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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)

 

[Baes]

Gonna disagree. Personality was not the issue with series like Kaedegami, Star of Beethoven and Nice Prison.

Even if you're only talking about the ones that are still running, I'd say Hero Girl & Demon Lord has it beat (for now). The others... yeah.

I can't say for sure cuz I didn't read all of those. But I'm not saying that the characters didn't have personality, just that Kinato did a better job in a single chapter than most of the other manga

 

[NeeNeen]

I can't say for sure cuz I didn't read all of those. But I'm not saying that the characters didn't have personality, just that Kinato did a better job in a single chapter than most of the other manga

In that case, you should check out the first chapter of Star of Beethoven. That guy is wild.

Hero Girl & Demon Lord also has very strong characterisation in the first chapter. For the others, I guess it's a matter of taste... I wasn't that impressed with Kinato's Magic myself since it all felt a little cliche to me, but Jien was fun to watch at least.

 

[Magister Xehanort]

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

I've always thought this forum has a strangely high number of Brazilians.

 

[DrLazer]

High School Family live-action movie? What the hell?

 

[Magister Xehanort]

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[tirakai]

Why are all these cancelled series getting adapted yet there's silence on the actual hits?

Maybe there's hope for Magu-chan yet.

 

[RealityChecker]

We be getting everything but a Kagurabachi anime. Really strange.

 

[shillin65]

High School Family live-action movie? What the hell?

They're really just adapting anything at this point

 

[pennycryman]

If all of this ends up bringing P6 back from the dead then just maybe I'll consider Saito a better EiC than Nakano.

Also, it will never not be funny comparing the trajectories of HSF and it's batchmate Phantom Seer.

One sold 30K and got axed in 30 chapters.

One sold 6K and got 120 chapters + a live-action movie.

High School Family was better than Phantom Seer anyway.

 

[Phantom RPG]

I've always thought this forum has a strangely high number of Brazilians.

Us Brazilians have to stick together when the going gets rough. Unless its football, I have a VERY diverse family when it comes to that sport while I have no interest alongside my sibling and cousins.

Oh, by the way gents and ladies. I might be finally putting my writing skills to good use by making a blog some point this month, been recommended by family members and people who have know me for a long while. So wish me luck on that if you can. Especially since the blog is gonna be about shonen manga overall. Got inspired to give it a shot mostly cause I like the forum and the folks here gave me some interesting thoughts and all.

Sorry if its absolutely random what I said here. But thought I would share something I gotten passionate to do it, since am in a rather rough patch myself(won't bother folks with my own issues here) and am trying to improve myself a bit and be more proactive.

If all of this ends up bringing P6 back from the dead then just maybe I'll consider Saito a better EiC than Nakano.

Also, it will never not be funny comparing the trajectories of HSF and it's batchmate Phantom Seer.

One sold 30K and got axed in 30 chapters.

One sold 6K and got 120 chapters + a live-action movie.

High School Family was better than Phantom Seer anyway.

It makes perfect sense to make a live action on P6.


I just did a look at gonron egg chapter count so far and once it is axed its going to be around march to the beginning of April that we are likely to get a new batch forward, I think it might strongly be a batch that is above the usual three if another know series end, with blue box being the most likely in my opinion.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

High School Family was a gag, so volume sales aren't really that important, the series was also clearly popular with magazine readers (or else wouldn't run for 2.5 years) and got recommendations by many big authors, and probably Isobe Isobee Monogatari recent live action must have done well/decently so they decided to also adapt High School Family.

 

[Kiaida]

Why are all these cancelled series getting adapted yet there's silence on the actual hits?

Maybe there's hope for Magu-chan yet.

If all of this ends up bringing P6 back from the dead then just maybe I'll consider Saito a better EiC than Nakano.

Also, it will never not be funny comparing the trajectories of HSF and it's batchmate Phantom Seer.

One sold 30K and got axed in 30 chapters.

One sold 6K and got 120 chapters + a live-action movie.

High School Family was better than Phantom Seer anyway.

I don't think it's weird because with this all* series that hit 100 chapters in the last 25 years or so have adaptations. I wouldn't be surprised if this was planned for a long time, but got into production hell, so we're only getting this now.

But basically, the last Shonen Jump manga ran for 100+ chapters and didn't get anything (anime or live action) was... Mr. Fullswing, a 2001 manga that ended in 2006, maybe you could count Mx0 that finished with 2 years of publication, but only got to chapter 99.

Anyway, this is why I wonder how no one realizes how clear of a goal the 100th chapter is in these discussion. Wondering if a 100 chapter manga can get Psyren'd today as if we're in 2007. As soon as Kill Blue got to that, I was sure it was going to get animated, the only surprise was the weird ending.

And yes, I'm aware some like Muhyo to Rouji and Psyren didn't get anime back then, but still is a long time ago. High School Family was always a weird case for modern Jump, so this might clear things up.

