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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)

 

[BelTL]

mert hot single alien lady near you
or a hot single goat lady near you
a goat is fine too, probably

 

[monstera11]

It is hilarious how I actually like reading Gonron despite how bad it is objectively. Gonron has some kind of charm. Like, it is so horrendously bad I just do not take it seriously and just take it as I go.

 

[tirakai]

Gonron had an entertaining setting, it may have had terrible art and a weak story and characters holding it back, but there was some cool worldbuilding hidden behind all that.

It'd be a great setting for an RPG. Or someone else's story who's a better writer and artist.

 

[icrawfish]

Gonron to me feels like one of the prime examples of when we talk about series with “potential”. I generally feel like everything in Jump has a baseline respectable amount of potential, otherwise it’d never get approved. But there’s a lot of steps it takes to actually realize the potential you have, and a lot of series miss out on that aspect of it. Gonron for example had great potential with it’s overarching world/narrative and it’s unique ideas for character designs and powers: but when the series came it failed to play the ch1 scenes out in a super compelling way, the main character had an unfavorable hairdoo, the art degraded to the point of being an assistant spotlight, and the early story was not hitting beats the way it should’ve. By the end you had a flop whose art and story had been thoroughly maligned by the community, being treated like it was an absolute pile of refuse. Something with so much potential, yet flew so low.

It’s a stark example here but I do think it applies to every series on a certain level. Much as Nice Prison is usually regarded like a communal outhouse these days, it’s hard to deny that a prison-themed gag battle from a digitally well-regarded 4-koma artist had potential for a lot of unique scenarios through the lens of comedy. Much as I would not consider it a good series overall myself there were some good jokes in there, which to me says that that potential could’ve been realized; but with all the other barriers to success, it certainly was not.

Point is there’s a big gap between having potential and living up to it, and it’s hard for Shueisha to know exactly how capable an author is of living up to or surpassing that potential, which is why we get these series every once in a while where people are like “who let this get published?” Probably someone who saw the potential and didn’t have the foresight to know that it would be executed poorly, which most of us wouldn’t be able to know just off of a first chapter anyways.

 

[Newkerzy]

Gonron to me feels like one of the prime examples of when we talk about series with “potential”. I generally feel like everything in Jump has a baseline respectable amount of potential, otherwise it’d never get approved. But there’s a lot of steps it takes to actually realize the potential you have, and a lot of series miss out on that aspect of it. Gonron for example had great potential with it’s overarching world/narrative and it’s unique ideas for character designs and powers: but when the series came it failed to play the ch1 scenes out in a super compelling way, the main character had an unfavorable hairdoo, the art degraded to the point of being an assistant spotlight, and the early story was not hitting beats the way it should’ve. By the end you had a flop whose art and story had been thoroughly maligned by the community, being treated like it was an absolute pile of refuse. Something with so much potential, yet flew so low.

It’s a stark example here but I do think it applies to every series on a certain level. Much as Nice Prison is usually regarded like a communal outhouse these days, it’s hard to deny that a prison-themed gag battle from a digitally well-regarded 4-koma artist had potential for a lot of unique scenarios through the lens of comedy. Much as I would not consider it a good series overall myself there were some good jokes in there, which to me says that that potential could’ve been realized; but with all the other barriers to success, it certainly was not.

Point is there’s a big gap between having potential and living up to it, and it’s hard for Shueisha to know exactly how capable an author is of living up to or surpassing that potential, which is why we get these series every once in a while where people are like “who let this get published?” Probably someone who saw the potential and didn’t have the foresight to know that it would be executed poorly, which most of us wouldn’t be able to know just off of a first chapter anyways.

I find that claim to be strange. An experienced editor should be able to tell from the first chapter what would pass muster with the readers and whether it has a chance to survive or be DOA. Even if the author was paired with an inexperienced editor, before it even gets off to the presses, the higher ups would usually review the work first before greenlighting its serialization. That alone shows there are guardrails in place.

 

[icrawfish]

I find that claim to be strange. An experienced editor should be able to tell from the first chapter what would pass muster with the readers and whether it has a chance to survive or be DOA. Even if the author was paired with an inexperienced editor, before it even gets off to the presses, the higher ups would usually review the work first before greenlighting its serialization. That alone shows there are guardrails in place.

