]

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[Shockzz1234]

I really wish a Mecha shonen these days, sadly its not popular anymore.

Me too, fellow Gundam pfp user. Me too


Also i'm really excited for the potential WT remake. I really like the series - though I haven't really liked the recent stuff though, moving FAR too slowly and i wonder if the author even remembers what the main plot is anymore, but this could be the thing that reignites my love for the series. Also, like i've said a few times on here - i like Sci-fi...and WT is Sci-fi, maybe not HARD, full on Sci-fi but still.

Anyway Issue 1 rankings:

Tier 1 (Great):

1 - One Piece
2 - Akane-Banashi
3 - Kagurabachi
4 - Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi
5 - Ichi the Witch

Tier 2 (Good):

JJK Modulo
The Elusive Samurai
Shinobi Undercover
Someone Hertz
Witch Watch
Otr of the Flame

Tier 3 (Ok):

The Mage Next Door
Hero Girl and Demon Lord Call It Quits
Gonron Egg (BY FAR it's best chapter so far, to the point I was shocked lmao)
Sakamoto Days
Hima-Ten
Harukaze Mound
Ruri Dragon
Blue Box

Tier 4 (Bad):

Nue's Exorcist
Me and Roboco (yeah the jokes this week didn't translate well at all imo unfortunately)

 

[JBC008]

But anyway, happy for the fans, i feel like they're just kinda going to reanimate the first 70-ish episodes season that were in fact really rough, i still remember well how people here (and in general) were disappointed with the 1st episode quality.

I can remember that first episode’s “quality”. Also, the first opening, while not bad from a music standpoint, that was lackluster too.

 

[Thehoennhippo]

Honestly I wonder if they'll just do something like the recent Fishman Island remaster.

 

[JBC008]

Do people here want to watch the first opening of World Trigger to see what I mean that the animation was lackluster in some spots?

 

[icrawfish]

If I had to give any comments on the visuals of season 1, I’d say the main thing that unnerves me is Chika and Shiori making smiles that feel devoid of soul at times. Animation-wise I can tell it’s not very outstanding, but it clears my admittedly low standards.

I will say that the second opening song is a banger though, can’t get that out of my head now.

 

[Shockzz1234]

Honestly the main thing i remember about the WT anime in regards to its opening(s) was that it would play basically halfway through the episode rather than at the start. It was basically the halfway point eye catcher rather than an "opening" lol. I can't remember watching an anime that did that before, not as frequently as WT did at least lol.

 

[V1zy]

I don't know why you would expect that when Blue Box was considerably more popular than Ichi from vol 1 lol

I dont know, you guys are always going on and on about digital sales so maybe it compensated there? I think I just thought that the battle shonen that's being prop up as kagurabachi's rival and the next big hit will be, you know, a bigger hit. Not that 1.2 mil is bad or anything, but wow did I expect more.

Everyone was hyping this series up, like it was the second coming of christ and at the start, everyone was predicting that this series would someday overtake bachi, but the gap between the two of them by volume 6 is pretty damn huge. I guess, the constant promo and spotlight that jump gives it, gave me some pretty large expectations.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

I dont know, you guys are always going on and on about digital sales so maybe it compensated there? I think I just thought that the battle shonen that's being prop up as kagurabachi's rival and the next big hit will be, you know, a bigger hit. Not that 1.2 mil is bad or anything, but wow did I expect more.

Everyone was hyping this series up, like it was the second coming of christ and at the start, everyone was predicting that this series would someday overtake bachi, but the gap between the two of them by volume 6 is pretty damn huge. I guess, the constant promo and spotlight that jump gives it, gave me some pretty large expectations.

Ichi must definitely be doing pretty well digital, the circulation is also a average of 208k copies per volumes which for a series with only 6 volumes is pretty great.

I'm not really getting the comparison with Kagurabachi, both One Piece & Naruto were in a different league of sales compared to Bleach, even more with Toriko, and that still didn't change the fact they were flagship series aka Big 3 in their time, the series still growing and it's quite universally loved right now and Jump can rely on it way more than Kagurabachi when it comes to representation with covers & color pages but still, not everything will have the luck of going viral like Kagurabachi had.

