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[Shinuki no Reborn]

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[Kiaida]

This doesn't have any occult meaning, i already said days ago (and posted a list) Jump has given the double issue cover for a single manga dozen of times, it actually makes sense they're doing it for the live action, Naruto got many double issue covers for himself back in the day because of the movie adaptations lol

Last year's Golden Week cover literally excluded 75% of the magazine. The last time they had a solo cover for GW was a mistake and they published the group one the next issue, and before that it was a trio cover with Boruto, Naruto and One Piece. You have to go back almost 20 years for a "normal" single series GW cover.

Saito doesn't respect most of the magazine. He's also really boring, we don't get Jump Heroine posters anymore, barely any crossover stuff, not all established series get Festa booths anymore, etc.

 

[BelTL]

Saito should pitch the Jump Villain poster or something, if that haven't been done yet
No Oikawa

 

[Kiaida]

Saito should pitch the Jump Villain poster or something, if that haven't been done yet
No Oikawa

They had something like this once for a GIGA. A modern one drawn by the actual authors could be cool.

 

[FantasticFootno]

Last year's Golden Week cover literally excluded 75% of the magazine. The last time they had a solo cover for GW was a mistake and they published the group one the next issue, and before that it was a trio cover with Boruto, Naruto and One Piece. You have to go back almost 20 years for a "normal" single series GW cover.

Saito doesn't respect most of the magazine. He's also really boring, we don't get Jump Heroine posters anymore, barely any crossover stuff, not all established series get Festa booths anymore, etc.

Yeah 2/4 group covers last year were basically only their top series. And now we're not even having the farce of a "top" group cover this time, its just a skipping alltogether.
Idk, I just personally like them as a snapshot of the magazine at the time, and it'll be really disappointing to not get one of Alien Headbutt or Kinato.

 

[BelTL]

They had something like this once for a GIGA. A modern one drawn by the actual authors could be cool.

Yeah but who would be Blue Box, Himaten and Hertz's villains tho

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

But then that just calls into question why they're releasing the jump press when they are. They could easily have pushed it back a week lol.

They're doing it because besides Kagurabachi they also have the Sakamoto Days live action to advertise (very likely a final trailer) and very important the Black Clover ending to officially announce which will happen just 4/5 days before GIGA release.

They could've just give double cover for Sakamoto and Kagurabachi. They did this for the Ichikabachika thing.

Why they would do that and diminish the impact of both Live Action release and Anime announcement? Only 1 series can get the lead color page.

Last year's Golden Week cover literally excluded 75% of the magazine. The last time they had a solo cover for GW was a mistake and they published the group one the next issue, and before that it was a trio cover with Boruto, Naruto and One Piece. You have to go back almost 20 years for a "normal" single series GW cover.

Saito doesn't respect most of the magazine. He's also really boring, we don't get Jump Heroine posters anymore, barely any crossover stuff, not all established series get Festa booths anymore, etc.

None of this has anything to do with why Sakamoto is getting the cover, it's getting the cover because the live action release which they're advertising a lot is getting the release on Golden Week so the only issue they can give the cover & lead cp is the double one since we just had a new round taking the covers, that's it, there's no secondary or occult intention behind it, is just the pure coincidence of when the Live Action is releasing on theaters.

 

[nemu asahi]

Maybe they stopped all these to allow people (mangaka and employees) to work less? If it's the case, then I'm for it.

 

[RealityChecker]

Maybe they stopped all these to allow people (mangaka and employees) to work less? If it's the case, then I'm for it.

Imagine not having their own series promover and advertised on a cover. This cannot be the dream of anyone

 

[tirakai]

Jump doesn't have an artist right now well suited to doing a Jump Heroines poster (though it would still be nice to see a cover collab with all the different artists).

