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

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Moderator Notice:

WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP THREAD RULES​

#1. No fights or personal insults.
#2. No bait or troll comments with the intention of being annoying or starting serious heated discussions, if i notice it's a continuous behavior, i will warn the user or delete the comment.
#3. No toxic attitude towards series, no one is obligated to enjoy any series and it's totally fine to criticize what you don't like, just avoid posting gratuitous hateful or toxic comments about X or Y series, if i notice this behavior, comments will be deleted.
#4. Don't bring politics or off-topic stuff to the thread, this is about Weekly Shonen Jump magazine and mangas, so keep any conversation about topics that aren't related about anime & manga outside the thread.
#5. Don't post news about series from other magazine or publishers in the WSJ thread, post in the series own thread, but it's fine if you're mentioning other series or magazine to express a opinion or reflection about Shonen Jump.
#6. Any tweet, specially japanese, about news, update or some interesting thing about the magazine or series has to come with a text of what that tweet means and also be on topic, if not it's going to be either deleted or i will edit the post.
#7. Refrain from self advertising or advertising Youtubers videos in the comments.
#8. Constant fanart posts just for the sake of praising a favorite series is prohibited, this rule doesn't apply for official art by Jump artists posted on social media, they're fine to post.
#9. Don't discuss or hype chapter spoilers before Sunday release, only comment if is related to a series surviving status and do it only inside the spoiler tag.
#10. Regarding rule #9, an exception will be made for when we have new series, in this case, spoilers will be allowed only for the first 3 chapters of a new series for the users who are interested in knowing informations and details about the new series, these spoilers will obviously be kept under tags to protect anyone that doesn't want to be spoiled, so don't worry about it.
~ Shinuki

I hope everyone reads the rules and use it as a guide to behave well in the thread, thanks!

 

[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)

 

[FantasticFootno]

Oh huh. Kinda funny if the initial bets on last batch end up being correct, even if people pivoted completely pivoted their takes once they actually read the series. But also, UD surviving over Kinato is a crime lol. (I like Headbutt but I expected it to be a Ping Pong Peril underappreciated gem)

 

[Jay_Senju]

oof that Kinato rank.......

 

[FantasticFootno]

No color page though?

No see you don't understand. We have 0 new series in the magazine now, we need to give Shinobi Undercover every single color page it could possibly get. What do you mean 2/4 color pages in issue 20 will already be for our newly debuting series? We need one of those color pages to be shinobi BADLY. Shinobi bravely gave up one of its color pages to Under Doctor this week, but its not a charity.

 

[Xanji06]

Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #18 (2026)
00. Akane-banashi (Cover & Lead Color Page)
01. Ichi the Witch
02. One Piece
03. Kagurabachi
00. Someone Hertz (Color Page)
04. Shinobi Undercover
05. Sakamoto Days
00. Elrock's Notebook (One Shot by Iwakami Sango, Color Page)
06. Me & Roboco
07. Blue Box
00. Under Doctor (Color Page)
08. Alien Headbutt
09. Hima-Ten!
10. Kinato's Magic
11. Witch Watch
12. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi
13. Nue's Exorcist
14. Hero Girl and Demon Lord Call It Quits
15. The Mage Next Door
16. Gonron Egg (Final)

Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #19 (2026) - Information!
Roku's Strange House (New Series by Nakamura Atsushi, Cover & Lead Color Pages)
Akane Banashi (Color Page)
Ichi the Witch (Color Page)
Shinobi Undercover (Color Page for 2 Consecutive Issues)

Shinobi getting 2 colors meanwhile kinato is getting nothing right
at least were getting Tonde Hi ni Iru Natsu to Mushi

 

[Dippy Fresh]

I'm aware what I'm about to say isn't fair or rational but I'm definitely the type of person that overexposure/popularity instills distain in me

So the more glaze I see from Shinobi from the publication the more I start to root for its downfall lmao

 

[Minsel]

I'm aware what I'm about to say isn't fair or rational but I'm definitely the type of person that overexposure/popularity instills distain in me

So the more glaze I see from Shinobi from the publication the more I start to root for its downfall lmao

I mean somebody has to do color pages, shinobi artist work ethic probably just top tier compared to the rest of the mag

 

[Dippy Fresh]

I mean somebody has to do color pages, shinobi artist work ethic probably just top tier compared to the rest of the mag

Like I said, I know it's not fair lol. I just would literally rather see like any other series get it at this point. I would honestly just rather get 2 color pages than see another Shinobi color page for like a solid month

 

[Subarashiii]

I do wonder, assuming it ends up popular how long would Sorachi go for, I can't see him doing another 10+ year long manga again.

 

[TwoTimesMartyred]

I mean somebody has to do color pages, shinobi artist work ethic probably just top tier compared to the rest of the mag

If you think this is a lot of work for the Shinobi artist, you should see how hard he works on Christmas..

