Shonen Jump ToC Rankings

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Edited by Silentedge89 on Mar 27th 2021 at 11:56:05 AM

High School Family adds an antagonist.

Cop & Dolphin is obviously wrapping up, and Build King sounds like it is screwed.

But the big surprise is that it is now apparently confirmed that Phantom Seer is ending. I thought it was doing well besides the rank placement, but someone pointed out to me that volume sales were actually stagnant volume by volume.

So I guess WSJ just made the decision to have its spot used for nurturing something else. I'm not really grieving since the story was so dull and by-the-numbers, but I do hope to see the artist's work again soon enough.

So that's like three series ending within in a short timespan then. Quite the cropping. I'm excited to see what debuts next.

-sigh- Lost passwords...

Only two volumes have come out. The first got about 15k in the first two weeks, the second got about 20k in the same period.

Edited by thatother1dude on Mar 28th 2021 at 8:43:28 AM

No surprise for any of those three. Cop and Dolphin and Build King have been obviously rushing through their stories, while Phantom Seer has been standard fare for its entire run, and mostly noticeable for the fantastic art. I hope that whatever their replacements are, we get another shot at action, and a new sports manga would be nice too.

The Elusive Samurai seems to be settling into a good rhythm, after the growing pains of the initial chapters. Actually looking forward to reading it now.

Witch Watch has been cute fluff. I can already see the new guy being into Niko, so we can have a love triangle put in place.

Actually surprised i tell c is still ongoing.

actually the 2nd one is estimated number, the actual number showed it actually sell less overall then volume 1.

Vol 1: 22k

Vol 2: 21k

Basically the 2nd volume sold well at first but run out of steam fast so it end up sell less than volume 1.

Edited by BattleRaizer on Mar 28th 2021 at 9:49:25 PM

E.T technically is a Isekai movie

They're all Shoseki estimates, because the series only ranked on the top 100 of Oricon (which is still an estimate, but a more precise one) for the first week of volume 2. Where are you getting those "actual" numbers from?

Like i said, those are from the first 2 weeks, after that it pretty much fall out of Shoseki ranking chart and the current estimates of volume 2 sale is around 21k-22k.

So i was wrong when i said it the actual number, more like the current estimates number.

E.T technically is a Isekai movie

It still seems super early to kill Phantom Seer though.

Not really. Killing something when it only has material for one volume is exceptionally fast for Jump, but Honomieru Shounen will be at three. Fairly typical

Edited by Hylarn on Mar 28th 2021 at 10:32:38 AM

The first three volumes are 25 chapters, but Phantom Seer will have at least 30–more than half of another volume.

I wonder how Nine Dragons is performing so far. I find myself enjoying it a fair bit.

-sigh- Lost passwords...

Issue 17!

Front color: Black Clover
Center color: Nigejouzu no Wakagimi, Mashle
Newbies: Ku-ronzu Ball Parade (chapter 7, extra pages due to "great popularity")
Absent: Dr. Stone

1. One Piece
2. Jujutsu Kaisen
3. Boku no Hero Academia
4. Hakaishin Magu-chan
5. Boku to Roboco
6. Witch Watch
7. Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen
8. I Tell C
9. Koukousei Kazoku
10. Sakamoto Days
11. Undead Unluck
12. Shakunetsu no Niraikanai
13. Ayakashi Triangle
14. Build King
15. Honomieru Shounen

So that answers the above question about Ball Parade, I suppose.

poor Phantom Seer.

Secret Signature

I'm happy that the new baseball manga is doing well, I love sports stories when you see the main team being built from almost zero (like in Eyeshield 21). If the author is good at writing actual games too, this could be really nice.

I'm kinda disappointed by Witch Watch, the humor and the two mains aren't really doing it for me. It's a pity, since I loved Sket Dance. Still, I hope it lasts a while. I think it could get a lot better if it has time to build a larger cast.

Edited by Cozzer on Mar 29th 2021 at 5:46:23 PM

This has been pointed out to me, it doesn't help Phantom Seer that it doesn't fill a particular niche.

Like the whole demon/cursed exorcist set in the modern day by teenage protagonists is already being done by Jujutsu Kaisen and Chainsaw Man so its not like its capturing an audience the later 2 already don't.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."

Those are also much better received and popular

"That's right mortal. By channeling my divine rage into power, I have forged a new instrument in which to destroy you."

I miss Chainsaw Man. I hope Part 2 actually happens, and the author manages to recreate that strange mix of farce and drama, exaggerated cynicism and unexpected wholesome moments.

The protagonists of Chainsaw Man are teenagers?

People complain about manga overusing "exorcists" as a theme, but Phantom Seer is living particularly far under the shadow of Jujutsu Kaisen, given they're also of similar genre (horror-themed action). Mitama, Ayakashi Triangle, and even Bone Collection are more obviously different.

One really wonders how Phantom Seer was serialized in the first place, or why it wasn't pushed to more of a straight-up horror manga to make itself more distinct. Was there some kind of editorial change?

Yes. The main character of Chainsawman, Denji, is 16.

Well he's 17 at the end of part 1.

Glad to hear Nine Dragons is doing well. I suppose it's in part due to it being the first sports manga in a while. When Haikyuu ended, WSJ was without any sports manga for the first time in about half a century, and then half a year passed with no new one. An uncontested niche.

-sigh- Lost passwords...

RIP Build King, being placed after a manga that ended this issue.

Hey, High School Family did its best to fill the gap.

Nine Dragons may be operating in an empty niche, but it's also looking good on its own merits, so I'm glad it's doing well.

Build King seem to about to end next issue. Rumor still flying around.

E.T technically is a Isekai movie

Its kind darkly hilarious how the thing has just lost itself.

You can really tell its about to be cancelled.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."

On that note, Blue Box finally begins serialization next issue. Judging by the oneshot, it’ll be about sports and romance.