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[Shinuki no Reborn]

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[icrawfish]

I have to agree. This might be one of the lowest-rated arcs of Ichi when it’s done. So far, Minakata is solely carrying the new characters. That said, it’s highly unlikely Ichi will get axed over this (unless it really jumps the shark).

I feel like people were saying the same thing in the midst of the previous arc when things weren’t moving quite so much, and now it’s very well liked. I do agree a lot of the magikeepers are kinda boring individually so far and the plot for the past few chapters has been a little all over the place, but I get the feeling that there’s more to the purpose of this arc that we just haven’t seen yet. That, or this is merely a transitory arc leading into a greater conflict involving Fujimine.

Point is while things are a little awkward right now I trust there’s an end purpose to these shenanigans.

--- Double Post Merged, May 15, 2026, Original Post Date: May 15, 2026 ---

Finally, the battle for the title of most popular Nue's girl begins!!! I would vote for Ishu, but I think that Natsuki can win (I don't consider Nue one of the girls in Gakuro's harem)

I only hope Shitotsu doesn’t get completely destroyed by the others, but I fear it’s inevitable given the way people can scale them based on likelihood to get with Gakuro at the end…

 

[Newkerzy]

I feel like people were saying the same thing in the midst of the previous arc when things weren’t moving quite so much, and now it’s very well liked. I do agree a lot of the magikeepers are kinda boring individually so far and the plot for the past few chapters has been a little all over the place, but I get the feeling that there’s more to the purpose of this arc that we just haven’t seen yet. That, or this is merely a transitory arc leading into a greater conflict involving Fujimine.

Point is while things are a little awkward right now I trust there’s an end purpose to these shenanigans.

That’s perfectly fine. I do agree that we still have to see where this is going, but I still stand by my gut feeling that this arc won’t be all that high compared to whatever arc comes in Ichi, before or after it.

 

[Hawke]

Bit late to the party but interesting toc from seeing 2 series absent this week....kinda points out what's holding the magazine together in some ways and what's not based on Nue getting the cover too.

Speaking of that it's so long overdue, Nue has been the series that's grown on me the most since it's creation vs my initial reception to it. Like I legit look forward to it every week and it's been pretty consistently in my top 5 if not top half of the issues the past few months.

So to make up for my absence and kill some time with discussion, here's a fun question for now:

What's the series (either current lineup or any point in Jump or both!) has been the one you've changed your opinion on the most since you started it/it started serialization? If I'm going all time I'm going Black Clover too, I was NOT expecting to ever change my mind on it but I'm very glad I did! Funny Nue and BC do remind me of each other in some ways...

 

[echo]

Bit late to the party but interesting toc from seeing 2 series absent this week....kinda points out what's holding the magazine together in some ways and what's not based on Nue getting the cover too.

Speaking of that it's so long overdue, Nue has been the series that's grown on me the most since it's creation vs my initial reception to it. Like I legit look forward to it every week and it's been pretty consistently in my top 5 if not top half of the issues the past few months.

So to make up for my absence and kill some time with discussion, here's a fun question for now:

What's the series (either current lineup or any point in Jump or both!) has been the one you've changed your opinion on the most since you started it/it started serialization? If I'm going all time I'm going Black Clover too, I was NOT expecting to ever change my mind on it but I'm very glad I did! Funny Nue and BC do remind me of each other in some ways...

I was convinced Nue would be total trash from the first 2 chapters but then it got really good starting with chapter 3 lol.

Thought CSM part 1 was pretty mid until like halfway through and it actually got better over time for me. Slowly went from a 6/10 to like a 9/10 by the end. Part 2 sucked from the beginning and I dropped it pretty quick though.

 

[Nuesmoker]

Bit late to the party but interesting toc from seeing 2 series absent this week....kinda points out what's holding the magazine together in some ways and what's not based on Nue getting the cover too.

