Mag Talk Weekly Shounen Jump [2009] - Discussion & TOC Talk

[Maxy Barnard]

i think it's fine we have something like sket dance coming in. slice of life is my bag, and it's easy to have powerful core values in that sort of plot.

also d gray on hiatus.... well hoshino came back too soon, the new far more sub-par art has proven this

 

[Kaiten]

Sad to see DGM out again so soon, just as she's moving to more plot intensive chapters. Small a consolation as it may be, it'll hopefully pave the way for a third new series, much the way Hunter x Hunter's hiatus did. Funny that it returned for exactly a volumes worth of new material =_=

I'm with Noodles; another school life series is just what Jump needs. There's been so little variety with the new series over the last two years, Medaka could be a breath of fresh air. So what if it's a second school life, Suikoden will bring the count of action titles to eight. And that's not counting H x H and DGM.

 

[Sexy Randal 105]

I'm starting to think hoshino is friends with togashi.

 

[SSJWill4]

Sounds like someone has a case of Togashism. The disease is spreading...

 

[[Cross]]

How drab, I believe Hoshino is still suffering from her wrist injury, doesn't she know that drawing only aggravates her condition.

 

[Digital_Eon]

It's a joke. It's a joke, right? It has to be. She just came back... there were nineteen pages for one chapter... the art hasn't sucked... there's plot again...

WHY.

I'm going to hate on all new series until DGM returns again out of immature spite and disgruntlement.

 

[bellcrossage]

Again? Ah come on, another HxH. Blah, it's these kind of things that make me drop a manga. Sadly but can't someone take over her drawing, let her do the storytelling

I would think it may be because she's wanting to have surgery on her hands to clear up any carpal tunnel ailments that have been building since she returned a couple months ago. I don't know, but hopefully she comes back better than ever.

 

[[Cross]]

Well, actually now to get past the grief, Since she is on hiatus, this'll probably last a couple of weeks if not 1 or 2 months, so I doubt they'll keep that spot open for all that time. This frees up another spot, which means there will either be a third new series or HXH will return (either way, Hoop Men is now safetly locked in this round).

 

[Rejuvenation]

DGM the new HxH.

It is a shame that this couldn't have been announced before Bokke was killed. It probably could have lived a bit longer since that is another free spot.

Anyway, here is hoping Hoshino gets better soon.

 

[Kaiten]

Bokke probably would have been killed anyway. It's been a bottom feeder for a while. There's no guarantee DGM's spot will be filled, it wasn't over the winter. It seems more likely; if the editors know it will be another three months they'll bring something else in. A lot also depends on if anything else is ready to go (consult the Golden Future Cup arc of Bakuman for details). But remember: if DGM is replaced something else will be canceled when Hoshino comes back.

 

[Digital_Eon]

Maybe that's why Hoop Men is being kept - to avoid any need for a sudden cancellation when Hoshino returns?

 

[Kaiten]

Possibly. It's also newer then Bokke and would have to much material for one volume, but not enough for two, if it were canceled now. Hoop Men is gone in July no matter what.

 

[Rejuvenation]

Bokke probably would have been killed anyway. It's been a bottom feeder for a while. There's no guarantee DGM's spot will be filled, it wasn't over the winter. It seems more likely; if the editors know it will be another three months they'll bring something else in. A lot also depends on if anything else is ready to go (consult the Golden Future Cup arc of Bakuman for details). But remember: if DGM is replaced something else will be canceled when Hoshino comes back.

You are most likely right. If it survived this round the only thing that probably would have changed is Hoop Men being canceled before it gets canceled.

Since it is another indefinite hiatus I think it will be replaced. If it was coming back in X number of days/weeks Jump would probably just fill the space with one-shots or something.

Ha, I enjoy consulting the wisdom of Bakuman.

 

[Kaiten]

Bakuman makes this thread so much more enjoyable

Had D. Gray Man remained I doubt anything else would have been canceled. Hoop Men was most likely safe until the next cut. Jump seems to be introducing fewer series at a time this year. With Sket Dance, Psyren, Mago, Toriko, Bakuman, and Kuroko achieving some level of success it makes sense. By next cut I bet Eyeshield will end, leaving Hoop Men as the only cancellation. Unless, of course, one of the new series pushes Hoop out of the bottom spot.

 

[Sexy Randal 105]

I think anyone who thinks Hoopmen has a chance is delirious.

 

[DeidaraGrimmjow]

I'm pretty sure we all know it is getting cancelled at some point. It's just a question of when. Some are just happy for it to last as long as it can. I for one wish it would end in the next few weeks so we can get a third new series but that won't happen...

 

[KuwabaraTheMan]

I think anyone who thinks Hoopmen has a chance is delirious.

I doubt it really has a chance, but it could survive for a little while depending on how things go. IIRC, P2 was in a similar situation at this point in its run, but managed to battle and stay alive for 1 year.

 

[Koen]

I doubt it really has a chance, but it could survive for a little while depending on how things go. IIRC, P2 was in a similar situation at this point in its run, but managed to battle and stay alive for 1 year.

I agree and randal should know better: not only P2 but his beloved samurai usagi was a similar case. Then again, there's also a lot of counterarguments: zan, over time, ko sen, asklepios, etc... I think being at the bottom gives you more chances to die

 

[Kaiten]

Hoop Men continues for only one reason: Neuro. If Neuro hadn't ended it would have shared the same fate as Muddy, K.O. Sen and every other series that lasts 15 chapters or less. Instead, Hoop will most likely be like Asklepios, permanently affixed to the bottom until it is mercifully killed off with the next cuts. The only thing that can save it, setting up a P2 situation, is if Medaka, Suikoden or both are even less popular and Eyeshield ends at the next cut.

 

[xi0]

Meh, I go through the trouble of catching up on DGM when it went on hiatus and now another hiatus?....lol

And if Hoshino really has Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, the surgery to correct it is usually hit-and-miss, so if she ever decides to have it corrected, you might be looking at a really long hiatus...