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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)

 

[Kaizoku_82]

I guess this is as good of a time as i'll get to make a post, so here it it!

Hey guys! Long time no see, i used to be a somewhat active member of the forum up until 2024 when life really got to me, i hot really busy and couldn't really focus on reading much manga, let alone following Jump so closely, but my interest on the magazine never dropped, and now that i mostly have a better routine, and i have been getting back into reading, i though i'd come back here, see how things are for a while, and share some opinions on what i'm enjoying right now. Hopefully i can keep this up and go back to posting more and participating in the discussions, i think the magazine right now is going to get a lot more interesting with so many veterens like Sakamoto, Blue Box, Elusive Samurai and Witch Watch seemingly ending soon, and i wish ti be here to see it, maybe predict which manga is actually staying around this time, i used to have pretty good luck with my favorites, hopefully i haven't lost my touch hahaha!

Anyways, quick opinions on this issue:
Kinato was fun! I really like Amamiya, not only from his one-shots, but i'm someone who had Ruirui Senki as a bit of a guilty pleasure at the time, it was bland af, but the art and style alone made it more readable then some other stuff the magazine was coming up with. So imagine how pleasently surprised i was when his new manga is actually promising, it's not fantastic or anything, but pretty solid, if he plays his cards right, makes more interesting characters, come up with creative magic, keeps up the good humor and art, and especially, let the main character grow more and more, this could be a genuinely fun and easy read.

Under Doctor is interesting, i like Haiji as a main character, and i like what he tries to represent, but i wonder how far just that can hold an entire series together, chapter 1 was a good introduction, pacing felt natural and everything flowed well even with the exposition, it showed potential. Chapter 2 however didn't have the same spark to me, i liked the heroine and how the specifics of his job is explained, but i failed to care about both the patient and the resolution to the story, without showing the medical practice happening, this is just another assasin manga, and it's not very interesting at that. What makes this manga special so far is it's medical theme, and i felt the chapter didn't really sell it, at all. And it also gave nothing else to get attached to besides the heroine, i want to know more about him, maybe introduce a stable location for the team, other types of recurring assassins/doctors/etc (just characters in general), it didn't give me much else to latch on to. Felt like it was another first chapter, again. Not too bad, but not exciting either. Still, the series keeps having good potential and i'm still on board, it might just be a meg chapter in the middle of a good first volume, who knows?

It's nice to be back at the present for One Piece, the chapter was a great recap of the situation and Jurul's speech was perfect for getting us hyped back up into the action, hopefully this means we'll get some more fights and direct confrontations these next few chapters, and that it all leads to a good conclusion. The arc is shaping up to be one of the greats, the flashback was awesome and genuinely had me excited every week for the next chapter, usually i'm less engaged on flashbacks.

Akane-banashi is so peak. Genuinely the most exciting and fun manga to read weekly and obviously one of my favorites, i loved it since the first chapter and it never let me down once, and i'm glad of how far my girl has come. This week, the chapter wasn't anything special, felt more of a transitional chapter, but the next one seems very interesting, i'm excited to see Rokuro perform!

Witch Watch is another favorite of mine, i just adore this cast so much and Shinoraha is one of my favorite authors, and these few years, it consistently kept me laughing, while also delivering good character drama and stories. I'll miss it when it's gone. This week wasn't a particularly great chapter tho, i admit this whole cruise arc hasn't really gotten much of my attention yet, i'm hoping all of this setup pays off in the end, for now, it's a bit boring, but we'll see.

Ichi the Witch is the last series i want to highlight and comment on, as it's also been one of the manga that i kept up a lot with during all this time, this here is my favorite newbie by FAR, and i can't wait to see where this one goes, the popularity is so so deserved, art is gorgeous (so glad to have Usazaki back!), the story is fun and exciting, characters are super stylish and full of personality, everything about this world is siper interesting, it's giving me everything i need. Finally an adventure manga back in Jump! So many battle series that take place in high school or a semi-realistic world, this series is a breath of fresh air while remaining true to all the good tropes all at once, everyone sang it's praises already, so sorry to yap, but i had to join, even if very late . Current arc is also SUPER good, love Chrono, love the action and the emotional core they created, love how they took Ichi out of the picture momentarily so they can focus on the other characters, i'm having a blast!

