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[Shinuki no Reborn]

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[Shinuki no Reborn]

Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #50 (2026)
00. Akane-banashi (Cover & Lead Color Pages)
01. Sakamoto Days
02. One Piece
00. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi (Color Page)
03. Someone Hertz
04. Ichi the Witch
05. Roku's House of Oddities
00. Shishikabane (One Shot by Maki Gyujirou, Color Page, Golden Future Cup #7)
06. Shinobi Undercover
07. The Ura Files
08. Witch Watch
09. Graykeith: Translator Daemonica
00. Me & Roboco (Color Page)
10. Nue's Exorcist
11. Under Doctor
12. Animal Signal
13. Class 2B Hero Destroyerz
14. Hal Formula
15. Kagurabachi
16. Cannon Master

Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #51 (2026) - Information!
Jean is in Danger! (New Series by Nakama Ryo, Cover & Lead Color Pages)
Witch Watch (Color Page, End)
Graykeith: Translator Daemonica (Color Page)
Shinobi Undercover (Color Page)

 

[Lord Anubis]

Oh yeah. Thank you for the reminder.

--- Double Post Merged, Dec 30, 2025, Original Post Date: Dec 30, 2025 ---

The one that slipped my mind was Rin Matsui.

You're welcome.
Wasn't sure if it was Matsui or Shibata that you're having trouble remembering.

 

[JBC008]

You're welcome.
Wasn't sure if it was Matsui or Shibata that you're having trouble remembering.

I mean I remember Shibata cause of how memorable it was with a mecha series. Rin on the other hand was just so plain with the writing that it didn’t leave any impression on me.

 

[icrawfish]

Idk much about Shibata, but going off of Matsui and Kawaguchi it seems Horikoshi has a knack for raising good artists who aren’t quite as good storytellers (at least, not at the start). Makes sense given how Horikoshi himself is regarded for his artwork.

 

[cameronney618]

Amazon Pre Order:

Digital / Physical

Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo 1 #78 / #94
Kagurabachi 10 #163 / #194
Someone Hertz 1 #607 / #1,012
Akane-banashi 20 #653 / #668
Hima-Ten! 7 #2,208 / #3,187
Shinobi Undercover 6 #3,842 / #5,262
Ping-Pong Peril 2 (final) #6,976 / #15,941
Harukaze Mound 2 #13,883 / #26,170
Ekiden Bros 2 (final) #39,885 / #51,986

 

[Franz]

Amazon Pre Order:

Digital / Physical

Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo 1 #78 / #94
Kagurabachi 10 #163 / #194
Someone Hertz 1 #607 / #1,012
Akane-banashi 20 #653 / #668
Hima-Ten! 7 #2,208 / #3,187
Shinobi Undercover 6 #3,842 / #5,262
Ping-Pong Peril 2 (final) #6,976 / #15,941
Harukaze Mound 2 #13,883 / #26,170
Ekiden Bros 2 (final) #39,885 / #51,986

If Modulo had never existed (or rather, had not had Jujutsu Kaisen in its name) Kagurabachi would have been first

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

lol the bookstore put Nue's Exorcist as Twin Star Exorcists

--- Double Post Merged, Dec 30, 2025, Original Post Date: Dec 30, 2025 ---

@KyuKyu555 You're going to vote?

And if anyone that didn't vote for issue #4-5 and want to do, do it now, numbers are pretty low, i guess the users are busy with the last week of the year and forgot to vote?

 

[Dippy Fresh]

I haven't posted here in a while. With the break, I started thinking about WSJ's problem with spokens. Since Hinomaru's serialization back in 2014, there hasn't really been a successful Jump sports series (outside of Blue Box IF you want to count that). Jump has tried:

Athletics (Ekiden Bros in 2025): 1
Baseball (Buddy Strike in 2015; Nine Dragon's Ball Parade in 2021; Harukaze Mound in 2025): 3
Boxing (Do Retry in 2023): 1
Figure Skating (Two on Ice in 2023): 1
Golf (Robot x Laserbeam in 2017; Greens Greens Greens in 2023): 2
MMA (Martial Master Asumi in 2023): 1
Rugby (Beast Children in 2019): 1
Soccer (Ole Golazo in 2017; Shuudan in 2017; Embers in 2025): 3
Swimming (Best Blue in 2015): 1
Table Tennis/Ping Pong (Full Drive in 2017; Ping Pong Peril in 2025): 2

