Editor and King of the Forums Urian Brown gives his take on this week's issue of Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha! 

Cover
art by Hiroshi Shiibashi
A Nura cover! And not just any Nura cover, an absolutely stunning one! But that’s no surprise considering the source!

Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan
by Hiroshi Shiibashi
The fight between the evil Gokadoin and the secret spider family is in full swing! It looks like Nura and crew has the early advantage, but the battle’s just beginning.

One Piece
by Eiichiro Oda
This crazy arc keeps chugging along at a breakneck pace! Just when you think the crazy train can’t get crazier, it goes completely off the rails! In all my years of reading One Piece I can’t quite think of anything this wild. Oda’s topped even himself!

Bakuman
story by Tsugumi Ohba, art by Takeshi Obata
The story is winding down and signs look like it’s heading for a wonderful ending. Reversi is doing great, and they’ve essentially made all their dreams come true, except one—Moritaka proposing to his beloved Miho. BTW, is anyone else in love with Miho’s mom’s hair? How does she get it to do that?!

Naruto
by Masashi Kishimoto
The fight between Sasuke and Itachi against Kabuto continues! This fight’s been pretty amazing so far, and in the classic style of the Naruto manga, it’s a Kabuto flashback! I love seeing the characters as little kids.

Bleach
by Tite Kubo
The Tres Bestias are back and feisty as ever! It looks like this arc is starting to take off, and the battle lines are being drawn up!

Toriko
by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro
Toriko’s in for what he thinks is an easy fight. Who could possibly beat Toriko, right? Certainly not a skinny dude like Shu the Assistant Instructor from the Chowlin Temple! I’ve seen a lot of fights in this manga, but this one is really special. Complex combat is hard to draw, but Shimabukuro has no problem here!

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