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Your Favorite Chapters of Issue #48 of 2026 (5 Choices At Most)

  • Me & Roboco 302

  • Sakamoto Days 280

  • Witch Watch 267

  • Akane-banashi 227

  • Nue's Exorcist 166

  • Kagurabachi 136

  • Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 113

  • Ichi the Witch 103

  • Shinobi Undercover 102

  • Someone Hertz 54

  • Under Doctor 37

  • Roku's House of Oddities 27

  • Class 2B Hero Destroyerz 25

  • Animal Signal 19

  • Hal Formula 18

  • Cannon Master 17

  • The Ura Files 8

  • Graykeith: Translator Daemonica 7


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Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #49 (2026)
00. Ichi the Witch (Cover & Lead Color Pages)
01. Sakamoto Days
02. One Piece
00. Roku's House of Oddities (Color Page)
03. Akane-banashi
04. Someone Hertz
05. Shinobi Undercover
00. Superpower Battle Fantasy Club (One Shot by Tatara Kyo, Color Page, Golden Future Cup #6)
06. Me & Roboco
00. Under Doctor (Color Page)
07. Graykeith: Translator Daemonica
08. Witch Watch
09. The Ura Files
10. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi
11. Animal Signal
12. Nue's Exorcist
13. Hal Formula
14. Cannon Master
15. Class 2B Hero Destroyerz
16. Kagurabachi

Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #50 (2026) - Information!
Akane-banashi (Cover & Lead Color Pages)
Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi (Color Page)
Me & Roboco (Color Page)
Shishikabane (One Shot by Maki Gyujirou, Color Page, Golden Future Cup #7)
 

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Shoseki Top 500 (April 5th)
7. Akane-banashi 21
32. Nue's Exorcist 14


JK Yuusha is out now as well

Akane-banashi backlog
7. Akane-banashi 21
284. Akane-banashi 1
342. Akane-banashi 20


Seems like Akane's boost is comparable to Witch Watch's where it's disappointing physically but doing decent enough digitally.

Amazon Digital
Akane-banashi 1 - 205 / 434
Akane-banashi 2 - 164 / 370
Akane-banashi 3 - 171 / 388
Akane-banashi 4 - 188 / 408
Akane-banashi 5 - 200 / 435
Akane-banashi 6 - 212 / 452
Akane-banashi 7 - 217 / 471
Akane-banashi 8 - 220 / 476
Akane-banashi 9 - 224 / 482
Akane-banashi 10 - 227 / 483
Akane-banashi 11 - 248 / 539
Akane-banashi 12 - 247 / 531
Akane-banashi 13 - 245 / 530
Akane-banashi 14 - 243 / 527
Akane-banashi 15 - 241 / 513
Akane-banashi 16 - 240 / 509
Akane-banashi 17 - 235 / 499
Akane-banashi 18 - 214 / 445
Akane-banashi 19 - 167 / 369
Akane-banashi 20 - 132 / 290
Akane-banashi 21 - 16 / 22
 

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That is really bad, unfortunately.
 

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I wonder if Mage or JK will also not even make the top 500. Perhaps JK will barely.

Is JK-Mage-Gonron the worst selling batch WSJ's had? Usually there's at least one that gains a small fanbase (especially when it's a batch of 3) but all three of these are performing abysmally.
 

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I wonder if Mage or JK will also not even make the top 500. Perhaps JK will barely.

Is JK-Mage-Gonron the worst selling batch WSJ's had? Usually there's at least one that gains a small fanbase (especially when it's a batch of 3) but all three of these are performing abysmally.
A friend of mine did a history rank for this decade so far, and from what the statistics show, the answer is, yes.
 

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I'm honestly interested in the next TOC because while UD has SLIGHTLY outperformed Kinato and Alien, for being the only one that's gotten a color page it really hasn't done that much better

In the spirit of hoping Saito isn't being stupid with color pages again, I'd like to actually see this split from the last round start to take shape
 

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Hey y'all, first post in the thread.

So, Roku..? I like it, in a 6.5/10 way, disclaimer, I was a big fan of Agravity Boys and if you had asked me for 5 authors I'd want back in the magazine, beyond like Kubo and Sorachi, I think I'd have probably named the Agravity Boys author (safe to say I was pretty happy when I read on who was getting serialized this batch especially with basketball being my favorite sport and spokon being my favorite genre.) ... so I'm pretty biased regarding wanting Roku to be a hit.

I did have one laugh out loud moment, the dragon ball joke, and I did grow a bigger smile as the chapter went on, and so I'm leaving it with a good impression. I'm a bit worried as to how much of a tsukkomi the main guy is, when apart from the vampire looking guy, no one strikes me as some extreme level of boke yet.

I like Johan the best of all five, which makes sense he gets 70% of the screen-time, hopes are pinned on the big white dog since Sadaharu's my guy, no real deep thoughts on the other three so far.
 

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Hey y'all, first post in the thread.

So, Roku..? I like it, in a 6.5/10 way, disclaimer, I was a big fan of Agravity Boys and if you had asked me for 5 authors I'd want back in the magazine, beyond like Kubo and Sorachi, I think I'd have probably named the Agravity Boys author (safe to say I was pretty happy when I read on who was getting serialized this batch especially with basketball being my favorite sport and spokon being my favorite genre.) ... so I'm pretty biased regarding wanting Roku to be a hit.

I did have one laugh out loud moment, the dragon ball joke, and I did grow a bigger smile as the chapter went on, and so I'm leaving it with a good impression. I'm a bit worried as to how much of a tsukkomi the main guy is, when apart from the vampire looking guy, no one strikes me as some extreme level of boke yet.

