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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)

 

[monstera11]

Genuine question, has any non axed manga ever got denied the anniversary CP?

 

[tirakai]

Hunter x Hunter, technically.

 

[Nuesmoker]

Genuine question, has any non axed manga ever got denied the anniversary CP?

Take a gander

 

[FantasticFootno]

Aren’t the official accounts usually followed by jump? Why don’t people just wait for that to vet these accounts lol

 

[tirakai]

I watched the Sakamoto Days live action movie today, it was fun. Better action than the anime for sure, though it mostly jumped between the big action scenes with a couple rather sudden scene shifts. Still with some comedy scenes and character moments, but it was an action movie first. Not something I'd say is a must-see for new fans, but worth the watch if you already like the series (or just want to see Meguro Ren in a fat suit).

For anyone curious on the specific content it covered it did Shin's intro, a quick fight in the shopping mall, the theme park, Nagumo's intro (Shishido and Osaragi also showed up) and a shortened version of the Laboratory arc. Lu and Heisuke were also around from the start rather than having their own intros included.

 

[monstera11]

Take a gander

Did Nue really got denied CP? I seem to recall it still got a CP. Just not an LCP. My question was about complete denial of CP (no CP, no LCP)

 

[Nuesmoker]

Did Nue really got denied CP? I seem to recall it still got a CP. Just not an LCP. My question was about complete denial of CP (no CP, no LCP)

Oh

Then for the past decade (probably way more) I don't think so?

 

[monstera11]

Hunter x Hunter, technically.

By virtue of the author's health and absence, i suppose.....

I mean, i understand Togashi's feelings of not wanting other to draw his work. But he should really just find a good artist and consider it.

I think, a lot of downfall with having another artist is that the said artists are trying waaay to hard to emulate the original. And it end up being half baked fakes that will never measure up to the original. Prime example is of course Ikemoto's art, which is really not and never up to par with Naruto ( i would even say the design and artwork is very ugly). Boruto fans hate to admit it, but the art is really a major issue.

Another example is Toyotaro. It will never measure up to Toriyama (not that anyone will ever can measure up to the beauty of Toriyama's lines. He is really a genius).

On its own, Ikemoto and Toyotaro art is fine, but they definitely are not and never as good as the originals. They simply end up looking like the bootleg version.

Another example is the Conan spinoff which was drawn by Aoyama's assistant.

I think, more people should just do it like how Iwasaki illustrate JJK. He never tries to emulate akutami. He is just being himself. And it is what people appreciate. I guess it is also helpful that Akutami is not example a godtier artist to begin with like Kishimoto and Toriyama. Kishi and Toriyama are genuinely, the topmost god tier artist in the industry.

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Oh

Then for the past decade (probably way more) I don't think so?

Then you need not worry because Nue will definitely get a CP.

 

[Reyes]

THE ONE PIECE remake for Netflix in February 2027!!!

Season 1 will adapt the first 50 chapters, following Luffy up to meeting Sanji. 7 episodes, ~300 minutes, all at once.

A One Piece remake dropping before those 4 Naruto episodes is top comedy

 

[Pedroland17]

By virtue of the author's health and absence, i suppose.....

I mean, i understand Togashi's feelings of not wanting other to draw his work. But he should really just find a good artist and consider it.

I think, a lot of downfall with having another artist is that the said artists are trying waaay to hard to emulate the original. And it end up being half baked fakes that will never measure up to the original. Prime example is of course Ikemoto's art, which is really not and never up to par with Naruto ( i would even say the design and artwork is very ugly). Boruto fans hate to admit it, but the art is really a major issue.

Another example is Toyotaro. It will never measure up to Toriyama (not that anyone will ever can measure up to the beauty of Toriyama's lines. He is really a genius).

On its own, Ikemoto and Toyotaro art is fine, but they definitely are not and never as good as the originals. They simply end up looking like the bootleg version.

Another example is the Conan spinoff which was drawn by Aoyama's assistant.

I think, more people should just do it like how Iwasaki illustrate JJK. He never tries to emulate akutami. He is just being himself. And it is what people appreciate. I guess it is also helpful that Akutami is not example a godtier artist to begin with like Kishimoto and Toriyama. Kishi and Toriyama are genuinely, the topmost god tier artist in the industry.

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Then you need not worry because Nue will definitely get a CP.

I don’t think Ikemoto really tries that hard to emulate Kishimoto’s art. If anything, it feels quite different, and he has his own style. To me, the one who actually tried to emulate Kishimoto was the artist behind Samurai 8.

And I’m strongly against the idea of bringing in another artist to draw Hunter x Hunter. In that sense, I’m pretty much a purist. It’s the author’s work. Even if it means long delays or even incomplete releases like back in the Chimera Ant era, I still prefer it that way. If someone later wants to start a completely different work set in the same universe, that’s fine, no problem at all. It would be a different series, not Hunter x Hunter.

