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[Shinuki no Reborn]

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[Shinuki no Reborn]

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)

 

[RealityChecker]

Daaamn, Noro Eisuke (I think it's him, feel free to correct me) has UNDER DOCTOR as favorite series! (It comes from JUMP GIGA Autumn 2026)

This is massive. Under Doctor might be the biggest and most impressive hit from WSJ of 2026.

 

[kiyoshibro]

This is massive. Under Doctor might be the biggest and most impressive hit from WSJ of 2026.

Atm UD and Roku's are probably the best titles that comes up from 2026 class (and we have to wait a couple of ranking of Greykeith and The Ura Files + new batch)

 

[Kiaida]

I mean ur correct? but again more movies than ever now are reaching / getting close to the 1B mark but thats cause of the crazy inflation for ticket prices and not cause the interest in the market is growing. most movies that have reached 1B in the last 2 years would not have even come close to that number if released in the last 10-20. Like the 2D Ticket today costs around (im not american but ima use dollars cause I would think the most profit comes from the USA) 14-16$, IMAX and 3D can cost up to 20-25$. Literally every ticket is now almost 2x compared to ur average ticket from 2012 lmao.

On Wikipedia they have Spider-man Brand New Day below Spider-man No Way Home on admissions. Ticket prices play a major role on revenue increasing, but I honestly think it's a better way to measure things in many contexts.

Often you see news about some indie game selling like 15 million copies and people compare them with major releases that sell less ignoring how the indie game is going for 5$ and the other game for 70$. I know manga went up in price in Japan, but it would be nice to know how much each series makes money wise in comparison to the past.

 

[pennycryman]

Often you see news about some indie game selling like 15 million copies and people compare them with major releases that sell less ignoring how the indie game is going for 5$ and the other game for 70$. I know manga went up in price in Japan, but it would be nice to know how much each series makes money wise in comparison to the past.

Top 20 Highest grossing manga series of 2025 was revealed, idk why it was never posted because it's interesting.

1. One Piece - 2,406,800,000 yen (6.7% of Shueisha's income)
2. The Apothecary Diaries - 2,023,700,000 yen (7.3% of Square Enix / Shogakukan's income)
3. Blue Lock - 1,657,200,000 yen (5.2% of Kodansha's income)
4. Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun - 1,605,200,000 yen (14.4% of Square Enix's income)
5. Kingdom - 1,603,300,000 yen (4.4% of Shueisha's income)
6. Dandadan - 1,475,000,000 yen (4.1 % of Shueisha's income)
7. That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime - 1,383,800,000 yen (4.3% of Kodansha's income)
8. Medalist - 1,353,900,000 yen (4.2% of Kodansha's income)
9. Sakamoto Days - 1,319,300,000 yen (3.7% of Shueisha's income)
10. Frieren - 1,309,300,000 yen (8.0% of Shogakukan's income)
11. The Fragrant Flowers Bloom with Dignity - 1,278,600,000 yen (4.0% of Kodansha's income)
12. Jujutsu Kaisen - 1,231,900,000 yen (3.4% of Shueisha's income)
13. Spy x Family - 1,164,800,000 yen (3.2% of Shueisha's income)
14. Blue Box - 1,122,800,000 yen (3.1% of Shueisha's income)
15. Chiikawa - 1,111,000,000 yen (3.5% of Kodansha's income)
16. Chainsaw Man - 1,081,300,000 yen (3.0% of Shueisha's income)
17. Solo Leveling - 1,068,200,000 yen (5.7% of Kadokawa's income)
18. Kaiju No.8 - 884,600,000 yen (2.4% of Shueisha's income)
19. Demon Slayer - 823,200,000 yen (2.3% of Shueisha's income)
20. Wind Breaker - 815,600,000 yen (2.5% of Kodansha's income)

It actually diverges pretty significantly from the Top 20 physical sales.

 

[Newkerzy]

Top 20 Highest grossing manga series of 2025 was revealed, idk why it was never posted because it's interesting.

