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Your Favorite Chapters of Issue #46 of 2026 (5 Choices At Most)

  • One Piece 1195

  • Me & Roboco 300

  • Sakamoto Days 278

  • Witch Watch 265

  • Akane-banashi 225

  • Nue's Exorcist 165

  • Kagurabachi 134

  • Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 111

  • Ichi the Witch 101

  • Shinobi Undercover 100

  • Someone Hertz 52

  • Under Doctor 35

  • Roku's House of Oddities 25

  • Class 2B Hero Destroyerz 23

  • Animal Signal 17

  • Hal Formula 16

  • Cannon Master 15

  • The Ura Files 6

  • Graykeith: Translation Daemonica 5


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Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #46 (2026)
00. Shinobi Undercover (Cover & Lead Color Pages, Spin-off Manga, 2nd Anniversary)
01. Akane-banashi
02. One Piece
03. Sakamoto Days
04. Me & Roboco
05. Ichi the Witch
06. Roku's House of Oddities
00. Someone Hertz (Color Page)
07. Witch Watch
08. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi
00. The Ura Files (Not Ranked)
00. Banchoism (One Shot by Sai Koroko, Color Page, Golden Future Cup 2026 #3)
00. Under Doctor (Color Page)
00. Graykeith: Translator Daemonica (Not Ranked)
09. Nue's Exorcist
10. Animal Signal
11. Kagurabachi
12. Class 2B Hero Destroyerz
13. Cannon Master
14. Hal Formula

Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #47 (2026) - Information!
Nue's Exorcist (Cover & Lead Color Pages)
Akane-banashi (Color Page)
Me & Roboco (Color Page)
The Young Witch and the Teacher (One Shot by Isshin Mineuchi, Color Page, Golden Future Cup 2026 #4)
 

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The fact that Modulo has a set number of chapters (25 to 26 ch) AND the guarantee of no cancellation, totally do wonders for its pacing and story.

A lot of the new manga serialization feels so aimless with bad pacing because the authors do not know if they are gonna be cancelled in the next 5 ch, or if readers like this developments etc.... i really feel that more serialization should have a set no of ch guaranteed or something. Not saying it need to be 50 ch no axe guarantee. Even something like "you do this self contained story that can conclude nicely in 15 ch, but also has potential for continuation if readers like it" will do wonders. A good example will be the first arc of Dandandan (ch 1 to 8). That is an insanely great self contained story with satisfying conclusion. It would have worked as a short story if it ended at ch 8. But the continuation from ch 9 also makes a lot sense and so smooth.

So many axed serializations looks like they are meant for 100 ch series that got abruptly cut
I think that's something the authors are oriented to do. I do believe at least some of them succeed in pointing the series in a direction that can be concluded in the short term. Some people know it better about the serialization procedure.

IMO there should be more guaranteed short-term/short series like Modulo. Have the author write it all (or at least draft the whole story). Have them organize everything. Then the editors will know if it's really good. The pacing will be decided from the beginning.
 

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The fact that Modulo has a set number of chapters (25 to 26 ch) AND the guarantee of no cancellation, totally do wonders for its pacing and story.

A lot of the new manga serialization feels so aimless with bad pacing because the authors do not know if they are gonna be cancelled in the next 5 ch, or if readers like this developments etc.... i really feel that more serialization should have a set no of ch guaranteed or something. Not saying it need to be 50 ch no axe guarantee. Even something like "you do this self contained story that can conclude nicely in 15 ch, but also has potential for continuation if readers like it" will do wonders. A good example will be the first arc of Dandandan (ch 1 to 8). That is an insanely great self contained story with satisfying conclusion. It would have worked as a short story if it ended at ch 8. But the continuation from ch 9 also makes a lot sense and so smooth.

So many axed serializations looks like they are meant for 100 ch series that got abruptly cut
Hoshino Katsura wanted prepared for DGM to get U10'd, then U19'd, hence DGM's first couple volumes were like it was preparing an ending spot at the end of the volume
 

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Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo Lead Color Pages
I'm kinda surprised we aren't getting the volume reveal here, this would be a normal place for it to be revealed. (Its a january one, right?)
 

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One Piece will be on the Cover of WSJ #04/05 next week along with Chapter 1169 + Color Spread
Dang, what do they mean cover? Is the group cover dead?
 

