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Byoutou Fuufu
Join a couple’s shared journey through sickness as they lay to rest unresolved family drama back at home during their final days together, in this humble yet emotionally…
Ii Yu Da Ne!
An unexpected new relative steps up to revive a family business, a bathhouse located centrally in downtown Tokyo, as a wide and international cast of family and friends…
SPECIAL TOPIC: 6 Ongoing Baseball Manga from Shueisha
From long running serials, resurrected serials, anime and drama adaptations, plus an up-and-coming hit just waiting to hit a home run, Shueisha has been building up a catalogue…
Kentoushi AtoZ
An obnoxious streamer steps in for her identical sister to compete in a massive virtual gladiator arena in this visually dynamic monthly yuri battle series. My next series…
Ooedo Black Angels
Familiar assassins return in this Edo period reboot of a dark Jump classic that offers enough action, excitement and historical detail to proudly stand on its own. My…
WHAT WE’RE READING: June 2024
Welcome back to our monthly reading list, where we share what manga we’ve collected from throughout the month. Most volumes on the list are brand new, having been…
Danball Bachelor
A bunch of weary warehouse employees get a wakeup call when a beautiful and charismatic new worker joins the force and provides motivation, inspiration and purpose to a…
SPECIAL TOPIC: Golf in Weekly Shonen Jump
Shonen Jump isn’t particularly known for golf manga. Rival publication Shonen Magazine published Chiba Tetsuya’s long-running Ashita Tenki ni Naare, while Shonen Sunday has produced a number of…
Poipoi-sama
One person’s trash is another person’s treasure in tonight’s show and tell, as a trash picking priest eccentrically hoards goods in order to fulfill the potentially untapped purpose…
SPECIAL TOPIC- Do you Remember Chiba Akio? by Chiba Ichirou
The works of Chiba Akio ちばあきお remain alive and vibrant, even decades after his passing. Best known for his 1970s Shonen Jump baseball hits Captain キャプテン and Play…
Tegami Bachi
Delivering the mail through rugged lands while fighting monsters along the way is just routine work for the hero of tonight’s show and tell, a mail carrier with…
Mirai Banashi
Have you ever wondered what life in the far future would hold, after the destruction and subsequent exodus of our planet Earth? Longtime mangaka Motomiya Hiroshi 本宮 ひろ志…
Haguremono
A moment of sudden revenge for a hit job on a local mob boss lands our loyal hero in prison for 9 years- while the real traitor ascends…
WHAT WE’RE READING: May 2024
May has certainly been a packed month for manga collecting! From new volumes of our Weekly Shonen Jump favorites like Undead Unluck and Kagurabachi, as well as those…
Otokozaka
After suffering the unfamiliar taste of defeat, a heroic protagonist ascends a long and rocky road to defeat and recruit regional leaders, in order to take down a…
Ochikobore
Organized crime is a popular topic in fiction, and Japan’s yakuza have been the focus of numerous films, manga, video games and other media throughout the decades. Taking…
Onimaru Taishou
Born of Roman and Japanese heritage, a wild boy branded in fear as a literal demon finds unexpected and like-minded company as he traverses the country and engages…
Bartender (2024 mini series)
Those in need of a good drink can now make a long-awaited return to Eden Hall in a brand new iteration of Bartender バーテンダー, a 5 chapter mini…
Show-ha Shoten!
A dynamic partnership is formed, as a young two-man comedy act ascends the ranks of the manzai industry, crafting and honing their unique skills, while dealing with some…
Cycle Biyori (Psych House)
A review of the new Shonen Jump series Cycle Biyori さいくるびより (Psych House) from mangaka Kobayashi Omusuke 小林おむすけ.