Fair point. I would still say that in a lot of these cases the chapter 1’s of these series do not betray all of the shortcomings that would be imminent. Gonron ch1 isn’t amazing, but I wouldn’t say it’s immediately a waste; just an awkward start that could be read as the author rushing a bit to get to the good stuff. Nice Prison chapter 1 isn’t terrible either, it sets precedents for something that can go on a variable length of time and keep generating new gags. Yokai Buster Murakami started off with what I would call a genuinely funny first chapter for the most part, which could indicate promise of further growth upon that humorousness. Admittedly all three of these series have aspects to their artstyles ranging from unpleasant to atrocious in my opinion, but that’s only one metric and I could still say it wasn’t a bad idea from chapter 1 for all of them.

 

[Phantom RPG]

I plan to post the one shots of Jump Giga Spring 2026 this week still. So hold your horses, everyone.

Edit: Just got them, expect tomorrowfor me to post the one shots for srping 2026.

Also Toc Prediction time:

Upper five: One Piece, Ichi The Witch, Sakamoto Days, Someone herzt and Nue Exorcist

middle point: Blue Box, Shinobi Undercover, Me and Roboco, Witch Watch and Under Doctor

Bottom: Kinato Magic and Alien Headbutt

25th issue cover and Lead color page: Nue Exorcist(Anniversary cover)

Color Pages: Someone Herzt, Blood Marriage (by Mori Tomohiro) and Ichi the Witch.

 

[Dongus]

I ma conducting shamanic rituals to prevent Nue's Exorcist from receiving a cover. Because I can. When you get a Sakamoto Days cover, you may thank me for that.

 

[Shonenfan]

Imo there are 3 kind of failed manga in jump.

The first are the series that really don’t have any potential and it’s clear the story and/or art is no where near Jump level and thus has little to not fan base. To me series like Gonron Egg (nice idea but you can tell from the first chapter that the author wasn’t ready) or shadow eliminators.

The second are series with some potential and positives but have some big flaws. Series like red hood and Otr were like this. Great art and ideas, but the MC design and the pacing hurt it. These series tend to have niche fan bases with some haters too.

The last are series that are good and really don’t have any major flaws, but just aren’t successful. These series just get a raw deal. MMA, Double arts, Green x3, and Ginka Gluuna were like this imo. These series tend to have a vocal but scorned fanbase without much legitimate haters.

It seems to me Kinato is going to fall in category 3 and AH in category 2. Some of these stories get more hate than they deserve bc they get axed and have to speed the story

--- Double Post Merged, May 7, 2026, Original Post Date: May 7, 2026 ---

Imo there are 3 kind of failed manga in jump.

The first are the series that really don’t have any potential and it’s clear the story and/or art is no where near Jump level and thus has little to not fan base. To me series like Gonron Egg (nice idea but you can tell from the first chapter that the author wasn’t ready) or shadow eliminators.

The second are series with some potential and positives but have some big flaws. Series like red hood and Otr were like this. Great art and ideas, but the MC design and the pacing hurt it. These series tend to have niche fan bases with some haters too.

The last are series that are good and really don’t have any major flaws, but just aren’t successful. These series just get a raw deal. MMA, Double arts, Green x3, and Ginka Gluuna were like this imo. These series tend to have a vocal but scorned fanbase without much legitimate haters.

It seems to me Kinato is going to fall in category 3 and AH in category 2. Some of these stories get more hate than they deserve bc they get axed and have to speed the story

On a side note: what do you think is the biggest what if in WSJ history? My personal one is act-age; I think it could have been so huge even overseas, like JJK level. For WSJ editorial, I feel it’s definitely serialization of AoT

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

We're back to the regular schedule, which means ToC night! My Predictions:

-It's going to be either Nue's Exorcist with cover & lead color pages for its 3rd anniversary + Important Announcement or Ichi the Witch for volume release and it's been a while since the last cover.

-Color pages will be: Ichi the Witch (if not get the cover) for vol release, Me & Roboco for vol release and the 3rd one shot.

