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

[Shinuki no Reborn]

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[Shinuki no Reborn]

Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #42-43 (2026)
00. Sakamoto Days (Lead Color Pages)
01. Ichi the Witch
02. One Piece
03. Someone Hertz
04. Me & Roboco
00. GrayKeith: Translator Daemonica (Color Page)
05. Akane-banashi
06. Shinobi Undercover
00. Roku's House of Oddities (Color Page)
00. The Ura Files (Not Ranked)
07. Witch Watch
08. Animal Signal
09. Nue's Exorcist
00. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi (Color Page)
10. Under Doctor
00. The secret of Captain Gozo Tsunoda (One Shot)
11. Hal Formula
12. Class 2B Hero Destroyerz
13. Cannon Master
00. Kagurabachi (Absent)

Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #44 (2026) - Information!
Someone Hertz (Cover & Lead Color Pages, 1st Anniversary)
Akane-banashi (Color Page)
Nue's Exorcist (Color Page, Characters Popularity Poll Results)
Cursed Case (One Shot by Oku Takuo, Color Page, Golden Future Cup 2026 #1)

 

[Wookitake]

As an anime

I'm talking about the Hell arc, it will be in WSJ, won't it? At least that was the rumor.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

I'm talking about the Hell arc, it will be in WSJ, won't it? At least that was the rumor.

It's Franz, the first chapter will be published and he will be like "What?"

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How long until the new batch comes out. I know that we just released Cannon Master with its second chapter and the rest of its batch mates. However with Blue Box pretty much confirmed ending in 2 chapters and Sakamoto Days not that far behind, we have to ask if it will be like 2020 and we will get a new batch not that far ahead.

Hopefully a longer time, besides Bleach coming back soon i think i'm good with new series for a while, we need to breathe a bit, there is Under Doctor, Roku, Class 2B, Animal Signal and Hal Formula to cheer for and there's also Kinato, DttF & Cannon Master to worry about, Jump is too much of a mess right now.

 

[Shockzz1234]

A Studio Pierrot Production Manager just followed the official Nue account...

This could very well mean nothing, but it's worth pointing out!

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IF it's Pierrot, you Nue fans should be thanking every being that it's the current Pierrot and not the Pierrot of a few years ago lmao. You would have gotten some low production long running series that has some highs every 25-30 eps instead of the seasonal stuff they do now.

Tbh are there any studios out there that do long running anime anymore? Not counting stuff that has been going for decades already (like Conan for example), I mean new stuff. I guess whoever does the Pokemon anime? Although that still wouldn't be new, even if it's different seasons. Toei used to be long running but are now more seasonal too, even with One Piece.

 

[Magister Xehanort]

IF it's Pierrot, you Nue fans should be thanking every being that it's the current Pierrot and not the Pierrot of a few years ago lmao. You would have gotten some low production long running series that has some highs every 25-30 eps instead of the seasonal stuff they do now.

Tbh are there any studios out there that do long running anime anymore? Not counting stuff that has been going for decades already (like Conan for example), I mean new stuff. I guess whoever does the Pokemon anime? Although that still wouldn't be new, even if it's different seasons. Toei used to be long running but are now more seasonal too, even with One Piece.

I remember how they made a terrible anime of Sousei no Onmyouji. The manga was great, but the anime wasn't good and had a lot of filler, and I think it ruined the chances of increasing the series' popularity. This series really needs a remake.

 

[Nuesmoker]

I remember how they made a terrible anime of Sousei no Onmyouji. The manga was great, but the anime wasn't good and had a lot of filler, and I think it ruined the chances of increasing the series' popularity. This series really needs a remake.

Oh I remember alright, I remember well...

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

I remember how they made a terrible anime of Sousei no Onmyouji. The manga was great, but the anime wasn't good and had a lot of filler, and I think it ruined the chances of increasing the series' popularity. This series really needs a remake.

That's not on Pierrot but the production committee, they wanted 50 episodes for a manga with just 30 monthly chapters released, there was no way it wouldn't be filled with fillers, Pierrot was just hired to produce.

 

[NeeNeen]

Not much to say this time. Aside from the top 3, nothing really caught my fancy.

Votes:

1) Kiyoshi: That guy clearly isn't used to people standing up to him. Time to bring a bit more balance to the association.

2) Shinobi: Tell him these things sooner if it's so important. So we have a love triangle where both rivals are fighting for the chance to... NOT dance with the guy. Huh.

3) Akane

4) Cannon: I'm glad they left the village. And that the guy is thinking things through and acting cautious this time around. I kinda like the old dude, too. I haven't warmed up to the kid yet though, he acts humble but is incredibly pushy. I don't even blame him for admiring his master since he is clearly very skilled, but at this point it feels like he just wants to brag and thinks it's more noble to do it about someone else.

5) Dr: It's not bad, but I still feel like we've seen this before. Or maybe that was in another medical series.

Roku: At this point, a curse more or less will hardly make a difference... or maybe it does. The guy can be useful if he wants to.

Drawn: He's so happy with his new rival.

Ichi: Which one's the pupil?