 

[FantasticFootno]

Ichi must definitely be doing pretty well digital, the circulation is also a average of 208k copies per volumes which for a series with only 6 volumes is pretty great.

I'm not really getting the comparison with Kagurabachi, both One Piece & Naruto were in a different league of sales compared to Bleach, even more with Toriko, and that still didn't change the fact they were flagship series aka Big 3 in their time, the series still growing and it's quite universally loved right now and Jump can rely on it way more than Kagurabachi when it comes to representation with covers & color pages but still, not everything will have the luck of going viral like Kagurabachi had.

Yeah everyone begs for Hokazono to get more color pages, and then the minute he gets one the chapters suffer. Maybe not on the level of the most recent too, but the art has recently gotten rough/he's taken a break before the past few covers. Meanwhile Ichi is a work by a duo, and usazaki is clearly capable of churning out those color pages. (As of now at least). Its not really a mystery why its been getting so much promo, its popular enough, and an easy pick for a week they need a random color.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Thanks for your votes!

WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP ISSUE #52 (2025) - VOTING RESULTS

1. Ichi the Witch 60 (50 J-points)
2. Kagurabachi 102 (44 J-points)
3. Hero Girl and Demon Lord Call It Quits 3 (43 J-points)
4. Someone Hertz 11 (37 J-points)
5. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 70 (36 J-points)
6. One Piece 1166 (33 J-points)
7. Akane-banashi 184 (33 J-points)
8. Witch Watch 226 (31 J-points)
9. Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo 12 (30 J-points)
10. Hima-Ten! 68 (27 J-points)
11. The Mage Next Door 4 (26 J-points)
12. Blue Box 220 (25 J-points)
13. Shinobi Undercover 59 (21 J-points)
14. Sakamoto Days 238 (13 J-points)
15. Otr of the Flame 28 (12 J-points)
16. Me & Roboco 259 (8 J-points)
17. The Elusive Samurai 228 (7 J-points)
18. Harukaze Mound 23 (5 J-points)
19. Gonron Egg 5 (1 J-points)

Notes:

-32 Users voted in the poll & 23 in the comments
-Tied placements decided by which series is older

Poll Source:

Spoiler

Comment Source:

Spoiler

Kiaida

1. Hima-Ten! 68
2. Someone Hertz 11
3. Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo 12
4. Hero Girl and Demon Lord Call It Quits 3
5: Me & Roboco 259

echo

1. Hero Girl and Demon Lord Call It Quits 3
2. Witch Watch 226
3. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 70
4. Sakamoto Days 238
5. The Mage Next Door 4

ItsSamu

1. Kagurabachi 102
2. Akane-banashi 184
3. One Piece 1166
4. Blue Box 220
5. Ichi the Witch 60

Discomusic

1. Ichi the Witch 60
2. Akane-banashi 184
3. Witch Watch 226
4 Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo 12
5. The Elusive Samurai 228

Pietro

1. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 70
2. Shinobi Undercover 59
3. Ichi the Witch 60
4. Someone Hertz 11
5. Blue Box 220

Hawke

1. Kagurabachi 102
2. Akane-banashi 184
3. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 70
4. Witch Watch 226
5. The Elusive Samurai 228

Mar214

1. The Mage Next Door 4
2. Someone Hertz 11
3. Hero Girl and Demon Lord Call It Quits 3

shillin65

1. Hero Girl and Demon Lord Call It Quits 3
2. Kagurabachi 102
3. Witch Watch 226
4. The Mage Next Door 4
5. Someone Hertz 11

WyldViolet

1. Hero Girl and Demon Lord Call It Quits 3
2. Someone Hertz 11
3. Kagurabachi 102
4. Akane-banashi 184
5. Hima-Ten! 68

Nuesmoker

1. Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo 12
2. Someone Hertz 11
3. Hero Girl and Demon Lord Call It Quits 3
4. Kagurabachi 102
5. Ichi The Witch 60

