JUMP Issue #48

JUMP Issue #48

Naruto 652 (14th Anniversary, Cover & Lead CP)

Assassination Classroom 65 (58)
Shokugeki no Souma 45 (38)
Isobe Isobee Monogatari 2 (CP)
Toriko 255 (248)
Nisekoi 96 (89)
Gintama 467 (460)
Kuroko no Basket 235 (CP)
Beelzebub 226 (219)
PSI Kusuo Saiki 73 (67)
Soul Catcher(S) 24 (17)
Koi no Cupid Yakeno Harajin 6
World Trigger 36 (CP)
Haikyuu!! 83 (76)
Hachi 7
Tonari no Seki no Chinko-chan (One Shot, 21 pg.)
Bleach 554 (547)
Kochikame 1794 (1787)
Hime-dol! 12 (5)
Kurokuroku 13 (6)

Absent:

One Piece

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• Assassination Classroom is 1st, up from 3rd
• Shokugeki no Souma's in at 2nd, big jump from 7th
• Nisekoi moves from 9th to 4th
• Gintama moves to 5th from 6th (2 issues back)
• Beelzebub moves up to 6th from 12th, another big leap

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• Bleach stays at 10th

Other Changes:

Toriko: 4th > 3rd

PSI Kusuo Saiki: 4th (2 issues back) > 6th

Soul Catcher(S): 13th > 8th

Haikyuu!!: 8th > 9th

Kochikame: No change at 11th

Hime-dol!: 15th > 12th

Kurokuroku: 14th > 13th

JUMP Issue #49 Info

One Piece 726 (Cover & Lead CP)
Drump by Kazuki Takahashi (One Shot, 59 pg.)

I'm back! Sorry I haven't posted in a while, I've just had to adjust to a new way of life. But now I'm settling in and my posting should be regular. Add that to the fact that I'm a lazy P.O.S. and there you go.

Also, I got a Wii U and that's eating up much of my time. Add me on Miiverse, my NNID's TheNotoriousJOUA. I made my Mii a black guy because, well, who doesn't want to be a black guy? Black guys have such big... hearts.

Nice to see my selected series doing well. Especially Beelzebub. Wish I could say the same for Bleach. Looks like Kurokuroku and Hime-dol'll be getting the axe fairly soon. How have your series been getting on?

Seeing as I haven't posted much in October, and World Trigger is my MotM, I guess there's not much point in covering it today and I'll choose another one for November. Ah well, sucks.

Naw, I'm kidding. World Trigger will be my MotM for November. 

Anyway, that's it for this week! Actually, no, because there's still a ToC to come out this week. Thanks for reading, see ya next - I mean - this week! ^.^

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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!

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• 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)

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• 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

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• 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)

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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!

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• 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! ^.^

Agree or Disagree with this week's rankings? Write down your thoughts in the comment below. Don't forget to Follow me on Twitter, become a Follower of this blog, or Like my page on Facebook.

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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)

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

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• 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 #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)

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

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• 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! ^.^