This Week's Issue 08/01/16

Serial singer of super silly sailor songs and SJ Editor Urian Brown takes a look at this week's issue. 

By Urian Brown August 01, 2016

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art by Posuka Demizu 

Some new faces on the SJ cover usually means one thing--the JUMP STARTS have begun! And this one is most interesting! And as you can tell by the art, quite beautiful! Little kids wearing strange uniforms with number tattoos on their neck can only mean one thing--mysteries abound! Enjoy! 

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

You'd think living in an orphanage would be depressing, but not the orphanage in The Promised Neverland. It's magical! Everyone gets along great, there's lots of delicious food and "Mother," the woman in charge, is full of love and support. And when the orphans reach a certain age, they're adopted and are never seen again. It's a perfect life. Except for the numbered neck tattoos. And strange tests. And...get ready for a wild ride in our newest JUMP START!

Promised Never

One Piece
by Eiichiro Oda

Sanji's in trouble! And so is Pekoms! And so are the Straw Hats! And so is....just about everybody! This chapter is all over the place, but you'll get some juicy info about some of the characters. Oda Sensei has so many candy-related plotlines intertwined it's like reading a giant Twizzler! 

Bleach
by Tite Kubo

The final fight is upon us! Ichigo and some unlikely allies have been giving Yhwach everything they've got, but he's still not going down! But Ichigo's not done yet, and neither are the others. The battle to save the Soul Society and the World of the Living rages on!  

Bleach

World Trigger
by Daisuke Ashihara

The Rank Wars continue! But these are, like, super Rank Wars! They're extra-important to Osamu and his team in order to rise high enough rank to go on away missions. The stakes have never been greater! The pressure has never been higher! Can they pull off a major victory against these tough teams? 

Black Clover
by Yûki Tabata

The fight against the leader of the Midnight Eye Sun invading force comes to a dramatic finish! Asta and company have never been up against a foe this strong. For that fact, few people have. See how the fight ends and what happens next! 

Black Clover

My Hero Academia 
by Kohei Horikoshi

Now that the super-powered kids of U.A. have started working on their big super moves, it's time for a wardrobe update! Midoriya and some of his friends head to the Development Studio to see if technology can help boost their natural Quirks. But when they get there, they find that there are some eccentric characters in the employment of the school.

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

The wars about food continue! Soma and his school buddies have proven to be quite the thorn in Dean Azami's side! Despite the fact that the instructors are intent on not passing them, they keep cooking stuff so good that it's impossible to give them a failing grade. But the fight's not over yet, and Hokkaido is a cold place...a very cold place. 

Food Wars

Toriko
by Mitsutoshi Shimakukuro

I have been writing about manga for a long time. And despite the strange stuff that occurs in the fantastical and imaginative world of Japanese comics, I normally don't have a hard time describing it. Then there's Toriko. Specifically, this last story arc. There are so many crazy characters with crazy powers fighting, I don't even know how to describe it! But it sure is a lot fun to read! I've read hundreds of thousands of pages of manga in my life, and I've never read anything like it. What a trip! 

Nisekoi 
by Naoshi Komi

Agghhhh!!!! There's so much heartbreak and drama in this chapter! Raku's finally, finally, finally, finally, finally, finally, finally, finally made his choice and the lucky girl gives him an answer. I don't want to spoil it any further than that, but it is not the answer I thought it would be. Find out what happens! 

Nisekoi

Extras: Shonen Jump at SDCC, Optimal Illusions Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG feature, Author Comments, Nihongo Lesson. 

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by Urian Brown