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Your Favorite Chapters of Issue #49 of 2026 (5 Choices At Most)

  • One Piece 1197

  • Me & Roboco 303

  • Sakamoto Days 281

  • Witch Watch 268

  • Akane-banashi 228

  • Nue's Exorcist 167

  • Kagurabachi 137

  • Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 114

  • Ichi the Witch 104

  • Shinobi Undercover 103

  • Someone Hertz 55

  • RuriDragon 53

  • Under Doctor 38

  • Roku's House of Oddities 28

  • Class 2B Hero Destroyerz 26

  • Animal Signal 20

  • Hal Formula 19

  • Cannon Master 18

  • The Ura Files 9

  • Graykeith: Translator Daemonica 8


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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)
 

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Robot x Laserbeam had the 7th best first week sales for a Jump 1st volume of a original new series & the 10th best monthly sales since Oricon started tracking:

Weekly

1. Bakuman (154,676) - 7 Days
2. Assassination Classroom (121,058) - 3 Days
3. Ruri Dragon (74,874) - 6 Days
4. My Hero Academia (71,575) - 6 Days
5. Shokugeki no Souma (71,367) - 4 Days
6. Toriko (69,177) - 6 Days
7. Robot x Laserbeam (59,605) - 6 Days

Monthly

1. Assassination Classroom #1 (361,695)
2. Bakuman #1 (232,004)
3. My Hero Academia #1 (157,439)
4. Toriko #1 (139,756)
5. Shokugeki no Souma #1 (139,657)
6. Ruri Dragon #1 (134,183)
7. The Elusive Samurai #1 (126,215)
8. Beelzebub #1 (121,788)
9. Ane Doki #1 (109,581)
10. Robot x Laserbeam #1 (107,534)

Obs: I excluded sequels & spinoffs.

RxL was a pretty big initial success even for its time, unfortunately for the series the rankings didn't kept up and ended up axed but even axed was still selling 70k copies in a month with vol 5 a month after the axe, that's a lot even for 2020 which was the time Jump started to change and the level of sales for new Jump series started to decline more and more.
Alright, now look at the third volume. It was already selling about the same as Dr. Stone, which debuted alongside it. By the fifth volume, it was selling less than Dr. Stone. Focusing only on the first volumes is easy, because the first one sold well. The real issue is what happened afterward.
 

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That 100k sales has a lot to do with it being his sequel work after Kuroko.

I haven't read kill blue so i wont comment (the premise didnt catch my interest)
but I do remember that Kuroko no Basket had a tough time in the TOC prior to when it got its anime.
If I'm remembering correctly it was treated akin to how Shinobi/exorcist are now, in that it got colour pages frequently and was considered the favourite of the editorial staff. At the very least I remember it getting poor ranks one week and then a colour page the next, to chagrin from some people here who either hated what they perceived as favouritism or who hated it because it outlived the other basketball manga that debuted either the same batch as it or or just before/after it.

On another not I started reading Nue, i should catch up within two weeks. I hope it gets an anime.
Also I liked Destroyerz and hope it does well
 

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Alright, now look at the third volume. It was already selling about the same as Dr. Stone, which debuted alongside it. By the fifth volume, it was selling less than Dr. Stone. Focusing only on the first volumes is easy, because the first one sold well. The real issue is what happened afterward.
That's beside the point, everybody knows it declined, the point is that RxL had a really big start even for it's time, and even after axed was still pulling big numbers by the industry standards, that goes against the idea that Fujimaki is someone that a editorial team shouldn't trust or want to work again lol
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but I do remember that Kuroko no Basket had a tough time in the TOC prior to when it got its anime.
If I'm remembering correctly it was treated akin to how Shinobi/exorcist are now, in that it got colour pages frequently and was considered the favourite of the editorial staff. At the very least I remember it getting poor ranks one week and then a colour page the next, to chagrin from some people here who either hated what they perceived as favouritism or who hated it because it outlived the other basketball manga that debuted either the same batch as it or or just before/after it.
The thing with Kuroko wasn't editorial favoritism but the fact that the series was the only sport series at the time that it sold well after they lost Prince of Tennis & Eyeshield 21 and many new sport series completely flop, the ToC rankings were rough here and there (not as much as people remember, i had it archived) but the sales were pretty good, by vol 3 was already selling over 90k in a month and by vol 6 it was selling 122k in 10 days! There's no way the editorial wouldn't want to push that lol

