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

[Shinuki no Reborn]

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[Shinuki no Reborn]

That'd be so cool. Hell have it switch off biweekly with burn the witch or a bleach hell arc.

Is there any other mangaka or sequel that could cause a big drive in magazine sales? I imagine Furudate and/or Haiku. I still think if Kishi or Kubo came back it'd be big too.

Kishi already flopped big with Samurai 8 and Kubo name has nowhere the impact in Japan to drive magazine sales up, a Haikyu sequel could maybe do the work, i don't know, moving physical sales is something really hard even when digital wasn't big.

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250k per volumes, pretty good.

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Nice to see them giving the spotlight for Under Doctor vol 1 in the first promotional piece for the June volumes

 

[Hawke]

Anyone try this out?

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Sakamoto Days (Yuto Suzuki)

I saw the Sakamoto Days movie a second time in IMAX! It makes it so intense, and I was so satisfied!

lol how many times Suzuki already talked about the live action in comparison to the anime?

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Anyone try this out?

lol it didn't took long at all to spot misinformation, saying Kochikame ended in the issue #40 of 2016 is crazy when it literally ended 2 issues after with the cover & lead cp

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lol

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Hmm, the entire Hunter x Hunter 2011 anime will start being streamed in the Jump channel from May 29 to February 19 2027

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Thanks for your votes! Refreshing Top 5 for once lol

WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP ISSUE #25 (2026) - VOTING RESULTS

1. Akane-banashi 206 (47 J-points)
2. Witch Watch 247 (42 J-points)
3. Under Doctor 16 (40 J-points)
4. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 92 (38 J-points)
5. Ichi The Witch 82 (38 J-points)
6. Roku's House of Oddities 6 (37 J-points)
7. Nue's Exorcist 145 (33 J-points)
8. Shinobi Undercover 81 (29 J-points)
9. Someone Hertz 33 (25 J-points)
10. Drawn to the Fire 5 (24 J-points)
11. Kinato's Magic 15 (21 J-points)
12. Class 2-B: Hero Destroyerz 4 (19 J-points)
13. Sakamoto Days 259 (17 J-points)
14. Me & Roboco 281 (9 J-points)
15. Hima-Ten! 90 (9 J-points)
16. Blue Box 242 (8 J-points)
17. Alien Headbutt 14 (6 J-points)

Notes:

-39 Users voted in the poll & 19 in the comments
-Tied placements decided by which series is older

Poll Source:

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Comment Source:

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Thehoennhippo

1. Akane-banashi 206
2. Witch Watch 247
3. Someone Hertz 33
4. Drawn to the Fire 5
5. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 92

Kiaida

1. Nue's Exorcist 145
2. Roku's House of Oddities 6
3. Hima-Ten! 90
4. Someone Hertz 33
5. Class 2-B: Hero Destroyerz 4

shillin65

1. Class 2-B: Hero Destroyerz 4
2. Roku's House of Oddities 6
3. Someone Hertz 33
4. Hima-Ten! 90
5. Me & Roboco 281

Xanji06

1. Witch Watch 247
2. Shinobi Undercover 81
3. Roku's House of Oddities 6
4. Ichi The Witch 82
5. Under Doctor 16

WyldViolet

1. Akane-banashi 206
2. Nue's Exorcist 145
3. Someone Hertz 33
4. Kinato's Magic 15
5. Ichi the Witch 82

ItsSamu

1. Akane-banashi 206
2. Ichi the Witch 82
3. Sakamoto Days 259
4. Under Doctor 16
5. Witch Watch 247

defensor_de_boruto

1. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 92
2. Under Doctor 16
3. Sakamoto Days 259
4. Drawn to the Flame 5
5. Ichi the Witch 82

kiyoshibro

1. Under Doctor 16
2. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 92
3. Ichi the Witch 82

Pietro

1. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 92
2. Class 2-B: Hero Destroyerz 4
3. Ichi the Witch 82
4. Under Doctor 16
5. Alien Headbutt 14

Javieroski

1. Sakamoto Days 259
2. Drawn to The Fire 5
3. Shinobi Undercover 81
4. Kinato's Magic 15
5. Under Doctor 16

Inumaru

1. Drawn to the Fire 5
2. Roku's House of Oddities 6
3. Witch Watch 247
4. Me & Roboco 281
5. Under Doctor 16

Shockzz1234

1. Akane-banashi 206
2. Witch Watch 247
3. Ichi the Witch 82
4. Someone Hertz 33
5. Shinobi Undercover 81

NeeNeen

1. Shinobi Undercover 81
2. Under Doctor 16
3. Witch Watch 247
4. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 92
5. Alien Headbutt 14

