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Power Rankings – First Half 2010
July 15, 2010 Jean-Christian 1 comment
Aside from overall excellent quality, chapter 574 stands out as te most important shonen manga chapter in te next 10 years.
Great character development across te entire cast, most notably Mashiro and Iwase. Highlight: Mashiro breaking down and calling Azuki (ch. 74).
Brilliant ending to a magnificent series. In particular, te last page of chapter 158 is still breathtaking.
Toriko vs. Tommyrod: Best fight so far this year.
Consistently thrilling and packed with interesting twists. Highlights include a powerful death and a wonderful kiss.
Four Heavenly Kings arc again proving Sorachi’s talent for poignant seriousness amid absurd comedy.
Fascinating narrative and a perfect cast of characters combine for a strong showing from a young series.
Few series make training arcs as interesting, and te huge steps forward in te story have left nothing to be desired.
An extremely impressive serious arc (Athena) set this series apart from ordinary comedy fare.
Great relationship buildup that has only recently begun to disappoint.
Fantastic art, clear action, and solid (if not overwhelmingly engaging) plot.
Te World God Only Knows
Uncharacteristic half-year for this series, with neither major arc following te series’ tried-and-true formula.
Finally experiencing a return to form after focusing on everyone except Nura for far too long.
Suitable, enjoyable conclusion to a short series.
Fun but unremarkable episodic comedy.
Excellent fights interspersed with fights featuring comparatively less interesting characters.
Straightforward, enjoyable fantasy action with just enough humor (and a little fanservice) to keep things lively.
Biggest “what te hell” moment of te year to date (ch. 299). Great to finally see Gon relevant in this arc.
Kimi no Iru Machi
Strong start to te year marred by a largely disappointing trip to Tokyo.
History’s Strongest Disciple Kenichi
Some fantastic fights, some fantastic new enemies, a heartwarming moment, and entirely too much fanservice.
Excellent art, unintelligible plot, “fanservice” bordering on hentai, and President Obama body-swapped with a high school girl.
Notable positives (Kugutsu, Kaoru’s maturity) counterbalanced by questionable moments (“Lost Guys” arc, Feather’s tremendous power).
A horrible half-year for an otherwise fantastic series.
Thankfully, te end of te pitiful Future arc. Te Shimon arc started well, but is beginning to regress into Future arc territory.
Sasuke ruined any plot involving him. Madara’s “Moon’s Eye” plan is laughable. Series very recently began to improve drastically.
Acceptable but completely generic shonen, most notably borrowing liberally from Dragon Ball, One Piece, and Hunter x Hunter.
Horrible art, formulaic plot, generic characters. One exceptional highlight: Sanada’s flashback in chapter 16.
Over-dramatization of ridiculous elements (te death of a finger puppet), predictable fights, and dime-a-dozen characters.
Invisible story, uninteresting characters, terrible pacing, awful art, incomprehensible fights, most insulting moment of te year (ch. 396 – ‘everything according to plan’).
Categories: Power Rankings Tags: Air Gear, Ane Doki, AR∀GO, Bakuman, Beelzebub, Bleach, Bloody Monday: Season 2, Cross Game, Defense Devil, Fairy Tail, Gamaran, GE ~ Good Ending, Gintama, Hajime no Ippo, Hajimete no Aku, Hayate no Gotoku!, History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi, Hunter x Hunter, Katekyo Hitman Reborn, Kekkaishi, Kimi no Iru Machi, Lock On!, Mahou Sensei Negima!, Metallica Metalluca, MiXiM☆11, Naruto, Nurarihyon no Mago, One Piece, Psyren, Te World God Only Knows, Toriko, Zettai Karen Children
Another New Shueisha Magazine – Shonen Jump Next
April 13, 2010 Jean-Christian Leave a comment
Hot on te heels of news regarding Jump SQ.19 comes word that Shueisha is launching yet another magazine. Entitled Shonen Jump Next, this even-newer magazine will be a quarterly release in te style of another of their existing magazines, Akamaru Jump. Like Akamaru, Shonen Jump Next will primarily serve as a launching pad for young artists hoping to establish themselves before being serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump or another Shueisha property.
