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Double Taisei

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Double Taisei

A manga about a genius shogi player Tai with a split personality that changes into carefree Sei during night. When Tai suddenly disappears during during a shogi tournament, it’s up to Sei to win for both of them.

We’ve discussed this on an older podcast.

While I thought the dual protagonist bit was not great, I knew this manga was destined to fail. Shogi manga just do not do well in Weekly Shonen Jump. Whether it be Momiji no Kisetsu or Mononofu, shogi manga just do not do well in Shonen Jump. Ryu to Ichigo is serialized in Weekly Shonen Sunday so I’m pretty sure it will survive. However I think anyone including Kentaro Fukuda should think twice before trying shogi manga in Jump again.

~dakazu

Devily Man

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Devily Man

A manga about a low ranking demon with a pure heart that teams up with a young boy genius to exploit corrupted adults and take their dirty money.

You can see hints of a really interesting story here with the mystery of the young boy’s motivations and the juxtaposition of the demon being the moral center of the duo but this series was canceled after only 16 chapters. It’s another unfortunate example of a young manga artist put into the Weekly Shonen Jump meat grinder of new releases. It makes me wonder if series like these would have had better success in Weekly Shonen Sunday or Weekly Shonen Champion instead.

~dakazu