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[Shinuki no Reborn]

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[Phantom RPG]

Nooooooo. This is seeming to me then that unless next batch is a 2-batch, and both Kinato + Alien Headbutt flop, then we're going to see an established series get cut short here. Just because, I can't see any of the big players ending until September or so. So which will it be? Himaten or Kiyoshi? At the very least we'll be losing 3 established series later this year, so we can hope this could lead to this new batch having 3 series survive. Just really odd we're having a 4-out 3-in this round tho.

Rolls eyes, Kinato's not ending anytime soon, hell several here have already made that very clear so far. It's Alien Butthead that is likeliest to be axed primarly because of some of the critiques online that it had so far, when compared to both kinato and under doctor who have show to have legs to stand by for a foreseeable future at least, and I'm almost certain it's going to be a blue box that is ending, given how fast things are going there.

 

[FantasticFootno]

Even if JK Hero ends, if there's no 4th series, that will still be free for a second series. Even if it's HxH, it'll end in 10 chapters again and free the slot.

Nah, if HxH is returning now, it'll probably be a 20 batch.

Rolls eyes, Kinato's not ending anytime soon, hell several here have already made that very clear so far. It's Alien Butthead that is likeliest to be axed primarly because of some of the critiques online that it had so far, when compared to both kinato and under doctor who have show to have legs to stand by for a foreseeable future at least, and I'm almost certain it's going to be a blue box that is ending, given how fast things are going there.

Maybe I worded it wrong, but I don't expect Kinato to end. I'm really only saying that unless both Alien and it end, I think we'd see an established series get cut short for that June batch. Because I don't see Alien living, but I can't imagine June is only a 1-out.

 

[Dippy Fresh]

I'll bite, I'll raise you that Kinato IS going to end. And as a fan, I win either way. It either lives and I celebrate, or it does get axed and I live like 🥲

 

[Phantom RPG]

I'll bite, I'll raise you that Kinato IS going to end. And as a fan, I win either way. It either lives and I celebrate, or it does get axed and I live like 🥲

This whole thing reminds me way to much of how Mashle was handled by people during its debut, it was not the prettiest moment I cannot deny that. Kinato, to me personally feels like it’s walking on that line and it’s really damn annoying to deal with. Also, am nearly certain it’s Blue Box, cause it’s wrapping quite a few important parts and I cannot see it going till autumn nor next year.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

1st chapter of Roku's House of Oddities, a small summary:

Spoiler

-It's pretty much a comedy series like Agravity Boys, i didn't see any horror per se
-Nakamura art looks pretty good, feels like he improved
-The boy isn't actually called Roku based in the translator but Akari Seiroku, can be wrong tho...
-It's like VIZ preview says, mc goes to investigate the said 5 curses in order to prove they don't exist, he investigates, he seems to to do some ritual but nothing happens, goes back to his house to sleep and gets awaken by the 5 curses because the ritual actually worked and released them lol
-Their names are Sachiko (girl in uniform), the lolita girl seems to be "Altra" and btw she's a doll curse, the wolf i was unable to get, the mask guy seems to be called "Corpse" or the kanji of corpse and the vampire is Johan. Sachiko seems to be fujoshi fan of manga lmao! she's cute tho
-Basically they decided to live in the mc house and the chapter post introductions is them starting to live together already with the mc going nuts over the situation, apparently the mc can free the curses by finding out their regrets or something.

At least based in the visuals and what i translated from the chapter, i liked, it's more refined than Agravity Boys and the cast of characters are charismatic, i could see this easily being popular if Nakamura is able to deliver with the characters dynamic and personalities, hoping for the best

 

[FantasticFootno]

I'll bite, I'll raise you that Kinato IS going to end. And as a fan, I win either way. It either lives and I celebrate, or it does get axed and I live like 🥲

I guess we'll see. Once the info for issue 22-23 leaks, that'll be in regards to its 13th chapter or so, and I think it'll be clear where things stand. I'm already not too confident, as its very odd for Saito to decide to give UD such an early color page, but then wait until like chapter 12-13 for its batchmate, with similar reception? I guess the closest comparison is Kill Blue and Nue, but I feel like those are differing circumstances.
There was some weirdness in the early 2020s with batchmates like UU and Mashle only getting a third color page around chapter 16 and 12, or Magu and Hardboiled also getting relatively late color pages and living, but I feel like Saito has been relatively consistent.

 

[TheRealTravisty]

My conspiracy theory is that Kinato’s colour page got delayed due to Shinobi’s mandatory 2 colour pages. >_>

 

[Kiaida]

Nah, if HxH is returning now, it'll probably be a 20 batch.

People say this everytime. There's no way, it'll be 10.

 

[Wookitake]

Why do you think so?

I have no idea. Some people here have a better understanding of the JP public; maybe they can help. Those radio programs are quite popular IIRC.
The manga is kind of funny, it is wholesome, maybe that's enough. Also, some puns are only understandable in Japanese. There might be some feddback in regards to the pun/question of the week, just like the wannabes in the Manga+ section do.

 

[CastletonSnob]

Gonna try to go through all of Zou tomorrow.