Speaking of that it's so long overdue, Nue has been the series that's grown on me the most since it's creation vs my initial reception to it. Like I legit look forward to it every week and it's been pretty consistently in my top 5 if not top half of the issues the past few months.

So to make up for my absence and kill some time with discussion, here's a fun question for now:

What's the series (either current lineup or any point in Jump or both!) has been the one you've changed your opinion on the most since you started it/it started serialization? If I'm going all time I'm going Black Clover too, I was NOT expecting to ever change my mind on it but I'm very glad I did! Funny Nue and BC do remind me of each other in some ways...

God, I am sad to say this, but it might be Ichi. I was at first quite positive on it, maybe not on the same level as the larger animanga community, but I was openly into it up until the start of the Chronoweaver arc. I have made my thoughts very clear on that arc, I think it is solidly BAD for a variety of reasons, but now I fear for the same happening with the current arc. The Magikeepers is a concept I am not too fond of, and the traitor reveal was handled... Ehhh? Like it's not ALL bad, I like Minakata and Fujimine enough, but the rest? Not big on it at all. And that sucks because I sung the praises of the chapters preceeding the Magikeepers' reveal too. Like, Ichi comforting Dess in the way he did? More of that please.

It's like whenever we are in action, yknow, the supposedly juicy part of the series, I just kinda lose interest. Ichi's been, in my opinion, downright below average in that regard.

Oh and the pacing. I've said it a bunch of times, but I do not like how the pacing has become.

Ichi went from being a solid contender for my top 2 with Kagurabachi, to barely even cracking top 5 consistently anymore. I am genuinely sad about that lol.

 

[Shockzz1234]

Good news, the first of the 5 one-shots is now fully translated.

Tensai Futsugakusha Raro Purple no Hatsukoi - MangaDex

Read Tensai Futsugakusha Raro Purple no Hatsukoi on MangaDex!

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Wait, I quite liked this? I'm not sure if it has the legs to go much longer (or at all longer) than this one chapter, but I liked the art, the panelling, the use of words to make everything more *DRAMATIC* and the humour. The character designs are clean and the setting is nice. Like yeah it's just another exorcist series, but it had enough unique about it that I was fine reading it tbh. Good one shot imo.

--- Double Post Merged, May 15, 2026, Original Post Date: May 15, 2026 ---

Bit late to the party but interesting toc from seeing 2 series absent this week....kinda points out what's holding the magazine together in some ways and what's not based on Nue getting the cover too.

Speaking of that it's so long overdue, Nue has been the series that's grown on me the most since it's creation vs my initial reception to it. Like I legit look forward to it every week and it's been pretty consistently in my top 5 if not top half of the issues the past few months.

So to make up for my absence and kill some time with discussion, here's a fun question for now:

What's the series (either current lineup or any point in Jump or both!) has been the one you've changed your opinion on the most since you started it/it started serialization? If I'm going all time I'm going Black Clover too, I was NOT expecting to ever change my mind on it but I'm very glad I did! Funny Nue and BC do remind me of each other in some ways...

Negatively, I used to really enjoy Sakamoto Days. It had really cool action, but also had some amount of "heart" to it, if that makes sense. Nowadays, it only really has cool action. The cast has become way too bloated and there's a bunch I don't care for (either characters I used to care about that I no longer do, or completely new characters that I've never cared about) and it lost a lot of it's "heart". Cool action can only really carry me so far in terms of caring about a series, I still have to care about the characters and the plot as well, mostly the characters personally. Also negatively - JJK. Went from one of my favourites of all time to decidedly mid imo by the time it finished. Bleh.

Positively, not a current running series, but The Elusive Samurai was something I thought was kinda mid when it first started but by the end it ended up being one of my favourite WSJ series of the decade so far. Similarly, Witch Watch went from a simple gag manga in my mind (which I didn't hate, but didn't love either) to a series I've become genuinely invested in for a while now, again it's been one of my favourites of the decade.