Ginga Shounen Densetsu- Dog Days
A tenured mangaka takes a break from his long-running canine action franchise to bring us memories of his childhood, from his harsh father, numerous siblings, rural home and…
Doya-gao Yuueki Jouhou Teikyou Oji-san
Doya-gao Yuueki Jouhou Teikyou Oji-san ドヤ顔有益情報提供おじさん (An Uncle with a Smug Face who provides Useful Information) is the uniquely specific title of a gag series that began in…
Ginga- Nagareboshi Gin
Tonight’s show and tell is a brutally violent and survivalist shonen title of the 1980s that launched a long-running franchise; starring a cast of canine soldiers, this action-packed…
WHAT WE’RE READING: April 2024
Welcome back to our new monthly segment, highlighting our acquired manga from over the course of the past month! These volumes range from series we faithfully follow and…
Dessert Eagle
The Dessert Eagle is a semiautomatic pistol wielded by a crooked gangster turned city operator in tonight’s show and tell- but it is also the name of the…
Kyokuto Necromance
Like a soul welcomed back from the dead, mangaka Naba Fusai 那波歩才 made a highly anticipated return to the pages of Weekly Shonen Jump in issue 21 with…
Chin Piece
The multitalented protagonist of tonight’s show and tell has honed a particular “piece” of his body to replicate and parody the powers of a famous pirate captain, as…
Kamo no Negi ni wa Doku ga Aru – Kamo Kyouju no Ningen Keizagaku Kougi
A genius economics professor uses his knowledge and wealth to dismantle pyramid schemes and expose exploitation, turning the tables on greedy evildoers to protect the economically vulnerable, as…
Negai no Astro (Astro Royale)
Given Wakui Ken’s 和久井健 fame and longtime record with Kodansha, perhaps the most surprising story of the year was the announcement of a new serialization round over at…
Nami no Gotoku
Nami no Gotoku 波の如く is a 1982 short story from prolific mangaka Motomiya Hiroshi 本宮ひろ志 that translates to Like a Wave- adequately named for protagonist Namijirou 波次郎, who…
Captain 2
I can just imagine Grand Jump editorial posing a suggestion to mangaka Kouji Joukura コージィ♡城倉 in a potential scenario- wouldn’t it be cool to start a sequel to…
SPECIAL TOPIC: Bentame Jump
In April of 2023, Shueisha added a new publication to their popular line of “Jump” magazines-Bentame Jump 勉タメジャンプ, an educational magazine for kids with an all-star lineup of…
What We’re Reading: March 2024
You may have wondered where all of our manga comes from here at Manga Musings. We’re proud to support official releases, and all of our reviews are sourced…
Kiwamete Kamoshida
Kiwamete means “extreme,” a word that precisely describes the behavior and antics of our hero in tonight’s shown and tell, a wacky, dirty and at times surreal early…
Tanin no Bengo wa Mitsu no Aji
Watching others suffer is mere entertainment the lawyer protagonist of ongoing Grand Jump Mucha serial, Tanin no Bengo wa Mitsu no Aji 他人の弁護は蜜の味 (Defending Others Tastes like Honey).…
Mukashi Banashi
Gather ‘round for story time from a manga master, with plenty of dancing tanuki, timid oni, dueling mountains, and sly human characters to stretch all the way around…
Hatena
Showing off his teeth on a volume cover resembling a poster at the dentist’s office, protagonist and zoologist Takayama Daizaburou is next shown shirtless, hairy and gleefully riding…
Ankoku Delta
A big eyed, horn-eared girl with bouncing curly hair trots down a zany, twisted purply colored hallway in the opening color page of Ankoku Delta 暗黒デルタ (Darkness Delta),…
Iron Familiar
An abandoned homunculus boy wields fearsome power, but just wants a warm hug from a loving family in this recent serial that hits the right chords of action,…
SPECIAL TOPIC: The Golden Miracle of Shonen Jump, by editor Goto Hiroki
The 50th anniversary of the world’s most successful manga magazine, Weekly Shonen Jump, in 2018 brought a wave of related products, from reprints of classic magazine issues, a…
Rising Impact
A high-flying hero competes with optimism and determination against a lively cast of athletes in this impactful golf adventure from a versatile creator best known for his take…
Tanuma-dono to Gennai-san – Tokidoki Tokugawa Family
History can be both informative and funny, a balance cleverly struck in Yamada Shiita 山田しいた’s ongoing 2023 gag series, Tanuma-dono to Gennai-san – Tokidoki Tokugawa Family 田沼殿と源内さん〜ときどき徳川ファミリ…
Katabami to Ougon
The journey is just as important as the destination in this 19th century international adventure following an orphaned Irish farm girl and her family servant as they trek…
Kachou! Diet no Ojikan desu!
Kachou! Diet no Ojikan desu! 課長! ダイエットのお時間です! (Manager! It’s Time to Go on a Diet!) begins exactly as its title implies- strict office middle manager Emuro Seiichi may…
Boukyaku Battery
A brilliant and feared catcher who has lost his memory is brought back into the world of baseball by his former partner and pitcher in a heartfelt sports…
Yo no Naka no Kemono
A protective father still reeling from the loss of his wife just wants to be a hero in tonight’s show and tell, but is threatened to be upstaged-…
Dear Anemone
Opening color pages are meant to both introduce a story and stoke curiosity, and Dear Anemone ディアーアネモネ easily accomplishes both, compelling us to quickly delve in further through…
Ahab
One man’s obsession leads a whaling crew on a deadly revenge mission in this fresh and complete adaptation of a classic novel, a tale in the futility of…
Choujun! Choujou-senpai (Super Psychic Policeman Chojo)
The double act of the straight man as a foil to a funny and eccentric partner is a common theme in gag manga- like Bo-bobo and Beauty in…
Sokonashi Ichizu
Suspicions of cheating plague a paranoid protagonist, who finds himself easily deceived and roped into a crime by a mysterious accomplice, in this whacky tale of twists, turns…