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

Somewhere you can hear the screams of Hayashi:

Nuesmoker said:

Isn't it an Akane one?

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It does look like Akane

But I wonder

More info on the Terasaka and Hayashi oneshots...
Former sounds like it could be really interesting, looked up the artist on MAL and I really dig their style

iker_03 said:

Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #2 (2025)
Me & Roboco (Cover and Lead Color Pages)
Blue Box
ONE PIECE
Akane-banashi
SAKAMOTO DAYS
APPLE (Color Page; Oneshotby Shirai Kaiu (Story) & Amano Yoichi (Art))
Ichi the Witch
Kagurabachi
Syd Craft no Saishu Suiri
Undead Unluck
Astro Royale (Color Page)
Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi
Mission: Yozakura Family
Hima-Ten! (Color Page)
HUNTER×HUNTER (Return to Hiatus)
WITCH WATCH
Super Psychic Policeman Chojo
Shinobi Undercover
Nue's Exorcist
Kill Blue
HAKUTAKU

Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #3 (Preview)
Cover & LCP: Ichi the Witch (Massive Popularity)
CP: Mission: Yozakura Family (Arc Clímax); Nue's Exorcist; Ihen Guy (Oneshot by Amakawa Jinki)

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Damn you Shinobi, live! Damn you, live! LIVE!

Ichi the Witch hitting a Cover and LCP this early into its run is a great achievement. Funny manga is funny and now that it's hit its stride (Kumugi my beloved), it's good to have Usazaki as a mainstay.

KrenKren said:

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Really not the best decision after getting a boost of popularity and fans of his artstyle.

Zest00 said:

It does look like Akane

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But I wonder

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I feel like by this logic you could also call it a young Gojo JJK reference, just well-dressed person with circular glasses (not that I have a shot of him coyly tipping his glasses on hand, but I know he has).

In any case the concept is common enough that if this Roboco cover is any specific reference it’s not this Akane cover since the main commonality they share is not very exclusive to them at all.

icrawfish said:

I feel like by this logic you could also call it a young Gojo JJK reference, just well-dressed person with circular glasses (not that I have a shot of him coyly tipping his glasses on hand, but I know he has).

In any case the concept is common enough that if this Roboco cover is any specific reference it’s not this Akane cover since the main commonality they share is not very exclusive to them at all.

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If we keep following this cycle of reference, we're gonna end up reaching frickin Get Backers

Shinuki no Reborn said:

Really not the best decision after getting a boost of popularity and fans of his artstyle.

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I love the dude's work, but maybe he's doing it to polish his ear drawing skills. Like, look at his character's ears for a second. Something about it feels off.

Like I keep telling myself it doesn't bother me. But it bothers me. A lot. Still one of the few good axes though.

icrawfish said:

I feel like by this logic you could also call it a young Gojo JJK reference, just well-dressed person with circular glasses (not that I have a shot of him coyly tipping his glasses on hand, but I know he has).

In any case the concept is common enough that if this Roboco cover is any specific reference it’s not this Akane cover since the main commonality they share is not very exclusive to them at all.

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Nah Roboco is copying my neighbor's fits fr fr

pennycryman said:

I love the dude's work, but maybe he's doing it to polish his ear drawing skills. Like, look at his character's ears for a second. Something about it feels off.

Like I keep telling myself it doesn't bother me. But it bothers me. A lot. Still one of the few good axes though.

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.......I forgot bout that.

pennycryman said:

I love the dude's work, but maybe he's doing it to polish his ear drawing skills. Like, look at his character's ears for a second. Something about it feels off.

Like I keep telling myself it doesn't bother me. But it bothers me. A lot. Still one of the few good axes though.

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iker_03 said:

Shoseki Ranking Top 500 (December 4)
1. My Hero Academia #42
2. Kagurabachi #2
3. Blue Box #18
9. The Elusive Samurai #18
11. Nue's Exorcist #7
12. Mission: Yozakura Family #27
14. Astro Royale #3

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Good start for Astro 3, it's only behind the series is supposed to be, Yozakura and Mato Seihei no Slave, but Nue is the one that started surprisingly well lol

iker_03 said:

Shoseki Ranking Top 500 (December 4)

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1 9784088843490 My Hero Academia　４２ 集英社 堀越耕平 2024.12.04
2 9784088843483 Kagurabachi　５ 集英社 外薗健 2024.12.04
3 9784088843834 Blue Box　１８ 集英社 三浦糀 2024.12.04
5 9784088842998 My Hero Academia　チームアップミッション　７ 集英社 あきやま陽光 2024.12.04
9 9784088842851 The Elusive Samurai　１８ 集英社 松井優征 2024.12.04
11 9784088842875 Nue's Exorcist　７ 集英社 川江康太 2024.12.04
12 9784088843544 Mission: Yozakura Family　２７ 集英社 権平ひつじ 2024.12.04
14 9784088843803 Astro Royale 　３ 集英社 和久井健 2024.12.04

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Chainsaw Man below Kagurabachi and Blue Box is genuinely tragic, talk about a fall from grace

So… could Kiyoshi make it to the year mark? It continues to hold decent rankings, and if Hakutaku and possibly Shinobi go next round (very speculative on Shinobi), Yozakura Family and Undead Unluck end shortly after, and if Syd Craft flops (which based on its low J+ views is possible), I think it could happen. But who knows, perhaps it’s the copium talking

Also LETS GO ICHI!!! It has been so good, I’m really enjoying the vibe of it. Seems like it’ll be a success which is exciting!

shonenblue said:

So… could Kiyoshi make it to the year mark? It continues to hold decent rankings, and if Hakutaku and possibly Shinobi go next round (very speculative on Shinobi), Yozakura Family and Undead Unluck end shortly after, and if Syd Craft flops (which based on its low J+ views is possible), I think it could happen. But who knows, perhaps it’s the copium talking

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It's possible but that requires a lot of "Ifs" to happen.

VixenOnVideo said:

It's possible but that requires a lot of "Ifs" to happen.

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True, true. It’ll need an Agravity Boys-esque miracle lol

shonenblue said:

True, true. It’ll need an Agravity Boys-esque miracle lol

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Is doing much better than Agravity Boys, so it just needs to keep doing it through the year