Alien Headbutt also looks really cool! I want more sport series in the magazine, i was surprisingly really enjoying and looking foward to Harukaze Mound (surprisingly because i liked no other series by Matsuura and his art prior to this manga), but apparently, it wasn't it, and if the reason was because it felt too bland, then i sure hope a wrestling series about aliens is interesting enough to get readers on board! Hahaha .

As for the rest of the magazine, i need to catch up with Ruri Dragon, Kiyoshi, Hima-ten and Shinobi Undercover, i have read a good chunk of all of them and i enjoy all series greatly, they are all good additions to the roster and i'm glad to have them, very fun!
Elusive Samurai is another series i enjoyed sonce the start, i was closer to catching up to it then the others, but as soon as i heard it was probably ending, i decided to wait and binge the whole rest of it, hopefully it's a good finale!
Roboco is also still Roboco, lol, occasionally funny, occasionally boring, it really depends.
I wasn't too big on Kagurabachi when it started, but i want to give it another chance, i feel i might enjoy it more nowadays! Same with Modulo, haven't read it yet.
I'm not too big on Blue Box either, it was fine and easy to read weekly, but i did not keep up with it, maybe i'll come back to read it all once it's done.
Can't say i'll be doing the same for Sakamoto, Someone Hertz and Nue, sorry but those three aren't really my thing, and i REALLY tried with Sakamoto. I think all are fine tbh, they just don't appeal to me as a reader and that's perfectly ok, i'm glad they are in the magazine and that prople are passionate about them, everyone deserves good manga and i hope it's fans are as happy with them as i am with my faves.


Is that all? Did i miss anything? Did i ramble too much? Lol, i hope not, this was the short version bc i avoided talking about series no longer in the magazine too. Anyways, glad to be here, hopefully we don't have as many derailing discussions as we used to back then, tho i'm not really expecting that from what i heard about the new Saito era . I guess editor in chiefs change, but the spirit of doomposting doesn't. At least we won't be hearing about Nakano loving gag manga and how we need more "serious" stuff in the magazine anymore right?
...right?

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

I guess this is as good of a time as i'll get to make a post, so here it it!

Hey guys! Long time no see, i used to be a somewhat active member of the forum up until 2024 when life really got to me, i hot really busy and couldn't really focus on reading much manga, let alone following Jump so closely, but my interest on the magazine never dropped, and now that i mostly have a better routine, and i have been getting back into reading, i though i'd come back here, see how things are for a while, and share some opinions on what i'm enjoying right now. Hopefully i can keep this up and go back to posting more and participating in the discussions, i think the magazine right now is going to get a lot more interesting with so many veterens like Sakamoto, Blue Box, Elusive Samurai and Witch Watch seemingly ending soon, and i wish ti be here to see it, maybe predict which manga is actually staying around this time, i used to have pretty good luck with my favorites, hopefully i haven't lost my touch hahaha!
...right?

Welcome back, nice to see you back in the Forum, hopefully you can stick for real

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Btw, only brazilian posts in the 138th page so far!

 

[Wookitake]

Btw, only brazilian posts in the 138th page so far!

Finally another one who loves Akane

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In regards to KnK second chapter, maybe they'll introduce a "rival" who's taking the test, someone who shits on that kind of magic, or maybe a bit of both.

 

[JBC008]

Welcome back, nice to see you back in the Forum, hopefully you can stick for real

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Btw, only brazilian posts in the 138th page so far!

Go Brazil.

 

[Aqyurs]

I'm excited that we're finally going to answer the age old question of "Would Fairy Tail survive in Weekly Shonen Jump"

Joke aside, Kinato's Magic is a case of an axed author actually figuring out what went wrong their previous attempt and actually making moves to improve on them. Shadow Eliminator's two biggest problems in chapter 1 was that every character was boring as hell with very little personality and that it took itself far too seriously considering Amemiya's strengths.

Linae and Jien in one chapter showed more personality than anyone did in Shadow Eliminators' entire run. Kinato was still bland, but I at least got the impression that it was an intentional choice from Amemiya to both highlight Linae and Jien's larger than life personalities and also use him as the vessel to introduce the world and cast in a mostly neutral viewpoint, as opposed to Shadow Eliminators where everyone had no personality because "they were just so cool they didn't need it" and no other reason. Every character so far seemed like actual thought was put into their roles and designed around said roles, which isn't something I can say about a lot of the instant axeworthy Jump battle series. Need to see how the rest of the cast shapes up now.

