We’re jumping to conclusions again on My Taste is Better Than Yours. This time around it’s a big batch of four WSJ premieres over the past month. Three of them are sports manga, not exactly a thriving category in the magazine lately – can any of these three buck the trend? And what of the one outlier, battle fantasy Kaedegami? Tune in for a lively conversation and see what Samu I think are the standouts – and best bets – from this batch of debuts.
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Simone
July 15, 2025 at 10:54 pmI am honestly baffled at Jump for keeping to try pushing these sports manga when all the last entries have done horribly regardless of their quality (MMA and Green Green Greens being cut short no less than – ugh – Do Retry). Ironically I think Ping Pong Peril might be the only one that has half a chance, because at least it seems so ridiculously out there it might be conflated with the battle series instead.
Guardian Enzo
July 15, 2025 at 11:31 pmThat’s my worry.