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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)

 

[Aqyurs]

Has there been a truly outlandish series that no one thought anyone would ever make within Weekly Shōnen Jump?

Maybe not back then, but I'm pretty sure the West would be dumbfounded and probably have a heart attack if Bobobo came out today due to how nonsensical (in a good way) it can get.

 

[Stivie]

Man I think if stivie is complaining about a series that is not even out yet and its JUST the first chapter of a brand new series just because it focused a bit on the comedy, which is something nakamura seems to like, I wonder if he would say the exact same thing for something that is already out and its horror related like say the day hikaru died.

I say give it time, like any other series. Not that hard to do. It might surprise or it might not that is what is so fun about new series. No need to be a killjoy.

Its like treating someone to a new experience but the fellow already judged it for one thing and one thing only regardless of the say of the one who does have experience.

At least Rain Spectre is gone. He'd probably come up with an entire first chapter in his head and start critiquing it as if it was the actual chapter just to have something to post and show off how smart he thought he was (he wasnt).
Ngl tho, for a long time I thought Stivie was a Rain alt.

As I said, I'm just basing this on Shinuke's information because I haven't read the chapter. But like I said, if the guy promised horror comedy, he needs to deliver both comedy and horror. But the comedy fans in the community seem bothered.
Of course, I might eat my words and end up liking the series, you can't know until you see the chapter, but I still stand by everything I said.

 

[RealityChecker]

As I said, I'm just basing this on Shinuke's information because I haven't read the chapter. But like I said, if the guy promised horror comedy, he needs to deliver both comedy and horror. But the comedy fans in the community seem bothered.
Of course, I might eat my words and end up liking the series, you can't know until you see the chapter, but I still stand by everything I said.

What is horror to you? What is the definition of the genre for you? What are the checkmarks a series needs for it to be considered an horror series?

 

[NeeNeen]

Read Phantom Seer - Chapter 0: Oneshot | MangaBuddy

Thanks. I might have seen it before after all, but I had forgotten most of it.

So they really changed the story completely, and even one of the main characters...

Harukaze Mound was a lot more alike, but still quite different (even though the main story beat are the same). I guess the writers don't believe in using one-shots as a first chapter.

 

[Pietro]

Happy Easter to everyone!

Are we receiving chapters today normally?

 

[JBC008]

Happy Easter to everyone!

Are we receiving chapters today normally?

Tomorrow.

 

[LogicoftheVI]

I'm glad to hear that The Hero Girl and Demon Lord will be ending. The series was trash and doesn't deserve to continue. It leaned too hard into the comedy bits that were not funny at all, instead of fleshing out the world and characters, which could have actually carried the series. It tried to explore some interesting ideas but never executed or capitalize on them.

 

[shillin65]

Akane anime had a really good first episode; I hope they can keep this quality throughout the whole series

 

[Nuesmoker]

Issue 18 2026 (Gonron full series review)

1. Nue's Exorcist: DUDE. THE WAY GEKKA SLASHES UP ALIEN SORANAKI, HER ZENOBLADE, GAKURO'S ZENODARK ALONGSIDE THE ENTIRE FACILITY'S WALLS- GOD. This manga makes fights so fucking cool that I am genuinely out of words. With just Gekka returning, rusty from over a thousand years of not being HUMAN, we went from not being able to really touch Soranaki to absolutely DOMINATING HIM. Yes, Sorabuddy's assistance matters too, but as he himself says, it is INSANE that she's supposedly RUSTY here. We finally see the strength of Nue's first contractor first hand, something which has been built up since the battke against Suzaku THE ARC PRIOR. "It really foes feel like I've come home." "My friends have my back, and my heart is on fire!" Are lines that really bring home how much she's missed this feeling, the feeling of camraderie, mutual trust, and heated battle in the midst of it all. This is why she can say "Those pointless wars are a thousand years in the past.", she calls them pointless because back then, she failed to protect anyone and everyone died, but this is her starting anew, with new companions, a new time, a new life, and her moonlit guidepost. And again, did I mention enough just how goddamn cool the action is?! That Zenodark along the walls had me jumping like a kid seeing the Kamehameha for the first time. FANTASTIC Action chapter and a beautifully cathartic way to end this battle, and soon this arc. 12/10!!

2. Kagurabachi: This is what I mean when I say that Kahurabachi needs more breaks inbetween action, just the characters going through their everyday life, and making small choices and mistakes, if you can even call them that. Chiaki exchanging letters with Kunishige, Soga cheekily asking for one more rematch after being told to stop- it humanizes these people.