This chapter wanted to be fun, and it was really fun. Amemiya's probably never going to be a pretty good writer, let alone a great one, and that's fine. Not everyone needs to be a great writer to make a great series. If you just want to draw pretty battle scenes, you can find success doing that. Amemiya clearly just wants to draw cool action scenes, so if you want to do that, you have to be able to figure out a way to make people care about the action scene. Uber serious exorcist series where the only thing going for it was obvious fujo bait with no chemistry? That was never going to work. Fun fantasy party with actually charming banter? That might work. Definitely gives Amemiya's art a chance to shine. It lets him create a more abstract scene that gets to be colorful as opposed to a more boxed in scenario for an exorcism and relying far more on shadows. Just going all out on fantasy lets him do whatever he wants as opposed to having to keep up some theme of demonic, or horror, or gross that exorcist series are bound by.

As for what I want to see next...after we get through the (hopefully) quick training introduction to the power system and guild chapter(s), I think I just want them to go straight into a decent length adventure. We can expand on the power system, other adventurers, the world, etc. on the actual road while seeing something cool. We don't need any one chapter adventure, move on to the next one chapter adventure. Just go for your best arc antagonist monster you got right away. If you want to be the next Fairy Tail, it was already doing ambitious ideas like Daybreak or Lullaby by chapter 5. Naruto got a ton out of just heading for the Land of Waves and explaining the entire world and chakra basics on the field. I promise that most readers don't need a warmup before getting into the bigger adventures in adventure manga. All the good ones came out swinging.

Also, after reading the chapter, I don't think Linae's outfit is really school uniform like? To me, it just looks like "fancy" fantasy adventure attire. Like Lucy from Fairy Tail's original outfit. It honestly feels like people were so determined to just hate this series from the start because they thought it was isekai coded, that they were latching on to anything at all to prove their bias that it was "isekai trash". I'm going to talk about it more later, but I'm also seeing people talk down on this chapter because it's "generic" and praising Under Doctor just for being "unique", when generic doesn't automatically mean bad, and unique doesn't automatically mean good. This definitely feels like a case where people made up their minds before the chapter ever came out, and they're bending over backwards to justify their initial opinion.

I don't know if this lasts or not, I can see it going either way honestly (I'm not going to pretend like the Japanese Jump voting base actually is so sophisticated that they would never dare look at "light novel trash"), but it'll probably be an enjoyable read the entire time. Maybe doing fetish one shots is the way to level up as an author in Jump I'm waiting for you Yoshihiko Hayashi

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Jump really likes doing these "two series contrast so much" that make me have to think really hard about how I explain why I like one series so much while really not feeling the other even if surface level they're basically the same thing. Under Doctor's second chapter did basically everything I don't want a Jump series second chapter to do if I want to keep reading the series.

• Basically just repeated the point of the first chapter (I get it: he's a super cool doctor that can solve anything and cares about his patients)
• didn't address any of the problems the first chapter showed the series could have (the action scenes still don't look good, the medical stuff is even further in the background now, I don't care about the main character still, I don't think anything the series could do if it transitioned to the battle side full time would be interesting)
• didn't introduce any plot that could be a mid or long term hook; just completely episodic in a series not trying to be slice of life
• didn't have any moment that can stand out on its own and make me appreciate the chapter in a vacuum

It honestly feels to me, that the only thing Under Doctor has for it is that it's a unique premise...but that doesn't mean much if the execution is so meh (and I'm being generous with calling it meh). None of the main characters (all two of them, which is a separate issue; the cast of this series is so small for what it wants to be) have remotely made me invested enough to want to learn about their backstory. The girl is such a nothing and the lore drop of introducing her family background feels so half baked, solely done just so the author can point to it and be like "see, she does have something to her" when she inevitably gets benched for like 20 chapters because the author only cares about making the MC look cool. The action in this series just does not look good at all. The first chapter had a full fight and it didn't flow very well, and this one had to skip around and montage it. The MC hasn't done anything visibly cool during these fights (Neji's palm moves looked cool because he had the whole ying yang imagery to go along with his strikes and then eventually was able to make a forcefield move that's visibly appealing). After two chapters, I don't think I really like any of the characters designs despite them all being distinct. There are way too many words for what this series is attempting to be. It's a simple assassin manga, you do not need paragraphs to explain the background and situation of the chapter. You know where I would like these walls of text though? The medicine part of this medical battle manga. It has completely fumbled the "medical" part of its premise by offscreening any medical procedure and barely explaining any of the conditions the patients have had so far. Being as nice as I can be, so far, this medical "consultant" seems to be as knowledgeable about medicine as Hakutaku's author was in game development.