Shockzz1234

1. One Piece 1166
2. Akane-Banashi 184
3. Shinobi Undercover 59
4. Ichi the Witch 60
5. Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo 12

Dogmagril

1. Ichi the Witch 60
2. Me & Roboco 259
3. Someone Hertz 11

Malak

1. Kagurabachi 102
2. Hero Girl and Demon Lord Call It Quits 3
3. Hima-Ten! 68
4. Witch Watch 226
5. The Elusive Samurai 228

Inumaru

1. Witch Watch 226
2. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 70
3. The Mage Next Door 4
4. Hero Girl and Demon Lord Call It Quits 3
5. Me & Roboco 259

Javieroski

1. Sakamoto Days 238
2. Hima-Ten! 68
3. Harukaze Mound 23
4. Shinobi Undercover 59

LogicoftheVI

1. One Piece 1166
2. Ichi the Witch 60
3. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 70
4. The Mage Next Door 4
5. Otr of the Flame 28

ZodiacofDarkness

1. One Piece 1166
2. Ichi the Witch 60
3. The Mage Next Door 4

DrLazer

1. Kagurabachi 102
2. Someone Hertz 11
3. Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo 12
4. Ichi the Witch 60
5. Hero Girl and Demon Lord Call It Quits 3

Crimson Trickster

1. Blue Box 220
2. Akane-banashi 184
3. Hima-Ten! 68
4. Shinobi Undercover 59
5. Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo 12

NeeNeen

1. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 70
2. Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo 12
3. Shinobi Undercover 59
4. Kagurabachi 102
5. Ichi the Witch 60

icrawfish

1. Blue Box 220
2. Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo 12
3. Kagurabachi 102
4. Ichi the Witch 60
5. One Piece 1166

KyuKyu555

1. Blue Box 220
2. One Piece 1166
3. Witch Watch 226
4. Ichi the Witch 60
5. The Mage Next Door 4

Shinuki no Reborn

1. Otr of the Flame 28
2. Hima-Ten! 68
3. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 70
4. Someone Hertz 11

--- Double Post Merged, Dec 3, 2025, Original Post Date: Dec 3, 2025 ---

WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP ISSUE #1 (2026) - POLL & COMMENT VOTING!

Yo guys & girls, the voting for issue #1 is officially open now! So don't forget to send your votes

The users that already voted:

Spoiler

Kiaida

1. Nue's Exorcist 124
2. Hima-Ten! 69
3. Ruri Dragon 42
4. Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo 13
5. Hero Girl and Demon Lord Call It Quits 4

ItsSamu

1. Akane-banashi 185
2. One Piece 1167
3. Ichi the Witch 61
4. Kagurabachi 103
5. Shinobi Undercover 60

WyldViolet

1. Someone Hertz 12
2. Hima-Ten! 69
3. Nue's Exorcist 124
4. Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo 13
5. Gonron Egg 6

Discomusic

1. Akane-banashi 185
2. Witch Watch 227
3. One Piece 1167
4. The Mage Next Door 5
5. Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo 13

NeeNeen

1. Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo 13
2. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 71
3. Akane-banashi 185
4. Ichi the Witch 61
5. Gonron Egg 6

Wookitake

1. Akane-banashi 185
2. Kagurabachi 103
3. Sakamoto Days 239
4. Ichi the Witch 61
5. Shinobi Undercover 60

shillin65

1. Hero Girl and Demon Lord Call It Quits 4
2. Hima-Ten! 69
3. Witch Watch 227
4. One Piece 1167
5. The Mage Next Door 5

Nuesmoker

1. Nue's Exorcist 124
2. Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo 13
3. Kagurabachi 103
4. Someone Hertz 12
5. Ichi The Witch 61

Hawke

1. Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo 13
2. Kagurabachi 103
3. Akane-banashi 185
4. One PIece 1167
5. Witch Watch 227

Shockzz1234

1. One Piece 1167
2. Akane-Banashi 185
3. Kagurabachi 103
4. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 71
5. Ichi the Witch 61

LogicoftheVI

1. One Piece 1167
2. Ichi the Witch 61
3. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 71
4. The Mage Next Door 5
5. Otr of the Flame 29

 

[DrLazer]

My ranking of Issue #1 2026

1st - Kagurabachi #103
2nd - Nue's Exorcist #124
3rd - Ichi the Witch #61
4th - Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo #13
5th - Someone Hertz #12
6th - Shinobi Undercover #60
7th - Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi #71
8th - The Mage Next Door #5
9th - Hero Girl and Demon Lord Call It Quits #4
10th - Otr of the Flame #29
11th - Harukaze Mound #24
12th - Hima-Ten! #69
13th - Gonron Egg #6

Great issue. Nue was extremely peak.

