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[Dongus]

Spoiler: Animal Signal is off it's meds again

10/10 Chapter Of The Week

 

[kiyoshibro]

Kiyoshi: THE GOAT IS HERE IN FULL FORM! (ok, my gimmick is still going haha)

Seriously though, really good chapter (the fact that he learned to control his Precept Power during the 'Black' transformation is huge for his future fight against Rushihara)

 

[Newkerzy]

@Dongus

Might probably want to put it in spoiler boxes, though.

 

[Dongus]

@Dongus

Might probably want to put it in spoiler boxes, though.

So true. Amended.

I've read eight manga today. Could not absorb anything. I'm highly distracted because my brain is still there.

 

[Nuesmoker]

For any other Nue readers in the thread are we thinking this is the end of Kasha or we still got a bit more to go? Felt like a finishing blow with everyone there now.

The thing is, Kasha still hasn't fought in his monster form, and both Suzaku and Soranaki did that as their last resort. What I think will happen though, is that he'll try, but Kurikara will burst out from him and kill him before Kasha can do anything, leading us into his arc.

Tldr, could go either in 1 or 2 chapters, but the arc is definitely about to end.

 

[Thehoennhippo]

Really going to miss Witch Watch, and a hilarious chapter to go out on. Jan was really funny too, so it looks like I'll still be getting laughs from Jump. Also I looked up the robbery mentioned in Roku and it was a real case, crazy stuff.

1: Roku
2: WW
3: Greykeith
4: Jan
5: Hertz

 

[Newkerzy]

Also I looked up the robbery mentioned in Roku and it was a real case, crazy stuff.

Yeah. I actually heard about the case before I read this chapter. Interesting that Nakamura’s using it as inspiration. Or rather, he’s using it the same way US filmmakers/creatives offering their take on the JFK assasination.

 

[tirakai]

Goodbye Witch Watch, I had hoped to get more episodic stuff before ending but it was a decent enough finale despite that. Nemu dating Keigo then dumping him because he's a flaky loser is very fitting. There's definitely clear room left open here for the author to do some bonus chapters later down the line if they want., at least.

Jan is in Danger! is rather charming, but in an "I'm reading a weird dated manga from the 80s" kind of way. It felt almost like the kind of joke old-school throwback chapters Roboco occasionally does but as the core setting of the whole manga. I'm curious how the author's going to make it work as a long runner since I can't picture the gag of Jan shrugging off all damage with mild annoyance keeping it going for very long alone.

 

[BelTL]

thank you for creating the anti axe movement people, Sakamoto Days

 

[Bulju]

This image circulating is why people think WSJ is in a slump. Although It's a bit inaccurate.

All the previous eras had multiple megahits to hits. While this era has been a bit.....down

None of them got as popular as Black clover from the previous era (I mentioned it because it's the lowest in terms of circulation). Though to be fair multiple of them don't have an anime yet.

Notice how the 2010s row is conveniently labeled "late 2010s", and the previous one is only "mid 2000s", meaning the time from 2008ish to 2016ish is entirely glossed over. This isn't the first slump jump has had nor is it its worst. Let's wait until the decade actually ends and we'll see.

 

[FantasticFootno]

The very image you posted counters your own argument. Notice how the 2010s row is conveniently labeled "late 2010s", and the previous one is only "mid 2000s", meaning the time from 2008ish to 2016ish is entirely glossed over. This isn't the first slump jump has had nor is it its worst. Let's wait until the decade actually ends and we'll see.

Its also sorta uncharitable, I feel like Yozakura family should be there instead of Nue. And then where's Mashle? Or Witch Watch? I think Mashle sold like 500k per volume according to the circulation numbers we have. Thats not that far from like the 650k per volume that BC's circulation suggests. Thats the biggest missing series. But I guess they decided that "today" should exclude any early 2020 series? Although still on that point, Witch Watch should be there instead of Nue, it sold 5 mil with 28 volumes, thats comparable to Akane's 4 mil with 23. Meanwhile Nue has 1.6 with 16 volumes or so. And so considering they listed Blue Box and Elusam, where's witch watch???

