Blue Box manga creator Kōji Miura issued an apology in a now deleted X (formerly Twitter) post on Tuesday to her fans, who could not purchase the Weekly Shonen Jump magazine issue that shipped on Monday. This year’s 33rd issue of the magazine included the final chapter of Blue Box … and a One Piece Card Game card in celebration of the One Piece manga‘s 29th anniversary.

Miura said, “I am filled with regret for everyone who wanted to read this week’s issue in print but couldn’t. Thank you so much … for wanting to read it! (This isn’t about directing my frustration at anyone but simply an apology to everyone who is upset.)” Miura issued the statement after reports of retailers selling out of the Weekly Shonen Jump issue, due to some buyers allegedly buying multiple copies to resell the One Piece card for profit.

The Weekly Shonen Jump, V Jump, and Saikyō Jump magazine editors themselves issued a joint apology on Friday: “We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused to our readers and for the confusion this created at retail stores and convenience stores.” The editors added that a reprint of the issue without the One Piece card will be available for pre-order at the online Jump Character Store service. The Weekly Shonen Jump editors will announce the reprint’s official release date on social media.

The editors said they will not include the planned “Charlotte Pudding” One Piece Card Game card in the October issue of V Jump, slated for August 21. They will, however, go forward with the planned One Piece Card Game “Special Gift for All Applicants” promotion. Readers can participate with a purchase of the Kindle or Zebrack editions of the magazine.

Weekly Shonen Jump, V Jump, and Saikyō Jump further noted that each magazine will suspend the inclusion of One Piece Card Game cards in future issues. “We will suspend [the inclusion of ONE PIECE CARD GAME cards as bonus inserts] for the time being and are internally reviewing plans for future inserts and sales methods in each magazine to ensure they reach as many readers as possible.”

Following the announcement of the issue’s reprint, Miura issued a followup statement: “Weekly Shonen Jump issue 33 will be available for pre-order! (Please note the bonus insert will not be included.)” She continued, “Thank you for your patience and please check official channels for further announcements and details before placing your order.”

Weekly Shonen Jump Issue 33 Reselling

People posted images on social media of Weekly Shonen Jump issue 33 sold out in stores all over Japan, only to be discarded (minus the card bonus), apparently unread.

Japanese retail chain Animate stated on July 3, two weeks before the issue went on sale, that physical Animate stores will not carry the issue. The chain added, “We had been accepting pre-orders exclusively through our online store to alleviate congestion and prevent disputes, but pre-orders have now closed as we have reached capacity.”

The Animate Online Shop took orders for Weekly Shonen Jump issue 33 but then limited purchases to one copy per customer. The retail site also stated it might cancel orders if Animate suspected customers attempting to make multiple purchases or place duplicate orders.

Japanese news outlet Oricon News spoke with what it described as a reseller of Weekly Shonen Jump issue 33 regarding their methods and feelings on the matter. According to Oricon, the reseller stated they purchased around 25 copies of the issue across different stores. The reseller added they made around 18,000 yen (about US$110) selling 20 of the One Piece Card Game cards. Oricon News asked, “Because of the recent “Jump” hoarding, many readers were unable to read the magazine. Have you considered the impact on others?” and the fencer responded:

I didn’t think about it. You can read it digitally, can’t you? I understand the feeling of people who say, “I want to read this in print,” but I don’t feel like I did anything wrong.

Sources: Kōji Miura‘s X/Twitter account (link 2, link 3), Weekly Shonen Jump Editorial Department‘s X/Twitter account, Animate Books’ X/Twitter account, One Piece‘s X/Twitter account, Oricon News, Animate Online Shop via Hachima Kikō (link 2, link 3, link 4)

10 years of My Hero Academia hasn’t stopped the fans’ appetite for more. Weeks before taking home Anime of the Year at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards, we got more in My Hero Academia: More. A whole reunion with the older cast and a long-awaited confession? Yes please! Toss in more seasons of Vigilantes, and you have a well-fed fanbase. But Studio Bones wasn’t done. To celebrate this generational run, Anime Expo hosted a month-early premiere of their newest short starring a high schooler Eri called My Hero Academia: I am a hero too. Here’s what to expect on August 3, 2026, when it releases worldwide.

