This Week's Issue 06/20/16

Armchair ninja warrior and SJ Editor Urian Brown takes a look at this week's issue. 

By Urian Brown June 20, 2016

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art by Eiichiro Oda

Frogs! Oda Sensei is an unparalleled master of drawing adorable animals doing wacky stuff. His color spreads are filled with smiling animals doing all manner of human activities. But when he draws his own characters as animals, he takes the cuteness to a different level. And this week's color One Piece frog characters should bring a smile to anyone's face. So cute! 

One Piece
by Eiichiro Oda

If you think your mom is scary when she gets mad, wait until you see Big Mom on a rampage! She might be the scariest One Piece character yet! And that's saying a lot considering we're 730 chapters in and this series has been going on for 19 years! You may accuse me of hyperbole, and I'll admit part of this feature it to hype up the chapters so in some ways I'm like a circus barker with a twirly mustache and top hat trying to get people to cough up a nickel to see the two-headed monkey or whatever, but this time I'm not exaggerating. Very much. You'll see! 

One Piece

World Trigger
by Daisuke Ashihara

The Rank Wars are over for now, but the question remains--will Hyuse join team Tamakoma-2?! If team captain Osamu wants to make it to the top so he can go on special missions, he'll need all the help he can get. But what's in it for Hyuse? Will he sign on?! 

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

Get ready for a pivotal chapter of Food Wars! Manga is the ultimate long form of storytelling. Series can go on for many years and have multiple story arcs and mini-arcs. And once in awhile, a chapter comes along that changes everything. Chapters I refer to a "pivotal" because the story pivots and changes direction. This is one of those chapters!  

Food Wars

Nisekoi
by Naoshi Komi

The story is moving so fast! I feel like I'm on a rollercoaster reading Nisekoi these days! So many dramatic moments packed into so few pages! And this chapter continues the trend when Chitoge comes to a devastating realization. Plus, Tsugumi and Claude clash again in a final battle to settle the score! 

Toriko
by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro 

Big fights in this chapter! Joie takes on Starjun! Toriko battles the Blue Nitros! Neo fights God! And all of the combatants have powers so unimaginably strong, they're literally damaging the planet they're on! I've seen a lot of fights in Weekly Shonen Jump, but none like this!

Toriko

Black Clover
by Yûki Tabata

So far, the battle under the sea has been focused on Asta and Vetto. But now we finally get to see the other Black Bulls go up against the members of the Eye of the Midnight Sun! And these battles do not disappoint! Magic mayhem coming your way! And a shocking revelation about one of the Black Bulls! 

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

The fighting tournament continues! Fan favorite Suiryu faces the electrifying Lightning Max! Both seem confident, but only one will prevail! Who will it be?

One Punch Man

Bleach
by Tite Kubo

Ichigo unleashes a brand new Bankai! But so far, nothing he's done has had an effect on Yhwach. Will this new, more powerful sword make a difference? The battle to save the Soul Society continues! 

Hunter x Hunter
by Yoshihiro Togashi

Back to the main storyline! After what will be remembered as one of the most mind-boggling fights in a Weekly Shonen Jump manga, the story returns to the journey to the Dark Continent. All the players are in place and the bloody battle to determine who will succeed the King of Kakin continues. Not really related to the story that much, but the whale ship they're taking the journey in is really cute! 

Hunterx Hunter

My Hero Academia
by Kohei Horikoshi

The fun thing about reading weekly serialized manga is the manga you most look forward to reading changes based on what's happening in all the series. Sometimes, a manga that's not your favorite becomes the one want to read the most. My Hero Academia has been killing it lately and has almost edged out HxH in that category for me. And this chapter really packs a punch, both physically and emotionally!

Extras: Special Guests at Con feature, Author Comments, Nihongo Lesson. 

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by Urian Brown