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

[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)

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Shoseki Top 500 (November 6)
3. Sakamoto Days #29
18. Nue's Exorcist #17
23. Shinobi Undercover #10
31. Roku's House of Oddities #2
48. Under Doctor #3
202. Cannon Master #1
223. Drawn to the Fire #2

Shoseki Top 500 (November 7)
3. Sakamoto Days #29
18. Nue's Exorcist #17
21. Shinobi Undercover #10
30. Roku's House of Oddities #2
56. Under Doctor #3
302. Drawn to the Fire #2
311. Cannon Master #1

Also:

355. Roku's House of Oddities #1

Shoseki Top 500 (November 8)
3. Sakamoto Days #29
22. Shinobi Undercover #10
23. Nue's Exorcist #17
40. Roku's House of Oddities #2
83. Under Doctor #3
396. Cannon Master #1

Week 1 is finished!

 

[Newkerzy]

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.

Whoa, did you play basketball in school?

 

[cameronney618]

If it wasn't any more obvious that Under Doctor / Tanimoto is Trigun/Nightow inspired, this is the chapter that does it.

 

[JBC008]

If it wasn't any more obvious that Under Doctor / Tanimoto is Trigun/Nightow inspired, this is the chapter that does it.

Well it’s more obvious that he has a passion for the classics.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Also, romcoms seeing more success than battle shonen isn't isolated to Jump. Just look at Magazine or Sunday's recent successes, it's mostly romcoms or ecchi with the occasional Sensen Senki or Kaiten no Albus (and even then, those are less popular than Umine or Futari Bus). Even going outside or Shonen, Tsugi literally showed that the most popular series which have debuted are romcoms or are popular because of romance aside from Home on the Horizon (Hitoner isn't a romcom but is probably as big as it is due to furry romance lol). It's probably just a market thing.

I think it's because battle shonen still have ongoing zeitgeist anime like Demon Slayer and JJK still ongoing (both of which still backlog) along with other big sellers like Sakamoto Days, Dandadan, or Shangri-la Frontier. There's also Kagurabachi and Ichi as rising hits, so there isn't a huge hunger for another battle shonen right now. Romcoms don't really have those massive series (there's just Fragrant Flowers and Blue Box as the old guard), so there's more room for stuff like Haimiya and Someone Hertz to take that spot. Same thing for comedy series like Roku or Utsuranain. Best case scenario for battle shonen right now is something like Under Doctor or Sensen Senki. Maybe Graykeith can do something idk.

Feels like we're in 2011/2012 all over again where no new traditional battle shounen is able to take it off while all the other successful stuff are different or niche genres lol

I am starting to agree with the notion that one of the big reasons we don't have new typical/traditional battle shounens making it big right now (Kagurabachi being a clearly outlier) is that japanese fans weren't even able to let it go from the former big stuff yet, we literally have, who knows, how many seasons of JJK left and still 2 Demon Slayer movies, in the end it just feels like these two never properly ended, so there's no whole to fill with a new battle shounen yet, since pretty much every big franchise still going in the anime side lol, and honestly, i think this could also be applied a bit for sport series with Haikyu still being such a hot and current franchise.

 

[tirakai]

If we didn't already know, I definitely would've guessed at Sakamoto Days ending next week rather than Witch Watch. Are we going to see it end alongside Witch Watch and Cannon Master and just have a free spot again for a while? Will Cannon Master somehow stick around for another batch? Or will Sakamoto Days pull off some final twist for an extra battle, despite how final this all feels?

Nue was probably the best this week, though of the gag stuff I really liked Animal Signal's chapter.

New girl is Hal Formula is fun, I don't expect it to last beyond the next round but I'd really like for the series to somehow rise up and stick around long enough to gather a consistent niche fanbase like Under Doctor seems to have done.

 

[Kiaida]

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.

We have to consider how older series ran in a time where these magazines had millions reading them. Kindaichi, like mentioned before, has the average going down because of the spin-offs, but was so influential it got Sunday to create Conan to compete with it.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP ISSUE #50 (2026) - AUTHOR COMMENTS!

Akane-banashi (Yuki Suenaga)

Had my first barium test during my medical exam. I can’t believe I spun around so much... It was rough.


Sakamoto Days (Yuto Suzuki)

I don’t have the money to buy the Grafted Blade Greatsword from the Northeast legendary merchant on Day 2 -> I’ll jump off the cliff to regain my runes! -> The result...


One Piece (Eiichiro Oda)

I decided I’d be happy! I decided I’ll have a big bowl of rice with my grilled meat!


Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi (Shoichi Usui)

My staff surprised me with a birthday present! That’s what’s great about working together in person! Thank you!


Someone Hertz (Ei Yamano)

The collab music video with Naimononedari is out now! Beautiful music and visuals together.


Ichi the Witch (Osamu Nishi)

It’s suddenly gotten chilly, but my heart is nice and toasty from watching Project Hail Mary and The Mandalorian.


Roku’s House of Oddities (Atsushi Nakamura)

When I was a student, I lived for Geography and PE (soccer). I want to stare at maps forever.


Shinobi Undercover (Ippon Takegushi)

I kept losing my ear buds while running, so I changed to the over-ear type, and it’s been great!


The Ura Files (Shun Numa)

Maybe it’s because I’m creating a series about Oni, but the lyrics to MWAM’s “Issen” really stir my heart.


Witch Watch (Kenta Shinohara)

I swore while creating Part 3 that it wouldn’t last more than a year. It was exactly a year.


Graykeith: Translator Daemonica (Natsuki Hokami)

I got super excited about winning the chestnut manju prize from Chiikawa. I can’t wait until they arrive.


Me & Roboco (Shuhei Miyazaki)

Wearing shorts is starting to get tough. I’m sealing them away until next year!!


Nue’s Exorcist (Kota Kawae)

The deliciousness of these apples delivered from the blessed land is like communing with the apple goddess herself.


Under Doctor (Kyo Tanimoto)

I bought a shakti mat. It hurts, but you get used to it. Now I’m addicted.


Animal Signal (Taishi Tsutsui)

To my friend I-san, congratulations on your wedding! Let’s grab a drink again!


Class 2-B Hero Destroyerz (Hideaki Sorachi)

My parents and I both loved Notari Matsutaro. Rest in peace, Chiba Sensei.


Hal Formula (Kento Terasaka)

Lately I can really feel the effects of health supplements, and I smile while thinking, “So this is aging.”


Kagurabachi (Takeru Hokazono)

In chapter 31, Kyora says, “The enemy attacked 18 years ago,” but that’s a mistake. It should say that the war ended 18 years ago. The map in chapter 136 had errors too.


Cannon Master (Reiya Machida)

The Cannon Master graphic novel is now available in Japan! It’s green under the cover. Please check it out!


Source: VIZ Website

 

[Xanji06]

Issue 50 Votes
1. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi #115
2. The Ura Files #10
3. WITCH WATCH #269
4. UNDER DOCTOR #39
5. Graykeith #9

 

[Broseph]

We have to consider how older series ran in a time where these magazines had millions reading them. Kindaichi, like mentioned before, has the average going down because of the spin-offs, but was so influential it got Sunday to create Conan to compete with it.

Agreed. Pure sales per volume isn’t the best way to assess it imo. A series that ran for a long time and was a fixture in millions buying the magazine for years to me is a bigger series in the history for the magazine than a short but very popular series with very high volume sales