JUMP Issue #44

JUMP Issue #44

Kuroko no Basket 231 (Cover & Lead CP)
One Piece 721 (714)
Assassination Classroom 61 (54)
Koi no Cupid Yakeno Harajin 2 (CP, 25p)
Haikyuu!! 79 (72)
Hachi 3 (23p)
Gintama 462 (455)
Toriko 251 (244)
Naruto 648 (641)
Nisekoi 91 (CP)
Shokugeki no Souma 41 (34)
World Trigger 32 (25)
Bleach 550 (543)
PSI Kusuo Saiki 69 (62)
Ginga Patrol Jaco (31p) 11 (4)
Soul Catcher(S) 20 (13)
Hime-dol! 8 (1)
Kochikame 1790 (1783)
Kurokuroku 9 (2)
Beelzebub 222 (215)

+

• One Piece and Assassination Classroom have switched places. Again.
• Gintama leaps up to 4th from 9th

-

• Shokugeki no Souma drops from 2nd to 7th
• Bleach drops back to 9th from 6th
• Beelzebub drops from 10th to 16th - rock bottom of the ToC

Other Changes

• Haikyuu!!: 14th (2 issues back) > 3rd
• Toriko: 3rd > 5th
• Naruto: 4th > 6th
• World Trigger: No change at 8th
• PSI Kusuo Saiki: 5th > 10th
• Ginga Patrol Jaco: No change at 11th
• Soul Catcher(S): No change at 12th
• Kochikame: 13th > 14th
• Kurokuroku: 14th > 15th

A meh ToC for me this week. Good to see Gintama rise so high. Haikyuu!! also had a nice leap - from bottom to 3rd. Shokugeki no Souma had an unexpected drop. Beelzebub is shockingly low. Kurokuroku and Hime-Dol! have both had disappointing starts.

We still have the big news to expect for next issue. Last week I said it would be in this issue, that was a mistake. Sorry.

Now it's time for my MotM slot! For August and September, I;ve been pimping Toriko. Time for s'more whorin'.

Toriko is a written and illustrated by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro. It has been serialized in Jump since May 19, 2008, and has been collected into 25 tankōbon volumes. It follows the adventure of Toriko, a Gourmet Hunter, as he searches for rare, diverse foods to complete a full-course meal. A man with inhuman ability, he utilizes his incredible strength and knowledge of the animal kingdom to capture ferocious, evasive, and rare beasts to further his menu. He is accompanied by the weak and timid chef Komatsu, who, inspired by Toriko's ambition, travels with him to improve his culinary skills and to find rare ingredients. Toriko and his friends often fight against the Gourmet Corps, who seek to take control of the world's entire food supply and are looking for the highly-sought after ingredient GOD, which the legendary Gourmet Hunter Acacia used to end the war that took place five-hundred years before the series began.
The manga series is licensed for an English-language release by Viz Media in North America and Madman Entertainment in Australasia. Madman also licensed the anime series in Australasia, while Funimation Entertainment has licensed it in North America.

Seeing as this is the last week in September, my next MotM will be...

*drum roll pls*

... World Trigger! *fanfare* *rapturous applause*


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JUMP Issue #37-38

JUMP Issue #37-38

One Piece 717 (Cover, Lead CP)

Toriko 245 (238)

Shokugeki no Souma 35 (28)

Assassination Classroom 55 (CP)

Naruto 642 (635)

Kurokuroku 3

Hime-dol!! 2 (CP)

Kuroko no Basket 225

Ginga Patrol Jaco 5

Ananomujina (CP, One Shot)

Nisekoi 86 (79)

Gintama 457 (450)

PSI Kusuo Saiki 63 (56)

Haikyuu!! 73 (66)

Soul Catcher(S) 14 (7)

World Trigger 26 (19)

Beelzebub 216 (209)

Kochikame 1784 (1777)

Smoky B.B. 12 (5)

Bleach (Absent)
JUMP Issue #39

Kuroko no Basket (Cover, Lead CP)
Nisekoi, Shokugeki no Souma, Hinomaru Zumou (One Shot) (CP)

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• Shokugeki no Souma's in at 2nd from 4th
• Nisekoi retains its 5th place
• Gintama shoots out of the bottom 5 to 6th!

-

• Beelzebub drops into the top 5 at 11 from 8th

Other Changes:

Naruto: 2nd > 3rd

Kuroko no Basket: 7th > 4th

PSI Kusuo Saiki: 2nd (2 issues back) > 7th

Haikyuu!!: No change at 8th

Soul Catcher(S): 10th > 9th

World Trigger: 6th > 10th

Kochikame: 9th > 11th

Smoky B.B.: 11th > 12th

A good ToC for me this week, bearing in mind some of my selected series are absent/have CP so are not ranked. Gintama definitely surpassed my expectations, Triggertards - I mean -World Trigger fans won't be too pleased this week.

A reminder that this week is a double issue. And no, it doesn't mean there're two manga chapters in an issue, it means this week's chapters will account for 2 weeks, essentially meaning there's a break next week.

In addition, there won't be a blog post from me in 2 weeks as I'll be away at a music festival. Sad, I know. Try not to miss me too hard. So expect the next post in 3 weeks. If you're lucky.

My Manga of the Month for August is Toriko! I'mma tell you about it, and if you're interested, give it a look. If you already read it, please give your reactions to the series - what you like and dislike about it.

