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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)

 

[kiyoshibro]

Issue 50 (early impressions, i'll give a second read tomorrow for complete ranking):

Kiyoshi: HE'S BAAAAAACK! (klay thompson meme)
Greykeith: Hokami has a great potential to be the Usui of worldbuilding, he never miss once (i love it so much), ihope he continue exploring languages in that way
UNDER DOCTOR: Chill chapter after the big fight, but with a big pinch of lore that add more infos around the snakes
Cannon Master: Yeah, it's over (I have to think what to add on weekly read when it ends, maybe Roku's)

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

I feel like Tokyo Revengers should be put as the biggest WSM hit, it has 80 million in circulation for only 31 volumes while Hajime no Ippo only recently reached 100 million after 130+ volumes, same with Kindaichi having 100 million with over 100 volumes.

 

[Kiaida]

I feel like Tokyo Revengers should be put as the biggest WSM hit, it has 80 million in circulation for only 31 volumes while Hajime no Ippo only recently reached 100 million after 130+ volumes, same with Kindaichi having 100 million with over 100 volumes.

By this metric, Kimetsu no Yaiba should be Jump's biggest hit instead of Dragon Ball and One Piece. Kindaichi and Ippo are bigger for the magazine itself, but Tokyo Revengers is for sure up there.

 

[almavivi]

I feel like Tokyo Revengers should be put as the biggest WSM hit, it has 80 million in circulation for only 31 volumes while Hajime no Ippo only recently reached 100 million after 130+ volumes, same with Kindaichi having 100 million with over 100 volumes.

Probably, yes, but I use total sales as the simplest measure of how important a series was to a magazine. Otherwise, things get much more complicated. For example, Kindaichi was a massive hit, with initial print runs reaching 2 million copies per volume at its peak. But nowadays, there are spin-offs of spin-offs that might sell just 50k copies a year, and all of that gets lumped together.

 

[SharkBait]

I feel like Tokyo Revengers should be put as the biggest WSM hit, it has 80 million in circulation for only 31 volumes while Hajime no Ippo only recently reached 100 million after 130+ volumes, same with Kindaichi having 100 million with over 100 volumes.

I thought Tokyo revenuers is the biggest hit, if it wasn't the author wouldn't have come to jump.

We didn't see the Hiro Mashima come to jump and Fairy Tail is arguable considering a genre leader in high fantasy.

 

[Mankichi Togawa]

Shinuki, join the Shinobigoto ride. It's shaping to be the next big action series of Jump

 

[ItsSamu]

Really good chapters this week. One Piece took back my top spot finally again after 22 weeks. Imu has been a letdown for me as a final villain, partly because his designs post-silhouette reveal haven't been all that enticing and this fight has gone on forever, but having a new form for him that looks absolutely sick as hell is just what I wanted, as well as a new one for Luffy is a double winner. My excitement for Elbaph remains tempered overall, but I'm glad there's still moments like this to bring me back in.

This was also the best chapter of Under Doctor, hands down, no doubt. Haiji has been a bit of an outlier in a largely charming cast, and by design of his abilities he still feels like a mistake in his creation in some aspects, and he's also overly perfect, but seeing him with his guard down and the drunken character shift was actually so fun. That bench shot of the two of them as well gave Yasuhiro Nightow energy (a good thing). Just an ideal balance of fun character interactions, good comedy, commentary on corruption and greed, and expanding the world just a bit more with what could be the biggest/main villain organisation of the series. Comes at the good time too now that this feels like it's settling into a safe spot in the magazine.

That Kagurabachi narrator is doing a strong job of building up to whatever is gonna go bananas in the next few weeks. Roku's House of Oddities did a little side-step after the last few chapters in terms of focus, but just as lovely as always. Me & Roboco was a winner with pretty much a chuckle a page from me, and ending on a classic heartwamer, and Hal Formula once again goes whiplash of boring-to-really good. The moment between Suzukaze and Kiryu was very charming and sets up a cute dynamic. It's the collection for the little moments done so well where Terasaka shines most, which the second half of this week's chapter was all about. Even Narasaki has me back to having with with Class 2-B: The Hero Destroyerz, though I have to accept at this point that I just don't think any of the potential settings/locations of the series click with me and unlimitedly this still doesn't feel like the best use of Sorachi's time and capabilities. Nothing was outright bad this week, but Shinobi Undercover did feel like it was introducing too many characters and future conflicts in a pretty difficult to retain and cluttered fashion with the order it was done in the chapter, so it gets a lovely last place from me.