1. One Piece - 2,406,800,000 yen (6.7% of Shueisha's income)
2. The Apothecary Diaries - 2,023,700,000 yen (7.3% of Square Enix / Shogakukan's income)
3. Blue Lock - 1,657,200,000 yen (5.2% of Kodansha's income)
4. Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun - 1,605,200,000 yen (14.4% of Square Enix's income)
5. Kingdom - 1,603,300,000 yen (4.4% of Shueisha's income)
6. Dandadan - 1,475,000,000 yen (4.1 % of Shueisha's income)
7. That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime - 1,383,800,000 yen (4.3% of Kodansha's income)
8. Medalist - 1,353,900,000 yen (4.2% of Kodansha's income)
9. Sakamoto Days - 1,319,300,000 yen (3.7% of Shueisha's income)
10. Frieren - 1,309,300,000 yen (8.0% of Shogakukan's income)
11. The Fragrant Flowers Bloom with Dignity - 1,278,600,000 yen (4.0% of Kodansha's income)
12. Jujutsu Kaisen - 1,231,900,000 yen (3.4% of Shueisha's income)
13. Spy x Family - 1,164,800,000 yen (3.2% of Shueisha's income)
14. Blue Box - 1,122,800,000 yen (3.1% of Shueisha's income)
15. Chiikawa - 1,111,000,000 yen (3.5% of Kodansha's income)
16. Chainsaw Man - 1,081,300,000 yen (3.0% of Shueisha's income)
17. Solo Leveling - 1,068,200,000 yen (5.7% of Kadokawa's income)
18. Kaiju No.8 - 884,600,000 yen (2.4% of Shueisha's income)
19. Demon Slayer - 823,200,000 yen (2.3% of Shueisha's income)
20. Wind Breaker - 815,600,000 yen (2.5% of Kodansha's income)

It actually diverges pretty significantly from the Top 20 physical sales.

It’s funny, I never got the feeling BB’s merch was all that high, but to think it’s financially better than KnY is interesting to see. I wonder if a majority came from tankobon/dvd sales? If I recall, most franchises make their money from both merch and manga sales almost evenly.

 

[SharkBait]

Top 20 Highest grossing manga series of 2025 was revealed, idk why it was never posted because it's interesting.

1. One Piece - 2,406,800,000 yen (6.7% of Shueisha's income)
2. The Apothecary Diaries - 2,023,700,000 yen (7.3% of Square Enix / Shogakukan's income)
3. Blue Lock - 1,657,200,000 yen (5.2% of Kodansha's income)
4. Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun - 1,605,200,000 yen (14.4% of Square Enix's income)
5. Kingdom - 1,603,300,000 yen (4.4% of Shueisha's income)
6. Dandadan - 1,475,000,000 yen (4.1 % of Shueisha's income)
7. That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime - 1,383,800,000 yen (4.3% of Kodansha's income)
8. Medalist - 1,353,900,000 yen (4.2% of Kodansha's income)
9. Sakamoto Days - 1,319,300,000 yen (3.7% of Shueisha's income)
10. Frieren - 1,309,300,000 yen (8.0% of Shogakukan's income)
11. The Fragrant Flowers Bloom with Dignity - 1,278,600,000 yen (4.0% of Kodansha's income)
12. Jujutsu Kaisen - 1,231,900,000 yen (3.4% of Shueisha's income)
13. Spy x Family - 1,164,800,000 yen (3.2% of Shueisha's income)
14. Blue Box - 1,122,800,000 yen (3.1% of Shueisha's income)
15. Chiikawa - 1,111,000,000 yen (3.5% of Kodansha's income)
16. Chainsaw Man - 1,081,300,000 yen (3.0% of Shueisha's income)
17. Solo Leveling - 1,068,200,000 yen (5.7% of Kadokawa's income)
18. Kaiju No.8 - 884,600,000 yen (2.4% of Shueisha's income)
19. Demon Slayer - 823,200,000 yen (2.3% of Shueisha's income)
20. Wind Breaker - 815,600,000 yen (2.5% of Kodansha's income)

It actually diverges pretty significantly from the Top 20 physical sales.

Solo Leveling killing it, we need such a type of series in jump or they need to go to Korea for more content!

Blue Lock running circles around jump sports, the power of Isagi Yoichi, my love.

 

[defensor_de_boruto]

Daaamn, Noro Eisuke (I think it's him, feel free to correct me) has UNDER DOCTOR as favorite series! (It comes from JUMP GIGA Autumn 2026)

Tanimoto already making schools

 

[LogicoftheVI]

The One Piece chapter this week was superb!! Not just as a Sanji fan, it was just a really good chapter all around.

