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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)

 

[NeeNeen]

Also, am I the only one that always feels like Under Doctor's MC is wearing a wig on top of his hair? It feels like he has two different sets of hair styles lmao.

Yeah, it definitely looks weird. Like the two parts don't fit together.

From here, heavy spoilers:

Spoiler

The deuteragonistis aka Sasuke is the captain/leader of a guild called "Iron Fangs" (according the translator), his name is a bit complicated, translator says is "Jien" but might be other, he and the mc knows each other after the mc gets kidnapped by a gang/guild and he founds Jien there too, but the guy is actually pretty badass and Kinato fights a big dragon in the climax of the chapter, it ends with Jien asking Kinato to join his guild and Rie/Reine (the main girl) suddenly join them in the final page and they start the journey

So the girl was literally thrown in there at the last second? Lol.

I guess he really wanted to be able to put her on the cover.

Kinato lead and style is super good! God bless us with 3 amazing new series since a while.
And with sakamoto, blue box, elusive, modulo and other series potentially ending i can see them even surviving

I'd be surprised if all three survive, but there is a lot of room in the magazine right now.

Btw, since no series ended this week, does that mean they will be running 21 series for a while?

 

[monstera11]

I seriously think that Kinato artist should just move to Jump SQ or Gangan. All their works really will fit there

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

So the girl was literally thrown in there at the last second? Lol.

I guess he really wanted to be able to put her on the cover.

Hmm, the girl is part of the chapter, at least in the first part and is connected to the mc and etc but yeah, she just appears in the final page to go together with them, even the mc just says "you're going together?!" kkkkk

 

[monstera11]

Under Doctor's hair is obviously a nod to Black Jack

 

[Xanji06]

This new batch already clears the last one imo

 

[RealityChecker]

Modulo is the sequel of jjk a series about sorcery... i will not count it
[/QUOTE]
No. It is a manga about aliens coming to Earth and having a clash about their cultures.

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Under Doctor's hair is obviously a nod to Black Jack

A nod to Ogami Juzo, from Kill Blue. Or even Chojo.

 

[DrLazer]

My ranking of Issue #9 of 2026 :

1st - Ichi the Witch #67
2nd - Kagurabachi #109
3rd - Under Doctor #1
4th - Nue's Exorcist #130
5th - Hima-Ten! #75
6th - Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi #77
7th - The Mage Next Door #11
8th - Someone Hertz #18
9th - Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo #19
10th - Shinobi Undercover #66
11th - Hero Girl and Demon Lord Call It Quits #10
12th - Harukaze Mound #30
13th - Gonron Egg #12

Again, a fantastic issue. I'm reconciled with Ichi with this chapter, this arc is kinda meh to me ngl. In fact, it's not bad and etc ofc but I feel not interested, idk why. But this chapter was really good and definitely made me more interested again. Kagurabachi is going crazy recently. Nue is soooo well written too, I love it a lot. About Hima-Ten, I really love where the manga is going, this is a nice direction. I don't think it's ending tho. Kiyoshi had a great fight this chapter, as always. Mage was funny, kinda sad it's seems dead but I'm kinda hyped for next chapters. Hertz, Modulo and Shinobi were all good, of course. HGDL was nice too. Gonron was Gonron. Please, can we eat that egg already?

Harukaze ended. And that's kinda all I can say about it. It was a fine ending at least. But I was not really interested. It had great art, of course. But yeah, idk. Sad for the duo tho.

Under Doctor was sooooo good!! I really like the vibe. Idk where the second chapter will get us into, but I'm very interested now. It has a strong Yozakura vibe, with some Sakamoto and Black Jack. I'm looking forward this a lot. And, ofc, great art! A bit messy when it comes to fights, but it will improve definitely. Hyped!!

 

[Pietro]

Yeah, it definitely looks weird. Like the two parts don't fit together.


So the girl was literally thrown in there at the last second? Lol.

I guess he really wanted to be able to put her on the cover.


I'd be surprised if all three survive, but there is a lot of room in the magazine right now.

Btw, since no series ended this week, does that mean they will be running 21 series for a while?

All the new series are much better than all the 2025 new series already

 

[Franz]

The last series about aliens is Jujutsu Kaisen - Modulo and it is still going.

It has Jujutsu in the name and the characters and concepts from the original manga.

You could have even included characters going to the bathroom for two chapters or Terminator and people would have followed it anyway.

It's not much of an example.

 

[Pietro]

Modulo is the sequel of jjk a series about sorcery... i will not count it

No. It is a manga about aliens coming to Earth and having a clash about their cultures.

[/QUOTE]

Still about aliens using sorcery

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lol ninja?

Isn't it? Maybe I misread the trama

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Isn't it? Maybe I misread the trama

Yeah, it's a fantasy & magic series

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This new batch already clears the last one imo

To be honest, yeah i agree, i like JK Hero & Mage Next Door but i already think Under Doctor is better than both and also more ambitious and original, Kinato is definitely no Gonron Egg based in what i saw in the raw and Alien Headbutt will at the very least be original and more entertaining than Gonron, so...yeah.