Shoutout to Nue's Exorcist btw. It's still not one of my favourite series or anything like that, far from it, which is why I didn't wanna include it in the previous bit, but I used to think it was complete crap. Idk why but the last arc or so it kinda "clicked" for me and I've been enjoying it way more than I did previously.

 

[Wookitake]

Also the fact we got nothing sticking besides Someone Hertz since Shinobi Undercover in 2024

I was thinking about this recently. It seems to me that, the longer this lack of recent successes get, the harder it get to new series. That's because the current series become more consolidate, with more fans, etc, and consequently it is harder for new series to get the necessary votes to avoid the bottom.

Does it make sense?

 

[icrawfish]

So to make up for my absence and kill some time with discussion, here's a fun question for now:

What's the series (either current lineup or any point in Jump or both!) has been the one you've changed your opinion on the most since you started it/it started serialization? If I'm going all time I'm going Black Clover too, I was NOT expecting to ever change my mind on it but I'm very glad I did! Funny Nue and BC do remind me of each other in some ways

I don’t have any huge swingers since I usually at least kind of enjoy things, but with current stuff I think Shinobi has grown impressively for me compared to my first impressions. Chapter 1 I thought it was a tad generic and the characters’ expressions felt soulless/detatched to me, but I feel like as the series has gone on we’re seeing more soulful and heartfelt expressions on characters’ faces, as well as the overall storywriting improving as well. I wouldn’t say it’s in my absolute top now but it’s gone from me expecting it to bomb hard to me expecting a full run and an at least decent anime to come from this. Carrying on the will of Yozakura and all that.

 

[Kiaida]

What's the series (either current lineup or any point in Jump or both!) has been the one you've changed your opinion on the most since you started it/it started serialization?

Yozakura Family improved way too much during the serialization. The first 20 chapters or so read like a classic early axe, but every arc after that kept improving and improving to the point the series basically peaked at the end, characters were properly developed and Gondaira's art got so much better.

As for a negative example, I was really into Shaman King getting the volumes as a kid, one of my favorites, but it peaks early and most of the 2nd half drags a ton. At least the ending was good.

 

[Nuesmoker]

Issue 24 2026:

