This week we discuss Weekly Shounen Jump Issue 13, published on February 27th, 2023.With the recent cancellations in the magazine (and more to come...), Andrew has picked a rather fitting show and tell feature this week.This week's Manga Show and Tell is Rensai Shuuryou! (Series Axed!) Behind the scenes from Shonen Jump's Golden Age by Maki Kouji.We also have an extended segment diving into V Jump. We normally save our deep dives for the Patreon, but It's published here for you, free of charge!On this week's Jump Segment, we cover:PPPPPP #70 (End of Serialization)Sakamoto Days #108Akane-banashi #51Text-only versions of the weekly manga show-and-tell can be found on Andrew's Obscure Manga Blog.Subscribe to the Manga Musing Patreon to hear any and all coverage of Boruto, as well as deep dives and a whole back-catalogue of free-form discussions.Our theme music is Rainy Day by Souichi Sakagami. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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