But it has a somewhat unique premise that isn't even being executed in a unique way. It's just another assassin manga except it calls the MC a doctor for some reason so it gets a pass I guess.

Meanwhile, Kinato was already being written off before we even saw a full picture of the preview and despite being filled with cliches and having the most basic world imaginable, it still executed everything it intended to do good or really well. I get that reading the same cliches can get tiring, but they become cliche for a reason: the original idea was good. It becomes a game of a) how well you use the cliches (which, so far, I think Kinato has used them good) and b) how you eventually give the cliches your own spin (which I admitedly don't have the highest expectations for, but hey, it's Jump. Authors surprise me all the time). Again, I don't know if it's good enough to survive, Jump voters are a mysterious bunch. But I definitely think it has more merit getting votes than Under Doctor has so far.

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Some quick thoughts on other series:

• If Elusive Samurai isn't getting the cover or regular color pages for #12, then I'm convinced that it's going to transfer to Giga and wrap up there and that's how they get around the "21 series in the lineup" thing. There should be like, two chapters left, but we've been saying that for like six months, so at this point I'm not going to be shocked if they give it an extended epilogue to the extended epilogue.
• I'm so excited for another Blue Box arc that pisses me off when they gave a perfect ending point that wraps everything up beautifully and actually aligns with the themes of the series, only to extend the series for no reason
• It feels like Gonron Egg's author thought he was going to get axed and wrapped up drawing the series, but then he got told he wasn't, so he had to draw and submit all these chapters day of the deadline. I've seen quite a few Jump authors quiet quit when it's clear their series is a goner, but this might be the saddest one.

 

[Kaizoku_82]

Best case scenario is he gets the license right away and despite maybe a third chapter to build out the world, it goes into a mini arc that will wrap up with volume 1

I could see him getting it right away, it would basically be the same as JJK's third chapter.

Welcome back, nice to see you back in the Forum, hopefully you can stick for real

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Thank you Shinuki, i hope so as well.
Lol, true! Why are we all up so late?

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Week 4 is finished...

Shoseki Top 500 (January 28)
10. Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo #1
45. Kagurabachi #10
67. Someone Hertz #1
252. Akane-banashi #20

Shoseki Top 500 (January 29)
7. Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo #1
42. Kagurabachi #10
113. Someone Hertz #1
353. Akane-banashi #20
459. Shinobi Undercover #6

Shoseki Top 500 (January 30)
8. Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo #1
81. Kagurabachi #10
116. Someone Hertz #1
303. Akane-banashi #20

Shoseki Top 500 (January 31)
4. Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo #1
35. Kagurabachi #10
83. Someone Hertz #1
299. Akane-banashi #20

Shoseki Top 500 (February 1)
3. Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo #1
20. Kagurabachi #10
69. Someone Hertz #1
222. Akane-banashi #20
459. Shinobi Undercover #6

 

[cameronney618]

Preview of Kinato's Magic chapter 2:

"To obtain a adventurer certification, Kinato faces a trial!?"

So yeah, i think is going to be pretty much like Fairy Tail on Jump.

Bruh, just let bro join the guild normally.
Lucy didn't need an exam to join fairy tail. Neither did asta in black clover.

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I hope under doctor ch 3 wins me back. I kinda check out in the 2nd chapter, unfortunately.

 

[Dippy Fresh]

I got a little bored and so I looked at the Jump New Treasure Manga Award. Right now, we have 15 authors (not including Matsui who's leaving any week now) who have the potential to be judges (Oda never does it anymore) and 12 months. Shuuhei Miyazaki (author of "Me & Roboco) and Yuuto Suzuki (author of "Sakamoto Days" haven't judged the contest since 2024 as they didn't judge last year.

