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Your Favorite Chapters of Issue #42-43 of 2026 (5 Choices At Most)

  • One Piece 1193

  • Me & Roboco 297

  • Sakamoto Days 275

  • Witch Watch 262

  • Akane-banashi 222

  • Nue's Exorcist 161

  • Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 108

  • Ichi the Witch 98

  • Shinobi Undercover 97

  • Someone Hertz 49

  • Under Doctor 32

  • Roku's House of Oddities 22

  • Class 2B Hero Destroyerz 20

  • Animal Signal 14

  • Hal Formula 13

  • Cannon Master 12

  • The Ura Files 3

  • Graykeith: Translator Daemonica 2


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Jump series where the main character didn't get first place in the first popularity poll:

Hitman Reborn


Somehow Gokudera won the first one.

Yozakura Family


A rare win for a girl that isn't a romantic partner.

Chainsaw Man


Denji didn't get to top 4 somehow. Kobeni's car is here.

Magu-chan


Best boy won.

PPPPPP


Jump really treated this manga horribly. Not even a color page for the results...

Naruto


Somehow this happened and it wasn't Sasuke.

Kinnikuman


No numbers in the image, but Terryman won. They only did art for the top 4 and somehow Kinnikuman didn't rank there.

Beelzebub


Oga didn't win, but at least the manga's title was honored.

Hunter x Hunter


The main party.

Haikyu


Rival win, not that weird.

Witch Watch


Main duo didn't break top 3.

There must be more in the past, but it's hard to find images (Yusuke lost to Hiei in YYH at least) and I didn't add the romances because that's obvious.
Bleach had two popularity polls where Ichigo didn't win, the first one was won by Hitsugaya with Ichigo coming third behind him and Rukia:


This entire poll was also reportedly the reason Hitsugaya got a whole movie revolving around him as well lol, Bleach Movie 2: The DiamondDust Rebellion.


And the second one was him coming in 2nd behind Rukia, though this one wasn't as the series was running in the mag, so no colour page or whatever, so I'm not sure how official this one was, think it was from a databook or something.

Ichigo won all the other ones though, I think there were 3 others.
 

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It also reminds me of the final Demon Slayer Popularity Poll, very similar actually like Nezuko didn’t make the top 10 and Tanjiro was 4th I believe.
 

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Bleach had two popularity polls where Ichigo didn't win, the first one was won by Hitsugaya with Ichigo coming third behind him and Rukia:


This entire poll was also reportedly the reason Hitsugaya got a whole movie revolving around him lol, Bleach Movie 2: The Diamond Dust Rebellion.


And the second one was him coming in 2nd behind Rukia, though this one wasn't as the series was running in the mag, so no colour page or whatever, so I'm not sure how official this one was, think it was from a databook or something.

Ichigo won all the other ones though, I think there were 3 others.
I'm rewatching Bleach right now in prep for Hell Arc and just finished Soul Society and I gotta say I'm not surprised that Hitsugaya was so popular. I feel like characters like that are almost always a lock for top 3 in popularity if they exist in a battle shonen. That 'young prodigy with a high rank' feels like it would be super appealing to people who find the character to be adorable and also be a nice power fantasy for kids reading Jump. I can't think of many others that fit that archetype though now that I think about. I can only think of Muichiro from Demon Slayer. Naruto has some in flashbacks (Itachi and Kakashi) but they were adults during the actual story
 

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Jump series where the main character didn't get first place in the first popularity poll:

Hitman Reborn


Somehow Gokudera won the first one.

Yozakura Family


A rare win for a girl that isn't a romantic partner.

Chainsaw Man


Denji didn't get to top 4 somehow. Kobeni's car is here.

Magu-chan


Best boy won.

PPPPPP


Jump really treated this manga horribly. Not even a color page for the results...

Naruto


Somehow this happened and it wasn't Sasuke.

Kinnikuman


No numbers in the image, but Terryman won. They only did art for the top 4 and somehow Kinnikuman didn't rank there.

Beelzebub


Oga didn't win, but at least the manga's title was honored.

Hunter x Hunter


The main party.

Haikyu


Rival win, not that weird.

Witch Watch


Main duo didn't break top 3.

There must be more in the past, but it's hard to find images (Yusuke lost to Hiei in YYH at least) and I didn't add the romances because that's obvious.
If only yuji lost the 1st one he would be in the list.

JJK where yuji has only won one poll (it was the 1st one IIRC? Then Gojo won omce, Megumi won twice)
 

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Just out of curiosity, what’s so special about this Nue?
I mean, you guys talk about it more than any other manga.
 