Hunter x Hunter belongs to Yoshihiro Togashi.

 

[icrawfish]

Under Doctor twitter is the fakest looking thing possible. No official account would have a need to put a fancy extra character in their handle the way someone does when their username is taken or to look cool, and it doesn’t really make sense for an official account for the manga to be launching at this point.

By virtue of the author's health and absence, i suppose.....

I mean, i understand Togashi's feelings of not wanting other to draw his work. But he should really just find a good artist and consider it.

I think, a lot of downfall with having another artist is that the said artists are trying waaay to hard to emulate the original. And it end up being half baked fakes that will never measure up to the original. Prime example is of course Ikemoto's art, which is really not and never up to par with Naruto ( i would even say the design and artwork is very ugly). Boruto fans hate to admit it, but the art is really a major issue.

Another example is Toyotaro. It will never measure up to Toriyama (not that anyone will ever can measure up to the beauty of Toriyama's lines. He is really a genius).

On its own, Ikemoto and Toyotaro art is fine, but they definitely are not and never as good as the originals. They simply end up looking like the bootleg version.

Another example is the Conan spinoff which was drawn by Aoyama's assistant.

I think, more people should just do it like how Iwasaki illustrate JJK. He never tries to emulate akutami. He is just being himself. And it is what people appreciate. I guess it is also helpful that Akutami is not example a godtier artist to begin with like Kishimoto and Toriyama. Kishi and Toriyama are genuinely, the topmost god tier artist in the industry.

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Then you need not worry because Nue will definitely get a CP.

From what bits I’ve seen Ikemoto’s in-chapter art was messy at times, at leadt early on, but if we’re talking as a whole I think he’s done a good job of taking Naruto and implanting his own style onto it, especially with Two Blue Vortex. I wanna say Boruto art these days is like if you took Naruto and gave it a sprinkle of Hirohiko Araki and a liiittle bit of Ken Wakui. It’s not always my “style” but I think it lools very unique and interesting in a fashion sense. At the very least, I have an easier time picturing Boruto modeling for a clothing brand than I do Naruto.

This may be a hot take itself but I would also hesitate to put Toriyama on the same tier as the really great artists art-wise. Yes he is legendary and iconic and honed his craft to perfection, but I feel like Iwasaki blows him out of the water just from an artistry perspective. Not to mention Toriyama being one of those authors known for a ton of his characters across different franchises looking same-y, and that tells me he’s not on the same level as a lot of other impressive Jump artists known for their art like Murata. And that doesn’t have to diminish from his legendary status! (I will add as ammo against myself, I still haven’t read or watched Dragon Ball for the most part so I might not be privy to specific examples of immaculate artistry from Toriyama.)

 

[Nuesmoker]

Then you need not worry because Nue will definitely get a CP.

No, I want the damn cover. Nothing less.

 

[Kiaida]

Not to mention Toriyama being one of those authors known for a ton of his characters across different franchises looking same-y

This is more because of what they ask him to do. Check out Dr. Slump sometime, the variety in designs and styles is huge and more what he personally likes more to draw. Later Dragon Quest designs also are more free and less "forced" to look like Dragon Ball. This isn't to say "Toriyama hates Dragon Ball", but from all interviews and what we know about his life, he was more into comedy, sci-fi, mechanical stuff, etc.

I wouldn't call myself specifically a Toriyama fan, but I have a hard time not seeing him as a top 3 all time Jump artist. Nobody makes battles flow better and easier to follow, he's just a natural at making iconic poses, designs, moments. The best of all time at panelling. And when you think about his Dragon Quest work you realize how Toriyama is one of the main fathers of modern fantasy in japanese media: the default hero design, a ton of classes, many monsters. He's not the only source of inspiration, but he may arguably be the biggest one.

 

[FantasticFootno]

Under Doctor twitter is the fakest looking thing possible. No official account would have a need to put a fancy extra character in their handle the way someone does when their username is taken or to look cool, and it doesn’t really make sense for an official account for the manga to be launching at this point.


From what bits I’ve seen Ikemoto’s in-chapter art was messy at times, at leadt early on, but if we’re talking as a whole I think he’s done a good job of taking Naruto and implanting his own style onto it, especially with Two Blue Vortex. I wanna say Boruto art these days is like if you took Naruto and gave it a sprinkle of Hirohiko Araki and a liiittle bit of Ken Wakui. It’s not always my “style” but I think it lools very unique and interesting in a fashion sense. At the very least, I have an easier time picturing Boruto modeling for a clothing brand than I do Naruto.