 

[SharkBait]

Super cute heroaca art for the holiday, announce more anime please.

 

[LogicoftheVI]

Issue #48:
1. Roku's House of Oddities #27
2. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi #113
3. GreyKeith #7
4. Hal Formula #18
5. Someone Hertz #54

6. Ichi the Witch #103
7. Animal Signal #19
8. The Ura Files #8
9. Under Doctor #37
10. Shinobi Undercover #102
11. Cannon Master #17
12. Kagurabachi #136
13. Class 2-B Hero Destroyerz #25

 

[rg24]

Top 20 Highest grossing manga series of 2025 was revealed, idk why it was never posted because it's interesting.

1. One Piece - 2,406,800,000 yen (6.7% of Shueisha's income)
2. The Apothecary Diaries - 2,023,700,000 yen (7.3% of Square Enix / Shogakukan's income)
3. Blue Lock - 1,657,200,000 yen (5.2% of Kodansha's income)
4. Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun - 1,605,200,000 yen (14.4% of Square Enix's income)
5. Kingdom - 1,603,300,000 yen (4.4% of Shueisha's income)
6. Dandadan - 1,475,000,000 yen (4.1 % of Shueisha's income)
7. That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime - 1,383,800,000 yen (4.3% of Kodansha's income)
8. Medalist - 1,353,900,000 yen (4.2% of Kodansha's income)
9. Sakamoto Days - 1,319,300,000 yen (3.7% of Shueisha's income)
10. Frieren - 1,309,300,000 yen (8.0% of Shogakukan's income)
11. The Fragrant Flowers Bloom with Dignity - 1,278,600,000 yen (4.0% of Kodansha's income)
12. Jujutsu Kaisen - 1,231,900,000 yen (3.4% of Shueisha's income)
13. Spy x Family - 1,164,800,000 yen (3.2% of Shueisha's income)
14. Blue Box - 1,122,800,000 yen (3.1% of Shueisha's income)
15. Chiikawa - 1,111,000,000 yen (3.5% of Kodansha's income)
16. Chainsaw Man - 1,081,300,000 yen (3.0% of Shueisha's income)
17. Solo Leveling - 1,068,200,000 yen (5.7% of Kadokawa's income)
18. Kaiju No.8 - 884,600,000 yen (2.4% of Shueisha's income)
19. Demon Slayer - 823,200,000 yen (2.3% of Shueisha's income)
20. Wind Breaker - 815,600,000 yen (2.5% of Kodansha's income)

It actually diverges pretty significantly from the Top 20 physical sales.

That is just physical sells by the selling price, not much more to see there.

 

[LogicoftheVI]

I mean ur correct? but again more movies than ever now are reaching / getting close to the 1B mark but thats cause of the crazy inflation for ticket prices and not cause the interest in the market is growing. most movies that have reached 1B in the last 2 years would not have even come close to that number if released in the last 10-20. Like the 2D Ticket today costs around (im not american but ima use dollars cause I would think the most profit comes from the USA) 14-16$, IMAX and 3D can cost up to 20-25$. Literally every ticket is now almost 2x compared to ur average ticket from 2012 lmao.

This has been my strongest argument about the supposed box office numbers always increasing. Less people are going but because they have raised the prices so high they still break "box office records" all the time. A much better metric of how the industry is doing is just counting how many heads actually show up for these movies. If you sell 4 tickets at $10 million does that mean the movie was a hit? This was an extreme example, but I would say "no," absolutely not. They really need to take a head count and that would be more of a true representation of whether the movie was a hit or a flop.

 

[defensor_de_boruto]

its so funny how any misinformation regarding NARUTO and Kishimoto always spread like a plague on twitter, we're in for another fun week lmao

tomorrow this will be with 50 million views

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Witch Watch had a quite similar chapter to Sakamoto Days and for me it feels like is pretty much wrapping up in just a couple of chapters: Whole chapter is like a callback to all the "funny gag" magics by Nico through the series which is having a big effect in the villain.

Also the message in the final page: "The final stretch/stage of the battle!"

