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

[Shinuki no Reborn]

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[WyldViolet]

Lol you give those series the same importance of dragon ball? Anyway look out what you say... I didn't say anything dumb
The only dumb thing is what that editor said

Buddy, you said "all" he was famous for was Dragon Ball. Don't move the goalposts.
And uhm ya, I'd put One Piece, Naruto, Hunter x Hunter, and Yugioh's popularity up there with Dragon Ball.

 

[Phantom RPG]

Otohi Ogi with "Pyurifaiāzu": I overall like how the action was make. But I think a bit more experienced on his hand he can do him favors in the long run. But I did enjoy the art and the labelling quite well.

Shigeto Kiji with "Raifu ∞": I really like the power the main lead as well as how the overall characters and settings made it feel more sentimental.

Yoshiharu Kataoka (Ping Pong Peril) with "Saikyo Joreishi Kan-chan!": Yeah, I think Kataoka delivered to the team and the author did managed to improve the aUdio.Also the overall meet cute the main lead has with the most.

Hidechika Matsui with " The Demon of Shadow Burial" or known as "Kagesou no Akuma":I like the overall action and art that accompanies it. Everything was expressive and interesting to see. Would live to see more of you guys around.

Wamino with " Miyabi yuē Wa Ku": Ballet is not for me, but boy was it choke full of drama between the two main ladies and I though it was an insane driving force for the story itself. While the kid is still young to debut anything I still find this being an author that will change the manga landscape in some way.

Shun Yabe with "Onmyo Donkan Massugu se Ima": Yeah same thing again with Anti Service, trying to make something original with the exocist genre than its time to give and I admit I thought it was a cutesy one shot.

Kemuri Taimatsu with “Pen wa ken yori etosetora": I like the art style and overall idea of an average worker working with a chick who fights monsters to be kinda interesting. I really wanna see Kemuri's new stories.

Tatara Kyou with 'Inyoroku Battle Fantasy Bu';I admit. I really that ought it would be another generic exocist one shot. But holy shit, did this one shot deliver on its uniqueness also the art style does really work well in making the labelling and the character dynamics shine. I am know willing to follow what else Kyou could too.

My overall thoughts on all the one shots from jump giga spring 2026:
Daiki Nono with "On Stage". Sorry, is this the same Nono who put too much focus on open mounths? Cause he definitely did a major upgrade in illustrations within the magazine. Honestly, respect.

Wataru Kuroki, as the writer, and Takeshi Kuroiwa, as the illustrator, with "Hangetsu kurīningusābisu": I admit mixing cleaning with exorcism is kinda original. Too bad that Ogi had a similar idea. But it still was interested ing to see how everything was going to go down.

Hayashi Tatsuya, with "Mamono no Yusha"; Okay, I liked the overall idea that the story was going with and I admit the art was great as well as its panelling. I would very much wish to see what Tatsuya could bring.

Odoru Issei with “Shinran - KAMURAN - ”: When I was seeing the art my thoughts were that the protagonist was somehow related to the protagonist of Under Doctor. Cause the art style does seem similar in some ways. However I do think the exocist one shot was rather cliche and somewhat predictable. But the art was nice. Just need practices to make the series better.

Takumi with "OHALIVE": Yet another exocist type one shot. But I will admit the art help make the story be interesting and appealing to readers. However I would hope to see more of them doing different types of genres for their future one shots.

Jou Tanakura with "Kitsune no yume": Honestly, the author is quite ready to debut. Cause by god, the art was great and what it delivered in paneling and the pieces of the story were really good in my opinion. Would love to see this author debut in the magazine proper.

Murano Shiki(Or Fumuki Murano) with "Yamori no Iemori"; Personally, much prefer his previous one shot than the one we got. Mostly cause it felt really generic exorcism type stuff. I will say that at least it had a genuine interesting twist from what I could gather so at the very least it had that going for it. I would suggest he goes back to his roots and focus strongly more in feudal Japanese mythology.

Fujisawa Shinobu with "Aze no mamoribito" or known as "Guardians of the rice paddies"; I thought the art style was unique for the plot of the story and I could genuinely feel the chemistry between the two leads in a heart beat. Would love to see more of this author.

Hokazono Akira, with "Sūpānakkuru ojōsama" or known as "Super Knuckle Lady": I liked what i saw, the action was clean and the overall paneling was rather well made. Have high hopes for the author.