Dance? (Straighten Up! in 2015): 1
Martial Arts? (Neru in 2021): 1
Shogi? (Momiji no Kisetsu in 2018; Double Taisei in 2019): 2



So with that, which sport would you want to see next crack a shot at the lineup? Either you think could still be a success but just wasn't given a fair shake or hasn't been serialized and you think would do well

 

[Lord Anubis]

Probably Team Bowling or Sumo

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

I haven't posted here in a while. With the break, I started thinking about WSJ's problem with spokens. Since Hinomaru's serialization back in 2014, there hasn't really been a successful Jump sports series (outside of Blue Box IF you want to count that). Jump has tried:

Athletics (Ekiden Bros in 2025): 1
Baseball (Buddy Strike in 2015; Nine Dragon's Ball Parade in 2021; Harukaze Mound in 2025): 3
Boxing (Do Retry in 2023): 1
Figure Skating (Two on Ice in 2023): 1
Golf (Robot x Laserbeam in 2017; Greens Greens Greens in 2023): 2
MMA (Martial Master Asumi in 2023): 1
Rugby (Beast Children in 2019): 1
Soccer (Ole Golazo in 2017; Shuudan in 2017; Embers in 2025): 3
Swimming (Best Blue in 2015): 1
Table Tennis/Ping Pong (Full Drive in 2017; Ping Pong Peril in 2025): 2

Dance? (Straighten Up! in 2015): 1
Martial Arts? (Neru in 2021): 1
Shogi? (Momiji no Kisetsu in 2018; Double Taisei in 2019): 2



So with that, which sport would you want to see next crack a shot at the lineup? Either you think could still be a success but just wasn't given a fair shake or hasn't been serialized and you think would do well

Basket is the obvious answer for me, the fact Jump hasnt started a single actual basket series in 17 years since Hoopmen in 2009 is pretty insane, which btw started just 1 round after Kuroko no Basket started, i'm sure Jump sport fans have been craving for a new basket series for ages.

 

[JBC008]

I haven't posted here in a while. With the break, I started thinking about WSJ's problem with spokens. Since Hinomaru's serialization back in 2014, there hasn't really been a successful Jump sports series (outside of Blue Box IF you want to count that). Jump has tried:

Athletics (Ekiden Bros in 2025): 1
Baseball (Buddy Strike in 2015; Nine Dragon's Ball Parade in 2021; Harukaze Mound in 2025): 3
Boxing (Do Retry in 2023): 1
Figure Skating (Two on Ice in 2023): 1
Golf (Robot x Laserbeam in 2017; Greens Greens Greens in 2023): 2
MMA (Martial Master Asumi in 2023): 1
Rugby (Beast Children in 2019): 1
Soccer (Ole Golazo in 2017; Shuudan in 2017; Embers in 2025): 3
Swimming (Best Blue in 2015): 1
Table Tennis/Ping Pong (Full Drive in 2017; Ping Pong Peril in 2025): 2

Dance? (Straighten Up! in 2015): 1
Martial Arts? (Neru in 2021): 1
Shogi? (Momiji no Kisetsu in 2018; Double Taisei in 2019): 2



So with that, which sport would you want to see next crack a shot at the lineup? Either you think could still be a success but just wasn't given a fair shake or hasn't been serialized and you think would do well

I am comfortable with anything. I just want something to stick so I can be a fan of it.

 

[Dippy Fresh]

Personally, some ones I'd like to see (Most likely to fantasy):
- Basketball: Agreed that it's been a while. I will ride on my one-shot from Masayoshi Satoshou. I liked it and they could do with a second attempt
- Swimming: Any good spoken has to appeal to the gay shippers. Men in tight swimwear on a team setting? Its honestly a shock that there hasn't been a series that has sold millions. Regular swimming, water polo, diving, there's lots you can do with aquatics.
- Skateboarding: Could touch a sorta "scene" crowd and its been added to the Olympics so an actual goal to aim for
- Gymnastics: Hey, if they can do a figure skating manga why not gymnastics? It's actually really difficult and usually you have to start rather young so it'd be interesting to see a sort of "prodigy" who has none of the fundamentals but the "talent" in a sport where they're starting way too late
- Parkour/Free-running: This is not going to happen but I just enjoy the sport. It's honestly so fun to watch I'd love to see how someone would tackle it

 

[echo]

1. Witch Watch 230
2. Shinobi Undercover 63
3. Hero Girl 7
4. The Mage Next Door 8
5. Nue’s Exorcist 127

 

[Kiaida]

Skateboarding and archery are popular, bring something new and could bring some cool art.

