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[Shinuki no Reborn]

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[Shinuki no Reborn]

End of Week 4!

Shoseki Top 500 (June 25)
165. Akane Banashi #22
216. Witch Watch #26
428. Under Doctor #1
429. Shinobi Undercover #8
480. Nue's Exorcist #15

Shoseki Top 500 (June 26)
209. Akane Banashi #22
228. Witch Watch #26
397. Under Doctor #1
480. Nue's Exorcist #15
491. Shinobi Undercover #8

Shoseki Top 500 (June 27)
159. Akane Banashi #22
224. Witch Watch #26
383. Nue's Exorcist #15
471. Shinobi Undercover #8

Shoseki Top 500 (June 28)
145. Akane Banashi #22
139. Witch Watch #26
412. Shinobi Undercover #8
449. Under Doctor #1
474. Nue's Exorcist #15

 

[cameronney618]

Is my understanding correct that the Japanese reception to each series is the following:

Animal signal: fairly positive but not a lot of passion

HAL Formula: pretty positive with some passion but some slightly skeptical

Cannon Master: mildly positive not a lot of buzz
????

Scalpers will decide who dies and survive.

 

[iker_03]

Weekly Shoseki Top 500 (6/22/26 - 6/28/26)
152. Akane-banashi #22 (3,236 / 44,322)
217. WITCH WATCH #26 (2,164 / 34,953)
371. UNDER DOCTOR #1 (1,180 / 21,582)
434. Shinobi Undercover #8 (999 / 18,357)
457. Nue's Exorcist #15 #15 (964 / 22,260)

 

[pennycryman]

~Weekly Shonen Jump series last volume estimated from 4 weeks~
1. ONE PIECE 114 - 905,579 (Anime)
2. Kagurabachi 11 - 151,135
3. Blue Box 25 - 108,976 (Anime)
4. SAKAMOTO DAYS 27 - 107,452 (Anime)
5. Ichi the Witch 8 - 95,725
6. Ruri Dragon 5 - 94,799
7. Someone Hertz 3 - 51,397
8. Akane-banashi 22 - 44,370 (Anime)
9. WITCH WATCH 26 - 34,953 (Anime)
10. Nue's Exorcist 15 - 22,260
11. UNDER DOCTOR 1 - 21,582
12. Shinobi Undercover 8 - 18,357
13. Me and Roboco 26 - 10,740 (Anime)
14. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 8 - 9,927
15. Kinato's Magic 1 - 7,811

8.5. The Elusive Samurai 25 - 42,658 (Anime)
12.5. Hima-Ten! 9 - 14,604

16. Hero Girl and Demon Lord Call It Quits 3 (END) - 1,124
17. Gonron Egg 3 (END) - <800 / 3 days
18. The Mage Next Door 3 (END) - <800 / 3 days

Analysis:

Witch Watch

Spoiler: Graph

Pretty large drop for the series, back to pre-anime levels.

Akane-banashi

Spoiler: Graph

Small bump for Akane's anime boost, there's been some splash on Shoseki for the backlog, but that's about it.

Nue's Exorcist

Spoiler: Graph

Small bump for Nue as well, likely due to the popularity poll.

Shinobi Undercover

Spoiler: Graph

Shinobi stagnates even further this volume, though making week 4 keeps it around the same level as the previous volumes.

Under Doctor

Spoiler: Graph

Strong start for Under Doctor, if it manages to keep these numbers in further volumes, the future could be bright for it.

Kinato's Magic

Spoiler: Graph

Ok start for Kinato, it's not a bad result considering it went out of stock but it's likely not enough considering the very poor ToC.

 

[Kiaida]

Something like Hokuto no Ken.

At least that started strong with the Southern Cross arc and setting up the manga as Kenshiro looking for meaning after what happened.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Alright, just as promised, here are all of the raw one shots from this issue of Jump Giga Spring 2026. I will post them based on the order in the respective TOC(I will later make a post about my thoughts on each one, so stay tuned for that one):

Otohi Ogi with "Pyurifaiāzu"


Shigeto Kiji with "Raifu ∞"

Raifu ∞ - Google Drive

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Yoshiharu Kataoka (Ping Pong Peril) with "Saikyo Joreishi Kan-chan!", with an official color page


Hidechika Matsui with " The Demon of Shadow Burial" or known as "Kagesou no Akuma"


Wamino with " Miyabi yuē Wa Ku"


Shun Yabe with "Onmyo Donkan Massugu se Ima"


Kemuri Taimatsu with “Pen wa ken yori etosetora"


Tatara Kyou with 'Inyoroku Battle Fantasy Bu'


Daiki Nono with "On Stage", with an official color page


Wataru Kuroki, as the writer, and Takeshi Kuroiwa, as the illustrator, with "Hangetsu kurīningusābisu"


Hayashi Tatsuya, with "Mamono no Yusha"


Odoru Issei with “Shinran - KAMURAN - ”


Takumi with "OHALIVE"


Jou Tanakura with "Kitsune no yume"


Murano Shiki(Or Fumuki Murano) with "Yamori no Iemori"


Fujisawa Shinobu with "Aze no mamoribito" or known as "Guardians of the rice paddies"

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Hokazono Akira, with "Sūpānakkuru ojōsama" or known as "Super Knuckle Lady"

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Fuji Tomoya with 'Niide Reiran'


Chihiro Okuno with "Nairu to Noeru"

Super late but my review of GIGA Spring 2026 One Shots:

Pyurifaiāzu by Otohi Ogi: Hmm, starting with exorcist stuff, what a surprise lol this honestly feels pretty obviously inspired by Jujutsu Kaisen, getting the vibes all over it, even the MC looked similar to Yuji in some panels, the art so far is fine, i'm sure with more time the author's art will look good, but the rest, pretty generic stuff


Raifu ∞ by Shigeto Kiji: Uhhh, this one looks pretty good, art looks too professional for GIGA's standard, art wise the author feels completely ready for a serialization, only needs a good story, and i'm not saying this one is bad, actually i think it has potential to become a series with the right changes and being a actual fantasy/hero story is cool.


