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[Shinuki no Reborn]

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[Aqyurs]

So as someone that hates horror and the occult usually, didn't really like Agravity Boys during its run, and was looking forward to Roku's the least out of this batch...I think Roku's House of Oddities was good. With Agravity Boys, there were quite a few chapters that relied on its one joke and if that joke fell flat there was nothing there for you, but this one overall felt like there was more variety in the jokes so something was more likely to hit (we'll have to see if that sticks or if that was just a chapter 1 thing). Maybe I just like the variety in characters here more too. Agravity Boys did "idiot bros" really well, but all four of them were that and that's not my preferred character type, so I got sick of it kind of quick. Here though, I think each one is a distinct trope (who can develop into fleshed out characters later if the series lasts long enough) and none of them annoy me, so I'm fine with them.

Despite the "lovely" discussion the past few days about what constitutes horror, I think there were enough elements to consider this a horror comedy. There were monsters, curses, someone acted scared, relatively minute statements that end up with seriously scary implications the more you think about them. There was at least one joke in this chapter and I laughed at least once during the chapter. Good enough for me.

I don't know if this will stick around for the long haul, but it did enough for me to enjoy it for now, which is a miracle because my personal expectations for it were buried lower than these curses.

The name's bothering me though. I assume it's Roku because if you said "Six's House of Oddities", it'd look awful even if technically grammatically correct. But "Roku's" makes it sound like it's one of the six residents names, but it's not. The Six's House of Oddities sounds better, but it doesn't really sound personal which I think the title is trying to convey. The Roku's House of Oddities sounds too weeby for an official English name. This is nitpicky and pretty meaningless, but I don't have much else to really say so I'm throwing it out there.

 

[LogicoftheVI]

Man, this whole discussion is like watching two kids arguing about who gets to keep a toy. My god.

Like Shinuki said, lets wait for the chapter release in a few short hours and then discuss or talk about them like usual.

it's too bad people have to form opinions about things they are know nothing about. It seems more like they just want to argue because they have nothing substance to add since they are UNINFORMED.

 

[JBC008]

Just read Roku’s House of Oddities, I found it decently fun. There were a few jokes and situations that did make me laugh, but not the whole way, but again, comedy is subjective. I do think aside from it being a comedy, it can delve into some serious melancholic moments when it can if Nakamura wants to. It will all depend on how these curses were formed and the like. I don’t hate it, but my concern is that it might be inoffensive and not get the high reception it might get, in a similar vein as the batch of Gonron Egg, Mage Next Door, and HG/DL (which I have a friend that did some research and said that it was the worst batch of the 2020’s so far).

The positives I can take from this chapter were that despite the exposition part, it was concise about how the curses were summoned, how despite the curses living with the lead, all 5 of them don’t have anything annoying about them and that they would feel like roommates than curses with their own individual characteristics in the same vein I would compare it to Nickelodeon’s Hey Arnold, with Arnold and his home at the Boarding House. Even though it is a bit reactionary, the jokes themselves weren’t as one note and didn’t overstay their welcome, as well as having the gags come at the expense of the characters when I compare them to Ihara or Hayashi with how limited their comedy abilities can go.

Overall, it isn’t bad, but my main concern is how it will compare to its fellow batch mates and the rest of the magazine as its competition when we will have 4 more series concluding within this year, and 2 of them are comedy/gag/slice of life related in what Roku is trying to accomplish. I will allow it to stay until we get the results.

 

[LogicoftheVI]

Shinobi Undercover is getting too many color pages, it seems to me they author is running lot of cool ideas having to pump out so many. Color pages should be special and this week's certainly is not that.

 

[JBC008]

Shinobi Undercover is getting too many color pages, it seems to me they author is running lot of cool ideas having to pump out so many. Color pages should be special and this week's certainly is not that.

Maybe it is a Saito thing. It’s been a topic of conversation on the push to make Shinobi popular.

 

[Kiaida]

I will allow it to stay until we get the results.

Told Atsushi Nakamura he can go ahead with chapter 2 now, thanks.

 

[JBC008]

Told Atsushi Nakamura he can go ahead with chapter 2 now, thanks.

Haha, really funny.

 

[Baes]

I feel like Shinobi is such an automatic read lol
Almost anything has any impact

 

[WyldViolet]

Told Atsushi Nakamura he can go ahead with chapter 2 now, thanks.