Top 5 of Issue #50:
1. One Piece
2. Akane-banashi
3. Under Doctor
4. Ichi the Witch
5. Kagurabachi

Spoiler: The rest for this week

Also really really good:
6. Me & Roboco
7. Hal Formula
8. Roku's House of Oddities
9. Sakamoto Days
10. Cannon Master

Also really good:
11. The Ura Files
12. Animal Signal
13. Someone Hertz
14. WITCH WATCH
15. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi
16. Graykeith: Translator Daemonica

Definitely not bad:
17. Class 2-B: The Hero Destroyerz
18. Nue's Exorcist
19. Shinobi Undercover

Two more series on my reading journey to update:

Man's Hill by Masami Kurumada (Volumes 1-3, 1984-85) - I guess I'll technically count this as finished for now because these first three volumes where where the series was cancelled in Jump, before it was later revived 30 years later for eight more volumes, so technically it's not a case like Bastard!!! or D.Gray-Man or World Trigger where it moved, but rather died and revived. Anyway, it's not good. It's not his absolute worst, but it's down there. It's Kurumada's Build King in the way that a pure vision of an early idea for a manga just doesn't come across successfully even when you're a good stage in your career, because that idea you had as a teenager is probably still kind of ass. Realism is not something that I'd associate with his works by their nature, but there was something so outlandish in everything that never made anything stick. That final spread (and it's fame) was kind of fun to read though, and I probably will continue it in its revived version to see if he was able to shape his passion project into something other than the painful (for him) failure it initially was. Grade: E

Kochikame by Osamu Akimoto (Volumes 1-17, 1976-79) - Really glad this is getting translated by Manga Million, and from the 161 chapters I read, this doesn’t feel like an AI translation either, at least to me. I think it's a case-by-case basis with titles there. Anyway, it’s a mixed bag. I’ll start with the negatives. Mainly, Ryotsu is not really that likeable to me. He’s brash, purposefully annoying, incompetent, and stupid. Clearly enough people find him charming for the series to become the legacy hit that it is, but other than some exceptions, he’s a pain to sit with most of the time. My other negative is that it just doesn’t look all that nice, at least in the first few years, mainly due to the cramped panelling that forces too much into the page in a way that doesn’t read elegantly. The cramped panels are even part of a gag in a meta chapter where a character outside of the series’ style enters and starts changing its identity, which ironically was one of those times where I liked how it looked visually so much more. But maybe most crucial of all is that comedy is subjective, and comedy of the 70s even moreso. It’s just as crass as you’d expect it to be with Ryotsu as the lead, and the winning gag rate is probably 2:10 win to failure. It’s not that funny.

But there are positives! Mainly, when the series departs from its usual schtick and tries something different, tonally or story-wise. One of the rare occasions where it’s not an episodic story is when Ryotsu has to travel across the country to tell a family that their son died (I believe it was either 4-5 chapters long) which felt like such a departure from the status quo, and even though those chapters weren’t perfect, they proved that Akimoto can deliver a feeling more somber and touching when he wants. Other highlights are whenever Yoko, the high school girl from nearby, is involved, because it almost forces the narrative to turn down its ~boys will be boys~ mannerisms to accommodate for whatever she’s introducing, which feels sweeter and funnier without trying hard. And often Ryotsu comes off better (except for one occasion with him and a girls’ high school). And then Reiko, who gets introduced in chapter 100, is a MUCH needed addition to the cast that adds a light and different perspective from the men around her. I didn’t trust she would be the most brilliantly handled depiction of a woman in a series like this - and she’s not, definitely not - but she is that contrast that was missing. Around the time she was getting prominence different sorts of stories, more double spreads, and variety in the shape of the panels as well, which I hope only continues as the series goes on.

Last thing worth saying is that after reading over three years’ worth of chapters with the cast, one thing that is true is that it captures the vibe of you goofing around out with your work colleagues. Individually, none of the characters are that exceptional (yet), but there is something fun about spending time with them, and knowing there’s 37 more years of that, I kinda get it why it resonated. I could also have read the horribly scanlated volumes 51 + 52 that have been translated or those between 2010-14 on Manga Million, but if they do intend on releasing the whole thing eventually, I’ll wait until it gets put out in order and stick with these first 17 volumes for now. If my rating will change over time, I’m confident it’ll only get higher than lower, but for now it’s Grade: C

Waitttt, Johan and me twinning with the the exact same weight and height combo? That swooning chapter did wonders for him but gonna have to bump him higher in my rankings for that. King.