 

[Thehoennhippo]

Notice how the 2010s row is conveniently labeled "late 2010s", and the previous one is only "mid 2000s", meaning the time from 2008ish to 2016ish is entirely glossed over. This isn't the first slump jump has had nor is it its worst. Let's wait until the decade actually ends and we'll see.

Not to mention that Haikyuu debuted in 2012 lmao.

 

[Wookitake]

I wish they had stretched WW's final battle and epilogue instead of releasing Jan.

 

[Kiaida]

Issue 52:

Jan is in Danger:
Well, I did laugh. There were two or three gags that got me good, but I still ended up wondering by the end if this can work long term. As an oneshot, it's an interesting idea and the punchlines work with the doctor chasing Jan. But how funny will this be as a weekly series with the same format? Jan being invincible pretty much means the situations will become obvious. Yeah, I know that he wouldn't die anyway, but part of the fun would be how stuff misses him or him dodging things by accident. Invincibility means it'll be harder to spice things up.

Art is cute and there's nothing wrong exactly, but I hope next few chapters show there's more to it to convince me.

1. Nue's Exorcist
The villain that tried to be The Übermensch being punched and kicked as a sandbag by the whole cast is cathartic, isn't it? Specially when the one leading the beat down is Shiroha. Kawae knew he had to save the big moments here for her and even gave her some of his best lines: it was all about love after all.

2. Witch Watch
I didn't think Shinohara could wrap up everything in a satisfying way in a single chapter, I was wrong. It's not because he saved a single big scene for the ending, but because life goes on and this isn't the end for them.

The experiences the crew had as teenagers shaped their adult lives, but the laughs never stop, developments are still on-going, these relationships exist and are always transforming. It's a story about the fantastic, but also the mundane and the beauty of it. Meeting old friends to have a good time is where magic truly exists.

3. Ura
Kibitsu and Ura learning from each other and growing up as people seems to be the real core of the narrative. Where are our common grounds between all our differences and how people can find these points to connect. It's doing a great job so far at letting them learn and evolve together.

4. Roboco
People complain about the parodies, but when Miyazaki is showcasing his love for a fellow's work we get some of his best chapters. It's not just a nice homage to Witch Watch, but also a hilarious chapter. Roboco may be scarier than Roswitha.

5. Roku
Nakamura is handling the constant Cute to Creepy to Cute shifts so well. At the same time it's a cute date, the whole situation has this disturbing undertone to it. As our reliable boy HIrose Koichi says: get a feeling so complicated.

As for others... Sad I didn't find space for Graykeith in my top 5, but this arc is still intriguing and the villains manipulating the corpses is another example of the author using the world and species right. Appreciating how often Animal Signal goes for the genderbend gimmick. Ur did it, he Mastered the Cannon!

For any other Nue readers in the thread are we thinking this is the end of Kasha or we still got a bit more to go? Felt like a finishing blow with everyone there now.

Still need the Lord of Cinder Fallen/Prey Slaughtered/Victory Achieved, etc drop like they had after Suzaku and Soranaki, so I think another chapter or two.

 

[echo]

Notice how the 2010s row is conveniently labeled "late 2010s", and the previous one is only "mid 2000s", meaning the time from 2008ish to 2016ish is entirely glossed over. This isn't the first slump jump has had nor is it its worst. Let's wait until the decade actually ends and we'll see.

I guess the person that made it didn’t like the thought of a Nisekoi, Haikyuu, Saiki K, Assassination Classroom, Food Wars, World Trigger and Isobe row.