 

[Broseph]

I def miss the Jump Heroine posters, if anything for the discourse. I wish we had one in 2023 or 2024 so I could see if Nobara would have still made it even if she had been gone in the manga for years at that point or if Maki would take her place

 

[FantasticFootno]

The worst part about the sakamoto days cover next week is that its getting so much fanfare for like the worst fight of the arc. So far it has lasted 6 chapters, and it was already feeling tired when we were trapped in it literally 20 chapters ago. But now this is looking like its probably going to be the third to last fight of the series somehow, its going to last like 8-9 chapters at this rate, and its just so painfully boring. Oki vs Nagumo was like 3 chapters in the end! This is genuinely almost reaching the level of the osaragi and shishiba fight that just ended (8-9 chapters). Why does Suzuki even think this is a good idea?

 

[tirakai]

I'd say Angel was the main girl of the Culling Games more than anyone else.

 

[Discomusic]

1. Ichi the Witch: The skirmish between the mentors was pretty fun, and the chapter in general was enjoyable. A new enemy is on the horizon, and has very powerful connections. Trouble in sight!
2. Someone Hertz: This episode was cute. It requires the reader to know about the radio exercise routine for japanese school kids, but luckily an old episode of Gintama taught me everything on the subject. This is a chapter that I would gladly see animated, it will turn out very wholesome. "The radio exercise program in our region is kinda weird..." "three squats, two pushups, fight the dragon, stretch your arms"
3. Witch Watch: Kan has a great moment, woohooo!! That is a good fight (not exceptional), although I am disappointed from the true nature of Dorey. He was such an interesting character after the first twist about him, Shinohara kind of wasted him with this new reveal.
4. Akane-banashi: The high spot is mostly for the God of Death, that is one of the most interesting characters we had in the magazine this week. Of course it is born through the interpretation of Akane for the role, so all the kudos go to her. That said, there is a feeling of repetition, as if Akane is treated like she improved in a new direction but actually she follows the same learning pattern as usual.
5. Roku's house of oddities: This is the first convincing chapter of the series. It decided to focus on one of the five guests of the house, and the flow is much better than when it deals with all characters at once. The "King" was funny with his antics and also likeable when he paid hommage to the grandma (great chara design for her btw). I am now curious to see if the general trend of the series will be like this chapter or like the previous two.
6. Blue Box: The rivalry of the two brothers keeps being good. After a chapter dedicated to one sibling and a chapter dedicated to the other, now we have a chapter dedicated to both and to their relation, and it's not that true that one brother chases and the other ignores. Pretty good stuff, but we are still not very updated with the match score after the first page.
7. Class 2-B Hero Destroyerz: As a huge Gintama fan, my opinion on Sorachi's return is: I wouldn't have done it, given how he struggled at mantaining the rythm of a Jump serialization and how he often said to be at his limits. In his place, I would have just lived off the royalties of the franchise I was able to create. But nonetheless, here is a new series of the Gorilla, and it is standard Sorachi. The humour is there, the classic Gintama dynamics are there, the entertainment is all there. A bit too long for a first chapter but it was good, only...it was everything you would expect from Sorachi, and nothing else.
8. Drawn to the fire: After the awe for the first chapter, the second is...competent, which is a good thing, but not as exciting. Now the main character has to bond with the rest of the team, and they can become interesting characters on their own if they are given focus. And I liked that we saw the point of view of the girl, I hope she will get her space in the story with her parallel dream.
9. One Piece: Basically a sweep for the new Evil, to show that he is the real deal. From a situation that the Strawhats were winning too easily, to one that I don't know how they will escape from. The arc is good again.
10. Under Doctor: I liked the chapter, but I have a complaint: basically, the protagonist is at the limit of bearing the countereffect of his enhancing technique. That's fine, but then you look at him and his facial expression, he doesn't show any sign of pain or fatigue of any sort, while he should be at the verge of physical collapse. It's like a videogame: perfectly moving until the time limit expires, then it's sudden game over. It's hard to feel tense this way.
11. Kinato's Magic: A better chapter than the previous two, mostly because the bosses entered the scene and were very good at instilling fear into the new baddies. That kind of scene can be ruined if not played well, but this time is worked good enough to deliver an enjoyable chapter. Not let's see if the metamorphosis of Kinato to Deku continues even outside of the battle.
12. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi: The enemy is being nerfed real time, I understand that they needed a way to make him beatable, but now they imposed him a limit that makes him not as worthy an opponent as we thought (even if he actually is, the perception counts). Probably the copycat demon could beat him if he tries hard.
13. Nue's Exorcist: Just some cool, well drawn pages of fighting in a chapter with no thoughts and all action...well why not. Gakuro has an increasingly different chara design as he powers up.
14. Alien Headbutt: The last place in the rankings doesn't bode well for the series, and this chapter seems like an immediate reaction to it. At the end of the read, the situation has changed and the protagonist is put in a challenge completely different than before, while the wrestling moves are leaving room to the alien parasyte sheananigans that are now more important. Oh, and the pointy enemy wasn't so much of a deal for him...I was expecting Tiger Mask level of strategies to overcome the new impossible situation with pro wrestling.
15. Shinobi Undercover: For the first part I was wondering if the enemy had been defeated without me noticing, they all talk as if they are not under attack. The team 7 reunion was nice, expecially given how their members were introduced as mere lackeys as first, but now they have been all redignified.
16. Hima-Ten!: The chapter where Kanai gets one last chance. At least Iemori remembered where he always put all of his feelings before last week, and is torn between new and old emotions. Let's see if there will be a surprise after this date, but I wouldn't hope much for it.
17. Me and Roboco: A decent chapter, but not the best that Roboco can offer. It was at least interesting to see the differencies of gag delivering style between Miyazaki and Sorachi. I'd say there is room for both in the magazine.
18. Kagurabachi: This is hard to rank, because I didn't understand much of the chapter. I feel sad because I was able to understand more or less everything of the arc until just now. The characters are already overlapping in my mind and I struggle at remembering who is on which side or even if they appeared before or not. Finger crossed for the next episode.
19. Sakamoto Days: This was probably the strongest enemy of the new group, and he is against...not the strongest fighters of the other faction. The overall feeling is that we are fillering through the end of the series, so it's hard to care about these extra matches.

