This Week's Issue! - Sep 22, 2014

Undefeated champion of my 10-year-old nephew's wrestling league (him and his younger brother) and SJ Editor Urian Brown takes a look at this week's issue.
By September 22, 2014

 
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art by Yuto Kubota
Don't rub your eyes, you're not dreaming. It's another new manga from the JUMP START series! The JUMP START manga are a way to show you the newest SJ manga coming out of Japan. Each one will run for three chapters giving you a taste of what's new in the Japanese-language Weekly Shonen Jump. And maybe a glimpse into what will come here. Hope you enjoy it! 

Sporting Salt
by Yuto Kubota
Manabu's got a dream! He wants to impress the girl he likes by winning a race. But there's just one problem—he's not the fastest runner. That is until he meets a most eccentric young lad named Shioya. Shioya also has a dream—to be the best sports doctor in all of Japan! Can his dream help Manabu's come true? I have to say, I've read a lot of manga about someone who "wants to be the best" at something, but a sports doctor is a new one. That's the beauty of manga: it has such incredible range of topics. Far more than Western comics.

Bleach
by Tite Kubo
Yhwach finally makes his move! But first he has to get through the first members of Squad Zero—the strongest of all the Soul Reapers!

One Piece
by Eiichiro Oda
Major reveals about Doflamingo in this chapter! Including the source of his incredible power! Plus, a Trafalgar Law flashback! If you thought he'd look really cute as a kid, you were right!

Hi-Fi CLUSTER
by Ippei Goto
Some say the second chapter of a manga is more important than the first. If that's true, Hi-Fi Cluster is looking good, because the second chapter is, in my opinion, better than the first! We get to learn a lot more about the "Ability Society" where people can attach "Labels" to themselves and utilize any skill. We get to know more about both main characters and see Jugojo grow a little bit. If this manga keeps this up, it looks like we may have a hit here, folks.

Toriko
by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro
Many people wrestle with their inner-demons, but few people's inner-demons wrestle for them! Toriko just happens to be one of these people, as the evil agents from Neo find out the hard way! 

Judos
by Shinsuke Kondo
Final chapter! After tracking Judo genius Hana to his village, sports reporters Mizuki and Saito find out there's a whole level of Judo and hand-to-hand combat undreamt of! As the night continues, they witness a battle royale like no other! I enjoyed the three chapters of Judos. We don't get a lot of "super tough guy" manga in Shonen Jump, so it was a refreshing change. It's really funny, too! Let us know what you thought in the comments or by taking the survey.

Nisekoi
by Naoshi Komi
Looks like the big switcharoo between Chitoge and the Nonbiiri princess is coming to an end. The princess has enjoyed being free of her responsiblities, but now it's time to get back to her royal duties. Can she go back to normal after tasting freedom?

One-Punch Man
story by ONE, art by Yusuke Murata
Get ready for action! Genos has a lot to prove to his mentor, Saitama. And a towering, heavily-armored battle robot is the perfect chance to do it. But has he bitten off more than he can chew?

Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal
Original Concept by Kazuki Takahashi
Story by Shin Yoshida
Art by Masashi Sato
Folks, you are witnessing on of the greatest Yu-Gi-Oh! duels ever put to paper! Yuma plus Kaito and Ryoga versus Yagumo! It's three against one in a duel to determine the fates of two worlds! And it looks like Yuma's prepared to go all the way to ensure victory! But Yagumo's no slouch and isn't going down with out one heckuva fight! 

Extras: Author Comments, Nihongo Lesson. 

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