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[Shinuki no Reborn]

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[tirakai]

Under Doctor is truly the comeback of the decade. I feel like it should be safe enough now to assume that it'll be here for a while, the main question is if they'll give it a cover for the anniversary.

Hopes are still there for Hal Formula outlasting the other 2 flops of its batch.

 

[Minsel]

Under Doctor is truly the comeback of the decade. I feel like it should be safe enough now to assume that it'll be here for a while, the main question is if they'll give it a cover for the anniversary.

Hopes are still there for Hal Formula outlasting the other 2 flops of its batch.

Unless under doctors sales go up a bit idk about that, kiyoshi is like the bare minimum of needing to sell and UD is below that. The question is whether this current arc is going to actually make a change in its sales or not

 

[JBC008]

Hopes are still there for Hal Formula outlasting the other 2 flops of its batch.

Got the sales, it was over 4k

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Well close to 5k

 

[Mankichi Togawa]

Finally Saito remembers Akane is one of the main pillars of Jump and that he can give it covers besides anniversary or anime.

Next step is a freaking GIGA cover once for all.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Under Doctor Color Page

Under Doctor color page is BADASS!!!

Tanimoto has yet to miss with a color page, and you can really see the Hori influence here lol

 

[Mankichi Togawa]

By the way @Shinuki no Reborn can you check the chapter of Akane Banashi please?

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Nakamura have to take care a bit with the "giraffe" neck going on with Sachiko from time to time tho, and is just me or the art on Ichi color page feels like different from the way Usuzaki usually draw?

By the way @Shinuki no Reborn can you check the chapter of Akane Banashi please?

Will get on Friday, only One Piece, Sakamoto, Kagurabachi & Ichi (sometimes) chapters gets early leaked.

 

[kiyoshibro]

Under Doctor Color Page

Spoiler

Let’s start with that… one of the best color pages of the series. Please, the anniversary cover needs to look like this!
btw, we can officially say Tanimoto is Hori’s best assistant (haha, not that there was much competition)

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ToC #49:
7th place for Greykeith is fine, I’m happy with that. It’s a great series, I hope it can stay around that spot or climb a bit higher
10th for Kiyoshi is okay too… classic Kiyoshi rollercoaster
Kagurabachi is last again. I really think its transfer is closer than we expect (fans on Twitter are so mad about it, haha)

ToC #50:
Akane-banashi on the cover (looks fine).
It’s still strange that Greykeith hasn’t received a color page yet, but okay… maybe in the next issues.

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I was hoping for an announcement of some new series, but I guess we’ll have to wait
BUT, the return of Claymore author on Jump+ could be interesting

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

With how high the color page got placed despite being the 3rd cp (Nue fans can't relate to it ) i feel like unless Under Doctor just completely drop dead in the rankings next week and don't recover it anymore, it might actually get a cover & lead color pages for the 1st anniversary, feels like Saito & cia are definitely trying to push the series, which i'm all for it

 

[defensor_de_boruto]

Apollo lead color pages in the Jump GIGA 2026 Autumn Issue! ︀︀ ︀︀

New one shot by Yoshihiko Hayashi, the author of MamaYuyu, described as a "Mecha fighting sport in the moon", the one shot will be published on October 30!

I miss this guy

why they didn’t bring him back already

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Ichi the Wtich Lead Color Pages

Spoiler

Roku's House of Oddities Color Page

Spoiler

Under Doctor Color Page

Spoiler

Superpower Battle Fantasy Club

Spoiler

This color page is BEAUTIFUL peak doctor

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Unless under doctors sales go up a bit idk about that, kiyoshi is like the bare minimum of needing to sell and UD is below that. The question is whether this current arc is going to actually make a change in its sales or not

UD sold more than Kiyoshi on the 2nd volume iirc

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Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #49 (2026)
00. Ichi the Witch (Cover & Lead Color Pages)
01. Sakamoto Days
02. One Piece
00. Roku's House of Oddities (Color Page)
03. Akane-banashi
04. Someone Hertz
05. Shinobi Undercover
00. Superpower Battle Fantasy Club (One Shot by Tatara Kyo, Color Page, Golden Future Cup #6)
06. Me & Roboco
00. Under Doctor (Color Page)
07. Graykeith: Translator Daemonica
08. Witch Watch
09. The Ura Files
10. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi
11. Animal Signal
12. Nue's Exorcist
13. Hal Formula
14. Cannon Master
15. Class 2B Hero Destroyerz
16. Kagurabachi

Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #50 (2026) - Information!
Akane-banashi (Cover & Lead Color Pages)
Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi (Color Page)
Me & Roboco (Color Page)
Shishikabane (One Shot by Maki Gyujirou, Color Page, Golden Future Cup #7)

Damn kagurabachi, you’ve been mid these last chapters but they don’t need to treat you like this

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Btw does anyone remember if astro royale got reprints? I’m trying to picture Class 2B’s performance.

because there’s no way this manga is surviving despite this terrible rankings

 

[kiyoshibro]

The latest figure we have for the second volume is only 10k copies sold (around that), but there have been two more reprints since then.
So I'm wondering... could it be that UD is one of those series that sells “slowly” and doesn't sell out most of it's stock in the first month?

