We’re midway through 2026, what better time to do a retrospective so far on Weekly Shonen Jump? Is Weekly Shonen Jump dead? Why is it struggling to find hits? What series deserved to live that got cut? Are female characters treated better now than they used to be? All our takes on these, and more!

Timecodes:

0:00 Mid-year retrospective instead of our Jumping to Conclusions for 2026

1:34 “Weekly Shonen Jump is dead” - why is it struggling to find hits?

11:40 What cancelled series would we have kept around?

26:19 New and ongoing titles in first half of the year

41:24 Finished/cancelled titles in first half of the year

51:16 The series that might end soon

57:43 Our favourites from the rest of the magazine

1:09:16 Ken Ogino’s recent comment about female leads being sexualised in Jump