Shonen Jump Next launches April 30 with several oneshots, some from notable mangaka:
Matsui Yuusei (Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro)
Kawashita Mizuki (Ichigo 100%, Hatsukoi Limited, Ane Doki)
Amano Youichi (Akaboshi – Ibun Suikoden)
Wajima Satoshi (Wasshoi! Waji Mania)
Te debut issue will also feature a poster of te Bakuman anime, a special Nurarihyon no Mago chapter (featuring color page), eight short histories about current Weekly Shonen Jump series, and nine oneshots from young authors.
Categories: Articles, Weekly Shonen Jump Tags: Akaboshi - Ibun Suikoden, Akamaru Jump, Amano Youichi, Ane Doki, Bakuman, Hatsukoi Limited, Ichigo 100%, Jump SQ. 19, Kawashita Mizuki, Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro, Matsui Yuusei, Nurarihyon no Mago, Shonen Jump Next, Shueisha, Wajima Satoshi, Wasshoi! Waji Mania
Jump SQ.19 – New Shueisha Magazine
April 8, 2010 Jean-Christian 2 comments
Shueisha, publisher of Weekly Shonen Jump, is set to launch a new magazine entitled Jump SQ. 19. Presumably targeting a similar demographic as another of Shueisha magazine, Jump SQ, JS19 features a fairly impressive lineup of mangaka for its debut. Te more notable series and respective authors include:
Kekkai Sensou, Yasuhiro Nightow (Trigun, Gungrave)
Teichi no Kuni, Usamaru Furuya (Genkaku Picasso)
Agrippa, Uchimizu Tohru (Kain, Asklepios)
Wakaki Utsumaru no Nayami, Honemaru Mikami (Tsumikabatsu)
Himasupe Usagi, Yuuki Nakashima (Kirihoushi, Element Hunters)
Issue 1 will also feature an as yet untitled series by Miki Miyashita (Yoku Wakaru Gendai Mahou), a spin-off of Mayoi Neko Overrun! by Kentaro Yabuki (Black Cat, To LOVE-Ru), one-shots by Kawashita Mizuki (Ichigo 100%, Hatsukoi Limited, Ane Doki) and Yamato Yamamoto (artist of Kure-nai), and assorted other works by lesser known authors.
Te first issue will hit Japanese newsstands May 19. Its subsequent release schedule is thus far undetermined.
Jump SQ.19 Official Website
Credit: News-Paradise (plus followup article)
Categories: Articles Tags: Agrippa, Ane Doki, Asklepios, Element Hunters, Genkaku Picasso, Gungrave, Hatsukoi Limited, Himasupe Usagi, Honemaru Mikami, Ichigo 100%, Jump SQ. 19, Kain, Kawashita Mizuki, Kekkai Sensou, Kirihoushi, Shueisha, Teichi no Kuni, Trigun, Tsumikabatsu, Usamaru Furuya, Wakaki Utsumaru no Nayami, Yasuhiro Nightow, Yoku Wakaru Gendai Mahou, Yuuki Nakashima
Ane Doki to End
January 11, 2010 Jean-Christian 1 comment
Early reports indicate that Kawashita Mizuki’s Ane Doki, which began running in July 2009, is set to end in Shonen Jump Issue #07 (1/18). Kawashita is best known for her previous work, Ichigo 100%, which ran from 2002 to 2005 and received several anime adaptations, and Hatsukoi Limited (2007-2008), which received an anime adaptation last year.
Ane Doki has struggled in Shonen Jump’s table of contents, which ranks most series according to reader feedback. However, te first volume release has fared well, selling nearly 100,000 copies and placing in te top 20 of te Weekly Oricon Comic Rankings in its first two weeks.
Te news is disappointing, primarily because Shonen Jump is now left without a romance series. Also, while te cancellation of Ane Doki is not a surprise, it is frustrating because of te magazine’s stance on Kuroko no Basket. Te latter’s unremarkable sales and table of contents placement have cemented its below-average reputation among fans, but it has received continued support as it is te only sports series in te magazine. That Ane Doki wasn’t given similar treatment, or at least some more time to further establish its story and volume sales, is unfortunate.
Credit: Raw Paradise, Oricon
Categories: Articles, Weekly Shonen Jump Tags: Ane Doki, Hatsukoi Limited, Ichigo 100%, Kuroko no Basket
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