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[Shinuki no Reborn]

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[Reyes]

MASHLE Live-Action Film Announced and Teaser Visual.

The movie will be produced by Warner Bros. and CREDEUS, and is set to premiere on March 19th, 2027.

https://natalie.mu/comic/news/696473

Mackenyu will be in every anime live action adaptation.

 

[Newkerzy]

Sadly, barrier characters are always the biggest jobbers. It always eventually gets broken when their opponent goes up in power.

I feel like Orihime might be the ONE exception to this…..

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Come on man, is so obvious Kawae want to do more ecchi & romcom stuff in the manga but he's trapped in these infinite battles

At least not a comment indicating anything about being close to end or something

 

[monstera11]

For context, 880000 yen is roughly 2 months average monthly salary of office worker in Japan. She is spending insane money.

 

[almavivi]

I thought it has been vet retiring home for a decade?

You're mixing it up with Grand Jump, SQ has never really had many veterans.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Reposting because i got all totals wrong, fixed now, thanks to @Nuesmoker for noticing!

Weekly Shoseki Top 500 (10/26/26 - 11/1/26)
53. Blue Box #27 (5,456 / 103,220)
75. Ichi the Witch #10 (4,400 / 94,794)
95. Kochikame #203 (3,440 / 53,776)
160. Someone Hertz #5 (2,480 / 53,518)
227. The Elusive Samurai #27 (1,811 / 54,158)
242. Akane-banashi #24 (1,706 / 45,907)
288. Witch Watch #28 (1,384 / 32,439)

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Thanks for your votes!

WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP ISSUE #48 (2026) - VOTING RESULTS

1. Roku's House of Oddities 27 (71 J-points)
2. Graykeith: Translator Daemonica 7 (39 J-points)
3. Ichi the Witch 103 (38 J-points)
4. Akane-banashi 227 (36 J-points)
5. Under Doctor 37 (32 J-points)
6. The Ura Files 8 (31 J-points)
7. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 113 (29 J-points)
8. Nue's Exorcist 166 (24 J-points)
9. Shinobi Undercover 102 (20 J-points)
10. Class 2B Hero Destroyerz 25 (19 J-points)
11. Someone Hertz 54 (18 J-points)
12. Sakamoto Days 280 (16 J-points)
13. Kagurabachi 136 (16 J-points)
14. Hal Formula 18 (14 J-points)
15. Witch Watch 267 (10 J-points)
16. Animal Signal 19 (9 J-points)
17. Cannon Master 17 (7 J-points)
18. Me & Roboco 302 (2 J-points)

Notes:

-34 Users voted in the poll & 19 in the comments
-Tied placements decided by which series is older
-Total J-Points are the combination of the Poll & Comment Votes
-One Piece was absent this issue

Poll Source:

Spoiler

Comment Source:

Spoiler

Lord Anubis

1. Kagurabachi 136
2. Sakamoto Days 280
3. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 113
4. Ichi the Witch 103
5. Shinobi Undercover 102

Kiaida

1. Nue's Exorcist 166
2. Roku's House of Oddities 27
3. The Ura Files 8
4. Me & Roboco 302
5. Someone Hertz 54

WyldViolet

1. Class 2B Hero Destroyerz 25
2. Roku's House of Oddities 27
3. Ichi the Witch 103
4. Kagurabachi 136
5. Cannon Master 17

Discomusic

1. Under Doctor 37
2. Akane-banashi 227
3. Someone Hertz 54
4. Roku's House of Oddities 27
5. Class 2B Hero Destroyerz 25

Xanji06

1. Roku's House of Oddities 27
2. Shinobi Undercover 102
3. The Ura Files 8
4. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 113
5. Animal Signal 19

Inumaru

1. Roku's House of Oddities 27
2. Graykeith: Translator Daemonica 7
3. Class 2B Hero Destroyerz 25
4. Witch Watch 267
5. Ichi the Witch 103

defensor_de_boruto

1. Hal Formula 18
2. Under Doctor 37
3. Ichi the Witch 103
4. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 113
5. Sakamoto Days 280

DrLazer

1. Roku's House of Oddities 27
2. Under Doctor 37
3. Graykeith: Translator Daemonica 7
4. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 113
5. Nue's Exorcist 166

shillin65

1. The Ura Files 8
2. Sakamoto Days 280
3. Class 2B Hero Destroyerz 25
4. Under Doctor 37
5. Someone Hertz 54

Wookitake

1. Akane-banashi 227
2. Roku's House of Oddities 27
3. Kagurabachi 136
4. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 113
5. Under Doctor 37