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My bad, I meant group Cover along the Jump Heroes.
Ah ok, thanks for clarifying. The past 2 group covers have really only been the "big" series, so I was a bit afraid that this was becoming a trend.
 

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Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #3 (2026)
Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo (Cover & Lead Color Pages)
Ichi the Witch
Sakamoto Days
Akane-banashi (Color Page)
Someone Hertz
Shinobi Undercover
Witch Watch
Kokugoku no Magamaga (One Shot by Kotaro Yoshida, Color Page)
Kagurabachi
The Mage Next Door
Blue Box
Hero Girl and Demon Lord Call It Quits
The Elusive Samurai
Gonron Egg
Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi
Nue's Exorcist
Me & Roboco
Hima-Ten!
Otr of the Flame
Harukaze Mound

Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #4-5 (2026) - Information
One Piece (Lead Color Pages)
Blue Box (Color Page)
Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi (Color Page)
The Stranger (One Shot by Kumori Harada)
 
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Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #3 (2026)
Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo (Cover & Lead Color Pages)
Ichi the Witch
Sakamoto Days
Akane-banashi (Color Page)
Someone Hertz
Shinobi Undercover
Witch Watch
Kuni Goku no Magamaga (One Shot by Kotaro Yoshida, Color Page)
Kagurabachi
The Mage Next Door
Blue Box
Hero Girl and Demon Lord Call It Quits
The Elusive Samurai
Gonron Egg
Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi
Nue's Exorcist
Me & Roboco
Hima-Ten!
Otr of the Flame
Harukaze Mound

Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #4-5 (2026) - Information
One Piece (Lead Color Pages)
Dang they gave Harukaze bottom 1 twice in a row it's been cooked for awhile, but it's really cooked now.
 

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Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #3 (2026)
Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo (Cover & Lead Color Pages)
Ichi the Witch
Sakamoto Days
Akane-banashi (Color Page)
Someone Hertz
Shinobi Undercover
Witch Watch
Kuni Goku no Magamaga (One Shot by Kotaro Yoshida, Color Page)
Kagurabachi
The Mage Next Door
Blue Box
Hero Girl and Demon Lord Call It Quits
The Elusive Samurai
Gonron Egg
Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi
Nue's Exorcist
Me & Roboco
Hima-Ten!
Otr of the Flame
Harukaze Mound

Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #4-5 (2026) - Information
One Piece (Lead Color Pages)
Yeesh thats a rough first debut for Gonron, I wonder if it'll unseat Otr or Harukaze from their spots next week.
 

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Gonron is much higher than I would've expected, personally. Wonder if the fabled redhead protagonist clause is going into effect.
 

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Just to remember, both Ekiden Bros & Gonron Egg had a better 1st ranking than Ping Pong Peril that started in the bottom 4 lol
 

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Of course the 3 series sacrificed at the bottom 3 aren't his mainstream battle manga, can't let Shinobi ever have an actually fair ranking. And no group cover again, this dude really hates that there are more than 6 manga in the magazine and that they aren't all battle.
 

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The expected is for Gonron to go to the bottom 3 really, really fast. Hope this means Harukaze and Otr may survive.

Hima-ten has been down over the last few weeks, hasn't it? I wonder why.
 

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Of course the 3 series sacrificed at the bottom 3 aren't his mainstream battle manga, can't let Shinobi ever have an actually fair ranking. And no group cover again, this dude really hates that there are more than 6 manga in the magazine and that they aren't all battle.
I've given up on trying to understand why Shinobi consistently ranks so high, every time I dislike its direction it seems to get even more popular. 100% this new character will skyrocket it to 1st, if the trend continues.
 

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Of course the 3 series sacrificed at the bottom 3 aren't his mainstream battle manga, can't let Shinobi ever have an actually fair ranking. And no group cover again, this dude really hates that there are more than 6 manga in the magazine and that they aren't all battle.
There'll be a group cover, One Piece is just the lead cp lol
 

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There'll be a group cover lol
Oh ok, I'll save my disappointment for when it's One Piece, Sakamoto Days, Blue Box, Kagurabachi and Ichi only then.

I've given up on trying to understand why Shinobi consistently ranks so high, every time I dislike its direction it seems to get even more popular. 100% this new character will skyrocket it to 1st, if the trend continues.
Well, it's not like I believe it's that popular. lol
 

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Well, it's not like I believe it's that popular. lol
Well yeah its still a 20k seller, I just really am baffled that it of all series is actually growing its fanbase.
 
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