 

[Minsel]

Okay thoughts for this week
jan - its interesting after nakama was very japanese based for his last 2 works he's going for like 1950s america, his style is very like what would fit in western comics, which gives it a unique feeling thats quaint, not funny for me, but like cute and easy to read

sakamoto - cool, boutta end anyway, i still wish shin was fighting with sakamoto against uzuki, but im realizing now as im writing this that'd be against his character arc of learning not to be a sidekick and stand on his own

kagura - interesting, time for a fight. I like shurin a lot as an antag, he serves an interesting dichotomy, im hoping he's alive in modern day

ichi - I'm liking this arc a lot more, ichi just genuinely befriending hakari makes sense because of how hakari is personality wise, he's like a heart on his sleeve guy and it just works entirely. I still want villains to have some actual presence tbh cause rn magiks are down like every arc, but dess is just very cool and op

akane - I'm hoping her dark arc isn't resolved too fast

kiyoshi - good stuff, i forgot if the villain also has dark precept and thats why he might be beating kiyoshi's ass a bit

shinobi - hype stuff, curious who suzume's other teammate is, and we get squad no 8 finally. I'm really looking forward to interactions between yodaka and this guy

graykeith - uhhh, why are we forcing a battle, this better be worth something because I was way more interested in something more creative being done than a fight on the undead.

roku - oh woah we're actually gonna be getting to her story, i like that the curses backstories end up like a mystery, not just a whodunnit, but a whydunnit

class 2-b - i like nagasaki and I kinda rather want him to stay demon king or his arrogant self. I also like that there are other S and A rank ability users, even if most left the castle. Good setup for things to come

 

[defensor_de_boruto]

Roboco can finally rest now, Jan is here to be his successor

such a great first chapter lol

 

[shillin65]

Issue 51 votes (and some thoughts because i'm actually early for once)
1. Witch Watch - a very "the real witch watch was the friends we made along the way" ending but it worked very well, gonna miss it
2. Ura
3. Sakamoto - Lu somehow still irrelevant even at the end (unless she does run a location and we don't find out until next chapter)
4. Hertz
5. Roku

Tintin/Jan was fine, not really funny but not excruciatingly boring like some recent axebaits, though I can't see the premise being stretched out compared to something like HSF

in other news 4koma Banksy's 10th chapter released this issue

 

[Shonenfan]

Gonna miss WW. Very bittersweet to see it end. I will argue that Shinohara is one of the most underrated mangaka ever. Brilliant story teller and a top 3 best comedic mind in jump history (Oda is 1 for me and Sorachi or shinhohara would be 2/3).

Wasn’t super impressed by rhe tentpole battle manga this issue. Really impressed with Roku. I’m leaning toward Girl S having been the criminal; kind of gives her femme fatale energy at school more sense since she seemed oddly comfortable for someone who didn’t go to school much.

Love the creativity from Greykeith as well. Ura was very strong this issue too. Roboco always kills at the jump parody’s. I love when Shinobi undercover delves more into the world and new characters.

 

[Kiaida]

Its also sorta uncharitable, I feel like Yozakura family should be there instead of Nue. And then where's Mashle? Or Witch Watch? I think Mashle sold like 500k per volume according to the circulation numbers we have. Thats not that far from like the 650k per volume that BC's circulation suggests. Thats the biggest missing series. But I guess they decided that "today" should exclude any early 2020 series? Although still on that point, Witch Watch should be there instead of Nue, it sold 5 mil with 28 volumes, thats comparable to Akane's 4 mil with 23. Meanwhile Nue has 1.6 with 16 volumes or so. And so considering they listed Blue Box and Elusam, where's witch watch???

Yozakura Family had 1.5M in circulation with 15 volumes. Nue had 1.6M with 14 volumes. Not saying Yozakura shouldn't be there, but they're very comparable in sales. Yozakura is from 2019 to begin with.

Anyway, all of this doesn't matter to begin with. Shonen manga in the west just reached that genwunner point where casual fans who grew up with a few things will just permanently say all new stuff sucks without reading them. All these new Pokémon look like Digimon.

Congrats Naruto and Bleach on joining the Transformers Gen 1, Kanto, pre-Synchro Yugioh, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, classic Sonic club.