│*20445 (3)│*32878│*35709│*45784│------┃*,500,417 (1200)┃2009/04|黒子のバスケ 1
│*38053 (3)│*65811│*75850│------│------┃*,488,830 (1109)┃2009/07|黒子のバスケ 2
│*43420 (3)│*74889│*85421│*94401│------┃*,*94,401 (**24)┃2009/09|黒子のバスケ 3
│*67147 (5)│*91559│------│108118│------┃*,396,487 (*957)┃2009/11|黒子のバスケ 4
│*97160 (7)│115938│124967│130465│------┃*,398,672 (*896)┃2010/01|黒子のバスケ 5
│*69211 (3)│122479│138693│------│------┃*,138,693 (**17)┃2010/04|黒子のバスケ 6
 

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All this discourse about Kill Blue has now downgraded to a "should Fujimaki even be allowed to write manga?". This is really boring and has consumed lots of pages. I will come back here when it is over, even if I have to wait till Kill Blue anime to end.
 
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All this discourse about Kill Blue has now downgraded to a "should Fujimaki even be allowed to write manga?". This is really boring and has consumed lots of pages. I will come back to this when it is over, even if I have to wait till Kill Blue anime to end.
Yeah, the discussion is pretty much dead.

Probably only coming back once this shit dies out. Its more honestly just talking for the sake of talking about anything.

So without further ado my prediction for the toc of 24th issue:

Lead color page: Kagurabachi (Anime Annoucement)

Color pages: Shangai Ryugi (One shot), Akane Banashi and Ichi The Witch.

Probably only my coming back once the discussion is no longer about Fujimaki or Kill Blue related.

Will the jump giga one shots when there are out, of course so stay tuned for that.
 

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Class 2-B: Brave Destroyerz chapter 1 has reached 200k views on J+ in the first 24 hours of release! That's the highest numbers for a original new series in a long time and it's not even close, Ichi the Witch that had the 2nd highest was 130k in 24 hours, so it's really good for Class 2-B:




And the Youtube PV views after 3 days it's at 289k in 3 days which is faaar higher than anything that came in a long time minus JJK Modulo PV!



So far Class 2-B is deliverying in the numbers 👍
 

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Unfair advantage :(
 

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Sorachi making a comment begging people to not watch it so he can escape again
Won't surprise me to say the least.

I mean, even his own characters take the piss at him.
 

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You can definitely tell this is a different era for wsj because wtf do you mean they axed a 60k seller in the magazine 💀💀💀. Like I know robot x laser beam declined when it comes to volume sales but I did not expect jump to axe it when it still sold well.
 

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You can definitely tell this is a different era for wsj because wtf do you mean they axed a 60k seller in the magazine 💀💀💀. Like I know robot x laser beam declined when it comes to volume sales but I did not expect jump to axe it when it still sold well.
Ranking trumps sales. Why keep it in the magazine if no one is enjoying it or fighting for it to survive.
 

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You can definitely tell this is a different era for wsj because wtf do you mean they axed a 60k seller in the magazine 💀💀💀. Like I know robot x laser beam declined when it comes to volume sales but I did not expect jump to axe it when it still sold well.
Here we go again.