Saikyo Joreishi Kan-chan! by Yoshiharu Kataoka (Ping Pong Peril): Another story of a brother & sister living together Kataoka? LMAO!

But come on, exorcist story??? Boooooring, the guy went from a over the top ping pong series to such a generic exorcist story? honestly is more generic than the Pyurifaiazu one lol Not the best comeback...


The Demon of Shadow Burial by Hidechika Matsui: Another exorcist story? It's 3 out of 4 already!!!! But okay, at least i will say that the 2nd half was definitely different than the former 2 one shots and had some legit cool (and surprisingly dark/violent) pages, but still, typical stuff.


Miyabi yuē Wa Ku by Wamino: Oh, ballet? seems like the "Medalist" version of ballet with focus on kids...oh, okay timeskip lol and of course someone doing a ballet one shot for a Shonen Jump magazine will make it suuuuper dramatic with crazy/scary pages meant to show how mentally crazy/unstable the characters are and yada yada, it's typical, the art is very amateur, it needs a lot of work but you can see the author's ambitious at least.


Onmyo Donkan Massugu se Ima by Shun Yabe: ANOTHER EXORCIST ONE SHOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ehh, i guess the art is good, the mc design is interesting, kinda reminds me of NuraMago, but besides that, just another exorcist, i wouldn't be surprised if this one is the Kawae assistant, it has a bit of a "exorcist romcom" vibe tbh...


Pen wa ken yori etosetora by Kemuri Taimatsu: Oh look, another "exorcist-like" series, but this time with a "cute" girl that looks like she's lazy but in the end she kills all the supernatural creatures with easy...I don't know, looks okay i guess, nothing really caught my attention.


Inyoroku Battle Fantasy Bu by Tatara Kyou: Okay, this is a weird one shot, i don't know what to think about it, at first the art gave me "exorcist" vibes but in the end is not but i also have no idea what is going on story wise, the art isn't terrible or anything but it needs refinement, it also gives too much JJK vibes in my opinion, the main character looks too generic...


On Stage by Daiki Nono: And different than Kataoka i'm happy to see Daiki Nono really improving, a manga about acting? This is interesting, its not "Oh my God this is amazing", but his art is definitely better now and at least he's going with another different theme, maybe he is actually a author with good potential? At least we can see the improvement, even on Ekiden Bros that started like of one the most obvious flops out there he showed a good improvement, maybe he can pull a success with time?!


Hangetsu kurīningusābisu by Wataru Kuroki (Writer) & Takeshi Kuroiwa (Art): Oh God, now we have a CLEANING SERVICE EXORCIST MANGA!!! What's going on with new authors? Why they're so obsessed with either doing exorcist works or trying to create a spin in the genre? Said that, at least the dynamic of the mc duo is interesting, the girl is kinda cute and the art is pretty decent considering is a mix of comedy & drama, i wouldnt be against this becoming a series.


Mamono no Yusha by Hayashi Tatsuy: Hmm, a hero/demon fantasy battle shounen? Okay, it's actually kinda interesting, it's a very typical battle shounen work but honestly, after so many exorcist stuff so far this comes off as refreshing and the art has potential to become something pretty good with time, it reminds me a bit of Iwamoto Naoki (Magico) art!


Shinran - KAMURAN - by Odoru Issei: And guess what this manga is about? Yeah, IT'S A EXORCIST MANGA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Feels like this is more about the cool mc aura farming and yada yada, the art has potential and there's at least some big boobs...


OHALIVE by Takumi: No, no, no, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ITS ANOTHER EXORCIST MANGA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, IS ANOTHER EXORCIST MANGA WITH GENERIC ART ABOUT A TRIO OF HIGH SCHOOL CHARACTERS DOING OCCULT STUFF AND FIGHTING AGAINST SPIRITS/CURSES IN THE SCHOOL AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!


Kitsune no yume by Jou Tanakura: FINALLY! Finally something really great looking in this issue, this one looks really good and interesting, and the thing is, its about supernatural powers & creatures but it's not a f@cking generic exorcist manga and the best thing about, it's actually set in the ancient era where these myths and supernatural creatures are known for! The art is pretty good, and the content looks pretty interesting, some pretty cool pages from this one shot:

This one is, for me, the best one shot of this GIGA issue without any doubt! It will probably not happen but i would like to see this becoming a series on WSJ!


Yamori no Iemori by Fumuki Murano: I'm gonna kill myself, ANOTHER EXORCIST MANGA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm getting tired of this...


Guardians of the rice paddies by Fujisawa Shinobu: lol a Kaiju work? okay, looks boring for most of the part but being a kaiju work is at least something different but meh...


Super Knuckle Lady by Hokazono Akira: Hmm, okay i guess? A one shot about a Ojousama girl with super strenght punching everything? Could be a lot more interesting with this premise but i thought it was just okay


Niide Reiran by Fuji Tomoya: LOL a gag one shot retelling Cinderella! I didn't expected that, it looks totally crazy, i imagine something like this being serialized on Jump, it would be something else for sure kkkkk.