*I didn't count act-age for obvious reasons, but it still had a live action play announced and had an anime in the works obviously.

 

[Magister Xehanort]

I would love an anime for P6! Even more so if it leads to a new manga sequel for the series!

But I admit I'm surprised that Soul Catcher doesn't have an anime; maybe, who knows, they might announce one for Soul Catcher in the future?

 

[pennycryman]

I don't think it's weird because with this all* series that hit 100 chapters in the last 25 years or so have adaptations. I wouldn't be surprised if this was planned for a long time, but got into production hell, so we're only getting this now.

But basically, the last Shonen Jump manga ran for 100+ chapters and didn't get anything (anime or live action) was... Mr. Fullswing, a 2001 manga that ended in 2006, maybe you could count Mx0 that finished with 2 years of publication, but only got to chapter 99.

Anyway, this is why I wonder how no one realizes how clear of a goal the 100th chapter is in these discussion. Wondering if a 100 chapter manga can get Psyren'd today as if we're in 2007. As soon as Kill Blue got to that, I was sure it was going to get animated, the only surprise was the weird ending.

And yes, I'm aware some like Muhyo to Rouji and Psyren didn't get anime back then, but still is a long time ago. High School Family was always a weird case for modern Jump, so this might clear things up.

*I didn't count act-age for obvious reasons, but it still had a live action play announced and had an anime in the works obviously.

Not all, Chojo got an anime and it wasn't particularly close to 100 chapters. I don't think 100 chapters had anything to do with Kill Blue, given how early the adaptation is to other Jump anime, it was likely in the works early due to the author+ it starting well.

I think it's as simple as more anime are getting made and if a production committee is presented with the choice between adapting a niche 2K seller and a short Jump manga with a small fanbase, they'll take the Jump manga. A Psyren anime probably gets more viewership and attention than adapting something like Hero Organization or Lemon.

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I would love an anime for P6! Even more so if it leads to a new manga sequel for the series!

But I admit I'm surprised that Soul Catcher doesn't have an anime; maybe, who knows, they might announce one for Soul Catcher in the future?

Soul Catcher(S) wouldn't be a bad idea, there's still a fanbase for it as AnimeJapan proved.

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Wondering if a 100 chapter manga can get Psyren'd today as if we're in 2007.

Don't tempt fate like that when you know Saito's salivating to do that to Nue lol.

 

[NeeNeen]

High School Family live-action movie? What the hell?

That mom does not look like a mom.

 

[Kiaida]

Not all, Chojo got an anime and it wasn't particularly close to 100 chapters. I don't think 100 chapters had anything to do with Kill Blue, given how early the adaptation is to other Jump anime, it was likely in the works early due to the author+ it starting well.

I'm not saying you need to reach 100 chapters to get an anime or anything like that. It's not a hard goal or rule, but if you're good enough to last two years at Jump, it's almost impossible for your work to not get an adaptation.

Don't tempt fate like that when you know Saito's salivating to do that to Nue lol.

He dislikes it so much that I'm almost sure the anime is in production for some time already. Otherwise he would have already axed it. lol

 

[Mammo]

Taro Kaneko (Demons on a Plate, Otogi no Ibitsu) is working as an assistant on Kinato

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Taro Kaneko (Demons on a Plate, Otogi no Ibitsu) is working as an assistant on Kinato

Hopefully already working in his future debut in the magazine, he's already ready for a serialization

 

[Kaizoku_82]

High School Family live-action movie? What the hell?

If all of this ends up bringing P6 back from the dead then just maybe I'll consider Saito a better EiC than Nakano.

OH, P6 was so good, one of the few cancellations that actually made me feel sad, most times you know it's coming, but i really really had hopes for this one, you won't believe how happy it would make me if it got any kind of recognition, especially if it could give Mapollo a chance to somehow finish the story in a better way.

High School Family was better than Phantom Seer anyway.

This got me thinking, i remember not really feeling both of these manga, or most of that batch at the time (it was also the batch with Out Blood Oath...), with the exception of one manga, a single manga that i enjoyed, but i just couldn't for the life of me remember which one it was, so then i looked it up and DAMN-
It was Burn The Witch. You guys remember that? I didn't, 5 years later and that manga feels like a fever dream. Have they ever given any other news about it? The whole "season 2" thing? Sorry, i've been out of the loop for a bit.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

This got me thinking, i remember not really feeling both of these manga, or most of that batch at the time (it was also the batch with Out Blood Oath...), with the exception of one manga, a single manga that i enjoyed, but i just couldn't for the life of me remember which one it was, so then i looked it up and DAMN-
It was Burn The Witch. You guys remember that? I didn't, 5 years later and that manga feels like a fever dream. Have they ever given any other news about it? The whole "season 2" thing? Sorry, i've been out of the loop for a bit.

Nothing, Kubo just forgot about it lol