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

[Shinuki no Reborn]

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[Mammo]

It's a net negative when hori gives an obi to his assistant.
- Redhood
- ZIPMAN
- Dear Anemone

Hori recommended plenty of failures like Dear Anemone and Zipman.

That's false
Horikoshi never wrote an obi for any of the titles mentioned above
Zipman was even axed before the first volume came out

It's a net negative when hori gives an obi to his assistant.
He's losing 3-0 on that scoreboard.
Meanwhile he has a 2-0 W when it isn't one of his own.

that's also false

 

[TheRealTravisty]

Spoiler: Nue's Exorcist Popularity Poll Interim Results!

This is almost completely different from what I expected…
I’m surprised Shiroha and Suo have managed to keep their popularity up despite not having much to do lately.
Natsuki and Gekka fans, wake uppppp!

 

[DrLazer]

That's false
Horikoshi never wrote an obi for any of the titles mentioned above
Zipman was even axed before the first volume came out

iirc, Dear Anemone too. And Red Hood finished around the same time the first volume came out.

 

[WyldViolet]

Do you guys think based on the twitter account and the JapanCD soldout that Under Doctor might have the biggest volume 1 sale release of the decade or so?

Ohh, but they do.

Suou already insert herself in the bowl even before her story arc even began.

Ishu literally liked him just because (because they needed a childhood friend trope filling up a slot, that's why)

Natsuki liked him because he conveniently resemble the shitty beta protagonist in the book she read.

Meanwhile, every other girl has a variation of "omg he saved me, that pathetic boy is actually PrEtTy NiCe." Some are not even at a scale near heroic to even worth mentioning.

Damn, if that's the case, everyone should be sucking Zenno's dick back in chapter 1.

None of those are good examples. Especially Ishu and Natsuki.

 

[Nuesmoker]

Spoiler: Nue's Exorcist Popularity Poll Interim Results!

Spoiler: Top 12th through 23rd

ISPOILER]

Spoiler: Npc top 3

--- Double Post Merged, Jun 3, 2026, Original Post Date: Jun 3, 2026 ---

Spoiler: Nue's Exorcist Volume 15 Extras

 

[Lord Anubis]

Thanks to Shinuki for giving us all five of the one shots.

Now for the fun part, which of the five authors do you believe have the most chance to debut, thanks to their one shots?

For me personally, Blood Marriage, Tamura-ka Hyaku Monogatari and Shangai Ronren are my top three picks. All three of the authors I would be very invested in seeing make their debuts.

The only reason I did not add Yuta Kato and his exorcist one shot is plainly cause I read another more recent work of his called Tsurumi's Slap that, in all honesty, I would be far more interested in seeing it being adapted just for the absurdity it delivered compared to the other one.

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Unfortunately, Miya Ayumu had the weakest work of the entire bunch. He had good ideas but the delivery was not good nor was how both the plot and paneling delivered. So I think a bit more experience would do well for him.


Compared to the first, does the second one improved a lot or no? I mean, regardless, it is a good one shot and the author did try to do things a bit differently from the previous one and that is far more commendable.

I agree with you on how I feel that Shanghai Ronren, Blood Marriage & Tamura Family Haunted Chronicles are by far very polished one-shots by authors who appear to be almost ready for a serial, especially with the latter one being a almost complete remix of the OG one-shot.
Ralo Purple also seems to be the most popular on Japanese Twitter IIRC, but the author could use another year or 2 before doing a series...

 

[Jay_Senju]

I'm crying Gonron Egg still looks likes ass. Tanizaki didn't even fix the artwork for volume release of the manga.

 

[Lord Anubis]

I read the new oneshot, about a boy who constantly draws ghosts to him finding a live-in job working for an exorcist family. It feels like a Yozakura/Roku set up, revolving around a family who all have weird quirks using comedy as the base but with room to become serious.

I'd say it was the 2nd best of these oneshots after Blood Marriage and I think it could be fun as a series, but changing the premise to be about literally anything besides exorcists. Keep the rest of the set-up the same, just using a different idea that's not so overdone.

I don't feel as though it's overdone, but more so how many people are trying to do the same exorcism stories rather than put their own spin on the formula.
Like, almost exorcism series that were released after Demon Slayer, JJK & CSM's great boom, aside from Nue & Kiyoshi, were all short-lived & got axed mostly because they were just pale imitations of them as they tried way too hard to copy their writing style, world building & art-style rather than try to add their unique twist aside from a protagonist-only gimmick at most, Kyokuto Necromance & Shadow Eliminators come to mind. The 2 series that managed to stick, did so because they managed to cater in their niches in various ways, Nue has harem aspects and an light-novel inspired art-style while Kiyoshi feels more coded for younger readers with artwork reminiscent of Oda, a mangaka that the author worked as an assistant for. Yes, they have plenty of overlap with other exorcism series, but what they offer for the exorcism genre is enough to keep it from being written off as yet another JJKnockoff.
This problem only really became noticeable because it was after when Viz started simul-pubbing everything right as Demon Slayer's anime was getting ready to begin.

