It’s been a crazy year since Shueisha decided to localise everything that goes onto Jump+… I really appreciate it though, there were quite a few series I really enjoyed! Series below are those that have passed the 10 Chapter Test. Very glad I’ve implemented that system, it makes things feel manageable 😅
Continuing From Last Year
- Oshi no Ko – buying the tankobon. Still my overall favourite manga being simulpubbed.
- Spy x Family – tankobon on the wishlist
- Deranged Detective: Ron Kamonohashi – please please release this digitally at the very least 😭
- Ghost Reaper Girl – tankobon on the wishlist
- Show-ha Shoten! – on the fence about whether to buy this or not…
- Dandadan – tankobon on the wishlist, looking forward to the anime!
- MARRIAGETOXIN – leaning towards buying the tankobon and looking forward to the anime!
- Magilumiere Co. Ltd. – not gonna buy the tankobon but the anime should be good
- Chainsaw Man Part 2 – I don’t own Part 1 so I guess I won’t buy Part 2, although I like it much more than Part 1
- You and I Are Polar Opposites – leaning towards buying it. I’d say it’s not as good as Horimiya but it’s still very sweet and occasionally funny.
- Make The Exorcist Fall In Love – not gonna buy this
- Kaiju No.8 – not gonna buy this
- Choujin X – not gonna buy this (I do like it more than Tokyo Ghoul though)
Series That Ended
- Excuse Me Dentist, It’s Touching Me! – man I would buy this if they released tankobons/digital volumes
- The Kajiki Chef: Divine Cuisine – wouldn’t buy this
- Stan for Salvation – probably wouldn’t buy this, actually maybe I would if it came with more extras/omake
- Moebana – wouldn’t buy this
- Ayakashi Triangle – still not sure if I want this physical…
- Me and My Gangster Neighbour – would probably buy this
- Handsome Must Die! – would buy this 🤣
- Service Wars – would buy this 😂
- Disporaiser – wouldn’t buy this
Would Buy Tankobons
- 2.5 Dimensional Seduction – got this on my Amazon wishlist 😁
Look Forward To Reading
- Kindergarten Wars – it’s pretty cute and pretty funny, but I feel like I probably wouldn’t really want to re-read it. Definitely in the top series I actively look forward to reading new chapters of though.
- History’s Mentalist – it’s kinda sorta but not really depressing? 😅 It’s definitely interesting learning about all the different historical figures. Ganbare Sakutarou!
- Dogsred – I like how the main character doesn’t feel like your usual sports manga main character. I mean that in a ‘I don’t really feel like cheering him on’ kinda way. He sure is entertaining though haha. I also like how it addresses the whole figure-skating-not-being-treated-like-a-“real”-sport point of view by showing how technical it is and how the skills transfer across to ice-hockey.
Enjoyable Reads
- The Dark Doctor Ikuru – the premise is pretty absurd which is what makes this fun. I’m loving the latest reveal though about Moo-san 😧
- Romantic Killer – full colour! Only ranked so low because I already know what happens thanks to the anime.
- Jinrui-Shoku – liking the recent reveals about the mummilies. I know it’s not on par with The Three-Body Problem, but I’m totally getting those kinda vibes from it, at a level I can handle (The Three-Body Problem was really well written and made me feel really uncomfortable)
- Shibatarian – horror at a level I can handle. Plus I like Watari.
- Demon Lord Exchange – I like the reveal about the hero role, but not really sure where they can go from here.
- Sachi’s Records ~Sachi’s Book of Revelation~ – short and silly
- Wild Strawberry – not totally sold on this one yet
- Gokurakugai – feel pretty generic but in a high quality way
Conclusion
So I ended up cancelling my Shonen Jump App subscription and just getting a Standard Manga Plus one. I figured since I’m here for the simulpubs I don’t really need the Deluxe. So I’m actually saving money 🤣 I think I’m in a super good position with my manga subscriptions – Manga Plus provides the seinen/wacky offerings as well as WSJ while Manga UP provides the josei/plot heavy series. If K-Manga (LOL) ever makes it out of North America I wonder if I would even both with it 🙃
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