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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)

 

[Broseph]

Hope he rests up and gets healthy soon!

Also, I wish Jump had a good football/soccer manga right now. After watching Mbappe, Haaland, and Messi masterclasses back to back to back, I'm in the mood for it lol

 

[RealityChecker]

Hope he rests up and gets healthy soon!

Also, I wish Jump had a good football/soccer manga right now. After watching Mbappe, Haaland, and Messi masterclasses back to back to back, I'm in the mood for it lol

We've had Embers.

 

[cameronney618]

Hope he rests up and gets healthy soon!

Also, I wish Jump had a good football/soccer manga right now. After watching Mbappe, Haaland, and Messi masterclasses back to back to back, I'm in the mood for it lol

Jump should just collab with UEFA / FIFA and make an autobiography manga of Messi vs Ronaldo if nothing is selling.

Make it like Vagabond.

 

[iker_03]

Weekly Shoseki Top 500 (6/8/26 - 6/14/26)
32. Akane-banashi #22 (11,510 / 33,783)
40. WITCH WATCH #26 (9,750 / 29,952)
82. Nue's Exorcist #15 (5,278 / 19,195)
92. Shinobi Undercover #8 (4,568 / 15,704)
111. UNDER DOCTOR #1 (3,829 / 15,860)
303. Kinato's Magic #1 (1,588 / 6,664)

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Weekly Shoseki Top 500 (6/8/26 - 6/14/26)
32. Akane-banashi #22 (11,510 / 33,783)
40. WITCH WATCH #26 (9,750 / 29,952)
82. Nue's Exorcist #15 (5,278 / 19,195)
92. Shinobi Undercover #8 (4,568 / 15,704)
111. UNDER DOCTOR #1 (3,829 / 15,860)
303. Kinato's Magic #1 (1,588 / 6,664)

Yay, we're doing well Nuebros

Nue's Exorcist #11 (5.228 / 18.599) - 11 Days
Nue's Exorcist #12 (3.514 / 18.609) - 13 Days
Nue's Exorcist #13 (1.735 / 19.821) - 19 Days
Nue's Exorcist #14 (2.298 / 19.988) - 17 Days
Nue's Exorcist #15 (5.278 / 19.195) - 11 Days


Under Doctor still outselling Shinobi despite ranking lower, interested in seeing how will do in week 3 with these big jumps is getting...

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP ISSUE #29 (2026)

Magazine Cover: Hal Formula

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ToC Page

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Color Pages

Hal Formula

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Animal Signal

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Me & Roboco

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Blue Box

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Results of Jump New World Manga Award 109th Edition With Kouji Miura as a Judge (Link for the Top 2 One Shots)

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Ebisu by MTMTM: https://shonenjumpplus.com/episode/9253191254500135389
Shadow Hunt by Hanaikada Koma: https://shonenjumpplus.com/episode/9253191254500135397

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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Weekly Shu-chan Issue #349 - World Cup Year: A Chronicle of What Jump Was Up To From the 2006 Germany World Cup to the 2022 Qatar World Cup

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4-Koma Banksy by Tatsuya Suganuma Chapter 5

WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP ISSUE #30 (2026) - PREVIEW!

 

[DrLazer]

Reprints for Kinato in July too!!

 

[cameronney618]

Reprints for Kinato in July too!!

That's 4 weeks at the bottom of the TOC.

 

[kiyoshibro]

Kagurabachi hiatus exactly in the Kiyoshi anniversary cover, peak respect peak.

(joking aside, I hope he get better soon, especially since the month dedicated to anime is about to begin)

 

[monstera11]

Although like, idk. Maybe this is just my own experience with the bachi fanbase, but a significant contingent were in denial about how hokazono was clearly struggling for the past year??? Like even that stretch where the chapters were blatantly unfinished were explained away by him having "more work than usual", when it was the same amount of work he had during every other volume launch. Is it some sort of pride thing, that he's actually some manga making machine, and not a fallible human, who was being pushed past his limits for the past year? Sorry for this rant at the end, but its just been bugging me. Its so weird that in defense of him people were pretending that he didn't need breaks, and all of recent breaks + unfinished art have been not health related, and instead some secret other thing that is exclusive to hokazono and hokazono alone.