Toriko is a written and illustrated by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro. It has been serialized in Jump since May 19, 2008, and has been collected into 25 tankōbon volumes. It follows the adventure of Toriko, a Gourmet Hunter, as he searches for rare, diverse foods to complete a full-course meal. A man with inhuman ability, he utilizes his incredible strength and knowledge of the animal kingdom to capture ferocious, evasive, and rare beasts to further his menu. He is accompanied by the weak and timid chef Komatsu, who, inspired by Toriko's ambition, travels with him to improve his culinary skills and to find rare ingredients. Toriko and his friends often fight against the Gourmet Corps, who seek to take control of the world's entire food supply and are looking for the highly-sought after ingredient GOD, which the legendary Gourmet Hunter Acacia used to end the war that took place five-hundred years before the series began.

The manga series is licensed for an English-language release by Viz Media in North America and Madman Entertainment in Australasia. Madman also licensed the anime series in Australasia, while Funimation Entertainment has licensed it in North America.

That's it for this week. Like this week's ToC? Dislike it? Sound off in the comments below. Don't forget to Follow me on Twitter, become a Follower of this blog, or Like my page on Facebook.

Thanks for reading, see ya in 3 weeks! ^.^

JUMP Issue #36

JUMP Issue #36

Hime-dol 1 (Cover, Lead CP, New Series)
One Piece 716 (709)
Naruto 641 (634)
Toriko 244 (Lead CP)
Assassination Classroom 54 (47)
Shokugeki no Souma 34 (27)
Kurokuroku 2 (CP)
Ginga Patrol Jaco 4
Nisekoi 85 (78)
PSI Kusuo Saiki 62 (CP)
World Trigger 25 (18)
Kuroko no Basket 224 (217)

Haikyuu!! 72 (65)
Beelzebub 215 (208)
Inumaru Dashi (Bangaihen)
Kochikame 1783 (1776)
Soul Catcher(S) 13 (6)
Gintama 456 (449)
Smoky B.B. 11 (4)
Mutou Black 12 (END)
Absent: Bleach (Till Issue #41)

JUMP Issue #37-38

One Piece (Lead CP/Cover)
Assassination Classroom, Hime-dol, Oneshot by Youichi Amano (49 pages) (CP)

+

• One Piece is on top
• Assassination Classroom stays in 3rd place
• Shokugeki no Souma retains its 4th place spot from 2 issues back
• Nisekoi moves up one place to 5th

-

• Beelzebub drops to 8th from 5th
• Wow... Gintama's 2nd from bottom at 12th...

Other Changes:

Naruto: 4th > 2nd

World Trigger: 8th > 6th

Kuroko no Basket: 6th > 7th

Haikyuu!!: 7th > 8th

Kochikame: 10th > 9th

Soul Catcher(S): 12th > 10th

Smoky B.B.: No change at 11th

Mutou Black: 13th > 12th

Sorry this is late. Had to work, then went to get wasted, so no time to do this.

A good ToC this week. Very shocked to see Gintama where it is, though. World Trigger seems to be holding its own nicely in the ToC. Also shocked to see Mutou Black end so quickly. One Piece gets the Lead CP and Cover next issue, AC and Hime-dol get the CP. There's also a one-shot by mangaka Youichi Amano, dunno what it's about.

Next week is a double-issue. For those of you who don't know what this means, it's that next week's issue will account for 2 weeks. So in theory, we're getting chapters next week and a one-week break, in contrast to the common misconception of there being 2 chapters in 1 issue.

As for my Manga of the Month, August shall be for... Toriko!!

That's pretty much it for this week. Thanks for reading, see ya next week! ^.^

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JUMP Issue #35

JUMP Issue #35

Kurokuroku 1 (Cover & Lead CP, New Series, 54 pg.)
Toriko 243 (236)
PSI Kusuo Saiki 61 (54)
Shokugeki no Souma 33 (CP)
Assassination Classroom 53 (46)
Naruto 640 (633)
Beelzebub 214 (207)
Ginga Patrol Jako 3
Kuroko no Basket 223 (216) (CP)
Nisekoi 84 (77)
Haikyuu!! 71 (64)
World Trigger 24 (17)
Gintama 455 (448)
Kochikame 1782 (1775)
Smoky B.B. 10 (3)
Soul Catcher(S) 12 (5)
Mutou Black 11 (4)
Koisuru Edison 42/43 (27/28) (END)

Absent:

Bleach (till Issue #41)
One Piece

JUMP Issue #36:

Hime Doll!! by Kazuro Kyou (Cover & Lead CP, New Series, 54 pg.)

Toriko, PSI Kusuo Saiki, Kurokuroku (CP)Bangaihen: Gag Manga Biyori, Inumaru Dashi

Bleach (Absent till Issue #41)

+

• Assassination Classroom drops to 3rd - its lowest place, in like, forever, from 1st
• Beelzebub rises to 5th from 9th (2 issues ago)
• Nisekoi stays in 6th

-

• Gintama is in at 9th from 12th, but is still in the bottom 5

Other Changes

• Toriko: 2nd (3 issues back) > 1st
• PSI Kusuo Saiki: 9th > 2nd
• Naruto: 3rd > 4th
• Haikyuu!!: 5th > 7th
• World Trigger: 6th (2 issues back) > 8th
• Kochikame: No change at 10th
• Smoky B.B.: 14th > 11th
• Soul Catcher(S): 9th > 12h
• Mutou Black: 10th > 13th
• Koisuru Edison: 11th > 14th

An ok, slightly weird ToC this week. PSI's rise the most unexpected. Assassination Classroom drops out of the top 2 for the first time in forever, Beelzebub continues to rise and Gintama continues it bottom 5 slump. One Piece'll be back next week, but Bleach won't be back till Issue #41. Both being absent this week  are quite possibly the reason why the ToC is a little weird.

