Mag Talk Weekly Shonen Jump (2026) - News and Discussion!

Your Favorite Chapters of Issue #49 of 2026 (5 Choices At Most)

  • One Piece 1197

  • Me & Roboco 303

  • Sakamoto Days 281

  • Witch Watch 268

  • Akane-banashi 228

  • Nue's Exorcist 167

  • Kagurabachi 137

  • Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 114

  • Ichi the Witch 104

  • Shinobi Undercover 103

  • Someone Hertz 55

  • RuriDragon 53

  • Under Doctor 38

  • Roku's House of Oddities 28

  • Class 2B Hero Destroyerz 26

  • Animal Signal 20

  • Hal Formula 19

  • Cannon Master 18

  • The Ura Files 9

  • Graykeith: Translator Daemonica 8


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Finally got the time to do this lol.
~Weekly Shonen Jump series last volume estimated from 4 weeks~
1. ONE PIECE 113 - 919,716 (Anime)
2. Kagurabachi 9 - 141,441
3. Blue Box 23 - 116,450 (Anime)
4. SAKAMOTO DAYS 25 - 104,492 (Anime)
5.
Ruri Dragon 4 - 93,016
6. Ichi the Witch 6 - 87,705
7. The Elusive Samurai 23 - 45,109 (Anime)
8. WITCH WATCH 23 - 39,915 (Anime)
9. Akane-banashi 19 - 39,579
10. Nue's Exorcist 12 - 21,180
11. Shinobi Undercover 5 - 17,337
12. Hima-Ten! 6 - 14,797
13. Me and Roboco 24 - 11,835 (Anime)
14. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 6 - 10,419

15. Harukaze Mound 1 - 5,182

12.5. Kill Blue 13 (END) - 12,322

16. Otr of the Flame 2 - 2,947
17. Kaedegami 2 (END) - 2,149

18. Ping Pong Peril 1 - 2,107
19. Ekiden Bros 1 - <1,000 / 3 days

Analysis:

Sakamoto Days
Notable drop from the previous volume. That being said the weeks after have it selling a lot better coupled with decent holiday backlog, it'll be interesting to see how it holds with the Live Action and ending coming soon.

The Elusive Samurai

Similar numbers for Elusive Samurai, not much to comment on other than the imminent ending.

Witch Watch
Stable numbers for Witch Watch as well.

Blue Box
As with Sakamoto, a drop in the monthly numbers, but later weeks due to holidays were strong enough to offset it.

Kill Blue
Kill Blue ends its run with similar numbers as the previous volume, overall a small drop post-axe. A very interesting situation overall, with a good start that it couldn't keep up, though with an anime, is still a success.

Ichi the Witch
Good growth for Ichi, if this keeps up the series has an outside shot of breaking 100K, though is more likely to fall short.
 

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I just want to add that having a too-short-for-the-sport MC starting a club in a non-prestigious school would be too similar to Hinomaru.

That's one of the reasons HZ was goated

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That other new series being about a chiropractor is just too much. What next, a palm reader?
I love Hinomaru Sumo, it's my favourite sports series ever, but I'll be the first to admit its basic premise is a pretty blatant Ahiru no Sora ripoff so it's not a very original premise to begin with.
 

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Zero to Hyaku in Magazine is doing that same sort of premise but with Basketball, and it's been fantastic so far.
 

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We don't have Ichi but Panini launched Ayashimon, Galaxias and Man of Rust...............
 

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The results of the Dragon Ball Worldwide character popularity poll are out.




Full poll results: https://db1.dragon-ball-official.com/en/#trivia

Reveal Video Link:
A fusion character who has like 5 minutes of screen time total coming in the top 5 is hilarious to me lmao. Besides that, the top 5 is what I expected, just without Trunks (who came 6th anyway, so only barely missed out). Although Cell being (just) above Frieza is unexpected for me too, always thought Frieza was the most popular DB villain lol. Big ups to Bulma's Family Cat also lmaoo.

