Shonen Jump Issue 08/29/16

Secret time traveling 13th Century Bard and SJ Editor Urian Brown takes a look at this week's issue. 

By Urian Brown August 29, 2016

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art by Tomohiro Yagi

It's a brand new JUMP START! Introducing Red Sprite! And as you can tell by the cover, this little guy has got a lot of moxie! And he's mad! And when you read the chapter, you'll understand why. This is our third JUMP START and the last until the next season. Hope you enjoy it! 

Red Sprite
by Tomohiro Yagi

Tatsu Frampt's peaceful life in the orphanage is shattered one day when an evil military organization comes calling! But what could they want with a bunch of little kids? They don't have power or money or military might. Tatsu's world is about to get a whole lot bigger and a whole lot more dangerous! 

Red Sprite

My Hero Academia
by Kohei Horikoshi

Get ready for some ball-chucking mayhem! On a multifaceted field! With all your favorite U.A. heroes and a bunch of new characters from different schools! Deku and friends have never been in a battle like this. There are so many people competing at once and very few of them will pass the test and move on to the next stage of their hero training. Will everyone from U.A. pass? Even ball boy?! Find out! 

One Piece
by Eiichiro Oda

Luffy finds out the hard way that the Big Mom's crew is a lot tougher than expected. Aside from the final bosses of each arc, not many bad guys can give the captain of the Straw Hats a hard time, but Cracker, the Minister of Biscuits certainly can! This is one tough biscuit! Have the Straw Hats bitten off more than they can chew? 

One Piece

Love Rush!
by Ryohei Yamamoto

Reiji's day just keeps getting weirder and weirder! First, he met a real-life cupid that swooped down from the heavens to declare her love for him. Now he's got a whole army of supernatural sweeties that all have eyes, or in some cases "eye," for him! But he doesn't like any of them! He's got his heart set on his longtime crush. But does she love him back? Will he be crushed by his crush? Or crushed by all the creatures crushing on him? Should this series be called "Love Crush"? I don't think so. Anyway, enjoy! 

Toriko
by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro

Another culinary cataclysmic chapter of Toriko! The strongest players are all here facing each other down in a big battle that could literally destroy the whole planet! Whoever's the hungriest will prevail! A literal appetite for destruction! See who gets chewed up and spit out! 

Toriko

World Trigger
by Daisuke Ashihara

Rank wars! Rank wars! Rank wars! The fighting grows more fierce as one of the teams gets tired of Chika's pesky sniping. They want to "get the lead out," literally! But she's trickier than she seems, as they soon find out. The action continues! 

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

Soma faces one of his greatest challenges yet--a rematch with the spice master, Hayama! And the main ingredient is something that stinks! In fact, it's strange smell is downright unbearable! Can Soma find a way to mask the scent in time to take on Hayama? 

Foodwars

Black Clover
by Yûki Tabata

The Diamond Kingdom has attacked! Thinking the Clover Kingdom vulnerable, they've sent some of their top mages to occupy the town of Kiten. But the Clover Kingdom has plenty of magic firepower of their own, including the legendary Golden Dawn knights! Sparks and spells will fly as we find out if these Diamonds are unbreakable!  

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

The Promised Neverland has officially joined the Weekly Shonen Jump lineup! This JUMP START got one of the strongest reactions from fans we've ever seen. So many people on the SJ Survey commented asking us to add it to the weekly lineup.  And I'm not surprised in the least bit--it has such a great hook. So much intrigue and suspense. The art is great, the characters are interesting and it's a real page-turner. Can't wait to see what happens to the characters and what's beyond that wall! 

Promised Neverland

Extras:  Interview with Masashi Kishimoto and Yoshihiro Togashi, Author Comments, Nihongo Lesson.

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by Urian Brown