Shonen Jump Issue 01/16/17

Son of a biscuit eater and SJ Editor Urian Brown takes a look at this week's issue. 

By Urian Brown January 16, 2017

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art by Shirow Miwa

Feast your eyes on this beautiful blood red RWBY cover! It's been neat having RWBY in the magazine as I've learned about the world and been able to take in some exquisite manga art. But like most manga, RWBY really shines when you add a little color. 

My Hero Academia
by Kohei Horikoshi

The fallout from the big Bakugo and Deku brouhaha continues! Looks like the boys won't be getting off easy for their antics. And Deku meets a most unusual person during his punishment. One that seems strange, even in this world where strange is practically normal! 

My Hero Academia

One Piece
by Eiichiro Oda

It's Jimbei to the rescue! Jimbei is one of my favorite non-Straw Hat characters and arcs like this make me hope he'll become one of the crew! Aside from his amazing character design, his stoic personality would be a good counterweight to some of the goofier members of the crew. Plus, he's super strong and can talk to fish! Those are very useful skills at sea! 

The Promised Neverland
story by Kaiu Shirai, art by Posuka Demizu

Sister Krone's been playing the kids pretty hard in her attempt to dethrone Mom, but it's not over yet! She needs proof and these are some very careful kids. Plus, Mom didn't get to where she was by being a dummy. The plot thickens as the countdown for escape continues! 

The Promised Neverland

Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma
story by Yuto Tsukuda, art by Shun Saeki, contributor Yuki Morisaki

Finally, some answers! In the last chapter of the flashback about Soma's Dad, he didn't show for a cooking contest that would have made him famous! Was it the pressure? Did he meet someone special that changed his priorities? Did he oversleep? Just where the heck is he? All will be revealed in this chapter! 

Black Clover
by Yûki Tabata

The battle to save the Forest of Witches takes an unexpected turn when Mars sees someone from his past on the battlefield. Making matters worse, this someone doesn't recognize him and is trying to kill everyone! And as usual, Asta is in the middle of everything telling everyone not to give up! But will it work this time? 

Black Clover

Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign
story by Takaya Kagami, art by Yamato Yamamoto, storyboards by Daisuke Furuya 

Special flashback chapter coming your way! This week, we take a look back at when Yuichiro was just an angry little squirt and Guren was giving him some much-needed tough love and guidance. Simpler times! 

One-Punch Man
story by ONE, art by Yusuke Murata

If you're a One-Punch Man fan, you're in luck because we have three chapters in this week's issue! The first one continues the main storyline as more martial artists continue to fall in the tournament. We also get a better look at the fighting styles of some high-level heroes that we've never seen in battle before. And it's surprising, to say the least! The second chapter addresses a very interesting question--what does a ridiculously powerful hero like Miss Tornado do on her day off? And the last one...a superhero fashion show! There's something for everyone!

One Punch Man

RWBY
manga by Shirow Miwa, based on the Rooster Teeth series created by Monty Oum

It's time for some good old-fashioned Grimm hunting in RWBY! But Grimm's are a dangerous lot, I mean anything called a "Grimm" has got to be bad news, right? Find out if this one lives up to its scary name! 

Extras: SJ 5th Anniversary Livestream Event announcement, Author Comments, Nihongo Lesson.

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by Urian Brown