Fuji Tomoya with 'Niide Reiran': Not going to lie, for some reason, I really dislike this gag one shot. I think it mostly stems from how I see the protagonist just being unpleasant in my opinion. Also I felt like the comedic affects it was going for did not land well from what I have seen. So I suggest the author improves the comedy greatly before thinking of making a full blown series.


Chihiro Okuno with "Nairu to Noeru"; The art is unique but I think its still a bit rough around the edges at times. However I did like what I saw as a plot and overall think the author just needs to improve the art over time.

Hoping to see some reviews and opinions on the one shots in general. I will post my top favorites in a later post.

So, does anyone else have anything to say about the oneshots I posted on Jump Giga for this newest issue? I am most certain that
Bulju and Lord Anubis made comments on them, although I am surprised Shinuki did not do his usual review of one shots that I have read, including the one that launched in the last issue of Jump, the one with the dragonic butler dude.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

And he's arguably the best EiC in Jump history given Hoshin Engi, Yugioh, I's, Leader Den Takeshi, One Piece, Rookies, Whistle, Hunter x Hunter, Shaman King, Rising Impact, Hikaru no Go, Prince of Tennis, Naruto, Black Cat, and Bobobo were all under his reign.

You know, there's something called the "Golden Age of Shonen Jump" and wasn't Torishima the one in charge of that, neither the Silver Age too, so saying he's arguably the best EiC in Jump history is exaggerating quite a lot lol

Also wasn't he the one that didn't believe One Piece would be popular at all? Imagine being the EiC of the called "Dark Age of Shonen Jump" and actually passing on what would become the biggest selling manga in history

 

[WyldViolet]

You know, there's something called the "Golden Age of Shonen Jump" and wasn't Torishima the one in charge of that, neither the Silver Age too, so saying he's arguably the best EiC in Jump history is exaggerating quite a lot lol

Also wasn't he the one that didn't believe One Piece would be popular at all? Imagine being the EiC of the called "Dark Age of Shonen Jump" and actually passing on what would become the biggest selling manga in history

I mean, he still had One Piece even if he wasn't sure about it at first, and as EiC would have been a huge part of the business deals of its early years. Regardless of him not being EiC during the golden or silver age, One Piece is the highest grossing manga of all time. That alone puts him in the "arguably best" category, not to mention how huge Naruto, Hunter x Hunter, and Yugioh are.
Hell, you could argue it was his run as EiC that actuallly allowed Weekly Shonen Jump as a multimedia brand to crack through into the west as well.

And Torishima had Dragon Ball during the golden age. That alone cements him as legendary.

And Dragon Quest. Like, the point is, Pietro claiming "all hes famous for is Dragon Ball" is fucking insane. And as always he can't just admit he said something stupid.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

I mean, he still had One Piece even if he wasn't sure about it at first, and as EiC would have been a huge part of the business deals of its early years. Regardless of him not being EiC during the golden or silver age, One Piece is the highest grossing manga of all time. That alone puts him in the "arguably best" category, not to mention how huge Naruto, Hunter x Hunter, and Yugioh are.

And Torishima had Dragon Ball during the golden age. That alone cements him as legendary.

Based on that wouldn't Heishi be even a better EiC for greenlighting Kimetsu no Yaiba which became a even bigger success than One Piece?

Not to mention big & huge hits like Assassination Classroom, My Hero Academia, Haikyuu, Nisekoi, Souma, Saiki, Black Clover, World Trigger, The Promised Neverland and Dr. Stone?

Also, if Torishima can be credited by Dragon Ball in the golden age, why isn't the actual editor of One Piece who pushed the manga despite Torishima disdain the one to get credit for it? i feel like One Piece alone definitely doesn't push him as the arguably best over the ones who actually created and turned the magazine into this huge manga empire, specially when you get the context that Torishima didn't even believed in One Piece lol

 

[WyldViolet]

Based on that wouldn't Heishi be even a better EiC for greenlighting Kimetsu no Yaiba which became a even bigger success than One Piece?

Not to mention big & huge hits like Assassination Classroom, My Hero Academia, Haikyuu, Nisekoi, Souma, Saiki, Black Clover, World Trigger, The Promised Neverland and Dr. Stone?

Also, if Torishima can be credited by Dragon Ball in the golden age, why isn't the actual editor of One Piece who pushed the manga despite Torishima disdain the one to get credit for it? i feel like One Piece alone definitely doesn't push him as the arguably best over the ones who actually created and turned the magazine into this huge manga empire, specially when you get the context that Torishima didn't even believed in One Piece lol

Yea, arguably Heishi would be up there as well.
And I'm not giving Torishima sole credit for One Piece obviously, just clearly pointing out that he's a huge deal and obviously not "only famous for Dragon Ball".