3. Ichi The Witch: See, this is what Ichi excels at, relationships between characters in quieter moments. Ichi comforting Dess the same way a dog or a cat would is very befitting of him, and it makes it feel that much more sincere. Ever since recruiting Ichi, she's been the happiest she has ever been after Libro's death, and it shows.

4. Someone Hertz: Really cute. That's it, just really cute shenanigans!

5. JK Yuusha: Asuka's mom is hot and I like that very much.

6. Kinato's Magic: A decently heartfelt ending to this miniarc, The relationship between Kinato and the various guild members was pretty good too, and I'm honestly glad that the Mayor thing wasn't an extended plotline. Do keep this up, Amemiya!

7. Alien Headbutt: Title drop week I see! Good art and good strategy, a fine chapter.

8. Under Doctor: I missed last week's chance to actually kinda praise the Pais plotline, as I think that the medical drama it provided was something the series is not only BETTER at than its battle focus, but also gives it more of a unique identity within the magazine. Too bad it went right back into the action and with TWICE the amounts of title drops this time! We get it, he is the UNDER DOCTOR, it's like the Invincible meme.

9. The Mage Next Door: ...All I'll say is that I might genuinely tear into Mage more than I did Gonron, holy shit is this final fight boring and uninspired. None of this coexistence message mattered until a few chapters ago.

10. Gonron Egg: Full Series review!

A friend on discord put it into perfect words: it's like they told Tanizaki to make a series a month before he even had anything ready. Genuinely I do not remember the last time a manga degraded in art quality THIS badly, THIS quickly, it becomes downright UNREADABLE about a third way through. Everyone looks like they are meltimg, the drakarchs are scribbles with speech bubbles, the dissonance between the genuinely great background art and the terrible character art is like a slap in the face- It's so BAD. Well, is the series any good outside of this enormous issue? NO! The story writing is amateurish to hell, the paneling ranges from unimpressive to god-awful, and the characters are mostly REALLY bland and generic. The one thing I can give a shout out to is the genuine grittiness of the main concept and some of the dialogue, I could tell that Tanizaki had some actual passion put into these things. Like, this last chapter showing Agito in a far more positive light compared to how everyone descibes him? That was Tanizaki wanting to actually tell a story of their own, and I can respect that. Sadly, we can't be giving awards for concepts alone, can we?
The thing that gets me the most is how Tanizaki was NOT a complete newbie in the industry, they made a good few one shots and even a full volume long GIGA series- AND THEY ALL LOOK TEN TIMES BETTER THAN GONRON EVEN IN ITS FIRST CHAPTER! This author is just NOT built for the weekly schedule, try Jump SQ next time. 2.5/10, so bad it becomes amusing.

 

[WyldViolet]

But one series I was surprised that was published and lasted a little over a year was a 1992 series called “****** Kamen.” And in case that it will get taken down, I’m not saying it as a joke, this was a series that actually existed and was able to make an impact as it got a live action movie, which surprised me.

Yeah, I'm familiar with the live action movies but I've never read the manga. You'd expect the movies would have more Pinku influence though, which they don't.
The movies aren't very good tbh, but for general audiences they're tamer than Rape Man at least.
They're actually directed by Yuichi Fukuda who did the Gintama movies and the Sakamoto Day movie. I'm really not a fan of any the movies I've seen from him though.

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Maybe not back then, but I'm pretty sure the West would be dumbfounded and probably have a heart attack if Bobobo came out today due to how nonsensical (in a good way) it can get.

Given the dumbass reactions to Nice Prison, they'd literally have aneurysms from Bobobo.

--- Double Post Merged, Apr 5, 2026 ---

What is horror to you? What is the definition of the genre for you? What are the checkmarks a series needs for it to be considered an horror series?

Stop making me like you.

 

[JBC008]

Yeah, I'm familiar with the live action movies but I've never read the manga. You'd expect the movies would have more Pinku influence though, which they don't.
The movies aren't very good tbh, but for general audiences they're tamer than Rape Man at least.
They're actually directed by Yuichi Fukuda who did the Gintama movies and the Sakamoto Day movie. I'm really not a fan of any the movies I've seen from him though.

I’m just more surprised than a fan.