Like i said before If each next vol has 9 chapters:

Vol 28: 244 - 253
Vol 29: 254 - 262
Vol 30: 263 - 271 (This week will be ch 268)

If one of these volumes has 10 chapters like vol 27, it would be even less, 3 to finish vol 30 and it would happen pretty in sync with next round

 

[Newkerzy]

Witch Watch had a quite similar chapter to Sakamoto Days and for me it feels like is pretty much wrapping up in just a couple of chapters: Whole chapter is like a callback to all the "funny gag" magics by Nico through the series which is having a big effect in the villain.

Also the message in the final page: "The final stretch/stage of the battle!"

Like i said before If each next vol has 9 chapters:

Vol 28: 244 - 253
Vol 29: 254 - 262
Vol 30: 263 - 271 (This week will be ch 268)

If one of these volumes has 10 chapters like vol 27, it would be even less, 3 to finish vol 30 and it would happen pretty in sync with next round

I’m a bit surprised. While I don’t read the series, judging from everyone here talking about it, I thought it would at least end in the batch after SD.

……


Actually, make that all of us being surprised, I guess.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

It's 99% sure a new round will start on Issue #51 but Cannon Master aint ending on issue #50, so maybe on #51, i think they will probably use the already free slot for the 1st new series before ending anything.

 

[NewUser767s]

Top 20 Highest grossing manga series of 2025 was revealed, idk why it was never posted because it's interesting.

1. One Piece - 2,406,800,000 yen (6.7% of Shueisha's income)
2. The Apothecary Diaries - 2,023,700,000 yen (7.3% of Square Enix / Shogakukan's income)
3. Blue Lock - 1,657,200,000 yen (5.2% of Kodansha's income)
4. Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun - 1,605,200,000 yen (14.4% of Square Enix's income)
5. Kingdom - 1,603,300,000 yen (4.4% of Shueisha's income)
6. Dandadan - 1,475,000,000 yen (4.1 % of Shueisha's income)
7. That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime - 1,383,800,000 yen (4.3% of Kodansha's income)
8. Medalist - 1,353,900,000 yen (4.2% of Kodansha's income)
9. Sakamoto Days - 1,319,300,000 yen (3.7% of Shueisha's income)
10. Frieren - 1,309,300,000 yen (8.0% of Shogakukan's income)
11. The Fragrant Flowers Bloom with Dignity - 1,278,600,000 yen (4.0% of Kodansha's income)
12. Jujutsu Kaisen - 1,231,900,000 yen (3.4% of Shueisha's income)
13. Spy x Family - 1,164,800,000 yen (3.2% of Shueisha's income)
14. Blue Box - 1,122,800,000 yen (3.1% of Shueisha's income)
15. Chiikawa - 1,111,000,000 yen (3.5% of Kodansha's income)
16. Chainsaw Man - 1,081,300,000 yen (3.0% of Shueisha's income)
17. Solo Leveling - 1,068,200,000 yen (5.7% of Kadokawa's income)
18. Kaiju No.8 - 884,600,000 yen (2.4% of Shueisha's income)
19. Demon Slayer - 823,200,000 yen (2.3% of Shueisha's income)
20. Wind Breaker - 815,600,000 yen (2.5% of Kodansha's income)

It actually diverges pretty significantly from the Top 20 physical sales.

This is mostly Manga volume sales and BD/DVD. This is not an actual revenue of the IP's.

you can actually see how they almost correlate 1-1 to the top 20 manga sales in 2025

 

[Franz]

Super cute heroaca art for the holiday, announce more anime please.

Please, no. Let it rest

 

[defensor_de_boruto]

Witch Watch had a quite similar chapter to Sakamoto Days and for me it feels like is pretty much wrapping up in just a couple of chapters: Whole chapter is like a callback to all the "funny gag" magics by Nico through the series which is having a big effect in the villain.

Also the message in the final page: "The final stretch/stage of the battle!"

Like i said before If each next vol has 9 chapters:

Vol 28: 244 - 253
Vol 29: 254 - 262
Vol 30: 263 - 271 (This week will be ch 268)

If one of these volumes has 10 chapters like vol 27, it would be even less, 3 to finish vol 30 and it would happen pretty in sync with next round

How’s Hal new chapter? Is it showing any signs of worrying?

 

[Kiaida]

its so funny how any misinformation regarding NARUTO and Kishimoto always spread like a plague on twitter

Then it's working as intended, twitter's main function is to spread misinformation.