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[Shinuki no Reborn]

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[Shinuki no Reborn]

One Piece Lead Color Pages

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Blue Box Color Pages

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Drawn to the Fire Color Page

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Eye Boy Color Page

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[Xanji06]

Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #33 (2026)
00. One Piece (Cover & Lead Color Pages, 29th Anniversary)
01. Sakamoto Days
02. Akane-banashi
03. Someone Hertz
04. Me & Roboco
00. Blue Box (Color Page, End)
05. Ichi the Witch
00. Animal Signal (Not Ranked)
06. Shinobi Undercover
00. Cannon Master (Not Ranked)
07. Witch Watch
00. Hal Formula (Not Ranked)
08. Roku's House of Oddities
00. Eye Boy (One Shot by Yachi Taiyo, Color Page)
09. Hunter x Hunter
10. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi
11. Under Doctor
12. Nue's Exorcist
00. Drawn to the Fire (Color Page)
13. Class 2-B Hero Destroyerz
14. Kinato's Magic

Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #34 (2026) - Information!
Me & Roboco (Cover, Lead Color Page, 6th Anniversary)
Someone Hertz (Color Page)
Class 2-B Hero Destroyerz (Color Page)
Aoi's Revenge (One Shot by Kon Gon, Color Page)
Noble Academy (One Shot by Hayashi Seiji, Part 2)

This sure is a TOC of all time. The Drawn to the Fire page count feels so disrespectful, I have never seen a Color Page being placed this low.
Under Doctor's TOC situation is starting to get really annoying, just axe it at this point if the Survey Results are bad.
Sorry Kinato-bros but its also 100% ending next round.
Do we know who "Kon Gon" is? Can't find anything about them.
Not even gonna say anything about 2-B, at least Roku got a decent placement

--- Double Post Merged, Jul 9, 2026, Original Post Date: Jul 9, 2026 ---

Drawn to the Fire Color Page looks so cool too..

 

[tirakai]

2B instantly plummeting to 2nd last after doing so well so far is really weird to see, either it was getting artificially boosted to promote it more because Sorachi, or Japanese voters love the poop jokes and really hated it going full isekai (since this should be for ch 5 when the school gets dragged to the other world). I guess we'll see going forward if the general Jump intolerance of isekai proves true.

Another weird note is Hayashi Seiji's oneshot being split in two. I read the first half and it definitely is not served well by doing so. The first half was mostly just the explanation of what premise it's going to have and as a result was very lacking in, well, anything, even comedy. Maybe just to fill space due to series on hiatus?

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Do we know who "Kon Gon" is? Can't find anything about them.

He did this one shot on Jump last year, pretty interesting

 

[Ignait]

Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #33 (2026)
00. One Piece (Cover & Lead Color Pages, 29th Anniversary)
01. Sakamoto Days
02. Akane-banashi
03. Someone Hertz
04. Me & Roboco
00. Blue Box (Color Page, End)
05. Ichi the Witch
00. Animal Signal (Not Ranked)
06. Shinobi Undercover
00. Cannon Master (Not Ranked)
07. Witch Watch
00. Hal Formula (Not Ranked)
08. Roku's House of Oddities
00. Eye Boy (One Shot by Yachi Taiyo, Color Page)
09. Hunter x Hunter
10. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi
11. Under Doctor
12. Nue's Exorcist
00. Drawn to the Fire (Color Page)
13. Class 2-B Hero Destroyerz
14. Kinato's Magic

Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #34 (2026) - Information!
Me & Roboco (Cover, Lead Color Page, 6th Anniversary)
Someone Hertz (Color Page)
Class 2-B Hero Destroyerz (Color Page)
Aoi's Revenge (One Shot by Kon Gon, Color Page)
Noble Academy (One Shot by Hayashi Seiji, Part 2)

Looks like 2B got a color page just because everyone in the party is getting one. First Roku, then dttf, and now 2B — it's following the exact release order. So it doesn't really mean anything, we need to wait for at least a couple more ranking lists.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Preview for Me & Roboco 6th Anniversary in the next Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #34:

"A coming-of-age story filled with laughter and tears, featuring a demon sword, a sorcerer, and a beautiful heroine! An exorcist manga from the creators of "Ninja Pirate", which has sold over 600 million copies is celebrating its 6th anniversary!"