 

[RealityChecker]

Jump doesn't have an artist right now well suited to doing a Jump Heroines poster (though it would still be nice to see a cover collab with all the different artists).

We have Nishi, Shinohara and now Sorachi. Any of those could do it.

 

[Franz]

This is hard to rank, because I didn't understand much of the chapter. I feel sad because I was able to understand more or less everything of the arc until just now. The characters are already overlapping in my mind and I struggle at remembering who is on which side or even if they appeared before or not. Finger crossed for the next episode.

It's a flashback

 

[Broseph]

I'd say Angel was the main girl of the Culling Games more than anyone else.

Maybe but I highly doubt she'd be on the heroine cover lol

 

[tirakai]

Sorachi's not good at drawing attractive women, and Nishi's not the artist for Ichi the Witch (if you mean Usazaki, her artstyle is quite distinct and hence not well suited to drawing everyone else's characters).

Shinohara could probably draw everyone's characters pretty well but I don't think it'd be a standout poster, it'd just be a normal drawing.

 

[Bulju]

It's a flashback

It wasn't enough to diminish my enjoyment of the chapter but I definitely see where Disco is coming from. KGB usually has very distinctive character designs to offset the sameface syndrome, but these guys are all pretty same-y looking, so it can get hard to follow along. Doesn't help that they seem to have some degree of inmortality, so it becomes harder to track who was beat and who wasn't.
Also, I appreciate the effort to have interesting angles during the flashback ritual scene, but that also made it harder to follow. I bet it'll look a lot better animated.

 

[nemu asahi]

Imagine not having their own series promover and advertised on a cover. This cannot be the dream of anyone

It depends. When you're at your limit, half dying of overwork, I think you're happy like that. (And I'm saying it as a person suffering from ME/CFS). When you can't anymore, you can't, even if it costs you a lot.

I don't know for all covers, but maybe they ask for who is able to do one, and they give these covers to these mangaka. It's actually quite thoughtful if done like this.

A dead mangaka can't draw a cover anymore. A half dying mangaka can't draw weekly anymore, which is lost of revenue for the mag and the mangaka, so it makes sense.

A least for me.

 

[echo]

Jump doesn't have an artist right now well suited to doing a Jump Heroines poster (though it would still be nice to see a cover collab with all the different artists).

Santa will do it for free if he can make the heroines do cute 5 second dance gifs.