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Weekly Power Rankings: 7/18 – 7/24
Beamcast – July 26
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In this week’s show:
News
OneManga closing
Yen Press+ launching as online magazine
Marvel anime to run on G4 in 2011
Bakuman spin-off in upcoming Jump double issue
Weekly Oricon rankings (7/12 – 7/18)
Licensing announcements
Seven Seas: To Aru Kagaku no Railgun
Yen Press: Highschool of the Dead
Viz: Genkaku Picasso, Death Note Black Edition
New releases
[anime]
Dragon Ball Season 5 Uncut (DVD) $49.98
Love Hina – Complete Series (DVD) $39.98
Soul Eater: Part 4 (DVD) $59.98
[manga]
Black Jack (vol. 12) $16.95
Cirque du Freak (vol. 6) $10.99
Code:Breaker (vol. 1) $10.99
Negima! (vol. 27) $10.99
Oh My Goddess (vol. 15) $10.99
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei (vol. 7) $10.99
School Rumble (vol. 14) $19.99
Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle (vol. 27) $10.99
Current/Classic Reviews
Toriko
Devilman
The Great Shonen Tier List
Introduced this week:
Jiraiya (Naruto)
Tony Tony Chopper (One Piece)
Ichimaru Gin (Bleach)
Devilman (Devilman)
Coco (Toriko)
Minami “Ikki” Itsuki (Air Gear)
Anime Discussion
Highschool of the Dead (ep. 3)
Seitokai Yakuindomo (ep. 4)
Legend of the Legendary Heroes (ep. 4)
Nurarihyon no Mago (ep.3)
This Week in Manga
1:06:47 – Naruto 503
1:12:12 – Bleach 413
1:17:02 – One Piece 593
1:26:43 – Bakuman 95
1:32:01 – Beelzebub 70
1:35:26 – Fairy Tail 193
1:38:21 – Hayate no Gotoku! 281
1:39:58 – Kekkaishi 314
1:42:08 – History’s Strongest Disciple Kenichi 391
1:47:11 – Toriko 103
1:50:55 – The World God Only Knows 107
1:52:52 – Mahou Sensei Negima! 296
1:55:24 – Psyren 128
1:58:56 – Zettai Karen Children 224
2:00:32 – Hajime no Ippo 901
2:02:47 – AR∀GO 28
2:04:56 – GE ~ Good Ending 43
2:06:57 – SWOT 3-4
2:11:17 – D.Gray-man 196
2:12:43 – Gintama 316
2:13:37 – Katekyo Hitman Reborn! 299
2:14:37 – Kimi no Iru Machi 98
2:15:45 – Nurarihyon no Mago 114
Chapters of the Week
Final Flash
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Weekly Power Rankings: 7/11 – 7/17
Beamcast – July 19
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In this week’s show:
News
MangaToshokan pulls all publisher coalition manga
Wall Street Journal reports on manga “piracy”
Voice actor Norio Imamura arrested for indecent pictures
Pluto, 20th Century Boys nominated for Harveys
Tenjou Tenge ending, Jumbor restarting
Weekly Oricon rankings (7/5 – 7/11)
New releases
[anime]
Bleach (DVD 30) $24.99
Shuffle! Complete Series – Viridian Collection (DVD) $49.98
Vampire Knight (DVD 1) $19.99
[manga]
Dragon Ball Z (vol. 8) $17.99
Fullmetal Alchemist (vol. 23) $9.99
Vagabond (vol. 8) $19.99
Current/Classic Reviews
The World God Only Knows
Mx0
The Great Shonen Tier List
Introduced this week:
Sanji (One Piece)
Gaara (Naruto)
Yasutora “Chad” Sado (Bleach)
Kuzumi Taiga (Mx0)
Killua Zaoldyck (Hunter x Hunter)
Jack Rakan (Mahou Sensei Negima!)
Anime Discussion
Highschool of the Dead (ep. 2)
Seitokai Yakuindomo (ep. 3)
Legend of the Legendary Heroes (ep. 3)
Nurarihyon no Mago (ep.2)
This Week in Manga
1:08:47 – Sankarea 8 (new series!)