Nuesmoker

1. Nue's Exorcist 166
2. Roku's House Of Oddities 27
3. The Ura Files 8
4. Graykeith: Translator Daemonica 7
5. Someone Hertz 54

ItsSamu

1. Akane-banashi 227
2. Ichi the Witch 103
3. Cannon Master 17
4. Roku’s House of Oddities 27
5. Sakamoto Days 280

Shockzz1234

1. Akane-banashi 227
2. Roku’s House of Oddities 27
3. Graykeith: Translator Daemonica 7
4. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 113
5. Witch Watch 267

LogicoftheVI

1. Roku's House of Oddities 27
2. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 113
3. Graykeith: Translator Daemonica 7
4. Hal Formula 18
5. Someone Hertz 54

Thehoennhippo

1. Ichi the Witch 103
2. Roku's House of Oddities 27
3. Akane-banashi 227
4. Someone Hertz 54
5. Graykeith: Translator Daemonica 7

icrawfish

1. Shinobi Undercover 102
2. Ichi the Witch 103
3. Roku’s House of Oddities 27
4. Nue’s Exorcist 166
5. Akane-banashi 227

KyuKyu555

1. The Ura Files 8
2. Graykeith: Translator Daemonica 7
3. Animal Signal 19
4. Akane-banashi 227
5. Someone Hertz 54

NeeNeen

1. Roku’s House of Oddities 27
2. Graykeith: Translator Daemonica 7
3. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 113
4. Shinobi Undercover 102
5. Under Doctor 37

Shinuki no Reborn

1. Under Doctor 37
2. Nue’s Exorcist 166
3. The Ura Files 8
4. Graykeith: Translator Daemonica 7
5. Roku’s House of Oddities 27

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WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP ISSUE #49 (2026) - POLL & COMMENT VOTING!

Yo guys & girls, the voting for issue #49 is officially open, don't forget to send your votes!

The members that already voted:

Spoiler

Thehoennhippo

1. Nue's Exorcist 167
2. Graykeith: Translator Daemonica 8
3. Ichi the Witch 268
4. Akane-banashi 228
5. Someone Hertz 55

Dongus

1. The Ura Files 9
2. Kagurabachi 137
3. Roku's House Of Oddities 28
4. Graykeith: Translator Daemonica 8
5. Hal Formula 19

WyldViolet

1. Class 2B Hero Destroyerz 26
2. Ichi the Witch 104
3, Akane-banashi 228
4. Nue's Exorcist 167
5. The Ura Files 9

Kiaida

1. Nue's Exorcist 167
2. RuriDragon 53
3. The Ura Files 9
4. Sakamoto Days 281
5. Me & Roboco 303

ItsSamu

1. Akane-banashi 228
2. Ichi the Witch 104
3. Cannon Master 18
4. Roku's House of Oddities 28
5. Sakamoto Days 281

Hawke

1. Sakamoto Days 281
2. Witch Watch 268
3. Graykeith: Translator Daemonica 8
4. The Ura Files 9
5. Kagurabachi 137

Xanji06

1. One Piece 1197
2. Roku's House of Oddities 28
3. Ichi The Witch 104
4. Under Doctor 38
5. Shinobi Undercover 103

Discomusic

1. Roku's House of Oddities 28
2. Sakamoto Days 281
3. Akane-banashi 228
4. Under Doctor 38
5. RuriDragon 53

Shockzz1234

1. One Piece 1197
2. Witch Watch 268
3. Akane-banashi 228
4. Ichi the Witch 104
5. Graykeith: Translator Daemonica 8

 

[Inumaru]

Issue #49 votes:
1. Witch Watch
2. Roboco
3. Graykeith
4. Under Doctor
5. Class 2B

 

[RealityChecker]

Does anybody know why there were no PVs for the volume releases?

 

[DrLazer]

Issue #49 2026:

1st - Roku's House of Oddities #28
2nd - Nue's Exorcist #167
3rd - Under Doctor #38
4th - Graykeith: Translator Daemonica #8
5th - Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi #114
6th - Ichi the Witch #104
7th - Shinobi Undercover #103
8th - Class 2-B Hero Destroyerz #26
9th - The Ura Files #9
10th - Someone Hertz #55
11th - Kagurabachi #137
12th - Animal Signal #20
13th - Hal Formula #19
14th - Cannon Master #18

Great week! Kyokotsu my goat. Almost cried again on Roku. UD finally moving plot!! And Graykeith still so charming.

