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[Shinuki no Reborn]

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[Shinuki no Reborn]

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)

 

[BelTL]

Watch Kiyoshi get an anime announcement before Nue does.

When this comes true, you better lock your doors carefully as at least 2 MH accounts will be after your butt

 

[cameronney618]

Kiyoshi and Shinobi is ranking the way it is likely because it already got an anime greenlit.

 

[Dongus]

Hima-Ten! Color Page

Spoiler

First color page in 200 years and he puts a boring ass dude on it... Maybe Saito was on to something with how badly he's treating Himaten.

 

[Kiaida]

It's more likely Under Doctor will just fall to the bottom after Kinato and Alien are axed than for it to last, he probably only needed two series for the next batch because we're running on 19.

Ah yes Iemori definitely the reason why people read Hima-ten, most definitely. We all love to watch him clean, yeah. Imagine if To Love Ru hadn't a color page for a year and when it finally gets one, it's just one of Rito. Maybe there are Iemori fans, but anyone who asked for a color page of Hima-ten the past few months most definitely weren't asking for one of Iemori.

You're absolutely 100% correct. Romcom readers want to see the heroines, not the guy, you need to be Keima levels of a weirdo with a strong design to ever get the spotlight instead and a guy with cleaning tools isn't it. Ono fumbled.

 

[cameronney618]

Kiyoshi is only ever getting axed after it's anime is out.
Then we're gonna have another dreaded discussion about how stupid Saito is for cancelling Kiyoshi prematurely when the cold hard truth is that Kiyoshi should have been axed long ago before it's first anniversary.

 

[RealityChecker]

Kiyoshi and Shinobi is ranking the way it is likely because it already got an anime greenlit.

What about Nue, then?

 

[defensor_de_boruto]

Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #22-23 (2026)
00. Sakamoto Days (Cover & Lead Color Pages)
01. Ichi the Witch
02. One Piece
00. Class 2-B: Brave Destroyerz (Color Page)
03. Someone Hertz
04. Witch Watch
05. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi
06. Kagurabachi
00. Roku's House of Oddities (Not Ranked)
00. Tensai Futsu Gakusha Raro Papuru no Hatsukoi (One Shot by Yuta Kato, Color Page)
00. Drawn to the Fire (Not Ranked)
07. Akane-banashi
00. Hima-Ten! (Color Page)
08. Under Doctor
09. Blue Box
10. Shinobi Undercover
11. Me & Roboco
12. Nue's Exorcist
13. Kinato's Magic
14. Alien Headbutt

Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #24 (2026) - Information!
Kagurabachi (Cover & Lead Color Pages)
Akane-banashi (Color Page)
Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi (Color Page)
Shangai Ronren by Takahata Yuu (One Shot, Color Page)

PEAK DOCTOR MY BELOVED

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

It's more likely Under Doctor will just fall to the bottom after Kinato and Alien are axed than for it to last, he probably only needed two series for the next batch because we're running on 19.

lol its really that hard for you to accept Under Doctor is having a decent reception? Theres no other reason why its not in the bottom when theres literally no cushion to protect it, even if Jump only needs 2 series to axe the manga would still just be in the bottom 5 if it was flopping too, it was above Kagurabachi last week and now its above Blue Box, its clearly getting some decent votes at least.

 

[RealityChecker]

lol its really that hard for you to accept Under Doctor is having a decent reception? Theres no other reason why its not in the bottom when theres literally no cushion to protect it, even if Jump only needs 2 series to axe the manga would still just be in the bottom 5 if it was flopping too, it was above Kagurabachi last week and now its above Blue Box, its clearly getting some decent votes at least.

Do you mean it is gonna sell like those two?

 

[Phantom RPG]

Class 2-B: Brave Destroyerz Color Page

Spoiler

Hima-Ten! Color Page

Spoiler

Tensai Futsu Gakusha Raro Papuru no Hatsukoi Color Page

Spoiler

Almost all, except Himaten, are pretty clean.

Also the Tensai Futsu Gakusha Raro Papuru no Hatsukoi color page is infinitely superior to the color page he made in jump giga autumn 2026.

Speaking of, what are your thoughts on the author?

 

[Kiaida]

Kiyoshi is only ever getting axed after it's anime is out.
Then we're gonna have another dreaded discussion about how stupid Saito is for cancelling Kiyoshi prematurely when the cold hard truth is that Kiyoshi should have been axed long ago before it's first anniversary.

