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

[Shinuki no Reborn]

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[TwoTimesMartyred]

Atp I am not surprised they desperately want Kubo back with Bleach. Seeing WW and SakaDays ended at the same time. The probably gonna end Cannon Master and leave a spot open for oneshots until Bleach comes back

Not to mention that gege rumor.... (which i still believe is a hoax)

He's gonna return with his Idol x Exorcist Action manga, JJK-Pop Demon Hunters.

 

[Magister Xehanort]

You can, as evidenced by kagurabachi. Which has the fakest fujo shit I've seen in recent jump. There have been failed series with better attempts.

I don't really care enough to backsearch for it, but if you go back to like late 2024, around the sojo stuff, there was a concerted effort to like and engage with literally any bit of fujo art to try and create a fujo fanbase for the series. And it was the lamest ships ever, this is pre hakuri, they were boosting random ship art from 2 follower accounts. Of like anti sojo squad members or literally any two dudes.

Cmon it wasn't exactly a small thing lol. Yes there is a fujo fanbase now, thats undeniable. But Enji appeared over a year into the series. What I'm talking about was happening around the first volume or two launching. None of the ships have even lasted due to how fake they were. It panned out that there were characters that were shippable later on, but that early stuff was forced af.

I didn't understand this comment, is this comment a joke? Kagurabachi has a huge, very large fujo audience in Japan, I think it’s been one of the most successful manga series in recent years among this demographic. Much like Naruto or Haikyu, in my opinion, it doesn't have fanservice or scenes specifically crafted to cater to that audience, unlike Blue Lock or certain other series, but rather, it drew in this demographic naturally.

 

[tirakai]

I read this week's oneshot, Shishikabane. It's about hunters in Hokkaido tracking a bear when they suddenly encounter a zombie.

It was a pretty good oneshot but that's also a bit of an issue with it, it feels like it's written to be a contained oneshot rather than a pitch for a new series and it'd need heavy changes if it got serialised. They fought a zombie bear here and there's not really anything above that to hunt.

I liked it, it leaned into the horror at times with some actual manga jumpscares, some really impactful panels, and since I live in Hokkaido I've got that connection to it as well, but I liked a few of the others more. If I were to rank them all, it'd probably be:

1. Superpower Battle Fantasy Club
2. Inugami & Suzune
3. Dog Eat Dog World
4. Shishikabane
5. Cursed Case
6. The Young Witch and her Tutor
7. Banchoism

 

[Phantom RPG]

I read this week's oneshot, Shishikabane. It's about hunters in Hokkaido tracking a bear when they suddenly encounter a zombie.

It was a pretty good oneshot but that's also a bit of an issue with it, it feels like it's written to be a contained oneshot rather than a pitch for a new series and it'd need heavy changes if it got serialised. They fought a zombie bear here and there's not really anything above that to hunt.

I liked it, it leaned into the horror at times with some actual manga jumpscares, some really impactful panels, and since I live in Hokkaido I've got that connection to it as well, but I liked a few of the others more. If I were to rank them all, it'd probably be:

1. Superpower Battle Fantasy Club
2. Inugami & Suzune
3. Dog Eat Dog World
4. Shishikabane
5. Cursed Case
6. The Young Witch and her Tutor
7. Banchoism

Interesting. Funny you say Battle fantasy as the first pick. On social media at least(I know, not the best place to determine a winner), the top 2 picks are between Dog Eat Dog World and Superpower Battle Fantasy Club. I know for a fact that no matter what happens we will definitely see these two authors in the main magazine for what its worth. Although I did see some enthusiasm for Banchosim, but I just do not see it winning compared to the other two. For Shishikabane, well I would be interested in seeing how an adaptation would work based on the one shot. I think it would be entertaining at least.

 

[Franz]

Atp I am not surprised they desperately want Kubo back with Bleach. Seeing WW and SakaDays ended at the same time. The probably gonna end Cannon Master and leave a spot open for oneshots until Bleach comes back

Not to mention that gege rumor.... (which i still believe is a hoax)

Yes, certainly.

Bringing Kubo back—now that will save Jump for sure

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Hmm, he might actually be into something...

 

[RealityChecker]

Hmm, he might actually be into something...

This might be good. We need battle shonens that diverge from the stablished 21st century kinda city.

 

[Kiaida]

Boomer sequel manga will save Jump from its major crisis of being market leader and selling more than a million copies every week.

Their biggest issue is lack of anime for their new series, not old stuff that will never grow and will bring 0 readers to WSJ. They take too long to announce and release anime for their series, soon we're down to 3 series with anime and after Kagurabachi, will stay at 4 for another third of 2027 because Nue isn't even releasing soon.

 

[SharkBait]

Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #51 (2026)
00. Jan is in Danger! (New Series by Nakama Ryo, Cover & Lead Color Pages)
01. Sakamoto Days
02. Ichi the Witch
03. Someone Hertz
00. Witch Watch (Color Page, End)
04. Akane-banashi
05. The Ura Files
00. Shinobi Undercover (Color Page)
06. Roku's House of Oddities
07. Animal Signal
08. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi
00. Graykeith: Translator Daemonica (Color Page)
09. Me & Roboco
10. Nue's Exorcist
11. Under Doctor
12. Hal Formula
13. Class 2B Hero Destroyerz
14. Kagurabachi
15. Cannon Master
00. One Piece (Absent)

Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #52 (2026) - Information!
Mr. Hizuki of the Ginza Backstreet Police Box (New Series by Gondaira Hitsuji, Cover & Lead Color Pages)
Sakamoto Days (Color Page, End)
Jan is in Danger! (Color Page)
Nue's Exorcist (Color Page)

Not a good run for Kagurabachi, it's like bottom two is it's new ceiling.