It also appears that we have some bangaihen in next week's issue. For those of you who don't know what this is, they're basically side stories of a manga series, but they're not linked to any actual plot. We're getting i for Gag Manga Biyori (dunno what that is) and Inumaru Dashi, which was in JUMP aaaaages ago. Back when I started this blog, in fact. I actually wish Katekyo Hitman Reborn! would get one - that ending left me VERY unsatisfied...

The last of the new series starts next week in the form of Hime Doll!!, and like I said would happen, Koisuru Edison has made way. No more confusing-as-fuck double chapters! Ceeelebrate good times, come on!

As you probably already know, I've chosen Kuroko no Basket as my Manga of the Month. I'll tell you a little about it and encourage you to check it out. If you have, and/or you read it regularly, let me know what you think of it in the comments!


Kuroko no Basket (Kuroko's Basketball), written by Tadatoshi Fujimaki, is about 5 legendary basketballers, known as the "Generation of Miracles" , who each played for a middle school team, but went to different high schools. However, there was actually a sixth member called Kuroko Tetsuya, who now goes to Seirin High, and now wants to help Seirin become the best in Japan, with the help of his naturally-talented teammate, Tagami Kaiga, by taking on his former teammates - one-by-one.

Kuroko no Basket has been serialised since December 2008 and so far has 21 volumes released, with sales of over 9,000,000 copies in Japan. Volumes have frequently appeared on lists of best-selling manga in Japan. The first season of the anime premiered in April 2012 and ended in September 2012. A second season is also set to air this October.

That's it for this week! Thanks for reading, see ya next week! ^.^

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JUMP Issue #34

JUMP Issue #34

Toriko 242 (Cover & Lead CP)
Assassination Classroom 52 (45)
One Piece 715 (708)
Ginga Patrol Jako 2
Naruto 639 (632)
World Trigger 23 (CP)
Shokugeki no Souma 32 (25)
Haikyuu!! 70 (63)
Beelzebub 213 (CP)
Nisekoi 83 (76)
Kuroko no Basket 222 (215)
Bleach 545 (538)
PSI Kusuo Saiki 60 (53)
Soul Catcher(S) 11 (4)
Kochikame 1781 (1774)
Gintama 453 (446)
Mutou Black 10 (3)
Smoky B.B. 9 (2)
Koisuru Edison 40/41 (25/26)
Cross Manage 42 (35) (END)

JUMP Issue #35 Info

Kurokuroku (Cover, Lead CP, New Series, 54 pg.)
Kuroko no Basket, Shokugeki no Souma (CP)
Absent: Bleach, One Piece

+

• Assassination Classroom is 1st! Well, shit on my chest!
• One Piece moves to 1st from 2nd
• Shokugeki no Souma moves up into 4th from 5th
• Nisekoi drops to 6th from 4th - still an ok rank
• Bleach has risen from 11th to 8th!

-

• Gintama remains at 12th, but drops into the bottom 5

Other Changes

• Naruto: No change at 3rd
• Haikyuu!!: 8th (2 issues back) > 5th
• PSI Kusuo Saiki: 8th > 9th
• Soul Catcher(S): No change at 10th
• Kochikame: 13th > 10th
• Mutou Black: 15th > 13th
• Smoky B.B.: No change at 14th
• Koisuru Edison: 17th > 15th
• Cross Manage: No change at 16th

Sorry this is so late. Extreme fatigue + Scorching weather = unproductive me. A good ToC for me overall. AC continues to kick ass and take names. Speaking of, an Assassination Classroom OVA is gonna air at this year's Jump Super Anime Tour. I think some footage of the Nisekoi anime may be shown too, along with a Naruto OVA.  I had the chance to read Ginga Patrol Jako last week. Overall, I'd give it a 7/10. Had some funny moments, but wasn't that captivating. Oh, and something tells me that in the last chapter, Toriyama has a surprise for us, so stay tuned... 

Next week, One Piece is absent, as is Bleach - for 6 FREAKIN' WEEKS! Ah well, it's s Kubo can give his all for the upcoming War Arc, so if he needs the rest to make it a quality arc, so be it. Also, with One Piece and Bleach absent, next week's ToC is going to be VERY interesting...

Finally, I've chosen Kuroko no Basket as my Manga of the Month. I'll tell you a little about it and encourage you to check it out. If you have, and/or you read it regularly, let me know what you think of it in the comments!


Kuroko no Basket (Kuroko's Basketball), written by Tadatoshi Fujimaki, is about 5 legendary basketballers, known as the "Generation of Miracles" , who each played for a middle school team, but went to different high schools. However, there was actually a sixth member called Kuroko Tetsuya, who now goes to Seirin High, and now wants to help Seirin become the best in Japan, with the help of his naturally-talented teammate, Tagami Kaiga, by taking on his former teammates - one-by-one.

