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[Shinuki no Reborn]

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[FantasticFootno]

Yozakura Family had 1.5M in circulation with 15 volumes. Nue had 1.6M with 14 volumes. Not saying Yozakura shouldn't be there, but they're very comparable in sales. Yozakura is from 2019 anyway.

Anyway, all of this doesn't matter to begin with. Shonen manga in the west just reached that genwunner point where casual fans who grew up with a few things will just permanently say all new stuff sucks without reading them. All these new Pokémon look like Digimon.

Congrats Naruto and Bleach on joining the Transformers Gen 1, Kanto, pre-Synchro Yugioh, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, classic Sonic club.

Ah true. I always end up lumping it together with Undead Unluck and Mashle in my head, that I forgot it was 2019.

 

[defensor_de_boruto]

when is the next batch coming? February?

 

[Lord Anubis]

when is the next batch coming? February?

Most likely, yeah...

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I'm so happy to wait 3 more months in hopes that I finally see someone that I wanna see get serialized...

 

[NewUser767s]

Yozakura Family had 1.5M in circulation with 15 volumes. Nue had 1.6M with 14 volumes. Not saying Yozakura shouldn't be there, but they're very comparable in sales. Yozakura is from 2019 to begin with.

Anyway, all of this doesn't matter to begin with. Shonen manga in the west just reached that genwunner point where casual fans who grew up with a few things will just permanently say all new stuff sucks without reading them. All these new Pokémon look like Digimon.

Congrats Naruto and Bleach on joining the Transformers Gen 1, Kanto, pre-Synchro Yugioh, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, classic Sonic club.

Your theory would hold water if Demon slayer, Jujutsu Kaisen, Chainsaw man didn't happen in rapid succession. IIRC Demon slayer is top 1 in terms of sales per volume outside Japan in just few years as well.

 

[defensor_de_boruto]

Most likely, yeah...

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I'm so happy to wait 3 more months in hopes that I finally see someone that I wanna see get serialized...

i asked because seing suzukaze on the list of winning the championship in Hal Formula surprised me. Like is the author trying to rush the WF4 so he can maybe save the manga on the next batch?

 

[Nuesmoker]

Issue 50 2026 (I wrote issue 50 last week too. Whoops!):

1. Nue's Exorcist: For this ONE time, I will concede, there is some JJK inspiration. The reveal of Kyokotsu's previous contractor is very reminiscent of the comparison between Maki and Toji- it's also very INSANE. Just how powerful was he? Kyokotsu's favourite right now is Shiroha because of Kazuto's control, but what about then? The previous contractor was almost SURELY born and contracted well before Kazuto took control, given how young Itsuki looked in the flashback.
The powers of Kyokotsu and Shiroha's rage merge perfectly, commanding an army of the vengeful dead to finally put an end to their torturers. Aka, she is SO fucking cool, and she deserves to be.
Itsuki being a Spirit not only surprised me, but also made me think- is he another example of a human turned Spirit? He'd be the 3rd, and seeing how he seemingly aged normally throughout the years, it's be very possible that that is the case. Also, while on this topic- HE. IS. POISON GUY!! THE SILHOUETTE MATCHES PERFECTLY AND HE HAS POISON ABILITIES, IT'S POISON GUY!!! Now, what the FUCK Kota?? You can't just silently reveal the fact so whilly nilly, and now we gotta wonder, WHY did he help Ishu transfer?? What's his higher goal?! And now I am fully convinced that he is not at all dead from Ido Abyss Flames (which honestly sounds better than Well Of Abyss Flames, but to each its own).
Myozen (thank god we finally have an official, translated name for him) acting the EXACT SAME after being turned into a zombiefied puppet just shows how he had lost all humanity already. As Shiroha said, he has always been like that. "Abandon your ego" is what caused everything, the product of Kasha's plan.
Shiroha's question to him hits so hard- she was not the only one that suffered at HIS hands, he is just as guilty as Itsuki and Kasha, even if not aware of the grander goal of the family. The fists the title mentions are the fists of the good souls torn apart by the Fujino ideology. No amount of fists breaking his nose will even mend those wounds, it will never delete the image of the corpses on the ground. So the only way to get anything out of this bastard's rotten existence is to keep punching, over and over with everyone's fist, alive or not. TAKE THIS 13/10, KOTA KAWAEEEE!!!

2. The Ura Files: We hardly ever see how prejudice affects Ura personally so it hits like a truck to see her break down like this. She just wants to be friends is all, why does that have to be so complicated?

3. Roku's House Of Oddities

4. GrayKeith: Translator Daemonica

5. Kagurabachi: I like how Chiaki's future vision keeps getting woven into the story, first with the Mikaboshi, then with Chihiro, and now with her own brother standing next to her.

6. Class 2B Hero Destroyerz: Happy to see some deeper characterization for Kaicho here.

7. Someone Hertz

8. Animal Signal

9. Hal Formula

10. Cannon Master

 

[Dog the dog]

I guess I can give my unsolicited opinions too. The series are listed in the order I remembered them while writing this. I am not ranking them in any way.

- Jan is in Danger: Everyone keeps comparing Jan to Tintin, but the art style and humor were straight up from old Archie Comics. Personally, I don't see how the premise can avoid becoming tiresome after three episodes unless they radically change genres or introduce characters who are much more interesting than Jan. The idea of a protagonist who can withstand any blow falls flat if he's the only character in the story you don't want to beat up (seriously, I hope the doctor never comes back). The retro art and world are interesting, at the very least.

- Graykeith: You can tell the author was a fan of Undead Unluck lol. The new character is an unlucky undead guy named Victor.
I hope this time the antagonist lasts longer than a couple of chapters or at least poses a bigger challenge than the last one.

- Ura Files: Honestly, I don't know why I keep reading this manga. None of the characters interest me in the slightest, and I don't even like romance in general.

- Sakamoto: This ending feels rushed and improvised, even though the author has wanted to wrap up the manga for months. At least the fact that the final enemies are the same terrorists from the early chapters that made the manga popular is a nice way to say goodbye.

- Ichi: Man, this chapter was gay as fuck. I was hopping that Kumugi would get the incel magik, but everything seems to indicate that Ichi will keep him. Lame.

- Animal Signal: Man, this chapter was somehow gayer than Ichi's. It must be awful for Kokone to see how a boy is so much better as a girl than she is, to the point of completely sidelining her from her own manga. Still would headpat Roga, male and female. No homo tho.

– Roku: It's weird seeing this manga have completely serious chapters. The focus of recent chapters on Sachiko's past and the root of her curse are making it look like she will be the first one to go away, but IMO that would hurt the manga a lot at this point since it's clear that fans love Roku and Sachiko's interactions (and she's useful at casually advertising manga Roboco-style).

Spoiler: Animal Signal is off it's meds again

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