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Damn, by chapter 3 Class 2-B already disappeared from the Top 10, and btw, the comments about this week chapter are rough, there are a lot comments calling it boring, there's not even a thread on Animanch to discuss, i read on Matome 1 or 2 even saying Samurai 8 was more interesting (Well It was way more interesting lol)

 

[Shonenfan]

Damn, by chapter 3 Class 2-B already disappeared from the Top 10, and btw, the comments about this week chapter are rough, there are a lot comments calling it boring, there's not even a thread on Animanch to discuss, i read on Matome 1 or 2 even saying Samurai 8 was more interesting (Well It was way more interesting lol)

Noooooooo. It’s my favorite of the batch. What’s the reception to Roku and drawn to fire? Could jump have two batches in a row flame out in 1 or 2 rounds?

 

[Phantom RPG]

Damn, by chapter 3 Class 2-B already disappeared from the Top 10, and btw, the comments about this week chapter are rough, there are a lot comments calling it boring, there's not even a thread on Animanch to discuss, i read on Matome 1 or 2 even saying Samurai 8 was more interesting (Well It was way more interesting lol)

I think the reason is the constant poop jokes. Its get annoying over time, I like Sorachi and I am enjoying class 2-b but I do think its needs a little more stuff that is outside those jokes and focus on those more as a whole. Hopefully it gets better as it seems like we are finally getting something interesting in the next chapter but we will see how it goes.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Noooooooo. It’s my favorite of the batch. What’s the reception to Roku and drawn to fire? Could jump have two batches in a row flame out in 1 or 2 rounds?

I think the reason is the constant poop jokes. Its get annoying over time, I like Sorachi and I am enjoying class 2-b but I do think its needs a little more stuff that is outside those jokes and focus on those more as a whole. Hopefully it gets better as it seems like we are finally getting something interesting in the next chapter but we will see how it goes.

Roku is by a laaaarge margin the most praised, every chapter is full of praise in the Forums, Drawn to the Fire has its fans so its mixed but Class 2-B reception is going down really fast, there's no much discussion going on and a lot of comments criticizing calling it boring, people just expected much more from Sorachi, it's not even much about poop jokes but more that is slow, main duo isn't much charismatic and there's so far no new interesting characters added while by chapter 3 of Gintama there was already Kagura and other classic side characters.

 

[Phantom RPG]

Roku is by a laaaarge margin the most praised, every chapter is full of praise in the Forums, Drawn to the Fire has its fans so its mixed but Class 2-B reception is going down really fast, there's no much discussion going on and a lot of comments criticizing calling it boring, people just expected much more from Sorachi, it's not even much about poop jokes but more that is slow, main duo isn't much charismatic and there's so far no new interesting characters added while by chapter 3 of Gintama there was already Kagura and other classic side characters.

Guess we will see if any new character shows up to break the mold otherwise it might not make it far. Hoping am right on this.

Oh, right what is the Shanghai one shot about. I forgot to ask about last week cause of travel. Also what are your thoughts on all of the jump giga one shots of spring 2026?

 

[Baes]

Can't agree with Torishima about One Piece. For me Oda is caring TOO MUCH for kids
One Piece today has a much childish text and dialogue, almost like Oda is focusing on "new" kids and forgot the old kids are grown now

About JJK: yeah Gege cares little about the reader and does mostly what he wants to do. Balls

 

[defensor_de_boruto]

Damn, by chapter 3 Class 2-B already disappeared from the Top 10, and btw, the comments about this week chapter are rough, there are a lot comments calling it boring, there's not even a thread on Animanch to discuss, i read on Matome 1 or 2 even saying Samurai 8 was more interesting (Well It was way more interesting lol)

yeah they right, this class 2b is terrible, the last time i've been so bored reading something was with agravity boys

--- Double Post Merged, May 12, 2026, Original Post Date: May 12, 2026 ---

About JJK: yeah Gege cares little about the reader and does mostly what he wants to do. Balls

but should we blame him? I think authors should do what they want and not what readers want (or what the editors think the readers want)

 

[Lord Anubis]

but should we blame him? I think authors should do what they want and not what readers want (or what the editors think the readers want)

Nah, I feel like there should be good harmony between both the mangaka and the editor, as the editor is like an anchor, they're there to keep the mangaka from flying too close to the sun with their worst ideas, but may also risk dragging them & their best ideas down to the bottom of the sea to drown if their managing proves to be too much.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Weekly Shoseki Top 500 (5/4/26 - 5/10/26)
01. Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo #3
03. Kagurabachi #11
04. Blue Box #25
05. Sakamoto Days #27
06. Ichi the Witch #8
15. Someone Hertz #3
18. The Elusive Samurai #25
71. Hima-Ten! #9 (6,291 / 12,979)
96. Me & Roboco #26 (4,316 / 8,560)
102. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi #8 (3,967 / 8,692)

 

[monstera11]

About JJK: yeah Gege cares little about the reader and does mostly what he wants to do. Balls

Not balls.