Kuroko no Basket has been serialised since December 2008 and so far has 21 volumes released, with sales of over 9,000,000 copies in Japan. Volumes have frequently appeared on lists of best-selling manga in Japan. The first season of the anime premiered in April 2012 and ended in September 2012. A second season is also set to air this October.

That's it for this week! Thanks for reading, see ya next week! ^.^

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*OFF TOPIC* Regarding the verdict of George Zimmerman in the Trayvon Martin case, what are your thoughts and opinions of this?

JUMP Issue #31

JUMP Issue #31

Gintama 451 (Cover, Lead CP)

One Piece 712 (705)

Assassination Classroom 49 (42)

Naruto 636 (629)

PSI Kusuo Saiki 57 (50)

Toriko 239 (CP)

Shokugeki no Souma 29 (22)

Kuroko no Basket 219 (212)

Haikyuu!! 67 (CP)

Smoky B.B. 6

Nisekoi 80 (73)

Mutou Black 7

Beelzebub 210 (203)

World Trigger 20 (13)

Soul Catcher(S) 8 (1) - First Ranking

Sket Dance 287 (280)

Bleach 543 (536)

Kochikame 1798 (1791)

Cross Manage 39 (32)

Koisuru Edison 

JUMP Issue #32

Assassination Classroom - First Anniversary (Cover, Lead CP)

Nisekoi, Sket Dance (CP)

JUMP Issue #33

- Kuro Clock (New Series by Atsushi Nakamura)

JUMP Issue #34

- Hime Doll (New Series by Kazurô Kyô, Author of After School Idol)

JUMP Issue #35

- Ginga Patrol Jako (New Series by Akira Toriyama)

+

• One Piece is in 1st
• Assassination Classroom moves down to 2nd, from 1st
• Shokugeki no Souma stays in 5th
• Nisekoi down 1 place to 7th, still OK
• Beelzebub moves out of the bottom 5 to 8th...

-

• ... And its place is taken by Bleach, which has fallen from 7th to 12th

Other Changes:

• Naruto: 4th > 3rd
• PSI Kusuo Saiki: No change at 4th (2 issues back)
• Kuroko no Basket: 3rd > 6th
• World Trigger: No change at 9th (2 issues back)
• Sket Dance: No change at 10th (2 issues back)
• Kochikame: 9th > 13th
• Cross Manage: 11th > 13th
• Koisuru Edison: 10th > 14th

An OK ToC for me this week. Poor Bleach. Assassination Classroom's first anniversary is next week. Boy, does time fly! More details about Nisekoi's anime will be in the next issue, and I'm also hearing that Sket Dance is ending next week... We've also got some new series starting up over the next few weeks. We've got Kuro Clock (probably supernatural, never heard of the author), Hime Doll (sounds Ecchi) and Ginga Patrol Jako, which is probably something to do with space. It's also by Akira Toriyama, who I've never even heard of. I assume this is his first work. Nevertheless, I wish all of them the best of luck with their new series. And this also means some more series are getting the cut to make room. My money would be on Sket Dance, if rumours are correct, Koisuru Edison and Cross Manage.

Things are getting pretty stale around here, so I'm gonna be making a few changes. Starting from next month, I'm gonna have a Manga of the Month theme, and shall change my display picture and background to promote said manga. Next month's manga will be... *drumroll* Kuroko no Basket!

Also, I wonder if I should start showing the rankings of manga from as far as 5 issues back, so we can see trends in the rankings and therefore make easier judgements. What do you guys think? Should I start doing that, or stick to his format? Let me know in the comments. As always, thanks for reading! See you next week! ^.^

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*OFF TOPIC* So, following on from Microsoft's u-turn on their DRM, always online and backwards compatibility policies, will this motivate you to get the Xbox One? Or will you not give Microsoft a second chance? If not, which consoles are you going with next-gen? For me, it's looking like Wii U and PS4 so far... Let me know your thoughts!

JUMP Issue #19

JUMP Issue #19

Assassination Classroom 38 (Cover, Lead CP)
Kuroko no Basket 208 (201)
One Piece 704 (697)
Jieta no Tsuugakuji (CP, Oneshot)
Shokugeki no Souma 18 (11)
Beelzebub 198 (191)
World Trigger 9 (CP)
Naruto 626 (619)
Nisekoi 69 (63)
Haikyuu!! 56 (49)
Bleach 533 (526)
PSI Kusuo Saiki 45 (CP)
Sket Dance 276 (270)
Gintama 436 (429)
Kochikame 1787 (1780)
Hungry Joker 20 (13)
Koisuru Edison 19/20 (5/6)
Medaka Box 188 (181)
Cross Manage 28 (21)
Shinmai Fukei Kiruko-san 19 (12)

Absent: Toriko

Jump Issue #20 Info

Toriko (Cover, Lead CP)
CP: Haikyuu!! (Character Popularity Poll Results), Kuroko no Basket, W.C. Friends (Oneshot)

+

• One Piece in 2nd
• Shokugeki no Souma is in 3rd
• Beelzebub continues its good run in 4th
• Nisekoi's doing ok in 6th

