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Your Favorite Chapters of Issue #48 of 2026 (5 Choices At Most)

  • Me & Roboco 302

  • Sakamoto Days 280

  • Witch Watch 267

  • Akane-banashi 227

  • Nue's Exorcist 166

  • Kagurabachi 136

  • Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 113

  • Ichi the Witch 103

  • Shinobi Undercover 102

  • Someone Hertz 54

  • Under Doctor 37

  • Roku's House of Oddities 27

  • Class 2B Hero Destroyerz 25

  • Animal Signal 19

  • Hal Formula 18

  • Cannon Master 17

  • The Ura Files 8

  • Graykeith: Translator Daemonica 7


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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)
 

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Who really? Gildarts is similar to Shanks, but the anime made him look closer by making him a redhead, and he's not even that much of a regular cast character. Berserk and Dragon Quest are stronger influences on Mashima's designs.
You really don't remember much of early Fairy Tail huh, Berserk? lmao! Just google it, Fairy Tail had plenty of similarities to One Piece, earlier Mashima artstyle also had very "Early Oda" vibes too, it did stop when it developed more with time.
 

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Berserk? lmao!
Just look at some of the Tartaros characters. lol And while similar in vibe to One Piece, most character designs are their own thing. You may find a few similar ones. but it's overblown and it doesn't take too long for the styles to go different ways.
 

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Just look at some of the Tartaros characters. lol And while similar in vibe to One Piece, most character designs are their own thing. You may find a few similar ones. but it's overblown and it doesn't take too long for the styles to go different ways.
No one is saying everybody in Fairy Taill looks like a One Piece character, but that there are characters that are too in your face with the similarities which is why the comparisons where made at the time.
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This is like Black Clover fanboys trying to pretend Naruto wasn't a hell of influence to Tabata when creating Black Clover and saying "oh no, it got inspired by Bleach and Berserk" lol
 

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This is like Black Clover fanboys trying to pretend Naruto wasn't a hell of influence to Tabata when creating Black Clover and saying "oh no, it got inspired by Bleach and Berserk" lol
I'm not saying it's not an influence, I'm saying it's not a rip-off, but Mashima was older already when One Piece came out and he openly mentioned Berserk, Dragon Quest and Kinnikuman as influences. Him reading and playing these when he was younger will clearly influence him.

And I honestly think you can see more of Bleach (captains) and Berserk (fantasy setting, huge sword, demons) in Black Clover than Naruto. lol Tabata himself mentioned these as well. Not saying it has nothing from Naruto, Yuno does feel like a take on Sasuke, but I see it much more in MHA.
 

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I'm not saying it's not an influence, I'm saying it's not a rip-off, but Mashima was older already when One Piece came out and he openly mentioned Berserk, Dragon Quest and Kinnikuman as influences. Him reading and playing these when he was younger will clearly influence him.

And I honestly think you can see more of Bleach (captains) and Berserk (fantasy setting, huge sword, demons) in Black Clover than Naruto. lol Tabata himself mentioned these as well. Not saying it has nothing from Naruto, Yuno does feel like a take on Sasuke, but I see it much more in MHA.
Yuno does feel like a take on Sasuke? Because the loud hot blooded short mc that is a orphan, mistreated by most, with a demon inside him that at first prevent him from having normal chakra magic but later gives him exclusive powers and has the wish to become Hokage Magic Emperor so he can get everybody's recognition and has a dark haired silent genius guy as "best friend" doesn't ring any bell? :grin

That's so Bleach & Berserk right? :cheez
 

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That's just Shōnen in general...
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There's nothing wrong with being cliched or derivative by itself. What matters most is the execution of their ideas, where if done right, it's another worthwhile Shōnen read & if done poorly it's an axe-bait knock-off. Just look at all the exorcism Shōnen that wanted to be almost exactly like JJK after that series blew up, with the only known survivors being Nue & Kiyoshi, which stuck because they offered something different that most of the axed exorcism series didn't.
 

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That's just Shōnen in general...
Nah, that's pretty much Naruto.

And no one is saying is bad or something, all series are influenced by someone, we're just pointing out the clear influences.
 

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Yuno does feel like a take on Sasuke? Because the loud hot blooded short mc that is a orphan, mistreated by most, with a demon inside him that at first prevent him from having normal chakra magic but later gives him exclusive powers and has the wish to become Hokage Magic Emperor so he can get everybody's recognition and has a dark haired silent genius guy as "best friend" doesn't ring any bell? :grin
But the story isn't about Asta and Yuno clash of ideals or a civil war. Yuno isn't seeking revenge and Asta isn't directly chasing to save him. For sure the Magic King goal is inspired by Naruto, but energetic main character with unconventional power chasing a title could also describe One Piece.

Dude with huge sword trying to stop a demonic apocalypse in a fantasy setting is more like Berserk. The squad and eccentric captain dynamic with betrayals and all that is closer to Bleach.

It can be influenced by Naruto, Bleach and Berserk at the same time.
 