Nairu to Noeru by Chihiro Okuno: And to end this GIGA issue a pretty interesting one shot, both visually and theme, the art is quite unique compared to the others and it's a christmas story, feels like one of these christmas touching stories, i thought it's a cool one, of course isn't made thinking in a possible serialization, is totally a one shot but the author might be someone to keep a eye on it.


Being very honest, weak issue, so many f@cking exorcist one shots and most of them were just generic, i don't know what is going on with new artists, isn't like these artists grew up with Demon Slayer or Jujutsu Kaisen so it's a inspiration, these artists editors need to guide them to be more unique instead of all of them just doing the same work with just a little bit of difference between them lol

Anyway, my rank:

19. OHALIVE by Takumi
18. Pen wa ken Yori Etosetora by Kemuri Taimatsu
17. Yamori no Iemori by Fumuki Murano
16. Guardians of the Rice Paddies by Fujisawa Shinobu
15. Shinran - KAMURAN - by Odoru Issei
14. Saikyo Joreishi Kan-chan! by Yoshiharu Kataoka
13. Inyoroku Battle Fantasy Bu by Tatara Kyou
12. Pyurifaiāzu by Otohi Ogi
11. Super Knuckle Lady by Hokazono Akira
10. Niide Reiran by Fuji Tomoya
9. Miyabi Yuē Wa Ku by Wamino
8. The Demon of Shadow Burial by Hidechika Matsui
7. Hangetsu Kurīningusābisu by Wataru Kuroki (Writer) & Takeshi Kuroiwa (Art):
6. Onmyo Donkan Massugu se Ima by Shun Yabe
5. Mamono no Yusha by Hayashi Tatsuya
4. Raifu ∞ by Shigeto Kiji
3. Nairu to Noeru by Chihiro Okuno
2. On Stage by Daiki Nono
1. Kitsune no Yume by Jou Tanakura

 

[kiyoshibro]

I don't know why but my account is cursed on this forum, the less I write the more I get deactivated.

Anyway, I'll catch up on a few things by saying that I IMMEDIATELY bought the UEK cover, Cannon Master keeps surprising me (Machida has potential), Hima-ten... meh, I mean yes but no (it's a strange ending... kind of like the whole manga), glad that UNDER DOCTOR is climbing back up in the ToC and that it did 21k in the first month.

 

[Pietro]

ending C I hope... And I hope the author brings back Gon. for me the series is finished since there is no Gon...

--- Double Post Merged, Jun 30, 2026, Original Post Date: Jun 30, 2026 ---

ending C I hope... And I hope the author brings back Gon. for me the series is finished since there is no Gon...

 

[nemu asahi]

Super late but my review of GIGA Spring 2026 One Shots:

Pyurifaiāzu by Otohi Ogi: Hmm, starting with exorcist stuff, what a surprise lol this honestly feels pretty obviously inspired by Jujutsu Kaisen, getting the vibes all over it, even the MC looked similar to Yuji in some panels, the art so far is fine, i'm sure with more time the author's art will look good, but the rest, pretty generic stuff


Raifu ∞ by Shigeto Kiji: Uhhh, this one looks pretty good, art looks too professional for GIGA's standard, art wise the author feels completely ready for a serialization, only needs a good story, and i'm not saying this one is bad, actually i think it has potential to become a series with the right changes and being a actual fantasy/hero story is cool.


Saikyo Joreishi Kan-chan! by Yoshiharu Kataoka (Ping Pong Peril): Another story of a brother & sister living together Kataoka? LMAO!

But come on, exorcist story??? Boooooring, the guy went from a over the top ping pong series to such a generic exorcist story? honestly is more generic than the Pyurifaiazu one lol Not the best comeback...


The Demon of Shadow Burial by Hidechika Matsui: Another exorcist story? It's 3 out of 4 already!!!! But okay, at least i will say that the 2nd half was definitely different than the former 2 one shots and had some legit cool (and surprisingly dark/violent) pages, but still, typical stuff.


Miyabi yuē Wa Ku by Wamino: Oh, ballet? seems like the "Medalist" version of ballet with focus on kids...oh, okay timeskip lol and of course someone doing a ballet one shot for a Shonen Jump magazine will make it suuuuper dramatic with crazy/scary pages meant to show how mentally crazy/unstable the characters are and yada yada, it's typical, the art is very amateur, it needs a lot of work but you can see the author's ambitious at least.


Onmyo Donkan Massugu se Ima by Shun Yabe: ANOTHER EXORCIST ONE SHOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ehh, i guess the art is good, the mc design is interesting, kinda reminds me of NuraMago, but besides that, just another exorcist, i wouldn't be surprised if this one is the Kawae assistant, it has a bit of a "exorcist romcom" vibe tbh...


Pen wa ken yori etosetora by Kemuri Taimatsu: Oh look, another "exorcist-like" series, but this time with a "cute" girl that looks like she's lazy but in the end she kills all the supernatural creatures with easy...I don't know, looks okay i guess, nothing really caught my attention.


Inyoroku Battle Fantasy Bu by Tatara Kyou: Okay, this is a weird one shot, i don't know what to think about it, at first the art gave me "exorcist" vibes but in the end is not but i also have no idea what is going on story wise, the art isn't terrible or anything but it needs refinement, it also gives too much JJK vibes in my opinion, the main character looks too generic...


