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)

 

[kiyoshibro]

Yeah the way the tweet is worded it seems like the obi might have a recommendation, genuinely curious to see who it is if is the case

45% horikoshi, 45% shirai (tpn), 10% ?? who it could be?
(Tanimoto was the assistant of both My Hero Academia and The Promise Neverland)

 

[Baes]

Also, not Jump, but everyone should check out Ura Tokyo from WSM. Newbie mangaka I believe and they wear their influences on their sleeves (including Jump series like HxH), but it's so good. Love the characters, the artwork, the world-building. Not even a volume and a half in and already has such a strong cast. I have a feeling it's going to be WSM's next juggernaut.

He published two one shots on Shueisha. iirc one was in GFC and one GIGA

 

[WyldViolet]

He published two one shots on Shueisha. iirc one was in GFC and one GIGA

Oh that's rad. Makes sense. His work feels very Jump inspired.
Shame he didn't serialize in Jump, but he may have an easier road to success in WSM.

 

[Kiaida]

I wish we got digital sales numbers. With how high Nue's twitter mentions always are, and how online the fanbase is in Japan, I have no doubt that it dwarfs a lot of its rivals in age. Sans Kagurabachi.

I know people check online rankings, Billboard, etc, but I also have the impression there are some gaps in digital tracking. This isn't just because I'm a fan, but Nue has an over 100k/volume circulation and that wouldn't make sense with just average digital numbers. Not saying every volume sells 100k, some go to stores stocking, there's backlog, etc, but still I assume it does better than most % wise.

Saw even some western posts coping that the 100k/volume thing was because it's overprinted because of AnimeJapan!, but it actually increased in circulation last time, already far from the AJ win and many more volumes in. lol As digital keeps growing, I hope manga fans stop assuming Oricon and Shoseki are everything and matter more than actual official numbers, it feels like intentional ignorance when people dismiss numbers they don't like with arguments like overprinting.

My best guess is that some series (Akane?) have a lot of their circulation from Amazon Kindle and that isn't tracked anywhere.

Shame he didn't serialize in Jump, but he may have an easier road to success in WSM.

He's good and I'm enjoying the manga, but probably wasn't getting his pitches accepted at Jump and decided to jump ship before he got too old (or got a call from Kodansha).

 

[monstera11]

Sadly him getting rejected makes complete sense in-universe. His proposal is to let a complete nobody make magical nukes because he has a "good eye". The other plan, while cruel, has guarantees and political benefits. Definitely shows that no one here is a hero.

I still do not understand what make sense about making a 1 year old girl fight while buying time with Chiaki

 

[KrenKren]

I still do not understand what make sense about making a 1 year old girl fight while buying time with Chiaki

IIRC the JP release of one of the recent chapters said the Kagari clan were a group of tamers, so it's probably less 1 year old Hiyuki doing the fighting and more them dropping her in like a tactical nuke and Flame Bone doing its own thing.

And since Flame Bone is in current year on par with the enchanted blades, even if it's not a great bet, it's probably their best one. Since the Mikaboshi could just come in and trample them at any time.

It's also just convenient (for them) to get rid of Chiaki since she's from an offshoot family.

 

[Broseph]

I actually finally been binging Blue Box. Not my favorite romance but it's solid enough. These kinds of 'sweet' romances (like Kaoru Hana as another example) are much better when you read it all at once. I can't imagine reading it weekly lol

 

[Satuuuuuuurn]

He published two one shots on Shueisha. iirc one was in GFC and one GIGA

I was always a bit disappointed Snow Smile didn’t win that year I love a festive aesthetic

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

I actually finally been binging Blue Box. Not my favorite romance but it's solid enough. These kinds of 'sweet' romances (like Kaoru Hana as another example) are much better when you read it all at once. I can't imagine reading it weekly lol

At least on Blue Box the romance was actually developed early on and they kissed & everthing, now imagine reading 220+ chapters of Nisekoi weekly like me where nothing relevant romantically happened in at least 80% of the manga...

 

[Shonenfan]

I wish we got digital sales numbers. With how high Nue's twitter mentions always are, and how online the fanbase is in Japan, I have no doubt that it dwarfs a lot of its rivals in age. Sans Kagurabachi.