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Just out of curiosity, what’s so special about this Nue?
I mean, you guys talk about it more than any other manga.
It's a special manga, people can't stop talking about it even if they're not fans :cheez

Btw, this is actually funny because i was think about it hours ago, 5ch loves to hate on Nue in the Jump thread and yet couldn't stop talking about the character poll results, hundreds of comments about it :XD
 

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Just out of curiosity, what’s so special about this Nue?
I mean, you guys talk about it more than any other manga.
It keeps surviving despite all the odds
 

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Just out of curiosity, what’s so special about this Nue?
I mean, you guys talk about it more than any other manga.
It's a life changing manga that explores the fragility of youth in the face of overwhelming adversity. Before you read Nue, you need proper understanding of Nietzsche and Machiavelli philosophies, as well as decent understanding of Jungian psychology. Otherwise, you wouldn't be able to grasp the basic concepts it introduces. Once you have enough literacy, you will find that while Nue seems to be a pastiche of various tropes, it's actually a critique of those values and our society as a whole.
 

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Cursed Case, 1st GFC contestant, is meh, is just a typical horror one shot about a duo of main characters that are investigators doing investigation in a weird case and you have the typical body horror and "scary" scenes that aren't scary, the art while not bad is also nothing special, so yeah, expected more from it.
 

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Just out of curiosity, what’s so special about this Nue?
I mean, you guys talk about it more than any other manga.
I will be blunt, its because some here are REALLY into it or because one way or another sometimes it gets a bad ranking or just just assume Saito dislike the series, which then gets a good amount of pages in with several complains.

If you think His is talked about much, you really should have seen how things go on with Kiyoshi-kun. Now is a series I came to appreciate mostly cause while it did not to something new it did do much more to try and be different around the exocist genre which can be much appreciated.

Anyway, I kinda wish we could talk more about OTHER manga as well but well I don't like forcing it. Although I do end up talking mostly about newcomers or rookies as those become more talking points that I see a good deal of potential.
Cursed Case, 1st GFC contestant, is meh, is just a typical horror one shot about a duo of main characters that are investigators doing investigation in a weird case and you have the typical body horror and "scary" scenes that aren't scary, the art while not bad is also nothing special, so yeah, expected more from it.
So basically a repeat of the same issue like last year is what you are saying? Cause I think there was something similar that was complained before.

Anyway, I kinda has a suspicion about the one shot. Say is it similar to the complaints around Yoshida B6 entry in GFC?
 

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Btw, Natsuki is in 15th place with 138 votes, Kawae did her dirty, could've included her in the first color page alongside Nue & cia :errr
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Nue's Exorcist Character Popularity Poll Top 11 to 20 + Not Named Characters:

11. Nue (194 Votes)
12. Igari (190 Votes)
13. Gekka (180 Votes)
14. Zenno (148 Votes)
15. Natsuki (138 Votes)
16. Shinozane (104 Votes)
17. Soranaki (95 Votes)
18. Hakutaku (89 Votes)
19. Mio Koga (59 Votes)
20. Kyoko-chan (45 Votes)
 

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Jump series where the main character didn't get first place in the first popularity poll:

Hitman Reborn


Somehow Gokudera won the first one.

Yozakura Family


A rare win for a girl that isn't a romantic partner.

Chainsaw Man


Denji didn't get to top 4 somehow. Kobeni's car is here.

Magu-chan


Best boy won.

PPPPPP


Jump really treated this manga horribly. Not even a color page for the results...

Naruto


Somehow this happened and it wasn't Sasuke.

Kinnikuman


No numbers in the image, but Terryman won. They only did art for the top 4 and somehow Kinnikuman didn't rank there.

Beelzebub


Oga didn't win, but at least the manga's title was honored.

Hunter x Hunter


The main party.

Haikyu


Rival win, not that weird.

Witch Watch


Main duo didn't break top 3.

There must be more in the past, but it's hard to find images (Yusuke lost to Hiei in YYH at least) and I didn't add the romances because that's obvious.
None of them were at 6th though (and their “2nd mc” at 11)
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Not that is a problem though. There’s a ton of manga that have characters that are more interesting than the mc’s

so its pretty common
 

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Jump series where the main character didn't get first place in the first popularity poll:

Hitman Reborn


Somehow Gokudera won the first one.

Yozakura Family


A rare win for a girl that isn't a romantic partner.

Chainsaw Man


Denji didn't get to top 4 somehow. Kobeni's car is here.

Magu-chan


Best boy won.

PPPPPP


Jump really treated this manga horribly. Not even a color page for the results...

Naruto


Somehow this happened and it wasn't Sasuke.

