This Week's Issue! - Jul 07, 2014

Professional anime con man and SJ Editor Urian Brown gives his take on this week's issue.
By July 07, 2014

 

Cover
art by Naoshi Komi
Nothing sketchy going on here, just a bunch of girls hosing each other down while a perv takes pictures in the background. Good clean summer fun! I guess that's the magic of Nisekoi—It's a little racy, but nothing that you'd be embarrassed to read in front of your grandma. Not that I'm suggesting you read Nisekoi with your grandma. 

Nisekoi
by Naoshi Komi
Marika's getting nowhere with her pursuit of her dearest "Rakky." But when she gets some love advice from a magazine telling her to play hard to get, things start to change. But can she keep up the cold shoulder? Especially when she loves Rakky so much! 

Bleach
by Tite Kubo
WOW. There's a color page in the beginning of this chapter that is quite an eyefull! But it's all in celebration of Chad and Orihime being back in action! It's been a long time since the core group has been together. And Chad's got some stern advice about Uyru that Ichigo better take! 

One Piece
by Eiichiro Oda
The insanity continues as Luffy and friends press their assault on Doflamingo's base. After a lot of running, yelling and fighting, they finally come face-to-face with the feathered fiend himself! And Doflamingo's got some harsh words for his old "pal" Trafalgar Law! 

One-Punch Man
story by ONE, art by Yusuke Murata
Fresh back from being punched to the moon, Saitama lays into Lord Boros! But Boros unleashes a finishing move strong enough to blow away the entire planet surface! But...Saitama's got his own finishing move. Ladies and gentlemen, I think after a year and a half of this manga, Saitama's finally getting serious. 

 

Blue Exorcist
by Kazue Kato
Zombie versus bazooka? A normal zombie would be blown to stinky bits, but the zombies in the Illuminati headquarters are anything but normal! While Bon's not only armed with a bazooka, but the power of an Aria, he needs to pick the right verse to kill the zombie. Meanwhile, Miwa, Shiemi and Rin have their hands full with their own seemingly unstoppable zombie. If they're gonna save Izumo, they've gotta have to get a lot better at taking down the walking dead! 

Stealth Symphony
story by Ryohgo Narita, art by Yoichi Amano
Jig has flipped his lid! Completely gone to the dark side of insanity. And he's taking out all his twisted rage on everyone around him! This is one of the darkest chapters of manga that's ever ran in Shonen Jump. And he seemed so nice at the beginning. 

World Trigger
by Daisuke Ashihara
Enedora, one of the strongest Neighbors, has been locked in the training room with Suwa and another Border Agent! That means he can't hurt them, and they have the advantage! Meanwhile, Yuma finds out that the Neighbor he's fighting is a lot craftier than he first thought! For once, he may not have the upper hand! 

Naruto
by Masashi Kishimoto
The fight against Kaguya has gotten complicated! Naruto's in yet another dimension, and he can no longer sense Sasuke. But it will take both of them to seal away Kaguya! While that's happening, the resurrected kage find themselves unaffected by the genjutsu that has enveloped the world. While they're trying to find a way to break the jutsu, they encounter a most unexpected person. 

Toriko
by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro
Mappy's going to die? But he's so ridiculously cute! All frog people are! And what's going to happen to the Croakswagon? Sometime a sacrifice is necessary to complete a mission, but must Mappy die to become fertilizer for the air tree? Is there no other way?!

Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign
story by Takaya Kagami, art by Yamato Yamamoto, storyboards by Daisuke Furuya
Shinoa calls a surprise meeting to discuss her troop's current situation. Although no one nows exactly what it's about, they're all surprised by her frankness. Meanwhile, Kureto Hiragi summons Guren for his own meeting to discuss the future of the human race. A future that directly involves Yuichiro and his friends!  

Extras: Nihongo Lesson, Author Comments.  

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by Urian Brown