Mag Talk Weekly Shonen Jump (2026) - News and Discussion!

[Shinuki no Reborn]

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[Thehoennhippo]

So happy to see Greykeith in color again.

 

[cameronney618]

Why is Ichi taking up a bigger spot that WW lol.

This is the actual industry plant but the people here aren't ready to address it.

 

[monstera11]

Insane how wsj constantly lose their big hits and yet no new notable series to replace it

 

[Dog the dog]

Jan is in Danger! Lead Color Pages

Spoiler

Yeah, this is trash.
The art style reminds me a lot of Joan Cornella's comics (NSFW), just with more details and text.

Witch Watch Color Page (Final Chapter)

Spoiler

This is rather boring, considering it's the last color page of the manga.

Shinobi Undercover Color Page

Spoiler

Yodaka has the axe ready to cut heads and is looking right at Cannon Master, HAL and Animal Signal.

Graykeith: Translator Daemonica Color Page

Spoiler

Simply kino. Graykeith's aesthetic is one of its main strengths. I don't know what to call it, but is like if it was a eternal autumn where you see what the monsters of Halloween do the rest of the year.

 

[FantasticFootno]

I don't read Kagurabachi, so I can't refute your accusations, but I imagine you at least have evidence to back them up.

I don't really care enough to backsearch for it, but if you go back to like late 2024, around the sojo stuff, there was a concerted effort to like and engage with literally any bit of fujo art to try and create a fujo fanbase for the series. And it was the lamest ships ever, this is pre hakuri, they were boosting random ship art from 2 follower accounts. Of like anti sojo squad members or literally any two dudes.

There's a big fujo fanbase in japan as well. You are trying too hard to discredit the series success. And inorganic?? You wish your favourite series had a random character with a NON FUJO APPEALED DESIGN like enji that fans latch on to.

Cmon it wasn't exactly a small thing lol. Yes there is a fujo fanbase now, thats undeniable. But Enji appeared over a year into the series. What I'm talking about was happening around the first volume or two launching. None of the ships have even lasted due to how fake they were. It panned out that there were characters that were shippable later on, but that early stuff was forced af.

 

[Subarashiii]

What? No I'm not mad, I'm literally referring to the western push to commission fujo art of the series during the initial few volumes. Like there was a concerted effort to artificially create a fujo fanbase lol. Which led to the ships being mediocre, as they were working with the little they had, and not actual quality material, lol.

I don't think that applies much anymore though. Maybe at the very outset but who cares about something like that that was three years ago and half sarcastic anyhow.

 

[Lord Anubis]

True I guess, it just always sucks to see the mag running 1 less series. Hopefully HxH returns in jan or so, and takes this slot. It would actually be cursed if the first 2027 batch was Naruto, Bleach, and then HxH lol.

Oh God, I would not like that one bit...
If that happens, I think I'll just drop the magazine altogether...
This year has been way too safe for me, IMO

 

[iker_03]

SAKAMOTO DAYS (Yuto Suzuki) Stadistics in Weekly Shonen Jump (2020-2026)

6 Years
23 Covers + 3 Jump GIGA Covers
27 LCPs
22 CPs
284/287 Issues (98,95%)
Average ToC ranking: 5.34 (until chapter 282)
30th Longest Series in Weekly Shonen Jump History (284 chapters) tied with Shaman King (1998 - 2004)
18.000.000 copies in circulation (28 Volumes)

First and Last WSJ Cover

Spoiler: Cover

First and Last LCP

Spoiler: Lcp

 

[FantasticFootno]

Oh God, I would not like that one bit...
If that happens, I think I'll just drop the magazine altogether...
This year has been way too safe for me, IMO

Yeah another year, another lack of GFC winners. Does anyone know what the longest amount of time its taken for a winner to come to the mag? I know Shindou took like 4-5 years, but on the other hand, the 2020 and 2021 winners debuted fast. (Tho considering they were axed quite fast, maybe waiting is for the better).

 

[Lord Anubis]

Yeah, I really hope that we finally see 1 or 2 of them make their debuts in 2027, especially considering we're about to have 4 unserialized winners real soon

 

[FantasticFootno]

I'm still wondering why we skipped it last year, but then had a weird pseudo replacement in the form of the future project? Did they just not want 5 unserialized winners?