I like Johan the best of all five, which makes sense he gets 70% of the screen-time, hopes are pinned on the big white dog since Sadaharu's my guy, no real deep thoughts on the other three so far.
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Fun issue, I really like the first of the three new manga. Obviously most excited for Sorachi but I'm liking Roku's House of Oddities so far, had a fair few laughs at it. Seems like it might scratch the void Witch Watch will soon leave behind. I also never read Agravity Boys so this will be interesting for me since I have no clear expectations compared to others here. Mage's ending is kinda mediocre, the second half as a whole is very bland and forgettable. Kinda sad but it's just what it is. Unremarkable and plain with some standout moments. Maybe next attempt?


Issue votes:
Kagurabachi
Roku's House of Oddities
One Piece
Nue's Exorcist
Under Doctor
 

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issue 19 votes
1. Roku
2. Ichi
3. Himaten
4. Kinato
5. Hertz

Had quite a good time with Roku, can see it lasting a while

I'm starting to doubt that Himaten will make it to the 100 chapter mark at this point; best chance it has in my opinion is a "Iemori dates Kanai but it doesn't work out" arc and I don't think this is the type of series to have an arc like that; even with it I doubt it'll be longer than Kill Blue

Mage was overall ok, it wasn't legendarily bad like Gonron but didn't have the fun factor of Hero Girl either, just a very middle of the road series, which sucks because it looked promising early on

Kiyoshi had its best chapter in a while this week, the comedy makes it a much better read

I also read the oneshot for the basketball series recently and it was surprisingly good, hope the serialized version will go well
 

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Weekly Shonen Jump 'All-Star Schedule Book' included Issue #19!

It already gives it away that Hero Girl & Demon Lord will be axed next issue since the only series (besides the 3 new ones) to not have a illustration in a Month page are Gonron Egg, The Mage Next Door & Hero Girl & Demon Lord while Under Doctor, Kinato's Magic & Alien Headbutt have illustrations.


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So Shinuki, your thoughts on Nakamura’s new series?
 

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Holy hell, that manga magazine sale ratio
Red: Tankoubon sale
Orange: Manga magazine sale
Green: Digital manga sale
 

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Weekly Shonen Jump 'All-Star Schedule Book' included Issue #19!

It already gives it away that Hero Girl & Demon Lord will be axed next issue since the only series (besides the 3 new ones) to not have a illustration in a Month page are Gonron Egg, The Mage Next Door & Hero Girl & Demon Lord while Under Doctor, Kinato's Magic & Alien Headbutt have illustrations.


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While obvious, always good to see what Jump considers its "top tiered" series having solo months:
- One Piece
- Sakamoto Days
- Blue Box
- Kagurabachi
- Ichi the Witch
- Someone Hertz

Though I don't like Ruri Dragon, too bad it couldn't stick in the main magazine. We basically have one for each year except for 2022 where it would have perfectly fit that slot. I imagine best first contender for 2026 is the new Sorachi series but high expectations also leads to greater disappointment so I'm just curiously waiting to see what emerges
 

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While obvious, always good to see what Jump considers its "top tiered" series having solo months:
- One Piece
- Sakamoto Days
- Blue Box
- Kagurabachi
- Ichi the Witch
- Someone Hertz

Though I don't like Ruri Dragon, too bad it couldn't stick in the main magazine. We basically have one for each year except for 2022 where it would have perfectly fit that slot. I imagine best first contender for 2026 is the new Sorachi series but high expectations also leads to greater disappointment so I'm just curiously waiting to see what emerges
Also Kinato's Magic & Under Doctor being the main illustrations in their respective months gives me hope about them :hee
 

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While Roku Chapter 1 feels very exposition heavy (weaker parts of the chapter) I think it does a great job to establish 6 main characters in one chapter. This chapter pretty much feels like a "this needs to be done so we can have fun next" thingy so im more excited for the next chapter.
Overall still good imo! 7.5-8/10 I really enjoyed it especially the 2nd half. + Johan is cute
 

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Also Kinato's Magic & Under Doctor being the main illustrations in their respective months gives me hope about them :hee
Look, I'm always the pessimist but..does it matter? Cause I mean, Akane is the main illustration vs Shinobi (rightfully) but if Saito had his way, he'd pair it up with something else to show it off lmao

Granted, I do think the possibility of Kinato at least surviving one round isn't implausible. If JK ends next round or is replaced by HxH this one, it going + Alien is already two slots. We've had 3, 3 series rounds in a row and a 4 series not too long before that one. I imagine the next round will be a round of 2
 

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Look, I'm always the pessimist but..does it matter? Cause I mean, Akane is the main illustration vs Shinobi (rightfully) but if Saito had his way, he'd pair it up with something else to show it off lmao

Granted, I do think the possibility of Kinato at least surviving one round isn't implausible. If JK ends next round or is replaced by HxH this one, it going + Alien is already two slots. We've had 3, 3 series rounds in a row and a 4 series not too long before that one. I imagine the next round will be a round of 2
They could have just given Nue & Shinobi the bigger month illustration instead of Kinato & Doctor, so i like to think they did for some reason 👍
 

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Holy hell, that manga magazine sale ratio
Red: Tankoubon sale
Orange: Manga magazine sale
Green: Digital manga sale
The site isn't available in my country.

What are we supposed to see?
 

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While obvious, always good to see what Jump considers its "top tiered" series having solo months:
- One Piece
- Sakamoto Days
- Blue Box
- Kagurabachi
- Ichi the Witch
- Someone Hertz

Though I don't like Ruri Dragon, too bad it couldn't stick in the main magazine. We basically have one for each year except for 2022 where it would have perfectly fit that slot.
I somehow think this will eventually cause some problems for the magazine. But that is just a feeling.
 
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