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[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)

 

[Xanji06]

HAL FORMULA AND ROKU ARE AMAZING

Issue 29 Votes
1. HAL FORMULA 1
2. Roku's House of Oddities 10
3. Akane Banashi 210
4. Blue Box 246
5. Kagurabachi 124

 

[Bulju]

Man, I don't understand why authors who give official romanized titles to their series never seem to ask someone who actually speaks english for help. Now every single chapter is gonna get at least one person asking "why is this called hal formula???"

 

[Baes]

So "HAL" was supposed to be Haru right?

 

[shillin65]

Issue 29 votes
1. Destroyerz
2. Animal Signal
3. Kiyoshi
4. Roku
5. Hal Formula

Thoughts
Basically everything was good this week so it was a bit harder to put my top 5 together

Destroyerz - I feel pathetic for laughing so hard at a simple dick joke, but great chapter overall

Animal Signal - This chapter sold me even harder, kudos for actually introducing the other characters from the first LCP that fast

Kiyoshi - I missed SoL Kiyoshi, glad to see it back after so long since that's what I initially liked most about it

Roku - Wholesome chapter; I've been on a Re:Zero kick lately (thanks to aura monster) and Roku's relationship with Altra reminded me a lot of Subaru and Beatrice, so that made it even better

Hal Formula - I skipped GGG when it was serializing and kinda regret it now with how good this first chapter was; I've only seen the Brad Pitt movie so i'm not that familiar with F1, but making it more character-driven like a Mitsuru Adachi work helped offset the unfamiliarity; it did feel like a oneshot but I think it'll have more to tell as it goes on

I also wrapped up my Beelzebub reread today; while i'll probably make a post later with my full thoughts I will say I liked it even more the second time around

 

[ItsSamu]

Hal Formula gave the Terasaka drama that I craved from him. The brother relationship was probably the highlight moreso than the actual racing. The low point between them in the middle is where I felt it was at its best, while the chapter ended on a pretty expected (but still mostly satisfying) note - maybe only thing is it wrapped up the actual conclusion on the track a bit too fast to actually get immersed in what was happening. I see the potential though. Still remain unconvinced that WSJ readers will and this could be his 3/3 flop, which would be a real shame.

Ichi the Witch is always in top form when Desscaras gets a chance to be The BestTM. Great action sequences and spreads here, seeing her face off against the rest of the cast with ease and continuing to build upon the already established cast. Loved it. RuriDragon also dipping its toe into an action chapter which had my favourite artwork of anything this week. Lush backgrounds, intense conflict, and reads with clarity.

Animal Signal is still cute. Someone Hertz is still very cute. Blue Box and Hima-Ten! don't feel like they're ending justtttt yet, but if Blue Box ends very soon then maybe that'll count as a veteran series wrapping after the serialisation round it's tied to in order to get that established series time wrap up (sort of how Dr. Stone ended two chapter after the Earthchild and Super Smartphone batch came out, rather than concluding beforehand). Drawn to the Fire was actually a little better this week than usual thanks to the old rival character getting the focus - he had potential from his re-introduction last time but the team needs a Tsukishima like Karasuno had in order to keep the tonal balance and he fits right in, even if I'm still not massively won over by anything the series is doing.

Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi is back to that mode of speeding through everything in a single chapter with barely a few panels to dwell on said thing, robbing all weight or potential impact that could come from it. I genuinely did not believe that Kiyoshi aced his tests like it's presented - the narrative and build up simply wasn't convincing enough to pull that off and it just felt like the rushed, amateurish storytelling approach it defaults to in moments like this. Most of the rest of the magazine was either pretty good this week or just a notch less than good.

Top 5 of Issue #29:
1. Akane-banashi
2. Ichi the Witch
3. One Piece
4. Hal Formula
5. RuriDragon

Spoiler: The rest for this week

Things are in a good place right now:
6. Shinobi Undercover
7. Someone Hertz
8. WITCH WATCH
9. Hima-Ten!

Good:
10. Kagurabachi
11. Me & Roboco
12. Animal Signal
13. Blue Box
14. Sakamoto Days
15. Drawn to the Fire
16. Roku’s House of Oddities
17. Under Doctor

Less Good:
18. Nue's Exorcist
19. Class 2-B: The Hero Destroyerz
20. Kinato’s Magic
21. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi

 

[Aqyurs]

It still feels unreal. The Knicks actually managed to win the NBA title. I actually got to see something I thought I'd be wishing for my entire life happen. I'm still riding that high, so that'll probably affect how I feel and talk about these chapters this week.