1:12:29 – One Piece 592
1:18:07 – Naruto 502
1:21:36 – Bleach 412
1:25:17 – Bakuman 94
1:30:39 – Beelzebub 69
1:33:42 – Fairy Tail 192
1:35:33 – Hayate no Gotoku! 280
1:36:51 – History’s Strongest Disciple Kenichi 390
1:39:48 – Toriko 102
1:42:24 – The World God Only Knows 105
1:43:58 – Psyren 127
1:46:29 – Hajime no Ippo 900
1:48:48 – AR∀GO 27
1:50:04 – Air Gear 284
1:51:39 – Katekyo Hitman Reborn! 298
1:52:29 – Kimi no Iru Machi 97
Chapters of the Week
Final Flash
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Nurarihyon no Mago 102
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Every chapter Kubinashi is involved in seems to involve copious amount of mutilation.
Kino has been drawn beautifully well in the flashback. The art in this chapter seems to stand out more than usual.
Glad the board is about to crack. I would have been disappointed if this was the end of the fight. I want to get back to Nura, but Kubinashi and Kejurou are interesting characters, and they deserve quality fights.
Final Flash: Straightforward chapter, with not much to write about, but enjoyable.
Another New Shueisha Magazine – Shonen Jump Next
Hot on the heels of news regarding Jump SQ.19 comes word that Shueisha is launching yet another magazine. Entitled Shonen Jump Next, this even-newer magazine will be a quarterly release in the style of another of their existing magazines, Akamaru Jump. Like Akamaru, Shonen Jump Next will primarily serve as a launching pad for young artists hoping to establish themselves before being serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump or another Shueisha property.
Shonen Jump Next launches April 30 with several oneshots, some from notable mangaka:
Matsui Yuusei (Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro)
Kawashita Mizuki (Ichigo 100%, Hatsukoi Limited, Ane Doki)
Amano Youichi (Akaboshi – Ibun Suikoden)
Wajima Satoshi (Wasshoi! Waji Mania)
The debut issue will also feature a poster of the Bakuman anime, a special Nurarihyon no Mago chapter (featuring color page), eight short histories about current Weekly Shonen Jump series, and nine oneshots from young authors.
Credit: News-Paradise
Nurarihyon no Mago 101
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Kubinashi’s first line is pretty cool, actually.
Ibaraki’s fear is a little difficult to view. A case of too much detail.
So… this fight is Enel vs. Jolyne?
“I’ll take each of your necks and leave them looking like his!” First joke I can recall in many, many chapters. Not bad, either.
Yuki Onna! Nothing wrong with it, but I’m a little surprised to see her dripping blood.
That’s a very foreboding last page.
Final Flash: Hoping to see Kubinashi come back to his senses and fight better with Kejourou. Of course, I have a thing for fighting teams.
Nurarihyon no Mago 100
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I like that Kubinashi is going on a rampage, but I still don’t understand how he suddenly remembered how to be strong.
Top panel, p12: Ordinary men! *dissonant chord*
What a bizarre character design for Ibaraki Douji. It’s like he’s cosplaying Wilson from Home Improvement. (Don’t try to tell me Wilson didn’t have a sword behind that fence.)
Not much to discuss in this chapter. Fairly straightforward, and side character-heavy.
Final Flash: It’s about time for Nura to finish his training. Decent chapter, but certainly not 100th chapter quality.
Nurarihyon no Mago 99
It’s about time that Hagoromo Gitsune’s followers get a little spotlight. (I emphasize “little.”) It was starting to feel like they would be relegated to the shonen-requisite “author forgot to make this enemy important” mid-fight flashback.
Yeah! Medieval Ghost Rider(s)!
Actually, on that same page… couldn’t the assistants have taken more than 30 seconds to draw the citizens’ faces? They look more grotesque than the youkai.
Is Kubinashi going to improve? That would be a welcome change.
Oh… huh. That was pretty sudden.
Final Flash: Nice to see any of the members of the Hyakki Yakou leveling up, and too short is better than too long, but that was quite abrupt.
Nurarihyon no Mago 98
Nice cover. It feels like ages since we’ve seen regular/human Nura.
Gyuuki must be an amazing hair stylist to keep his style flawless at all times like that.
Maybe it’s just me, but I think how Gyuuki defines a Hyakki Yakou was all pretty much assumed anyway.
Zen breaking the fourth wall is weird. This doesn’t seem the series to do that.
Good to see Zen back. I felt he was an interesting character. Certainly interesting enough not to relegate to as little exposure as he’s had.
Final Flash: Training chapter, just as expected, but with a couple good moments.
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