Mag Talk Weekly Shonen Jump (2026) - News and Discussion!

[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)

 

[Kiaida]

Sakamoto has more variety in setting and how they use tools and things around them as well.

 

[FantasticFootno]

Interesting, seems like magazine readers dont really mind much seeing the same thing over and over lol

Which is why I’m kinda going insane about it being pushed as like one of the bigger jump series. Like I’m genuinely trying to find what other people see in it, and I’m drawing blanks. In the 30s I was comparing it to yozakura and yozakura had like a slight edge on it, but now we’re almost at chapter 70 and yozakura has pulled far away. I think it’s safe to say that this is the direction the series will take from now on, and it’s just so bland .

 

[Nuesmoker]

I feel vindicated right now I won't lie

 

[Newkerzy]

Is anyone else experiencing weird issues with the site lately? For some reason, it keeps logging me in and out of the site. I’m on mobile (iPad) btw

 

[Phantom RPG]

Hm, how do we expect the next three to four issues to look like? Cause we know Gonron Egg is ending after three to four issues.

Akane banashi is having its anniversary cover, would not surprise me if Witch Watch is taking the next issue cover, for the other two I would think its likely Nue Exocist and the traditional One piece cover.

 

[Dippy Fresh]

Hm, how do we expect the next three to four issues to look like? Cause we know Gonron Egg is ending after three to four issues.

Akane banashi is having its anniversary cover, would not surprise me if Witch Watch is taking the next issue cover, for the other two I would think its likely Nue Exocist and the traditional One piece cover.

If Saito even wants to give Nue a cover it's too early. Blue Box has its anniversary coming up soon too

 

[Nuesmoker]

Hm, how do we expect the next three to four issues to look like? Cause we know Gonron Egg is ending after three to four issues.

Akane banashi is having its anniversary cover, would not surprise me if Witch Watch is taking the next issue cover, for the other two I would think its likely Nue Exocist and the traditional One piece cover.

Nue should be getting the cover in may

 

[Phantom RPG]

Nue should be getting the cover in may

If Saito even wants to give Nue a cover it's too early. Blue Box has its anniversary coming up soon too

Man, I won't even defend myself here.

I completely forgot about Blue Box here. My bad for those that enjoy it.

Anyhow, any author from the Jump Future Project outside Hideaki Nabe that feels incredibly likely to debut, or return in the case of Hokami, in the magazine proper kinda soon?

I know Taro Kaneko feels like he won' t right now, mostly cause he is currently assisting with Kinato's Magic, so my best bet is on the following two based mostly on how popular there were for readers.

Fukamori Shou, I feel like would be able to deliver something quite interesting. I mean his one shot was the most popular one of the entire batch, which tells me he is likely being prepared for a future debut.

Lastly, Natsuki Hokami, I think he has now fully prepared for a comeback and I hope its significantly improved than what Hell Warden Higuma was.

 

[RealityChecker]

Nue might be getting a cover in March. I think it will have its anime announced at AnimeJapan.

 

[Dippy Fresh]

Nue might be getting a cover in March. I think it will have its anime announced at AnimeJapan.

I mean this not as a dig to my fellow Nue fans (Nuesmoker specifically) and I HOPE I'm wrong. But two covers in one year? If it does get one for its anime, then I can see another skip on the anniversary because the editorial department barely acknowledges this series

 

[Baes]

Lastly, Natsuki Hokami, I think he has now fully prepared for a comeback and I hope its significantly improved than what Hell Warden Higuma was.

I was hoping for Greykeys to be launched as a series this year but with Kinato don't know if the mag can handle two high fantasy series at the same time

Maybe if he has another pitch

 

[Nuesmoker]

I mean this not as a dig to my fellow Nue fans (Nuesmoker specifically) and I HOPE I'm wrong. But two covers in one year? If it does get one for its anime, then I can see another skip on the anniversary because the editorial department barely acknowledges this series

Nah, honestly you right lol

 

[Dippy Fresh]

Man, I won't even defend myself here.

I completely forgot about Blue Box here. My bad for those that enjoy it.

Anyhow, any author from the Jump Future Project outside Hideaki Nabe that feels incredibly likely to debut, or return in the case of Hokami, in the magazine proper kinda soon?

I know Taro Kaneko feels like he won' t right now, mostly cause he is currently assisting with Kinato's Magic, so my best bet is on the following two based mostly on how popular there were for readers.

Fukamori Shou, I feel like would be able to deliver something quite interesting. I mean his one shot was the most popular one of the entire batch, which tells me he is likely being prepared for a future debut.

Lastly, Natsuki Hokami, I think he has now fully prepared for a comeback and I hope its significantly improved than what Hell Warden Higuma was.

