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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)

 

[Shockzz1234]

WARNING: VERY LONG POST AHEAD, THE BLAME GOES ALL ON @WyldViolet!


3 is not a arbitrary number that stuck with Americans, Jump themselves have most of the time since the 00's promoted 3 series in their group covers (the most clear moments of hierarchy display we have) with some occasional Top 4/5, usually the Top 3 isn't as clear when they're in a transitional moment, for example from 2000 to 2003 they had a period of vagueness where they experimented many combinations, the usual ones being One Piece, Kochikame, Hikaru no Go, Hunter x Hunter and Takeshi as the flagship series in the group covers, with one or two of covers having Naruto already being positioned to the front, some with Yu-Gi-Oh or Bobobo, but none as trully official:

The first time Naruto & Bleach were promoted together in the group covers was in 2004 issue #6-7 but with The Prince of Tennis as a 4th one:

The cover that truly consolidated the iconic "Big 3" was #23-24 of 2004:

From here you can see One Piece, Naruto & Bleach being the clear Top 3 dominant of the magazine, with some Top 4/5 behind the 3 series, rotating between Eyeshield 21, Katekyo Hitman Reborn and others:

This went from 2004 to 2010 with the last time Bleach was part of the "Top 3" being the issue #36-37 of 2010:

We already had a tease of what was going to happen on issue #5-6 of 2011:

But the cover that got burned forever into Bleach fans minds at the time was the iconic issue #20-21, look at Ichigo face lmao!:

Bleach was officially demoted and Toriko promoted to the Top 3! From here it went like this consistently from 2011 to 2014:

But on 2015 & 2016 with Toriko starting to lose steam mostly due to anime ending and the ending of Naruto, Jump went into a kind of awkward time, they kinda decided to for mostly a "Top 2" with One Piece and Assassination Classroom and some mix of Toriko, My Hero Academia and Haikyu:

Until they finally settled up with the new Top 3 in the second half of 2016 that was One Piece, My Hero Academia & Haikyu, first cover:

From here it was this combination with Black Clover right there in 4th many times:

From 2019 they started pushing alongside the Top 3 & Black Clover series like The Promised Neverland, Kimetsu no Yaiba and etc:

Once Haikyu ended in 2020 Jump didn't really wasted time and already promoted Jujutsu Kaisen to the new Top 3:

Now unfortunately since the end of both MHA & JJK Jump has never got a truly definitive Top 3, they do make it obvious that it's like One Piece, Sakamoto Days & Blue Box but they still don't have the same confidence like with the former ones, i guess because they're not long term series and neither really big hits so they keep playing now with Kagurabachi and Ichi too, i do think once SD & BB are done they will be very direct with One Piece, Kagurabachi & Ichi since the 3 are battle shounens so it's like the Jump dream for a Top 3 lol

You surely could have put all those images in spoiler tags at least, to save space lol. Oh well.

Issue #12 Rankings (short on time so will just be rankings, not much thoughts):

Tier 1 (Great):

1 - One Piece
2 - The Elusive Samurai (yeah, I think I rate this higher than AssClass overall now that it's done. Might be recency bias but still if AssClass was an 8/10 for me, i'd give TES an 8.5/10.
3 - JJK Modulo (very satisfying seeing Mahito getting destroyed like that lmao)
4 - Ichi the Witch
5 - Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi (I really really like Tosaka and Cook)

Tier 2 (Good):

- Akanebanashi
- Someone Hertz
- Kagurabachi
- Witch Watch
- Blue Box
- Kinato's Magic (yeah i really like this, amazing vibes...can't believe we got a female Brock/Sanji lmao)

Tier 3 (Ok):

- Alien Headbutt (definitely a step down from the first chapter, but it's still early days. I like that he has a little fanboy sidekick now though.)
- Under Doctor (honestly didn't expect Chiwa to be able to fight lmao, of course there had to be a silly reason for the bullets not killing though, still Shounen Jump after all!)
- Himaten
- Shinobi Undercover
- Sakamoto Days
- Hero Girl and Demon Lord Call It Quits
- The Mage Next Door (I actually like this series, but it seems doomed to be axed, oh well)
- Me and Roboco

Tier 3.5 (???):

- Nue's Exorcist

Tier 4 (Bad):

- Gonron Egg



Sorry to the Nue fans here ahead of what I'm about to say but - I used to (nearly) always have Nue's Exorcist in Tier 4 for me most weeks (because I simply don't enjoy it most of the time tbh, I think it's the weakest series in the mag) BUT Gonron Egg is SO fucking bad that it's made me recontextualise my entire ranking system to the point where I've had to invent a tier 3.5 in it, which is something I don't think I've ever done before. Because as much as I don't like Nue, it's still NOT as bad as Gonron Egg, not even close, and doesn't deserve to be in the same tier as it. So tier 3.5 it is, for now.

