Episode 31: Spotlighting the Shonen Jump App

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We're starting 2022 by deep diving into some of Shueisha and Viz's lesser know series available on their simulpub service for English-speaking territories: The Shonen Jump app!! From long-time fan favourites to hidden gems to things that were definitely cancelled for a reason, the catalogue of comics from this foundational publisher on their cutting-edge service has something for everyone to enjoy!!

In this episode we talk about:

• 7thGARDEN, Mitsu Izumi
• Ayakashi Triangle, Kentaro Yabuki
• Ayashimon, Yuji Kaku
• Beast Children, Kento Terasaka
• Blue Box chapters, Kouji Miura
• Bone Collection, Jun Kirarazaka
• Chainsaw Man, Tatsuki Fujimoto
• Choujin X, Sui Ishida
• Cross Manage, KAITO
• Dandadan, Yukinobu Tatsu
• DC3, Kaiu Shirai and Posuka Demizu
• Doron Dororon, Gen Oosuka
• Double Taisei, Kentaro Fukuda
• Dr. STONE, Riichiro Inagaki and Boichi
• Fire Punch, Tatsuki Fujimoto
• Ghost Reaper Girl, by Akihisa Ikeda
• Guardian of the Witch, Asahi Sakano
• Hell Warden Higuma, Natsuki Hokami
• i tell c, Kazusa Inaoka
• Kaiju No. 8, Naoya Matsumoto
• Kubo Won’t Let Me Be Invisible, Nene Yukimori
• Look Back, Tatsuki Fujimoto
• Mitama Security: Spirit Busters, Tsurun Hatomune
• Moriarty the Patriot, Ryosuke Takeuchi and Hikaru Miyoshi
• ne0;lation, Tomohide Hirao and Mizuki Yoda
• Neru: Way of the Martial Artist, Minya Hiraga
• Our Blood Oath, Kazu Kakazu
• Phantom Seer, Togo Goto and Kento Matsuura
• PPPPPP, Mapollo 3
• ROBOTxLASERBEAM, Tadatoshi Fujimaki
• Seraph of the End, Daisuke Furuya, Takaya Kagami, and Yamato Yamamoto
• Show-ha Shoten!, Akinari Asakura and Takeshi Obata
• Spirit Photographer Saburo Kono, Kaiu Shirai and Posuka Demizu
• The Elusive Samurai, Yusei Matsui
• The Emperor and I, mato
• The Hunters Guild: Red Hood, Yuki Kawaguchi
• Time Paradox Ghostwriter, Kenji Ichima and Tsunehiro Date
• Twin Star Exorcists, Yoshiaki Sukeno
• Witch Watch, Kento Shinohara
• Yugen’s All-Ghouls Homeroom, Yuto Tsukuda and Shun Saeki

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**TIMESTAMPS**

(0:00) Introduction to the app

(9:05) Introduction to Ray's rating system

(11:20) One-star titles (no desire to continue)

(37:36) Two-star titles (maybe someday, but probably not)

(44:05) Three-star titles (promising but not great, will continue)

(1:26:09) Four-star titles (loved, will continue)

(2:21:49) Five-star titles (excellent, new faves)

(2:51:49) Questions

(3:24:05) Conclusion/next month's topic