 

[Xanji06]

My top 5 for Issue #1 2026
1 - One Piece
2 - Ichi The Witch
3 - Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo
4 - Kagurabachi
5 - Gonron Egg

 

[V1zy]

Ichi must definitely be doing pretty well digital, the circulation is also a average of 208k copies per volumes which for a series with only 6 volumes is pretty great.

I'm not really getting the comparison with Kagurabachi, both One Piece & Naruto were in a different league of sales compared to Bleach, even more with Toriko, and that still didn't change the fact they were flagship series aka Big 3 in their time, the series still growing and it's quite universally loved right now and Jump can rely on it way more than Kagurabachi when it comes to representation with covers & color pages but still, not everything will have the luck of going viral like Kagurabachi had.

Could have fooled me, with the way that jump is pushing it. I mean bachi only got popular due to word of mouth. Ichi has the advantage of having a pretty vocal fanbase AND the backing of jump. Guess, im kinda salty about the favoritism this series gets and the neglect that jump has been doing to their other mangas.

But anyways, I'll get over it. I'll just focus on the fact that Blue box is a pretty impressive series. I always knew it was popular but wow, Jump is gonna have a pretty hard time finding a replacement when that ends. Let's see if Someone hertz, would be a good successor.

 

[monstera11]

So do you think BB gonna be bottom 5 again?

 

[Inumaru]

Issue #01 votes:
1 - The Mage Next Door
2 - Ichi The Witch
3 - Witch Watch
4 - Hero Girl and Demon Lord Call It Quits
5 - Harukaze Mound

 

[echo]

1. The Mage Next Door 5
2. Nue's Exorcist 124
3. Hero Girl and Demon Lord Call It Quits 4
4. Witch Watch 227
5. Hima-Ten! 69

 

[Thehoennhippo]

1. Akane
2. Ichi
3. Roboco
4. Nue
5. Kiyoshi

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Could have fooled me, with the way that jump is pushing it. I mean bachi only got popular due to word of mouth. Ichi has the advantage of having a pretty vocal fanbase AND the backing of jump. Guess, im kinda salty about the favoritism this series gets and the neglect that jump has been doing to their other mangas.

But anyways, I'll get over it. I'll just focus on the fact that Blue box is a pretty impressive series. I always knew it was popular but wow, Jump is gonna have a pretty hard time finding a replacement when that ends. Let's see if Someone hertz, would be a good successor.

The way Jump is pushing the series is totally acceptable, specially for the moment, it's a nearly 100k new series (in the month) which is a battle shounen that is for sure going to run for much longer than stuff like Sakamoto and probably Kagurabachi too and they can fully push it with covers & color pages, i wouldn't call it "favoritism" when the series is checking all the boxes when it comes to being an immediate future flagship, Saito & cia know that Ichi has the potential to become really big in Japan and worldwide.

So do you think BB gonna be bottom 5 again?

lol would be funny

 

[JBC008]

Heard that Oda has had trouble again with his chapters again.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Very very early Amazon pre order rankings for the January releases, not even 24 hours since the placements went up, only physical so far is available:

Amazon Physical

171,483. Ekiden Bros #2
76,714. Ping Pong Peril #2
40,155. Harukaze Mound #2
29,893. Shinobi Undercover #6
20,685. Someone Hertz #1
19,186. Hima-Ten! #7
5,181. Akane-banashi #20
2,872. Kagurabachi #10
1,174. Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo #1

Yeah, JJK is going to sell for sure kkkk, also good start for Someone Hertz.