On Stage by Daiki Nono: And different than Kataoka i'm happy to see Daiki Nono really improving, a manga about acting? This is interesting, its not "Oh my God this is amazing", but his art is definitely better now and at least he's going with another different theme, maybe he is actually a author with good potential? At least we can see the improvement, even on Ekiden Bros that started like of one the most obvious flops out there he showed a good improvement, maybe he can pull a success with time?!


Hangetsu kurīningusābisu by Wataru Kuroki (Writer) & Takeshi Kuroiwa (Art): Oh God, now we have a CLEANING SERVICE EXORCIST MANGA!!! What's going on with new authors? Why they're so obsessed with either doing exorcist works or trying to create a spin in the genre? Said that, at least the dynamic of the mc duo is interesting, the girl is kinda cute and the art is pretty decent considering is a mix of comedy & drama, i wouldnt be against this becoming a series.


Mamono no Yusha by Hayashi Tatsuy: Hmm, a hero/demon fantasy battle shounen? Okay, it's actually kinda interesting, it's a very typical battle shounen work but honestly, after so many exorcist stuff so far this comes off as refreshing and the art has potential to become something pretty good with time, it reminds me a bit of Iwamoto Naoki (Magico) art!


Shinran - KAMURAN - by Odoru Issei: And guess what this manga is about? Yeah, IT'S A EXORCIST MANGA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Feels like this is more about the cool mc aura farming and yada yada, the art has potential and there's at least some big boobs...


OHALIVE by Takumi: No, no, no, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ITS ANOTHER EXORCIST MANGA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, IS ANOTHER EXORCIST MANGA WITH GENERIC ART ABOUT A TRIO OF HIGH SCHOOL CHARACTERS DOING OCCULT STUFF AND FIGHTING AGAINST SPIRITS/CURSES IN THE SCHOOL AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!


Kitsune no yume by Jou Tanakura: FINALLY! Finally something really great looking in this issue, this one looks really good and interesting, and the thing is, its about supernatural powers & creatures but it's not a f@cking generic exorcist manga and the best thing about, it's actually set in the ancient era where these myths and supernatural creatures are known for! The art is pretty good, and the content looks pretty interesting, some pretty cool pages from this one shot:

This one is, for me, the best one shot of this GIGA issue without any doubt! It will probably not happen but i would like to see this becoming a series on WSJ!


Yamori no Iemori by Fumuki Murano: I'm gonna kill myself, ANOTHER EXORCIST MANGA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm getting tired of this...


Guardians of the rice paddies by Fujisawa Shinobu: lol a Kaiju work? okay, looks boring for most of the part but being a kaiju work is at least something different but meh...


Super Knuckle Lady by Hokazono Akira: Hmm, okay i guess? A one shot about a Ojousama girl with super strenght punching everything? Could be a lot more interesting with this premise but i thought it was just okay


Niide Reiran by Fuji Tomoya: LOL a gag one shot retelling Cinderella! I didn't expected that, it looks totally crazy, i imagine something like this being serialized on Jump, it would be something else for sure kkkkk.


Nairu to Noeru by Chihiro Okuno: And to end this GIGA issue a pretty interesting one shot, both visually and theme, the art is quite unique compared to the others and it's a christmas story, feels like one of these christmas touching stories, i thought it's a cool one, of course isn't made thinking in a possible serialization, is totally a one shot but the author might be someone to keep a eye on it.


Being very honest, weak issue, so many f@cking exorcist one shots and most of them were just generic, i don't know what is going on with new artists, isn't like these artists grew up with Demon Slayer or Jujutsu Kaisen so it's a inspiration, these artists editors need to guide them to be more unique instead of all of them just doing the same work with just a little bit of difference between them lol

Anyway, my rank:

19. OHALIVE by Takumi
18. Pen wa ken Yori Etosetora by Kemuri Taimatsu
17. Yamori no Iemori by Fumuki Murano
16. Guardians of the Rice Paddies by Fujisawa Shinobu
15. Shinran - KAMURAN - by Odoru Issei
14. Saikyo Joreishi Kan-chan! by Yoshiharu Kataoka
13. Inyoroku Battle Fantasy Bu by Tatara Kyou
12. Pyurifaiāzu by Otohi Ogi
11. Super Knuckle Lady by Hokazono Akira
10. Niide Reiran by Fuji Tomoya
9. Miyabi Yuē Wa Ku by Wamino
8. The Demon of Shadow Burial by Hidechika Matsui
7. Hangetsu Kurīningusābisu by Wataru Kuroki (Writer) & Takeshi Kuroiwa (Art):
6. Onmyo Donkan Massugu se Ima by Shun Yabe
5. Mamono no Yusha by Hayashi Tatsuya
4. Raifu ∞ by Shigeto Kiji
3. Nairu to Noeru by Chihiro Okuno
2. On Stage by Daiki Nono
1. Kitsune no Yume by Jou Tanakura

Whaaaat?! You don't understand: they were told "bring us jump manga". Jump needs another Exorcist/battle manga AND sports manga. BUT they all do exorcist stuff? Do you know why? Because sports manga are about sports with rules and it's hard to make a sport manga if you haven't practiced it.

So the exorcist stuff. Nobody can tell if it lacks "reality" or not because only the author knows the rules of the world. But creating a whole world is not an easy task, so they're screwed.

The "role" of the editors is interesting there. I'd like them to make videos to talk about how they work, like they did for mangaone.

Don't worry, they'll end up pairing them up with a veteran manga scenarist if it doesn't work.