 

[nemu asahi]

I haven't posted here in a while. With the break, I started thinking about WSJ's problem with spokens. Since Hinomaru's serialization back in 2014, there hasn't really been a successful Jump sports series (outside of Blue Box IF you want to count that). Jump has tried:

Athletics (Ekiden Bros in 2025): 1
Baseball (Buddy Strike in 2015; Nine Dragon's Ball Parade in 2021; Harukaze Mound in 2025): 3
Boxing (Do Retry in 2023): 1
Figure Skating (Two on Ice in 2023): 1
Golf (Robot x Laserbeam in 2017; Greens Greens Greens in 2023): 2
MMA (Martial Master Asumi in 2023): 1
Rugby (Beast Children in 2019): 1
Soccer (Ole Golazo in 2017; Shuudan in 2017; Embers in 2025): 3
Swimming (Best Blue in 2015): 1
Table Tennis/Ping Pong (Full Drive in 2017; Ping Pong Peril in 2025): 2

Dance? (Straighten Up! in 2015): 1
Martial Arts? (Neru in 2021): 1
Shogi? (Momiji no Kisetsu in 2018; Double Taisei in 2019): 2



So with that, which sport would you want to see next crack a shot at the lineup? Either you think could still be a success but just wasn't given a fair shake or hasn't been serialized and you think would do well

I think it's not a problem of sports, it's a problem of structure. They need to have a battle manga structure like kuroko or shokugeki. It's a special structure. And chara design that appeal to fujoshi too with characters dynamics system that appeal to both sexes. There is a special type of dynamics in the matches/competitions like a tug of war game. Blue Lock got the recipe right.
Medalist got it right too even if the main chara is a young female. The chara design here appeals to both sexes, to lolicons too and even to fujoshi (the 2 male coaches). There is a theme too, and the chara systems support the theme, each character embodying it and having another character supporting the opposite. It links to human nature, and that's why it resonates with people.
It's a balance of all these elements that makes it good.
The type of sport is irrelevant. IMHO.

 

[KyuKyu555]

My votes for Issue 4-5 of 2026:
1. Ichi the Witch 64
2. Blue Box 224
3. Akane-banashi 188

4. Shinobi Undercover 63
5. Ultimate Exorcist Kiysohi 74

6. One Piece 1169
7. Witch Watch 230
8. Hima-Ten! 72
9. The Mage Next Door 8
10. Hero Girl and Demon Lord Call It Quits 7
11. Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo 16
12. Sakamoto Days 242
13. Otr of the Flame 32
14. Harukaze Mound 27
15. Someone Hertz 15
16. Gonron Egg 9

--- Double Post Merged, Dec 31, 2025, Original Post Date: Dec 31, 2025 ---

When I saw this post I immediately looked up the voice actor and was immensely surprised to learn that he was the Green Ranger in the 2013 Super Sentai season Kyoryuger which also happens to be my favourite one!!!!!

It’s also his first major anime role!!!

So as a Sentai fan, I’ll be following his performance closely.

 

[Javieroski]

Issue 4-5:

1. Sakamoto Days
2. Hima-Ten!
3. Blue box
4. Shinobi Undercover
5. Harukaze Mound

 

[Newkerzy]

I haven't posted here in a while. With the break, I started thinking about WSJ's problem with spokens. Since Hinomaru's serialization back in 2014, there hasn't really been a successful Jump sports series (outside of Blue Box IF you want to count that). Jump has tried:

Athletics (Ekiden Bros in 2025): 1
Baseball (Buddy Strike in 2015; Nine Dragon's Ball Parade in 2021; Harukaze Mound in 2025): 3
Boxing (Do Retry in 2023): 1
Figure Skating (Two on Ice in 2023): 1
Golf (Robot x Laserbeam in 2017; Greens Greens Greens in 2023): 2
MMA (Martial Master Asumi in 2023): 1
Rugby (Beast Children in 2019): 1
Soccer (Ole Golazo in 2017; Shuudan in 2017; Embers in 2025): 3
Swimming (Best Blue in 2015): 1
Table Tennis/Ping Pong (Full Drive in 2017; Ping Pong Peril in 2025): 2

