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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)

 

[JBC008]

lol the timing for Jump to include this message in Alien Headbutt chapter, kinda makes me feel bad for the author:

"Send messages of support to Akira Inui-sensei, who’s working passionately every day on his very first serialization"

What happened? Is he alright?

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

What happened? Is he alright?

Yes, is just that they included this note for readers to send support messages for the author in the chapter that got placed bottom 1, is kinda ironic.

 

[JBC008]

Yes, is just that they included this note for readers to send support messages for the author in the chapter that got placed bottom 1, is kinda ironic.

Oh I see.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Time for a few impressions for Class 2-B: Hero Destroyers but i will not go much in details because i feel like in this case in special is better to experience it fully reading:

Spoiler

-It's veeery Sorachi, crazy chapter, and long, so it's really packed with content, at some moments i thought it was ending but i got hit with a new development lol
-The story takes place in the human world, another world from the Demon King world, so yeah is basically a isekai
-The toilet emoji and jokes on VIZ tweet is very in line with the content, a lot of the chapter and story revolves around toilet, the long climax and fight of the chapter happens in the school bathroom, part of it with the dark haired mc sit in the toilet trying to take a shit
-If you like Gintama you will definitely like Class 2-B, i find hard to see this, at least the 1st chapter, failing, it's going to do well for sure.

--- Double Post Merged, Apr 17, 2026, Original Post Date: Apr 17, 2026 ---

Ahh, and about Drawn to the Fire chapter 2:

Spoiler

-Chapter starts with a flashback of Keiki and Hana

-Go back to pesent time after the match from ch1, talk in class and between the team, there's a video of the match that went kinda viral on Twitter

-Suddenly moves to the school where Hana studies, we see her and her team mates, they show her the viral video of Keiki, she seems happy and think about them meeting in the summer in their "promised place"

-Rest of the chapter is the mc with the team training, we get to know them better, there's a cool spread page of the training, reminds me of Kuroko pass, chapter ends there

I liked the chapter!

--- Double Post Merged, Apr 17, 2026 ---

Final spoiler for Roku's House of Oddities:

Spoiler

-Chapter about Roku & Johan visiting his Grandma in the hospital, she's the master of the house, there are many funny moments and a touching one with a sick little girl about to have surgery, in the end the grandma sees a video of all curses and accept them, asking Johan to take care of Roku, it's a good chapter

 

[Bulju]

You will understand when you read the chapter

Yeah that was dumb of me. Somehow I missed all the other toilet humor and only saw the word dumps.

 

[Stivie]

Time for a few impressions for Class 2-B: Hero Destroyers but i will not go much in details because i feel like in this case in special is better to experience it fully reading:

Spoiler

-It's veeery Sorachi, crazy chapter, and long, so it's really packed with content, at some moments i thought it was ending but i got hit with a new development lol
-The story takes place in the human world, another world from the Demon King world, so yeah is basically a isekai
-The toilet emoji and jokes on VIZ tweet is very in line with the content, a lot of the chapter and story revolves around toilet, the long climax and fight of the chapter happens in the school bathroom, part of it with the dark haired mc sit in the toilet trying to take a shit
-If you like Gintama you will definitely like Class 2-B, i find hard to see this, at least the 1st chapter, failing, it's going to do well for sure.

--- Double Post Merged, Apr 17, 2026, Original Post Date: Apr 17, 2026 ---

Ahh, and about Drawn to the Fire chapter 2:

Spoiler

-Chapter starts with a flashback of Keiki and Hana

-Go back to pesent time after the match from ch1, talk in class and between the team, there's a video of the match that went kinda viral on Twitter

-Suddenly moves to the school where Hana studies, we see her and her team mates, they show her the viral video of Keiki, she seems happy and think about them meeting in the summer in their "promised place"

-Rest of the chapter is the mc with the team training, we get to know them better, there's a cool spread page of the training, reminds me of Kuroko pass, chapter ends there

I liked the chapter!

--- Double Post Merged, Apr 17, 2026 ---

Final spoiler for Roku's House of Oddities:

Spoiler

-Chapter about Roku & Johan visiting his Grandma in the hospital, she's the master of the house, there are many funny moments and a touching one with a sick little girl about to have surgery, in the end the grandma sees a video of all curses and accept them, asking Johan to take care of Roku, it's a good chapter

Still waiting for the horror part.