 

[Phantom RPG]

Super late but my review of GIGA Spring 2026 One Shots:

Pyurifaiāzu by Otohi Ogi: Hmm, starting with exorcist stuff, what a surprise lol this honestly feels pretty obviously inspired by Jujutsu Kaisen, getting the vibes all over it, even the MC looked similar to Yuji in some panels, the art so far is fine, i'm sure with more time the author's art will look good, but the rest, pretty generic stuff


Raifu ∞ by Shigeto Kiji: Uhhh, this one looks pretty good, art looks too professional for GIGA's standard, art wise the author feels completely ready for a serialization, only needs a good story, and i'm not saying this one is bad, actually i think it has potential to become a series with the right changes and being a actual fantasy/hero story is cool.


Saikyo Joreishi Kan-chan! by Yoshiharu Kataoka (Ping Pong Peril): Another story of a brother & sister living together Kataoka? LMAO!

But come on, exorcist story??? Boooooring, the guy went from a over the top ping pong series to such a generic exorcist story? honestly is more generic than the Pyurifaiazu one lol Not the best comeback...


The Demon of Shadow Burial by Hidechika Matsui: Another exorcist story? It's 3 out of 4 already!!!! But okay, at least i will say that the 2nd half was definitely different than the former 2 one shots and had some legit cool (and surprisingly dark/violent) pages, but still, typical stuff.


Miyabi yuē Wa Ku by Wamino: Oh, ballet? seems like the "Medalist" version of ballet with focus on kids...oh, okay timeskip lol and of course someone doing a ballet one shot for a Shonen Jump magazine will make it suuuuper dramatic with crazy/scary pages meant to show how mentally crazy/unstable the characters are and yada yada, it's typical, the art is very amateur, it needs a lot of work but you can see the author's ambitious at least.


Onmyo Donkan Massugu se Ima by Shun Yabe: ANOTHER EXORCIST ONE SHOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ehh, i guess the art is good, the mc design is interesting, kinda reminds me of NuraMago, but besides that, just another exorcist, i wouldn't be surprised if this one is the Kawae assistant, it has a bit of a "exorcist romcom" vibe tbh...


Pen wa ken yori etosetora by Kemuri Taimatsu: Oh look, another "exorcist-like" series, but this time with a "cute" girl that looks like she's lazy but in the end she kills all the supernatural creatures with easy...I don't know, looks okay i guess, nothing really caught my attention.


Inyoroku Battle Fantasy Bu by Tatara Kyou: Okay, this is a weird one shot, i don't know what to think about it, at first the art gave me "exorcist" vibes but in the end is not but i also have no idea what is going on story wise, the art isn't terrible or anything but it needs refinement, it also gives too much JJK vibes in my opinion, the main character looks too generic...


On Stage by Daiki Nono: And different than Kataoka i'm happy to see Daiki Nono really improving, a manga about acting? This is interesting, its not "Oh my God this is amazing", but his art is definitely better now and at least he's going with another different theme, maybe he is actually a author with good potential? At least we can see the improvement, even on Ekiden Bros that started like of one the most obvious flops out there he showed a good improvement, maybe he can pull a success with time?!


Hangetsu kurīningusābisu by Wataru Kuroki (Writer) & Takeshi Kuroiwa (Art): Oh God, now we have a CLEANING SERVICE EXORCIST MANGA!!! What's going on with new authors? Why they're so obsessed with either doing exorcist works or trying to create a spin in the genre? Said that, at least the dynamic of the mc duo is interesting, the girl is kinda cute and the art is pretty decent considering is a mix of comedy & drama, i wouldnt be against this becoming a series.


Mamono no Yusha by Hayashi Tatsuy: Hmm, a hero/demon fantasy battle shounen? Okay, it's actually kinda interesting, it's a very typical battle shounen work but honestly, after so many exorcist stuff so far this comes off as refreshing and the art has potential to become something pretty good with time, it reminds me a bit of Iwamoto Naoki (Magico) art!


Shinran - KAMURAN - by Odoru Issei: And guess what this manga is about? Yeah, IT'S A EXORCIST MANGA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Feels like this is more about the cool mc aura farming and yada yada, the art has potential and there's at least some big boobs...


OHALIVE by Takumi: No, no, no, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ITS ANOTHER EXORCIST MANGA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, IS ANOTHER EXORCIST MANGA WITH GENERIC ART ABOUT A TRIO OF HIGH SCHOOL CHARACTERS DOING OCCULT STUFF AND FIGHTING AGAINST SPIRITS/CURSES IN THE SCHOOL AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!


Kitsune no yume by Jou Tanakura: FINALLY! Finally something really great looking in this issue, this one looks really good and interesting, and the thing is, its about supernatural powers & creatures but it's not a f@cking generic exorcist manga and the best thing about, it's actually set in the ancient era where these myths and supernatural creatures are known for! The art is pretty good, and the content looks pretty interesting, some pretty cool pages from this one shot:

This one is, for me, the best one shot of this GIGA issue without any doubt! It will probably not happen but i would like to see this becoming a series on WSJ!


Yamori no Iemori by Fumuki Murano: I'm gonna kill myself, ANOTHER EXORCIST MANGA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm getting tired of this...


Guardians of the rice paddies by Fujisawa Shinobu: lol a Kaiju work? okay, looks boring for most of the part but being a kaiju work is at least something different but meh...


