This Week's Issue 05/18/15

The admirable Rear Admiral Uraneous Brownstain, a.k.a. SJ editor Urian Brown takes a look at this week's issue. 

By Urian Brown May 18, 2015

CoverCover
art by Kohei Horikoshi

Our first My Hero Academia cover! And it's about time! Since even before this manga has joined Weekly Shonen Jump, it was already a fan favorite. Superheroes mixed with manga just feels right and the compelling characters and storyline just add to the appeal. That being said, I am REALLY hoping to see some My Hero Academia cosplay at the cons this year! I really want to see skinny All Might. C'mon, people! Make it happen!

My Hero Academia
by Kohei Horikoshi

Another chapter, another match in the U.A. High Sport's Festival tournament! Although these kids are just heroes in training, they're going at each other with all they've got! The tournament is entering the final stages with just a few matches left. Who will win?! Naturally, as a fan of Shonen Jump manga, I love tournaments. And this one has been rock solid, not only in action, but in revealing the characters' backstory. I can't wait to see how it ends!

My Hero

One Piece
by Eiichiro Oda

Gear Four has been revealed, but it doesn't seem to be enough to put down Doflamingo for good! Then again, did anyone think it would? After all, this is one of the most diabolical Seven Warlords of the Sea! Luffy's giving it all he's got and then some, but maybe it's time for a little help from his friends. Can anyone stop Doflamingo?

World Trigger
by Daisuke Ashihara

The Rank Wars are finally coming to a head! It's been quite the battle, and there have been numerous shocking surprises! But now it's down the final few, and they're going all out for bragging rights and Rank Points! This is it, folks! Find out who won! 

World Trigger

Black Clover
by Yûki Tabata

If I was the marketing guy in charge of selling Black Clover, my tagline would be this: It's everything you love about shonen manga and RPGs combined into one irresistible package! I'm not a marketing guy, as you can tell, but that's how I feel about this manga. It also follows the shonen manga blueprint, but has interesting characters, great art, a fascinating world and tons of humor. That's pretty much all I need from a manga. 

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

Now that Soma has brushed aside all his upperclassmen challengers, it's on to the next cooking adventure...which is a meet and greet? The students that placed in the top eight in the Fall Classic come face to face with some very important (and intimidating) people! 

Food Wars

Straighten Up! Welcome to Skika High's Competitive Dance Club
by Takuma Yokota

Well, Masaharu's gone and done it—he's joined the dance club! And now he's getting his first lesson in the competitive world of ballroom dancing. And although it looks easy enough, dancing is actually quite difficult. And very technical! Can he survive his first lesson and understand dancing's number one rule? Can he....straighten up?

Bleach 
Tite Kubo

Ichigo's coming to terms with his newfound allies. Quite a few old faces and enemies have returned and are getting on board to keep Yhwach from basically destroying everything. But Yhwach is growing more powerful by the moment. The biggest fight in Bleach's history is about to erupt! 

Bleach

Toriko
by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro

So much plot! The last chapter revealed many important plot points, and this chapter unveils even more! And a fact so shocking is revealed that it will change the manga forever! Get ready to pick your jaw up off the floor! 

Nisekoi
by Naoshi Kom
i

Marika's plot to kidnap Raku and take him to a tropical island is going swimmingly. Like, literally swimmingly when their boat sinks and they have to swim to an even more remote island. Being a city boy, what could Raku possibly know about survival without life's conveniences?! Will he flail like Gilligan or work it out like Tom Hanks? Find out!

Nisekoi

Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring
by Masashi Kishimoto

Even though it is a time of peace in the ninja world, emergencies still happen—Naruto's forgot his lunch! And he's off on an important mission, so of course he needs to eat. Luckily, Sarada and Cho-Cho just happen to be on a secret mission to find Cho-Cho's "real" parents. Can they catch him in time before he...gets hungry? 

Yu-Gi-Oh! 
by Kazuki Takahashi

The hit TV show "Survival Morning" has come to Yugi's school! And they're doing an exposé on school violence! But when the slimy director wants to make sure he gets his footage of kids beating each other up by making kids beat each other up, Yugi takes matters into his own hands and challenges him to a Shadow Game! These days, everyone knows how manipulative reality shows are, but when the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga came out, it was not as well known. This manga's way ahead of it's time! 

Yu Gi Oh

Extras: Digvorzhak, King of the Heavy Industry Sweepstakes, Bundles of Joy, Author Comments, Nihongo Lesson. 

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by Urian Brown