 

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You can definitely tell this is a different era for wsj because wtf do you mean they axed a 60k seller in the magazine 💀💀💀. Like I know robot x laser beam declined when it comes to volume sales but I did not expect jump to axe it when it still sold well.
70k+ but yeah, different era, it was still a lot for a axed series even at the time but the ToC rankings were pretty terrible most the time:

ROBOT X LASERBEAM

Ch1: Cover & Lead Color Pages
Ch2: Color Pages

Ch3: 4th
Ch4: 4th
Ch5: 3rd
Ch6: 3rd
Ch7: 8th

Ch8: Color Page
Ch9: 9th
Ch10: 3rd
Ch11: 10th
Ch12: Color Page
Ch13: 13rd (Bottom 4)

Ch14: 14th (Bottom 3)
Ch15: 11th (Bottom 5)

Ch16: 15th (Bottom 3)
Ch17: Color Page
Ch18: 4th
Ch19: 14th (Bottom 3)
Ch20: 8th
Ch21: 5th
Ch22: Color Page
Ch23: 1st
Ch24: Cover & Lead Color Pages
Ch25: 3rd
Ch26: 8th
Ch27: 7th
Ch28: 12th (Bottom 5)
Ch29: 11th
Ch30: 11th
Ch31: 15th (Bottom 3)
Ch32: 12th
Ch33: 12th
Ch34: 12th
Ch35: Color Page
Ch36: 12th (Bottom 5)
Ch37: Color Page
Ch38: 12th
Ch39: 11th
Ch40: 12th
Ch41: 13th (Bottom 5)
Ch42: 14th (Bottom 4)
Ch43: 15th (Bottom 4)
Ch44: 15th (Bottom 4)
Ch45: 15th (Bottom 4)
Ch46: 15th (Bottom 2)
Ch47: 14th (Bottom 2)
Ch48: 14th (Bottom 2)
Ch49: 13th (Bottom 3)
Ch50: 15th (Bottom 3)

Ch51: Color Page (1st Anniversary)
Ch52: 13th (Bottom 3)
Ch53: 13th (Bottom 4)
Ch54: 14th (Bottom 2)
Ch55: 13th (Bottom 4)
Ch56: 13th (Bottom 3)
Ch57: 14th (Bottom 4)
Ch58: 15th (Bottom 2)
Ch59: 16th (Bottom 2)
Ch60: 17th (Bottom 2)
Ch61: 15th (Bottom 2)

Ch62: 15th (Bottom 1) - Final Chapter!

I still think they axed way too fast considering the sales, but well...
 

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70k+ but yeah, different era, it was still a lot for a axed series even at the time but the ToC rankings were pretty terrible most the time:

ROBOT X LASERBEAM

Ch1: Cover & Lead Color Pages
Ch2: Color Pages

Ch3: 4th
Ch4: 4th
Ch5: 3rd
Ch6: 3rd
Ch7: 8th

Ch8: Color Page
Ch9: 9th
Ch10: 3rd
Ch11: 10th
Ch12: Color Page
Ch13: 13rd (Bottom 4)

Ch14: 14th (Bottom 3)
Ch15: 11th (Bottom 5)

Ch16: 15th (Bottom 3)
Ch17: Color Page
Ch18: 4th
Ch19: 14th (Bottom 3)
Ch20: 8th
Ch21: 5th
Ch22: Color Page
Ch23: 1st
Ch24: Cover & Lead Color Pages
Ch25: 3rd
Ch26: 8th
Ch27: 7th
Ch28: 12th (Bottom 5)
Ch29: 11th
Ch30: 11th
Ch31: 15th (Bottom 3)
Ch32: 12th
Ch33: 12th
Ch34: 12th
Ch35: Color Page
Ch36: 12th (Bottom 5)
Ch37: Color Page
Ch38: 12th
Ch39: 11th
Ch40: 12th
Ch41: 13th (Bottom 5)
Ch42: 14th (Bottom 4)
Ch43: 15th (Bottom 4)
Ch44: 15th (Bottom 4)
Ch45: 15th (Bottom 4)
Ch46: 15th (Bottom 2)
Ch47: 14th (Bottom 2)
Ch48: 14th (Bottom 2)
Ch49: 13th (Bottom 3)
Ch50: 15th (Bottom 3)

Ch51: Color Page (1st Anniversary)
Ch52: 13th (Bottom 3)
Ch53: 13th (Bottom 4)
Ch54: 14th (Bottom 2)
Ch55: 13th (Bottom 4)
Ch56: 13th (Bottom 3)
Ch57: 14th (Bottom 4)
Ch58: 15th (Bottom 2)
Ch59: 16th (Bottom 2)
Ch60: 17th (Bottom 2)
Ch61: 15th (Bottom 2)

Ch62: 15th (Bottom 1) - Final Chapter!