 

[echo]

I have no idea. Some people here have a better understanding of the JP public; maybe they can help. Those radio programs are quite popular IIRC.
The manga is kind of funny, it is wholesome, maybe that's enough. Also, some puns are only understandable in Japanese. There might be some feddback in regards to the pun/question of the week, just like the wannabes in the Manga+ section do.

I can only assume the jokes/puns work way better in japanese because it low key sucks in english. Hertz just comes off as another “self insert hooks up with quirky girl” manga and there is an endless supply of those.

 

[NeeNeen]

Nooooooo. This is seeming to me then that unless next batch is a 2-batch, and both Kinato + Alien Headbutt flop, then we're going to see an established series get cut short here. Just because, I can't see any of the big players ending until September or so. So which will it be? Himaten or Kiyoshi? At the very least we'll be losing 3 established series later this year, so we can hope this could lead to this new batch having 3 series survive. Just really odd we're having a 4-out 3-in this round tho.

How so? If Hero Girl ends, it will be leaving an empty spot (temporary filled by HxH and/or one-shots), so we will have one place open already by next round. Unless HxH lasts more than 10 chapters, but I wouldn't count on that.

(Hey, remember when moving into the second row of Shinuki's signature was considered a feat that consolidated a series as an established success? If Hero Girl ends, Under Doctor will be doing it at the ripe old age of 12 chapters.)

Eh, your rules, so it is what it is. I just think it's enabling this weird gen zalpha mentality I've seen where they're almost too obsessive about spoilers to the point where they think something as colloquial as Vader being Luke's father, or Snape killing Dumbledore should be spoiled, even in communities where the majority of said fanbase has been around for decades.

I can sort of understand those, since they are very impactful late twists that aren't immediately obvious when you first get into the series (assuming you are 10 and have never been in contact with the fandom before).

Goku being a Supersaiyan on the other hand is on every advertisement ever, so not much point trying to hide that. It's pretty much the equivalent of 'spoiling' that Harry is a wizard.

And of course, you always have people that take it too far.
Christians of reddit, why do you spoil the end of the bible to us in young years? maybe we want to read the book ourselfs, but with knowing the end its not worth anymore : r/AskAChristian

1st chapter of Roku's House of Oddities, a small summary:

Spoiler

-It's pretty much a comedy series like Agravity Boys, i didn't see any horror per se
-Nakamura art looks pretty good, feels like he improved
-The boy isn't actually called Roku based in the translator but Akari Seiroku, can be wrong tho...
-It's like VIZ preview says, mc goes to investigate the said 5 curses in order to prove they don't exist, he investigates, he seems to to do some ritual but nothing happens, goes back to his house to sleep and gets awaken by the 5 curses because the ritual actually worked and released them lol
-Their names are Sachiko (girl in uniform), the lolita girl seems to be "Altra" and btw she's a doll curse, the wolf i was unable to get, the mask guy seems to be called "Corpse" or the kanji of corpse and the vampire is Johan. Sachiko seems to be fujoshi fan of manga lmao! she's cute tho
-Basically they decided to live in the mc house and the chapter post introductions is them starting to live together already with the mc going nuts over the situation, apparently the mc can free the curses by finding out their regrets or something.

At least based in the visuals and what i translated from the chapter, i liked, it's more refined than Agravity Boys and the cast of characters are charismatic, i could see this easily being popular if Nakamura is able to deliver with the characters dynamic and personalities, hoping for the best

That... doesn't sound very original as a concept. My Marriage to Saneka comes to mind, or Gusts and Beats. Or heck, Shiba Inu Rooms probably qualifies. It's the same thing with more dogs.

But I guess it's the execution that counts, so we'll see.

 

[FantasticFootno]

People say this everytime. There's no way, it'll be 10.

The last time Togashi returned, he had 5 chapters finished, and then the rest were finished over the next few weeks. He had the subsequent 10 or so inked, but that was it, it was never sent to his assistants to finish. This time he has 10 chapters completed, and he's sent 8 of the subsequent 10 to his assistants, to do the backgrounds + dialogue (this is usually the final post about them, before he says they're completed + submitted). Not to mention that 410-420 have been finished since late feb, and with the 3 new series debuting, he wouldn't be returning until may at the earliest.
All of this to say, there is no reason for him to be waiting this long, the 10 chapters are literally in the hands of the editors, and can be published at any time. He didn't even attempt to finish 411-420 last time, why is he sending 421-427 to his assistants this time? It also takes like 3 months on average from a "sent instructions to my assistants" post to a "chapter completed" post, which would mean that 421 and beyond would start to be completed around late may-july. None of this makes sense, unless he was planning on doing something different from his normal return of 10 chapters lol.
I'm not usually one for believing in this kind of stuff, because I don't like getting my hopes up, but once again, jump will literally be sitting on the next volume for 2 months by the time he could start possibly returning, and yet he's returned the past 2 times with only 5-7 chapters finished. (Plus 421-427 were already sent to his assistants to be finished)

 

[Kiaida]

