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Successor to Bleach/Naruto/One Piece

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16 years ago
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There are only two that really pop into my head at this moment in time and those would have to be Kuroshitsuji and Fullmetal Alchemist.
Last time I checked FMA was selling easily over 1 million copies per volume while Kuroshitsuji sold almost half a million and its only on it's 8th volume. But when I think about it both of these names are owned by Square Enix and and it wouldn't feel right if a series from a magazine other than Shonen jump would take other B/N/OP.
I like D.gray-man but I don't think it's going down the same road (if that even makes sense laugh) and as much as I love Bakuman I think it's in another league, like Death note which was Very popular but I think these stories have a different feel it them.
I don't know much about what else is in Shonen jump but if it's around 15-20 volumes and it's not as popular as the three it probably won't be for the rest of it's run.
Beelzebub looks like it could, but it's going to have to try much harder.

But in the end not even the people at shonen jump know what's going to make it big. Best bet is to wait till either Bleach or Naruto ends and see that rises up after their end.
I think someone else said this but I don't think anyway as good/popular as B/N/OP will be in the pages of Shonen jump for a few years.

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16 years ago
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I'd say Kobe, Kishimoto, and Oda'd probably start new series, and they'll be the successors...

I mean... a lot of manga will definitely be popular and will rise in the charts...but considering it's JUMP though, they'd make them whip up a new story just a week after the stories end! O_O


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16 years ago
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i would be tempted to say soul eater but is already on 14th volume, so unlikely to suddenly become major, and the anime veered to far from the manga so wouldnt really be able to continue in line with the manga..... shame though i would have liked to see it take over


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16 years ago
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Are we limiting this to exclusively Jump series? If so, then from all the currently running titles in Jump, the only one with a possibility seems to be Beelzebub.

Both Kateikyoushi Hitman Reborn and D.Grayman have horrible pacing and an inconsistent power structure; and its beginnings were too lame for it to make a comeback this late in the game.

Bakuman attracts too much of a niche audience, much like Hikaru no Go, and lacks the appeal that mindless action has towards young boys. But perhaps, just maybe, readers want to see something a little different from the usual. After all, a good portion of Jump readers are actually adults and teenagers... but they're also the demographic who don't buy the tankobon.

Sex sells, so I expect to see a huge rush for Medaka Box when it goes on sale, but essentially that's all it has going for it. It's too much of a rip from more popular school comedy franchises. coughHaruhicough In similar respects, Ane Doki also falls victim to the wanton needs of high school teenagers. They were both set up for failure from the very beginning.

Psyren is a fantasy series. And like all fantasy series, it's just a cheap excuse for the mangaka to pull anything and blame it on the mystism of magic (PSI?) to make up for the lack of concrete foundation. However, people seem to like it, so meh. I've been wrong before.

Beelzebub has a cast of likable characters, an invincible main character who just met his match, a ridiculous story that oozes with charisma, and actual laugh-out-loud gags; and with only a few chapters it has been going strong consistently. If anything were to force its way into the triumvirate, it'd have to be this one. But then again, it's not unusual for a series to get good reader response in its first few volumes. So once we start to see more formulaic cliches make an appearance, we'll know that Beelzebub has reached its peak and will fade away into the background alongside all the other no-name titles in Shounen Jump.

In any case, as of right now, Shounen Jump is not exactly the best magazine to find good manga. Shounen Sunday's lineup is much better. 🤢


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the ultimate "means business" successors

  1. beelzebulb will replace naruto

  2. Psyren will replace bleach

  3. Fairy Tail will replace One Piece

  4. Code Breakers

  5. Toriko


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definitely seeing Toriko becoming a popular one.

maybe that and Psyren I can see becoming popular.

and to the whole Fairy Tale taking over One Piece, its not going to happen one thing it doesn't have that One Piece had was that Fairy Tale isn't in Jump.

Jump is pretty much the manga center for Shounen, lol, most the popular series' came from Jump


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I've never read Fairy Tale, but I remember reading Rave Master back in the day and wondering how a series that ripped so much off One Piece could fail to be even half as good as One Piece. Which is why I'm sure Fairy Tale falls under the same category of "failure".

After keeping up with all the latest Beelzebub chapters, I realize it's starting to fall towards more generic shounen cliches. I can only hope it doesn't make the same mistake Bleach did when it introduced Soul Society. That is, incorporate tournament-style battles to the top.

I'd rather the series be like Rokudenashi Blues, and just incline more towards social drama and interaction. But drama doesn't get you sales. Tournaments do. This whole shit's stupid.


