This Week's Issue 03/28/16

Three-time clown school drop out and SJ Editor Urian Brown takes a look at this week's issue. 

By Urian Brown March 28, 2016

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art by Kohei Horikoshi

Congratulations, Horikoshi Sensei! You not only have a hit manga, you're about to have a hit anime! I can only imagine how amazing this must feel as a manga creator. It's a bonafide sign that you've "made it." And if there's an anime, that usually means video games, merchandise, movies, musical stage plays and more is right around the corner. It's great to see a manga as good as this one succeed. Omedetou Gozaimasu! 

My Hero Academia
by Kohei Horikoshi

The heroes-in-training of U.A. High are reeling from the blow they took by the League of Villains! They lost Bakugo in the skirmish and that is a bitter pill to swallow. But they're not giving up on their comrade so easily! They've got a plan in the works, but it's fraught with danger and could land them in a lot of trouble. What will they do?! 

My Hero Academia

Bleach
by Tite Kubo

The return of the mack! The great Kenpachi, one of my all-time favorite tough guy manga characters, is back on the scene! And as usual, raring to fight! But there's just one problem--the enemy is Gerard Valkyrie! And the more you beat him, the stronger he gets. Can Kenpachi learn to fight using brains instead of brawn? 

Toriko
by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro

The Don Slime vs. Neo battle continues! In the last chapter, Don Slime got his head bitten clean off! But that didn't stop him. In fact, it didn't even slow him down! A new head popped out and he kept fighting. But the battles gotten desperate and the Don has pulled out a devastating move with such power it may destroy them both. Did it work? Is Neo a goner? Find out! 

Toriko

Nisekoi
by Naoshi Komi

The kids are trapped in the school! A mighty typhoon rages outside! And at the same time, mighty emotions rage on the inside--for both Chitoge and Onodera! They've both been wrestling with the same problem: how to tell Raku they love him. First, they have to get him alone, then they have to gather up the courage. Which one will do it? Who will spill the love beans?! 

World Trigger
by Daisuke Ashihara

Now that that pesky Neighbor invasion is over, it's time to get back to training. In the form of very complicated battle simulations known as Rank Wars. Having read every issue of Shonen Jump since the first issue in America, I am a fan of training sequences in manga. There are so many different ways characters train and it's usually pretty entertaining to watch them grow stronger. But World Trigger's training is totally unique in that they're playing games. There's no working out, chasing monkeys in high gravity, trying to make swirls of energy behave the way you want--it's pure battle simulation. Which turns out, is really fun to read. 

World Trigger

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

It's a family spat! A very important family spat as it involves the most powerful man at Totsuki Intstitute, Dean Azami! Tempers flare as another close relative gets pulled into the drama. Get ready for some...intense emotions! 

Black Clover
by Yûki Tabata

The traitor is revealed! And it's not who you think! Actually, it very well may be who you think because I have no idea who you think it is. But I won't give the culprit away, you'll have to find out for yourself! Major reveal, coming up! 

Black Clover

One-Punch Man
story by ONE, art by Yusuke Murata

The villains are coming, the villains are coming! A lot of them, in fact! While this is a shorter chapter, it features some of the funniest characters we've seen in the manga in awhile. 

Extras: Relinkuriboh Yu-Gi-Oh! Promo Card Announcement, Naruto One-Shot & Boruto Naruto Next Generation announcement, Author Comments, Nihongo Lesson. 

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by Urian Brown