Its probably to think Suzuki might not due to being 5.5 years in serialization, but if this is his last year in Jump for this serialization, most authors usually judge the year before their exit.

Koyoharu Gotouge (Last Judged: 2019; Exited: 2020)
Haruichi Furudate (Last Judged: 2019; Exited: 2020)
Kaiu Shiari (Last Judged: 2020; Exited: 2020)
Demizu Posuka (Last Judged: 2020; Exited: 2020)
Taishi Tsutsui (Last Judged: 2020; Exited: 2021)
Riichiro Inagaki (Last Judged: 2022; Exited: 2022)
Ryou Nakama (Last Judged: 2022; Exited: 2023)
Hajime Koumoto (Last Judged: 2022; Exited: 2023)
Mapollo 3 (Last Judged: 2022; Exited: 2023)
Akutami Gege (Last Judged: 2023; Exited: 2024)
Kohei Horikoshi (Last Judged: 2024; Exited 2024) - Interesting Point, Horikoshi didn't judge for 2022 or 2023 but came back one last time
Tadatoshi Fujimaki (Last Judged: 2024; Exited: 2025)
Shun Numa (Last Judged: 2025; Exited: 2025)
Yusei Matsui (Last Judged: 2026; Will Exit: 2026)

Long story short, I actually think Suzuki will judge again this year which means three authors will likely sit out and that's not counting an early series getting the nod like Fujimoto did in 2023 with Kill Blue, being the judge later the same publication year. Odds are Miyazaki sits out again but not sure about the other two? I would've guessed Hokazono since man seems to be struggling but nope, he's judging for February. I also don't imagine they'll skip Yamano since its their first year judging so can only guess it'll be somebody from a duo like Ichi or Shinobi.


I also got even more bored and looked at which authors in the past have judged the most future authors. Here's what I found (newbie authors only from 2020-2026):
Hideaki Sorachi (3): Tadaichi Nakama, Usui Shouichi, Shuuhei Tanizaki
Haurichi Furudate (2): Yoshifumi Tozuka; Togou Gotou
Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro (2): Asahi Sakano, Masaoki Shindou
Daisuke Asihara (1): Kenji Ichima
Naoshi Komi (1): Kento Matsuura
Eiichiro Oda (1): Yuuki Kawaguchi
Kaiu Shirai (1): Mapollo 3
Koyoharu Gotouge (1): Shinpei Watanabe
Taishi Tsutsui (1): Kouta Kawae
Ryou Nakama (1): Yoshihiko Hayashi
Kohei Horikoshi (1): Rin Matsui
Tatsuya Matsuki (1): Jun Harukawa
Yuki Tabata (1): Kento Amemiya
Kenta Shinohara (1): Kouki Ishikawa
Yuto Suzuki (1): Ei Yamano

 

[Newkerzy]

Best case scenario is he gets the license right away and despite maybe a third chapter to build out the world, it goes into a mini arc that will wrap up with volume 1

How many chapters do you think this trial should take? 4? 5?

 

[FantasticFootno]

My bet is the trial lasts a single chapter, chapters 3-4 have him being introduced to the guild system + the other members of the guild, and then the volume ends with a short adventure with kinato + childhood friend + some third guy (either the guy from this chapter or a guild member).

 

[Dippy Fresh]

How many chapters do you think this trial should take? 4? 5?

I'm not a mangaka so if my plan sucks, well, I don't write manga lol. But my assumption of what would work and keep fans interested:

Ch. 2: Most of the license acceptance
Ch. 3: Gets accepted into the guild, meet larger cast and either guildmaster or somebody else higher up (maybe somebody like Erza in Fairy Tail to get that pseudo-fan service energy)
Ch. 4: Gets assigned a mission to prove his skill, get assigned a rank, etc. and the team (with maybe some of the other new casts set out)
Ch. 5-8: What seemed like a "standard" mission, goes haywire. Team solves the issue but there's slight hints at a larger overarching story like "Why were they trying to steal ****" or "Who sent the ****" or "Why did the strong guy we can't beat rn retreat". Chapter 7 or 8 ending flashes towards the big bad
Ch. 9+: Amemiya at this point probably will know whether he has a quick axe or not; if its not quick, he goes into either developing the supporting cast or building up backstory on some of his established characters with arcs that hit on the characters emotions (since we're using Fairy Tail, like how one of the earlier arcs explored Gray's backstory)

 

[NeeNeen]

This was so hard to rank. Not the usual suspects in my top 5 (or top 10) either.