--- Double Post Merged, Jul 9, 2026, Original Post Date: Jul 9, 2026 ---

Preview for Class 2-B Hero Destroyerz color page in the next Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #34:

"Witness the legend of the Demon Lords!!! Color page to celebrate the overwhelming response immediately after the series launch!!!"

--- Double Post Merged, Jul 9, 2026 ---

Preview of "The Kite's Repayment", one shot by Kon Gon in the next Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #34 of 2026:

"A strange fate befalls a police officer and a kuragami!!! A dramatic fantasy set on a remote island!"

--- Double Post Merged, Jul 9, 2026 ---

Eye Boy Color Page

According to Tanimoto Kyo, Yachi Taiyo seems to be working as his assistant on Under Doctor:

"This issue features a one-shot manga by Yachi-san, who usually helps me out! Please check it out!"

 

[Nuesmoker]

MY ITALIAN NUE VOLUMES ARE HERE!!! FINALLY!!!!

I will definitely have to read it with a bit of original text for comparison, cause I feel like the italian translation is closer to the raws- the first thing I noticed about the text is that they say "Genyo" instead of "Spiriti (aka literally "Spirits" in italian).

 

[Wookitake]

Is #5 the lowest Ichi has been in a long long time?

UD is finally once again above Nue, the 'Shield of the Axe', so I guess it will last a little longer.

 

[BelTL]

Is #5 the lowest Ichi has been in a long long time?

UD is finally once again above Nue, the 'Shield of the Axe', so I guess it will last a little longer.

I hope after the true power up, Gakuro would get a dual axe

 

[RealityChecker]

Is #5 the lowest Ichi has been in a long long time?

UD is finally once again above Nue, the 'Shield of the Axe', so I guess it will last a little longer.

I think it is safe to say that there will be no more axes for the year. They might come on 2027, though.

 

[SharkBait]

One Piece Lead Color Pages

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Blue Box Color Pages

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Drawn to the Fire Color Page

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Eye Boy Color Page

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Drawn to the Fire color page. Incredible.

 

[Shonenfan]

So we’ll be back to 19 series next week (when KGB comes back we’ll be back to 20). HxH goes back to hiatus by next serialization round and Sakamoto Days likely done by next serialization round leaving us with 18 series. Bleach is the rumored returning series which would bring us to 19. Meaning we need at least 1 new series. DTTF is likely DoA, which begs the question if Kinato can pull a yozakura family if sales are good and improved and if we’ll get a serialization round of 2 or 3 (this is presuming bleach gets added before).

In terms of established series, it definitely seems WW finishes up this year as we have only 2-3 fights left but we’ll get a lengthy epilogue. Other than that, I think the big battle will be Kinato possibly going this round or Kinato and three newbies fighting in the round after (presuming 2B and Roku keep initial reception although 2B might be in a bit of a hole)

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

The 13 author comments celebrating the end of Blue Box in the Issue #33:

Yuto Suzuki (Sakamoto Days): "Since we started around the same time, I consider you a comrade-in-arms! Thank you for your hard work these past five years!"

Takamasa Moue (Akane-banashi): "We had the same first editor and Ms. Miura was the first person I ever spoke to! Congratulations on the series conclusion!"

Ei Yamano (Someone Hertz): "Miura-sensei, thank you for your hard work over the past five years! I was so happy to be able to talk to you at the New Year's party...!"

Shuhei Miyazaki (Me & Roboco): "It was filled with everything I dreamed of about youth! Great job everyone! I'm so jealous of Blue Box!"

Shiro Usazaki (Ichi the Witch): "Congratulations, Ms. Miura, on the conclusion of Blue Box! I’m looking forward to your next work!"

Mitarashi Santa (Shinobi Undercover): "I’ve been quietly following in your footsteps all this time! Congratulations on the conclusion of Blue Box!"

