Metallica Metalluca, the debut work by Mizuno Teruaki, has been canceled by Weekly Shonen Jump. As with so many other recent additions to the Jump lineup, Metallica Metalluca suffers an early demise, ending at just chapter 17 in Issue #41 (September 13). The news is unfortunate but expected, as while the series did manage to introduce some interesting elements, they were mostly taken from other, more successful series (Dragon Ball, One Piece, Hunter x Hunter). As such, the series failed to stand out from its competition, and its cancellation has thus far mostly been met with approval from fan communities.
Beginning the following week in Issue #42, the space vacated by Metallica Metalluca will be filled by Light Wing, a new soccer series by Shinkai Hideo. Shinkai has already published two different one-shots with Shonen Jump – Dodge the Ball (2007) and Q-Club (2008) – but Light Wing is his first major series. The decision by Jump to begin a new soccer series a mere two weeks after the end of Shonen Shikku is a bizarre one, considering that Shonen Shikku, another soccer series, was canceled at only 15 chapters.
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Issue #40 of Weekly Shonen Jump marks the 15th and final chapter of Shonen Shikku, the first major work by newcomer Tsukuda Yuuto. Since becoming eligible for fan ranking, Shonen Shikku has never managed to escape the bottom 5 of the table of contents, even placing dead last five times. Its early cancellation is yet another in a string of poor performances from new Shonen Jump series, as has been evidenced by the similarly early ends to Lock On! and Kiben Gakuha, Yotsuya-senpai no Kaidan, and as it seems will further be proven with another cancellation expected next week.
The space left by Shonen Shikku will be filled starting next week by Enigma, a new series by Sakaki Kenji, a former assistant to Amano Akira (Katekyo Hitman Reborn!). An early preview picture is available:
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