Votes #10:
1) WW
2) Shinobi
3) Ichi
4) Nue
5) Hero girl


WW: ... Maybe you should've spent less time on studying hard-to-use spells and more on buying a metal detector? Just saying. Aside from that, good chapter, love the tension here.

Shinobi: See? Attracting enemies isn't a bad thing, as long as you can just trash them all! But damn, this is a risky plan, OP. Are you sure you thought this through?

Ichi: They are both so precious. Glad we didn't have to wait weeks for the outcome... though it's not like the situation has become any safer, so things are still gonna be tense for a while regardless. (I like how he grows more feathers on his face when he uses his power.)

Nue: So we're doing one of those obstacle course game shows now? Looks fun (for us, not for Gakuro).

Hero: For a moment, I thought she was gonna make a fool of herself, but it actually turned out very heartwarming and healthy for their friendship. Cute chapter.

Kinato's Magic:
Scrolling through, it does feel very Rave Master/MÄR/Dragon Quest. But let's read it from the start proper.
- Unnecessary exposition is unnecessary
- He's healing people in a pub? Didn't they mention a clinic literally one page ago? Is their hospital running a bar on the side?
- Don't look down on medics
- How do you pronounce "Linae"? I'm tempted to read it as Latin, but that's probably not correct.
- She's scary
- And she has a Subspace of her own, I see
- How did they manage to wilt a snake plant? Those things are nigh indestructable. Did they keep it underwater? Did someone put a curse on it?
- Do the Japanese like fat butts or is she just special?
- I did not know the word 'treatise'
- I'm probably looking at this from too much of an adult perspective, but if I told my mom I was going to fight a dragon with some strangers, she'd at least ask for their names.
- It's an original way of meeting someone, I'll give it that.
- Can't say the same for the name of the guild, unfortunately. Google gives me at least 5 other franchises that use this as a group's name.
- I'm not sure if I like the new guy
- Medic boy really looks like Deku sometimes (like just before the rope escape scene)
- I really like the rope escape scene
- If that's what he does with a little bit of mana, it's gonna be fun to see him at full strength
- When I saw the foot, I thought it was a bird... nice design
- Bad bat-lizard
- Martial arts skills? Is he gonna suplex it?
- Might want to work on those muscles, but still, that's impressive for a non-fighter
- Dude, you just solo'd a five-story dragon. Stop deprecating yourself.
- Wait, NOW you were expecting her to stop you?
- New guy has grown on me. The girl hasn't (yet).

I'm... reasonably entertained, but not impressed. The story works well enough, but there's not really anything that distinguishes it from every other Village Boy Goes Adventuring story out there. Kinato does not have a strong presence (the MCs from Shadow Eliminators have him beat here), the girl does but I dislike her. Jien could be a cool guy, but despite his quirks he's still a pretty by-the-book guild captain.

The same goes for the art: it's good, but not very unique or memorable. The only thing that stood out to me was the dragon, and that's mostly because you rarely see a bat wing design. This doesn't have to be a problem since it's prefectly servicable and I really don't mind it, but it won't serve as a selling point.

Of course, it is only the first chapter. I'm looking forward to meeting the rest of the guild (one of the weak points of SE was that the cast never expanded much beyond the two MCs) and seeing more of the world. I also hope our little Deku will learn to use his power in different ways, because that's something not many WSJ series are doing at this point (only OP, Nue, Shinobi and maybe KGB use clearly defined skills/tactics that build up over time. Everyone else was already skilled or is vague about it).

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.

That sounds like the same mistake Kawaguchi has been making, so I hope not.

I'd advice either a quick montage or showing the training later through flashbacks. Unless there's something more to this training arc than just training, then it could work.

Preview of Kinato's Magic chapter 2:

"To obtain a adventurer certification, Kinato faces a trial!?"

So yeah, i think is going to be pretty much like Fairy Tail on Jump.

So an exam arc then.

Could be fun. He is the kind of person who thrives under pressure, apparently, and watching him invent new techniques on the fly will be more interesting than ordinary training.