 

[defensor_de_boruto]

295. Hal Formula #1 (6,005)

good enough to keep it

--- Double Post Merged, Sunday at 10:47 PM, Original Post Date: Sunday at 10:46 PM ---

has anyone posted this yet, desscaras is receiving a Nendroid

 

[RealityChecker]

has anyone posted this yet, desscaras is receiving a Nendroid

Was there any manga that got a nendoroid in under 40 chapters?

 

[Dog the dog]

good enough to keep it

I wouldn't get you hopes up yet. We still need to know what other manga is ending this batch alongside Witch Watch to free up space for the new series. Depending on exactly when Sakamoto ends and what the editors decide to do with the slot used by the GFC oneshots, their slots could be used the remaining two new manga, allowing even Cannon Master to live for another round. However, If Sakamoto doesn't end this round and the GFC slot is replaced with more oneshots, two titles between HAL, AS and CM would have to go, with the third one probably leaving the next round due to their awful sales (unless Ura and Graykeith flop so hard that they are axed instead www).

 

[defensor_de_boruto]

Was there any manga that got a nendoroid in under 40 chapters?

i dont think so

 

[RealityChecker]

i dont think so

What were the last Nendoroids from WSJ series?

 

[defensor_de_boruto]

What were the last Nendoroids from WSJ series?

iirc it was Ichi or Ruri

 

[BelTL]

I thought Tokyo revenuers is the biggest hit, if it wasn't the author wouldn't have come to jump.

He came to Jump first hand. He was a massive fan of Takehiko Inoue
More like he gave another try at Jump

 

[WyldViolet]

Jump #50 Votes
1. Akane Banashi
2. Ichi the Witch
3. Nue's Exorcist
4. Under Doctor
5. Someone Hertz

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

By this metric, Kimetsu no Yaiba should be Jump's biggest hit instead of Dragon Ball and One Piece. Kindaichi and Ippo are bigger for the magazine itself, but Tokyo Revengers is for sure up there.

Not the same comparison, both DB & OP are massive juggernauts way beyond Kindaichi & Ippo and reached 100 million way before even finishing.

I know that everybody will naturally use the series with the actual 100 million copies in circulation, it's fair, i'm just pointing out more as a impressive curiosity that both Kindaichi and specially Ippo took way long to reach that number while Tokyo Revengers is just 20m away with less than a 1/3 of the volumes, to be honest is actually quite shocking it took over 130 volumes for Ippo to finally reach 100m considering how popular and iconic it is.

 

[Lord Anubis]

My predictions for next batch:
- Hal Formula & Cannon Master both get axed at Chapter 30 (Around Issue #9-10 2027)
- Class 2-B may be transferred to Jump+ on a biweekly schedule at around Chapter 36 (Issue #8 2027) out of concerns for Sorachi's health
- Kagurabachi becomes a bi-weekly series out of concern for Hokazono's health
- Next batch will be a 2-batch, probably a 3-batch if what I say regarding Class 2-B comes true, may last from Issue #9/10 to #11 2027

 

[Shonenfan]

Hmm I just thought of an interesting hypothetical; what if Nakama’s new series is treated like Isobee where it’s always at the end of the mag with a reduced page count and just WW and SD end? Cannon master is kind of the DOA situation like series like Otr was.

 

[Lord Anubis]

Probably, Nakama made 2 long running gag series for Jump, so they'll probably let Nakama rest comfortably at the bottom.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

My predictions for next batch:
- Hal Formula & Cannon Master both get axed at Chapter 30 (Around Issue #9-10 2027)
- Class 2-B may be transferred to Jump+ on a biweekly schedule at around Chapter 36 (Issue #8 2027) out of concerns for Sorachi's health
- Kagurabachi becomes a bi-weekly series out of concern for Hokazono's health
- Next batch will be a 2-batch, probably a 3-batch if what I say regarding Class 2-B comes true, may last from Issue #9/10 to #11 2027

....we didn't even start the new round