Roku's House is firing on all cylinders and Sakamoto with the rare occurrence of being 1st in its penultimate chapter

 

[Franz]

I still don't get the logic behind: "Jump is in a slump, we need new readers... I know! Let's bring in some old, fifty-year-old authors—*they’ll* surely breathe new life into the magazine!!"

Now that Sakamoto is gone, who knows how the TOC will change?

 

[RealityChecker]

Not a good run for Kagurabachi, it's like bottom two is it's new ceiling.

The arc might not have been well received.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

With Sakamoto Days chapter 283 being 1st place in its final ranking, the series is now part of a very small group of only 6 series that got its final ranking before ending in the 1st place, the other 5 are:

-Naruto (Chapter 698)
-Demon Slayer (Chapter 203)
-The Promised Neverland (Chapter 180)
-Assassination Classroom (Chapter 179)
-Slam Dunk (Chapter 275)

I checked and these are really the only series that got their final ranking before ending with a color page in the ToC at the top 1

 

[Stivie]

Hmm, he might actually be into something...

The mere fact that it's not a comedy is already a victory.

 

[RealityChecker]

The mere fact that it's not a comedy is already a victory.

It will probably have a lot of comedy scenes like Yozakura. And if it is inspired on Elusive Samurai, it will be really good comedy.

 

[pennycryman]

Most people like Roku on here so its never really a topic of discussion but I think its pretty funny how a series can get a cover on chapter 17, get tons of color pages, basically only rank in the top half (it's usually 6th lol) only for it to drop a decent bit on the second volume (It did 7.5K in 3 days and 8.5k in 5 days, its drop is probably worse than Under Doctor's).

Especially considering how this thread acted like Saito was the devil for doing the same thing with Shinobi, which sells a decent bit better physically and digitally (Roku doesn't even do particularly well digitally). Mind you, Saito will sometimes rank Shinobi and Kiyoshi in the bottom 5, Roku's favoritism clearly extends beyond those series. Roku's 8.5K in 5 days isn't even that much better than Kiyoshi volume 7 doing 7.9K in 5 days.

I like Roku but its kind of annoying how Shinobi's editorial treatment got like 50 pages and a ton of whining only for Roku to perform worse, get treated better, and everyone just ignore it. Kind of makes me think all that discourse wasn't about people actually being critical about Shinobi's performance, more about them not liking Shinobi and liking Roku, it's hypocritical.

 

[RealityChecker]

Most people like Roku on here so its never really a topic of discussion but I think its pretty funny how a series can get a cover on chapter 17, get tons of color pages, basically only rank in the top half (it's usually 6th lol) only for it to drop a decent bit on the second volume (It did 7.5K in 3 days and 8.5k in 5 days, its drop is probably worse than Under Doctor's).

Like Roboco?

 

[Newkerzy]

Most people like Roku on here so its never really a topic of discussion but I think its pretty funny how a series can get a cover on chapter 17, get tons of color pages, basically only rank in the top half (it's usually 6th lol) only for it to drop a decent bit on the second volume (It did 7.5K in 3 days and 8.5k in 5 days, its drop is probably worse than Under Doctor's).

Especially considering how this thread acted like Saito was the devil for doing the same thing with Shinobi, which sells a decent bit better physically and digitally (Roku doesn't even do particularly well digitally). Mind you, Saito will sometimes rank Shinobi and Kiyoshi in the bottom 5, Roku's favoritism clearly extends beyond those series. Roku's 8.5K in 5 days isn't even that much better than Kiyoshi volume 7 doing 7.9K in 5 days.

I like Roku but its kind of annoying how Shinobi's editorial treatment got like 50 pages and a ton of whining only for Roku to perform worse, get treated better, and everyone just ignore it. Kind of makes me think all that discourse wasn't about people actually being critical about Shinobi's performance, more about them not liking Shinobi and liking Roku, it's hypocritical.

Looking at the numbers you’re presenting, while it is performing worse, the drop-off doesn’t look that drastic to start panicking about it.

 

[Stivie]

It will probably have a lot of comedy scenes like Yozakura. And if it is inspired on Elusive Samurai, it will be really good comedy.

The synopsis reads:

"An action-packed police story set in the Meiji era! Hizuki is captivated by the new civilization!"

Unless the editors lied, like what happened with Roku, this is going to be an action series.

And let's remember that even with the comedic elements, Elusive Samurai ended with the protagonist's death.

 

[pennycryman]

Looking at the numbers you’re presenting, while it is performing worse, the drop-off doesn’t look that drastic to start panicking about it.

It's obviously not getting axed, nor do think it should be, I'm just complaining about how favoured it is. It could sell Under Doctor numbers and still have no worry of cancellation.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

I don't see how Roku is being favoured at all, the series is clearly very popular with readers and it's selling well, getting a early 2nd cover is about survey results, not volume sales, and tbh we're not even seeing the manga ranking in the top 3 or something, most of the time it ranks in 6th lol

Also, selling 7.5 in 3 days and 8.5 in 5, i'm failing to see where this is a "decent" drop, it feels more like flat.