And you can see such inhumane person in this forum too. IYKYK lol

 

[cameronney618]

Kinato's stock must be like 10k or something lol

 

[nemu asahi]

I for one am glad that jump is actually doing this, I've been saying for a while that he's clearly struggling, and needs to be given a break. Hopefully he returns with the 3 on -- one off schedule that Horikoshi/Gege/Oda have had. They had gege actively burn himself out back during JJK's serialization, and so I'm glad they're trying to prevent something like that from happening again.

Although like, idk. Maybe this is just my own experience with the bachi fanbase, but a significant contingent were in denial about how hokazono was clearly struggling for the past year??? Like even that stretch where the chapters were blatantly unfinished were explained away by him having "more work than usual", when it was the same amount of work he had during every other volume launch. Is it some sort of pride thing, that he's actually some manga making machine, and not a fallible human, who was being pushed past his limits for the past year? Sorry for this rant at the end, but its just been bugging me. Its so weird that in defense of him people were pretending that he didn't need breaks, and all of recent breaks + unfinished art have been not health related, and instead some secret other thing that is exclusive to hokazono and hokazono alone.

So, like a cult.

People don't believe in gods anymore so they need to make their own gods.

Gods are infaillible.

Isayama sensei was like that too, no? Until up to the last chapters...

 

[monstera11]

So, like a cult.

People don't believe in gods anymore so they need to make their own gods.

Gods are infaillible.

Isayama sensei was like that too, no? Until up to the last chapters...

And cult of gOda

 

[RealityChecker]

What are the chances Kagurabachi becomes biweekly or changes to Digital Jump?

 

[cameronney618]

So many news today.
Announce Togashi!

 

[tirakai]

I wonder if this hiatus was planned in advance on a particular story point and Kagurabachi is actually the one opening a 3rd spot for this new batch of series, instead of either Himaten or Blue Box finishing in the next couple issues between rounds.

Then it'll return alongside a regular batch to fill a spot again the way HxH does.

 

[RealityChecker]

I wonder if this hiatus was planned in advance on a particular story point and Kagurabachi is actually the one opening a 3rd spot for this new batch of series, instead of either Himaten or Blue Box finishing in the next couple issues between rounds.

Then it'll return alongside a regular batch to fill a spot again the way HxH does.

Well, it is planned in advance since it will only begin in two weeks. But I think it is just a need and not a benevolence. He probably drew two chapters and informed his editor if he could take a hiatus of a month. It wasn't Saito's plan of making him take a rest or anything.

 

[SharkBait]

Reprints for Kinato in July too!!

Let's flippin' go. Give it a year!

 

[Discomusic]