 

[Wookitake]

Zan has to be one of the ugliest jump manga I have ever read. I wonder what the author is doing now after SWOT flopped.

These one are actually kind old, at least.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP ISSUE #20 (2026) - POLL & COMMENT VOTING

Yo guys & girls, finally posting the results and starting the new voting early like it should be! It could be even earlier tbh but so far so good, so don't forget to send your votes, don't waste time!

The members who already voted:

Spoiler

Kiaida

1. Nue's Exorcist 141
2. Roku's House of Oddities 2
3. Hima-Ten! 86
4. Drawn to the Fire 1
5. Sakamoto Days 255

ItsSamu

1. Akane-banashi 202
2. Drawn to the Fire 1
3. Ichi the Witch 78
4. Sakamoto Days 255
5. Me & Roboco 277

shillin65

1. Drawn to the Fire 1
2. Hima-Ten! 86
3. Me & Roboco 277
4. Shinobi Undercover 77
5. Someone Hertz 29

Dongus

1. Akane-banashi 202
2. Shinobi Undercover 77
3. Kagurabachi 118
4. Nue's Exorcist 141
5. Me & Roboco 277

Hawke

1. Blue Box 238
2. Kagurabachi 118
3. Roku's House of Oddities 2
4. Drawn to the Fire 1
5. Shinobi Undercover 77

WyldViolet

1. Nue's Exorcist 141
2. Drawn to the Fire 1
3. Roku's House of Oddities 2
4. Kinato's Magic 11
5. Akane-banashi 202

Discomusic

1. Drawn to the Fire 1
2. Witch Watch 243
3. Ichi the Witch 78
4. Blue Box 238
5. Akane-banashi 202

Just reminding, if you didn't vote for Issue #20, don't waste time, i intend to post the results early too, on Sunday at the very last, so please send your votes!

 

[galaxy-juice]

lol Galaxy, of all gags you could pick you did Moriking, the one that actually ranked decently well for a while and was enjoyed even here in the Forum? kkkk

Also Hasegawa had published Spring Weapon No.1 for nearly 2 years before, so they definitely saw potential on him.

And about Nice Prison, besides the quality of it, Suganuma is well known and popular on Twitter with over 150k followers because of his 4-koma stories, so they were definitely trying to target these audience.

I picked Moriking on purpose. To be clear, I think it is fantastic. I have read it several times and it is in my top 5 gags of all time. I also do not think it was ever really intended to be a long-running manga. And it wasn't one.

I also think the same for, like, Ichinose Family or Earthchild. There was no way either was going to be a pillar, the premise was too constrained. In other words, I'm saying I don't think Jump necessarily sees Moriking as a flop. I think some stories are designed to be "short-runners", basically, which can be successful or unsuccessful by that metric.

I don't think any series (except for Ichigoki's Under Control) is designed to fail but I also don't think every series is expected or even intended to be the next Naruto or even the next Me & Roboco. I think it's a good thing that some stories feel complete at 30-50 chapters.

(This is different from stuff like P6 or Super Smartphone or (apparently) Nice Prison, which is "trying wild ideas to see if they stick" and is equally fun but often cut short.)

 

[tirakai]

It's not that some series are intended to end early after failing to follow a strong beginning, rather they don't really know what'll be successful. I think we've an an editor talk about it? There's series they thought were certain hits that completely flopped, and there's series they weren't confident in but gave a chance just in case that ended up being big hits.

That said, I'm not sure what Ichinose's plan even would be long term. The series was struggling for ideas by ch 20, so I have no clue what it would do if it went past ch 100. There's definitely series where the author themself didn't plan for success.

 

[Neala897]

Time for a few impressions for Class 2-B: Hero Destroyers but i will not go much in details because i feel like in this case in special is better to experience it fully reading:

Spoiler

-It's veeery Sorachi, crazy chapter, and long, so it's really packed with content, at some moments i thought it was ending but i got hit with a new development lol
-The story takes place in the human world, another world from the Demon King world, so yeah is basically a isekai
-The toilet emoji and jokes on VIZ tweet is very in line with the content, a lot of the chapter and story revolves around toilet, the long climax and fight of the chapter happens in the school bathroom, part of it with the dark haired mc sit in the toilet trying to take a shit
-If you like Gintama you will definitely like Class 2-B, i find hard to see this, at least the 1st chapter, failing, it's going to do well for sure.

