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

[Shinuki no Reborn]

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[monstera11]

They are giving updates to everything they're currently doing.
- New shit by Imaishi
- Edgerunners 2
- Dungeon Meshi 2

Coping for Dungeon Meshi original content

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It's been awhile since we get an axed that twitter is salty over. Last one i remember was Tenmaku Cinema.

IIRC also OTR, GGG, and MMA

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Assuming Nue only got it's anime literally during it's Anime Japan victory, it's safe to say even ichi might leapfrog it.

Getting leapfrogged by ICHI is a lot less insulting than Kiyoshi lol.

I just know that the salt from this thread gonna be so unreal if that ever happen (not that it would)

 

[Bulju]

It's been awhile since we get an axed that twitter is salty over. Last one i remember was Tenmaku Cinema.

JP twitter was pretty mad about MMA

 

[Xanji06]

Isn't Trigger working on S2 of Dungeon Meshi RN? I hope the announcement is about release date of the S2

Dungeon Meshi is also getting new news on July 4th. But they said that they will announce their next title too.

 

[Shonenfan]

Any word on what canon master is about aside from battle fantasy?

Also AH’s author note is so heartbreaking. While we discuss on here the quality of the mangaka’s work, there is a human component to all of this where the mangaka’s are doing their best

 

[monstera11]

JP twitter was pretty mad about MMA

Rich for them to be mad about it when they are the ones not voting for it

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Dungeon Meshi is also getting new news on July 4th. But they said that they will announce their next title too.

Part of me hope the various extras from the guidebook gonna be adapted to anime too

 

[icrawfish]

I have a feeling with author Reiya Machida coming to the mag and character Reina Machida being in Nue, things are gonna get a little confusing…

 

[Vizard]

Spoiler: Under Doctor #1 (HQ)

Spoiler: Kaigeki no Kinato #1 (HQ)

Spoiler: Gonron Egg #2-3 (HQ) (END)

Spoiler: Tonari no Osoegawa #2-3 (HQ) (END)

Spoiler: JK Yuusha to Inkyo Maou #2-3 (HQ) (END)

Spoiler: Shinobigoto #8 (HQ)

Spoiler: Witch Watch #26 (HQ)

 

[Bulju]

Spoiler: JK Yuusha to Inkyo Maou #2-3 (HQ) (END)

I think most Jump volume covers nowadays are pretty subpar, formulaic and/or uninspired, so it's a shame that a series that finally had amazing covers went away so quickly.

 

[Shonenfan]

I imagine we’ll get the HxH volume announcement soon for a release in August or September; could togashi finish the inking for Next batch will probably be Augustish?

I imagine by then Sakamoto days ends. We’re partway through penultimate fight and Suzaki is not the type of author to spend long on an epilogue. Blue Box could theoretically end around then too but I’d say later in the year.

Unless Kinato pulls a turnaround in the surveys, it’s probably gone along with possibly all of this most recent batch and maybe some here. Heck if UD doesn’t show growth it could even get Phantom Seer’d.

Realistically, wr could see a very big batch next of like 4 or maybe even 5

 

[Lord Anubis]

Amemiya & Terasaka are back in the same magazine again...

Jump has the chance to do the funniest fucking thing ever...

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Also, this may be a bit of a personal hot take, but I find this to be more of a "good for you" batch than a batch I'm actually excited for, mainly because aside from, maybe Machida, none of the authors really excite me that much.
Even though I'm happy that they have a writer, and a well-established one with Haruhara Robinson, who did the fan-favorite "tis Time For Torture, Princess", I believe it's way too soon for Tsutsui to return, since their last series ended like a year ago.
As much as you guys are happy that Terasaka is back, especially with how much he improved with Green Green Greens, I'm not as excited, mainly because I read battle/fantasy series over sports, but I'm still glad that you're ecstatic for his return.
As for Machida, well, I'm happy to see him, but he's not as high on my list for rookies I wanna see get serialized which consists of the 3 GFC winners, Natsuki Osonoe, TSCR, Tarō Kaneko, Taisei Tsujita & so on...
I hope he still does well though, because I still remember liking VROOM! & Memento in Kowloon

 

[Shockzz1234]

It's hot af here and I'm dying so I'm gonna keep this as short as I can lol

Issue 26 rankings:

Tier 1 (Great):

1 - One Piece (Brook backstory, let's gooo, I've waited 84 years for this!)
2 - Akanebanashi (great end to Akane's God of Death story...now let's see how Kaisei does!)
3 - Ichi the Witch (good teamwork, bet Dess is very jealous lol)
4 - Witch Watch (What in the Yugioh/YYH/Bleach/JJK is going on here lol)
5 - Kiyoshi (Good end to the fight!)