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I've always been less impressed by Terasaka's works compared to most people in the West...and I pretty much feel the same way about Hal Formula. I don't know if the Knicks winning is affecting how I perceive emotions right now, but I didn't really feel all that emotional reading this? I get that the first chapter was setting up the relationship between the brothers so that when the little one is upset, I'm meant to feel distressed as well, but I didn't really feel that connected with him yet. The older brother already reached the lowest point of this character arc (the point where you actually try quitting the thing you love) and overcame it. Barring the little brother dying, which I don't really want to happen not because it'd be sad, but because it'd feel cheap, there's no more rock bottom to reach. We already got the emotional payoff from this type of character arc.

In Hal Formula, the emotional drive for chapter 1 was the little brother seeing his older brother win a race. I know they kept saying "and to also be a top racer in F1", but the emotional investment was so tilted towards just winning and the older brother winning before calling it quits, that the "top racer in F1" felt tacked on and I don't really care to see that happen. I already got the payoff of him managing to win a race and the way they built up to that moment and how they treated it after he did win, it felt like that the win was the only part that actually matters.

And another thing that didn't really work for me personally was the actual moment he locks in and wins. For me, my favorite part of sports series is the part of the chapter or series where the characters are completely immersed and showcase their talent and love for the sport the series is about. The reason why I like it is because its an immersive experience and as someone who has their sports they get incredibly invested in and feels a similar high when doing them, it's something I relate to and it helps me feel invested in the characters. Here though, I don't really relate to getting that feeling in an experience that almost kills me. I understand that's probably normal in formula racing, but that's not really the high I want to experience. I want to experience that high when everything in the sport is going right, not when everything is going wrong. I walked away from that sequence just saying, "Oh, okay." And I don't know, if he can only get that feeling when he's on the verge of dying (since apparently just losing isn't enough based on the rest of the chapter), I feel like every race is either going to get repetitive since all of them are going to have to have a really bad crash (that doesn't also just kill the MC), or he's going to keep losing and I don't think a sports series in Jump can really get away with showing the MC lose over and over in the first 20 chapters (they can probably get away with that being the backstory if they don't show it still).

Maybe it gets better, maybe in a month or two once the Knicks winning sinks in and I can have rational thoughts about sports again I can get invested emotionally in the series, but right now Hal Formula just exists to me.

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• Animal Signal continues to hit in every way for me. Kokone is a national treasure and I want to see her freak out every week for years to come. Its still an easy read. Got even more laughs this week compared to last. Really hope this one lasts.
• Ruri Dragon this week reminded you that Shindo Masaoki was originally a battle mangaka, that once upon a time people wanted to see Count Over be serialized instead of Ruri Dragon, and that he was originally one of the dream authors people thought of when they were asked who they wanted/expected to be the next battle author star. Still prefer this universe over that one though. I think a battle manga published by Masaoki instead of Ruri Dragon would have never captured his full potential.
• Drawn to the Fire still annoys me, but the Knicks won the NBA title, so I'll just be positive about anything basketball this week
• I think Blue Box is probably ending in around 4-5 chapters to get the lineup back down to 20 series, and that Hima-ten! is going to end with the start of a new batch. I hope that gives Hima-ten! enough time to get an anniversary cover/anime announcement cover before ending, but I heavily doubt it. I think it's just time to accept that Saito doesn't have a fucking clue when it comes to promotion.

 

[Kiaida]

I've always been less impressed by Terasaka's works compared to most people in the West...

I also think he's a bit overrated because he's doing his stuff at Jump where, for some reason, almost all other modern spokon are absolutely terrible (they published Embers, ffs). Not that he's bad, but I also don't think he's doing stuff that's very unique or exceptional.

I feel like every race is either going to get repetitive since all of them are going to have to have a really bad crash (that doesn't also just kill the MC), or he's going to keep losing and I don't think a sports series in Jump can really get away with showing the MC lose over and over in the first 20 chapters (they can probably get away with that being the backstory if they don't show it still).

Considering how they introduced it, I think the initial plot will be about him climbing from F4 up to F1. It's a risky move because people want to see F1 and I'm not sure readers will be patient to get there. He could also just timeskip to it, but would be unsatisfying considering the main character is old enough it's already a hard climb from where he's at, he needs to be exceptional from now on for F1 in a few years to not feel overly unrealistic.

 

[Shonenfan]

Man I really like 2B. Hope people give it a chance and twist regains readers.

Drawn to fires pacing was super weird this week and yet it seems popular by the ToC results? I’m wondering if Saito is giving new series the middle of the magazine unless they either super impress or fall super flat.

UD’s SoL stuff is not super satisfying to me. It also feels like the art got a little wonky? Fake doctor is hopefully the start to the first full arc; I want to see what tanmoto can do with his writing!

I think the editor messed up letting that be the second chapter of animal signal. Didn’t feel like a good second chapter.

