Mag Talk Weekly Shonen Jump [2020] - Discussion and ToC Talk

[Shinuki no Reborn]

MANGAHELPERS "TOC" POLL ISSUE #51 - VOTING!​

The poll for issue #51 is now open, vote for your favorite chapters of the week clicking HERE!

Alongside the release of Sakamoto Days, the extra series this week are:

-Dragon Ball Super 66
-Boruto: Naruto Next Generations 52
-Ghost Reaper Girl 10

Good Votes!

 

[Halloween]

Moderator Notice:
Henceforth, I will be deleting posts that complain about Weekly Shonen Jump having too many/not enough gag/battle/exorcism/sports/etc series.

These posts are not insightful, and do not meaningfully contribute to this thread. Also, this decision is not up for discussion, so posts discussing this decision will also be deleted.~ Halloween

 

[Ryuusei]

Spoiler: 52 TOC & 01 Preview

呪 僕 O マ ブ S C D 破 C B 夜 C 僕 あ 灼 ぼ チ 高 ア 森 A 仄 ぼ 次号カラー ヒロアカ アンデラ 夜桜 約ネバ 道産子 GIGA 岸本先生が描くコラボポスター 爆豪クリアファイル

Spoiler: Issue #52 ToC & Preview

Jujutsu Kaisen (Cover & LCP)
My Hero Academia
One Piece
Mashle
Black Clover
Sakamoto Days (CP)
Dr. Stone
Magu-chan: God of Destruction (CP)
Build King
Mission: Yozakura Family
Me & Roboco
Ayakashi Triangle (CP)
Shakunetsu no Niraikanai
We Never Learn
Chainsaw Man
Koukousei Kazoku
Undead Unluck
Moriking
Agravity Boys
Honomieru Shounen
Bokura no Ketsumei

Issue #1
Cover & LCP: My Hero Academia
CP: Undead Unluck, Mission: Yozakura Family, The Promised Neverland, Dosanko Gyaru wa Namaramenkoi

GIGA Preview
Collab poster by Kishimoto
Bakugou clear file

 

[Mankichi Togawa]

Welp Black Clover anime finally is in current arc (part 1).

Spadebros, we move.

PD: I blame Pierrot for making Black Clover popularity to be lower than almost all current Jump btw

 

[Rain Spectre]

PD: I blame Pierrot for making Black Clover popularity to be lower than almost all current Jump btw

Even though Black Clover is consistently high-preforming as a TV anime?

 

[revo68]

 

[Rain Spectre]

Jesus christ, say what you want about TPN as a story, Demizu does some utterly incredible covers.

 

[alekos23]

poor Ray though

 

[James Rye]

just because it has more manga with scenes of nudity and sex (chainsaw man), it doesn’t take away the fact of having a scene of the protagonist touching the girl against her will.

Dude, I think he was talking about Ishuzoku Reviewers, not UxU.

 

[MysticCatto]

This is one of my "I absolutely must pick this volume up" situations. The others were with MHA 19, Sket Dance 30 and Hinamatsuri 4

 

[Stivie]

Dude, I think he was talking about Ishuzoku Reviewers, not UxU.

No, he was talking about UxU too.

 

[Franz]

PD: I blame Pierrot for making Black Clover popularity to be lower than almost all current Jump btw

What ???

 

[yadayada]

Shoseki Weekly Ranking - 2/17~2/23

February Volumes

#3 Kimetsu no Yaiba 19
#72 Dr. Stone 14
#77 Act-age 10
#238 Yuragi-sou no Yuuna-san 20

Spoiler: KNY Backlog

#4 Kimetsu no Yaiba 1
#5 Kimetsu no Yaiba 5
#6 Kimetsu no Yaiba 6
#7 Kimetsu no Yaiba 4
#8 Kimetsu no Yaiba 3
#9 Kimetsu no Yaiba 13
#10 Kimetsu no Yaiba 15
#11 Kimetsu no Yaiba 14
#12 Kimetsu no Yaiba 16
#13 Kimetsu no Yaiba 11
#14 Kimetsu no Yaiba 12
#15 Kimetsu no Yaiba 2
#16 Kimetsu no Yaiba 10
#17 Kimetsu no Yaiba 17
#18 Kimetsu no Yaiba 9
#19 Kimetsu no Yaiba 7
#21 Kimetsu no Yaiba 8
#26 Kimetsu no Yaiba 18
#59 Kimetsu no Yaiba Official Fanbook

Spoiler: MHA Backlog

#165 My Hero Academia 25
#269 My Hero Academia 24
#333 My Hero Academia 23
#357 My Hero Academia 1
#361 My Hero Academia 22
#368 My Hero Academia 21
#380 My Hero Academia 20
#386 My Hero Academia 2
#409 My Hero Academia 3
#410 My Hero Academia 19
#447 My Hero Academia 4
#459 My Hero Academia 5

Spoiler: TPN Backlog

#78 The Promised Neverland 17
#211 The Promised Neverland 16
#278 The Promised Neverland 15
#316 The Promised Neverland 14
#325 The Promised Neverland 10
#327 The Promised Neverland 12
#328 The Promised Neverland 7
#331 The Promised Neverland 11
#332 The Promised Neverland 8
#335 The Promised Neverland 6
#338 The Promised Neverland 1
#340 The Promised Neverland 9
#341 The Promised Neverland 13
#351 The Promised Neverland 5
#374 The Promised Neverland 2
#390 The Promised Neverland 3
#406 The Promised Neverland 4

Spoiler: DS Backlog

#193 Dr. Stone 13
#295 Dr. Stone 12
#366 Dr. Stone 8
#372 Dr. Stone 9
#376 Dr. Stone 11
#378 Dr. Stone 10
#427 Dr. Stone 7
#452 Dr. Stone 1
#499 Dr. Stone 2