Years after Jirou’s concert at the school festival in Season 4, Eri is now all grown up. What was once a child needing permission to speak now stands as a young adult singing for herself. She’s no longer haunted by her father’s shadow: she’s a bright-eyed teenager looking towards the future. And so far, the future has never looked brighter. Deku has risen back through the ranks after returning to hero work alongside his teaching role, reaching as far as Number 4 (Mirio is still at the top). Jirou and Kaminari have taken her under their wing, fostering her love for music to the point where she’s now formed her own street band.

To thank her heroes, she’s invited them to check out their debut performance. But there’s a catch: they have to keep themselves hidden from the crowd. The fact is, these guests are no longer small-time students, but celebrities themselves. If they announce that they’re coming to this small concert, all the attention would be on them. That is not the kind of pressure Eri wants to put on her heroes: they are her guests, and she’s there to entertain them. She wants to prove that she doesn’t need to piggyback off their own fan bases to shine as they did on stage years ago. In fact, it’s that exact performance that leads to her song choice: a cover of “Hero Too”.

All of this is great stuff, but this is where some fans might need to keep their expectations in check. When they call this short, they mean it: it’s only 6 minutes long. The vast majority of its runtime is spent on this performance. Now the cover itself is fantastic, setting itself apart from the original with its acoustic instrumentals and gentler vocals. The art style also shifts closer to a watercolor aesthetic, rather than the comic-book styling that its recent openings and endings have started to take more cues from. It also can’t be denied how powerful the imagery of a confident Eri singing just like Jirou is. But it’s almost too good, because the brief glimpses of her bandmates forming and the promise to stand on their own had me wondering what a full episode with brand new songs could’ve looked like.

In spite of its brief runtime, I can’t deny the enthusiasm fans felt watching this before anyone else. The panelists also clearly factored in the length of the short itself, because our hosts were none other than the Japanese voice actors of Deku and Shigaraki: Daiki Yamashita and Kōki Uchiyama. After a rousing montage of the series’ heroic moments, the titular hero and villain had the audience decide which of their two favorite moments was better.

For Shigaraki, his speech towards the heroes in episode 121 of the Paranormal Liberation War won by a landslide over his first attack on USJ. For Deku, his final smash in episode 167 got louder cheers than when All Might first told him, “You too can become a hero”. In fact, Yamashita straight-up compared the crowd’s noise level to Present Mic. Even the IMDB ratings were brought up on stage, specifically 162, 163, and 167 for their 9.8 average.

This is when the two discussed their growing friendship behind the scenes. At first, Shigaraki’s Voice Actor worried that getting along with everyone else too early would soften his performance as a villain. So he made it a point to make his first recording together with Deku’s voice actor during the invasion in episode 11. Since then, they’ve had many chances both in the show and on radio talks to become friends. When asked if they resembled their characters, Uchiyama mentioned that he always saw a bit of Deku’s innocence present in Daiki. Meanwhile, Daiki thought Shigaraki’s more objective perspective actually makes Uchiyama a good judge of character.

All of this came together in their final performance together in episode 167. When their fists met to defeat All-for-One, no script was given on how to perform the final punch. Their screams at that moment were left up to them. Uchiyama was impressed by Yamashita’s screams, but Yamashita believed he could keep up with him. Their talk later in the vestige realm was also the first time Daiki saw Uchiyama perform as Tenko rather than Shigaraki. He holds that moment dearly since it’s one of the few quiet moments in the series. To top it off, Daiki recounts how, when this episode aired, the cheers on social media mirrored the characters rooting for Deku to win. I can confirm that the Plus Ultra chanted at the end proved him right.

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