I am Gintama fan and that doesnt sound too exciting to me

 

[BelTL]

Not sure if the news is WSJ but well...

 

[Sulaiman6]

I am Gintama fan and that doesnt sound too exciting to me

Were you expecting anything new/different from Sorachi?

 

[Neala897]

Were you expecting anything new/different from Sorachi?

Personally I expect him return to Gintama since he left quite a number of things just hang in the air like Madao. But even aside from this the whole idea of standart school setting even with all sheningans doesnt sounds great to me.

 

[Sulaiman6]

Personally I expect him return to Gintama since he left quite a number of things just hang in the air like Madao. But even aside from this the whole idea of standart school setting even with all sheningans doesnt sounds great to me.

Sorachi had always expressed a desire to create a manga set in a school, but he never got the opportunity.

Yes, I do agree that the premise and settings are not exciting, but neither was Gintama, in my opinion. His ability to write can prevail in any settings when it comes to comedy and drama. So I trust him regardless, but we'll see what happens tomorrow!

 

[Neala897]

Sorachi had always expressed a desire to create a manga set in a school, but he never got the opportunity.

Always is one time in 2008 interview? I dont remember any other time

 

[monstera11]

lol the timing for Jump to include this message in Alien Headbutt chapter, kinda makes me feel bad for the author:

"Send messages of support to Akira Inui-sensei, who’s working passionately every day on his very first serialization"

My heart is more broken for Amemiya, who seem to head to 2nd axe despite his current series being so good

 

[Newkerzy]

My heart is more broken for Amemiya, who seem to head to 2nd axe despite his current series being so good

I’ll admit. Kinato isn’t anything special, but it is the better manga compared to UD. I’m not fully supporting it yet, because it hasn’t done much of anything to separate itself from the pack, which is the problem.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

I picked Moriking on purpose. To be clear, I think it is fantastic. I have read it several times and it is in my top 5 gags of all time. I also do not think it was ever really intended to be a long-running manga. And it wasn't one.

I also think the same for, like, Ichinose Family or Earthchild. There was no way either was going to be a pillar, the premise was too constrained. In other words, I'm saying I don't think Jump necessarily sees Moriking as a flop. I think some stories are designed to be "short-runners", basically, which can be successful or unsuccessful by that metric.

I don't think any series (except for Ichigoki's Under Control) is designed to fail but I also don't think every series is expected or even intended to be the next Naruto or even the next Me & Roboco. I think it's a good thing that some stories feel complete at 30-50 chapters.

(This is different from stuff like P6 or Super Smartphone or (apparently) Nice Prison, which is "trying wild ideas to see if they stick" and is equally fun but often cut short.)

lol you should have worded in a better way because it seemed like you hated Moriking kkkk

The problem is that it's not a matter of believing or not, Moriking, Ichinose Family and Earthchild were 100% axed series because of bad rankings, Ichinose Family in special bled in sales after vol 1 and rankings fell apart, not to mention the the series was hated on japanese forums, Taizan wrapped the series in a way that it felt conclusive because it was able to run for 50 chapters due to early good sales & rankings, if it wasn't for that it would have been 20/30 at best, so while these very likely not intended to be as long as Me & Roboco for example, they were still cut short against the authors will.

 

[Shonenfan]

lol you should have worded in a better way because it seemed like you hated Moriking kkkk

The problem is that it's not a matter of believing or not, Moriking, Ichinose Family and Earthchild were 100% axed series because of bad rankings, Ichinose Family in special bled in sales after vol 1 and rankings fell apart, not to mention the the series was hated on japanese forums, Taizan wrapped the series in a way that it felt conclusive because it was able to run for 50 chapters due to early good sales & rankings, if it wasn't for that it would have been 20/30 at best, so while these very likely not intended to be as long as Me & Roboco for example, they were still cut short against the authors will.

God that first chapter of ichinose was so good. The first volume or two was great, but once it started looping it became memeish