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[Shinuki no Reborn]

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[Inumaru]

Issue #16 votes:
1 - Under Doctor
2 - Witch Watch
3 - Hero Girl and Demon Lord Call It Quits
4 - Alien Headbutt
5 - Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi

 

[Xanji06]

Issue 16 Votes

1. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 84
2. Ichi The Witch 74
3. Under Doctor 8
4. Blue Box 234
5. Witch Watch 240

 

[icrawfish]

Issue 16:

1. Sakamoto Days (surprised myself there)
2. Nue’s Exorcist
3. Akane-banashi
4. Under Doctor
5. Ichi the Witch

6. Hero Girl and Demon Lord Call it Quits
7. Me & Roboco
8. Kagurabachi
9. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi
10. Someone Hertz

Nothing mind-blowing this issue but a lot of stuff in the “really good” to “pretty solid” tier.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Ok, so i heard some whispers that One Piece might get the cover & lead cp soon, which would be very likely to be on issue #19 or #20 (but i'm 100% sure #20 is a new series), nothing is "confirmed" yet in the sense that there was no scan shown but the source is the same from when Aniking told me that Luffy & Chopper from OP Live Action would be in the cover of issue #15 like 5/6 days before the actual magazine leaks happened, so it's a (so far) trustful source, that's the only reason why i'm sharing it, but again, there's no "confirmation" yet, so take it with a grain of salt just in case it end up not happening

Particularly i hope is a new serialization starting on #19

 

[Phantom RPG]

Ok, so i heard some whispers that One Piece might get the cover & lead cp soon, which would be very likely to be on issue #19 or #20 (but i'm 100% sure #20 is a new series), nothing is "confirmed" yet in the sense that there was no scan shown but the source is the same from when Aniking told me that Luffy & Chopper from OP Live Action would be in the cover of issue #15 like 5/6 days before the actual magazine leaks happened, so it's a (so far) trustful source, that's the only reason why i'm sharing it, but again, there's no "confirmation" yet, so take it with a grain of salt just in case it end up not happening

Particularly i hope is a new serialization starting on #19

Yelp, we are still gonna make bets like usual at times like this.

As for whether we Get a new series or not around next week.

Also, its best to hear from redon as he is frankly the best source so might wanna wait on it for now.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Yelp, we are still gonna make bets like usual at times like this.

As for whether we Get a new series or not around next week.

Also, its best to hear from redon as he is frankly the best source so might wanna wait on it for now.

Yeah i will make it too kkkk like i said, is a trustful source and is only why i'm sharing it but take with a grain of salt just in case

 

[Phantom RPG]

Yeah i will make it too kkkk like i said, is a trustful source and is only why i'm sharing it but take with a grain of salt just in case

I admit, I just do not want another new batch that has to be cut to make due with the double issue and then continue of it. I rather we get all in a single goal than to break it up. I think its better that way.

 

[redon]

Ok, so i heard some whispers that One Piece might get the cover & lead cp soon, which would be very likely to be on issue #19 or #20 (but i'm 100% sure #20 is a new series), nothing is "confirmed" yet in the sense that there was no scan shown but the source is the same from when Aniking told me that Luffy & Chopper from OP Live Action would be in the cover of issue #15 like 5/6 days before the actual magazine leaks happened, so it's a (so far) trustful source, that's the only reason why i'm sharing it, but again, there's no "confirmation" yet, so take it with a grain of salt just in case it end up not happening

Particularly i hope is a new serialization starting on #19

Luffy and Live-Action Chopper in Jump cover was something I said as a “prediction” on Twitter and forums days before leaked cover appeared

And I made that prediction based on the Jump cover that was released during the premiere of Live-Action season 1 with Luffy and Iñaki Godoy (Luffy in Live-Action). So I said “I'm pretty sure Luffy and Live-Action Chopper will appear in next Jump cover” because Live-Action Chopper is the highlight of season 2.

Maybe there will be Jump cover and lead color pages for One Piece to promote Anime returns 1st week of April (in issue 19 like in 2025) but it's just speculation.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Luffy and Live-Action Chopper in Jump cover was something I said as a “prediction” on Twitter and forums days before leaked cover appeared

And I made that prediction based on the Jump cover that was released during the premiere of Live-Action season 1 with Luffy and Iñaki Godoy (Luffy in Live-Action). So I said “I'm pretty sure Luffy and Live-Action Chopper will appear in next Jump cover” because Live-Action Chopper is the highlight os season 2.

Not trying to start anything, just saying, i was told 5/6 days, but Aniking said at the time he was told even earlier about the cover, so as far as i know it wasn't anything said based in a post from your Twitter but from someone else

But anyway, do you have any insight about the part of One Piece getting another cover soon on either #19 or #20? Of course i understand if you can't share anything

 

[Dippy Fresh]

Man, the Gonron round is really the little round that could

 

[Exlipse]

Ok, so i heard some whispers that One Piece might get the cover & lead cp soon, which would be very likely to be on issue #19 or #20 (but i'm 100% sure #20 is a new series), nothing is "confirmed" yet in the sense that there was no scan shown but the source is the same from when Aniking told me that Luffy & Chopper from OP Live Action would be in the cover of issue #15 like 5/6 days before the actual magazine leaks happened, so it's a (so far) trustful source, that's the only reason why i'm sharing it, but again, there's no "confirmation" yet, so take it with a grain of salt just in case it end up not happening

Why 100% that new series on Issue 20?