Also didn't realise Bardock was that popular either.

Also also JUSTICE FOR LAUNCH (or Lunch whatever way you wanna spell it)!! I loved her, shame Toriyama literally forgot about her lol.
 

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Initially I voted for the dolphin every day, when he got eliminated, it was Bulma's cat all the way.
Lol i voted satan on day 1... then i stopped. I should have kept voting every day
 

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But if we got a successful dark fantasy series, I'd ideally like it to have a more bishonen artstyle than the Horikoshi esque designs mangaka keep putting out.
Eh, I kinda disagree, TBH...
I got nothing against pretty characters in manga, but I do prefer having a lot of variety in character designs in series such as One Piece, Hunter x Hunter, MHA, Shaman King, JoJo & Soul Eater
It makes the conventionally cooler & attractive designs stand out all the more when you have plenty of goofy & weird designs contrasting them...
Though, that's just your taste in manga art-style and this is just mine, feel free to agree to disagree with me on this hill.
 

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The results of the Dragon Ball Worldwide character popularity poll are out.




Full poll results: https://db1.dragon-ball-official.com/en/#trivia

Reveal Video Link:
Ow, poor Trunks. I wonder why he's so much lower than Goten?

And Kami, yikes. Imagine you're a god and you score worse than the unnamed ugly girl who showed up in one gag panel. 😅 😬

Yamcha on the other hand did really well. I'm happy for him, I never liked it when people only see him as the butt of a joke.


Oh, these are some fun trivia about Goku.

76 wins and 16 losses out of 117 battles

Goku's overall record in Dragon Ball consists of 117 battles, with 76 wins, 16 losses, and 25 without a clear outcome. That gives him a win rate of only about 65%, which perhaps reflects Goku's love of battle for the sake of battle, regardless of the outcome. Interestingly, Goku didn't win a single battle during the Android/Cell arc. After defeating Frieza on Planet Namek, his next win wasn't until he beat Yakon on Babidi's spaceship!

*Gohan fired the finishing blow with the father-son Kamehameha in the battle against Perfect Cell, so it was not included as a win in Goku's total battles.
"But Goku always wins!" Yeah, no. The guy loses all the time. And it got even worse in Super, where his only wins are in the early stages of tournaments (and Moro, after, like, five tries).

19

Goku's clothes were ripped in 19 out of 117 battles! Surprisingly, the first time this happened wasn't during a battle against a fearsome foe, but in Tale 4, "They Call Him... the Turtle Hermit!" Here, he was shot in the back by Bulma, damaging only his clothes. Goku showed that he's tough as nails despite his young age, bragging to Bulma, "Y'think you can hurt me?! With little owchies like that?!"
That's... surprisingly few, considering the standard image of a Dragon Ball fighter is a guy with his shirt ripped to shreds. I guess it only really happens during big battles.

Kick

Kicks were Goku's most commonly used finishing blow, with a staggering total of 11 times! He took out opponents with a ton of different kinds, from powerful flying kicks to spin kicks. When he broke into the Red Ribbon Army Headquarters, one panel showed Goku knocking out two soldiers at once with an amazing mid-air kick! As a side note, Goku only used his signature Kamehameha as his finishing technique three times!

*When fighting multiple people, the technique that took out the last opponent standing is considered the finishing blow.
And yet none of his big fights ended that way. Not cinematic enough, I suppose.

11

Goku ate Senzu Beans a total of 11 times! In addition to eating them to recover from the injuries and fatigue sustained battling fearsome foes, he also used Senzu Beans aboard a spaceship to Planet Namek, when he pushed himself to the brink of death training and needed to recover... A daring feat indeed. He trained tirelessly for four days straight, consuming four Senzu Beans along the way! This means he was near death once a day, which gives us an idea of how hard he was training!
This is so much less than I expected. But of course, it is only about one person. The total number eaten by everyone would be way higher.