-Top 5 will be: Ichi the Witch, Someone Hertz, Sakamoto Days, Akane-banashi & Witch Watch

-Bottom 5 will be: Alien Headbutt, Kinato's Magic, Me & Roboco, Hima-Ten! & Nue's Exorcist

 

[echo]

Double Arts is not in the same tier as MMA, GGG and Gluna lol. It got a second cover, color pages, chapter 13 was 45 pages and it charted on Oricon. It had legitimate popularity.

And then they replaced it with Chagecha.

 

[ZodiacofDarkness]

My predictions: (Been a while since I did this)

LCP: Nue Exorcist

Color Pages: Ichi the Witch, the upcoming one-shot and Me and Roboco

Top five: Ichi the Witch, One Piece, Someone Hertz, Sakamoto Days, and Witch Watch.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Double Arts is not in the same tier as MMA, GGG and Gluna lol. It got a second cover, color pages, chapter 13 was 45 pages and it charted on Oricon. It had legitimate popularity.

And then they replaced it with Chagecha.

Well, it was from Bobobo author, can't blame then lol

Btw, i do sometimes think that Double Arts cancelation might have been Naoshi also deciding to finish the series for not knowing what to do with the premise anymore because it's just so weird how this series went sooo fast from "New potential big hit" to "Axed in 23 chapters", it was clearly popular and the editorial was pushing it with a freaking cover & 45p chapter lol but somehow just because it dropped to the bottom for 5 weeks it gets axed in 23?

DOUBLE ARTS

Ch1: Cover & Lead Color Pages
Ch2: Color Page
Ch3: 9th
Ch4: 8th
Ch5: 10th
Ch6: 11th
Ch7: Color Page
Ch8: 5th
Ch9: 5th
Ch10: 5th
Ch11: 4th
Ch12: 8th
Ch13: Cover & Color Page
Ch14: 8th
Ch15: 10th
Ch16: 11th
Ch17: 10th
Ch18: 12th
Ch19: 14th (Bottom 3)
Ch20: 14th (Bottom 5)
Ch21: 15th (Bottom 3)
Ch22: 15th (Bottom 4)
Ch23: 15th (Bottom 2) - Final Chapter!

Even in the waaay more ruthless 2000's Shonen Jump this seems too weird, makes me thing there was more going on behind the scenes

 

[icrawfish]

I almost don’t want to predict the cover tonight since it’s such a highly anticipated question of Nue or no Nue. Gonna be asleep by the time it drops so I imagine by the time I come back there’ll be at least 5 pages of discussion and that will tell me nothing as to whether Nue got the cover or not.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

I almost don’t want to predict the cover tonight since it’s such a highly anticipated question of Nue or no Nue. Gonna be asleep by the time it drops so I imagine by the time I come back there’ll be at least 5 pages of discussion and that will tell me nothing as to whether Nue got the cover or not.

If Nue only gets a regular color page for anniversary i have a feeling there'll be more than just 5 new pages

5 pages will be just of @Nuesmoker cursing Saito's entire generations of family

 

[echo]

Well, it was from Bobobo author, can't blame then lol

Btw, i do sometimes think that Double Arts cancelation might have been Naoshi also deciding to finish the series for not knowing what to do with the premise anymore because it's just so weird how this series went sooo fast from "New potential big hit" to "Axed in 23 chapters", it was clearly popular and the editorial was pushing it with a freaking cover & 45p chapter lol but somehow just because it dropped to the bottom for 5 weeks it gets axed in 23?

DOUBLE ARTS

Ch1: Cover & Lead Color Pages
Ch2: Color Page
Ch3: 9th
Ch4: 8th
Ch5: 10th
Ch6: 11th
Ch7: Color Page
Ch8: 5th
Ch9: 5th
Ch10: 5th
Ch11: 4th
Ch12: 8th
Ch13: Cover & Color Page
Ch14: 8th
Ch15: 10th
Ch16: 11th
Ch17: 10th
Ch18: 12th
Ch19: 14th (Bottom 3)
Ch20: 14th (Bottom 5)
Ch21: 15th (Bottom 3)
Ch22: 15th (Bottom 4)
Ch23: 15th (Bottom 2) - Final Chapter!

