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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)

 

[Phantom RPG]

Crazy bash comic bookey artstyle look sick.

It does look really cool. Imagine if he did a full battle series with that kind of thing, not just sports. It would be very interesting indeed.

 

[monstera11]

I think Hamano has what it takes to be a competent author. So am rooting for them. Also, I did like some of the panels he made. I thought some were cool, to be honest.

Nishimura Ann, I kinda thought you would like it, mostly because the art style reminds me a bit of the Rosario Vampire author's.

I can see why you would wish Motobucho to refine his art a bit more, but his creativity is absolutely flowing through in the one-shot, and I cannot deny that I would be interested in seeing what else he could do overall.

But you cannot deny the potential with either Hamano or Motobucho. Both have something unique going for them, and I think that is awesome. I added Nishimura because I thought it would be great to bring in another rookie here, just show something a bit different.

Now allow me to bring forth a specific rookie that quite honestly am baffled that this one has not debuted a single series in the main magazine yet. The author in question is Hirokoshi Ame.

Here is a link to the one-shot he made in Jump Giga 2025 Winter.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZG_MvCrIjKXp-N2oeAmV4YsIvrhC6gC8


Another author that I think has a very strong shot at debuting would be a former assistant for both Bleach and Mashle called Shou Shiromoto, who debuted crazy bash in Jump Giga Autumn 2025


These two have quite a professional style of art, it feels less amateur than many others before them.


Yeah, we did, at least on the one-shot scene, "Zookey," a one-shot that participated in one of the Golden Future Cup competitions.

I mean debut with a series, not one shots.

We have seen so many of Horikoshi's assistants debut with a series already.

And many of Fujimoto's assistants are scarily very successful and talented authors. Fujimoto's hit rate is crazy. IIRC, Yuji Kaku (Hell's paradise), Endo (Spy x Family) and Yukinobu Tatsu (Dandandan) are all his assistants. Insane.

 

[Dongus]

Will detail it later, but Kinato's Magic is at least 200% more competent than Shadow Eliminators as a first chapter. Chemistry, characterization, humor, paneling, action, it's just wayyyyyyyyyyyyy way better than what Kento Amemiya put out before. And he didn't have to toss out any naked demon lords to do it. Guess that one shot just leveled him up 50 levels.

This was basically, "We have Fairy Tail at home." for all the good and the bad that entails.

 

[tirakai]

Kinato's magic definitely has much better characterisation and dialogue than Shadow Eliminators, but the premise isn't very interesting so far. It is only chapter 1 so it might improve once we see more of it, but Jump series don't really have the liberty to take time to introduce everything.

 

[Thehoennhippo]

Kinato’s first chapter was pretty good! I like Jien especially. Also a really good sense of humor. This is shaping up to be a good batch because I’m still enjoying Under Doctor a lot too.

 

[defensor_de_boruto]

Kinato’s first chapter was pretty good! I like Jien especially. Also a really good sense of humor. This is shaping up to be a good batch because I’m still enjoying Under Doctor a lot too.

yeah, it was a better start then SE. I just think the author committed the same mistake Osamu Nishi committed on the first ichi's chapter: Too much lore dump and not focusing a lot on it's main character.

I always think that a first chapter should focus the most part on your MC rather than your MC "learning" about the world as an excuse for lore dump

 

[Malak]

Kinato is surprisingly nice. Nothing too great, but definitely not bad. Maybe since it's been a long time since I've read any isekai or whatever, but a plain fantasy setting feels a little fresh after so long, I guess?
Anyway, voting for 2 weeks together for once.

Issue #9
1. Kagurabachi 109
2. Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo 19
3. Me & Roboco 266
4. SAKAMOTO DAYS 245
5. Hero Girl and Demon Lord Call It Quits 10

Issue #10
1. Kagurabachi 110
2. Hima-Ten! 76
3. Kinato's Magic 1
4. The Elusive Samurai 236
5. Hero Girl and Demon Lord Call It Quits 11

 

[Newkerzy]

Kinato’s first chapter was good, but how would you guys feel if we get into a ”training arc“ immediately followed by an “adventurer examination arc?” Thinking about it, Kinato’s abilities shouldn’t take more than 1-2 chapters to cover the basics of his newfound applications, but I could easily see it going into 3-4 chapters at most.

The reason why I think the next chapter would be a ”training arc” is because it would be a logical progression for the MC with his newfound applications.

 

[FantasticFootno]

I thought Kinato was like very generic, but I guess generic could work. It did a lot "right", but I don't think it did anything good in the process. Just went through the motions.
However on a more exciting note, we finally got the 8th demon lord in Kiyoshi! And its a tosaka fight! I'm so excited.

 

[cameronney618]

For how boring Kitano's heroine looks, she's actually pretty entertaining.
I laugh at the "did you just take that out of your satchel?"

Under Doctor was alright.

 

[Bulju]

Well, that was a pretty nice finale for Blue Box. Didn't completely tie up all loose ends, but still gave some nice closure to every character and their relationshi-wait, what do you mean "to be continued"?

