Mag Talk Weekly Shonen Jump (2025) - News and Discussion!

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Weekly Shonen Jump Issue 16 (2025)
Blue Box (Cover and Lead Color Pages; 4th Anniversary)
Ichi the Witch
SAKAMOTO DAYS
Me & Roboco (Color Page)
Kagurabachi
Akane-banashi
WITCH WATCH
Shinobi Undercover
SWIMEST (Color Page; 47p; One-shot by Yuki Ichi)
Hima-ten!
EMBERS
The Elusive Samurai
Star of Beethoven
Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi (Color Page)
Kill Blue
Astro Royale
Nue's Exorcist
Super Psychic Policeman Chojo
Syd Craft: Love is a Mystery
Absent: ONE PIECE

Weekly Shonen Jump Issue 17 (Preview)
Cover & LCP: ONE PIECE
CP: The Elusive Samurai; Nue's Exorcist; One-shot
Absent: Kagurabachi

 

[Dongus]

Damn man, everyone but me is going to Japan

Ain't there some form of Japanese presence in Brazil? Just hang around there and pretend you're in Japan.

 

[Shinuki no Reborn]

Ain't there some form of Japanese presence in Brazil? Just hang around there and pretend you're in Japan.

Brazil is actually the country with the largest japanese population in the world after Japan, one of my uncles is japanese and there's a whole "Japanese town" in São Paulo, one of the main states in Brazil but it's far away from where i live in the South

 

[galaxy-juice]

Shinobi taking notes from Nisekoi today, I see.

BB: She finally noticed dad (I think). And I was finally feeling some of the excitement of the match... only to then drop us into another flashback, which completely breaks the tension and doesn't tell us anything we didn't already know. I was never the greatest fan of these daydreaming sequences interspersing the action, but until now I could admit they were skillfully done. This one though just felt jarring.

It was hardly even a flashback, it was Chii and Yumeka talking directly to each other in their minds, basically saying there were no hard feelings before/in the midst of the final shot. I'd go so far as to say it was the least obtrusive flashback yet.

Not to say I don't understand why it could be annoying, but it was basically 2 pages of characters interaction as opposed to 6+ pages of scenes we'd already seen.

 

[Thehoennhippo]

1. WW
2. Roboco
3. Kiyoshi

 

[tirakai]

I'm not visiting Japan, I live in Japan. Hokkaido's been my home for almost two years now.

It's so nice to be able to stop by the local bookstore and find jump stuff on the way home from work. Some of the collabs are odd too, Roboco actually seems to have had a decent amount of minor ones despite nobody I know having heard of the series (like I've even seen Roboco-branded gummies in convenience stores, you usually only see that with big mainstream stuff).

 

[JBC008]

I'm not visiting Japan, I live in Japan. Hokkaido's been my home for almost two years now.

It's so nice to be able to stop by the local bookstore and find jump stuff on the way home from work. Some of the collabs are odd too, Roboco actually seems to have had a decent amount of minor ones despite nobody I know having heard of the series (like I've even seen Roboco-branded gummies in convenience stores, you usually only see that with big mainstream stuff).

Nice, but I’m kind of surprised. But I have to ask, have they ever promoted hard on Yozakura and Gondaira since he is native to Hokkaido?

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Also the digital copies of Tenmaku Cinema are out and I bought all 3 volumes mainly due to my interest and background in the field.

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I have a question, how many people here are mystery buffs’s and what do they think of Syd Craft? I ask that cause I am trying to brush up on my skills by reading Sherlock Holmes and I am planning to get Rain Code and the Professor Layton games.

 

[SharkBait]

Nice, but I’m kind of surprised. But I have to ask, have they ever promoted hard on Yozakura and Gondaira since he is native to Hokkaido?

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Also the digital copies of Tenmaku Cinema are out and I bought all 3 volumes mainly due to my interest and background in the field.

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I have a question, how many people here are mystery buffs’s and what do they think of Syd Craft? I ask that cause I am trying to brush up on my skills by reading Sherlock Holmes and I am planning to get Rain Code and the Professor Layton games.

It's barely a mystery, the writer communicates the solution too easily.

RonKamo does it better.

Any of the Ranpo manga and anime do it better as well. Though Ranpo (Edogawa Ranpo) is typically considered the classic Japan master of mystery writing as we've stated previously

 

[EnriqueR]

1. Akane Banashi
2. One Piece
3. Ichi the Witch

4. Kagurabachi
5. Blue Box

Amazing panel from One Piece. You could expend an hour looking at the little details. I loved seeing the little Tontatta.

I wonder when Kagurabachi will tackle the war history. I look forward to it even more than the present.

I have a question, how many people here are mystery buffs’s and what do they think of Syd Craft? I ask that cause I am trying to brush up on my skills by reading Sherlock Holmes and I am planning to get Rain Code and the Professor Layton games.