Because, assuming that the third volume still sells 8k/10k copies in its first month but also goes into a second printing, that's a sign that shouldn't be underestimated.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

lol guys, it's all about the ToC rankings for series like Under Doctor, the manga isn't suddenly going to skyrocket with vol 3 or something, if manages to stay selling 10k ~ 12k just like Kiyoshi and decent/good rankings it will be just fine.

UD sold more than Kiyoshi on the 2nd volume iirc


Btw does anyone remember if astro royale got reprints? I’m trying to picture Class 2B’s performance.

because there’s no way this manga is surviving despite this terrible rankings

It didn't, but they definitely printed much more for Astro than Class 2B since Wakui came from a 1 million seller manga.

UD sold more than Kiyoshi on the 2nd volume iirc

Nope.

 

[kiyoshibro]

Honestly, the ToC ranking doesn’t worry me that much anymore (for UD ofc)... As long as it keeps roughly the same numbers as Kiyoshi both as ToC and sales (who’s the current gatekeeper), it’s fine

Plus, the treatment it’s getting from VIZ in the English market is even more reassuring, and who knows what will happen in the next few months in Europe (especially in the next 2/3 days, that in italy there is a big manga and comics convention)

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

I do wonder if VIZ knows something about the manga status, the timing of their announcement with the Top 3 ranking and color page feels like such a coincidence lol

 

[DrLazer]

That UD color page is GORGEOUS! Happy it's safe now! Pretty hyped for an anni cover next year!

Also pretty happy with Graykeith 7th place, hope we will get a color soon!

KGB's case is interesting. I don't mind it too much since it's safe anyway but yeah, just concerned about Hokazono's health.
Though, Class 2-B's case is interesting too. Sells well and have reprints, but has low ranks so it doesn't really matter BUT we know Sorachi is struggling... So I wonder what's happening. Is it flopping completely hard, or is it doing a bit better than we thought? Anyway, I don't think it's safe, of course, but yeah, interesting.

Also, great there's no new batch next week & an Akane cover. That's cool! Hyped to be next week now!

I'm wondering when Sakamoto will end though. Next week, GFC ends. In #51, Cannon Master will probably ends, so maybe it can end in 3 (4 counting sunday's chapter) chapters in #52? Could work.

 

[kiyoshibro]

I do wonder if VIZ knows something about the manga status, the timing of their announcement with the Top 3 ranking and color page feels like such a coincidence lol

It reminds me that HAHAHAHA!

Btw, even the tweet from one of the editors of UD appears in the same time slot:

 

[SharkBait]

I was right, YES, you guys just want any reason to cancel Kagurabachi from Jump.

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Bleach.

No one wants to see the series end, but you have to admit it has significant problems that are causing it to land dead last multiple weeks in a row. It's not even getting a color page or cover after two consecutive bottom-two placements. People have been sounding the alarm that Kagurabachi is just not in a good place due to its literary issues, its lack of compelling characters, and its lack of comedy, all of which prevent it from drawing people in. You used Haikyuu and Bleach as examples earlier, but the key difference is that those series have excellent, memorable character designs, hilarious comedic beats, and phenomenal writing and art. They established themselves quickly and firmly—something Kagurabachi hasn't done. No one worried about them ending in their first three years because there was no reason to.

 

[Stivie]

No one wants to see the series end, but you have to admit it has significant problems that are causing it to land dead last multiple weeks in a row. It's not even getting a color page or cover after two consecutive bottom-two placements. People have been sounding the alarm that Kagurabachi is just not in a good place due to its literary issues, its lack of compelling characters, and its lack of comedy, all of which prevent it from drawing people in. You used Haikyuu and Bleach as examples earlier, but the key difference is that those series have excellent, memorable character designs, hilarious comedic beats, and phenomenal writing and art. They established themselves quickly and firmly—something Kagurabachi hasn't done. No one worried about them ending in their first three years because there was no reason to.

The lack of humor you keep saying hurts Kagurabachi allowed the manga to have a good plot, good character development, and it's even getting an anime next year. Even serious manga like Jujutsu Kaisen and Bleach have been much more successful than any comedy you're defending.

 

[SharkBait]

The lack of humor you keep saying hurts Kagurabachi allowed the manga to have a good plot, good character development, and it's even getting an anime next year. Even serious manga like Jujutsu Kaisen and Bleach have been much more successful than any comedy you're defending.

That's debatable, it's dead last twice in a row and has been last at other times in three years, suggesting that it's plot is not good, character development is not good.

Bleach is an action comedy, JJK too.

 

[Stivie]

That's debatable, it's dead last twice in a row and has been last at other times in three years, suggesting that it's plot is not good, character development is not good, and that it may only get a single anime season.

Bleach is an action comedy, JJK too.

It's debatable, yes, after all Kagurabachi has been in first place many times, and has already won the Taukimanga award, but you don't mention that, you prefer to ignore it.
And another thing, Bleach is a story whose theme is grief, and Jujutsu Kaisen had arcs in which the MC couldn't save anyone, like Jumpei, the Shibuya incident, and Fushiguro's sister. This is far from being a comedy.