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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)
Alright, this batch has got me quite fired up because we're 2 for 3 in works that have the potential to be hits. Not modest 5k hits to survive, but honest to god 15k sellers Volume 1 that's reasonable enough to call it a mainstay.
Kinato's Magic has been a surprising hit, not just here but also on JP Twitter, 5ch, Matome and so on, where it matters. I'm very happy for these results. I can be sour about anyone's potential to publish, but I love myself a good redemption arc. Nothing brings me as much joy as to see an axed author find success, so the reception to this series being night and day to Shadow Eliminators is quite the cinderella story to me. The only thing that's left is to ride the wave and continue securing that good reception... Hard to say if he can, but I really hope he does.
Shonen Jump Fairy Tail. Yup, that descriptor is the best way I can describe it. Fairy Tail is a bit controversial to me, because it's rather popular, but I also think it's kinda ass. Like, it's got the depth of a puddle and just expouses friendship to solve all its problems. But I also acknowledge that the characters are well-loved and charismatic, that the entire series is propped up entirely on them and their interactions. (Erza Scarlet my beloved...)
It's zero coincidence that this has all the same things going for it. A premise and setting so plain and mediocre, a hook so bland and trite, yet delightful to read because well, these characters are fun. The pacing is very breakneck, the gags are back-to-back, but it was a breeze to read. And well, it's funnier than Jump's recent offerings of gag manga. Yes, even Chojo. I am weak to comedy. When I watch Konosuba, I watch the same episode three times in a row because it's funny all three times. Well, I've read Kinato four times, you see. The first was a skim, the second was a proper reading, the third and fourth was because I wanted to laugh.
Most of it I attribute to the charisma of the characters that Kento Amemiya chose right outta the gate, and the stellar comedic timing. Let's start with timing. See, there's no difference between a horror manga and a comedy manga. Both of them play with your sense of suspense, let it build up and and punches you in the gut. The page turns of Kinato's Magic are very similar to a Junji Ito horror manga, but it's trying to make you laugh instead of make you scared. And the paneling that was chosen for these gags was much more meticulously crafted than one would give it credit for.
Over here, you see Linae in the bottom left panel where the pages end and you have to flick the page. From the sparkly effects and her design, you have the unconscious expectations of a cute girl who's close to the MC. You flick to the next page, and the first thing you would see is her full body character design-- Remember, the first thing you see when you turn a page is the left side, not the right. Your brain still hasn't read a word, so you immediately register her character design as, "Cute, pretty, busty, nice thighs, MC's friend" then you turn to the first panel on the right and she's saying, "Lend me some money." and all the unconscious expectations you have for this character gets subverted. Cause only not-cute, shitty friends ask to lend money. And the whiplash from expectation and reality just hits you in the face and gets you in the gut. These brain activities happen within 2 seconds, by the way.
Over here, we see our guy Jien get done doing his kick ass stuff. He looks totally cool, confident, invincible. And he took down the thugs with no effort which is why he's holding his shoulder like, "That's not bad for a warm-up." You keep reading, bla bla bla, he's flaunting, he's egotistical, but you feel like he can take on anything. You go to the next page and the immediate thing you see is his face going GWAAAAAAAA. And it's an immediate whiplash from his show-off-y moment, it's only within the next moment you look to the right to see the dragon that made him freak out. While the correct order was Dragon>Beat>Reaction, the unconscious eye reads it as Reaction>Dragon. And it's still funny no matter how you read it.
Right, that's enough comedy science with Dongus.
As for the future of the manga, it's hard to imagine anything original coming outta this guy. Definitely feels like they'd stick to the basics, introduce the guild, do a quest, hint at the baddies... There's a surprising comfort in the cliches that you don't need to drop much hints to have the expectations to see where it all goes. So long as the execution remains consistently good, I honestly don't mind recycling tried and true concepts.
There's really not much going on with this opening chapter. It's all just character play-by-play. So I'll focus on that. Linae's here with barely much significance as if the editor smacked Kento up the head and said, "You need to draw a girl in the first chapter, that's the only thing you're good for!" but he made the right decision to give her a piece of shit personality, with a lot of playful, catty gremlin energy. It's clear she's here for eye-candy, and she's got the depth of a drop of water, but she's funny for the 20 panels she exists in, and is constantly making great expressions.