Discomusic

1. Akane-banashi 206
2. Witch Watch 247
3. Shinobi Undercover 81
4. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 92
5. Me & Roboco 281

LogicoftheVI

1. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 92
2. Kinato's Magic 15
3. Roku's House of Oddities 6
4. Ichi the Witch 82
5. Under Doctor 16

Nuesmoker

1. Nue's Exorcist 145
2. Roku's House of Oddities 6
3. Someone Hertz 33
4. Under Doctor 16
5. Ichi The Witch 82

icrawfish

1. Witch Watch 247
2. Nue’s Exorcist 145
3. Akane-banashi 206
4. Shinobi Undercover 81
5. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 92

KyuKyu555

1. Akane-banashi 206
2. Ichi the Witch 82
3. Under Doctor 16
4. Witch Watch 247
5. Blue Box 242

Shinuki no Reborn

1. Nue's Exorcist 145
2. Kinato's Magic 15
3. Under Doctor 16
4. Roku's House of Oddities 6
5. Drawn to the Fire 5

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WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP ISSUE #26 (2026) - POLL & COMMENT VOTING!

Yo guys & girls, the voting for issue #26 is now open, so please dont forget to send your votes!

The members that already voted:

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Thehoennhippo

1. Akane-banashi 207
2. Witch Watch 248
3. Someone Hertz 34
4. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 93
5. Roku's House of Oddities 7

Kiaida

1. Nue's Exorcist 146
2. Class 2-B: Hero Destroyerz 5
3. Roku's House of Oddities 7
4. Under Doctor 17
5. Me & Roboco 282

Discomusic

1. Akane-banashi 207
2. Under Doctor 17
3. Kagurabachi 122
4. Someone Hertz 34
5. Roku's House of Oddities 7

Wookitake

1. Akane-banashi 207
2. Kagurabachi 122
3. Witch Watch 248
4. Blue Box 243
5. Shinobi Undercover 82

shillin65

1. Class 2-B: Hero Destroyerz 5
2. Under Doctor 17
3. Me & Roboco 282
4. Roku's House of Oddities 7
5. Kagurabachi 122

Hawke

1. Roku's House of Oddities 7
2. Kagurabachi 122
3. Someone Hertz 34
4. Under Doctor 17
5. Shinobi Undercover 82

WyldViolet

1. Akane-banashi 207
2. Ichi the Witch 83
3. Nue's Exorcist 146
4. Roku's House of Oddities 7
5. Class 2-B: Hero Destroyerz 5

ItsSamu

1. One Piece 1183
2. Akane-banashi 207
3. Ichi the Witch 83
4. Kagurabachi 122
5. Shinobi Undercover 82

Javieroski

1. Sakamoto Days 260
2. Drawn to The Fire 6
3. Hima-Ten! 91
4. Kinato's Magic 16
5. Under Doctor 17

Xanji06

1. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 93
2. Shinobi Undercover 82
3. Roku's House of Oddities 7
4. Akane Banashi 207
5. Under Doctor 17

LogicoftheVI

1. One Piece 1183
2. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 92
3. Roku's House of Oddities 67
4. Kinato's Magic 16
5. Ichi the Witch 83

 

[Lord Anubis]

Looks like tonight or tomorrow is gonna be a major night for leaks.
We could be getting news of a new series batch starting after the one-shot round very soon, or not.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Yeah going to be a exciting night (If magazine don't get delayed again), with the one shot festival ending and Roku reaching chapter 8, it's like 90% sure a new round will start on #28, the other 10% is Kiyoshi 2nd anniversary cover which happened exactly the same way last year, issue #28 with a new volume releasing next month.

Btw, when i come back i hope to see a bunch of new series predictions from everybody (number of series, author (veteran or newbie) and genre), also Roku 1st ranking prediction!

 

[Phantom RPG]

WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP ISSUE #26 (2026)

Magazine Cover: One Piece

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ToC Page

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Color Pages

One Piece

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Blue Box

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New Year Day no Kaibutsu

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Media Advertising

Anime, Movie & Stage Play

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Games & Cards

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Shueisha Manga Magazines Advertisement

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Others

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New Year Day no Kaibutsu by Miya Ayumu (One Shot)

WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP ISSUE #27 (2026) - PREVIEW!

Alright, I really should not have judged New Year Day no Kaibutsu with its color page. I kinda liked it, big issue for me in all honesty was how the battle side of things look, seemed a bit rigid. Other than that I thought it was a good first try for Miya Ayumu.

Edit: Will do the batch prediction as always but still a word of warning: Still think its highly likely going to be Kiyoshi having the cover instead of a new batch starting soon. Mostly cause its been a bit of time before a new batch actually started in issue 28th.