I still bummed about both flopping tho...

 

[Phantom RPG]

Yeah, it's a fantasy & magic series

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To be honest, yeah i agree, i like JK Hero & Mage Next Door but i already think Under Doctor is better than both and also more ambitious and original, Kinato is definitely no Gonron Egg based in what i saw in the raw and Alien Headbutt will at the very least be original and more entertaining than Gonron, so...yeah.

I still bummed about both flopping tho...

It sucks, I had high hopes for both to be honest. But look at the bright side, they could learn lots from the experience and use it as a way to get even better.

By the way Shinuki, have you seen the one shots I posted about Hamano Nene, Nishimura Ann and Motobucho?

If not here is the post in question. I think you are gonna like them

Shinuki, here is another one-shot author, actually three authors, I want you to take a look at, as both I felt very interested in for different reasons altogether.

Hamano Nene or Hamano Otone(It's still kinda unclear which is the actual one, most likely the former), a fan of One Piece, i can can see some of its inspiration within the artstyle

Enkiribito in Jump Giga Autumn 2024


True End in Jump Giga Winter 2025


On the other hand, it would be the likes of Nishimura Ann, who debuted a one-shot in Jump Giga Winter 2025:


Lastly, the other author i hand in mind would be the likes of Motobucho, who debuted a one-shot which was shown in Jump Giga Summer 2025

Nishimura in particular reminds a tiny bit of the art style of the likes of Rosario vampire.

While both Nene and Motobucho remind me a tiny bit of one piece with their artsyles.

 

[Franz]

No. It is a manga about aliens coming to Earth and having a clash about their cultures.

The focus is still on things already present in Jujutsu Kaisen, especially since the alien element is completely superfluous.

The alien guys, whose names I can't even remember, could have been a hybrid race of hybrids born in some abstruse way, and it literally wouldn't have changed anything in the story's economy.

If Modulo had really been just what you said, without any Jujutsu Kaisen elements, I don't think it would have even reached chapter 10.

 

[cameronney618]

Bruh, there is some sort of kagurabachi type meme happening with Kinato's magic right now.
They're comparing the MC to Ranta because of the pose. (For context, Ranta became a big meme because of the recent JJK episode where he basically died at the cost of another character's attempt to aurafarm )

Because of that, kinato's magic announcement tweet has 2k likes right now. Meanwhile, under doctor had 700 likes.

 

[Dongus]

Bruh, there is some sort of kagurabachi type meme happening with Kinato's magic right now.
They're comparing the MC to Ranta because of the pose. (For context, Ranta became a big meme because of the recent JJK episode where he basically died at the cost of another character's attempt to aurafarm )

Because of that, kinato's magic announcement tweet has 2k likes right now. Meanwhile, under doctor had 700 likes.

DON'T HESITATE, UNDER DOCTOR! THE BOTTOM 3 ONLY EXIST BECAUSE SAITO HASN'T DECIDED TO WIPE NUE OUT! YOU KNOW IT, RIGHT? SOMEONE HERTZ IS TURNING THE MAG INTO WEEKLY ROMCOM JUMP! RIGHT HERE! RIGHT NOW! AXE IT!

 

[Inumaru]

Issue #9 votes:
1 - Ichi The Witch
2 - Under Doctor
3 - Witch Watch
4 - Me & Roboco
5 - Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi

 

[Phantom RPG]

Bruh, there is some sort of kagurabachi type meme happening with Kinato's magic right now.
They're comparing the MC to Ranta because of the pose. (For context, Ranta became a big meme because of the recent JJK episode where he basically died at the cost of another character's attempt to aurafarm )

Because of that, kinato's magic announcement tweet has 2k likes right now. Meanwhile, under doctor had 700 likes.

But that does not indicate much on whether something will or not be popular with readers. Its wait and see like usual. With or without memes.

No offense obviously.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

@Phantom RPG i will answer your posts when i got more time since i have to check all the one shots

any chance you can sneak how the heroine looks? Even a crop or blurry image would be fine.

I got it, Under Doctor heroine sneak peek:

Spoiler

 

[Xanji06]

@Phantom RPG i will answer your posts when i got more time since i have to check all the one shots



I got it, Under Doctor heroine sneak peek:

Spoiler

just me or does she lowkey look like sakamotos wife i like the design

 

[cameronney618]

@Phantom RPG i will answer your posts when i got more time since i have to check all the one shots



I got it, Under Doctor heroine sneak peek:

Spoiler

Thanks. I was about to ask more question but i think i will just leave it to sunday.

She does look like Tokiko. I would also say she looks like Yoru and Makima's female bodyguard from CSM.

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But that does not indicate much on whether something will or not be popular with readers. Its wait and see like usual. With or without memes.

No offense obviously.

I mean, it helps to have more readers put eyes on your series regardless. People would just assume it's DOA based on the promotional art alone.