 

[Xanji06]

Batch Predictions are pretty much impossible and useless for the most part but I thought it would be fun anyway

Series #1
Filling the GFC slot - a new spokon manga by Yukiichi, I'd like for him to go with SWIMEST and could see it gaining some success. A manga about almost naked guys swimming against each other with strong rivalries? Fujo's would love this cmon Jump.
Series #2
Filling the spot after Cannon Master gets axed - Please Jump give me Use Mono Sagashi from Mujina Muji I can see them replace the battle manga with a new one so why not with Invisible Blood by Ako Arisaka? Doesn't have to be Invisible Blood; could also be something different from her.
Series #3
Sakamoto Days spot - uhm Bleach Hell Arc? If not then maybe a axed returnee? I'd love a new one from Gen Oosuka but lets be fr that won't happen. So maybe Tadaichi Nakama or Shinpei Watanabe.
Series #4
There doesn't need to be a 4th series: I don't see there being one and the following 3 are likely all surviving until february if were being honest but WITCH WATCH, HAL and 2-B all arent 100% safe to live until february so im adding this incase there is a 4th - please jump a GFC winner already... any of them 3.

 

[kiyoshibro]

Already Wednesday? Well... ToC prediction time!

Issue #51:
COVER: New series [theme: Horrorish or Spokon, made by a rookie]
(spokon more specifically i hope one between: Rugby, Baseball, Winter Sports or Swimming)
COLORPAGES: Greykeith, Someone Hertz and Kagurabachi (last hope for 3rd anniversary)

Issue #50 - UD position:
6th

Other series (batch of 4):
#2: Kemono Kuru serialization
#3: Old school gag manga (Me & Roboco need a rival haha)
#4: Mhm... a Mythological story (like Otr of the Flame.. Greek? Norse? Asian? anything is good for me)

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

ToC & Leak Night! We might get big news, so my predictions:

Issue #51

-A New Series will have the cover & lead color pages!

-Color Pages: Nue's Exorcist for volume release, Shinobi Undercover for vol release and Graykeith: Translator Daemonica for popularity

-For the new serialization round: I know how many series will mostly be like but i will throw a wilder prediction and say it will be 4 new series:

-Current Free Slot
-Cannon Master
-Sakamoto Days
-Witch Watch

But with a small twist that Witch Watch will not be ending literally right now but a couple of issues later, so the magazine will run with 21 series just a bit until WW ends in a couple more of chapters!

About what the series will be, if we have 4 there'll be definitely a veteran, which i would say either Tite Kubo with Bleach Hell Arc or Tadahiro Miura with one of his last one shot serialized. We'll have a failed newbie returning, between Daisuke Enoshima (Fabricant 100), Shinpei Watanabe (Ginka & Gluna) and Tadaichi Nakama (Tokyo Demon Bride Story), the other two will be complete newbies, one will finally be a GFC winner, Shirokuma Shirasaki.

Genres, definitely a typical battle shounen, or two if Bleach returns, a mix of ecchi with action or fantasy if Miura returns. I think we will have another sport and one supernatural or fantasy story.


Issue #50

-Top 5: Ichi the Witch, Sakamoto Days, One Piece, Someone Hertz and Graykeith: Translator Daemonica

-Bottom 5: Cannon Master, Class 2B Hero Destroyerz, Hal Formula, Kagurabachi and Animal Signal

-Cannon Master will not end in this issue yet, they will just use the already free slot for the 1st new series on #51


Now i want to see all you guys also participating in the predictions for the final round of 2026!

 

[tirakai]

I'm going to guess only Cannon Master gets cancelled and we get 3 series, but Sakamoto Days takes an extra few issues to end so we have 21 for a bit. As for the series, I'll say

- a past GFC winner actually gets serialised finally
- a veteran returns with a new battle shounen
- and something mystery-focused by a total newbie

 

[Lord Anubis]

This year's final batch is gonna be a 4 batch, with 1 axed returnees & 3 rookies:
- The axed returnee will be Tadaichi Nakama with Gran Gigolga
- The first rookie will be a GFC winner in the form of Tabigoro Kuji, who will make their debut with Kemono Kuru
- The second rookie will be Yuki Ichi, who'll go with a sports series that isn't SWIMEST, but will take a lot of cues from it.
- The third & final rookie will be a GFC participant in the form of TSCR, who'll go with a supernatural battle series inspired by Neon Vampire.

 

[defensor_de_boruto]

i just want Yuji Kaku back, he said almost one year ago that he was working on something new...

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btw if anyone is interested to see the extras of UNDER DOCTOR #3, i posted them here:

 

[Wookitake]

#49

1. Akane
2. Ichi
3. WW
4. KGB
5. Kiyoshi

 

[Phantom RPG]

ToC & Leak Night! We might get big news, so my predictions:

Issue #51

-A New Series will have the cover & lead color pages!