 

[Xanji06]

Predictions for Issue 28

Cover: Its between Ichi, Kiyoshi & a new batch. I think were starting a new batch first and get Ichi and Kiyoshi afterwards
Color Pages: Akane Banashi and hopefully Roku's House of Oddities, if not then Under Doctor for Volume 1 release
Roku's first placement I think will be fine, likely in the 5-7 range so I am going with 6.

For the new batch (be it Issue 28 or 29) I will continue to cope for Yuu Odoriba, Mujina Muji, Ako Arisaka or Kento Sako to debut with a action series. (its not gonna happen i am aware of that )
For the 2nd series I am praying that a GFC winner finally debuts just so I don't need to see discussions around them anymore.

 

[tirakai]

I read the oneshot, New Year's Day no Kaibutsu. It was definitely the most generic of the batch so far, fitting into the exact mold so many of WSJ's oneshots do of "plain everyday MC in a historical setting has a family member in danger/killed by a monster, then a suspicious guy shows up who he immediately doesn't like, but actually that guy is super strong and kills the monster with little effort". The influence of Demon Slayer I suppose, but without understanding what made Demon Slayer work.

The core concept of the monsters here is cool in theory, they're Liminal monsters using the classic meaning of liminal ie they come from the transition zones between spaces and times (e.g. at the turn of the new year, in the entrance to a building) but in practice it was no different from all the other exorcist series. Can't say I cared for this much if it wasn't obvious already.

Just one more to go, it'll take a lot for it to exceed last week's Blood Marriage but I'll keep my hopes up in case they left the best for last.

 

[Phantom RPG]

I read the oneshot, New Year's Day no Kaibutsu. It was definitely the most generic of the batch so far, fitting into the exact mold so many of WSJ's oneshots do of "plain everyday MC in a historical setting has a family member in danger/killed by a monster, then a suspicious guy shows up who he immediately doesn't like, but actually that guy is super strong and kills the monster with little effort". The influence of Demon Slayer I suppose, but without understanding what made Demon Slayer work.

The core concept of the monsters here is cool in theory, they're Liminal monsters using the classic meaning of liminal ie they come from the transition zones between spaces and times (e.g. at the turn of the new year, in the entrance to a building) but in practice it was no different from all the other exorcist series. Can't say I cared for this much if it wasn't obvious already.

Just one more to go, it'll take a lot for it to exceed last week's Blood Marriage but I'll keep my hopes up in case they left the best for last.

Had a bit of a feeling that would be the overall direction you would take on the one shot. I do agree it was generic but I digress that since this is obviously the first official debut of this author that am willing to cut it a bit of slack compared to others.

Although another issue that I feel like it should be addressed would be how the fight choreography was done, did it not feel rigid compared to the other one shots thus far?

Also, a heads up:The next one shot you mentioned, Its mostly a comedy one shot with some action here and there, so if its not your cup of tea you might not enjoy it.

This is mostly because the one shot is likely to be an updated version of a previous one shot he has made last year:

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[Shonenfan]

What one shot by a non established author had the biggest positive reaction?

 

[monstera11]

What one shot by a non established author had the biggest positive reaction?

The Ruri Dragon oneshot is the one on top of my mind

 

[tirakai]

The only two in recent memory that I can recall receiving an immediate huge response were Ruri Dragon and Blue Box (Miura did have previous series, but they were with a different publisher and also weren't very successful).

 

[Phantom RPG]

Is it hard to tell which one-shot from each jump giga issue worked? Had that thought for a bit, but it's best to ask people a tad bit more knowledgeable than me on the matter.

 

[kiyoshibro]

Prediction for Issue 28:
Cover: Idk... Kiyoshi anniversary is end of june.. it worth to anticipate it for new batch?
Colors: Under Doctor (volume), Witch Watch (volume) and...Akane

 

[Franz]

I miss One Piece leaks

 

[AmyRose]

I miss One Piece leaks

They will come back once "witch hunt" will calm down so don't worry.

 

[tirakai]

I don't.

I can finally actually talk about the new One Piece chapter for a few days, instead of most of the series' discussion being about leaks.

 

[Inumaru]

Issue #26 votes:
1 - Witch Watch
2 - Roku's House of Oddities
3 - Ichi The Witch
4 - Someone Hertz
5 - Class 2-B Hero Destroyerz

 

[tirakai]

My guess for the next batch is 2 series with only Alien Headbutt ending and it'll be

- A romcom, since Himaten's ending soon and Blue Box is getting there eventually too (maybe Komi Naoshi's return?)
- a battle series by a total newbie (not anything based on a oneshot either, brand new)