It is just a jerk move

(To shinuki: i toned it down )

 

[BelTL]

Weekly Shoseki Top 500 (5/4/26 - 5/10/26)
01. Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo #3
03. Kagurabachi #11
04. Blue Box #25
05. Sakamoto Days #27
06. Ichi the Witch #8
15. Someone Hertz #3
18. The Elusive Samurai #25
71. Hima-Ten! #9 (6,291 / 12,979)
96. Me & Roboco #26 (4,316 / 8,560)
102. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi #8 (3,967 / 8,692)

If Kiyoshi cant break 10k, I will get a bit angry

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

If Kiyoshi cant break 10k, I will get a bit angry

It's actually on par with vol 1 total on week 2 so it will break 10k, either in a 3rd week or Monthly ranking, this has been a bit of weird lower sales for both Hima & Kiyoshi but it's just like 1k/2k less, nothing big, of course Twitter will blow out of proportion like they did with last week Kiyoshi sales when it was perfectly in sync with what older volumes sold with 3 days...

 

[Reyes]

I think Torishima intentional or not just does come off as bitter old man with comments like everyone at Toei hates me, the guys running dragon ball now suck, editors are jump suck now.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP ISSUE #24 (2026) - AUTHOR COMMENTS!

Kagurabachi (Takeru Hokazono)

We’re getting an anime!!!!!!!!!


Ichi the Witch (Shiro Usazaki)

We finally have weather where I can open all the windows! I love fresh air! Yay!


One Piece (Eiichiro Oda)

Dinner with Nobuyuki Sakuma was delish! I want to do a men’s gourmet tour when the series is over.


Someone Hertz (Ei Yamano)

I got a recommendation comment from Akutami Sensei for volume 3! I’m so overjoyed. Check out Kurage about to use some jujutsu.


Me & Roboco (Shuhei Miyazaki)

I was able to lose 5 kg! Five more and I’ll reach my goal! It’s all about exercise, isn’t it?


Roku’s House of Oddities (Atsushi Nakamura)

It’s been about five years since my last series. The fact that there were people rooting for me during that time makes me so grateful.


Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi (Shoichi Usui)

Volume 8 is now on sale in Japan! The cover is a cute pink color! Check it out!


Sakamoto Days (Yuto Suzuki)

I’ve been watching a lot of Usain Bolt videos lately. Being fast is so cool!


Drawn to the Fire (Masayoshi Satosho)

I’ve been watching Zaoh on a subscription service while I work. Nishida, Doumae, and R-Fujimoto always crack me up.


Witch Watch (Kenta Shinohara)

I suddenly realized the brand name Hotcook for my instant pot was a pun on hottoku (let it sit) and was blown away.


Class 2-B: Hero Destroyerz (Hideaki Sorachi)

I went home to mark a year since my father died. I think I wanted to show him the new series, but he probably would have just scolded me. Rest in peace.


Shinobi Undercover (Ippon Takegushi)

I like spicy food, but it makes me sweat like crazy, so it sucks that I can’t enjoy it outside the house.


Blue Box (Kouji Miura)

My cat says “meow” and “puu” at about the same rate. Where’s that sound coming from?


Akane-banashi (Yuki Suenaga)

Seeing how seriously they take rakugo in the Making Rakugo training arc from the Akane-banashi anime really affects me. Please check it out for yourself!


Hima-Ten! (Genki Ono)

I tried real acupuncture recently. I jumped up when a 5 cm needle was placed in my neck.


Nue’s Exorcist (Kota Kawae)

The cool letters I saw recently in town said “Cafe Verona.” Thank you for your time.


Under Doctor (Kyo Tanimoto)

The serialization rerelease of Doraemon just ended. Congratulations on the end! I love it.


Kinato’s Magic (Kento Amemiya)

When I enter a store and smell incense, I get so happy…


Alien Headbutt (Akira Inui)

I watched a movie called Sana: Let Me Hear. There were so many scary scenes. It was great.


Source: VIZ Website