1. Ichi the Witch: The old lady was great, the battle of Desscaras was nice, but the power of Death for Death going beyond "friendship" had been truly awesome. That cold look of Ichi, still faithful to how he was presented in the first chapter, is one of the most selling points of the series for me.
2. Akane-banashi: The answer is finally revealing itself. Kaisei turns to ultra-cute mode for an unexpected reaction from the crowd, and from here on he can play whatever style he wants. I predict that by the end his story will be super depressing, mirroring his real life.
3. Witch Watch: Not a bad idea to shuffle the teams, but why not going with this combination from the beginning? They all click more. Maybe Kanshi fighting against an RPG final boss will finally get his redemption.
4. One Piece: When the flashback goes tragic it always becomes a good read, even if I criticized this particular digression before. I think that the mist is more than just a coincidence, and even if I was spoilered, the final page was very strong and leaves many questions.
5. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi: Even if it is just a filler episode, I enjoyed it. Some old concepts returned, like the notebook of things to experience in highschool that I forgot existed. Next chapter we already return to the main plot!
6. RuriDragon: Remember when we were fearing/hoping (depends on personal taste) that RuriDragon would turn into a battle manga? Well, this is what is happening now. I didn't expect the dragons of this series to be full medieval dragons, but probably there still are other misteries to solve.
7. Animal Signal: This chapter was better than the first. Aside for the strange "as you know" exposition at the beginning, since we are now accostumed with the setting and the gimmicks, reading an episode of their animal life wasn't so bad and there were some good jokes too. It is also nice how she cares about him; this couple can give us some fun time if the series goes in the right direction.
8. Roku's house of oddities: We finally close the circle with the proper presentation of the last curse. Who may also be the saddest, she seems driven by her backstory more than the others. Roku did good in trying to bond with her, but he could have been more careful because there is now another series that is in the business of dispatching animal facts.
9. Hima-Ten!: Honoka made a smart move, playing the "crush from middle school" card all the way. That must have an effect on Iemori, and is igniting our hopes again for the fated matchup. It's like an NBA playoff series, Himari is 2-1 against Honoka but the opponent can still catch up, and she is the home player in the current match. Kanna was eliminated in the previous round but got praise for being a workhorse.
10. Blue Box: The final match went over in anticlimatic fashion. It didn't give me the idea of an epic conclusion, and Taiki doesn't even reply to his longtime rival finally acknowledging him, his mind being somewhere else already. The guy we thought would have tried to seduce Chinatsu returned, and revealed that he never was a menace after all.
11. Sakamoto Days: That's a big return worthy of the final chapters of the series. I don't remember the circumstances, but that guy was dead, so its revival is pure fanservice. Anyway, I liked the final part between former Order members.
12. Nue's Exorcist: I think that the fans liked this twist, it traces back to the events of the beginning of the series and explains why Nue chose to link with Gakuro specifically. My problem, like with most reveals of this kind for any series, is that it is hard to think that we were kept obscure of the truth until this moment, and the sense of retcon can't be washed away. My other problem is that the narrative of the predestined is pushed further, and thus the powers are regained one chapter after being lost.
13. Kagurabachi: The story progresses, and we learned that the future main villain is just a sister caring boy, and that if the government doesn't want to give you one thing, you can just steal it. An educational chapter, in a sense.
14. Under Doctor: They are trying to make us like the new character by showing how he lives the daily life with the rest of the group. It was a good attempt although I am still not completely sold, and although in the end it was Haiji who came out of the chapter with the best impressions. The Hokuto no Ken references continue as Amiba will be the protagonist of the next arc!
15. Kinato's Magic: The arc starts to become interesting after the designated villain finally makes her move. Before that, it was only training and fanservice with a good backstory for the village chief; now it's time to put all that build in good use.
16. Me and Roboco: Almost boring chapter with little to no Roboco involved (her final cameo is the funniest part of the chapter). The one thing that I'll bring home from this is that Bondo reads... Hisoka returns?
17. Shinobi Undercover: Objection! It's even in the chapter title! NIce parody although it doesn't fit much in a ninja series where disputes are decided by Kekkai duels. Maybe I am too tired and didn't hear very well, Yodaka's ultimate mission is to do what?
18. Drawn to the fire: I am not very impressed by the new character, who feels uninspired as is his role of an arrogant former rival. The chapter started the challenge but do I really care about this challenge?
19, Class 2-B: Hero Destroyerz: There is a general goal for the students, and that is a good thing. But after some chapters of novelty, the series may have already lost its steam. The round of strange powers wasn't that funny, it's a concept better than poop but can only bring you so far.
20. Hal Formula: I can't say I am engaged with Formula 1 as I am with golf. Actually, I think of motor sports as the most boring of all, they just run in circle multiple times and nothing happens save from the beginning and the end. In fact, the first part of the chapter was very boring to me; in the middle part, I feared it was the same incipit of Akane-banashi (how can you do that with Akane still running?). I liked the end at least, how he defied death, although it is strange that he unexpectedly wins after months of mediocrity. A series like this needs a strong rival and unpredictable races, I don't know if "chill out" Terasaka can be up to the task.
21. Someone Hertz: A chapter about love, misunderstandings and youth. So naturally a boring chapter. At least it was not the standard awkward date.

 

[RealityChecker]

6. RuriDragon: Remember when we were fearing/hoping (depends on personal taste) that RuriDragon would turn into a battle manga? Well, this is what is happening now. I didn't expect the dragons of this series to be full medieval dragons, but probably there still are other misteries to solve.

Some chapters ago, when Ruri was talking about dragons to her classmates, some drawings of her were shown and there are at least three new types of dragons, including a Shenron-type.