He's serious. He has a direct line to Saito through letters, remember.

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I feel like Shinobi is such an automatic read lol
Almost anything has any impact

Yup. It's even worse with Kiyoshi imo.
Just noise with the occasional funny gag.

 

[Stivie]

Just read Roku’s House of Oddities, I found it decently fun. There were a few jokes and situations that did make me laugh, but not the whole way, but again, comedy is subjective. I do think aside from it being a comedy, it can delve into some serious melancholic moments when it can if Nakamura wants to. It will all depend on how these curses were formed and the like. I don’t hate it, but my concern is that it might be inoffensive and not get the high reception it might get, in a similar vein as the batch of Gonron Egg, Mage Next Door, and HG/DL (which I have a friend that did some research and said that it was the worst batch of the 2020’s so far).

The positives I can take from this chapter were that despite the exposition part, it was concise about how the curses were summoned, how despite the curses living with the lead, all 5 of them don’t have anything annoying about them and that they would feel like roommates than curses with their own individual characteristics in the same vein I would compare it to Nickelodeon’s Hey Arnold, with Arnold and his home at the Boarding House. Even though it is a bit reactionary, the jokes themselves weren’t as one note and didn’t overstay their welcome, as well as having the gags come at the expense of the characters when I compare them to Ihara or Hayashi with how limited their comedy abilities can go.

Overall, it isn’t bad, but my main concern is how it will compare to its fellow batch mates and the rest of the magazine as its competition when we will have 4 more series concluding within this year, and 2 of them are comedy/gag/slice of life related in what Roku is trying to accomplish. I will allow it to stay until we get the results.

This manga and the basketball manga are only good for serving as props for Sorachi's new manga; if Nakamura wanted to do something different, he should have given more prominence to horror.

 

[pennycryman]

Not really sure why you guys don't have Stivie muted.

It's not even fun ragebait. I have more fun with the Shinobi vs. Nue discourse.

 

[Phantom RPG]

it's too bad people have to form opinions about things they are know nothing about. It seems more like they just want to argue because they have nothing substance to add since they are UNINFORMED.

Yeah, that is usually the case when it comes to thing people JUDGING instead of being CURIOUS enough to actually read the stuff.

He's serious. He has a direct line to Saito through letters, remember.

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Yup. It's even worse with Kiyoshi imo.
Just noise with the occasional funny gag.

I dunno about you guys, but don't you think Himaten is going a bit fast on its developments? I'm only just now kinda realizing it for a bit. Is this normal for a romance series?

Anyway, here are the names of the authors participating in the issue of Jump Giga Spring 2026(With a little help from a translating app i have on my phone so please bear that in mind).

I will start with names I am familiar with and will post previous one-shots the specific author made, so here we go:

Shun Yabe, writer of the Senran Freaks one-shot from a few years back (for those who recall it), and most recently Anti-Service from a jump giga issue, winter 2024. He will make a return in this issue with "Onmyō donkan massugu se ima," or in English, "Yin and Yang insensitive and straightforward."

The anti-service one-shot:


Wamino, the youngest author in the lineup at around 15-16 years of age (God, I feel my damn age just saying this), debuted a one-shot last year in one of the contests. The one shot is called Yahi Haku or Miyabi yuē Wa Ku.

Hidechika Ushi, with "The Demon of Shadow Burial", looks like a newcomer.

Fumuki Murano, an author who debuted "Ryuu to Tejinashi" in Jump Giga Autumn 2025, will debut the one-shot named Yamori no yamori.

Ryuu to Tejinashi


Shigeto Kiji, a newcomer debuting with the likes of "Raifu ∞" in the issue.

The next two authors will debut their winning one-shots from the previous contests in Jump:

Hokazono Akira with Sūpānakkuru ojōsama or know as Super Knuckle Lady

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有名企業の社長令嬢、ナッコには類稀なるパワーがあったが、そのパワーの使い道は…!?

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Fujisawa Shinobu with Aze no mamoribito or know as Guardians of the rice paddies

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人類に仇す“災獣”の討伐を担う特務隊兼高校生・大神は強すぎる力のせいで田舎に派遣される。危険を受け入れながら故郷を離れない住民や自らの力に思いを巡らせる日々の中で強大な脅威が迫り!?

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Now back to the other authors in the issue:

Hayashi Tatsuya, with "Mamono no Yusha", seems like a newcomer.

