Shonen Jump Issue 02/06/17

Secret undercover Disney Princess and SJ Editor Urian Brown takes a look at this week's issue. 

By Urian Brown February 06, 2017

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art by Taishi Tsutsui

New faces on the cover usually mean one thing--it's JUMP START season! And we're going all out this time as not one, not two, not three but SIX JUMP STARTS will be starting in Jump! Six! That's a world record and we couldn't be more excited! And it's a mix of new talent and veterans. Enjoy! 

We Never Learn
by Taishi Tsutsui

Yuiga is so close to obtaining a college scholarship that it's maddening! Even though he's one of the most hardworking students at school, he keeps getting beat by two girls who seem to be geniuses in certain subjects. And now he finds out that he's going to have to help these two geniuses... Sounds easy for a couple brainiacs, right? Wrong!

We Never Learn

One Piece
by Eiichiro Oda

I can't think of another mangaka that is so adept at juggling multiple storylines at the same time without losing the reader. Oda Sensei is a genius at doing that and this chapter is a great example of his skill. It's all over the place but in a good way. So much packed into so few pages as the big showdown between Big Mom and the Straw Hats inches ever so closer! 

Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign
story by Takaya Kagami, art by Yamato Yamamoto, storyboards by Daisuke Furuya

The story's been focused on the plight of Yuichiro and his plucky gang of friends, but now we get a look at what Guren's been up to and his shady past. And it may change the way you think about his character. Forever! 

Seraph

My Hero Academia
by Kohei Horikoshi

One of my favorite kind of chapters--a villains-only chapter! Good guys are cool, but they're rarely as cool as the villain. Villains usually dress better too! More black! And in this chapter, the leader of the League of Villains gets a visit from...the yakuza! But what would they want with this motley crew of ne'er-do-wells? Whatever it is, it can't be good! 

Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma
story by Yuto Tsukuda, art by Shun Saeki, contributor Yuki Morisaki 

In the last chapter, Soma and his dad can't stop fighting long enough to scramble an egg. It's normal to argue with your old man over the proper way to do things, but not during a high-pressure cook off! Will the other team take advantage of the chaos and outcook them? Another tasty chapter of Food Wars! coming up! 

Food Wars

The Promised Neverland
story by Kaiu Shirai, art by Posuku Demizu

Agggghhh! This chapter is so good and intense I don't even want to write about it because I don't want to spoil any part. I will tell you this though, things are getting darker and darker for the kids! Aggggghhh!!!!

RWBY
manga by Shirow Miwa, based on the Rooster Teeth series created by Monty Oum

The girls of RWBY ramp up their assault on the monstrous Grimm they're facing. It's tough enough defeating a regular Grimm, let alone one with eight heads! Looks like some highly coordinated teamwork is in order! 

Rwby

Black Clover
by Yûki Tabata

Just when it seemed like all was lost, Asta came through with a plan that was just crazy enough to work! In a move of desperation, he threw his magic-eating sword at Ladros and turned him into a giant pin cushion! But the fight's not over yet! 

Blue Exorcist
by Kazue Kato

Mephisto confronts Lightning and Ryuji during their bath! But it's not all splashing around and playing with rubber duckies, it's serious stuff! More details about the Blue Night are revealed and details about certain characters as well. And after bath time, one of the True Cross students makes a shocking declaration! 

Blue Exorcist

Extras: Cover Contest Winners, Author Comments, Nihongo Lesson.

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by Urian Brown