I still think they axed way too fast considering the sales, but well...
This makes me wanna read RxL now just to see what happened in chapter 26. Was that the infamous timeskip I heard so much about?
 

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This makes me wanna read RxL now just to see what happened in chapter 26. Was that the infamous timeskip I heard so much about?
No, the time skip happened at the end of the chapter 30 and fully on chapter 31, which taking the 8 chapter rules means that ironically the beginning of the time skip was pretty well received, and tbh it was a interesting development but at a long term ruined the series, it was a short time after that the rankings completely fell apart, i have my theory that the readers and fangirls just got bored since professional Golf is a lonely sport instead of a team/club one, so it was just Robo getting the spotlight and the character was not the type to carry a whole manga, also the first professional match Robo had was against a big muscular american guy which obviously fujo fans had no interest on it.
 
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70k+ but yeah, different era, it was still a lot for a axed series even at the time but the ToC rankings were pretty terrible most the time:

ROBOT X LASERBEAM

Ch1: Cover & Lead Color Pages
Ch2: Color Pages

Ch3: 4th
Ch4: 4th
Ch5: 3rd
Ch6: 3rd
Ch7: 8th

Ch8: Color Page
Ch9: 9th
Ch10: 3rd
Ch11: 10th
Ch12: Color Page
Ch13: 13rd (Bottom 4)

Ch14: 14th (Bottom 3)
Ch15: 11th (Bottom 5)

Ch16: 15th (Bottom 3)
Ch17: Color Page
Ch18: 4th
Ch19: 14th (Bottom 3)
Ch20: 8th
Ch21: 5th
Ch22: Color Page
Ch23: 1st
Ch24: Cover & Lead Color Pages
Ch25: 3rd
Ch26: 8th
Ch27: 7th
Ch28: 12th (Bottom 5)
Ch29: 11th
Ch30: 11th
Ch31: 15th (Bottom 3)
Ch32: 12th
Ch33: 12th
Ch34: 12th
Ch35: Color Page
Ch36: 12th (Bottom 5)
Ch37: Color Page
Ch38: 12th
Ch39: 11th
Ch40: 12th
Ch41: 13th (Bottom 5)
Ch42: 14th (Bottom 4)
Ch43: 15th (Bottom 4)
Ch44: 15th (Bottom 4)
Ch45: 15th (Bottom 4)
Ch46: 15th (Bottom 2)
Ch47: 14th (Bottom 2)
Ch48: 14th (Bottom 2)
Ch49: 13th (Bottom 3)
Ch50: 15th (Bottom 3)

Ch51: Color Page (1st Anniversary)
Ch52: 13th (Bottom 3)
Ch53: 13th (Bottom 4)
Ch54: 14th (Bottom 2)
Ch55: 13th (Bottom 4)
Ch56: 13th (Bottom 3)
Ch57: 14th (Bottom 4)
Ch58: 15th (Bottom 2)
Ch59: 16th (Bottom 2)
Ch60: 17th (Bottom 2)
Ch61: 15th (Bottom 2)

Ch62: 15th (Bottom 1) - Final Chapter!

I still think they axed way too fast considering the sales, but well...
Yes as stated rankings trump everything else. After the half year anniversary, it was doomed.

High volume sales do not suddenly make a series a first place ranker in the magazine.
 

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I must confess that I didn't finish reading Class 2B. It was not my cup of tea. I'll try again before the second chapter. As a sidenote, I've never read/watched Gintama, so I'm really not used to Sorachi's humor.
 
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