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

[Shinuki no Reborn]

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[LogicoftheVI]

Does JK Hero feels like it's ending to anyone who reads it?

the last chapter made some people around here think it'll last but I still feel like it will be ending this week. The end goal is set, and there isn't much left to achieving it either. I feel like it should be ending next chapter.

 

[Phantom RPG]

What’s everyone’s read on the kinato situation? Seems like it has strong online reception in JP right?

Also are there any one shots that had strong JP reception that haven’t been published as full series yet? Curious on what to keep my eye on.

So far, Kinato has a strong reception on the JP side, not online, kinda like Mashle was beforehand. So would not worry too much it.

Alien Butthead? Yeah, its 100% getting axed by the summer batch, not a fan of saying it, but I can already see where it's going, and it sucks big time since I enjoy the author's work, same for Hideaki Nabe.

On the Jump Giga side of things, I have not seen any actual discussions unless they're about Black Clover. But I do kinda gather that Sango's one-shot was talked about at least alongside the one-shots known as Brass Bones and Doremi. Shinuki and I talked highly about all three, to be honest.

In Weekly Shonen Jump, Natsumi Hokami's Grey Keys was popular alongside Fukamori Shou's The Tale of Zanki the Vampire Slayer, Tarou Kaneko's Sara no Ue no Akuma, and Yuki Toba's Sensei Fukoku, which were the most talked about in Future Jump Project. Outside that, Kongon's Roots 55 and Kinya Hatakeyama's Doll Shows were the ones I recall being talked about.

Another one-shot was launched last year at Jump Giga Spring 2025, titled Wizard's Graduation by Yotsugi Hinata. That seemed to be a hit on an official Twitter post on one of the jumps' accounts.

 

[LogicoftheVI]

What’s everyone’s read on the kinato situation? Seems like it has strong online reception in JP right?

imo Kinato is the best of the current batch and one of the best Jump has released in the last 2 years. Though my taste doesn't seem to mesh well with what Jumpnis currently aspiring to. I honestly feel like this is one of the weakest versions of WSJ I've ever read (and I've been reading Jump manga since 2011).

 

[SharkBait]

Instead of giving slots to mangaka who clearly aren't ready, Jump should just have a couple of gaps in the magazine until they find the right series.

Everyone has to start somewhere. I was sure most if not all of the most major series in jump, the authors actually started in WSJ.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Instead of giving slots to mangaka who clearly aren't ready, Jump should just have a couple of gaps in the magazine until they find the right series.

Jump as it is it's already one of the smallest manga magazines in Japan, only 21 series running at max and they still run many times with 20 or 19 series per issue, if anything they should get a couple of extra spots lol

To implement your idea they would have to pretty much change the entire system because if they don't publish enough new manga what would they axe? The Jump system is made to keep the magazine fresh with a constant influx of new series and new talent trying it, it's pretty much the same with all the other manga magazines in Japan, they are just not as ruthless but they also have to keep this cycle of new series starting and failures ending or people would just get bored with it and the industry wouldn't flourish, is like a old oil machine.

--- Double Post Merged, Apr 2, 2026, Original Post Date: Apr 2, 2026 ---

What’s everyone’s read on the kinato situation?

Is doing decent so far, it's only missing a color page

 

[tirakai]

I'm back from my pilgrimmage, just in time for the new ToC. Nue listed above Shinobi for next week's colours is interesting, I wonder if Saito will finally break the streak and actually let Nue be above his favourite in the ToC.

JK Hero to me feels like it's resigned to ending soon, but not immediately (though there's still the possibility).

Also RIP Gonron, I actually quite liked the setting but the art just wasn't good enough. You'd occasionally get a panel that did look genuinely good (like the dismembered Drakarch woman in the final chapter), so Tanizaki can draw well with enough time and effort, however he very clearly was not able to do so on a weekly schedule.

I'd like to see what he could do on a monthly series, or maybe even an irregular or quarterly one when he doesn't have to rush a bunch of scribbles.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

The Odd House of Roku First Color Page

Spoiler

Ichi the Witch Color Page

Spoiler

Akane-banashi Color Page

Spoiler

Shinobi Undercover Color Page

Spoiler

 

[cameronney618]

Shinobi finally has a different looking CP.

 

[defensor_de_boruto]

Shinobi Undercover Color Page

i feel like i've seen this before

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

i feel like i've seen this before

 

[Nuesmoker]

New series looks like Goth Yozakura Family by the way:

Mc looks like early Taiyo.
Vampire dude like Kiyoichiro.
The smaller girl is literally Futaba.
Masked dude maybe a little Nanao coded
We even. got a giant wolf like Goliath!

 

[defensor_de_boruto]

oh yea, makes sense

 

[SharkBait]

New series looks like Goth Yozakura Family by the way:

Something I never knew I wanted but truly something I now know I need.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Not gonna lie, i'm starting to get a bit nervous, i want Kinato's Magic & Under Doctor to survive but the cover & color page + Yozakura vibes is already making me interested in Roku, i also have been asking a basketball series for ages and i'm also interested on Sorachi new series and is 100% safe for at least 2 rounds but i also don't want any of the current series besides the oldest ones like Blue Box to end, but i know there's no space for everybody, so yeah, we're fucked

 

[Phantom RPG]

Not gonna lie, i'm starting to get a bit nervous, i want Kinato's Magic & Under Doctor to survive but the cover & color page + Yozakura vibes is already making me interested in Roku, i also have been asking a basketball series for ages and i'm also interested on Sorachi new series and is 100% safe for at least 2 rounds but i also don't want any of the current series besides the oldest ones like Blue Box to end, but i know there's no space for everybody, so yeah, we're fucked

I mean, Blue Box and Alien Butthead are the next in line most likely least be honest. So fucked is a word to use in this scenario.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

I mean, Blue Box and Alien Butthead are the next in line most likely least be honest. So fucked is a word to use in this scenario.

I don't think Blue Box will end next round, but if JK Hero survives this round we already have 2 potential cancelations for next round or more if either Kinato or Under Doctor end up flopping too.

 

[Cerclox]

Hey guys hopefully all of u are doing well!

I have a question hopefully u guys could help, do any of u guys know which was the last Jump series that the final volume had more than 11-12 chapters on it?

I think is rare but I'm curious to know if any series have gotten a BIG final volume

 

[echo]

Post updated with a better quality version of the cover:

It's giving me some Yozakura Family vibes, which is something i like

Ichi looks like he is part of the gang here. Just missing the green outline.

 

[Kiaida]

I don't think Blue Box will end next round, but if JK Hero survives this round we already have 2 potential cancelations for next round or more if either Kinato or Under Doctor end up flopping too.

If JK Hero survives this round, next time we'll likely get it and Alien Headbutt ending, so Kinato and Under Doctor would both be safe for some time. If JK is gone this round, then I think Kinato is more likely ending. And the round after that has a high change of being Blue Box's last, so there's some room for survival there as well.

This is all assuming Saito doesn't do something nonsensical like Kill Blue's axe.

 

[Xanji06]

Isn't JK Hero like 95% safe for this round since the new batch replaces Gonron, Mage & Modulo? Or is the Modulo spot different?