Super Knuckle Lady by Hokazono Akira: Hmm, okay i guess? A one shot about a Ojousama girl with super strenght punching everything? Could be a lot more interesting with this premise but i thought it was just okay


Niide Reiran by Fuji Tomoya: LOL a gag one shot retelling Cinderella! I didn't expected that, it looks totally crazy, i imagine something like this being serialized on Jump, it would be something else for sure kkkkk.


Nairu to Noeru by Chihiro Okuno: And to end this GIGA issue a pretty interesting one shot, both visually and theme, the art is quite unique compared to the others and it's a christmas story, feels like one of these christmas touching stories, i thought it's a cool one, of course isn't made thinking in a possible serialization, is totally a one shot but the author might be someone to keep a eye on it.


Being very honest, weak issue, so many f@cking exorcist one shots and most of them were just generic, i don't know what is going on with new artists, isn't like these artists grew up with Demon Slayer or Jujutsu Kaisen so it's a inspiration, these artists editors need to guide them to be more unique instead of all of them just doing the same work with just a little bit of difference between them lol

Anyway, my rank:

19. OHALIVE by Takumi
18. Pen wa ken Yori Etosetora by Kemuri Taimatsu
17. Yamori no Iemori by Fumuki Murano
16. Guardians of the Rice Paddies by Fujisawa Shinobu
15. Shinran - KAMURAN - by Odoru Issei
14. Saikyo Joreishi Kan-chan! by Yoshiharu Kataoka
13. Inyoroku Battle Fantasy Bu by Tatara Kyou
12. Pyurifaiāzu by Otohi Ogi
11. Super Knuckle Lady by Hokazono Akira
10. Niide Reiran by Fuji Tomoya
9. Miyabi Yuē Wa Ku by Wamino
8. The Demon of Shadow Burial by Hidechika Matsui
7. Hangetsu Kurīningusābisu by Wataru Kuroki (Writer) & Takeshi Kuroiwa (Art):
6. Onmyo Donkan Massugu se Ima by Shun Yabe
5. Mamono no Yusha by Hayashi Tatsuya
4. Raifu ∞ by Shigeto Kiji
3. Nairu to Noeru by Chihiro Okuno
2. On Stage by Daiki Nono
1. Kitsune no Yume by Jou Tanakura

Yeah, had a gut feeling you would be annoyed as all hell with this exorcist batch of one-shots. exorcist batch of one-shots. The Winter issue had a far more varied selection of stories. The whole issue felt like a repeat of last year, but this time it's a summer issue instead of a spring one. God, I hope the next issue brings back that variety at least.

Beyond surprised that Nono has improved his craft to this level, but I do suspect that his talent is directed towards roles involving some kind of acting or theater stuff.

Also, quite surprised you liked Nairu to Noeru by Chihiro Okuno. I thought that out of all the one-shots, you would dislike it. Is this another one where I'm proven wrong immediately afterward with one of your comments, like it was when I was surprised when you thought Iwakami Sango was a talented individual who had a shot at debuting in the main magazine, and it happened? Man, I'm going to lose it if this happens once more.

Also, I have a sneaky suspicion that Shigeto Kiji is an assistant of Nue. But I might just be looking into it a bit too much.

I honestly would be down to see debut one-shots or series by either Jou Tanakura or Hayashi Tatsuya. Will not say much on Shun Yabe, cause he already debuted in a one-shot before in the main magazine.

 

[Franz]

Obviously the source of Bleach returning can't be revealed, but for the leakers it came from the "higher ups" which means the info is real.

And this leakers world be...

 

[Shonenfan]

Whaaaat?! You don't understand: they were told "bring us jump manga". Jump needs another Exorcist/battle manga AND sports manga. BUT they all do exorcist stuff? Do you know why? Because sports manga are about sports with rules and it's hard to make a sport manga if you haven't practiced it.

So the exorcist stuff. Nobody can tell if it lacks "reality" or not because only the author knows the rules of the world. But creating a whole world is not an easy task, so they're screwed.

The "role" of the editors is interesting there. I'd like them to make videos to talk about how they work, like they did for mangaone.

Don't worry, they'll end up pairing them up with a veteran manga scenarist if it doesn't work.

Solution is simple: exorcist sports manga

 

[nemu asahi]

Solution is simple: exorcist sports manga

I like it.

My imagination is on fire.

(I know it was a joke but I prefer people who take risks in their creative endeavors instead of those who play it safe)

There is an image editors use on the net. They say that they prefer mangaka that play it safe but can do "safe hits" (sell so-so each time) instead of those who can only do rare homeruns. Baseball image of course.

The heatwave is boiling my little brain.

 

[Shonenfan]

I like it.

My imagination is on fire.

(I know it was a joke but I prefer people who take risks in their creative endeavors instead of those who play it safe)

There is an image editors use on the net. They say that they prefer mangaka that play it safe but can do "safe hits" (sell so-so each time) instead of those who can only do rare homeruns. Baseball image of course.

The heatwave is boiling my little brain.

I do think the next jump sports hit will be something that reinvents/mixes genre. Please spread the credit to me when we do get the exorcist sports manga (a Kiyoshi/Shinobi undercover nervous OP main character who has to balance exorcist duties while being an ace on his high school *insert sport* team)

 

[icrawfish]

I do think the next jump sports hit will be something that reinvents/mixes genre. Please spread the credit to me when we do get the exorcist sports manga (a Kiyoshi/Shinobi undercover nervous OP main character who has to balance exorcist duties while being an ace on his high school *insert sport* team)

I would argue it needs to be a little more integrated than that. If the sports and exorcist parts are separated like that, I feel like you kinda just have an exorcist manga with a sports flavor. I’d say the sport would need to be integrated into the exorcisms in some way in order to be able to pull something fresh off. Of course, construing a premise around that could be difficult… after all, it’s not like spirits/demons would challenge exorcists in an organized sports match to be exorcised when they could avoid said matches to avoid being exorcized…

I’m not sure how it would thread together, to be honest. But, you can’t have them be totally separated or just a dull flavor, otherwise you just have an exorcist manga with a small twist or maybe vice versa.