Spoiler: JJK Backlog

#215 Jujutsu Kaisen 9
#217 Jujutsu Kaisen 8
#248 Jujutsu Kaisen 1
#274 Jujutsu Kaisen 2
#288 Jujutsu Kaisen 4
#290 Jujutsu Kaisen 3
#294 Jujutsu Kaisen 7
#300 Jujutsu Kaisen 5
#313 Jujutsu Kaisen 6
#315 Jujutsu Kaisen 0

Spoiler: HQ Backlog

#120 Haikyuu!! 41
#272 Haikyuu!! 40
#365 Haikyuu!! 39
#435 Haikyuu!! 38
#498 Haikyuu!! 37

Spoiler: CSM Backlog

#192 Chainsaw Man 5
#253 Chainsaw Man 1
#280 Chainsaw Man 4
#286 Chainsaw Man 2
#298 Chainsaw Man 3

Spoiler: AA Backlog

#362 Act-age 9
#394 Act-age 1
#396 Act-age 2
#440 Act-age 3
#482 Act-age 4

Spoiler: OP Backlog

#70 One Piece 95
#214 One Piece 94
#389 One Piece 93

Looks like another 2mln-ish week for Kimetsu considering the volumes are between Nanatsu and Uchu Kyodai

Chainsaw backlog is actually pretty high, I'm guessing this is from the shops recommendations advertisement?

 

[Stivie]

 

[evielynn]

I really, really like the use of loads of Mechamarus as the background. Akutami proving himself to be the GOAT yet again.

 

[Thundercat27]

This is one of my "I absolutely must pick this volume up" situations. The others were with MHA 19, Sket Dance 30 and Hinamatsuri 4

Why 4? It has the boringest cover of the whole series.

F

 

[101nemesis]

So, little fun fact, Yuki Tabata specifically says that, with Hungry Joker, he feels the reason the series failed to garner an audience was because of the characterization of main protagonist Heiji, who was extremely cold and emotionally disconnected from the situation. Tabata feels that kind of protagonist made it too difficult for readers to attach themselves to the story, hence why Asta was made to be so loud.

I'm mentioning this because, looking at Mashle, I kinda suspect the same thing might happen. Japanese audiences might simply not take to a protagonist who acts completely stoic and deadpan about everything.

Battle manga take themselves seriously. That's why if you dont get that across, the series becomes cringe and fails.

Very different from a comedy like Mashle which is very much like Saiki which is meant to parody various settings.
Not to mention, the success of Mob, OPM are all examples of this working

 

[Ryuusei]

New Black Clover OP in ultra garbage quality.

Well, this is a steep drop in OP quality for BC, which is known for well animated OPs. It shows the schedule is taking an even worse toll on the production.

Withouth a doubt, Posuka has one of the best (if not the best) colorings in WSJ.

Looks like another 2mln-ish week for Kimetsu considering the volumes are between Nanatsu and Uchu Kyodai

Chainsaw backlog is actually pretty high, I'm guessing this is from the shops recommendations advertisement?

CSM backlog has been selling well for a while now. I guess it's a mix from the awards it got and the surge in popularity so the mouth to mouth is helping.

Simple yet really nice cover. I think this is the "cleanest" JJK cover we've got so far, Akutami's covers tend to be kind of rough.

 

[Franz]

Even though Black Clover is consistently high-preforming as a TV anime?

Black Clover fans are always ready to blame the anime, without even thinking that maybe the fault is also the manga.

 

[animeexpert]

So, little fun fact, Yuki Tabata specifically says that, with Hungry Joker, he feels the reason the series failed to garner an audience was because of the characterization of main protagonist Heiji, who was extremely cold and emotionally disconnected from the situation. Tabata feels that kind of protagonist made it too difficult for readers to attach themselves to the story, hence why Asta was made to be so loud.

I'm mentioning this because, looking at Mashle, I kinda suspect the same thing might happen. Japanese audiences might simply not take to a protagonist who acts completely stoic and deadpan about everything.

--- Double Post Merged, Feb 25, 2020, Original Post Date: Feb 25, 2020 ---

New Black Clover OP in ultra garbage quality.

the difference between mashle and hungry joker is that mashle is MEANT to be parody & comedic, his archetype contrast easily in his own world were people are obsessed with magic while mash give you that '''i dont give a fk'' attitude which makes it automatically hilarious, like shittt i was annoyed as hell how that Guy bullied mash on the latest chapter and i rooted for him what he did at the end.

hungry joker is ur serious shonen battle manga and having a serious mc like heiji is hard to pull of cuz you have many other serious characters that do the same thing which make it automatically stale, not saying ya cant pull it off but just as tabata says... its hard.

which why a character like kaneki from tokyo ghoul, goes to different fases which make you feel attached and sad for the character. but also happy when he pulls edgy stunts (the moment when his hair turned white for example)

its just how well an author can pull it off & the author of mashle is aware which that alone give me fate its an survivng canidate between all the axe fodders

 

[101nemesis]

JK covers always reminds me of Bleach volume covers. Mostly solo characters in a very dynamic pose.

 

[Halloween]

Spoiler: CSM Backlog

#192 Chainsaw Man 5
#253 Chainsaw Man 1
#280 Chainsaw Man 4
#286 Chainsaw Man 2
#298 Chainsaw Man 3

Congratulations CSM for the good backlog sales. And yes, I'm bringing this gimmick back.

 

[savethecat]

Glad to see that Super Eyepatch Wolf is single handily increasing Chainsaw Man sales