 

[FantasticFootno]

Like I said, I know it's not fair lol. I just would literally rather see like any other series get it at this point. I would honestly just rather get 2 color pages than see another Shinobi color page for like a solid month

It doesn't help that every color page is the same. They had some fun enough ones in the earlier chunk of the series, but we've been forced to just see the same battle poses shot week after week. I wouldn't even be complaining if the color pages weren't so frequent, but they're refusing to even experiment with it. And now the volume covers are devolving into the same compositions. I just want to see something new!

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

I mean somebody has to do color pages, shinobi artist work ethic probably just top tier compared to the rest of the mag

lol We are still in this argument of work ethic? The manga just literally got 2 consecutive color pages on issue #15 & #16 and is now getting on #19 & #20 again, this is just pure editorial bias with the series because they're trying to force it as the next big thing, Roboco herself said it

--- Double Post Merged, Mar 26, 2026, Original Post Date: Mar 26, 2026 ---

No color page though?
Don't see how Under Doctor gets one and Kinato doesn't if Kinato isn't performing worse

Who knows how the editorial works sometimes...

 

[Jay_Senju]

Listen i like shinobi but it's obvious this is just editorial favoritism. Saito is just playing favorites lol

 

[Minsel]

lol We are still in this argument of work ethic? The manga just literally got 2 consecutive color pages on issue #15 & #16 and is now getting on #19 & #20 again, this is just pure editorial bias with the series because they're trying to force it as the next big thing, Roboco herself said it

literal proof, kagurabachi had to take a break in order to get a cover out, I'm also pretty sure that Shinobi has had a chapter with like 5 color pages before. This is like a situation where Gondaira is solely the artist (in terms of color page production not quality). I'm sure there's editor bias but nonetheless, the artist is a machine and he can handle the workload

 

[Xanji06]

are the shinobi colors going to connect again? do we know that?

 

[FantasticFootno]

literal proof, kagurabachi had to take a break in order to get a cover out, I'm also pretty sure that Shinobi has had a chapter with like 5 color pages before. This is like a situation where Gondaira is solely the artist (in terms of color page production not quality). I'm sure there's editor bias but nonetheless, the artist is a machine and he can handle the workload

Ok but like there's no Bachi cover. Unless you think he was illustrating that a whole 5 issues before the cover would actually debut. (Break on 17, issue on 22-23). Lets not kid ourselves here.

 

[Dippy Fresh]

lol We are still in this argument of work ethic? The manga just literally got 2 consecutive color pages on issue #15 & #16 and is now getting on #19 & #20 again, this is just pure editorial bias with the series because they're trying to force it as the next big thing, Roboco herself said it

The Jump editorial team was steaming when they found out they couldn't work Hokazono to the ground with color pages or else he'd turn into Masaoki Shindou 2: My Arm Turns Into Glue

Who knows how the editorial works sometimes

I get your point but as of now, is there any evidence that Kinato IS doing good/better? The placements are the same between both but only one got the color page. I'm a pessimist by nature so would rather just not get my hope up since Japanese tastes can vary greatly from West

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

literal proof, kagurabachi had to take a break in order to get a cover out, I'm also pretty sure that Shinobi has had a chapter with like 5 color pages before. This is like a situation where Gondaira is solely the artist (in terms of color page production not quality)

That just means Hokazono can't fully deal with a weekly serialization lol Jump itself has heavily promoted and positioned Shinobi Undercover as a potential big hit / future flagship series since the double issue #4-5 cover, and even used Roboco recently to directly promote the series alongside all the flagship series + Someone Hertz, this isn't about being a color page machine anymore, is just the editorial shoving the series on everybody's face.

 

[FantasticFootno]

Well at the very least, I will celebrate Sorachi's return. I can worry about how Shinobi is somehow getting worse alongside it getting pushed more and more a different time lol. Its new series time and still we're somehow stuck talking about Shinobi and its color pages.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

I get your point but as of now, is there any evidence that Kinato IS doing good/better? The placements are the same between both but only one got the color page. I'm a pessimist by nature so would rather just not get my hope up since Japanese tastes can vary greatly from West

The only evidence we have is J+ views, online discussions and the series constantly appearing in the top most tweeted chapters of the week, in terms of digital presence Kinato's is 100% the best well received and most talked of the 3, but obviously this doesn't make it a fact that is going to be popular but it will definitely be weird if Kinato flop while Under Doctor is a success

 

[Dippy Fresh]

The only evidence we have is J+ views, online discussions and the series constantly appearing in the top most tweeted chapters of the week, in terms of digital presence Kinato's is 100% the best well received and most talked of the 3, but obviously this doesn't make it a fact that is going to be popular but it will definitely be weird if Kinato flop while Under Doctor is a success

Like I said before, if UD succeeds? Good for the author, truly. In terms of do I want it to out of the three... anyways guys, Shinobi glaze, amirite?