 

[Kiaida]

Goreinu dodgeball spin-off.

 

[KyuKyu555]

My votes for Issue #30 of 2026:
1. Akane-banashi 211
2. Shinobi Undercover 86
3. Ichi the Witch 87

4. Witch Watch 252
5. Cannon Master 1 - New Series!

6. Roku’s House of Oddities 11
7. Drawn to the Fire 10
8. Blue Box 247
9. Animal Signal 3
10. Hal Formula 2
11. Class 2-B: Hero Destroyerz 9
12. Someone Hertz 38
13. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 97
14. Sakamoto Days 264
15. Under Doctor 21
16. Hima-Ten! 95
17. Kinato’s Magic 20

 

[Shockzz1234]

Issue 31 rankings:

Tier 1 (Great):

1 - One Piece (Luffy and Imu finally meet face to face, holy hype)
2 - Kiyoshi (crazy good chapter title drop ngl, good anniversary chapter)
3 - Akanebanashi
4 - Ichi the Witch (very interested in the Fujimine/Tricaputo stuff}
5 - Hunter x Hunter (WE'RE BACKKKK. Solid return chapter, Kurapika is taking a risk telling everyone about it all...we'll see if it's worth the risk!)

Tier 2 (Good):

- Shinobi Undercover
- Blue Box (the crazy sons of bitches, they actually did it!)
- Roku
- Cannon Master (yup, really really enjoying this. A good ol' fashioned battle adventure fantasy manga, EXACTLY what I like. Art continues to be very good. I'm gonna guess rather than being a Regalith, Ur is one of the demons that created them OR he's a mix of both - a demon who got made into a Regilith, anyway the world building here is super interesting and the series has quite a bit of potential imo)
- Someone Hertz
- Class 2-B (this series is lowkey finding it's stride with me tbh)
- Hal Formula (Miharu's death flags keep piling up huh? That one page showing both happiness and frustration on Miharu's face was extraordinary)

Tier 3 (Ok):

- Nue's Exorcist
- Me and Roboco
- Kinato's Magic (what in the Double Arts is going on here?!)
- Under Doctor (I feel like we need longer arcs, but I get that the shorter form arcs is where the series improved it's rep, soooo)
- Himaten (this was one of the manga of all time)
- Drawn to the Fire
- Animal Signal (the various animal designs were cute lol)
- Sakamoto Days (I'm not even a tarot expert and even I know the death tarot card doesn't literally mean death....speaking of death, just wrap this up so Bleach can come back already man lol)

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

Super late but my review of GIGA Spring 2026 One Shots:

Pyurifaiāzu by Otohi Ogi: Hmm, starting with exorcist stuff, what a surprise lol this honestly feels pretty obviously inspired by Jujutsu Kaisen, getting the vibes all over it, even the MC looked similar to Yuji in some panels, the art so far is fine, i'm sure with more time the author's art will look good, but the rest, pretty generic stuff


Raifu ∞ by Shigeto Kiji: Uhhh, this one looks pretty good, art looks too professional for GIGA's standard, art wise the author feels completely ready for a serialization, only needs a good story, and i'm not saying this one is bad, actually i think it has potential to become a series with the right changes and being a actual fantasy/hero story is cool.


Saikyo Joreishi Kan-chan! by Yoshiharu Kataoka (Ping Pong Peril): Another story of a brother & sister living together Kataoka? LMAO!

But come on, exorcist story??? Boooooring, the guy went from a over the top ping pong series to such a generic exorcist story? honestly is more generic than the Pyurifaiazu one lol Not the best comeback...


The Demon of Shadow Burial by Hidechika Matsui: Another exorcist story? It's 3 out of 4 already!!!! But okay, at least i will say that the 2nd half was definitely different than the former 2 one shots and had some legit cool (and surprisingly dark/violent) pages, but still, typical stuff.


Miyabi yuē Wa Ku by Wamino: Oh, ballet? seems like the "Medalist" version of ballet with focus on kids...oh, okay timeskip lol and of course someone doing a ballet one shot for a Shonen Jump magazine will make it suuuuper dramatic with crazy/scary pages meant to show how mentally crazy/unstable the characters are and yada yada, it's typical, the art is very amateur, it needs a lot of work but you can see the author's ambitious at least.


Onmyo Donkan Massugu se Ima by Shun Yabe: ANOTHER EXORCIST ONE SHOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ehh, i guess the art is good, the mc design is interesting, kinda reminds me of NuraMago, but besides that, just another exorcist, i wouldn't be surprised if this one is the Kawae assistant, it has a bit of a "exorcist romcom" vibe tbh...


Pen wa ken yori etosetora by Kemuri Taimatsu: Oh look, another "exorcist-like" series, but this time with a "cute" girl that looks like she's lazy but in the end she kills all the supernatural creatures with easy...I don't know, looks okay i guess, nothing really caught my attention.


Inyoroku Battle Fantasy Bu by Tatara Kyou: Okay, this is a weird one shot, i don't know what to think about it, at first the art gave me "exorcist" vibes but in the end is not but i also have no idea what is going on story wise, the art isn't terrible or anything but it needs refinement, it also gives too much JJK vibes in my opinion, the main character looks too generic...


