Mag Talk Weekly Shonen Jump (2026) - News and Discussion!

[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)

 

[Ebrietas-]

Kagurabachi colored page with the Top 6 to 15 results + Special advertisement for the official website new updates!

Spoiler

Pretty sure that random fodder brother of Hakuri was put in 6th place by a single weirdo with too much money voting 1000 times.

 

[Satuuuuuuurn]

What’s up with Enji number 6? I literally reread the series this week and I had to look up who that even was. Did 1105 people think it was that funny to vote for him or does he actually have a following in japan

--- Double Post Merged, May 8, 2026, Original Post Date: May 8, 2026 ---

Pretty sure that random fodder brother of Hakuri was put in 6th place by a single weirdo with too much money voting 1000 times.

You know what, that would actually be pretty funny

 

[Newkerzy]

Tbh I wouldn’t mind in romances if the two leads actually would temporarily date other people but I don’t think readers (at least of shonen demographic) are mature enough for that most of the time

I grew up on One Tree Hill so for me that would just be good drama depending on execution. I def prefer it to just using other characters as love triangle bait all the time

You should probably read Kimi no Iru Machi then. That said, I don’t understand why it gets so much hate.…..

 

[icrawfish]

There has to have been some whimsical activities going on in the JP fandom to cause these results. That or they were captivated by Uruha so much that they projected that onto his bodyguard buddy as well. Not to mention Enji over Soya, which is understandable from the angle of Enji being the one who’s responsible for the clan now and Soya being a psycho, but Enji got next to no screentime so it’s hard to picture him having many genuine fans.

I did not know what “Uke” meant in the context of why Uruha scored high until googling it…

 

[Lord Anubis]

Not to mention Enji over Soya, which is understandable from the angle of Enji being the one who’s responsible for the clan now and Soya being a psycho, but Enji got next to no screentime so it’s hard to picture him having many genuine fans.

Same, I probably would've expected both Tenri (youngest Sazanami, had major moments in the Rakuzaichi) & Tamaki (only woman in the Tou, of legal age) to be more popular than him, but what do I know about what Japanese readers think, I'm an American reader.

 

[Stivie]

There has to have been some whimsical activities going on in the JP fandom to cause these results. That or they were captivated by Uruha so much that they projected that onto his bodyguard buddy as well. Not to mention Enji over Soya, which is understandable from the angle of Enji being the one who’s responsible for the clan now and Soya being a psycho, but Enji got next to no screentime so it’s hard to picture him having many genuine fans.

I did not know what “Uke” meant in the context of why Uruha scored high until googling it…

Perhaps it's pure expectation; perhaps the Japanese are hoping for a redemption arc for Enji, and since this kind of research sometimes influences the story, he might return in the second part.

 

[icrawfish]

Perhaps it's pure expectation; perhaps the Japanese are hoping for a redemption arc for Enji, and since this kind of research sometimes influences the story, he might return in the second part.

I could very much see Enji coming back as a sort of new leader for the Sazanami that reforms things to be better (hopefully) and could serve either as a potential ally or a new neutral faction to have to negotiate with in the second act.

Same, I probably would've expected both Tenri (youngest Sazanami, had major moments in the Rakuzaichi) & Tamaki (only woman in the Tou, of legal age) to be more popular than him, but what do I know about what Japanese readers think, I'm an American reader.

Tenri perhaps, given him being the main focus while Shiba was fighting them; but as much as Enji had no screen time, Tamaki had half the screen time he did. I genuinely can’t think of a single thing Tamaki has said let alone what her personality is as a result of those nonexistent words, whereas with Enji we at least see the character of a mourning brother who doesn’t want to carry on but is told to anyways for the sake of preventing further tragedies.

Plus, of all fandoms to be fawning over a character with the sole reason of “female”, Kagurabachi is probably not the one.

 

[Satuuuuuuurn]

Perhaps Enji will develop a six sword style in order to wield all the enchanted blades and defeat Soga himself, it’s what the people want

 

[WyldViolet]

but i think the dandadan thing is just an issue of amnesia plots being generally being disliked by audiences, the best way to do it (as i see it ) is usually to explore something new that the character couldn't have done otherwise,like they wake up and we learn their past with them, or they're a villain turned hero or vice versa but if it's just undoing character progression and the reader knows its gonna be reversed anyway it really starts to feels like stalling for time. but tbh i haven't read dandadan in a bit so this may be all wrong

I mean, I can see why people are annoyed over the amnesia plot, but I'm also seeing people genuinely angry at Aira and Jiji for daring to act on their feelings, genuinely angry at Okarun for being conflicted during such a difficult situation with Momo's amnesia. Like, it all feels pretty real for a situation like this. The characters are complex and people don't like that.

 

[Nuesmoker]

I remember someoje on twitter buying a shitton for Enji, was likely them lol

 

[Reyes]

Yugioh remake by KONAMI ANIMATION? I totally see it happening,

Large ask concerning the game has far evolved from where the manga ever did.

 

[WyldViolet]

Large ask concerning the game has far evolved from where the manga ever did.

Tbf the manga and the actual card game never shared the same rules beyond the most surface level.

 

[Shonenfan]

With the 2nd most recent batch in peril, himaten ending soon, and the open JJK modulo spot, it feels like the standards have never been lower to become a hit in jump and yet, it feels like the audiences standards have never been higher.

I just don’t know what it’s going to take to get a real fantasy action adventure series with heavy emphasis on adventure (I really like Ichi the witch but it’s been letting me down a bit on that front just like black clover did; the last real new adventure series that was successful was what like toriko? It’s just unacceptable for Jump).

 

[Shockzz1234]

Kagurabachi colored page with the Top 6 to 15 results + Special advertisement for the official website new updates!

Spoiler

6 and 10

Large ask concerning the game has far evolved from where the manga ever did.

Tbh I don't see what the current state of the real game has to do with the manga/anime, or why that would prevent a remake from being made. The remake would just follow the original manga. And like WyldViolet said, the manga only really overlaps with the irl game for the most basic of things and even then it's only for one arc (Battle City, whereas Duelist Kingdom had it's own rules).

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

He's also saying something about Kinato and Headbutt, so it looks like both are starting to wrap up? RIP

Answering this since it's about the survival of these series so is allowed, i don't know what Ryo meant about Kinato because i can say that it's not rushing anything this week, with Alien i see what is he saying about "getting serious" but you still can't say if is rushing or not.

And Under Doctor, it's not like any surprise but this week chapter basically shows it's not going anywhere for a while.

 

[kitakaze]

Do you think Class 2B- Hero Destroyerz will be axe once it ranking? Because this week Sorachi's new manga ranking is so low?

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Do you think Class 2B- Hero Destroyerz will be axe once it ranking? Because this week Sorachi's new manga ranking is so low?

It's just the 3rd chapter, the placement is random.

 

[WyldViolet]

Do you think Class 2B- Hero Destroyerz will be axe once it ranking? Because this week Sorachi's new manga ranking is so low?

Do you have to ask this for literally every new series? Also how many times have we explained to you that pre-ranking placements don't necessarily matter and fluctuate.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Takeru Hokazono author message about the anime adaptation announcement in the Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #24 of 2026:

"It's going to be made into an animeeeee!!!!!"

 

[shillin65]

I finally finished Agravity Boys and that final arc might be some of the funniest shit published in Jump in the last decade
Now i'm hoping Roku can stick around as long