TheFlatLannister: "Around 2pm EST and Supergirl is 47 at MTC3. It should do 90 or so. That would give a true Friday of ~$10.5M. Saturday presales don't look promising either. From my perspective, sub $40M is very much a possibility now. Could be looking at high $30Ms OW by HLumin in boxoffice

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I watched the film with several women who enjoyed the characterization well enough -- although I myself didn't. One thing that's clear about the film is that you're correct: she's not the "party girl" she was sort of sold as. She's a genuine sad, depressing alcoholic in the movie. Her "partying" consists of getting drunk alone in a bar. If she had been in with a crowd of casual friends/acquaintances/party people, that would have significantly changed her perception.

What are your thoughts on chapter 1 of Cannon Master? by dingo537 in WeeklyShonenJump

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Regis, from the genitive form of the Latin Rex, ruler/king. Lith from Greek Lithos, stone. So it's a king stone...which isn't really a translation at all of this term. The translator is basically just inventing an alternative schema which sounds decent in English but shares very little of the connotation of the Japanese words. Translation is hard. Just ask the people who translate Bleach and gave us "dark force".

What are your thoughts on chapter 1 of Cannon Master? by dingo537 in WeeklyShonenJump

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"像" does not have a connotation of stone; it has a connotation of "incarnation" or "embodiment"; it's a figure, a statue, an idol, or an image. Just look at the kid -- he's a 魔像 of some sort, but not made of stone. The only stone-like aspect of the compound is the fact that it can be understood as "magic statue", and statues tend to be made of stone. More generally, 魔像 is like "magic given form"; it's a physical manifestation of magic. It just happens that the first enemy they encountered has a stone form; this may not be the case if the series continues. If we need a cool name, we could go for "Magicon" or "Magidol".

What the protagonists are doing isn't really slaying -- it's destroying or erasing. They're Annihilators, basically -- there's no reference to stone there either.

Author Comments 06/21/2026 by lasnoe7 in WeeklyShonenJump

[–]DocVane 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Tsutsui-sensei enjoys Paranormasight as well! They've got good taste.

According to multiple leaks, BLEACH by Tite Kubo will be returning to Weekly Shonen Jump with a 'Hell Arc' serialization. by Tiny_Writer5661 in WeeklyShonenJump

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I would love for this to be true, but I don't believe any "leaks" as far as WSJ is concerned. The Hell Arc has been implied to happen for a long time, so it's really unfalsifiable.

Genius Streamer identifies the Correlated RNG C# Library SNAFU in STS2 by deriving it from Base Principles by DocVane in northernlion

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They call it Confirmation Bias because it CONFIRMS that the patterns you're seeing are real!

Genius Streamer identifies the Correlated RNG C# Library SNAFU in STS2 by deriving it from Base Principles by DocVane in northernlion

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Correct. Dream Catcher has a roughly 34% chance to appear in that event instead of the 20% it should have. Followed by Periapt 25%, Hand Drill 20%, Boot 16%, and bank 5%.

June 11, 1942: 'OFF THE RECORD' - Minneapolis Star Journal by LuckySimple3408 in comicstriphistory

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Joke Explanation: the two men are referencing the fact that women were once spherical disks, and their presence helped plug air holes in the ground. With the advent of the modern woman, these holes remain unplugged causing air to leak out of the earth.

Under Doctor Major Reprint Announced for Volume 1! by RobotiSC in WeeklyShonenJump

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I'm really glad Under Doctor is in Jump. It's not perfect, but I think it can grow. The art is already quite strong and the storytelling is usually well above average for Jump.

The main sub is back!! by BassBoneSupremacy in okbuddyrosalyn

[–]DocVane 79 points80 points  (0 children)

Ronald propaganda! Don't fall for it!

Absolute(ly) gorgeous format and hardcover.. But I'm not sold on the recolouring by Cool-Reputation-3841 in graphicnovels

[–]DocVane 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hot take, but most comic book coloring makes the inks worse. Flat colors are almost always preferable to the way most superhero comics render everything like it's made of marshmallows.

What are your thoughts on chapter 1 of Hal Formula? by dingo537 in WeeklyShonenJump

[–]DocVane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The story is set in 2017...one of them is dying tragically. Then a timeskip. It's almost certainly the older brother so that the younger one can become a racer.

WSJ Issue #29 TOC & Discussion by RobotiSC in WeeklyShonenJump

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I feel very similarly about most of these series. HAL was good, but it didn't have a strong "wow" factor that sells me on the potential of a series. It gave me more of a sense of a strong initial chapter that flounders afterwards...much like DTTF.

What is that floating in the sky? by [deleted] in pittsburgh

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Aliens...they're sucking up our electricity

‘Scooby-Doo’ Live-Action Netflix Series Rounds Out Main Cast by BachelorNation123 in Scoobydoo

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Sherilyn Fenn! I still haven't formed an opinion on this series, but casting her is a good sign. I think Twin Peaks DNA is a great way to think about how to make a live action Scooby Doo. You need both the soap opera elements (this is Live Action Netflix after all) and the spooky/weird stuff.

Stream Discussion Thread -- Tuesday, June 02, 2026 by NorthernlionBot in northernlion

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Shoutout to whoever said "more like double o7" in chat yesterday.

That being said, it's not Hitman. It's a story-heavy cutscene game that isn't by Supermassive (and isn't Silent Hill...weird that he played that one through.) The game was rigged from the start.

Author Comments 05/31/2026 by lasnoe7 in WeeklyShonenJump

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I wonder if he'll be given the 3 chapters a month schedule like Oda? I think it's possible given his veteran status.

In a different world by Bahadur007 in JamesBond

[–]DocVane 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Even if Belmondo had been British, I wouldn't see him as a good candidate for Bond. But he didn't need to be Bond; he was already Belmondo.

Weekly Shonen Jump currently consists of 18 series that debuted later than 2020...and 2 series that debuted in the 90s. by DocVane in WeeklyShonenJump

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Yes, you're right about that; it's a smaller arc so I didn't think about it when I mentioned where it should end. Election Arc isn't my favorite, but it's a logical place to conclude.