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

[Shinuki no Reborn]

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[WyldViolet]

I never really doubted the report but it's crazy this leaked like a whole year and a half in advance.

I could see it having been leaked on purpose to drum up hype for the new studio.

 

[RealityChecker]

Bocchi had cute girls doing cute things which is a big factor to its big success on top of its great directing. Cute girls are always an underrated factor to a show blowing up. Its why I'm still watching Oshi no Ko's final season even after how the manga ended

That is my take with RuriDragon by KyoAni.

 

[Neala897]

Bocchi had cute girls doing cute things which is a big factor to its big success on top of its great directing. Cute girls are always an underrated factor to a show blowing up. Its why I'm still watching Oshi no Ko's final season even after how the manga ended

From my personal impression anime "genre" of cute girls doing cute thing is second only to isekai so I doubt its big factor. I havent watch Bocchi but turns out original manga is younkoma so it feels like third coming after Lucky Star and K-on. It gives anime stuff bigger room of interpretation and they hit it.
CM on the other hand made to big change to manga style in Japan eyes. And no amount of fluid animation could change their option. And I respect them a lot for this.

 

[shillin65]

Kill Blue had a decent first episode; the first 40 or so chapters of the manga are its best so I think the anime will be pretty good overall (OP goes hard too)

 

[RealityChecker]

Bocchi the Rock vs Chainsawman is a pretty good comparison here since Bocchi was a series with zero prior expectations that became a big hit due to fantastic directing that gave the show a ton of energy and highlighted its biggest strengths, while CSM was expected to become the next megahit but due to weak directing that sucked a lot of the energy out of the series and actively strayed away from its strongest aspects it ended up underperforming.

That said, I haven't watched Kill Blue yet so I've no idea if it's actually done well (I can't imagine it being on the level of Bocchi at any rate).

Yeah. Like: Nobody saw it coming. Bocchi blew up incredibly hard. That's why I can’t say whenever something outside comes and takes the crown. Like RuriDragon by KyoAni next year or so could do it. We never know.

 

[Nuesmoker]

Genuinely starting to think that Nue may have to wait as long as Akane and Sakamoto Days for its announcement, if not longer

Sighhh

 

[RealityChecker]

Genuinely starting to think that Nue may have to wait as long as Akane and Sakamoto Days for its announcement, if not longer

Sighhh

There is no reason for sorrow. It absolutely possible for Nue's Exorcist to have its anime announced this year and air the next year.

 

[Dongus]

Genuinely starting to think that Nue may have to wait as long as Akane and Sakamoto Days for its announcement, if not longer

Sighhh

After that last chapter? Another 30 years!

 

[cameronney618]

Yeah. Like: Nobody saw it coming. Bocchi blew up incredibly hard. That's why I can’t say whenever something outside comes and takes the crown. Like RuriDragon by KyoAni next year or so could do it. We never know.

Jump Series has more exposure than whatever KIrara Magazine Bocchi is in. They have way lower ceiling than the demographic Jump magazines are catering to. They're usually the ones that benefits the most from Anime adaptations.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Dude, look at this first episode of Kill Blue, the quality, the amazing opening, the series being from a big author, having one of the biggest K-pop groups in the world singing the opening....and it's from a rushed series! Fuck Saito! Legit worst Jump EiC, this series could actually get a boost in sales if it was still being serialized right now as it should be but now it's a wasted opportunity, never thought i would miss Nakano, he for sure wouldn't do this...

 

[Phantom RPG]

Dude, look at this first episode of Kill Blue, the quality, the amazing opening, the series being from a big author, having one of the biggest K-pop groups in the world singing the opening....and it's from a rushed series! Fuck Saito! Legit worst Jump EiC, this series could actually get a boost in sales if it was still being serialized right now as it should be but now it's a wasted opportunity, never thought i would miss Nakano, he for sure wouldn't do this...

You are not wrong, just don't make it your whole persona in the thread, is what I would say.

 

[monstera11]

Remember the times when people laughed at me for saying Kagurabachi would get anime before Nue

 

[nemu asahi]

I think a lot of investors in Japan are seeing Jump anime as a safe bet, as the anime should make enough ROI, even for an axed series.

It's 5% of ROI just for an anime, so maybe it's higher for a Jump anime.... with all the foreign streaming deals etc.

We're seeing more of them anyway, remakes etc.

They're gonna to use up near to every oneshot they can, adding original material and making up to one cour, because it is lost IP potential if not. Like Dandelion?

Jump is a brand that sells, so Jump anime from an axed series probably sells well enough as content for foreign streaming plateforms. If it gets reaaally successful, then they could "de-axe" the series. Why not?

I think the "flow" of the life of a title might change quite a lot. It's interesting....

 

[RealityChecker]

I think a lot of investors in Japan are seeing Jump anime as a safe bet, as the anime should make enough ROI, even for an axed series.

Jump is a brand that sells, so Jump anime from an axed series probably sells well enough as content for foreign streaming plateforms. If it gets reaaally successful, then they could "de-axe" the series. Why not?

I think the "flow" of the life of a title might change quite a lot. It's interesting....

Just imagine.... a "Gonron Egg" anime.

 

[WyldViolet]

Just imagine.... a "Gonron Egg" anime.

SWOT anime here we come!

 

[kiyoshibro]

Just imagine.... a "Gonron Egg" anime.

Imagine Gonron Egg made entirely by the assistant, a painting in movement..
That guy/girl is insanely good on draw the nature

 

[echo]

SWOT anime here we come!

…… U19 anime?

 

[Stivie]

Dude, look at this first episode of Kill Blue, the quality, the amazing opening, the series being from a big author, having one of the biggest K-pop groups in the world singing the opening....and it's from a rushed series! Fuck Saito! Legit worst Jump EiC, this series could actually get a boost in sales if it was still being serialized right now as it should be but now it's a wasted opportunity, never thought i would miss Nakano, he for sure wouldn't do this...

Unbelievable, it was published for 2 years, had several color pages, and reached number one on the ToC charts. If the manga still didn't increase sales, it's not Saito's fault, but the author's for not delivering a decent story.

 

[JBC008]

Just reading these comments regarding cancelled manga like SWOT and U19 making a comeback, please no. I already read enough of them or watched YouTube videos where they are dissected. Why should we pick the s*\ty ones that are just pure torture. If we did and it was the same as Baoh, pick Cool Shock BT, Cyber Blue, Cyborg Grandpa G, or Green Green Greens?

 

[FantasticFootno]

Unbelievable, it was published for 2 years, had several color pages, and reached number one on the ToC charts. If the manga still didn't increase sales, it's not Saito's fault, but the author's for not delivering a decent story.

Yeah that whole middle stretch of the series was pretty bad, and it justifiably tanked the series. I'm surprised it didn't die earlier. There's a reason why it was just a consistent bottom ranker for like a good year lol.