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Unfortunately once we put in mind that "a new serialization round must be very soon" we automatically get kinda desperated for it to happen, it makes you impatient, in reality so far the lenght of the Gonron, Osoegawa & JK Hero round has been pretty standard but we want new series right now

Why 100% that new series on Issue 20?

Because there's no way Gongon Egg is surviving past Issue #20 kkkk Also it's been pretty commom in the last years for a series to start on issue #20.

 

[Dippy Fresh]

Unfortunately once we put in mind that "a new serialization round must be very soon" we automatically get kinda desperated for it to happen, it makes you impatient, in reality so far the lenght of the Gonron, Osoegawa & JK Hero round has been pretty standard but we want new series right now

I know it's definitely not that first round of 2023 that took like 19 issues or something to have a new round but it's also felt like these series have been almost assuredly dead on arrival that everytime there's a cover for like Sakamoto Days or Ichi the Witch (i.e. not an anni or anime) I'm just sitting here like -_-

 

[Aqyurs]

I think when trying to figure out the specific time for a new batch, it's more helpful if you try coming up with what series needs to get a cover in this rotation before new series can start than trying to figure out how much longer a series about to get axed has left (since this is ultimately still Jump, where you can pull out an ending or an extension out of your ass if you need to).

If you assume One Piece is getting #19, then what realistically could really get a cover before new series still:

Highly Possible:

• Kagurabachi - only if the anime is getting announced right now. If that's still a ways off, it's realistically getting the double issue lead color page so it doesn't have to also do a cover

Somewhat Possible:

• Sakamoto Days - doesn't actually need one anytime soon (unless it's ending in five chapters or sooner, which it obviously isn't), but every time you think there isn't an obvious choice for a cover, it ends up being Sakamoto so it's always a possibility. Perks of being treated as the #2 series in the lineup (even though it isn't the second best seller)
• Someone Hertz - it already got a color page for volume 2 so it's not that likely, but it's the newest hit so it wouldn't be shocking if it got a cover now to help promote it. It's still more likely to get a cover closer to volume 3's release though (or the anniversary if they don't want to give it another cover before then for some reason)

Unlikely but still possible:

• Nue's Exorcist - the anniversary or anime announcement. However, if you combine the fact it didn't get an anniversary cover last year and the fact we haven't gotten a leak that an announcement is imminent, it's highly unlikely that Nue gets a cover for either of those things at #20. It'd probably be after the new series batch at the earliest for either of those options for a cover
• Ichi the Witch - it got a cover within the past five issues, but it's another series they usually go to when they need a "filler" cover. Still not all that likely
• Shinobi Undercover - Shinobi Undercover. it's not actually happening, I just needed to make the joke
• Me and Roboco - also doesn't really have anything to promote as far as I know, but it's random enough where I can see it still possible for it to get a random filler cover

Not Happening:

• Blue Box, Akane-banashi, Witch Watch - they all got covers within the last five issues (or are about to get one) and unless Witch Watch is ending in five chapters or sooner (it's not), they have nothing upcoming to really celebrate with getting a cover; Blue Box already got the anniversary cover (and its anime doesn't come back until Fall 2026) and Akane-banashi is doing its anime celebration now and already did its anniversary cover
• Hima-ten! and Kiyoshi - let's worry about them getting anniversary covers before we start thinking about if they are going to get random covers
• Under Doctor, Kinato's Magic, and Alien Headbutt - none of them are that popular to get a cover in the first 10 chapters

Basically, if Kagurabachi's anime is getting announced soon, that's the only thing we need to have a cover before starting new series. If that's still a way's off, then no other series needs to get the cover at #20 and new series become likely. It's also worth noting that the only current series releasing volumes in April are Akane, Nue, Mage Next Door, and Hero Girl - none of which would get a cover to celebrate the release of a new volume, so even that reason doesn't really work right now.

I'm still not going to say 100% a new batch starts at #20, but if you step back and look at the current situation for the other cover canidates, then it becomes pretty clear that #20 was always the most optimal time for the new series to start.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

I think when trying to figure out the specific time for a new batch, it's more helpful if you try coming up with what series needs to get a cover in this rotation before new series can start than trying to figure out how much longer a series about to get axed has left (since this is ultimately still Jump, where you can pull out an ending or an extension out of your ass if you need to).