Yes, it would be stupid.

Kiyoshi shouldn't be axed even now, they have many series ending and newbies aren't selling more than Kiyoshi, none of the new batch will do as well. Not even counting them, out of the last 13 series, only a Jujutsu Kaisen sequel and Someone Hertz sold more than Kiyoshi, it makes no sense to axe it. Out of Sunday's last 12 series or so, I think only Silver Mountain beat 10K monthly sales, Futari Bus will get there. For Magazine out of the last 15 or so, only Kurotsuki no Yeargnacht and Umine Island Inn are beating Kiyoshi's sales.

The whole market has declined, why are we thinking finding a 10K+ seller is easy now? lol

lol its really that hard for you to accept Under Doctor is having a decent reception? Theres no other reason why its not in the bottom when theres literally no cushion to protect it, even if Jump only needs 2 series to axe the manga would still just be in the bottom 5 if it was flopping too, it was above Kagurabachi last week and now its above Blue Box, its clearly getting some decent votes at least.

I'll never understand your logic for this. You complain all the time about how biased Saito is, but when a series you like ranks well, the ranking is fair. Under Doctor isn't showing any hints of popularity, unless it's the invisible kids again. If he wants to keep it for a round, he'll do it just like he gave Otr a color page when it was going to skip an axe.

Under Doctor is being saved because all three are likely flops, but Under Doctor is Saito's favorite type of manga; mindless battle shounen that feels made by someone that only reads shounen manga and watches popcorn western movies. Otr, Kiyoshi, Shinobi, etc. His favorites. Anything that leans weird or niche gets treated like it has leprosy, he wants normies and mangaplus readers, not nerds.

I'm not saying it's unfair even to rank it there, just that I don't understand why we're acting like it's a hit and ranking well because it's not on the bottom 5.

 

[kiyoshibro]

What is it with your obsession with sales?
I mean, the first volume of Under Doctor comes out on June 4, 2026... until then, we can only rely on the Japanese readers’ ratings in the magazine.

Is it really that hard to accept that UD is being received better than Kinato and Alien Headbutt? (genuine question, no harsh)

Like Kiyoshi, the fact that it's still alive still rubs a lot of people the wrong way... “It was supposed to be axed out after 30 chapters” but now it has 90!
"No, but the sales is bad" Yeah, 14k average isn't so high... but market request are lowered since 2024.. so for shueisha it's ok to have it in the roster.

When will you realize that Weekly Shonen Jump is primarily aimed at a Japanese audience, not you?
The same goes for American comics... they first want to gauge the local audience's response, and if it goes well, they expand into other markets.

 

[RealityChecker]

What is it with your obsession with sales?
I mean, the first volume of Under Doctor comes out on June 4, 2026... until then, we can only rely on the Japanese readers’ ratings in the magazine.

Is it really that hard to accept that UD is being received better than Kinato and Alien Headbutt? (genuine question, no harsh)

Like Kiyoshi, the fact that it's still alive still rubs a lot of people the wrong way... “It was supposed to be axed out after 30 chapters” but now it has 90!
"No, but the sales is bad" Yeah, 14k average isn't so high... but market request are lowered since 2024.. so for shueisha it's ok to have it in the roster.

When will you realize that Weekly Shonen Jump is primarily aimed at a Japanese audience, not you?
The same goes for American comics... they first want to gauge the local audience's response, and if it goes well, they expand into other markets.

Should they have mantained Otr and Harukaze despite their sales?

 

[kiyoshibro]

Should they have mantained Otr and Harukaze despite their sales?

Otr the Flame and Harukaze got an extra chance, selling around 3,000 copies of the first volume (correct me if I'm wrong, because I don't remember exactly)
In fact, even though both were canceled, they each received 4 volumes (not 2, like other axed series, four!)

As a famous meme said: “The math isn’t mathing, Einstein didn't die so you can discombobulate his theories with your poor performance”

 

[Ricool]

I'm not saying it's unfair even to rank it there, just that I don't understand why we're acting like it's a hit and ranking well because it's not on the bottom 5.