 

[KrenKren]

I forget when Takeru started hamming up the omniscient narration but it's been such a massive boon for the series.

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Kinato's Magic was also actually pretty good. Paced a little too fast for my liking, but it left an actual impression which is a good start after I was underwhelmed by Under Doctor last week

 

[shillin65]

I forget when Takeru started hamming up the omniscient narration but it's been such a massive boon for the series.

Every time i see them I just hear the HxH narrator thanks to years of being exposed to JJK edits

 

[cameronney618]

Was Shadow Eliminators funny? (I didn't read past chapter 1)
So far the comedy really lands for me.

Aside from the boring character designs (but good artstyle), pretty basic narrative and weird exposition like "Adventurers... they travel around and do missions..."
I think it's weirdly good overall.

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If this gets axed, it's 100% the character designs undoing all the good will.

 

[Bulju]

I really liked Kinato's Magic. It didn't take itself seriously, which feels increasingly rare nowadays.

 

[BelTL]

... Is that Ishtar in Nue

 

[Kiaida]

Issue 10:

Ok, to begin with, it's not part of my top 5, but I liked Kinato's first chapter!

Making it clear, but all the comparisons to light novels and narou were right. This DOES have a ton of narou vibes more than shonen fantasy. We even had a "betrayed by the party and sold to slavery" moment to start the story, while following with the classic "actually my weakest magic is secretly the strongest" climax. Let's stop denying this isn't Jump trying to fish for that audience, they clearly want it. That's not a bad thing per se though.

Main positive point is that the characters are fun. Linae is a hilarious heroine and her love for money is always a fun character trait, Amemiya also used chibi and comedic faces well to portray her. Jien is equally fun, he's energetic, goofy and cool at the same time. The chapter leaning a lot on comedy took off the blandness of the concept and made for an enjoyable reading.

Amemiya's art is, of course, really good. The dragon has a nice design and getting more monsters from him would be something to look forward in the long run if this survives.

As for what I didn't like... Kinato himself. He's just Bland. Not a ton of personality, motivation seems whatever and even his emotional moments didn't land. Again, going for comedy helped with this. At least he can be the tsukkomi for all the hijinks the other two get into. But it's a hard thing to handle a protagonist that is likely to be the least popular character of your story, so I hope he improves over time. Improving isn't "becoming a badass", it's giving him more unique character traits that make him interesting or funny.

Enjoyed more than Under Doctor though, even if it's not the best, I had fun and that's what counts. If chapter 2 keeps this vibe and improves some points like making up more interesting goals and scenarios, I can see myself having a good time with Kinato.

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Under Doctor had a wall of text second chapter. Too many things on screen all the time, paneling was bad and claustrophobia inducing, the battle was again mediocre and the medical aspect was completely off-screened. Maybe it'll be a hit because the MC gets some decent characterization and the designs are good, but so far I don't see it doing anything interesting with the concept and reading it is tiring. Hopefully it improves or japanese readers agree with me. lol

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As for my votes:

1. Nue's Exorcist: Unique and very fun! I was looking forward for the facilities each to have interesting challenges besides just battling and I couldn't stop laughing at the first one being Mario Kart x Kirby Air Riders! Item boxes and chaos in a race. I just love how much fun Kawae has with Nue, even the villains are having the time of their lives in these moments. And Yozora is a fantastic hook for the next chapter, I missed this arrogant wannabe princess! Had a blast.

2. Elusive Samurai: Matsui challenges how we view history here. These "heroes and villains" in history were nuanced people that had lives just like us. They weren't just winners and losers and, not knowing how they lived beyond these great battles, rob us of understanding their humanity. Here Tokiyuki, the loser, is showing how even in defeat a life can mean so much to so many. It's an emotional payoff that only one of the greatest authors in Jump history could make.

3. Modulo: Itadori's appearance is actually improving the main thematic core here. This isn't a story about how we need to cling to old structures and status, it's a story about letting the younger generations handle their own lives. They need space to grow, to agree and disagree with each other and to find mutual understanding. Maybe this hope can be found on this battlefield.

4. Hima-ten: It's Mario Kart week or something? Himari is going on the offensive and changing the context of their relationship really changed a lot in the way they interact. Ono is such a good romcom writer by showcasing this slightly weirdness and how both Himari and Tenichi are kinda off, but also how much they needed this shakeup. This arc is shaping up to be the best so far.

5. JK Hero: The food gag was actually crazy funny and the whole situation was wholesome. Shame it's likely getting axed because it keeps getting better.

Actually enjoyed everything I read this issue for the first time in a while (besides Under Doctor) and wish I could vote for more than 5, but it is what it is. Very good work by everyone this week.

 

[Baes]

Ok. Apart from the lame name, Kinato's Magic was pretty cool. Both Kinato and Jien are great characters

Although the fake adventurer villain was drawn wish a waaaaay too fishy face since the beginning

 

[Serinox]

Enjoyed Kinato's Magic a little more than Under Doctor so far.

 

[Kiaida]

By the way, Under Doctor sending his client to a Public Hospital doesn't betray the whole premise? We didn't see him doing anything as a doctor. What is the doctor consulting this series even doing?