Almost one month into 2025,Weekly Shonen Jumphas just announced that it will be debuting two new series to kick off the year, and they already show incredible promise even with the little information fans have access to. Withthe conclusion ofUndead Unluckthis weekand two of their biggest series ending last year, there is a lot riding for these upcoming manga to become hits.
Shonen Jump has confirmed that two new series will be making their appearance in Weekly Shonen Jump issue #10. The first one is a sports mangaEmbers, written by Kurumazagi Kei and illustrated by Nishi Sotaro, someone who has already made a name for themselves in the manga world. The second is calledB No Seisenby Morihiro Hayashi, an accomplished mangaka with works under his belt.
All Eyes Are On Embers And B No Seisen
These Two New Series Hold A Lot Of Promise
Interestingly, there is no synopsis or information hinting at whatB No Seisencould be about, and all that was revealed was an illustration of a gloomy black-haired character holding a notebook. However, due to the creator’s experience, there is some excitement for the manga.
One the other hand,Embersis what has many fans buzzing. It is a sports manga about a strong delinquent named Haitani who gets introduced to the world of football. The plot is reminiscent ofthe iconicSlam Dunk, and with football manga likeBlue LockandAo Ashibeing more popular than ever, it is no wonder there is so much excitement for this series.
While the writer ofEmbersis unknown and has no previous known works, the artist is extremely talented and has experience making sports manga. Winning an award for being the best newcomer with the handball mangaHeat Conduction, Sotaro showed his artistic prowess and dynamic art with this one-shot. He did it again with a parkour manga,Freerun Freaks, and as expected, it looked great. If there’s one thing to expect from Embers, it will be that the art and the choreography will be nothing short of amazing given Sotaro’s experience with manga that are high-octane and intense.
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Hayashi’s work in the manga world dates all the way back to 2016 when they won an award forNani demo kai masu.Then in 2018, they debuted in the Shonen Jump+ app withGO BACK HOME, a manga about a kidnapper and his victim who wants to kill him. In 2019, they released a one-shot titledAfter School Comedians, LIFE LIAR FROM HELLa year later, andHow to Keep Fairiesthe same year. And now the veteran manga is coming back for weekly manga next week, and from the title, it seems like it will be a sci-fi series.
These Two New Manga Hold A Lot Of Promise
With a few left untilWeekly Shonen Jumpissue #10 is released, there is excitement for these two promising manga that have the potential to become hits. The ending ofUndead Unluckmarked the end of the current Shonen Jump manga that began before 2020, and hopefully, these two stand out and garner a loyal fanbase now that all the big hitters are done.
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