Shonen Jump Issue 03/06/17

Frontman of the all-flute punk rock band "LOUDEST FLAUTIST" and SJ Editor Urian Brown takes a look at this week's issue. 

By Urian Brown March 06, 2017

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art by Boichi

Who are these handsome lads with incredible hair and dramatic eyebrows? Why that's Senku and Taiju, the stars of the latest JUMP START, Dr. Stone! This is our fifth JUMP START out of a planned six. So that means there is one more on the way! Make sure to take the survey every week and tell us which one you like the most! We want to know! 

Dr. Stone
story by Riichiro Inagaki, art by Boichi

Taiju's big plan to finally declare his love for his childhood crush gets derailed when...everyone on the planet turns to stone! What in the heck happened? And now that everyone's turned to stone, what's the rest of the manga about? Just drawings of statues? No! It's a little more interesting than that! Get ready for one of Shonen Jump's most unusual JUMP STARTs ever! 

Dr Stone

One Piece
by Eiichiro Oda

Luffy and Sanji have reunited! And after some intense words, they're both on the same page and ready to try and stop Big Mom from her nefarious plan. But they can't do it alone! They're gonna need to find the other Straw Hats. Even with the full crew it still might not be enough. Have the Straw Hats finally met their match?

Black Clover
by Yûki Tabata

The Witch Queen is determined to make Asta kill his friends, despite them all just saving her kingdom! Doesn't seem very nice and in fact, she is not a nice lady. Even for a witch! But last chapter something strange happened to her spell. Did it backfire? Will Asta snap out of it? Has Vanessa awakened a new power? All will be revealed in this chapter! 

Black Clover

Blue Exorcist
by Kazue Kato

Shiemi dropped a major bomb and has called it quits! After all that training and dangerous demon fighting, she's decided to drop out of exorcism school! But why? Did something terrible happen to her? Or her family? Her classmates are dying to know what happened, but before they can ask her, she proposes something that catches them off guard...a party! 

Hungry Marie
by Ryuhei Tamura

I don't know about you, but I'm hungry for more Hungry Marie! And this chapter definitely hit the spot! Not only is it hilarious, it's got one heckuva surprise that changes the entire dynamic of the manga! Not going to ruin it for you, but my guess is you'll eat it up like I did! Yarm!

Hungry Marie

Demon Prince Poro's Diaries
by Hitsuji Gondaira

Another hilarious chapter of Demon Prince Poro's Diaries! Poro faces his toughest challenge yet--his fiancee! Things are very different in the demon world when it comes to love and she's not shy about discussing her needs. But Poro's not easily swayed and he's got plans of his own that include a...romantic date? Can demons love? 

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

Erina's friends are blown away by her dramatic moment of defiance. Standing up to a controlling parent is not easy, but when it's an evil scheming dean like Azami—that takes real courage! The stakes are high as the fate of Totsuki Institute is about to be decided! 

Food Wars

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

This chapter answers a great many questions about the world of The Promised Neverland.  Since the beginning, readers have been wondering what's beyond the wall and is there any chance for the kids to escape. This week, one of those things will be answered! As well as the fate of Norman! 

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

It's a tearful reunion in Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign! But not tears of joy! The other kind of tears--sad ones! And while this is happening, other gears are turning in the mysterious machinations of the world of vampires and humans. Plots, plots and more plots! 

Seraph

Extras: Author Comments, Nihongo Lesson. 

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by Urian Brown