Even in the waaay more ruthless 2000's Shonen Jump this seems too weird, makes me thing there was more going on behind the scenes

I doubt Naoshi ended it. The artwork in the last few chapters looks like it was drawn by someone pissed off. Something probably happened behind the scenes. Has any other series ever gotten a second cover just to get axed by chapter 23?

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

I doubt Naoshi ended it. The artwork in the last few chapters looks like it was drawn by someone pissed off. Something probably happened behind the scenes. Has any other series ever gotten a second cover just to get axed by chapter 23?

Nope, Double Arts is a completely isolated case when it comes to new series, the closest we had is probably the bizarre case of "P2! - Let's Play Ping Pong" which got a cover, lead color pages and popularity poll for its 1st anniversary only to get axed 5 chapters after, but i think P2! is a level of bizarre on it's own considering its overall performance lol

P2! - LET'S PLAY PING PONG!

Ch1: Cover & Lead Color Pages
Ch2: 8th
Ch3: Color Page
Ch4: 8th
Ch5: 9th
Ch6: 14th
Ch7: 12th
Ch8: 8th
Ch9: 15th (Bottom 5)
Ch10: 13th
Ch11: 17th (Bottom 2)
Ch12: 16th (Bottom 2)
Ch13: 18th (Bottom 2)
Ch14: 18th (Bottom 2)
Ch15: 18th (Bottom 2)
Ch16: 18th (Bottom 2)
Ch17: 17th (Bottom 2)
Ch18: 16th (Bottom 3)
Ch19: 16th (Bottom 3)
Ch20: 17th (Bottom 3)
Ch21: 15th (Bottom 4)
Ch22: 15th (Bottom 2)
Ch23: 16th (Bottom 2)
Ch24: 16th (Bottom 2)
Ch25: 16th (Bottom 2)
Ch26: 17th (Bottom 3)
Ch27: 16th (Bottom 4)
Ch28: 18th (Bottom 2)
Ch29: 16th (Bottom 4)
Ch30: 17th (Bottom 3)
Ch31: 19th (Bottom 3)
Ch32: 8th
Ch33: 12th
Ch34: 10th
Ch35: 5th
Ch36: 15th (Bottom 3)
Ch37: 13th
Ch38: 10th
Ch39: 14th
Ch40: 12th
Ch41: 13th
Ch42: 16th (Bottom 2)
Ch43: 12th
Ch44: 13th
Ch45: 11th
Ch46: 7th
Ch47: 7th
Ch48: 10th (Bottom 5)
Ch49: Color Page
Ch50: 13th
Ch51: 12th
Ch52: 8th
Ch53: Cover & Lead Color Pages (1st Anniversary)
Ch54: 17th (Bottom 4)
Ch55: 15th (Bottom 5)
Ch56: 16th (Bottom 3)
Ch57: 16th (Bottom 3)
Ch58: 16th (Bottom 2) - Final Chapter!

I honestly have no idea how P2 wasn't axed at least 2 times back in 2006 lol

 

[Jay_Senju]

Weekly Oricon Top 50 (4/27/26 - 5/3/26)
01. Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo #3 (134,102)
02. Kagurabachi #11 (65,138)
03. One Piece Chopper’s #1 (38,152 / 320,642)
04. Sakamoto Days #27 (37,662)
05. Ichi the Witch #8 (37,199)
06. Blue Box #25 (35,687)
10. Someone Hertz #3 (22,255)
13. Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo #2 (16,313 / 368,195)
15. The Elusive Samurai #25 (14,956)
23. Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo #1 (11,643 / 411,104)
27. One Piece #114 (9,935 / 986,791)
44. Hima-Ten! #9 (6,688)

 

[WyldViolet]

On a side note: what do you think is the biggest what if in WSJ history?

Illegal Rare. Had so much potential and felt like a fully formed world out of the gate.
Would have been so massive in the west too. So dumb Viz didn't even pick it up given it seemed tailor made for western appeal.

Shudan would be my second pick.

 

[monstera11]

Tbh it is great that AOT never get serialized in WSJ. The monthly pacing did it wonders