Because while Saito has previously shown that he can be biased, early rankings and early color pages are and have always been the most reliable indicator of a newbie's odds of survival pre-vol 1 release, it's not that hard to understand lol

Your hate against Saito and "generic" battle shonen really is showing here and it's obviously been clouding your judgement for a minute

 

[RealityChecker]

Because while Saito has previously shown that he can be biased, early rankings and early color pages are and have always been the most reliable indicator of a newbie's odds of survival pre-vol 1 release, it's not that hard to understand lol

Your hate against Saito and "generic" battle shonen really is showing here and it's obviously been clouding your judgement for a minute

Do you think it is gonna outsell Blue Box or Kagurabachi?

 

[Kiaida]

Because while Saito has previously shown that he can be biased, early rankings and early color pages are and have always been the most reliable indicator of a newbie's odds of survival pre-vol 1 release, it's not that hard to understand lol

Your hate against Saito and "generic" battle shonen really is showing here and it's obviously been clouding your judgement for a minute

That's what I said in my original post though. Under Doctor is safe for the batch, it got support and ranks better. My point is that long term there's no guarantee it'll survive because online reception (what we have) is mixed and people barely talk about it, even the TOC rankings aren't that great, so it instantly becomes an option for the next batch of axes. Is it that extreme?

And while I don't like these series, I'm not arguing for them to be axed. I'm arguing for the last few months that Kiyoshi shouldn't be axed and I don't understand why people assume it's at risk.

My argument is that Saito has a bias, so if all 3 series failed, he'll give Under Doctor another chance because it fits his idea for the magazine. Same way he decided to give Otr another chance instead of Kaedegami, a manga that outsold it even with the massive axe debuff (and before the argument comes, I'm not saying it would be a hit, but the usual would be for the younger series to outlast the manga that already failed). Edit: By the way, I don't doubt Under Doctor gets more votes, reception for Kinato got much worse and Alien Headbutt always was very niche.

 

[Shonenfan]

lol its really that hard for you to accept Under Doctor is having a decent reception? Theres no other reason why its not in the bottom when theres literally no cushion to protect it, even if Jump only needs 2 series to axe the manga would still just be in the bottom 5 if it was flopping too, it was above Kagurabachi last week and now its above Blue Box, its clearly getting some decent votes at least.

I’d say it’s hard to accept. I’m not going to pretend my opinion is the objective end all be all (kinato certainly proves that and while I like Nue, I’m still confused how it became popular outside of the art), but under doctor is not really a good series right now imo.The medical stuff is disappointing as it feels more like paper thin clothing tacked on then actually somewhat edu-taining like Dr. Stone or even food wars. It’s a battle manga with a doctor paste on. The characters and story have not really stood out to me as unique or great storytelling (again subjective). The art was the strongest thing in the series but it’s been looking a little strange proportion and design wise. The choreography isn’t saving it like sakamoto days.
It feels like a poor mans sakamoto days without the choreography and humor (although with a bit more ethos).

 

[kiyoshibro]

I’d say it’s hard to accept. I’m not going to pretend my opinion is the objective end all be all (kinato certainly proves that and while I like Nue, I’m still confused how it became popular outside of the art), but under doctor is not really a good series right now imo.The medical stuff is disappointing as it feels more like paper thin clothing tacked on then actually somewhat edu-taining like Dr. Stone or even food wars. It’s a battle manga with a doctor paste on. The characters and story have not really stood out to me as unique or great storytelling (again subjective). The art was the strongest thing in the series but it’s been looking a little strange proportion and design wise. The choreography isn’t saving it like sakamoto days.
It feels like a poor mans sakamoto days without the choreography and humor (although with a bit more ethos).

Nue's is just a battle manga with boobs... why should it be treated better than Under Doctor?
Oh true.. it has boobs.

But let’s not forget that, after 14 volumes, there’s still not a single rumor about an anime adaptation of Nue’s Exorcist (and it’s been overtaken by Kill Blue, Chojo Policeman, Akane Banashi (with the hardest category in the scene, the Rakugo), Kagurabachi and maybe even Ichi the Witch if things keep going this way)

If we stop provoking people with opinions that clearly come out of nowhere without having read a single chapter, you’ll be doing everyone a favor.
You clearly have a bias toward certain series over others, which undermines your critical thinking, you can't be taken seriously

(I apologize to the mods for this message, but I just couldn't take it anymore)

 

[pennycryman]

Nue's is just a battle manga with boobs... why should it be treated better than Under Doctor?
Oh true.. it has boobs.

Because, unlike Under Doctor, it's actually popular?