Shonen Jump ToC Rankings

Readers may not be that welcome with long running series since those have a trend of going bad the longer they last. Also this trend might be good since it keep thing fresh and don't over stay.

Issue 21.

Front color: Jujutsu Kaisen
Center color: Haikyuu!!, Act-Age, Boruto
Not ranked: Kamio Yui wa Kami wo Yui (chapter 7), Shishunki Renaissance! David-kun, Jimoto ga Japan

1. Yakusoku no Neverland
2. One Piece
3. Dr. Stone
4. Black Clover
5. Kimetsu no Yaiba
6. Saigo no Saiyuuki (chapter 8)
7. Bokutachi wa Benkyou ga Dekinai
8. Boku no Hero Academia
9. Hinomaru Zumou
10. Chainsawman
11. Yuragi-sou no Yuuna-san
12. Gokutei Higuma
13. Shokugeki no Souma
14. Neø:lation

There'll be more info on Kishimoto's new manga Samurai 8 in the next issue.

Edited by Lyendith on Apr 21st 2019 at 9:10:34 PM

Damn, Saiyuki.

It does seem pretty polished, all things considered. I don’t quite know what I think of it yet, but I do think it’s better than most of the other new series, with the exception of Chainsawman.

Huh, I wasn't sure if Kishimoto ever was going to get something new, despite word to the contrary.

Saiyuuki mostly has a good sense of pacing. It managed to expose its basic concepts and stakes concisely and get straight to the meat of the plot without feeling rushed. Something that a series like Bozebeats tried to do but it fell flat on its face.

Kishimoto will only write the story this time though.

I’m curious, how did Bozebeats fell flat on its face in comparison to Saiyuuki?

I am rather interested in Kishi’s new seiries. The overall setting feels ...... unique & the art looks nice.

Edited by slimcoder on Apr 21st 2019 at 12:15:56 PM

I liked Bozebeats honestly, but past the first chapter there was a lot of infodump and not terribly interesting fights that kinda drowned the mystery plot that was being set up. It tried to do too many things at once, basically… From what I remember at least.

I don't think it deserved to be axed after only 14 chapters though. =[

I'm impressed Saiyuki made 6th place. A lot better than Chainsaw Man's start.

It was a strong start for Saiyuki, though.

what is Saiyuki all about?

To quote the strangely dead Saiyuuki thread:

It follows Ryuunosuke, a grade schooler fan of baseball. His mother is dead (because the concept of having two parents alive is just silly), but one day he gets introduced to his new little sister − a blind, disabled and almost mute girl named Koharu, whom Ryuu's father asks him to take care of. Ryuu is quite upset at first but soon discovers that Koharu is no ordinary girl: her voice has the power to make monsters appear from the deep-rooted fears of humans. And there are people who would like to get their hands on that power. The only way to rein it in is to make Koharu love humans… and that's what her big brother is here for.

Then as the name suggests, it starts to reference Journey to the West with the Nyōibō, Son Gokū and such, and plot happens. It's pretty old school fantasy with a tinge of horror.

Sounds neat, too bad no one is scantalating it so I can't read it because I'm broke as shit and sure can't pay for reading it lol.

You can read it for free on Mangaplus though.

No one's scanlating it, really? Haven't kept up with it and never read it outside Mangaplus, so I wouldn't know.

Maybe this will change now that it got a reasonably good place in the rankings?

Well, why would anyone bother? Mangaplus has effectively rendered English scanlation useless for new Jump series. That's why the team that did Act-Age dropped it for example.

Edited by Lyendith on Apr 22nd 2019 at 11:57:08 AM

It's gonna be kind of a bummer after some time, though.

Huh I’m reading it on Kissmanga.

I’m rather enjoying Saiyuuki, especially the art. It’s cartoony with big eyes but always very clean & sharp.

It has that pristine shading that gives me an eye-orgasm.

Edited by slimcoder on Apr 22nd 2019 at 5:27:18 AM

Most jump series I follow are being translated by not mangaplus. Plus I assumed it was paid because its a partner of Viz and corporations are greedy motherfuckers.

Btw... The Last Saiyuuki is actually pretty good with an established plot going on. Kind of reminds me of Kimetsu no Yaiba a little bit even if I havent read KnY as for now.

As for Yui Kamio however... Honestly the manga needs a bit of a work on its ploting. Maybe could be a decent gag manga but who knows.

For those in North America, the latest three chapters of any series is free to read on the official Shonen Jump website. just a reminder.

Last I heard the eligible countries were the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, the Philippines, Singapore, and India.

Edited by rikalous on Apr 23rd 2019 at 1:33:42 AM

That's what I thought too, but I live in France and I can read the free chaps just fine…

Edited by Lyendith on Apr 23rd 2019 at 11:15:49 AM

If you're talking about Mangaplus (which is official IIRC), I'm not from any of those countries either and I can read content there just fine.

SKJAM and I, at least, are talking about this. It's only been a thing for a coupla months. If you don't see a thing that says "Latest Free Chapters" on top you're not from one of the countries they like.

Edited by rikalous on Apr 25th 2019 at 6:36:09 AM

Issue 22-23! That's a big one.

Front color: One Piece
Center color: Kimetsu no Yaiba, To Love-Ru special, Samurai 8 preview, Gisou Buden (oneshot by Machida Keiya)
Not ranked: Shishunki Renaissance! David-kun, Jimoto ga Japan

1. Yakusoku no Neverland
2. Dr. Stone
3. Bokutachi wa Benkyou ga Dekinai
4. Jujutsu Kaisen
5. Black Clover
6. Kamio Yui wa Kami wo Yui (chapter 8)
7. Chainsawman
8. Act-Age
9. Boku no Hero Academia
10. Haikyuu!!
11. Saigo no Saiyuuki
12. Yuragi-sou no Yuuna-san
13. Hinomaru Zumou
14. Neø:lation
15. Shokugeki no Souma
16. Gokutei Higuma

Edited by Lyendith on Apr 27th 2019 at 8:00:23 PM