Kenta Shinohara (Witch Watch): "Bringing that refreshing youth feeling to Jump every week, especially over such a long period, is no easy feat. Thank you for your hard work, Ms. Miura."

Kento Terasaka (Hal Formula): "Every week, I got to relive a youth I never knew existed. Thank you for your hard work on the series, Ms. Miura!"

Atsushi Nakamura (Roku's House of Oddities): "Congratulations on the concluding Blue Box! It was a refreshing, sparkling, and passionate coming-of-age story...it was the best!"

Shoichi Usui (Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi): "Thank you for all your hard work, Miura-sensei! You always left me with both a sweet & bittersweet feeling every week."

Kota Kawae (Nue's Exorcist): "I was completely overwhelmed by the dazzling youth depicted...! Congratulations on concluding the series...!!!"

Hideaki Sorachi (Class 2-B Hero Destroyerz): "Thank you for your hard work on Blue Box, a manga that's as refreshing as a breeze, making you forget the hellish feeling of a weekly serialization."

Kento Amemiya (Kinato's Magic): "Thank you for all your hard work, Miura-sensei!! I hope the characters from Blue Box have a bright future!"

 

[Phantom RPG]

Kinda surprised to see Kongon making another one shot so soon.

Is he being prepared to debut at some point? Cause i think this could be an indicator.

Anyway, does the issue mention anything around Jump Giga Summer issue?

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

This week most tweeted Jump chapters!

Sachiko motion

 

[RealityChecker]

This week most tweeted Jump chapters!

Sachiko motion

It kind of implies that 2B and Roku are stable. Considering both got to be nominated to the Tsugi Manga Awards, it probably means they have a fanbase.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Article about Tadatoshi Fujimaki panel on Anime Expo, he says Kill Blue "saved him" personally due to not being able to enjoy drawing manga anymore for a while due to pressure about having to make something as popular or bigger than Kuroko no Basket, feels quite obvious he's talking about Robot x Laserbeam:

"Mr. Fujimaki said: "Kill Blue" is a work that saved me personally, I was truly happy that "Kuroko no Basket" was such a huge hit, but at the same time, there was a period when I wasn’t enjoying drawing manga because of the negative pressure I felt, the feeling that "I have to produce results just as good as or even better than that." With "Kill Blue" I took a different approach. I feel that this work has saved me, instead of chasing results alone, thinking, "I have to create a hit", I was able to simply enjoy drawing it, so, I'd be happy if readers and viewers could also enjoy it

Fujimaki said, revealing his little-known "gratitude" for Kill Blue and the story behind its creation."

 

[Pietro]

MY ITALIAN NUE VOLUMES ARE HERE!!! FINALLY!!!!

I will definitely have to read it with a bit of original text for comparison, cause I feel like the italian translation is closer to the raws- the first thing I noticed about the text is that they say "Genyo" instead of "Spiriti (aka literally "Spirits" in italian).

lol i didn't know Nue was licensed here in Italy...
sadly still we didn't get Kiyoshi

 

[icrawfish]

Saito: *puts Drawn to the Fire's color page 3rd to last in the TOC*
Also Saito: "Why do sports never do well in Jump anymore?"

I’ll be a little contentious here and say if there’s any series to say this about, DttF is not one of them. It’s been getting better but DttF has easily made the worst impression out of the latest 6 series for me, even worst 2026 series thus far. Not to say it’s bad, because I don’t think it is bad, just that it started off really middling amidst a bunch of series that were minimum ranging from alright to good. It having the color page is far more surprising than it being this low; though I do agree that combining the two and having a color page that’s seated this low is not a very respectful move from Jump’s perspective.

Basically we have too many solid new series so something has to fall to the wayside, and I’d rather that be DttF than anything else. This is also why some pretty solid stuff that been in the mag for a bit is dipping low randomly; everything is good and thus they have nothing to dump except for their defaults that they know are sticking around and the clear axes.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

If either Nue or Kiyoshi gets licensed here in Brazil is the sign the anime is greenlighted

Doesn't mean if not licensed isn't getting, Kill Blue for example isn't licensed here.