-

• Bleach remains in 8th
• Gintama up one place, but to 10th

Other Changes

• Kuroko no Basket: 4th > 1st
• Naruto: 1st > 5th
• Haikyuu!!: 9th > 7th
• Sket Dance: 10th > 9th
• Kochikame: 13th > 11th
• Hungry Joker: No change at 12th
• Koisuru Edison: 16th > 13th
• Medaka Box: No change at 14th
• Cross Manage: 17th > 15th
• Kiruko-san: 15th > 16th

Good ToC this week. Kuroko no Basket surges to the top, Shokugeki no Souma continues its good run in 3rd. Hungry Joker moves back down into the bottom 5. Next week, there is a novel announcement for PSI Kusuo Saiki and Haikyuu!! gets its character popularity results. I've started to update my other blog, Weekly Jump Rantings, a little more now. Every week, I'll just be posting summaries of news regarding anime, manga and games. If you've got any stories, @ me on my Twitter or summat.

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JUMP Issue #18

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JUMP Issue #17

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JUMP Issue #16

*ATTENTION, NOOBS! Series that are in colour and/or are in bold are not ranked! The number not in the brackets is the chapter for this week's issue, and the number inside brackets is the chapter being ranked! e.g. Chapter 53 of Haikyuu!! appears in this week's issue, but its ranking is based on Chapter 46*

JUMP Issue #16

Gintama 437 (Cover, Lead CP)
Toriko 226 (219)
Bleach 530 (523)
Assassination Classroom 35 (28)

PSI Kusuo Saiki 42 (35)
Shokugeki no Souma 15 (CP)
World Trigger 6
En Musubi no Kami!? Makkey (CP, One Shot)
Nisekoi 66 (59)
Kuroko no Basket 205 (198)
Haikyuu!! 53 (46)
Sket Dance 273 (266)
Koisuru Edison 7*
Beelzebub 196 (189)
Kochikame 1784 (1777)

Medaka Box 186 (179)
Shinmai Fukei Kiruko-san 16 (9)
Hungry Joker 17 (10)
Cross・Manage 25 (18)

One Piece, Naruto (Absent)

JUMP Issue 17:

Kuroko no Basket (Cover, Lead CP)
CP: Shokugeki no Souma, Sporting Salt (One Shot by Kubota Yuuto)

+

• BLEACH 2ND? PHWOAR!
• Assassination Classroom in 3rd
• Nisekoi up to 5th
• Beelzebub is up to 9th

Other changes:

• Toriko: 5th > 1st
• PSI Kusuo Saiki: No change at 4th
• Kuroko no Basket: 6th > 6th
• Haikyuu!!: No change at 7th
• Sket Dance: 3rd > 8th
• Kochikame: 9th > 10th
• Medaka Box: 12th > 11th
• Kiruko-san: 14th > 12th
• Hungry Joker: 12th > 13th
• Cross・Manage: 13th > 14th

A good ToC for me this week - no negatives! One Piece is unexpectedly absent as Oda is sick - here's hoping he makes a speedy recovery. My baby, Bleach, has injected steroids and had a major boost. The interracial gangbang between well, you know the three, continues. The one shot in this week's issue sounds like a gag manga. Shokugeki no Souma gets colour pages for the 2nd out of 3 weeks because it's just that awesome. Thanks for reading, see yo next week! ^.^

Agree or disagree with this week's ToC? Let me know in the comments below and you could win a prize!**

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*UPDATE* I accidentally put Beelzebub as 8th instead of 9th, so I've corrected everything below it and moved them one place lower. My bad.

* It appears I've been getting Koisuru Edison wrong. I was always one chapter ahead and it'actually 2 chapters per issue. But its first rank is next week, so everything should be correct then.

** Prize is entirely fictional.

JUMP Issue #15

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JUMP Issue #14

*ATTENTION, NOOBS! Series that are in colour and/or are in bold are not ranked! The number not in the brackets is the chapter for this week's issue, and the number inside brackets is the chapter being ranked! e.g. Chapter 203 of Kuroko no Basket appears in this week's issue, but its ranking is based on chapter 196*

JUMP Issue #14

Beelzebub 194 (Cover, Lead CP)
One Piece 700 (693)
Assassination Classroom 33 (26)
Shokugeki no Souma 13 (6)
Toriko 224 (CP)
Naruto 622 (615)
Kuroko no Basket 203 (196)
Me o Miharu Hodo no Miseinen (CP, One Shot)
World Trigger 4
Nisekoi 64 (57)
Koisuru Edison 6
Haikyuu!! 51 (44)
Gekikaraa! Curry Ouji (CP, One Shot)
PSI Kusuo Saiki 41 (34)
Sket Dance 271 (264)
Gintama 435 (428)
Bleach 528 (521)
Medaka Box 184 (177)
Kochikame 1782 (1775)
Shinmai Fukei Kiruko-san 14 (7)
Hungry Joker 15 (8)
Cross・Manage 23 (16)

JUMP Issue #15

Ansatsu Kyoushitsu (Cover, Lead CP)
Medaka Box, Nisekoi, Haikyuu!! (CP)

+

• One Piece is 1st
• Assassination Classroom is 2nd
• Shokugeki no Souma is 3rd
• Nisekoi stays at 6th

-

• Gintama drops to 10th
• Bleach stays at 11th

Other Changes

• Naruto: No change at 4th
• Kuroko no Basket: No change at 5th
• Haikyu!!: No change at 7th
• PSI Kusuo Saiki: 6th > 8th
• Sket Dance: 8th > 9th
• Medaka Box: No change at 12th
• Kochikame: 10th > 13th
• Kiruko-san: 15th > 14th
• Hungry Joker: 13th > 15th
• Cross・Manage: 14th > 16th

Pretty good ToC this week for me, Shokugeki no Souma continues its unexpected cockslap. We should be getting more details of the new Gintama movie, that's due for release this Summer, this month. It seems to me  like Hungry Joker, Kiruko-san and Cross・Manage are having a fucking gangbang at the bottom of the ToC and keep changing positions. Otherwise, not a lot I can say here.

