REVIEW: This Week's Issue! - Nov 11, 2013

Professional turtle tamer and SJ editor Urian Brown gives his thoughts on this week's issue!
By November 11, 2013

 

Cover
art by Naoshi Komi
Girls! Girls! Girls! Most Weekly Shonen Jump covers are dominated by tough guy heroes, but once in a while we get a "cuties cover." If you notice, they're all giving the peace sign. No one knows exactly how the trend of making the peace sign when getting your photo taken started, but I can tell you, it's really fun to do. I do it whenever anyone takes my picture. I can't stop. Tsugumi's doing it backwards. Secret meaning? Or just being different? 

Nisekoi
by Naoshi Komi
Believe it or not, Raku's life wasn't always as crazy as it is now. There was a time when he only had one girl to worry about! A lovestruck little girl named Onodera. It's the last year of junior high, and Onodera's got a serious problem—the boy she's in love with is going to the local high school, and she doesn't know if she can get in the same one! Even worse, she still hasn't been able to tell him how she feels! Will fate keep her romantic hopes alive? Usually Nisekoi's chock-full of hyperactive goings-on, but every few chapters it settles down and turns into something quite touching. This is one of those chapters. 

Naruto
by Masashi Kishimoto

It's the most important game of tug-of-war ever! The Allied Shinobi forces are pulling together to try and take the biju out of Obito! But he's not giving up without a fight! Who will win and who will "fall in the mud"?

One Piece
by Eiichiro Oda
It's the tragic tale of King Riku's downfall! And when I say tragic, I mean tragic. Doflamingo demands a ransom of 10 billion berries! That's more than the entire kingdom has! The king makes a spectacle of himself, begging his subjects for the money. And even if he raises it, will Doflamingo honor the agreement? Find out, in this heartbreaking chapter of One Piece

Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign
story by Takaya Kagami, art by Yamoto Yamamoto, storyboards by Daisuke Furuya
Yuichiro meets a new classmate—and gets beat up by him! Making matters worse, his newfound "buddy" is in his Moon Demon Company class. And he has to partner up with him! Can these two hotheaded young men, each with a chip on their shoulder, learn not only how to get along, but fight as a team? And what is the source of all their anger? 

World Trigger
by Daisuke Ashihara

Yuma is blowing through the Border training simulations! But at the rate he's allowed to take the tests, it'll take 133 days to get enough points to graduate. His only hope in racking up points faster is through the Rank Wars. But he'll be going up against some seriously seasoned players. Despite being incredible strong, Yuma's still a noob. Can he go toe-to-toe with the best?

Toriko
by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro
 
It's the end of the Gourmet Age! The world's in ruins. Eighty percent of the planet's population has been decimated. And it would have been worse, if the IGO hadn't been preparing for the tragic event. Where's our hero in this dire time of need. Where is...Toriko?

Bleach
by Tite Kubo
Just when you think you've seen it all, Kubo Sensei pulls something out of his big bag of manga tricks and blows your mind! I'm not going to say anything else, for fear of spoilers, but prepare to have your mind blown!

Dragon Ball
by Akira Toriyama

Vegeta's gone ape-you-know-what! And Goku finds out the terrible truth about who killed his grandpa! Although things are looking more grim than ever, Goku's got one last trick up his sleeve! 

Extras: Author Comments. 

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by Urian Brown