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Also, not Jump, but everyone should check out Ura Tokyo from WSM. Newbie mangaka I believe and they wear their influences on their sleeves (including Jump series like HxH), but it's so good. Love the characters, the artwork, the world-building. Not even a volume and a half in and already has such a strong cast. I have a feeling it's going to be WSM's next juggernaut.

Is it safe to invest in or is it still in axe potential territory

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I wish we got digital sales numbers. With how high Nue's twitter mentions always are, and how online the fanbase is in Japan, I have no doubt that it dwarfs a lot of its rivals in age. Sans Kagurabachi.

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Also, not Jump, but everyone should check out Ura Tokyo from WSM. Newbie mangaka I believe and they wear their influences on their sleeves (including Jump series like HxH), but it's so good. Love the characters, the artwork, the world-building. Not even a volume and a half in and already has such a strong cast. I have a feeling it's going to be WSM's next juggernaut.

Is it safe to invest in or is it still in axe potential territory

 

[icrawfish]

Once again behind on voting, real quick:

Issue 26 Votes:

1. One Piece
2. Kagurabachi (was a tie for first)
3. Nue’s Exorcist
4. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi
5. Akane-banashi

6. Someone Hertz
7. Blue Box
8. Witch Watch
9. Shinobi Undercover
10. Hima-Ten!

 

[WyldViolet]

Is it safe to invest in or is it still in axe potential territory

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Is it safe to invest in or is it still in axe potential territory

It seems relatively safe with a color page last week. Although it's only 10 chapters in.
Kodansha seems to feel confident about the series though. They even made the first 2 chapters free to read online when it was first released.

 

[Lord Anubis]

I wish we got digital sales numbers. With how high Nue's twitter mentions always are, and how online the fanbase is in Japan, I have no doubt that it dwarfs a lot of its rivals in age. Sans Kagurabachi.

--- Double Post Merged, Jun 1, 2026, Original Post Date: Jun 1, 2026 ---

Also, not Jump, but everyone should check out Ura Tokyo from WSM. Newbie mangaka I believe and they wear their influences on their sleeves (including Jump series like HxH), but it's so good. Love the characters, the artwork, the world-building. Not even a volume and a half in and already has such a strong cast. I have a feeling it's going to be WSM's next juggernaut.

Yeah, I saw it getting a color page around chapter 9.
Which I would take to be a good sign.

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I wish we got digital sales numbers. With how high Nue's twitter mentions always are, and how online the fanbase is in Japan, I have no doubt that it dwarfs a lot of its rivals in age. Sans Kagurabachi.

--- Double Post Merged, Jun 1, 2026, Original Post Date: Jun 1, 2026 ---

Also, not Jump, but everyone should check out Ura Tokyo from WSM. Newbie mangaka I believe and they wear their influences on their sleeves (including Jump series like HxH), but it's so good. Love the characters, the artwork, the world-building. Not even a volume and a half in and already has such a strong cast. I have a feeling it's going to be WSM's next juggernaut.

Yeah, I saw it getting a color page around chapter 9.
Which I would take to be a good sign.

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I do not know why or how the fuck that happened

 

[Aqyurs]

This isn't the WSM thread so I don't want to make this long, but WSM is more lenient with color pages than WSJ. Basically every series is guaranteed at least two post chapter 8 color pages: one is usually the generic "this has a great response!" one and the second is for volume 1's release. Most axes also still get color pages for the other volume releases too, but sometimes they get axed before the rest of the volumes come out. The way to tell if a WSM is actually doing decent is if it manages to get a color page nowhere near a volume release date (after volume 1 comes out) or they promote it within the magazine with things like cosplay collabs, illustrations from other Magazine authors, or interviewing someone outside the manga industry who's vaguely related to the manga.

Ura Tokyo could be doing good, but I don't think there's anything really specific pointing to that yet.

 

[WyldViolet]

This isn't the WSM thread so I don't want to make this long, but WSM is more lenient with color pages than WSJ. Basically every series is guaranteed at least two post chapter 8 color pages: one is usually the generic "this has a great response!" one and the second is for volume 1's release. Most axes also still get color pages for the other volume releases too, but sometimes they get axed before the rest of the volumes come out. The way to tell if a WSM is actually doing decent is if it manages to get a color page nowhere near a volume release date (after volume 1 comes out) or they promote it within the magazine with things like cosplay collabs, illustrations from other Magazine authors, or interviewing someone outside the manga industry who's vaguely related to the manga.