 

[Dog the dog]

Ichi and Kagurabachi's leaks are out in the wild.
This week's Kagurabachi chapter is only 14 pages long.

 

[kiyoshibro]

UD first week of Vol.3: 6.2k
Imho it's ok, it can aim on something better than the first month 8k of vol.2
(and if we count in the power of UD of sale even after the first month, is even better! another reprint around the anniversary?? jk haha)

 

[FantasticFootno]

Ichi and Kagurabachi's leaks are out in the wild.
This week's Kagurabachi chapter is only 14 pages long.

Just give the man breaks at this point. At the very least if he got a break, maybe he could make an anniversary color page. Like genuinely, when was the last time a jump series skipped its anniversary alltogether?

 

[Lord Anubis]

I think Bachi should just have a bi-weekly schedule at this point...

 

[Newkerzy]

I think Bachi should just have a bi-weekly schedule at this point...

As sane as this sounds, fat chance of this happening because they’ve already reserved that sort of privilege to OP.

(Togashi will just do Togashi things and disappear for years until he reappears again)

 

[needtorelax]

UD first week of Vol.3: 6.2k
Imho it's ok, it can aim on something better than the first month 8k of vol.2
(and if we count in the power of UD of sale even after the first month, is even better! another reprint around the anniversary?? jk haha)

If there's any consolation vol 3 ranked for oricon unlike its second volume.

Roku vol 2 sales are disappointing. 8500 at 5 days against first volume 7500 3 days.
I can cope and say vol 1 was slightly scalped but eh it wasn't anything that would really tip the numbers that much. Can only hope vol 3 has the same or better performance.

 

[FantasticFootno]

As sane as this sounds, fat chance of this happening because they’ve already reserved that sort of privilege to OP.

(Togashi will just do Togashi things and disappear for years until he reappears again)

I feel like I've brought this up a bajillion times, but they gave this privilege to both Gege and Horikoshi as well. It wasn't biweekly, but they consistently put out 3 chapters and then had a break. I don't see why they can't give this to Hokazono.

 

[elyseinf]

I think Bachi should just have a bi-weekly schedule at this point...

I don't think anything will be allowed to run bi-weekly schedulle in WSJ, "fans" will go livid? Recenty Shinuki sent here a link to a Japanese forum discussing ToC, and people there weren't that much critical about current arc content per se, but they were really annoyed with the amount of breaks Hokazono took, even tho here in the west we all agree that the amount of breaks weren't enough. If such a schedule was possible, I think they would alreay move OP to it. But they could've at least move Bachi to Oda schedule.

Now, I don't really know how representative this forum is about the japanese opinion on breaks and all that stuff, since obviously people who discuss ToC on Thrusday are somewhat hardcore fans, but there's that.

 

[cameronney618]

I don't really care enough to backsearch for it, but if you go back to like late 2024, around the sojo stuff, there was a concerted effort to like and engage with literally any bit of fujo art to try and create a fujo fanbase for the series. And it was the lamest ships ever, this is pre hakuri, they were boosting random ship art from 2 follower accounts. Of like anti sojo squad members or literally any two dudes.

Cmon it wasn't exactly a small thing lol. Yes there is a fujo fanbase now, thats undeniable. But Enji appeared over a year into the series. What I'm talking about was happening around the first volume or two launching. None of the ships have even lasted due to how fake they were. It panned out that there were characters that were shippable later on, but that early stuff was forced af.

How are rival characters getting shipped inorganic to you lmao? It's literally fujo's favourite wetdream. The whole appeal of rival dynamics is the chemistry between 2 characters being constantly at odds with each other. It's one of the oldest and most popular shipping dynamics in almost every single fandom. Acting like it's somehow an inorganic or forced pairing is just ridiculous. You're clearly grasping at straws here.

Imagine saying Sojo X Chihiro is inorganic while saying Chihiro x Hakuri is, when the manga was tickling your clit with the "i need a samurai in my life / i will be that samurai" comment. It was 100x more forced upon than what whatever sojo x chihiro had. What kind of backwards thought process is this?