I like HAL formula a lot but the pacing particularly at the beginning was very weird to me. In terms of my rule, I think it does make you feel something so I think it can survive. Curious to see what the reception will be.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Amemiya is getting super desperate with all the fan service.

He's just doing what he was supposed to be doing instead of trying to be MHA 2.0, the whole "chiropractor creating "foodgasms" by healing the girls" was one the highlights of the series.

 

[RealityChecker]

From what I saw, Hal Formula didn't generate that quite repercussion.

 

[shillin65]

Ichi vol 9 cover

Spoiler

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Blue Box Volume 26

Spoiler

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

Witch Watch just got announced today here in Brazil!



I feel for you guys being stuck with digital only...

--- Double Post Merged, Jun 15, 2026 ---

Well, where i follow the commments Hal Formula seems to be pretty well received so far by jp readers, excluding the usual suspects from Jump Matome, the 1st chapter in general is getting a lot of praise, also sooo many comments about how they thought the older brother would die and many curious about how it will go from here since the series take place in 2017, so many are wondering if it will eventually still pull a Major, if you know what i mean lol

 

[monstera11]

What a shame wsj does not have a long running popular soccer manga in time for WC

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Shoseki Top 500 (June 14)
31. Akane Banashi #22
37. Witch Watch #26
73. Under Doctor #1
119. Shinobi Undercover #8
122. Nue's Exorcist #15
479. Kinato's Magic #1

End of week 2! Damn another big rise for Under Doctor

 

[WyldViolet]

Issue 29 Votes/Ranking/Tiers
Really Good
1. Class 2-B Destroyerz
2. Kagurabachi
3. Nue's Exorcist
4. Ruri Dragon
5. Under Doctor

6. Someone Hertz
Good
7. One Piece
8. Shinobi Undercover
9. Hal Formula
10. Sakamoto Days
11. Roku
12. Ichi the Witch
13. Animal Signal
14. Kinato's Magic
15. Akane Banashi
Meh
16. Hima-Ten!
17. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi
18. Drawn To The Fire

 

[kiyoshibro]

This chapter of Kiyoshi is weird
I mean, it’s clearly a return to the style of the first and second volumes, with that comedic slice-of-life vibe, but I don’t know…(Let's see how it goes, it seems to be the first chapter of the new “festival/trip” arc)

UNDER DOCTOR is really cool!
it seems that the idea of episodic chapters isn't just about creating space between main story arcs, but is actually a new style for Tanimoto (maybe he gets good response from shueisha and fan votes)

I still need to read HAL Formula more carefully (I just quickly skimmed it), and it might have a lot of potential (I’ll edit this part after reading HAL Formula thoroughly)

 

[tirakai]

I thought Kiyoshi's chapter was fun, it was a quick silly mood refresh before starting the next arc. This is something Shinobigoto desperately needs, even just one single chapter like this in-between arcs to relax and reset prevents the issue it has of everything blending together feeling like one neverending fight.

I could see Blue Box ending in just 2-3 more chapters at this point, I had thought with Hima-ten starting to conclude quite early means on Blue Box would still be the main romance for a while, but it feels like Himaten's going to outlast it by just a few chapters. Or maybe they'll end the same week and get a special double promotion in Jump Giga.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP ISSUE #29 (2026) - AUTHOR COMMENTS!

Hal Formula (Kento Terasaka)

I’ve gone from the slowest sports in the world to the fastest. I’ll be overjoyed if you enjoy the series!


Akane-banashi (Takamasa Moue)

I barely get nervous for myself, but I do get nervous for others. So this World Cup is making my heart beat hard every day.


One Piece (Eiichiro Oda)

Is the Lawson pari pari chicken seriously good or what? It’s so good that they could open a store that only sells that!


Animal Signal (Robinson Haruhara)

I finally beat a run of Slay the Spire 2! Yes!


Ichi the Witch (Osamu Nishi)

I got bit by mosquitoes in five different places. All I wanted was some fresh air.


Sakamoto Days (Yuto Suzuki)

When I click my AirPods, they make a soft tapping sound and can’t be used.


Someone Hertz (Ei Yamano)

The fireplace completed my luxurious room, but Skiploom thought it was too hot, so I took it out.


Shinobi Undercover (Santa Mitarashi)

There are nights when I can’t sleep, so it should be okay to also have mornings when I can’t wake.


Drawn to the Fire (Masayoshi Satosho)

Tsukkomi Star was awesome! I laughed so hard from Mamatart Hiwara and Zero Karen’s armpit skit.


Me & Roboco (Shuhei Miyazaki)

I swear, today I will clean my studio! It’s just putting away Jump magazines and books… Yet…


Class 2-B Hero Destroyerz (Hideaki Sorachi)

I almost died from a double punch of deadlines and fever. The deadline punch was particularly hard.