Ura Tokyo could be doing good, but I don't think there's anything really specific pointing to that yet.

Fair point.
I do still think Kodansha seems to have a lot more confidence in it from the getgo than they do a lot of their new series, given the first two chapters were available for free online in both Japanese and English.

But yea, you're right, let's not clog the thread up with WSM discourse. Just figured it'd be good to rec it here.

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Issue #27 Votes/Ranking

1. Roku
2. Ruri Dragon
3. Kagurabachi
4. Nue's Exorcist
5. Kinato's Magic

6. Class 2-B Hero Destroyerz
7. Under Doctor
8. Someone Hertz
9. Akane Banashi
10. Shinobi Undercover
11. One Piece
12. Drawn To The Fire
13. Alien Headbutt
14. Ultra Exorcist Kiyoshi
15. Ichi the Witch
16. Sakamoto Days
17. Hima-Ten!

 

[NeeNeen]

1. Kiyoshi: Called it. Nice wrap-up. I'd like a skull weiner, please.

2. UD: How about you do something about the hair first? Start of a new arc, looks fun. That nickname sounds lame though.

3. KGB: Three months after birth? You're not even gonna wait until the kid can crawl? Also I'm very curious how Chihiro came out of this.

4. OP: Literally everyone has a tragic sob story, eh.

5. Roku: Not bad, but I wonder if 'the curses are actually heroes' is gonna be the new shtick from now on.

Shinobi: I dunno, if the new guy is any indication, I feel like Yodaka won't be the worst talker there.

Ichi: At first I was willing to believe it was just Dess being Dess, but Moneygold's reaction was weird and then it got creepy. It doesn't seem to work much on Majiks though (Hatey was reluctantly tolerant, but nothing more than that), so maybe Uroro or Jiki will pop up.

Alien: Great upside down scene. I liked the little touches at the end of the fight. The epilogue was, uh, not what I was expecting, but it's cool (that goat, seriously).

WW: They credited a game company. Does that mean this is an official game? 'Cause frankly, I wouldn't want to play it.

Akane

Kinato: I know I was complaining about him going too fast before, but how many times have we ruminated this same question now?

Drawn: Wait, so was that on purpose or..?

Destroyerz: The prez is my new hero. That being said, this sudden lore drop reeks of rushed storytelling.

Sakamoto: Someone else ran out of time this week.

 

[Hawke]

"Under Doctor, currently serialized on Weekly Shonen Jump with huge popularity! The official X account is open! Volume 1, featuring a stunning luxurious obi, goes on sale on Thursday, June 4!"

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This week most Top 10 tweeted Shonen Jump chapters!

yeah this is sticking around lol, I'm really intrigued to see what happens in the next few months I think we have a very big and golden window for these last few batches to have a couple of successes with multiple series' wrap-ups or incoming wraps

 

[Nuesmoker]

Also, not Jump, but everyone should check out Ura Tokyo from WSM.

Good taste! I just noticed the Ashiya pfp

 

[Shonenfan]

Again, I know this is WSJ, but are there any other 90’s-00’s WSJ-like series that have this big cool fantasy adventure worlds in other magazines? (Had to word it like j a way to be allowed here lol)

 

[Kiaida]

Again, I know this is WSJ, but are there any other 90’s-00’s WSJ-like series that have this big cool fantasy adventure worlds in other magazines? (Had to word it like j a way to be allowed here lol)

Sunday: Mao, Frieren, Kaihen no Mahoutsukai, Kagurai, Albus, Silver Mountain.
Magazine: Four Knights, Ura Tokyo, Gachiakuta, Shangri-la Frontier.
Champion: Iruma, Stunned Hero, Cherry Yuusha (more of an ecchi manga).

Jump not having other fantasy/adventure manga besides Ichi is more of an exception among the weekly shounen magazines. Maybe you could count Kiyoshi? But if you do, you could also add a few others to the list like Kaijin Fugeki and Sleepy Princess.