Kinnikuman


No numbers in the image, but Terryman won. They only did art for the top 4 and somehow Kinnikuman didn't rank there.

Beelzebub


Oga didn't win, but at least the manga's title was honored.

Hunter x Hunter


The main party.

Haikyu


Rival win, not that weird.

Witch Watch


Main duo didn't break top 3.

There must be more in the past, but it's hard to find images (Yusuke lost to Hiei in YYH at least) and I didn't add the romances because that's obvious.
iirc Tanjiro didnt make it in 2nd poll somehow
 

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Just out of curiosity, what’s so special about this Nue?
I mean, you guys talk about it more than any other manga.
Because it’s the oddest manga in jump right now. Striking art but the plot is oddly paced and humor is a bit weird to non JP at times. Again the pacing and plot progression is super weird imo. It’s also the closest thing to echi in Jump right now. Outside of that, the reception is odd too. In the west, the series is pretty ignored. In Japan, the online community is a very dedicated, rabid cult following. Random art and posts go viral in JPs online with 10k views or interactions. Side Characters and even mob characters go ridiculously viral too. Naturally that will attract dedicated haters. It bleeds through slightly similar to the west but most in the west have either never heard of it or are just ambivalent like me.

Meanwhile, the volume sales are ok but nowhere near other top series of its generation with similar level of JP discourse like KGB, Hertz, or Ichi. Jump also seems to indicate the surveys are middling too by giving it middle of the magazine rankings at best and neglects anniversary covers and color pages (might be due to the slightly, mild echi nature). It’s also taken a while for an anime to be announced compared to other series (still unannounced with over 150+ chapters)
 

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Because it’s the oddest manga in jump right now. Striking art but the plot is oddly paced and humor is a bit weird to non JP at times. Again the pacing and plot progression is super weird imo. It’s also the closest thing to echi in Jump right now. Outside of that, the reception is odd too. In the west, the series is pretty ignored. In Japan, the online community is a very dedicated, rabid cult following. Random art and posts go viral in JPs online with 10k views or interactions. Side Characters and even mob characters go ridiculously viral too. Naturally that will attract dedicated haters. It bleeds through slightly similar to the west but most in the west have either never heard of it or are just ambivalent like me.

Meanwhile, the volume sales are ok but nowhere near other top series of its generation with similar level of JP discourse like KGB, Hertz, or Ichi. Jump also seems to indicate the surveys are middling too by giving it middle of the magazine rankings at best and neglects anniversary covers and color pages (might be due to the slightly, mild echi nature). It’s also taken a while for an anime to be announced compared to other series (still unannounced with over 150+ chapters)
Nah for that last bit, it’s on the standard post-2020 jump formula. It took sakamoto days, Akane, and witch watch all similar amounts of time. They all got announced in the 165-170 range, even if it gets announced around like 175, it’s not that far off from those other 3.
 

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It keeps surviving despite all the odds
You phrase it as if it is a flop... it actually ranked 4th for 1st ranking. Then it has an averagely pretty good rank before it starts ranking lower middle
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Because it’s the oddest manga in jump right now. Striking art but the plot is oddly paced and humor is a bit weird to non JP at times. Again the pacing and plot progression is super weird imo. It’s also the closest thing to echi in Jump right now. Outside of that, the reception is odd too. In the west, the series is pretty ignored. In Japan, the online community is a very dedicated, rabid cult following. Random art and posts go viral in JPs online with 10k views or interactions. Side Characters and even mob characters go ridiculously viral too. Naturally that will attract dedicated haters. It bleeds through slightly similar to the west but most in the west have either never heard of it or are just ambivalent like me.

Meanwhile, the volume sales are ok but nowhere near other top series of its generation with similar level of JP discourse like KGB, Hertz, or Ichi. Jump also seems to indicate the surveys are middling too by giving it middle of the magazine rankings at best and neglects anniversary covers and color pages (might be due to the slightly, mild echi nature). It’s also taken a while for an anime to be announced compared to other series (still unannounced with over 150+ chapters)
10k views are not "viral" at all. The bar is low
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It would be so funny if the top 5 for ichi the witch popularly polls was all male characters
Impossible because Desscaras exist
 

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Part of what makes Nue notable is that it's the overall worst ranking long runner, even its colour pages are sometimes placed bizarrely low. They also avoided given it a second anniversary cover yet give random covers to brand new series without a volume out yet. It's a manga that has a clear and devoted fanbase (at least in Japan), but one that seems to be rather separate to your typical WSJ readers.

A series like that is naturally going to get a lot of discussion in a topic focused primarily on the weekly ToC positions.
 
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