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It’s like if old video games actually had swearing and you didn’t see it coming. Games such as Explosive Fighter Patton and Hong Kong ‘97 on the Famicom Disc System and Super Famicom where both games dropped the F Bomb. It would be shocking to see that in the same way why ****** Kamen got serialized.

 

[Wookitake]

Akane anime had a really good first episode; I hope they can keep this quality throughout the whole series

They cut a scene that I wish they hadn't, right after Issho leaves his car. But great episode and the theme song is great too.

 

[WyldViolet]

I’m just more surprised than a fan.

--- Double Post Merged, Apr 5, 2026, Original Post Date: Apr 5, 2026 ---

It’s like if old video games actually had swearing and you didn’t see it coming. Games such as Explosive Fighter Patton and Hong Kong ‘97 on the Famicom Disc System and Super Famicom where both games dropped the F Bomb. It would be shocking to see that in the same way why ****** Kamen got serialized.

Not a fan. Just sharing my experience with the title.
But Hong Kong 97 was an unlicensed game you could only find at flea markets and shit. There's lots of unlicensed games from that era with a lot of content that would've never been in a licensed game for a Nintendo console. Also, in Explosive Fighter Patton the "Fucking Box" line is written in English. Japanese people aren't going to be affected by a swear word in a foreign language like American audiences would given English is our native language. It never came out in the USA, but if it did that would've definitely have been rewritten with Nintendo's strict content guidelines in the west at the time.
I get the point you're trying to make though. A better example may be something like Snatcher for the Genesis (Mega Drive). Which is a wonder it ever came out in English. Even with minor censorship, its still probably the most explicit official game released on an early Nintendo or Sega console in the west.

 

[Lord Anubis]

What was that dude yapping about for Nakamura's new series?!
Does he not know just how dangerously thin the line that separates horror from comedy is?

 

[WyldViolet]

What was that dude yapping about for Nakamura's new series?!
Does he not know just how dangerously thin the line that separates horror from comedy is?

Stivie is as Stivie does.
He's always been like this. We don't know why.
We hope he gets help soon.

 

[Tymano]

Stivie is as Stivie does.
He's always been like this. We don't know why.
We hope he gets help soon.

I hope he keeps it up actually, Stivie's posts about comedy are somehow a breathe of fresh air compared to the exact same arguments this thread has been having about Shinobi vs Nue or whatever that has happened legit every single day for the past 3 months.

 

[WyldViolet]

I hope he keeps it up actually, Stivie's posts about comedy are somehow a breathe of fresh air compared to the exact same arguments this thread has been having about Shinobi vs Nue or whatever that has happened legit every single day for the past 3 months.

It's entertaining in a lolcow sort of way. I just prefer when the forum is more serious and less lolcow centric.
That said, the redundant arguments are annoying as well. Just in a different way.

 

[echo]

I hope he keeps it up actually, Stivie's posts about comedy are somehow a breathe of fresh air compared to the exact same arguments this thread has been having about Shinobi vs Nue or whatever that has happened legit every single day for the past 3 months.

Nah we need to fan those flames.

Shinobi has been ahead of Nue in the toc for 34 straight issues (excluding the issue Nue was absent). Actually pretty funny.

 

[Lord Anubis]

Also, now that EluSam is over & we're now getting a new batch, I've been looking into what Jump was like after his previous series ended and I've noticed something interesting...
His first series, Neuro, ended in Issue 21 of 2009.
The last batch to debut before Neuro's ending was the 2 batch of Beelzebub, the longest running GFC winner, & Hoopmen, a complete and total flop in issues 13 & 14
The first series to debut after Neuro, was Medaka Box in issue 23, which proved to be a sizable success for Jump.
His next series, the wildly successful Assassination Classroom, ended in Issue 16 of 2016.
The last batch to debut before AssClass's finale was another 2 batch which includes Yuuna & the Haunted Hot Springs & Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba in Issues 10 & 11, both series were successful in varying degrees.
The first series to debut after AssClass was Boruto, the sequel to the highly popular Naruto.
His third series, the Elusive Samurai, has just ended about a month, the last series to premiere before its end were Under Doctor, Kinato & Alien Headbutt which have all been doing decently in Japan, with the new batch featuring a Nakamura comeback, the first basketball series in God knows how long & Sorachi's grand return...
I think Matsui's departure may have blessed these 2 batches, and if 1-2 of these new series from this new batch does well, then Matsui's Parting Gift is real.

 

[KrenKren]

Love the Akane opening. It's so catchy