Himaten: Not a terrible ending, but some of those conversations felt pretty forced.

Roboco: I thought it was ET flying on a broom, but apparently that's Roboco photobombing the last panel.

Kinato: I guess Double Arts wasn't over after all.

The Elusive Samurai Color Page

Spoiler

Current day reincarnation story confirmed.

These two (4-5 and 6-7 2026 Issues)

So we will probably have lost 9 series between the last double cover and the next? Damn.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Noble Family, the Hayashi one shot, it actually looks pretty interesting, and is divided in 2 parts with the next being published on issue #34!

The first part is the MC doing a interview to enter this super elite school with the final page being a spread of him in the first day of the school with a bunch of the super rich (and eccentric) teens. Honestly, i wouldn't mind a serialization of this, it looks way more interesting than his 2 former series, art looks good too.

 

[Newkerzy]

Noble Family, the Hayashi one shot, it actually looks pretty interesting, and is divided in 2 parts with the next being published on issue #34!

The first part is the MC doing a interview to enter this super elite school with the final page being a spread of him in the first day of the school with a bunch of the super rich (and eccentric) teens. Honestly, i wouldn't mind a serialization of this, it looks way more interesting than his 2 former series, art looks good too.

Which Hayashi are we talking about here?

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Which Hayashi are we talking about here?

Hayashi Seiji, the author of "I'm From Japan" & "Ichigoki's Under Control!!".

 

[Kiaida]

Tbh are there any studios out there that do long running anime anymore? Not counting stuff that has been going for decades already (like Conan for example), I mean new stuff. I guess whoever does the Pokemon anime? Although that still wouldn't be new, even if it's different seasons. Toei used to be long running but are now more seasonal too, even with One Piece.

Depends if you consider brand new series in some franchises as new anime, but some series like Precure still get yearly anime. Yugioh was also still in that format during Go Rush, but as production stopped I'm not sure how it'll come back. Would be good to be another brand new entry that runs for the whole year, I think it's better for franchises focusing on kids.

 

[KrenKren]

Hearing nothing but great things about the bachi premiere but damn did no one sneak a video

 

[RealityChecker]

Hearing nothing but great things about the bachi premiere but damn did no one sneak a video

I would be really surprised if they premiered something bad at the Expo.

 

[Shonenfan]

Hayashi Seiji, the author of "I'm From Japan" & "Ichigoki's Under Control!!".

Another gag manga I presume? Is it the zany and wacky kind or the more grounded kind? Guessing the former but I hope it’s like Roboco wacky and not like his other two which just went past wacky into random nonsensical.

 

[shillin65]

Shoseki Top 500 (July 3)
1. One Piece 115
2. Hunter x Hunter 39
4. Ichi The Witch 9
5. Blue Box 26
17. Hima-Ten! 10
124. Alien Headbutt 1
130. Alien Headbutt 2

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At least it seems to be (mostly) back to normal

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Shoseki Top 500 (July 3)
1. One Piece 115
2. Hunter x Hunter 39
4. Ichi The Witch 9
5. Blue Box 26
17. Hima-Ten! 10
124. Alien Headbutt 1
130. Alien Headbutt 2

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At least it seems to be (mostly) back to normal

Yeah, seems like pretty normal results, Alien might be a bit higher if weren't for the backlogs still higher but that doesn't really impact anything in the weekly numbers.

 

[monstera11]

Hearing nothing but great things about the bachi premiere but damn did no one sneak a video

Isn't this a good thing? I am so fucking sick of people leaking stuff with bad cam rips or low quality magazine photos with mistranslations. Those always end up causing so much misinformation and misinterpretation. The whole jjk fandom became extremely toxic becausw vast majority of the fandom never actually read the manga, just tiktok summaries or clips and vehemently considers the meme as facts. The whole fandom need to be nuked.

 

[echo]

Shoseki Top 500 (July 3)
1. One Piece 115
2. Hunter x Hunter 39
4. Ichi The Witch 9
5. Blue Box 26
17. Hima-Ten! 10
124. Alien Headbutt 1
130. Alien Headbutt 2

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

At least it seems to be (mostly) back to normal

Maybe this will finally shut up reddit and twitter about how popular AH really was lol

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Isn't this a good thing? I am so fucking sick of people leaking stuff with bad cam rips or low quality magazine photos with mistranslations. Those always end up causing so much misinformation and misinterpretation. The whole jjk fandom became extremely toxic becausw vast majority of the fandom never actually read the manga, just tiktok summaries or clips and vehemently considers the meme as facts. The whole fandom need to be nuked.

You're just using this as a excuse to talk bad about JJK & fans

People leaking some cam video of Kagurabachi eps 1 will not affect your life or the series at all.

 

[monstera11]

I brought up jjk only because it is one of the most prominent example.

I am also reading Kagurabachi and I definitely do not want to see stray camrips of the 1st ep straying into my TL like what happened with the jjk execution movie last year. A lot of people want to enjoy the 1st ep in high quality in full as it is intended, not by some shit cam rips. These leakers with big ego are cancer and I am glad KGB fandom has sigfinicantly less problem with it (FOR NOW)