Of the 8 Left in order of how likely I think they serialize soon SOLELY BASED ON MY ENJOYMENT (cause I think Hokami is more likely than his placement for example)
8th: Tarou Kaneko - If he wasn't being an assistant I would say he would actually be 4th. The demon design is awesome and the characters were likeable. The theme is unique although it doesn't lend well to a full serial. Being an assistant doesn't hurt though, gives good experience and I think with it, he'll be a real name to look out for!
7th: Natuski Hokami - Definitely could be published again but it's also been a long time and I didn't personally find his oneshot that engaging last year. It was very text heavy, very surface level, the characters were pretty uninspiring. The art is good and the the concepts of characters/lands are nice. He needs to find a more compelling narrative though.
6th: Tusbasa Miyatake - His art has gotten better since his last oneshot in 2022? I think it was. The story in terms of a "gag" wasn't all that funny. But it had a lot of heart. Honestly, I enjoyed it a good bit until the shogi parts which I both didn't understand nor care about. But, if the author can keep that sort of energy like High School Family did, I'd welcome a serialization.
5th: Oku Takuo - There are pieces here I enjoyed. Truthfully when this started I was kind of checked out but as it went on I enjoyed the boy MC as this naive, goodie goodie. Yeah, he could be compared to Deku but I found him to be cute! As well, the girl wasn't too bad although a little flat. I would just say the author needs to improve their humor a bit more tbh.
4th: Yuukichi - The MC for this series felt quite unique for a spoken. Once again, not sure how this one would work for a full serialization but it was just good. The art was clean especially where it needed to be, it was funny and you could relate to the MC. Oftentimes these stories are always "I'm too good" or "I'm so bad". How about being good but starting to lose your edge? Feels relatable to me.
3rd: Yuuki Toba - I quite enjoyed the oneshot. A student x teacher dynamic is tricky but you could tell its very much a childhood crush and the characters are very deep. I could see them doing a good romcom!
2nd: Nagisa Ide - I think this one might have had the best art in the batch. It was just very clean and I thought all the designs were rather unique. It was fun, it was cute, definitely hope they get a shot in the near future!!
1st: Shou Fukamori - I wouldn't call it groundbreaking but it just does everything well. The characters are nice. Its surprisingly gorey. It has a different type of enemy for Shonen Jump being vampires and the art is also very good. The fighting choreo could be better but if anybody here deserves a shot, they put on a pretty unique read that I would be interested to see what they can come up with long-term. (If they did vampires in like a non-modern setting, you have me seated!)

 

[Serinox]

Wow, Kinato traveled from his village to an Adventurers Guild office and got accepted into the guild within a single chapter? Someone get Yuki Kawaguchi this Jump issue to show them that kind of pacing is possible lmao

 

[tirakai]

Honestly, with how Nue has been treated, even when an anime is announced Saito will probably still just shove it at the back of the magazine with the lowest placed colour page.

If he hasn't managed to force it out of Jump by then.

 

[SharkBait]

Kinatos Magic had an awesome chapter 2 it was so different and subverted every expectation. Got afraid that previews had mentioned some qualification exam or something and we're beyond that in 2026. Kinato is definitely becoming one of my favorite characters and manga. I love this. 🩷 The mascot assessor was fun and cute too.

 

[icrawfish]

I wanna claim my prize for using the Choco Egg theorem to deduce that the resort bosses in Nue were going to be subverted at some point!

And tbh, I myself don’t think it was a terrible idea to skip the other resort bosses? Maybe not that quickly, could’ve done at least one more, but given Kota decided to crack the egg open in the very first fight you can’t do too much to scale the other resorts up unless you just give Gakuro 5 whole new power-ups, which is a lot to juggle and process. Besides that you would have him going through zany new challenges, which could be fun, but if he doesn’t power-up during them it feels unnatural and if he does then it’s too much to keep track of. Maybe it would’ve been possible to extend if Kawae had elected to crack open the egg over time more slowly, like I figured would make more sense, and have it become more fully realized in the last one.

But skipping past the other 4 is definitely the safer option compared to risking fans losing interest as the resort battles keep happening (another thing I think limited that is the mixed serious/fun tone, juggling the vibes back and forth between “we’re playing a game at a beach resort” and “our lives are on the line” for too long can give whiplash, and get exhausting if not executed well). Did Kawae want it to go down like this? Was he partially or forcibly persuaded by the editor to change plans? Couldn’t tell ya! But, I don’t hate it.

I think what we got this chapter was neat, perhaps a bit tropey in some spots but we have additional motivation to solve the curse (Machida can’t be stealing the beasty girl role from Shitotsu for too long, mind you) and they used some interesting tactics to prepare to solve the conundrum so Gakuro’s blatant “of course I’ll save her” doesn’t just come off as dumb bravado.

(Not sure why that was the first thing I opted to chime in about this week… maybe just from reading the convos earlier. I’ll get some more chapter thoughts out in a bit)

 

[RealityChecker]

Honestly, with how Nue has been treated, even when an anime is announced Saito will probably still just shove it at the back of the magazine with the lowest placed colour page.

If he hasn't managed to force it out of Jump by then.

I don't think Nue will be forced out of the magazine. Maybe he will put it on the bottom like always, but I still think it will get an anime by 2027. Announced even before Kagurabachi anime.

 

[tirakai]

I thought skipping the other bosses was funny, it was a very "Indiana Jones pulls out his gun and just shoots the sword master" moment. Set up a 90s-esque arbitrary group of 5 evil resort staff blocking progress with random nonsense challenges, then just force the first guy to take you to the end because you're kind of in a rush and don't want to waste time riding a bunch of water park rides.

Nue generally only has a couple big fights per arc, it's not really a series to go for a bunch of repetitive 1v1 battles against all the boss's minions. Gakuro's power grows in every battle he fights in, and it'd be hard to do that here.

 

[Kiaida]

Nue generally only has a couple big fights per arc, it's not really a series to go for a bunch of repetitive 1v1 battles against all the boss's minions. Gakuro's power grows in every battle he fights in, and it'd be hard to do that here.

It was a chance to get the other characters to have their own battles without them being just normal fights. I care less about 1v1 battles and more that maybe we could get other weird scenarios like the water slide Mario Kart. In general, I would like to see more action setpieces with specific rules and stuff like that. At this point I think only Hunter x Hunter has this type of battles in the current magazine.