Jien's probably the guy everyone'll be more attached to. Recently, mentor characters who are overpowered have been getting really popular. Wonder why that is. I also feel like he's the type of character Kento Amemiya really wants to write, as the MC of Shadow Eliminators bore a similar design and personality. The strong, happy-go-lucky type? Gotta say, it's perfect for him to be placed into the mentor role, cause that's the place where we get to see all the aspects of his character without harming the narrative one bit. This guy's hilarious, and there's no coming back from a first impression of eating grass. I get that he's a badass, but his attempts to look cool and dependable make him look pathetic, and it's so funny to watch. He's like a needy boy who craves attention.
Kinato's probably the more barebones character in comparison-- This is a good thing. Tsukomi roles enhance the gag of the boke. Like, look at that page with Linae's thighs up there. In three panels, Kinato had a witty retort to everything Linae did or say, selling the absolute absurdity of her character. Yes, she's funny on her own, but pointing out that she had a pot of flowers in her tiny bag makes it funnier. His expressions and exasperation flavors the joke like salt on a good steak. But he doesn't do it in a way that feels aggravating or annoying, the Tsukomi role was held by the glasses guy in Shadow Eliminators. But that guy was a hardass who didn't enhance the joke. More often than not, Kinato's getting bullied or being awed by the person he's dealing with, giving him this dough-like consistency that you feel like pinching. This is what I feel Kawaguchi needed with his redheaded shotas. To interact with colorful characters, and to have the type of innocence that makes you want to pinch them.
Ah, his ability? The namesake of the manga? That's Gyro's Steel Ball. It's pretty OP. Eventually, we'd narrow this down to Kamehameha stuff. I'm down for it. It seems like the type of thing that's really strong, but put into the hands of someone who doesn't wanna hurt people. To be honest, if he can redirect people's mana, shouldn't he be capable of this?
Though it might be controversial for me to say this, I also believe Kinato's Magic has more depth than Under Doctor.
That's right, Under Doctor lacks depth. Chapter 2, let's get one question outta the way:
Why is Haiji an Under Doctor?
This is a question that really shows how screwed things can go. Because this is a question that the Jump of today would want you to answer by Chapter 1. We'll use Kinato as a counter example. Why is Kinato not an adventurer? Because he believes his magic is weak. Why is Kinato a chiropractor? Because he inherited his family's clinic. And these questions are answered by... the first five pages of it. Under Doctor completed its second chapter and has no actual answers as to why Haiji does what he does. No, I get it, he's got a gift and he wants to use it to help people, that's nice, but why not be a regular doctor? What even is an Under Doctor? Like an underground doctor? A quack? Unlicensed? But he's still working with a government agent, and his assistant has close ties with the upper belly of society so... I guess not?
I love unanswered questions that bring a sense of mystery. But the mystery can never be your premise because I'll be left thinking: What is this even about? And if I don't know the answer to that by Chapter 1, why would I care about anything afterwards? That's the mindset I think of for the average reader.
Speaking of which, the average reader is likely to skim the chapter of a new series. We're all here for One Piece after all. Under Doctor's skim profile is not satisfactory. There's too much words for the level of attention a new series generally gets. Nothing caught my attention on a skim, and as a visual medium, it's the least it can do. On the proper reading, I still found the content quite empty. There isn't anything I found myself particularly attached to.
I know I always come off as an easy sucker. Throw a nice pair of tits my way and I drool and go awooga. It's true and I can't deny it. But if you want to be respectable and not appeal to my monkey brain, then at least write something compelling. The first half was iterating on the events of the prior chapter, the second half was iterating on the events of the current case. Neither hint toward the past, or evoke and image of the future. The chapter ends, and I learn the assistant is an underworld tycoon and that Haiji is... a good doctor?
It's pretty damn fatal. Like it's already bleeding. I want to believe that it'll do good. It's got a good sense of style that I find appealing. So it feels bad that it's making these minor trips that could snowball into an early cancellation. As I've said, perfectly fried crispy skin, with a really bland meat underneath.
Nue's Exorcist was fun this week. I would've preferred if they elaborated on how long the tunnel is or how much time it takes to pass it, to really build on the upcoming combat, but that's just a little detail. It was fun, they did surfing, the bad guy is entertaining, and Kawae's action is at its absolute best these days. Why is it that the Nue chapters I like are the ones with the least amount of women...?
Ichi The Witch was really cute with a sweet love story this week. Time Magik probably doesn't have much longer to live...
Crap I'm outta time. Guess this is where I cut it. Generally I liked everything else had to offer this week. No bad chapters, no sirree.
Votes:
1) Ichi The Witch
2) Kagurabachi
3) Nue's Exorcist
4) Kinato's Magic
5) Sakamoto Days
Kinato's Magic has been a surprising hit, not just here but also on JP Twitter, 5ch, Matome and so on, where it matters. I'm very happy for these results. I can be sour about anyone's potential to publish, but I love myself a good redemption arc.