I love mystery and I am enjoying it. Although it has been quite light on the mystery stuff, it still contains a lot of references to mystery novels. In particular , the train chapter was fantastic. Also, I am more comfortable with the fanservice stuff than with We Never Learn, since now at least they aren't underage girls.

My favourite mystery writer is Chesterton, if you want to take a look.

 

[KrenKren]

I am planning to get Rain Code

Honestly, unless you already have then just play Danganronpa at that point. Same creator, and all around just a more effective and dare I say enthralling mystery series. I'm a hard Danganronpa shill, though, so maybe my opinion isn't as unbiased as I would like. I swear that rabbit hole is probably the only reason I really got into Japanese media in the first place. Cursed YouTube playthroughs, I blame you.

I tried Rain Code on my Switch and I could feel the console wanting to kill itself. It shouldn't even be that intensive, really, just poorly optimised I suppose, though what game isn't nowadays?

Shinobi taking notes from Nisekoi today, I see.

I'm still barely a fraction of the way through Nisekoi, and I'm actually kind of on pause right now from reading it, but I seriously categorise that series into two distinct parts. Pre-Tsugumi, and Post-Tsugumi. Think Before Christ and Anno Domini. I couldn't tell you whether it was her specifically, or that the writing and comedy did just tighten up some around that point, but I suddenly did just find myself enjoying things a whole lot more when she was written in. I already like Shinobi a fair bit so I've got high hopes. Lol.

Nice that people are discussing the chapter a bunch, at least. More eyes means more potential readers.

 

[defensor_de_boruto]

Brazil is actually the country with the largest japanese population in the world after Japan, one of my uncles is japanese and there's a whole "Japanese town" in São Paulo, one of the main states in Brazil but it's far away from where i live in the South

its funny how we have the largest japanese popualtion here, and they have a lot of brazilian population there too

and we're so far from each other lmao

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I'm not visiting Japan, I live in Japan. Hokkaido's been my home for almost two years now.

It's so nice to be able to stop by the local bookstore and find jump stuff on the way home from work. Some of the collabs are odd too, Roboco actually seems to have had a decent amount of minor ones despite nobody I know having heard of the series (like I've even seen Roboco-branded gummies in convenience stores, you usually only see that with big mainstream stuff).

tell me how is boruto volume 4 promotion there if you ever found one

 

[Hawke]

insanely tough picks for #10

1) Embers
2) Kill Blue
3) One Piece
4) Shinobigoto
5) Kagurabachi

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Damn man, everyone but me is going to Japan

don't worry shinuki, i'm also stuck in the hellhole i'm in right now with no japan trip any time my best friend is going in april and getting me some merch though and so is another friend going in march

 

[Nuesmoker]

its funny how we have the largest japanese popualtion here, and they have a lot of brazilian population there too

and we're so far from each other lmao

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tell me how is boruto volume 4 promotion there if you ever found one

I'll tell if I see anything

 

[Kiaida]

I'll tell if I see anything

Jump Shop in Shibuya might have some stuff, so don't miss it.

 

[echo]

1. Super Psychic Policeman Chojo 48
2. Witch Watch 188
3. Shinobi Undercover 19

 

[defensor_de_boruto]

I'll tell if I see anything

thanks my friend

 

[JBC008]

So Trentin posted another Axe File. It is Enigma.

 

[MOthinus]

I might as well mention it now, but I'll soon be going to Japan as well! I'll be in Tokyo in less than a week! One of the first things I'll buy will be Jump issues, Nue volume 8 and jump merch!

Remember to buy 100 copies of Nue.

 

[SharkBait]

Remember to buy 100 copies of Nue.

And Shadow Eliminators. If it continues to sell they may decide to give it a second chance at serialization.

 

[KrenKren]

And Shadow Eliminators. If it continues to sell they may decide to give it a second chance at serialization.

You know, I've been thinking this for a while now but with the bar for success in Jump lowering slowly through the years hypothetically speaking, if some charitable fujo millionaire were to exist could they have kept Shadow Eliminators alive by just buying a square 25k copies every release period? If I ever win the lottery I will not tell anyone, but there will be signs...

 

[DrLazer]

My ranking & vote for issue #10 of 2025 :

1st - Kill Blue #87
2nd - Syd Craft: Love is a Mystery #10
3rd - Kagurabachi #66

4th - Ichi the Witch #20
5th - Embers #1

6th - Astro Royale #39
7th - Shinobi Undercover #19
8th - Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi #30
9th - Hima-Ten! #28
10th - Nue's Exorcist #84
11st - Hakutaku #18

Very strong issue!! I loved every chapter this week (except Hakutaku lol)
Kill Blue was soooo good, I'm so happy and I think it will not end that soon. Syd was very fun again! And Kagurabachi was peak, as Ichi
Embers had a cool first chapter, even if it's too fast tbh. But I liked it a lot!
Astro Royale had a great chapter too! What a twist lol
Shinobi Undercover was so cool, it's very fresh to me, I love this manga and already see it with a big anime hahaha
Hyped to see the next new serie!