13

Goku extended the Nyoibo he inherited from Grandpa Gohan a total of 13 times! The Nyoibo was originally a tool to connect Karin Tower to Kami's Palace, but Goku made good use of it as a weapon. He wielded it to vault to higher places and as a foothold, plus his clever usage during action scenes was really impressive!
Yeah, I kinda miss it. Would've worked great against Moro

10206

Goku boasts a whopping 10,206 total appearances in manga panels! He has the most appearances of any character in the series, but what's most surprising is that there are 99 tales in which Goku doesn't appear at all! This includes the battle on Planet Namek and other tales, where fans must have been eagerly awaiting Goku's arrival. Goku makes his jaw-dropping 10,000th appearance in this scene from Tale 511, "Vegeta Puts His Life on the Line!"
Now I'm wondering how many panels there are in the manga... :hmm

Kudos to the person who counted this. :hi:yourock


Here's a selection of characters that received a higher percentage of votes in certain regions as compared to the rest of the world! Check it out to see how fans in each region voted!

Japan
King Chappa
Mermaid
Puar

Asia
Majin Buu (Good)
Shenron
Farmer with a Power Level of 5

Europe
Uub
Kamesennin
Jackie Chun

North America
Shin
Great Saiyaman
Dolphin

Africa
Colonel Violet
Majin Buu (Pure)
Grandpa Son Gohan

Central & South America
Skeleton Soldier
Bee
Eresa

Middle East
Bacterian
Girl Goku picked for Kamesennin
Great Demon King Piccolo

Oceania
Dende
Nappa
Turtle
Some regional favourites. South America and the Middle East have special tastes.

Age and gender make surprisingly little difference, as far as the top 5 is concerned. Goku is slightly less popular with women. Vegeta, Gohan and Picolo seem to be about the same. We do see a significant gender gap with Vegito (only males), Future Trunks (only females) and Bardock (only boys).


Lol i voted satan on day 1... then i stopped. I should have kept voting every day
I also only voted once. Didn't know you could do more.
 

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My ranking of Issue #8 of 2026

1st - Nue's Exorcist #129
2nd - Kagurabachi #108
3rd - Hima-Ten! #74
4th - Someone Hertz #17
5th - Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi #76
6th - Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo #18
7th - Shinobi Undercover #65
8th - The Mage Next Door #10
9th - Ichi the Witch #66
10th - Hero Girl and Demon Lord Call It Quits #9
11th - Otr of the Flame #34
12th - Gonron Egg #11
13th - Harukaze Mound #29

Wow, what a fantastic issue!! Nue, KGB, Hima and Hertz were absolutely amazing this week, crazy. Kiyoshi, Modulo, Shinobi and Mage were so great too. That's such a great week, wow.
RIP Otr, the start was very difficult but it was actually good by the last 15 chapters. I'll not miss it that much but yeah, still sad a bit.
 

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Yo guys, how are the expectations for Under Doctor? Since i already checked the chapter i know what to expect but still hyped to see if the writing and dialogue are as good :D
 

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I hope it does well. We need new cool series for this year
 

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Yo guys, how are the expectations for Under Doctor? Since i already checked the chapter i know what to expect but still hyped to see if the writing and dialogue are as good :D
Need to wait for it to be on Jump+ for free reading. My first feeling from the PV image, theme, pitch etc. = "Why not?" level.
 

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I'm more curious what JP reactions are. On the US side, it's getting lots of hype which isn't always a good thing (Phantom Seer, Red Hood/Otr, MMYY, etc.). People are already treating it as the next big thing which is a dangerous precedent lol
 

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Hoping it's not an assassin style series. Also more interested in the JP reactions.
 

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I'm more curious what JP reactions are. On the US side, it's getting lots of hype which isn't always a good thing (Phantom Seer, Red Hood/Otr, MMYY, etc.). People are already treating it as the next big thing which is a dangerous precedent lol
lol i feel like i'm responsible for good part of the hype since i'm the one who leaked the cover, color pages & author message on Twitter and it got a lot of track :grin

Obs: The leak night made my account go from 960 to over 1.000 followers :hee
 
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