This Week's Issue! - Dec 15, 2014

Dollar store Christmas shopper and SJ Editor Urian Brown takes a look at this week's issue.
By December 15, 2014

 
Cover
art by Shun Saeki
I felt like I was going to flip when I saw this cover! Then get all golden brown and flip again! This could be the first spatula on the cover of Weekly Shonen Jump ever! And a nice spatula it is, because Shun Saeki is an amazing artist. The art in Food Wars! impresses me every week and is some of the best in the business. 

Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma
story by Yuto Tsukuda
Man, this manga makes me hungry! And I don't even like seafood! But whenever I see an amazing drawing of a delicious looking dish, my mouth starts to water. Nobody, but nobody, can draw food as well as manga artists, especially Shun Saeki. And this chapter serves up some seafood that's drawn so well you can practically smell it!  

One Piece
by Eiichiro Oda
The battle for Dressrosa rages on! And in this chapter, we get a look at some of many fights that are happening on the battlefield. Including some Zolo action! He's got his hands full, or maybe "swords full," taking on the stone mountain known as Sir Pica! Plus, a fight between Hajrudin the Giant and Sir Machvise that may change the landscape of the entire battle! 

Toriko
by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro
After getting torn to pieces by a Monkey King that was just trying to play with them, Toriko and crew find themselves in a much-needed training session. First it's a lesson on the nature of cells, followed by some bug juggling. How can bug juggling make you stronger? You'll have to read the chapter to find out! Seriously, Toriko has some of my favorite training sequences in all of SJ manga. They're just so far out. And this one may be the strangest yet! Which is saying something! 

Nisekoi
by Naoshi Komi
Some say that love is the most powerful force in the universe, but is it more powerful than bad luck? A lot of bad luck? Raku's dream is to get some alone time with Onodera on a school trip, but everything keeps going wrong. First the shinkansen breaks down, and that is just the beginning of their troubles! Will Raku and Onodera ever get to their destination? 

Hi-Fi CLUSTER
by Ippei Goto
The exciting car chase to capture the illegal lable smugglers comes to a thrilling end! And then some! But just when it looks like they're closing in on their target, things get complicated. Very complicated!  

World Trigger
by Daisuke Ashihara
The Rank Wars are getting serious! After Chika blew away the competition in the first match (literally), the other Border Agents have taken notice. And now that the ante has been upped, it's time to start planning and getting ready for the next round. Some teams will win and some will lose, but most likely, some of them will sing the blues, or something along those lines. 

Bleach
by Tite Kubo
The battle between Yhwach and Hyosube continues! This has been one crazy battle. Just when it looks like one guy's got the upper hand, the tables get turned. And then again! I guess when two of the strongest characters in the entire series battle, it's going to be a knock-down drag-out fight!

Gakkyu Hotei: School Judgment
story by Nobuaki Enoki, Art by Takeshi Obata 
Now that the dismembered fish case is behind him, Abaku settles in to his law office at Tenbin Elementary School. He's set up shop in the playground and is ready to take on his next case—the Pretty Idol Airi Takanashi Photo Voyeurism Case! Someone's been sneaking pics of her at school and leaking them to the Internet! It's up to Abaku to find out who!

Naruto
by Masashi Kishimoto
Sasuke versus Kakashi! This is a great fight and one that shows how much more powerful Sasuke was from the very beginning. At this point, Kakashi is still miles ahead of him. It's fun to look back and see the difference between them, knowing how the balance of power ends up. This JUMP BACK has taught me how much fun it is re-reading the beginning of long-running series. Looking forward to the next one, whatever it is! 

Extras: Winter Manga Sale announcement, Author Comments, Nihongo Lesson.

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by Urian Brown