It was positive, but I also never take these first chapter impressions too seriously. They also absolutely loved Ping Pong Peril, lol. Still better than if they hated it, which usually means you're already dead like Gonron Egg.
It's a trick so he can write a crazy long surf battle and if people ask "isn't this too long for a tunnel?". "No, it's the biggest in Japan, remember?"
Isn't it impressive that despite all the sales, colabs, interviews, promotions, recommendations, merch and now figures, not only does Kagurabachi still need to have its anime announced, it is coming after Akane's, and, mind-blowingly, after Kill Blue and Chojo. It is like anime studios glazed over KGB and decided to do other series and Weekly Shonen Jump deemed it not worthy of having an anime announced before the 100th chapter mark, while it should have been shortly after the 50th chapter mark. I mean, it is crazyness if you think about ir.
More like all the action sakuga studios are way too packed with their schedule now
It's okay for Chojo, a gag manga, and Kill Blue, an semi action semi gag manga to be a bit on lower quality side. But KGB? Would any studio want another OPM s3 fiasco?
On the Gonron Egg side again, this page baffles me
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?
More like all the action sakuga studios are way too packed with their schedule now
It's okay for Chojo, a gag manga, and Kill Blue, an semi action semi gag manga to be a bit on lower quality side. But KGB? Would any studio want another OPM s3 fiasco?
I mean, I am not saying it should be airing this year (although it should), but they have not announced it when they should have like on chapter 50th or something. Most likely Nue will be announced before it and it shows how much WSJ undermines it.
I didn't expect Kinato to be such a fun ride I really hope it survives! Damn this batch is good, I am a bit disappointed with Under Doctor tho the new chapter felt like chapter 1 just with a different setting.
So Fubuki got this great death scene earlier in the manga which was revealed to be a fake-out only to get a worse death scene now okay. This should have been Kojiro's moment alone imo
I mean, I am not saying it should be airing this year (although it should), but they have not announced it when they should have like on chapter 50th or something. Most likely Nue will be announced before it and it shows how much WSJ undermines it.
Well, RuriDragon got with 42 chapters. Although it is an special case. I think it would be even earlier and it got announced on December to match her birthday. Even so, My Hero and Jujutsu got theirs with 65 and 85, so...
Gang this issue was way too good. I wish I could have 2 first places and 15 top 10s. What a blessed week.
Kinato was fun to read! I’m a bit lost on how his energy manifested and had as much power as it did to fell the dragon, and I can’t say I really have faith in it’s survival still, but I enjoyed it. I think getting a little more from the girl would’ve been nice, but for the time constraints it makes sense how we went through things.
Under Doctor was also a decent follow-up, though I don’t have too much to say. There was one panel where the wounded guy did not have the rest of his body drawn at all and I only hope that is not a sign of the mangaka already struggling to finish chapters in time, as that could easily spell the doom of a teetering early series like this.
Okay now for my actual Issue 10 Votes:
1. Blue Box - This kind of was just about everything I wanted in a resolution chapter like this, and more. W Taiki, W Hina, W Kyo, W Ayame, W Chinatsu despite doing literally nothing this chapter. We’re definitely in the final stages now, with just the nationals and some romance wrap-ups to do.
2. The Elusive Samurai - This should just be first as well, but I think with the catharsis of Tokiyuki and Takauji’s climax being spread across multiple chapters I can’t give this one chapter full credit for it. Still, this was a pretty great wrap-up and way to put Takauji exactly where we wanted him to be emotionally, with Tokiyuki staying fully true to himself right up until the end.
3. JJK Modulo - I promise this is not just up here due to Yuji hype, though I will say what he brought to the chapter was a considerable boon. In a way it felt a bit like a meta-commentary of “I’m not the MC anymore,
I can’t just pull up and fix everything”. But I do like the Shanks-ian role he is stepping into, of ensuring things will remain survivable while protecting the sanctity of the match, and preventing any unnecessary squabbles outside of the matches. Dabura with the RCT was a neat tease, despite us not seeing him really use the darkness, and it has me wondering if he will either find a way to RCT his other ability of killing intent or whatever, or if he will find a way to “Hollow Purple” his Light and Darkness into something that Mahoraga can’t deal with.
4. Kagurabachi - Exactly what I wanted with the sword; the hilt is intact but not the blade. This was such a great direction to take this fight at the pinnacle of power in the series, just two dudes slinging swords the honest way. The fact that Chihiro, despite looking devestated and broken still, is still staring with exact intent observing the fight, even if he knows he might not want to bear witness to the outcome, since he knows that the only way he can hope to begin to counter Soga is to witness him in the peak of conflict. Samura may die, but he at least seems to be ensuring the lives of everyone else who’s been dying on the floor for the past 10 chapters, which is nice of him.