(I guess I could have created a Tier 5 specifically for Gonron Egg too, but eh, i prefer keeping it to 4 lol)

 

[defensor_de_boruto]

Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi (I really really like Tosaka and Cook)

one of the best stuff that the manga has to offer... ngl in the beginning of the serialization i was so sad that it could really get cancelled and I thought "I can't believe I won't see Tosaka and Cook being important in the story" and here we are

 

[Pietro]

WARNING: VERY LONG POST AHEAD, THE BLAME GOES ALL ON @WyldViolet!


3 is not a arbitrary number that stuck with Americans, Jump themselves have most of the time since the 00's promoted 3 series in their group covers (the most clear moments of hierarchy display we have) with some occasional Top 4/5, usually the Top 3 isn't as clear when they're in a transitional moment, for example from 2000 to 2003 they had a period of vagueness where they experimented many combinations, the usual ones being One Piece, Kochikame, Hikaru no Go, Hunter x Hunter and Takeshi as the flagship series in the group covers, with one or two of covers having Naruto already being positioned to the front, some with Yu-Gi-Oh or Bobobo, but none as trully official:

The first time Naruto & Bleach were promoted together in the group covers was in 2004 issue #6-7 but with The Prince of Tennis as a 4th one:

The cover that truly consolidated the iconic "Big 3" was #23-24 of 2004:

From here you can see One Piece, Naruto & Bleach being the clear Top 3 dominant of the magazine, with some Top 4/5 behind the 3 series, rotating between Eyeshield 21, Katekyo Hitman Reborn and others:

This went from 2004 to 2010 with the last time Bleach was part of the "Top 3" being the issue #36-37 of 2010:

We already had a tease of what was going to happen on issue #5-6 of 2011:

But the cover that got burned forever into Bleach fans minds at the time was the iconic issue #20-21, look at Ichigo face lmao!:

Bleach was officially demoted and Toriko promoted to the Top 3! From here it went like this consistently from 2011 to 2014:

But on 2015 & 2016 with Toriko starting to lose steam mostly due to anime ending and the ending of Naruto, Jump went into a kind of awkward time, they kinda decided to for mostly a "Top 2" with One Piece and Assassination Classroom and some mix of Toriko, My Hero Academia and Haikyu:

Until they finally settled up with the new Top 3 in the second half of 2016 that was One Piece, My Hero Academia & Haikyu, first cover:

From here it was this combination with Black Clover right there in 4th many times:

From 2019 they started pushing alongside the Top 3 & Black Clover series like The Promised Neverland, Kimetsu no Yaiba and etc:

Once Haikyu ended in 2020 Jump didn't really wasted time and already promoted Jujutsu Kaisen to the new Top 3:

Now unfortunately since the end of both MHA & JJK Jump has never got a truly definitive Top 3, they do make it obvious that it's like One Piece, Sakamoto Days & Blue Box but they still don't have the same confidence like with the former ones, i guess because they're not long term series and neither really big hits so they keep playing now with Kagurabachi and Ichi too, i do think once SD & BB are done they will be very direct with One Piece, Kagurabachi & Ichi since the 3 are battle shounens so it's like the Jump dream for a Top 3 lol

Lol this made me EXTREMELY nostalgic

 

[Shockzz1234]

one of the best stuff that the manga has to offer... ngl in the beginning of the serialization i was so sad that it could really get cancelled and I thought "I can't believe I won't see Tosaka and Cook being important in the story" and here we are

I might even go a step further and say that they're THE best thing in the series imo. At least, right now they are. I'm really invested in them lmao.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Shoseki Top 500 (February 16)
10. Blue Box #24
276. Nue's Exorcist #13
306. Me & Roboco #25
369. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi #7

Shoseki Top 500 (February 17)
12. Blue Box #24
243. Nue's Exorcist #13
293. Me & Roboco #25
373. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi #7

Start of Week 3!

 

[cameronney618]

All 3 chapters of Kinato will beat UD today.
Kinato's chapter 3 views is moving at the same rate as it's chapter 1.

UD vs Kinato vs Alien
93,277 / 49,527 /
125,583 / 124,299 / 43,831
162,192 / 157,456 / 104,987

Edit: Ch 2 Just Beat UD's ch 2

 

[galaxy-juice]

WARNING: VERY LONG POST AHEAD, THE BLAME GOES ALL ON @WyldViolet!

i'm happy for you, or sorry that happened ig

 

[BelTL]

With Elusive Samurai no longer here, Akane has became my only WSJ regular read

 

[KyuKyu555]

My votes for Issue #11 of 2026:
1. Blue Box 229
2. Ichi the Witch 69
3. Shinobi Undercover 68

4. Under Doctor 3
5. One Piece 1173

6. Witch Watch 235
7. Alien Headbutt 1 - New Series!
8. Kinato’s Magic 2
9. Akane-banashi 193
10. Hero Girl and Demon Lord Call It Quits 12
11. Hima-Ten! 77
12. Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo 21
13. The Mage Next Door 13
14. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 79
15. Sakamoto Days 247
16. Someone Hertz 20
17. Gonron Egg 14

Ichi:
First, nice. Second, this chapter was just AWESOME!!!