The last time Togashi returned, he had 5 chapters finished, and then the rest were finished over the next few weeks. He had the subsequent 10 or so inked, but that was it, it was never sent to his assistants to finish. This time he has 10 chapters completed, and he's sent 8 of the subsequent 10 to his assistants, to do the backgrounds + dialogue (this is usually the final post about them, before he says they're completed + submitted). Not to mention that 410-420 have been finished since late feb, and with the 3 new series debuting, he wouldn't be returning until may at the earliest.
All of this to say, there is no reason for him to be waiting this long, the 10 chapters are literally in the hands of the editors, and can be published at any time. He didn't even attempt to finish 411-420 last time, why is he sending 421-427 to his assistants this time? It also takes like 3 months on average from a "sent instructions to my assistants" post to a "chapter completed" post, which would mean that 421 and beyond would start to be completed around late may-july. None of this makes sense, unless he was planning on doing something different from his normal return of 10 chapters lol.
I'm not usually one for believing in this kind of stuff, because I don't like getting my hopes up, but once again, jump will literally be sitting on the next volume for 2 months by the time he could start possibly returning, and yet he's returned the past 2 times with only 5-7 chapters finished. (Plus 421-427 were already sent to his assistants to be finished)

I mean, people did the same stuff last time. "Oh, this time he already started up to chapter x and has done more than before, it's different and we might get 20 chapters or the next batch will arrive shortly". Batches of 10 and then long hiatuses are the standard for so long I'll only believe it's different if I see it, but I still highly doubt it. Speaking as a big HxH fan.

 

[pennycryman]

~Weekly Shonen Jump series last volume estimated from 4 weeks~
1. ONE PIECE 114 - 905,579 (Anime)
2. Kagurabachi 10 - 151,687
3. Blue Box 24 - 116,619 (Anime)
4. SAKAMOTO DAYS 26 - 106,674 (Anime)
5. Ichi the Witch 7 - 98,676
6. Ruri Dragon 5 - 94,799
7. Someone Hertz 2 - 52,198
8. Akane-banashi 20 - 41,428
9. WITCH WATCH 25 - 39,224 (Anime)
10. Nue's Exorcist 13 - 21,138
11. Shinobi Undercover 7 - 18,543
12. Hima-Ten! 8 - 15,758
13. Me and Roboco 25 - 11,867 (Anime)
14. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 7 - 10,281

1.5. Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo 2 - 314,054
7.5. The Elusive Samurai 24 - 44,492 (Anime)

15. Harukaze Mound 3 - 2,168
16. Otr of the Flame 4 (END) - 2,084
17. Gonron Egg 1 - <1,050 / 3 days

Analysis:

One Piece

Spoiler: Graph

Good hold from the previous volume.

Sakamoto Days

Spoiler: Graph

Good bounceback from the previous volume, next volume coincides with the release of the live-action, it remains to be seen if the series can get a second boost.

Witch Watch

Spoiler: Graph

Around the 40K mark as usual.

Ruri Dragon

Spoiler: Graph

After several volumes of bleeding sales, a pretty good hold, perhaps due to the anime announcement.

Hima-ten!

Spoiler: Graph

Another volume hovering around the 15K mark.

Ichi the Witch

Spoiler: Graph

Another volume of strong growth for Ichi, the next volume has a very good chance of breaking 100K.

Shinobi Undercover

Spoiler: Graph

Around 18K-19K again, similar to the last volume.

Otr of the Flame

Spoiler: Graph

Aside from the extension it got, Otr of the Flame is a pretty typical flop story.

Someone Hertz

Spoiler: Graph

A small jump for the second volume, a solid result, though perhaps less than some of the recent big hits.

 

[FantasticFootno]

I mean, people did the same stuff last time. "Oh, this time he already started up to chapter x and has done more than before, it's different and we might get 20 chapters or the next batch will arrive shortly". Batches of 10 and then long hiatuses are the standard for so long I'll only believe it's different if I see it, but I still highly doubt it. Speaking as a big HxH fan.

Yeah but like back then was always cope, because he hadn't even had the 10 he was releasing finished. He was just inking later stuff. This time jump is sitting on a literal finished volume for at least 2 months. I cannot see why they'd do that, when they didn't have a problem with renewing serialization with only 5 finished chapters, the past 2 times HxH has returned. Like this is a completely different scenario we're in from past returns. The batch has been complete for over a month now, and we're having a serialization round of 3 new series. Its not like there's no space in the magazine for him.

 

[WyldViolet]

Oh damn, barely over 1k for Gonron? Not surprised it flopped, but what a flop it was.

 

[pennycryman]

Shoseki Top 500 (April 3)
5. Akane-banashi 21
7. Nue's Exorcist 14
86. Hero Girl and Demon Lord 1
100. Harukaze Mound 4
212. The Mage Next Door 1

Mage Next Door debuting worse than Gonron....

 

[Kiaida]

Mage Next Door debuting worse than Gonron....

It was always worse. Boring and lack of identity is worse than being a meltdown. Gonron had more comments most weeks.

 

[Baes]

HxH usual 10 chapter run is not about how many chapters Togashi can or can't make at a time. He just need one volume to release to earn some money to buy the next Dragon Quest.