Bruh, just let bro join the guild normally.
Lucy didn't need an exam to join fairy tail. Neither did asta in black clover.

The second chapter of Black Clover is literally called "The Magic Knights Entrance Exam."


Akane: I'm happy she got to enjoy herself a little. Nice talk, too.

Kiyoshi: *snort* I love the insults. The cat talk is pretty annoying though. So here's the demon lord he was looking for, and apparently Cook wasn't with him yet back then. Now I'm wondering how they met.

OP: And that's how you end up with 20 different versions of the same history. Nice speech, glad everyone's up to speed now. Time to start fighting back. (Would Reversi also work in reverse? 'Cause in that case, they just need to surround them to turn them back.)

Gonron: That's a handy device. Timeskip upcoming, I suppose.

Under Doctor: Just a normal doctor, my ***. (They actually use Under Doctor as his title? Sounds kinda dumb, doesn't it? And why would you call yourself that when you're working for the government?) I wasn't as impressed with this chapter. I'm hardly interested in the financial side of things, and the premise feels contrived. I do like the human aspect, but the fighting feels superficial (the writer is probably aware of this, too, since they offscreen most of it). I hope the manga is still finding its footing and we'll see something more interesting next time.

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?

Apparently the logic is that he couldn't call an ambulance because he didn't want to get civilians involved. So the problem wasn't that he didn't want to go to a hospital, he just didn't know how to get there. (Why he didn't just call the cops is anyone's guess, since his cover was already blown anyway.)


KGB: That stuff is basically Dragon Balls at this point. Happy for Uruha and Azami though.

Mage: Why is his intelligence level so inconsistent? For a while, I thought he was screwing up on purpose to make the mages come to them, but no, apparently he was just handed the Idiot Ball this week. Shame.

Sakamoto: I forgot these guys existed. And where did the passengers go? Normally I'd assume they jumped off the boat, but with how unresponsive the civilians are in this series, that explanation no longer works.

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"?

I was gonna say that's the feeling I always have, but this chapter did go exceptionally strong on the ending vibes.

I'm guessing it's the end of a volume? It would be weird to read this and then just continue to the next chapter. Unless next chapter is an epilogue, but you'd think they would've told us if the series was ending.

 

[monstera11]

Also Tohru Kuramori (Centuria)

There must be something in Fujimoto studio's tap water. That's a very insane list of former assistants lol

--- Double Post Merged, Feb 2, 2026, Original Post Date: Feb 2, 2026 ---

New noodle stopper figures for Kagurabachi!

 

[Ricool]

Me: Okay let me check the comments about Kinato's Magic, i liked but it's probably mixe...

Forum: Pretty good, it's fun, great, liked more than Under Doctor, much better than Shadow Eliminators!

Me: Wait, wh...what's going on?

Okay...let me check Kiaida comment, for sure is negat...

Kiaida: I actually liked Kinato's first chapter!

Me: WHAT?!?!?!

WHAT'S GOING ON? I'M SCARED GUYS!

After the heated discussions the last few months about how the new Jump series launched by Saito are generic, I'm also pretty surprised that this is the reception to this series, it almost feels hypocritical lol

 

[Dippy Fresh]

After the heated discussions the last few months about how the new Jump series launched by Saito are generic, I'm also pretty surprised that this is the reception to this series, it almost feels hypocritical lol

I wasn't one to comment since I didn't read any of them but I think the key thing with Kinato's first chapter is it is indeed generic but it does it well. If you shoot for the walls, you don't have to be perfect if you're interesting. You need to get an audience that's just on board with your crazy idea. Edit: That's why I think lots of people are hyped for Alien Headbutt and still on board with Under Doctor despite the tamer Ch.2, because they're unique ideas for sure

But if you're generic, your flaws are more noticeable because everyone knows the formula you're copying. So you need to be pretty sharp and clean, which most of the tame, 2025 series were very noticeably flawed and at times, boring (at least from what I garnered from everyone else here lol)

 

[Ricool]

I wasn't one to comment since I didn't read any of them but I think the key thing with Kinato's first chapter is it is indeed generic but it does it well. If you shoot for the walls, you don't have to be perfect if you're interesting. You need to get an audience that's just on board with your crazy idea. Edit: That's why I think lots of people are hyped for Alien Headbutt and still on board with Under Doctor despite the tamer Ch.2, because they're unique ideas for sure