Tier 2 (Good):

- Kagurabachi (Good setup chapter)
- Someone Hertz (literally everyone can see it except for you man lol)
- Shinobi Undercover (good end to the arc....I still don't think Yoichi is dead, or maybe his mold will allow him to live on "spiritually"?)
- Blue Box (good continuation of the match)
- Roku (this is by far the best of the latest batch, we even gets hints at some sad stuff the series can do, so it's not just comedy!)
- Nue's Exorcist (I will be very sad if Gekka is out of action permanently, she was too cool to "live")
- Kinato's Magic (muscle women, oh my goddddd...uhh i mean...good....plot? But seriously, the dancing technique leading to a power up could be fun)
- Under Doctor (it was a nice chapter, but it's strange to get 3 "filler" chapters in a row. The other two made sense since it focused on the side characters and fleshing them out more, but Haiji himself didn't need one imo)

Tier 3 (Ok):

- Himaten
- Me and Roboco
- Drawn to the Fire (I'll be honest, I forget this series exists most weeks, but whenever I do read it I enjoy it...it just doesn't leave any lasting impression on me, unfortunately)
- Alien Headbutt (yeah this is done, but it still looks cool at least lol)
- Class 2-B (Most i've been interested in it. Finally some new characters too. Curious if they stay in this other dimension or not. This might be a strange comparison, but it kinda reminds me of that one arc in Yugioh GX where the whole school is teleported to another dimension lol)


Tier 4 (Bad):

N/A

 

[Mammo]

New serialization round means it's time for my tradition

Robinson Haruhara's favorite manga: Tottemo! Luckyman

Kento Terasaka's favorite manga: Karakuri Circus, One Piece

Reiya Machida's favorite manga: Dragon Ball, The Ping-Pong Club, Tatakae! Gunjin-kun

couldn't ind a profile or Tsutsui

 

[Shockzz1234]

Oh also, very much looking forward to the new batch.

It's so funny, 90% of the time all of them get axed, but it doesn't stop me (or any of us) from getting excited at all of it lol. Just the potential that even one of them can last a long time and be good fills me with joy, whole new worlds and characters! Man....

 

[kiyoshibro]

Oh also, very much looking forward to the new batch.

It's so funny, 90% of the time all of them get axed, but it doesn't stop me (or any of us) from getting excited at all of it lol. Just the potential that even one of them can last a long time and be good fills me with joy, whole new worlds and characters! Man....

I wasn't particularly interested in the latest batch (Roku's one), so I didn't even start a single series.

Instead, this one only HAL Formula (if it really turns out to be a racing manga) might be the only one that interests me; it seems like Saito has completely run out of ideas or projects to focus on.

 

[Kiaida]

I imagine we’ll get the HxH volume announcement soon for a release in August or September; could togashi finish the inking for Next batch will probably be Augustish?

I'm thinking HxH will be back Late August or Early September because Nue's popularity poll results will come out by then with a LCP. I doubt Nue will get the cover just for a popularity poll, so there's a reasonable chance they'll announce the anime and nowadays there's always a Jump Press before their anime announcements.

So basically, by late August they'll have a Jump Press with a few announcements including Nue's anime and HxH's return.

 

[Pietro]

How is possible everyone talking about Kiyoshi getting anime? Did i miss something?
But I am pretty sure no one will reply me like 100% things I write

 

[Shockzz1234]

I wasn't particularly interested in the latest batch (Roku's one), so I didn't even start a single series.

Instead, this one only HAL Formula (if it really turns out to be a racing manga) might be the only one that interests me; it seems like Saito has completely run out of ideas or projects to focus on.

Lol fair enough, maybe I should have said "most of us", not "all"! I'd really recommend Roku btw, it's pretty solid so far.

As for HAL Formula, I know absolutely nothing about F1 or racing in general. So i'm excited for it, but in a way where I'm excited about learning about something I have no idea about. Well, hopefully it'll let me learn anyway. Sometimes sports series just assume the readers already know stuff so don't bother explaining lol.

 

[FantasticFootno]

How is possible everyone talking about Kiyoshi getting anime? Did i miss something?
But I am pretty sure no one will reply me like 100% things I write

Trigger is having some event early July, early July is when the Kiyoshi cover will come out now. Kiyoshi twitter account randomly follows Trigger. Thats pretty much it. Its not really serious discussion, its more of an imagine if that announcement is somehow for kiyoshi lol. (It won't)

 

[Shonenfan]

Jump does have a problem with how late these animes are. I get they wanna put quality out but they gotta move quicker on this

 

[Satuuuuuuurn]

Oh also, very much looking forward to the new batch.

It's so funny, 90% of the time all of them get axed, but it doesn't stop me (or any of us) from getting excited at all of it lol. Just the potential that even one of them can last a long time and be good fills me with joy, whole new worlds and characters! Man....

For me the success of a series doesn’t really matter that much for my enjoyment I just have fun seeing all the different creatives works and ideas. I don’t see any less value in a series for being cancelled, it’s sad when something I like gets rushed but I’m not gonna deprive myself of an experience I enjoy just cause I might be a little disappointed at some point