And the real shame is that exorcism stories can have a lot of interesting directions to go into based on all sorts of questions you should ask yourself about the world you wanna make & the story you wanna tell with it, for example:

• What's the tone of such a series? Is it a dark, intense story-driven narrative or a more comedic, laid-back character-driven series?
• Are the demons animalistic beasts that attack humans for food, ghosts that have become vengeful spirits due to their past, or former humans that willingly threw away their own humanity?
• Are all of them evil or can there be "good" demons? Do they even hold our same standards of morality?
• How do they treat each other? Do they look at them as other people worth protecting or would they betray and kill them in a heartbeat just to save their own hide?
• How can they be killed? A weapon designed to kill them specifically or some Onmyo Jutsu? Can other demons be used against them, and if so, is it worth it?
• Where do they come from? Are they a natural part of the world that anyone can find or invisible to normals, are they a manifestation of human emotions or do they originate from a different realm entirely?
• Can normal people even see them, let alone be able to fight back against them?
• If they can see them, is it something that needs to be kept secret or is it common knowledge and are viewed in the same way as rats and cockroaches to the general public?
• Is it a Japan-only problem or a worldwide threat? Does the story even take place in Japan, or even modern times?
• Does one have to be born into an exorcist bloodline to fight demons or is it something that anyone is capable of, if given enough training?
• How do exorcists function? Are they independent, a government recognized agency, private families or a public trade?
• Why does the main character want to fight them? Do they want revenge, a job to put food on the table or is just in it for the thrill of it?
• Why do humans and demons even fight each other in the first place? Is it a predator and prey dynamic or a war over something petty? Can they even co-exist peacefully?

These are all questions that I'm seriously considering for if I wanna do an exorcism story of my own, something I wish other mangaka did too instead of trying to be the next JJK or Bleach. If they did even just a few of these things I asked, I'm sure it would help mix the formula up just enough to keep things fresh.

Apologies for the long rant, I do enjoy exorcism manga, mainly because people overcoming insurmountable odds to defeat evil spirits & monsters will never not be cool to me. My favorite manga of all time is Shaman King, a supernatural series about Shamans who fight with aid from the spirits of the dead.

 

[Phantom RPG]

Time to predict toc:

I think Drawn to the Fire will be placed around the middle, with Roku at the top-bottom of the TOC.

For the next issue's color pages, I could see Kinato Magic (for volume release), Class Destroyers, and Animal Signals.

For the top, I will go for Kagurabachi, Sakamoto Days, Someone Herzt, and Witch Watch.

For the middle, I could see Roku, Drawn to the Fire, Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi-kun, and Shinobi Undercover.

For the bottom, I could see Blue Box, Himaten, Kinato Magic, and Me and Roboco.

 

[Lord Anubis]

Did the volume extras credit the assistants?!
I need to know!

 

[Pietro]

Just I am surprised how this forum is a place full of Nue's fans LOL. Probably it doesn't reflect Japanese receipt of the series

 

[RealityChecker]

Just I am surprised how this forum is a place full of Nue's fans LOL. Probably it doesn't reflect Japanese receipt of the series

Why do you think it doesn’t reflect Japanese receipt of the series?

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

ToC night! Going bold with my predictions:

-Ofc Hal Formula with the cover & lead color pages! Formula 1 series

-Color pages will be: Nue's Exorcist for vol release, Kinato's Magic for vol release and Roku's House of Oddities for popularity

-Drawn to the Fire 1st ranking will be in the middle

-Top 5 will be: Someone Hertz, Sakamoto Days, Witch Watch, Ultimae Exorcist Kiyoshi and Roku's House of Oddities

-Bottom 5 will be: Kinato's Magic, Nue's Exorcist, Hima-Ten!, Me & Roboco and and Blue Box

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Under Doctor Volume 1 obi recommendation text from Kohei Horikoshi (My Hero Academia):

"Highly praised by Kohei Horikoshi: I think this is a manga that shows faith in people. You can feel the strictness and kindness in every line of dialogue. And the artwork is great!"

Kinato's Magic Volume 1 obi recommendation text from Yuto Suzuki (Sakamoto Days):

"Highly praised by Yuto Suzuki: The characters are so vibrant and it's truly enjoyable to read!! It really soothes the soul!"

 

[BelTL]

They sure look like cover designers were having fun

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Kagurabachi which was scheduled for this week Shonen Jump issue #28 will take a sudden break, it will return on issue #29!

 

[BelTL]

So WSJ knows when leakers get their leaks

 

[FantasticFootno]

Kagurabachi which was scheduled for this week Shonen Jump issue #28 will take a sudden break, it will return on issue #29!

They really should just put him on the hori/gege/oda schedule, this is happening more and more often. Plus he clearly submits the manuscripts late with the placement the chapters have been getting.

 

[Hawke]

hahahaha Saito cancelling manga only for them to be guests on AX a year later to promote said axed manga

 

[Shonenfan]

Got my first ever WSJ in Japanese… was kinda disappointed by it? The material looks a lot like the raw. Kind of low quality newspaper style lol. Was really big though.

--- Double Post Merged, Jun 4, 2026, Original Post Date: Jun 4, 2026 ---

Does anyone know when viz licenses will be next?