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JUMP Issue #13

JUMP Issue #13

One Piece 699 (Cover, Lead CP)
Assassination Classroom 32 (25)
PSI Kusuo Saiki 39 (32)
Kuroko no Basket 202 (CP)
Toriko 223 (216)
World Trigger 3 (23pg)
Glass Feet (CP)
Naruto 621 (614)
Bleach 527 (CP)
Koisuru Edison 5
Shokugeki no Souma 12 (5)
Haikyuu!! 50 (43)
Nisekoi 63 (56)
Gintama 434 (427)
Beelzebub 193 (186)
Kochikame 1781 (1774)
Sket Dance 270 (263)
Medaka Box 183 (176)
Hungry Joker 14 (7)
Cross Manage 22 (15)
Shinmai Fukei Kiruko-san 13 (6)


JUMP Issue #14

Cover, Lead CP: Beelzebub (4th Year Anniversary)
CP: Toriko, Me wo Miharuhodo no Miseinen (Oneshot), Gekikara!! Curry Prince (Oneshot)

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• AC is 1st!
• Shokugeki no Souma is 5th
• Nisekoi stays in 7th place, which is OK
• Gintama rises to 8th, from its last ranking of 11th
• Beelzebub doesn't move at 9th

Other Changes:

• PSI Kusuo Saiki: 6th > 2nd
• Toriko: 1st > 3rd
• Naruto: non-mover at 4th
• Haikyuu!!: 7th > 6th
• Kochikame: non-mover at 10th
• Sket Dance: 8th > 11th
• Medaka Box: non-mover at 12th
• Hungry Joker: 15th > 13th
• Cross Manage: 13th > 14th
• Shinmai Fukei Kiruko-san: 14th > 15th

Not a bad ToC for me this week. No negatives for me! Plus a few non-movers this week too. There's a one shot in this issue called 'Glass Feet', which I'm guessing is romance. Same goes for the MMM one next week. And the 'Curry Prince' one sounds like a slice-of-life. Hungry Joker's off the bottom, but is still doing poorly along with the other newbies. Next week, it's One Piece's 700th chapter! Lard Gad! Plus the next arc looks very interesting, whatever it'll be. Also, it's been 4 years since Baby Beel first graced us with his little pecker. Happy Birthday, Beelzebub! Thanks for reading, see ya next week! ^.^

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JUMP Issue #12

JUMP Issue #12

Haikyuu!! 49 (Cover, Lead CP)
Toriko 222 (215)
Assassination Classroom 31 (24)
World Trigger 2 (CP, 25 pg.)
Shokugeki no Souma 11 (4)
Koisuru Edison 4
Kokkuri Yaai (CP, Oneshot, 47 pg.)
Naruto 620 (613)
Gintama 433 (CP)
Kuroko no Basket 201 (194)
PSI Kusuo Saiki 38 (31)
Nisekoi 62 (55)
Sket Dance 269 (262)
Kochikame 1780 (1773)
Beelzebub 192 (185)
Bleach 526 (519)
Medaka Box 182 (175)
Cross Manage 21 (14)
Shinmai Fukei Kiruko-san 12 (5)
Hungry Joker 13 (6)

Absent: One Piece
JUMP Issue #13 Info

Cover, Lead CP: One Piece

CPr: Bleach, Kuroko no Basket, Glass Feet (Oneshot)

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• Assassination Classroom is 2nd
• Shokugeki no Souma jumps back up to 3rd
• Nisekoi stays in 7th from its last ranking

-

• Beelzebub drops to 10th
• Bleach drops like a rock into 11th and into the bottom 5 from its last ranking

Other changes

• Toriko: 5th > 1st
• Naruto: 3rd > 4th
• Kuroko no Basket: 4th > 5th
• PSI Kusuo Saiki: 3rd > 6th
• Sket Dance: 9th > 8th
• Kochikame: 10th > 9th
• Medaka Box: No change from 12th
• Cross Manage: 14th > 13th
• Shinmai Fukei Kiruko-san: 13th > 14th
• Hungry Joker: 11th > 15th

An OK ToC this week. Nice to see Souma and AC high. But Bleach, dafuq? Poor Kiruko-san and Hungry Joker though.

We have a one-shot called "Glass Feet" next week. Sounds like romance. Speaking of romance, it's Valentine's Day this week! So girls, give your men the V, and guys, give your ladies the D (see what I did there?). Just don't give each-other VDs (does my genius have no limitations?).

