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)

 

[Shonenfan]

But its sales are dropping.

I agree it’s concerning why it’s dropping but the ToC are decent enough that it’ll pull a MYF and survive the next batch or two at minimum as there is a lot of filler in front of it right now.

I’ve been wanting jump to do something bold cut the middling near bottom ToC series in one go and do something like the famous 2016(?) six series new batch again.

 

[JBC008]

I’ve been wanting jump to do something bold cut the middling near bottom ToC series in one go and do something like the famous 2016(?) six series new batch again.

2017 actually. I get what you’re saying, but I really don’t think Jump is that aggressive or desperate to pull that again.

 

[defensor_de_boruto]

Taverna do Rei, a brazilian publisher, just announced that they got 2 licenses for 2 SHUEISHA manga, maybe we will have Nue in Brazil? Since the anime is already announced?

 

[Baes]

Taverna do Rei, a brazilian publisher, just announced that they got 2 licenses for 2 SHUEISHA manga, maybe we will have Nue in Brazil? Since the anime is already announced?

They said the 2 authors are from the Golden Age of WSJ

 

[NewUser767s]

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.

It is Jump's biggest hit. they tried to trademark the clothes pattern from how much it was getting. No other IP dominanted Japan to such extent that everyone from every demographic was watching it. Two 40 billion movies with barely any bonuses for repeat viewers (One Piece does constant weekly bonuses with cards and other things for repeat viewers. We saw scalping cards effect and what they do for WSJ volumes). The second being over two hours long (movies being longer is huge negative in Japan). The manga sales, the BD sales, merch sales being top 1 over Pokemon (!).


Of course, something that runs for 100 years might make more money in the end assuming it keeps constant flow and doesn't decline. Doesn't mean it's the most recognizable or the biggest hit. One Piece manga sales already declined from it's peak in 2010 and doesn't even carry the magazine that much considering it kept declining and went below 1 million recently.

Dragon ball did more for WSJ in 10 years than One Piece did in 30. Because while it was still massively popular and bringing money 40 years later, it also influenced the manga sphere and made a ton of people read Weekly shonen jump and create their own manga in it. Togashi, Kishimoto, Kubo etc and many others who came to bring in generational hits and IP's for WSJ. Who then influence the next generation (Jujutsu, Kimetsu, CSM and many others). Dragon ball in any different magazine would make WSJ very different. One Piece being in another magazaine would mean One Piece is a lot less popular and WSJ struggling after JJK ends since they have no big hit.