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Quote from HuhWhat

I've never read Fairy Tale, but I remember reading Rave Master back in the day and wondering how a series that ripped so much off One Piece could fail to be even half as good as One Piece. Which is why I'm sure Fairy Tale falls under the same category of "failure".

i quite agree. the comparisons between one piece and fairy tale annoy me to no end. fairy tale tries to rehash concepts that one piece uses but doesn't do it as well. the emotions he tires to have us feel during certain parts of the manga seem forced and i can't find myself to connect with the characters. if you read fairy tale and, for reasons beyond me, actually think it will ever surpass one piece, you haven't been reading one piece at all.


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fairy tail has lots of potential


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I wanna say FMA and D.Gray-man, but they're both monthly series, it would be kinda hard for them to keep up with the fan base. Same for Claymore, though it had just a tad too much angst and not enough comedy. If there isn't anything by the end of the current run, monthlies could work as an intermediate until the next big manga comes out.

I'm rooting for Code:Breaker right now; it's a relatively new series...though I don't know how the mangaka could stretch it out enough.
Fairy Tail could definately win one of the spots, as could Reborn! (but it may not last for much longer, they're already in the future). I haven't read any of the rest of the potential series, but they'll have to get famous pretty quickly because (IMHO) they are nowhere near as big as the big 3.

I'm hoping for a revival of some series (Mx0, Double Arts) because Double Arts had the right feel to be a popular manga, but that's not going to happen...


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Quote from HuhWhat

I've never read Fairy Tale, but I remember reading Rave Master back in the day and wondering how a series that ripped so much off One Piece could fail to be even half as good as One Piece. Which is why I'm sure Fairy Tale falls under the same category of "failure".

I don't see how Rave is even similar to One Piece 😐
The themes and tempo are totally different.
Exactly which parts did you find "ripped off" ?

Also, calling Fairy Tail as a "failure" when you've never read it is just plain ignorance.
Rather, one could class the reasoning behind your logic a failure.

Artists improve, and Mashima-sensei has definitely done so over the years.

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Let's not forget that DGM was once a weekly series until not so long ago.
It may be a monthly now, but I believe it could one day go into the weekly slot again.
It definitely has quite a potential.


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I'm hoping for a revival of some series (Mx0, Double Arts) because Double Arts had the right feel to be a popular manga, but that's not going to happen...

I wish... =(


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I wanna say FMA and D.Gray-man, but they're both monthly series, it would be kinda hard for them to keep up with the fan base.

I'm rooting for Code:Breaker right now; it's a relatively new series...though I don't know how the mangaka could stretch it out enough.
Fairy Tail could definately win one of the spots, as could Reborn! (but it may not last for much longer, they're already in the future). I haven't read any of the rest of the potential series, but they'll have to get famous pretty quickly because (IMHO) they are nowhere near as big as the big 3.

I'm hoping for a revival of some series (Mx0, Double Arts) because Double Arts had the right feel to be a popular manga, but that's not going to happen...

I agree, as good as FMA and D.Gray-man are the monthly releases means I end up waiting several months at a time just so I can read a few chapters together. based on what I've read my money's on Fairy Tail, Kekkaishi or Code:Breaker. I can't see Code:Breaker lasting as long as Naruto or Bleach though I Kekkaishi didn't grip me the way those two did but all have potential. Nurarihyon no mago could also be a contender though especially in terms on length. A revival of Mx0 would be great since it ended so quickly but I doubt it's going to happen.


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Don't see any worthy successor for the one of the three series.
Fairy Tail, Psyren .... all of it lack originality if you compare it to Bleach, Naruot or One Piece.
I'm just talking about the "original feeling" I had when I first read that three and others like Berserk, Claymore. So no right now I don't know any series good enough to call it a successor to Naruto and Co.


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Dr.Gay-man and FMA were a good candidate to replace them but I think they failed at that mission. They are good and they have already been very long both manga and anime, I personally think they are at least equal or above Bleach. They simply just don't get enough popularity.

Fairy Tail, Psyren, Nurarihyon no mago is the next candidate, they have very high potential and an anime series awaiting and they still have a long way to go. I guess they may be able to get it because manga standard is getting better.

After nearly 300 chapters, I can conclude that Kekkashi is just an average shounen. Code:Breaker is fine but the fact that I didn't see much development from that manaka previous work SDK make me do not have a high hope for it.

I like Beelzebub a lot but its story is more about humor than a serious fighting manga likes Bleach/Naruto/OP so I don't considered it as an successor for them. Alive and Blood Monday failure somehow give me idea that except Death Note, those manga don't have decent fighting scene will not reach that level of popularity

Actually I have a hope for Defense Devil since I like that duo author a lot.


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