Kagurabachi (Takeru Hokazono)

Lately I’ve been into a rapper named 27AM. So cool. Thanks so much!


Roku’s House of Oddities (Atsushi Nakamura)

I’m late, but I want to congratulate Tabata Sensei on the conclusion of Black Clover! I’m fully satisfied!


Witch Watch (Kenta Shinohara)

I went to get my teeth whitened. My teeth are so clean, but now I can’t drink coffee for a while.


Blue Box (Kouji Miura)

I’m training my cat to get pets when she lies down and rolls over. She now does this every time I’m about to leave. Planning everything five minutes earlier has become essential.


Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi (Shoichi Usui)

I had the Crayon Shin-chan movie playing in the background while I worked, but it was so good that I got distracted. That’s a problem.


Hima-Ten! (Genki Ono)

I like drawing Himenono and Honoka as if they’re sisters.


Nue’s Exorcist (Kota Kawae)

Lately I’ve been thinking how it would go if I wrapped various ingredients with kombu seaweed.


Under Doctor (Kyo Tanimoto)

We have a typhoon. It’s noisy. But I don’t leave the house, so it doesn’t affect me. What a weird life.


Kinato’s Magic (Kento Amemiya)

I’m watching the CL finals with my friend! It’s so fun to watch while eating cup noodles!!


Source: VIZ Website

 

[cameronney618]

WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP ISSUE #29 (2026) - AUTHOR COMMENTS!

Hal Formula (Kento Terasaka)

I’ve gone from the slowest sports in the world to the fastest. I’ll be overjoyed if you enjoy the series!


Akane-banashi (Takamasa Moue)

I barely get nervous for myself, but I do get nervous for others. So this World Cup is making my heart beat hard every day.


One Piece (Eiichiro Oda)

Is the Lawson pari pari chicken seriously good or what? It’s so good that they could open a store that only sells that!


Animal Signal (Robinson Haruhara)

I finally beat a run of Slay the Spire 2! Yes!


Ichi the Witch (Osamu Nishi)

I got bit by mosquitoes in five different places. All I wanted was some fresh air.


Sakamoto Days (Yuto Suzuki)

When I click my AirPods, they make a soft tapping sound and can’t be used.


Someone Hertz (Ei Yamano)

The fireplace completed my luxurious room, but Skiploom thought it was too hot, so I took it out.


Shinobi Undercover (Santa Mitarashi)

There are nights when I can’t sleep, so it should be okay to also have mornings when I can’t wake.


Drawn to the Fire (Masayoshi Satosho)

Tsukkomi Star was awesome! I laughed so hard from Mamatart Hiwara and Zero Karen’s armpit skit.


Me & Roboco (Shuhei Miyazaki)

I swear, today I will clean my studio! It’s just putting away Jump magazines and books… Yet…


Class 2-B Hero Destroyerz (Hideaki Sorachi)

I almost died from a double punch of deadlines and fever. The deadline punch was particularly hard.


Kagurabachi (Takeru Hokazono)

Lately I’ve been into a rapper named 27AM. So cool. Thanks so much!


Roku’s House of Oddities (Atsushi Nakamura)

I’m late, but I want to congratulate Tabata Sensei on the conclusion of Black Clover! I’m fully satisfied!


Witch Watch (Kenta Shinohara)

I went to get my teeth whitened. My teeth are so clean, but now I can’t drink coffee for a while.


Blue Box (Kouji Miura)

I’m training my cat to get pets when she lies down and rolls over. She now does this every time I’m about to leave. Planning everything five minutes earlier has become essential.


Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi (Shoichi Usui)

I had the Crayon Shin-chan movie playing in the background while I worked, but it was so good that I got distracted. That’s a problem.


Hima-Ten! (Genki Ono)

I like drawing Himenono and Honoka as if they’re sisters.


Nue’s Exorcist (Kota Kawae)

Lately I’ve been thinking how it would go if I wrapped various ingredients with kombu seaweed.


Under Doctor (Kyo Tanimoto)

We have a typhoon. It’s noisy. But I don’t leave the house, so it doesn’t affect me. What a weird life.


Kinato’s Magic (Kento Amemiya)

I’m watching the CL finals with my friend! It’s so fun to watch while eating cup noodles!!


Source: VIZ Website

This author comments sounded very old judging by what they're talking about.
CL final was like forever ago.

 

[kiyoshibro]

Shoseki Top 500 (June 14)
31. Akane Banashi #22
37. Witch Watch #26
73. Under Doctor #1
119. Shinobi Undercover #8
122. Nue's Exorcist #15
479. Kinato's Magic #1

End of week 2! Damn another big rise for Under Doctor

me last week: "Well, it's only a scalper thing"
me rn: "Damn, that's NOT only a scalper thing!"