Jou Tanakura, a new name from what I have seen thus far, with the one-shot "Kitsune no yume".

Kyo Tatara, a newcomer, is with the "Supernatural Battle Fantasy Club".

Takumi, a newcomer from the looks of it, with "OHALIVE".

Fuji Tomoya, a newcomer, with "Niide Rei Ran" or "Reiran Shinde."

Kemuri Taimatsu, a newcomer, with “Pen wa ken yori etosetora.”

Wataru Kuroki, as the writer, and Takeshi Kuroiwa, as the illustrator, with the one-shot “Hangetsu kurīningusābisu”.

Odoru Issei, a newbie, with the one-shot “Shinran - KAMURAN - .”

Chihiro Okuno, a newcomer, with the one-shot “Nairu to Noeru”

Otohi Ogi, who seems to be the author who debuted in Jump Giga Summer 2025 with "Fujimi no Hoshi," has a new one-shot, “Pyurifaiāzu.”


Finally, with color pages going for "On STAGE" by Nono Daiki (Ekiden Bros.) and "Saikyo Joreishi Kan-chan!" by Yoshiharu Kataoka (Ping Pong Peril).

Hope this proves informative for you all.

Not really sure why you guys don't have Stivie muted.

It's not even fun ragebait. I have more fun with the Shinobi vs. Nue discourse.

Trust me, I try really hard to ignore him as much as possible.

 

[Stivie]

Not really sure why you guys don't have Stivie muted.

It's not even fun ragebait. I have more fun with the Shinobi vs. Nue discourse.

You don't even need to act like I'm here all the time.
I rarely speak here. And it never offends anyone.I have always treated everyone with the utmost respect.

 

[Wookitake]

I didn't like Roku that much. Maybe the characters should have been even more extreme, even more quirky. I don't know, something felt off.

KGB's past arc keeps being amazing. I just wish we had more clues about the Malediction being connected to something of their past with the people from Shokoku. As much as it makes sense and all, I just wish we had more clues.

Sakamoto was incredible as well. Akane always great, and the last page spreads were awesome.

 

[Baes]

Was Senran Freaks translated?

 

[tirakai]

RIP Mage Next Door, can't say I'll miss it. The premise of a mage with no attack spells and having to get creative with his silly daily task spells could've been fun but he just used the water gun all the time, then past that premise it didn't have anything else of note whether in setting or characters or stories or comedy. One of the blandest battle shounen we've had in a while.

JK Hero does feel like its due to end next issue after this week but in that case, I guess they're just going to run with a gap until HxH's ready? Or, knowing Saito, maybe they're going to run a weekly special feature on Shinobigoto that's big enough to fill a whole slot.

If JK Hero does end, I wonder what the bottom with look like. Nothing from the previous batch has dropped down there yet, even if two of them do that'll still mean a long running series is hitting the bottom 3 every week.

 

[Shonenfan]

I’m so nervous for kinato; anyone know if there’s been any change online for JP or is it still popular ? I liked the development just think the first part of him getting knocked down would have been a good closer and then using the power in the next chapter.

So the next new series batch would be around 15-20 issues right? With Demon Lord likely ending next week, that means we have an open spot with Modulo’s exit. All signs point to Alien headbutt likely being done next batch, opening two spots.

If there was a third series, what do you guys think will end? There is the possibility one of the new series now tanks but if not then I feel like Sakamoto days can end in that time frame. There’s only two fights left right (shin v tanbatta and saka v uzuki)? Blue box and witch watch are also unlikely to last past the year but they feel winter and summer respectively.

 

[Jay_Senju]

decided to catch up with shinobi undercover and kiyoshi and yep..... they are definitely manga that exist in the magazine.

 

[RealityChecker]

Backlog if 2 volumes for Akane-banashi on latest Shoseki. Not sounding that good.

 

[icrawfish]

All the hubbub about what horror is and whatnot aside, I think it’s clear from this first chapter that Roku is not trying to be scary in any way. It is horror in the same sense that Scooby Doo is horror, in that spooky things are the set pieces for a comedy. Overall I didn’t mind it, but there were a few moments where I felt like it was milking the same reaction panel from the MC a little too much, and I’m not sure if it did an amazing job of standing out amongst the sea of “normal guy surrounded by weirdos” comedy series. I didn’t dislike it though, and it seems like it has the intention of doing some serious character exploration amidst all the sillies, so we’ll see if that’s enough to capture fans.