On Stage by Daiki Nono: And different than Kataoka i'm happy to see Daiki Nono really improving, a manga about acting? This is interesting, its not "Oh my God this is amazing", but his art is definitely better now and at least he's going with another different theme, maybe he is actually a author with good potential? At least we can see the improvement, even on Ekiden Bros that started like of one the most obvious flops out there he showed a good improvement, maybe he can pull a success with time?!


Hangetsu kurīningusābisu by Wataru Kuroki (Writer) & Takeshi Kuroiwa (Art): Oh God, now we have a CLEANING SERVICE EXORCIST MANGA!!! What's going on with new authors? Why they're so obsessed with either doing exorcist works or trying to create a spin in the genre? Said that, at least the dynamic of the mc duo is interesting, the girl is kinda cute and the art is pretty decent considering is a mix of comedy & drama, i wouldnt be against this becoming a series.


Mamono no Yusha by Hayashi Tatsuy: Hmm, a hero/demon fantasy battle shounen? Okay, it's actually kinda interesting, it's a very typical battle shounen work but honestly, after so many exorcist stuff so far this comes off as refreshing and the art has potential to become something pretty good with time, it reminds me a bit of Iwamoto Naoki (Magico) art!


Shinran - KAMURAN - by Odoru Issei: And guess what this manga is about? Yeah, IT'S A EXORCIST MANGA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Feels like this is more about the cool mc aura farming and yada yada, the art has potential and there's at least some big boobs...


OHALIVE by Takumi: No, no, no, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ITS ANOTHER EXORCIST MANGA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, IS ANOTHER EXORCIST MANGA WITH GENERIC ART ABOUT A TRIO OF HIGH SCHOOL CHARACTERS DOING OCCULT STUFF AND FIGHTING AGAINST SPIRITS/CURSES IN THE SCHOOL AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!


Kitsune no yume by Jou Tanakura: FINALLY! Finally something really great looking in this issue, this one looks really good and interesting, and the thing is, its about supernatural powers & creatures but it's not a f@cking generic exorcist manga and the best thing about, it's actually set in the ancient era where these myths and supernatural creatures are known for! The art is pretty good, and the content looks pretty interesting, some pretty cool pages from this one shot:

This one is, for me, the best one shot of this GIGA issue without any doubt! It will probably not happen but i would like to see this becoming a series on WSJ!


Yamori no Iemori by Fumuki Murano: I'm gonna kill myself, ANOTHER EXORCIST MANGA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm getting tired of this...


Guardians of the rice paddies by Fujisawa Shinobu: lol a Kaiju work? okay, looks boring for most of the part but being a kaiju work is at least something different but meh...


Super Knuckle Lady by Hokazono Akira: Hmm, okay i guess? A one shot about a Ojousama girl with super strenght punching everything? Could be a lot more interesting with this premise but i thought it was just okay


Niide Reiran by Fuji Tomoya: LOL a gag one shot retelling Cinderella! I didn't expected that, it looks totally crazy, i imagine something like this being serialized on Jump, it would be something else for sure kkkkk.


Nairu to Noeru by Chihiro Okuno: And to end this GIGA issue a pretty interesting one shot, both visually and theme, the art is quite unique compared to the others and it's a christmas story, feels like one of these christmas touching stories, i thought it's a cool one, of course isn't made thinking in a possible serialization, is totally a one shot but the author might be someone to keep a eye on it.


Being very honest, weak issue, so many f@cking exorcist one shots and most of them were just generic, i don't know what is going on with new artists, isn't like these artists grew up with Demon Slayer or Jujutsu Kaisen so it's a inspiration, these artists editors need to guide them to be more unique instead of all of them just doing the same work with just a little bit of difference between them lol

Anyway, my rank:

19. OHALIVE by Takumi
18. Pen wa ken Yori Etosetora by Kemuri Taimatsu
17. Yamori no Iemori by Fumuki Murano
16. Guardians of the Rice Paddies by Fujisawa Shinobu
15. Shinran - KAMURAN - by Odoru Issei
14. Saikyo Joreishi Kan-chan! by Yoshiharu Kataoka
13. Inyoroku Battle Fantasy Bu by Tatara Kyou
12. Pyurifaiāzu by Otohi Ogi
11. Super Knuckle Lady by Hokazono Akira
10. Niide Reiran by Fuji Tomoya
9. Miyabi Yuē Wa Ku by Wamino
8. The Demon of Shadow Burial by Hidechika Matsui
7. Hangetsu Kurīningusābisu by Wataru Kuroki (Writer) & Takeshi Kuroiwa (Art):
6. Onmyo Donkan Massugu se Ima by Shun Yabe
5. Mamono no Yusha by Hayashi Tatsuya
4. Raifu ∞ by Shigeto Kiji
3. Nairu to Noeru by Chihiro Okuno
2. On Stage by Daiki Nono
1. Kitsune no Yume by Jou Tanakura

I'm crying bro why is there so many fucking Exorcist stuff, free meeeeeeeee. It's like how every second anime you'd find a few years ago would be generic Isekai slop.

Though I'm with you, KItsune no Yume DOES look really cool from what you posted, wow.

 

[Lord Anubis]

Solution is simple: exorcist sports manga

Suddenly my new idea for a sumo-style exorcism series doesn't look too crazy anymore...

 

[echo]

What about an exorcist manga where the MC goes around and exorcises people that complain about exorcist manga.