If you assume One Piece is getting #19, then what realistically could really get a cover before new series still:

Highly Possible:

• Kagurabachi - only if the anime is getting announced right now. If that's still a ways off, it's realistically getting the double issue lead color page so it doesn't have to also do a cover

Somewhat Possible:

• Sakamoto Days - doesn't actually need one anytime soon (unless it's ending in five chapters or sooner, which it obviously isn't), but every time you think there isn't an obvious choice for a cover, it ends up being Sakamoto so it's always a possibility. Perks of being treated as the #2 series in the lineup (even though it isn't the second best seller)
• Someone Hertz - it already got a color page for volume 2 so it's not that likely, but it's the newest hit so it wouldn't be shocking if it got a cover now to help promote it. It's still more likely to get a cover closer to volume 3's release though (or the anniversary if they don't want to give it another cover before then for some reason)

Unlikely but still possible:

• Nue's Exorcist - the anniversary or anime announcement. However, if you combine the fact it didn't get an anniversary cover last year and the fact we haven't gotten a leak that an announcement is imminent, it's highly unlikely that Nue gets a cover for either of those things at #20. It'd probably be after the new series batch at the earliest for either of those options for a cover
• Ichi the Witch - it got a cover within the past five issues, but it's another series they usually go to when they need a "filler" cover. Still not all that likely
• Shinobi Undercover - Shinobi Undercover. it's not actually happening, I just needed to make the joke
• Me and Roboco - also doesn't really have anything to promote as far as I know, but it's random enough where I can see it still possible for it to get a random filler cover

Not Happening:

• Blue Box, Akane-banashi, Witch Watch - they all got covers within the last five issues (or are about to get one) and unless Witch Watch is ending in five chapters or sooner (it's not), they have nothing upcoming to really celebrate with getting a cover; Blue Box already got the anniversary cover (and its anime doesn't come back until Fall 2026) and Akane-banashi is doing its anime celebration now and already did its anniversary cover
• Hima-ten! and Kiyoshi - let's worry about them getting anniversary covers before we start thinking about if they are going to get random covers
• Under Doctor, Kinato's Magic, and Alien Headbutt - none of them are that popular to get a cover in the first 10 chapters

Basically, if Kagurabachi's anime is getting announced soon, that's the only thing we need to have a cover before starting new series. If that's still a way's off, then no other series needs to get the cover at #20 and new series become likely. It's also worth noting that the only current series releasing volumes in April are Akane, Nue, Mage Next Door, and Hero Girl - none of which would get a cover to celebrate the release of a new volume, so even that reason doesn't really work right now.

I'm still not going to say 100% a new batch starts at #20, but if you step back and look at the current situation for the other cover canidates, then it becomes pretty clear that #20 was always the most optimal time for the new series to start.

There's also maybe a even more efficient way that is a vast majority of the new serialization rounds starts once the first series of the former batch reaches between chapter 10 ~ 12:

Under Doctor Starts = Gonron Egg Ch12
Gonron Egg Starts = Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo Ch8
Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo Starts = Harukaze Mound Ch12
Harukaze Mound Starts = Nice Prison Ch8
Nice Prison Starts = Embers Ch12
Embers Starts = Syd Craft: Love is a Mystery Ch10
Syd Craft: Love is a Mystery Starts = Ichi the Witch Ch11
Ichi the Witch Starts = Yokai Buster Murakami Ch12
Yokai Buster Murakami Starts = Astro Royale Ch9
Astro Royale Starts = Super Psychic Policeman Chojo Ch10
Super Psychic Policeman Chojo Starts = Green Green Greens Ch10
Green Green Greens Starts = MamaYuyu Ch12
MamaYuyu Starts = Martial Master Asumi Ch12
Martial Master Asumi Starts = Tenmaku Cinema Ch10
Tenmaku Cinema Starts = The Ichinose Family's Deadly Sins Ch20
The Ichinose Family's Deadly Sins Starts = Tokyo Demon Bride Story Ch11
Tokyo Demon Bride Story Starts = Aliens Area Ch13
Aliens Area Starts = Super Smartphone Ch5
Super Smartphone Starts = Akane-banashi Ch12
Akane-banashi Starts = Ayashimon Ch12

And the list goes on, as we can see most of the times a new round happens when the first manga of the former reaches between ch 10 ~12, with the ocasional ch8 or 9, right now Under Doctor has 9 chapters counting issue #17 releasing this sunday/monday, 11 chapters on issue #19, 12 on issue #20 which would be very in sync with what usually happens as shown above.

 

[Dippy Fresh]

Once again, that Tenmaku Start

Idk what was going on then and to axe P6 during this drought? Unforgivable

 

[LogicoftheVI]

Issue #16:
1. Ichi the Witch #74
2. Kinato's Magic #7
3. Shinobi Undercover #73
4. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi #84
5. The Hero Girl and The Demon Lord #17
6. The Mage Next Door #18
7 Alien Headbutt #6
8. Gonron Egg #19
9. Kagurabachi #115
10. Under Doctor #8
11. Someone Hertz #25

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Once again, that Tenmaku Start

Idk what was going on then and to axe P6 during this drought? Unforgivable

What?

 

[Dippy Fresh]

What?

I'm talking about how it took 20 chapters from Ichinose to Tenmaku

 

[Xanji06]

I need that new batch soon xD The Gonron-Mage-Hero Girl batch has been one of the worst batches in a while for me.
Saito gimme that 3 Sports series batch