Dance? (Straighten Up! in 2015): 1
Martial Arts? (Neru in 2021): 1
Shogi? (Momiji no Kisetsu in 2018; Double Taisei in 2019): 2



So with that, which sport would you want to see next crack a shot at the lineup? Either you think could still be a success but just wasn't given a fair shake or hasn't been serialized and you think would do well

I think it's not a problem of sports, it's a problem of structure. They need to have a battle manga structure like kuroko or shokugeki. It's a special structure. And chara design that appeal to fujoshi too with characters dynamics system that appeal to both sexes. There is a special type of dynamics in the matches/competitions like a tug of war game. Blue Lock got the recipe right.
Medalist got it right too even if the main chara is a young female. The chara design here appeals to both sexes, to lolicons too and even to fujoshi (the 2 male coaches). There is a theme too, and the chara systems support the theme, each character embodying it and having another character supporting the opposite. It links to human nature, and that's why it resonates with people.
It's a balance of all these elements that makes it good.
The type of sport is irrelevant. IMHO.

If we’re talking about a “battle shonen-like” structure, then the easiest spokon to adapt would be any of the traditional Japanese martial arts. I prefer Kendo/Kenjutsu or Karate, tbh.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

- Swimming: Any good spoken has to appeal to the gay shippers. Men in tight swimwear on a team setting? Its honestly a shock that there hasn't been a series that has sold millions. Regular swimming, water polo, diving, there's lots you can do with aquatics.

Probably because is too "on the nose", they will not publish a BL manga on Shonen Jump for obvious reason and a male swimming shounen manga will never succeed without trying to pander for fujos but at the same time doing it can look like a very cheap thing to do, this added with swimming just not being the most exciting type of sports for a magazine like Jump, i just don't think it will ever work or at least ever be above "very niche" in this magazine, not even Shounen Magazine has one, Shonen Sunday do has currently a swimming/water polo sport comedy series called Mizu Polo that's been running since 2023 but it's pretty niche and physical sales are almost non existent with last volume selling 1,350 in a whole week, so i think it's quite obvious it's a sport will never reach much popularity at least in manga form.

 

[Bulju]

I haven't posted here in a while. With the break, I started thinking about WSJ's problem with spokens. Since Hinomaru's serialization back in 2014, there hasn't really been a successful Jump sports series (outside of Blue Box IF you want to count that). Jump has tried:

Athletics (Ekiden Bros in 2025): 1
Baseball (Buddy Strike in 2015; Nine Dragon's Ball Parade in 2021; Harukaze Mound in 2025): 3
Boxing (Do Retry in 2023): 1
Figure Skating (Two on Ice in 2023): 1
Golf (Robot x Laserbeam in 2017; Greens Greens Greens in 2023): 2
MMA (Martial Master Asumi in 2023): 1
Rugby (Beast Children in 2019): 1
Soccer (Ole Golazo in 2017; Shuudan in 2017; Embers in 2025): 3
Swimming (Best Blue in 2015): 1
Table Tennis/Ping Pong (Full Drive in 2017; Ping Pong Peril in 2025): 2

Dance? (Straighten Up! in 2015): 1
Martial Arts? (Neru in 2021): 1
Shogi? (Momiji no Kisetsu in 2018; Double Taisei in 2019): 2



So with that, which sport would you want to see next crack a shot at the lineup? Either you think could still be a success but just wasn't given a fair shake or hasn't been serialized and you think would do well

Honestly if I had to point out one issue with most of these series is that their first chapters weren't particularly interesting. Hinomaru's first chapter was packed full of content, it felt like a lot happened in just a few pages and it got you interested in what came next. I think the only series that pulled that off or at least came close were GGG and MMA, but then they ran into their own issues (shooting range namek and having the wrong protagonist).
I'm of the opinion that any sport has the chance to make it in Jump, it just needs to stick the takeoff.

 

[Lord Anubis]

Sorry for getting things off topic, but I just found out that this one-shot got scanslated a few months ago if anyone wants to give it a read:

Ayashi no Ayashi - MangaDex

Slice of life story of a protagonist who can see and interact with spirits.

mangadex.org