But if you're generic, your flaws are more noticeable because everyone knows the formula you're copying. So you need to be pretty sharp and clean, which most of the tame, 2025 series were very noticeably flawed and at times, boring (at least from what I garnered from everyone else here lol)

I didn't actually read the first chapter, but from what I've seen on Twitter, this series definitely feels fun and well executed (and its art is gorgeous, so it's sad its cover is so mediocre in comparison), so I'm not surprised by its reception on Twitter

That being said, its plot is probably the most generic "shonen slop" thing I've seen in Jump in a long while, so I'm still surprised by some members' reaction to this after all these arguments

I really hope Alien Headbutt will be good so that we can kickstart 2026 with a promising and varied batch, Jump really needs it right now

 

[Pietro]

Kinaton is great! The art too...
Under doctor 2nd chapter was a bit boring...
Can't wait for Alien butt

 

[tirakai]

Under Doctor ch 2 was a bit overly wordy, but I think it was still a solid introduction to the MC (and his assistant) on a more personal level after ch 1 showing off the basic premise and action. It's definitely keeping me interested for now.

On the Gonron Egg side again, this page baffles me

Spoiler: Gonron Egg page 1

How does this massive difference in art quality happen? It's like he spent hours meticulously drawing the scenery then a minute scribbling the characters. Are assistants doing all of the backgrounds and that's why they look so much better?

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP ISSUE #10 (2026) - AUTHOR COMMENTS!

Kinato's Magic (Kento Amemiya)

I’m Amemiya! I hope you enjoy my series! Thanks for the support!


Ichi the Witch (Osamu Nishi)

My fortune was “small luck,” but there were some good things written on it, so I’m only believing that part.


One Piece (Eiichiro Oda)

I saw quokkas for the first time in my life. Their size didn’t match what I assumed from the internet.


Under Doctor (Kyo Tanimoto)

I got a long-lasting cold right before the serialization started, so I hope I don’t catch any colds during the run.


Someone Hertz (Ei Yamano)

I’m eating too many sweets, so I hid them. But I don’t want to forget that I hid them, so I’m writing it down here.


Sakamoto Days (Yuto Suzuki)

The cast for the live-action SakaDays movie keeps being revealed. Everyone is supercool!


Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo (Gege Akutami)

The feel of the art has changed with the Culling Game anime! It feels like a painting and is so good!


Witch Watch (Kenta Shinohara)

If Nico was still young, I’d probably be doing a chapter on Bonbon Drop stickers.


Kagurabachi (Takeru Hokazono)

I received the foreign editions of my books from my editor. They’re so shiny and cool!


Blue Box (Kouji Miura)

I got up at 7 a.m. and took a walk with Nishi Sensei and Usazaki Sensei. It was fun.


Shinobi Undercover (Santa Mitarashi)

I always use antibacterial spray and feel better even though I have no idea if it works.


Hima-Ten! (Genki Ono)

Lately I’ve been playing hardcore games like poker and Tetris at the same time, and it’s causing issues.


Akane-banashi (Takamasa Moue)

My first dream of the year was that I was chosen as a member of Team Japan, and I had to do my serialization while also training to be able to run for 90 minutes.


Nue’s Exorcist (Kota Kawae)

I used the dashi for my New Year’s Eve soba on my New Year’s Day ozoni meal. The dashi joined me in the passing of the old year to the new.


Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi (Shoichi Usui)

I bought a coffee maker. The studio is filled with a refreshing aroma. So good.


The Elusive Samurai (Yusei Matsui)

I gave it my all in order for you to enjoy reading the story of the hero with the lowest win percentage.


Hero Girl and the Demon Lord Call It Quits (Matsuri Hatsubina)

I started doing metal brainteaser puzzles, but all I did was use up a lot of time while being unable to solve even the easiest one.


Me & Roboco (Shuhei Miyazaki)

The legendary beast! Devil Python! The design is amazing in how creepy cool it is!


The Mage Next Door (Hideaki Nabe)

It’s shocking that it’s been ten years since Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare came out! I almost got spoiled and had to clear my mind to stay mentally calm.


Gonron Egg (Shuhei Tanizaki)

I’m collecting a bunch of images featuring early Showa-era cities and old ryokan inns.


Source: VIZ Website