1. Nue's Exorcist: The chapter title, Stagnation At The Root, is fucking PERFECT. It was foreshadowed a bunch, but finally we have confirmation: it was a Hyo that enstablished the hell that is the Fujino Family. Not only that, This reveal, this visceral reaction from Gakuro, has been built up ever since Shiroha's introduction. Everything the series is built upon, the very first battle not only of Hollow Weapons, but also of ideals, was caused by Kasha's cruelty. The perpetrator behind her suffering is a complete rejection of the best human values: community, compassion, love- Kasha is the enemy of that.
Now, all of the Fujino (except Itsuki and likely the two sisters because they were 100% rats) have become tragic figures. To quote Kabane in chapter 78: "Me. Captain Fujino. Even the head of the Fujino Family. We're all gears in this fight over the Hyo."
Battling the Hyo was their taught purpose! But that was a fabrication of the Hyo themselves. All of the suffering and hatred was for an objective that not only would never have been achieved, but that would end up aiding the enemy of humanity. Even Baldy, once arguably the most reprehensible figure in the series, is, to an extent, a victim. He enforced the idea that the Fujino are all tools of the family, an idea carried on by Shiroha, Kabane, everyone in it. But the family is itself a tool for the Hyo. They were making themselves tools for a tool.
And Kabane man, he is just the most unfortunate soul in this whole thing. The thing that saved his life and gave him a reason to exist, the respect he holds for the system that Exorcism promotes was propped up by the very thing they swore to destroy. There is legitimately nothing hood or pure about his life anymore, just tragedy after tragedy. Honestly, I hope Gakuro saves him by the end of this arc, he deserves it even after all he has said to Shiroha.
And a scary fact! Had Gakuro not stumbled upon Nue's room, Kasha would have just... Won. Shiroha would have gotten Nue's contract eventually, and thus Kasha would be controlling Nue behind the scenes. The Bureau would not be able to do anything anymore, and slowly but surely, human society would crumble under spirits. This is why Gakuro is so important, why he is the Messiah. Kasha's plan would have simply worked flawlessly if not for him and Nue meeting each other. And that speech, holy fucking shit that speech gave me actual goosebumps. Gakuro's idea of humanity is something that you can see reflected during the entire series. How he admired Rido during their training, how he was left in awe before Natsuki's power, his never ending resoect for all exorcists putting it all on the line. And his lines about the pain and the heart apply to him, to everyone he has formed a bond with, too, not just Shiroha, it's the most relatable and human experience! It's a PERFECT culmination of his character. "Humans are Warriors" will definitely stick with me for a LONG time.
Sadly, and you can see it from Kasha's grin, Gakuro is most likely NOT winning this fight. He has simply caught Kasha's interest. Keep in mind, Kasha wants to "Break everything about Nue", so what better place to start than taking away her saviour, trying to break and torture him? That's what I think will happen anyways. But given how Gekka responded to his proposal, it's up in the air... But it would very much force the girls to power up immensly, as hinted at the beginning of this arc. Shiroha will be the primary focus no doubt, she will have to face her greatest perpetrator by the end, and that's why THIS arc is the one that will have her unlock Soul Armor, and bring out all of Kyokotsu's powers. Kyokotsu is now such an important figure after basically not being in the manga for the past 80+ chapters, so I am very curious at how he'll be tackled...
Shitotsu is another big one, she was showcased a bunch during the last arc, and Impure Children, given the inevitable presence of Kabane will be very important as well. She'll need to harness all of her possible Soul Armors and live up to the "Most Special Existence" title Kathy gave her.
Ishu and Kazusa are... Trickier. Kinu opened the door to the possibility of Level 4s having similar powers to their Hyo of origin, so what if Suzaku's abilities manifest in her? Ishu even said that half her name is in Suzaku's, so I don't think I'm reaching TOO much. Still speculation though. Kazusa however, I have NO idea on what she will do to stack up to all of this. She is a completely normal, albeit talented exorcist, so now I'm very curious about her too.
Lastly, I am left with a few questions:
What is Kurikara's stake in all of this? It feels inevitable that he'll be free of Kasha by the end of the arc.
What about Raisei? Is he just following the original purpose of the Fujino? Or is there something more, something regarding Nue?
I spoke of Kabane, but Rido and Mizuki will very likely show up too. As friends? Enemies? I doubt they'll be lovers once more though...
Lil' Kyoko? PLEASE be there for your Lil' Shiroha!
13/10, Kota blew it out of the fucking PLANET with this one. And, I can't forget to mention... COVEEEERRRR, POPULARITY POLLLL, THIRD ANNIVERSARY!!!!! GRAHHHHH!!!

2. Someone Hertz: I am surprised that the series went out of its way to introduce a genuine asshole- good! Mimei needs this, a rival more within his reach than Eel Potato, and one he doesn't look up to either. Not to mention, we got the Rookie round now. He is basically going solo, likely against someone more talented than him, just that little bit of drama that I love from the series whenever it comes. Mimei as a whole is easily the most interesting character of the bunch when it's time to get more serious.

3. Kagurabachi: Getting this out of the way, I could not care less about the two Sogas here, RIP Bozos. The thing I like most here is how we now know why Japan deemed the EBs as a necessity. Shiba's reports must have had them shitting themselves. Shiba himself is pretty much a main character, crazy how much of the war would be different without him and his sorcery.

4. Roku's House Of Oddities: Kabenji being a War curse and yet seemingly the most normal person out of all the curses is a welcome contrast and setup. It really adds to the mystery behind all of them. And the story's already turning into Roku appreciating his new family, which is a trope I like so I don't mind. Lastly, the three naked dudes are a great joke lol.

5. Under Doctor: Congratulations to Under Doctor for making it into the top 5 this week! Chiwa was honestly cute and her view towards her job added some much needed depth to her. A secluded yet solid chapter.