5. Me & Roboco - This may be really high for this kind of Roboco chapter but I think all the gags just really hit for me. I am in love with Madoka’s faces and references and we got many of them, and I think pretty much everyone’s bowling gag was at least kind of funny to me, not to mention their completely separate thoughts of a reward. This is Roboco in top form.
6. Ichi the Witch - This was always going to be what happened if she got murked, but I still applaud them for being willing to show the innate gruesomeness of what the failure timeline looks like and give us a little more background as well as extra aura-farming for Chro. This really can only end in his self-sacrifice at this rate, so I’m hoping he at least graces us with something wonderful to behold in the process like Samura is currently doing.
7. One Piece - I accidentally read the second half of the chapter first due to some shenanigans on a certain site, and that made me realize the first half of the chapter was kinda mostly recap for people who forgot what was happening during the flashback? But that was made up for in the second half with Jarul’s speech, which, while not wholly accurate, was worded in a good way to unite the people of Elbaf together against the World Government, even if things are looking pretty dire in their immediate condition. Knowing Zoro, his plan probably involves either squaring up with one of the big problems or getting lost in the most plot-convenient way possible, so we’ll see how that comes to fruition. I’m also curious to see what Brook is up to given his uptick in relevance this arc via Gunko.
8. Akane-banashi - There’s something really sweet about watching Akane get to have 1-on-1 casual time with her Rakugo buddies and it always feels like a nice meal after the tension (though, this is more leading up to the tension). I am excited to see Rokuro cook here now that he is a bona-fide Shin’uchi, and I love the way this arc is drawing focus back to the dominating presence of Kaisei that was sp prominent in the early parts of the series. More cute hangout chapters though! The car was also very funny to see, feels almost out of place for a manga about such a traditional art even though it makes total sense.
9. Hima-Ten! - It feels wrong for this to be so low just because of how much I enjoyed it. I am absolutely in LOVE with Himari’s fit and feel like it is a great example of the fact that Ono’s skills in drawing pretty women aren’t and shouldn’t be reduced to just fanservice swimsuit moments and such. Them gaming and Tenichi having to cope with the abnormality of Himari doing everything was really fun (especially Tenichi just being ruthless in the karting game).
10. Hero Girl and Demon Lord Call It Quits - Man I do not enjoy typing all that out. But the chapter was pretty great, some goofy antics with the Hero pivoting into some genuinely wholesome moments and a wonderful time opening up and having fun with friends that just made me smile. I know it’s probably still on a downward trajectory survival-wise at this rate but I have a feeling I’m gonna keep enjoying this one.
11. Someone Hertz - Tragically, I am not allowed to vote for this because there were too many good chapters this week. I also really enjoyed this though, loved seeing Mizuo, and thus us, peering more into Mimei’s more untouchable public side, and through that getting more glimpses into his slight weaknesses. It also shows how their continued interactions begin to show to people around them more of the true and not-quite perfect nature of Mimei, which helps bolster connection. I do wish we got to see Kurage’s answer though, since we spent the whole chapter watching her formulate it. (also, Mimei pinning Mizuo in an awkward position in a public conversation with the cry thing was a pretty neat status quo change.)
I enjoyed Shinobi’s action, Witch Watch’s tactics, and Sakamoto’s usual wildness, though I don’t have terribly much to say about any of them.
For the sake of being fair to Nue since it didn’t end up in my ranks, there was some fun and good stuff in this chapter. The girls cringing at his Mermaid quip but still kind of riding with it was funny, the whole mario kart slide turned death tunnel was whimsical and allowed for both silly action and some wacky stuff. I am a little surprised that we’re seeing the egg hatch so soon though; I had thought when we saw that thing around Gakuro’s heart that it would be something that persists for a while and that he has to chip away at before being able to address and confess his true feelings, but it seems it was put here just in time to be cracked open and used for the next power-up. I’m not certain how I feel about this (design notwithstanding), but I’ll let him cook and judge the speed of the development once the arc has shown it’s whole.
Other than that the rest were okay too. Some neat stuff in Kiyoshi, albeit a bit sudden, but gives the others more to do for sure, and some honestly not too bad stuff from Gonron, although the behaviors from the characters toward Ohma felt like a constant back-and-forth. Mage Next Door was probably my least favorite this week and it was still okay, had some kinda funny moments which is what the series excels at.
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?
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