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But the story isn't about Asta and Yuno clash of ideals or a civil war. Yuno isn't seeking revenge and Asta isn't directly chasing to save him. For sure the Magic King goal is inspired by Naruto, but energetic main character with unconventional power chasing a title could also describe One Piece.

Dude with huge sword trying to stop a demonic apocalypse in a fantasy setting is more like Berserk. The squad and eccentric captain dynamic with betrayals and all that is closer to Bleach.

It can be influenced by Naruto, Bleach and Berserk at the same time.
"But the story isn't about Asta and Yuno clash of ideals or a civil war."

Neither is a good chunk of Naruto

"but energetic main character with unconventional power chasing a title could also describe One Piece."

LMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOOO

The lenghts someone go to counter a argument :XD:XD:XD:XD:XD:XD

You just literally ignored all the details about Asta as a character that are literally Naruto to say it could also describe One Piece? I think this is the first time i ever saw anyone try to compare Asta with Luffy lmao!
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Wait, that's not accurate, people tried to hate on Black Clover as if it was copying One Piece with that Jump cover having Asta and the black arm, but that was just pure stupidity and forced hate 🙄
 

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Chances of the November 2026 batch size:
2 batch: 10%
3 batch: 50%
4 batch: 30%
5 batch: 10%
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Factors affecting batch size:
- GFC ending, leaving extra slot
- Extra series in the magazine until Sakamoto and/or Witch Watch end
- Hal Formula and/or Cannon Master getting axed
- HxH returns
- Bleach rumors are true
 

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You just literally ignored all the details about Asta as a character that are literally Naruto to say it could also describe One Piece? I think this is the first time i ever saw anyone try to compare Asta with Luffy lmao!
I'm not saying it's inspired by One Piece, I literally said it's Naruto. But "I want to be Magic King/Hokage/King of Pirates/etc" isn't that rare of a goal for a main character and the story itself can be about several other things besides that.
 

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I'm not saying it's inspired by One Piece, I literally said it's Naruto. But "I want to be Magic King/Hokage/King of Pirates/etc" isn't that rare of a goal for a main character and the story itself can be about several other things besides that.
It's not rare, but the entire composition and base of Asta as main character is all sucked straight from Naruto.

Btw, you can actually find many "in deep" comparisons between Black Clover & Naruto developments that mirror each other to a point where it's actually kinda insane, more recently the whole "Asta giving momentary demon/anti-magic powers to the Black Bulls during the final war arc" is so hilariously similar to "Naruto giving temporary Kurama powers to the Konoha 11 during the final war arc", but i dont want to sound like i'm accusing Tabata of plagiarism, in the end i just find funny, BC is in part one of my favorite series exactly for giving me so much Naruto vibes lol
 
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If we're forcing comparisons, Sasuke isn't exactly original either, he's just an alternate child take on Vegeta.

Battle shounen have been chasing the sometimes antagonistic sometimes friendly rival to copy the success of Vegeta ever since then. If anything, Yuno's actually pretty different from them since he's never antagonistic at any point.
 

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Let's be real, Boruto is literally just Naruto with a different name. His dad is called Uzumaki Naruto, and the title is Boruto...Like, seriously, how much more obvious can you get? It even has characters like Sasuke, Hinata, Sakura, and all the others. I genuinely don't understand how nobody has noticed these blatant similarities, especially when the power system is basically 100% copied too.
 

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Let's be real, Boruto is literally just Naruto with a different name. His dad is called Uzumaki Naruto, and the title is Boruto...Like, seriously, how much more obvious can you get? It even has characters like Sasuke, Hinata, Sakura, and all the others. I genuinely don't understand how nobody has noticed these blatant similarities, especially when the power system is basically 100% copied too.
There's also a clear delineation of a part 1 and part 2, with a timeskip between it.
 

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Battle shounen have been chasing the sometimes antagonistic sometimes friendly rival to copy the success of Vegeta ever since then. If anything, Yuno's actually pretty different from them since he's never antagonistic at any point.
Vegeta may also be inspired by Kenzaki Jun from Ring ni Kakero.
 

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Let's be real, Boruto is literally just Naruto with a different name. His dad is called Uzumaki Naruto, and the title is Boruto...Like, seriously, how much more obvious can you get? It even has characters like Sasuke, Hinata, Sakura, and all the others. I genuinely don't understand how nobody has noticed these blatant similarities, especially when the power system is basically 100% copied too.
It's absolutely disgusting how much of Naruto that Boruto stole. Almost like it's trying to be some kind of Naruto Next Generations.
 

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If we're forcing comparisons, Sasuke isn't exactly original either, he's just an alternate child take on Vegeta.

Battle shounen have been chasing the sometimes antagonistic sometimes friendly rival to copy the success of Vegeta ever since then. If anything, Yuno's actually pretty different from them since he's never antagonistic at any point.
Sasuke is not vegeta

Kurapika is more apt
 
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