This may be a hot take itself but I would also hesitate to put Toriyama on the same tier as the really great artists art-wise. Yes he is legendary and iconic and honed his craft to perfection, but I feel like Iwasaki blows him out of the water just from an artistry perspective. Not to mention Toriyama being one of those authors known for a ton of his characters across different franchises looking same-y, and that tells me he’s not on the same level as a lot of other impressive Jump artists known for their art like Murata. And that doesn’t have to diminish from his legendary status! (I will add as ammo against myself, I still haven’t read or watched Dragon Ball for the most part so I might not be privy to specific examples of immaculate artistry from Toriyama.)

Yeah I would say that Toriyama is like the gold standard of paneling, his ability to convey motion and allow the story to flow cements him as one of the best. A lot of popular modern mangaka have like really detailed art but abyssmal paneling, and you don't really realize what you're missing until you read something like Dragon Ball. Not to mention his art is much more varied than it appears, and it can be as detailed as he wishes it to be. He was a very versatile artist.

Like idk, comparing him to boruto, while ikemoto's art might be "more detailed", he's really bad at paneling, the chapters I've read were an absolute slog to get through, and the action was sluggish/hard to follow.

 

[Pedroland17]

I feel like manga paneling has changed a lot compared to something like Dragon Ball.

Toriyama kept things super clean and easy to follow. The action always flows, and you can understand everything at a glance. It’s all about movement and clarity.

With a lot of modern manga like Jujutsu Kaisen, Chainsaw Man or Kagurabachi, it feels more focused on big, cool moments and detailed pages, especially double spreads. They look great, but sometimes the actual flow of the action gets a bit messy.

I don’t think it’s just that authors got worse, it’s more like a shift in what they’re aiming for. But at the same time, not everyone pulls it off, so you end up with pages that look awesome on their own but are kinda confusing to read in sequence.

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You can even see it in how rare double spreads are in Dragon Ball. You go look for them and there are barely any. In newer manga, there’s basically a double spread in almost every chapter lol.

 

[FantasticFootno]

I feel like manga paneling has changed a lot compared to something like Dragon Ball.

Toriyama kept things super clean and easy to follow. The action always flows, and you can understand everything at a glance. It’s all about movement and clarity.

With a lot of modern manga like Jujutsu Kaisen, Chainsaw Man or Kagurabachi, it feels more focused on big, cool moments and detailed pages, especially double spreads. They look great, but sometimes the actual flow of the action gets a bit messy.

I don’t think it’s just that authors got worse, it’s more like a shift in what they’re aiming for. But at the same time, not everyone pulls it off, so you end up with pages that look awesome on their own but are kinda confusing to read in sequence.

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You can even see it in how rare double spreads are in Dragon Ball. You go look for them and there are barely any. In newer manga, there’s basically a double spread in almost every chapter lol.

Yeah the problem with a lot of newer series are that they use their big spreads for like an impactful attack, but then the actual moment to moment fighting kinda drags. But people get fixated on those big moments and they ignore how the actual content around them are lacking.

 

[Nuesmoker]

New batch YT views

 

[Kiaida]

With a lot of modern manga like Jujutsu Kaisen, Chainsaw Man or Kagurabachi, it feels more focused on big, cool moments and detailed pages, especially double spreads. They look great, but sometimes the actual flow of the action gets a bit messy.

I agree with this because it's something I personally not like much as a trend. Spreads are cool, but they're way too common now and sometimes give me the impression that are shortcuts to social media praise. That said, I think Jujutsu Kaisen has pretty cool choreography generally, but it doesn't really go viral like the big spreads. Gege even sacrifices details to focus on movement, similar to animators.

Spoiler: IMG

It's also why I prefer Nue's style of action out of the current action series in the magazine. It generally has more panels and focuses very little on spreads, with a lot of motion focusing on their cool powers.

Spoiler: IMG

Sakamoto's Suzuki is still who I rate the most in terms of modern choreography and motion for current Jump, but recent chapters are, sadly, too scribbled. But at his peak, he's unbeatable.

Spoiler: IMG

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Why he assuming it's official without a shred of evidence?

I dont remember WSJ_manga ever being wrong about these new series Twitter accounts and we're 1 month away from volume 1 release that its when many of these new accounts tend to be created to advertise it, so everything checks out.

Also why would anyone in the west create a fake official acc for Under Doctor but not for Kinato and Alien? lol

 

[kiyoshibro]

I dont remember WSJ_manga ever being wrong about these new series Twitter accounts and we're 1 month away from volume 1 release that its when many of these new accounts tend to be created to advertise it, so everything checks out.

Also why would anyone in the west create a fake official acc for Under Doctor but not for Kinato and Alien? lol

Yeah, what you’re saying actually makes sense. I’m also 80/90% sure that account is real
But you never know, better safe than sorry… haha