6. Drawn To The Fire: Chapter as a whole was SOLID, I like how this game revolves more around Kuchikusa wanting to be taken seriously rather than winning (because I don't think they'll win if their best players actually pull up), but I WILL point put that this is the 4th chapter in a row that ends with Natsu dunking. I hope it doesn't become formulaic so soon.

7. Ichi The Witch: 4 double spreads with hardly any text on them, and basically NO plot progression to speak of... Can we NOT go back to the same pacing as last arc please?

8. Class 2B Hero Destroyerz: I hope Sorachi's action can be interesting next week.

9. Kinato's Magic: I can't tell if it's going this round or not anymore.

10. Alien Headbutt: It got axed so Inui is just showcasing character designs he had in mind, couldn't be more apparent.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

I was thinking about this recently. It seems to me that, the longer this lack of recent successes get, the harder it get to new series. That's because the current series become more consolidate, with more fans, etc, and consequently it is harder for new series to get the necessary votes to avoid the bottom.

Does it make sense?

We had series like Syd Craft, Otr of the Flame, Harukaze Mound, Kaedegami, Ping Pong Peril, Hero Girl & Demon Lord and now Kinato's Magic (not including UD because in general still doing fine) that could perfectly well become at the very least decently popular series but yet all of them failed.

Usually a good amount of series never sticking happens because the magazine is too stacked with long running hits but Jump has like 8 spots without a success and with series like Hima, BB, Sakamoto & WW about to end pretty soon, so technically there's no better moment for hits to appear than now lol

 

[Lord Anubis]

The voice comic for Roku's House of Oddities has just been released, which stars Shōya Chiba (Taiki from Blue Box) as Roku & Takehito Koyasu (Dio Brando) as Johan:

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Yep, Alien Headbutt is 100% ending, the editor note for next week:

"Challenge them! To the decisive battle that will decide the island’s fate!!!!"

Also:

Spoiler

We basically got introduced to sort of a mysteryous figure and end goal of the series which will be a deathmatch to decide the fate of earth, Shirokiba gets invited to the event to fight against aliens

And Inui Akira is struggling with the art, the 2 final pages are unfinished.

--- Double Post Merged, May 16, 2026, Original Post Date: May 16, 2026 ---

Meanwhile Kinato is sooo not rushing is actually hilarious, it shows ZERO signs of ending.

 

[NeeNeen]

That’s perfectly fine. I do agree that we still have to see where this is going, but I still stand by my gut feeling that this arc won’t be all that high compared to whatever arc comes in Ichi, before or after it.

Don't know about the general reception, but its position in the polls on this forum has definitely tanked.

Yep, Alien Headbutt is 100% ending, the editor note for next week:

"Challenge them! To the decisive battle that will decide the island’s fate!!!!"

Also:

Spoiler

We basically got introduced to sort of a mysteryous figure and end goal of the series which will be a deathmatch to decide the fate of earth, Shirokiba gets invited to the event to fight against aliens

And Inui Akira is struggling with the art, the 2 final pages are unfinished.

Guess we might be getting our first U19 of the year...

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Monthly Shoseki Top 500 (April 2026)
21. Akane-banashi #21
71. Nue's Exorcist #14 (21.091)

--- Double Post Merged, May 16, 2026, Original Post Date: May 16, 2026 ---

Akane doing pretty much the same with a volume released with the anime broadcasting already:

AKANE BANASHI

Akane-banashi #1 (29.024)
Akane-banashi #2 (48.208)
Akane-banashi #3 (54.896)
Akane-banashi #4 (65.756)
Akane-banashi #5 (64.985)
Akane-banashi #6 (57.741)
Akane-banashi #7 (56.885)
Akane-banashi #8 (58.190)
Akane-banashi #9 (59.058)
Akane-banashi #10 (51.375)
Akane-banashi #11 (47.148)
Akane-banashi #12 (48.700)
Akane-banashi #13 (46.102)
Akane-banashi #14 (44.915)
Akane-banashi #15 (43.498)
Akane-banashi #16 (40.455)
Akane-banashi #17 (41.421)
Akane-banashi #18 (40.382)
Akane-banashi #19 (39.579)
Akane-banashi #20 (41.428)
Akane-banashi #21 (42.566)


Nue dropping a bit compared to last vol, come on, announce the anime already!