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JUMP Issue #10

JUMP Issue #10

Koi suru Edison 1 (Cover, Lead CP, New Series)
Naruto 618 (611)
One Piece 697 (690)
PSI Kusuo Saiki 36 (29)
Bleach 525 (518)
Assassination Classroom 29 (CP)
Kuroko no Basket 199 (192)
Toriko 220 (213)
Shokugeki no Souma 9 (CP)
Nisekoi 60 (53)
Sket Dance 267 (260)
Haikyuu!! 47 (40)
Beelzebub 190 (183)
Gintama 432 (425)
Medaka Box 180 (173)
Kochikame 1778 (1771)
Hungry Joker 11 (4)
Cross Manage 19 (12)
Shinmai Fukei Kiruko-san 10 (3)
Retsu!!! Date-senpai 20 (END)

JUMP Issue #11

Cover, Lead CP: World Trigger (New Series)
CP: Koi suru Edison, Nisekoi, PSI Kusuo Saiki

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• Bleach shoots up to 4th!
• Gintama moves out of the bottom 5 to 11th
• Beelzebub hasn't moved at 10th
• Nisekoi also seems to be unmoved from its last ranking, which was 7th. Still ok.

-

• One Piece misses out on top spot for the 2nd week running

Other Changes:

• Naruto: non-mover at 1st
• PSI Kusuo Saiki: 4th > 3rd
• Kuroko no Basket: non-mover at 5th
• Toriko: 4th > 6th
• Sket Dance: non-mover at 8th
• Haikyuu!!: 8th > 9th
• Medaka Box: 14th > 12th
• Kochikame: 15th > 13th
• Hungry Joker: 9th > 14th
• Cross Manage: 11th > 15th
• Shinmai Fukei Kiruko-san: 7th > 16th

An ok week overall for my selected manga. A pretty shitty week for the newbies, especially Kiruko-san dropping 9 places to damn-near bottom. And Retsu!!! Date-senpai has also been cancelled to make way for the new series, which I forgot to mention last week: Koi suru Edison (which starts this week) and World Trigger (which starts next week). I'm guessing Koi suru Edison has something to do with inventions (don't know why I think that) and sounds like a gag manga. World Trigger makes me think of gangstas, so I'm thinking something action-y.

Also, next week's JUMP will be out a day earlier, so next Tuesday! Woooot!

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Thanks for reading as always, see ya next week! ^.^

JUMP Issue #09

JUMP Issue #09

Toriko 217 (Cover, Lead CP)
Naruto 617 (610)
One Piece 696 (689)
Shokugeki no Souma 8 (1) - First Ranking
PSI Kusuo Saiki 35 (28)
Kuroko no Basket 198 (191)
Assassination Classroom 28 (21)
Shinmai Fukei Kiruko-san 9 (2)
Haikyuu!! 46 (CP)
Sket Dance 266 (259)
Hungry Joker 10 (3)
Nisekoi 59 (CP)
Beelzebub 189 (182)
Cross・Manage 18 (11)
Bleach 524 (517)
Gintama 431 (424)
Medaka Box 179 (172)
Kochikame 1777 (1770)
Retsu!!! Date-Senpai 19 (12)
Kurogane 68 (End)
JUMP Issue #10

Cover, Lead CP: Koisuru Edison (New Series)CP: Assassination Classroom, Shokugeki no SoumaJUMP Issue #11

Cover, Lead CP: World Trigger (New Series)

+

• Shokugeki no Shoma's 1st rank is 3rd - pretty good!
• Beelzebub rises to 10th

-

• One Piece drops to 2nd
• Bleach drops to 12th
• Gintama drops to 13th - and just above the bottom 5
• AC dropped outside of the bottom 5 to 6th for the first time I think

Kurogane is cancelled - didn't see that coming! Actually I kinda did, but not this quickly

Other Changes

• Naruto: 2nd > 1st
• PSI Kusuo Saiki: 8th > 4th
• Kuroko no Basket: 3rd > 5th
• Shinmai Fukei Kiruko-san: 13th > 7th
• Sket Dance: 5th > 8th
• Hungry Joker: 10th > 9th
• Cross・Manage: 15th > 11th
• Medaka Box: 9th > 14th
• Kochikame: 13th > 15th
• Retsu!!! Date-Senpai: 11th > 16th

Kurogane has ended its run. Ah well, out with the old, in with the new! Shokugeki no Shoma will take its place as a stand-out. It's pretty good so far, check it out. Looks like it's also stealing votes off AC. Also, Toriko's confirmed to have a movie out.

Thanks for reading, see you next week! ^.^

JUMP Issue #08

JUMP Issue #08

Naruto 616 (Cover & Lead Color Page)
One Piece 695 (688)
Assassination Classroom 27 (20)
Kuroko no Basket 197 (190)
Toriko 218 (211)
Shokugeki no Souma 7
Bleach 523 (CP)
Sket Dance 265 (258)
Nisekoi 58 (51)
Haikyuu!! 45 (38)
PSI Kusuo Saiki 34 (27)
Aruberi to Aware na Akumatsuki (One Shot, 47 pg.)
Gintama 430 (423)
Hungry Joker 9 (2)
Retsu!! Date-Senpai 18 (11)
Beelzebub 188 (181)
Shinmai Fukei Kiruko-san 8 (1)
Kochikame 1776 (1769)
Medaka Box 178 (171)
Cross Manage 17 (10)
Kurogane 67 (60)

Hunter x Hunter (Hiatus)

JUMP Issue #09

Cover & Lead CP: Toriko 
CP: Nisekoi, Haikyuu!!