Shinobi:
Mugi responding to Suzume’s french with her own french was funny. Yodaka creating an imaginary OP to help him think was also funny. Suzume was really cute and sparkly this chapter.

Himaten:
Girl, that is not just a shrine visit outfit!!!
Ah, my dose of character sound effects.
Himari was extra beautiful this chapter, especially her hair, almost ethereal.

Witch Watch:
The pixelated disguise was soooo stupid but soooo funny!!!
Kanshi!!!! Why?!?! I felt bad at the start of the chapter but that’s gone now due to your forgetfulness.
Hello new cute girl character.

Blue Box:
The chapter title matched Taiki’s energy!!!!
This chapter was soooo cute!!!!

One Piece:
So Zoro’s plan was actually pretty reasonable and good.
Dang, their ‘don’t try to hurt the Giant Warrior Pirates’ stance went away pretty quickly once they were made fun of.
Brook saying “and push” every time he crawled was surprisingly cute. Speaking of our Soul King, I never expected to see that much hatred from him towards another person.

Hertz:
Jokes on you black haired friend he has a lady and she’s pretty cute.
Mimei, why did you suddenly think of Run For The Money?
That one page panel of her asking if he’d still talk to her was cute.

Hero Girl/Demon Lord:
Of course the swordsman’s name is Arthur.
The star-seer’s name made me think of Spica from Black Cat & Witch’s Classroom and Amanogawa Highschool from Kamen Rider Fourze, coincidentally they both share constellation themes.
I thought Arthur was upset at her for having friends outside of the party but no he was just dying from being sickly.
Dang, what is that angle?

Kinato:
Really good chapter. My highlights were the comedy and faces. That doll also reminded me of the dolls from the Final Trial Arc of the aforementioned Black Cat & Witch’s Classroom.

Sakamoto:
Despite not getting much from him this was still a relatively good send off for Oki.

Under Doctor:
I put this chapter pretty high because it has a lot things I don’t think I’ve really seen in manga before.
The first few pages were pretty in your face with the exposition but the drama of the rest of the chapter brought me back.
Though I can definitely see how this chapter was controversial for the Chinese.

The Mage Next Door:
Did anyone else think of tic-tac-toe magic after reading the title and seeing her headband?
Page 10 had a really interesting panel art choice and I liked it.

Alien Headbutt:
That date is only about 2 years away.
The “I see naked men” line was funny. This alien just JoJo posed after killing someone!!!!
Among the batch this might be most streamlined when it comes to 1st chapters. I enjoyed it.

 

[NyanPower]

let’s normalize putting spoiler tags for very long posts

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

let’s normalize putting spoiler tags for very long posts

I will put soon

--- Double Post Merged, Feb 18, 2026, Original Post Date: Feb 18, 2026 ---

Done!

 

[Tymano]

With Elusive Samurai no longer here, Akane has became my only WSJ regular read

For me Elusive was the only manga I was regularly reading from wsj, so now that it's over I'm reading... nothing.

Maybe I'll get caught up with witch watch, nue, or ichi just so I can say that I'm reading something from here.

 

[SharkBait]

For me Elusive was the only manga I was regularly reading from wsj, so now that it's over I'm reading... nothing.

Maybe I'll get caught up with witch watch, nue, or ichi just so I can say that I'm reading something from here.

Did you try Shinobi Undercover? It's a blast.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

For me Elusive was the only manga I was regularly reading from wsj, so now that it's over I'm reading... nothing.

Maybe I'll get caught up with witch watch, nue, or ichi just so I can say that I'm reading something from here.

Out of 20/21 series you like none pf them?

 

[Phantom RPG]

Out of 20/21 series you like none pf them?

I mean, let the person do what he or she wants. No reason to pressure anyone to read everything and like all of them

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

I mean, let the person do what he or she wants. No reason to pressure anyone to read everything and like all of them

I'm not pressuring anyone, i'm asking a question

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #13 Cover: Witch Watch

 

[Nuesmoker]

Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo Color Page

Spoiler: Modulo Color Page

 

[Dippy Fresh]

Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo Color Page

Spoiler: Modulo Color Page

Close enough, welcome back Shigaraki

 

[Hawke]

Hearing Kagurabachi is a special chapter and not an immediate Part 2. Guess we're probably waiting till Hokazono's ready to give us the LCP for Part 2...