NUE'S EXORCIST

Nue's Exorcist #1 (25.080)
Nue's Exorcist #2 (26.679)
Nue's Exorcist #3 (29.885)
Nue's Exorcist #4 (29.948)
Nue's Exorcist #5 (29.738)
Nue's Exorcist #6 (28.516)
Nue's Exorcist #7 (30.190)
Nue's Exorcist #8 (24.668)
Nue's Exorcist #9 (23.022)
Nue's Exorcist #10 (24.770)
Nue's Exorcist #11 (22.919)
Nue's Exorcist #12 (22.866)
Nue's Exorcist #13 (21.666)
Nue's Exorcist #14 (21.091)

 

[Pietro]

Monthly Shoseki Top 500 (April 2026)
21. Akane-banashi #21
71. Nue's Exorcist #14 (21.091)

--- Double Post Merged, May 16, 2026, Original Post Date: May 16, 2026 ---

Akane doing pretty much the same with a volume released with the anime broadcasting already:

AKANE BANASHI

Akane-banashi #1 (29.024)
Akane-banashi #2 (48.208)
Akane-banashi #3 (54.896)
Akane-banashi #4 (65.756)
Akane-banashi #5 (64.985)
Akane-banashi #6 (57.741)
Akane-banashi #7 (56.885)
Akane-banashi #8 (58.190)
Akane-banashi #9 (59.058)
Akane-banashi #10 (51.375)
Akane-banashi #11 (47.148)
Akane-banashi #12 (48.700)
Akane-banashi #13 (46.102)
Akane-banashi #14 (44.915)
Akane-banashi #15 (43.498)
Akane-banashi #16 (40.455)
Akane-banashi #17 (41.421)
Akane-banashi #18 (40.382)
Akane-banashi #19 (39.579)
Akane-banashi #20 (41.428)
Akane-banashi #21 (42.566)


Nue dropping a bit compared to last vol, come on, announce the anime already!

NUE'S EXORCIST

Nue's Exorcist #1 (25.080)
Nue's Exorcist #2 (26.679)
Nue's Exorcist #3 (29.885)
Nue's Exorcist #4 (29.948)
Nue's Exorcist #5 (29.738)
Nue's Exorcist #6 (28.516)
Nue's Exorcist #7 (30.190)
Nue's Exorcist #8 (24.668)
Nue's Exorcist #9 (23.022)
Nue's Exorcist #10 (24.770)
Nue's Exorcist #11 (22.919)
Nue's Exorcist #12 (22.866)
Nue's Exorcist #13 (21.666)
Nue's Exorcist #14 (21.091)

Killer blue?

 

[monstera11]

Kinato: "our adventure has just started!"

END

 

[calimike]

Netflix Worldwide active subscribers - 325 Million+
Crunchyroll worldwide active subscribers - 21 Million+
See the difference. It's not close guys. It's obvious

 

[tirakai]

It's actually quite impressive if Crunchy has really held the title until now despite having less than 10% of the subscribers.

On the note of Kinato, the last three batches all had three series, so it feels about time for a smaller round of maybe just Alien Headbutt ending. Japanese readers really don't seem to like these series with arrogant delinquent-style leads.

 

[BelTL]

Netflix Worldwide active subscribers - 325 Million+
Crunchyroll worldwide active subscribers - 21 Million+
See the difference. It's not close guys. It's obvious

"Worldwide"
How funny because I'm region locked from making CR acc...
On the other note, Muse is getting KGB anime, which is nice