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• One Piece is 1st
• AC is 2nd
• Nisekoi is 6th

-

• Gintama is 9th
• Beelzebub is 12th
• Kurogane is 17th. And dead last

I'm not gonna do the "Other Changes" until next week, as I can't be bothered to look at last week's rankings. I'm also not doing the rankings I've missed. Think of this as a... rebirth...

Anyway, it's grrrrrrrrreat to be back! One Piece, AC and Nisekoi have been doing nicely, I see. I've also gotta do a lotta catching up on manga I've also missed, and I need some new series to start reading. Maybe I'll add them to this blog... SFK's 1st rank doesn't look too good. Maybe it'll rise. Maybe. Shokugeki no Souma also gets its first ranking next week - apparently it's pretty popular. Only time will tell. And I'm sorry for being away so long, can you find it in the bottom of your heart to forgive me?

Oh, and wasswa, if you're reading this, go on! Delete the bookmark! I don't care! But just know that once you do, we're over. Done. Finit. Kaput.

Now time to listen to Frank Ocean and cry about my shitty-ass love life. And in his song, "Pink Matter", there's a nice little DBZ reference in there ;)

Thanks for reading, see ya next week! ^.^

JUMP Issue #49

JUMP Issue #49

Nisekoi (Cover, Lead CP)
Toriko
One Piece
Ansatsu Kyoushitsu
Beelzebub
Kuroko no Basket
Haikyuu!! (CP)
Saiki Kusuo no Sainan
Gintama
Katekyou Hitman Reborn!
Kochikame
Medaka Box (CP)
Sket Dance
Bleach
Mechapen Sensei Henkei Zemi (CP, One Shot)
Kurogane
Cross・Manage
Retsu!!! Date Senpai
Koisome Momiji
Takamagahara (End)

Naruto (Absent)

JUMP Issue #50

Cover, Lead CP: Hungry Joker (New Series by Tabata Yuuki)
CP: Katekyo Hitman Reborn!, Kuroko no Basket

JUMP Issue #51

Cover, Lead CP: Shinmai Fukei Kiruko-san (New Series by Hirakata Masahiro)

JUMP Issue #52

Cover, Lead CP: Shokugeki no Souma (New Series by Tsukuda Yuuto (story) and Saeki Shun (artwork))

JUMP Issue #48

JUMP Issue #48

Ansatsu Kyoushitsu (Cover, Lead CP)
Naruto
One Piece
Toriko
PSI Kusuo Saiki
Katekyou Hitman Reborn! (CP)
Beelzebub
Kuroko no Basket
Haikyuu!!
Bleach
Rokkou Tokka (CP, One Shot)
Nisekoi
Sket Dance
Gintama
Cross・Manage
Kochikame
Retsu!!! Date Senpai
Medaka Box
Kurogane
Koisome Momiji
Takamagahara


JUMP Issue #49

Cover, Lead CP: Nisekoi
CP: Medaka Box, Haikyuu!!, Mechapen Sensei Henkei Zemi (One Shot)

Absent: Naruto

JUMP Issue #47

JUMP Issue #47

One Piece 685 (Cover & Lead Color Page)Assassination Classroom 16 (9)
Toriko 208 (201)
Kuroko no Basket 187 (CP)Naruto 606 (599)
PSI Kusuo Saiki 23 (16)
Sket Dance 254 (247)
Nisekoi 47 (40)
Jugon Kitan Miyaura-san (CP, One Shot, 45 pg.)Bleach 512 (505)
Beelzebub 177 (CP)Cross ManageHaikyuu!! 34 (27)
Retsu!! Date-SenpaiKochikame 1765 (1758)
Gintama 419 (412)
Reborn! 406 (399)
Medaka Box 168 (161)
Kurogane 57 (50)
Koisome Momiji 24 (17)
Takamagahara 15 (8)

JUMP Issue #48

Lead CP: Assassination ClassroomCP: Reborn!, Rokkou Tokka (One Shot)

+

• Assassination Classroom is 1st! Oh yeah, baby!
• Nisekoi back up to 6th
• Bleach up to 7th

-

• Gintama stays 10th, one palce above the bottom 5
• Reborn! in the bottom 5 again
• Kurogane also ranked poorly
• Takamagahara unsurprisingly ranked last. I'd expect it's already been cancelled, and that JUMP has told the author to wrap up the series in the next few chapters

Other changes:

• Toriko: No change from 2nd
• Naruto: 4th > 3rd
• PSI Kusuo Saiki: No change from 4th
• Sket Dance: 8th > 5th
• Haikyuu!!: 7th > 8th
• Kochikame: 11th > 9th
• Medaka Box: 13th > 12th
• Koisome Momiji: 14th > 15th

ToC this week ain't too bad, Gintama and Reborn! continue their slump. Doubt it matters much for Reborn! anyway. The Naruto chapter being ranked is where Tobi's identity is revealed, surprised it didn't get first and also lost to Assassination Classroom. Plus, Retsu!! Date-Senpai gets its first ranking next week, with Cross Manage's coming the week after. If anyone's read them or knows if they're good, please take some of your cherished time to tell me. Anyway, thanks for reading, see you next week! ^.^