-Color Pages: Nue's Exorcist for volume release, Shinobi Undercover for vol release and Graykeith: Translator Daemonica for popularity

-For the new serialization round: I know how many series will mostly be like but i will throw a wilder prediction and say it will be 4 new series:

-Current Free Slot
-Cannon Master
-Sakamoto Days
-Witch Watch

But with a small twist that Witch Watch will not be ending literally right now but a couple of issues later, so the magazine will run with 21 series just a bit until WW ends in a couple more of chapters!

About what the series will be, if we have 4 there'll be definitely a veteran, which i would say either Tite Kubo with Bleach Hell Arc or Tadahiro Miura with one of his last one shot serialized. We'll have a failed newbie returning, between Daisuke Enoshima (Fabricant 100), Shinpei Watanabe (Ginka & Gluna) and Tadaichi Nakama (Tokyo Demon Bride Story), the other two will be complete newbies, one will finally be a GFC winner, Shirokuma Shirasaki.

Genres, definitely a typical battle shounen, or two if Bleach returns, a mix of ecchi with action or fantasy if Miura returns. I think we will have another sport and one supernatural or fantasy story.


Issue #50

-Top 5: Ichi the Witch, Sakamoto Days, One Piece, Someone Hertz and Graykeith: Translator Daemonica

-Bottom 5: Cannon Master, Class 2B Hero Destroyerz, Hal Formula, Kagurabachi and Animal Signal

-Cannon Master will not end in this issue yet, they will just use the already free slot for the 1st new series on #51


Now i want to see all you guys also participating in the predictions for the final round of 2026!

For my own predictions,

For issue 51, I will say its likely a new series.

For color pages am thinking the trifecta of Nue, Shinobi and Greykeith as the ones am confident on getting them.

As for the new series. Personally I think its two or three new series(If its four I will tip my hat to you shinuki). Am certain its going to have a rookie and a veteran at the very least. A failed newbie could show up if its a batch of three or four. But I do think they will emphasize rookies more in the next few batch considering how veteran heavy the last few batches were.

For veteran am almost certain its Tite Kubo, for failed newbie am willing to bet on either on Nakama or Watanabe coming back, if not any of those two then Enoshima.

For complete rookie am thinking one of the gfc winners will debut but if its Shirokuma I do not think it will be based on his winning one shot but the one shot he did later involving sentient beings with objects for heads. If not them than its likely Kuji Tabigoro as he was the most consistent.

If not a gfc winner than am likely to incline that its maybe former competitor of GFC in Sengi Chiaki or a newcomer from giga or did a one shot in jump or did both, so my options would be the bad tripper author debuting or one of the following authors: Shou Fukamori,Jinkei Amakawa, Taro Kaneko, Sango Iwakami and Kongon.

As for newbies who only did one shots for giga, my guess would be in the following: Shirou Makigyuu, Ittetsu Sakamak and Motobucho.

 

[Dongus]

I should give predictions a try. Next cover will be a new series as a batch of 4 will begin. The running series that will end are as follows:

-Sakamoto Days will naturally conclude
-Cannon Master will face an early cancellation
-HunterXHunter will end without a chapter. All it gets is a single page from editorial that says "Getting sick of your shit, Togashi."
-Kagurabachi will end because Hokazono missed another deadline after he got flown to Brazil for a convention, and was forced to draw keyframes for the anime in his hotel

The four series that will begin are as follows:
-Burn The Witch -Heaven Arc- by Tite Kubo will be set for a long publication, but gets concluded within a year when Kubo gets into a squabble with editorial that he cannot make the main girl's "Bankai" cast off all her clothes
-Signal All Red by Izumi Hakase debuts but gets axed in 10 chapters due to a surplus in romcom
-Canon Master by Reina Machida debuts which takes place in a middle eastern inspired setting with mechs, which looks suspiciously similar to the very recently axed Cannon Master, but the similarities are coincidental, I promise you
-We get another returning veteran in Akira Toriyama after Saito loses all hope and has a spirit medium be possessed by the late author, begging him to give Jump one more hit.

Other predictions:
-Shinobi Undercover will take first place and a color page leaving everyone wondering why it didn't get anything for Jump Fest if they're gonna shill it this hard
-Nue's Exorcist second last because Saito needs to remind everyone that the good things happening so far are his whims
-A third bottom placement for Kagurabachi
-Class 2B taking second place giving everyone a headache of what the fate of this series is supposed to be
-Ura is third last and people will cope it's because of fanservice

 

[Newkerzy]

-Signal All Red by Izumi Hakase debuts but gets axed in 10 chapters due to a surplus in romcom

Man, I really hope not, but this will likely be the case if it does get greenlit for serialization.