Super Psychic Policeman Chojo

Japanese manga series

Manga
Written byShun Numa
Published byShueisha
English publisher
  • NA: Viz Media
ImprintJump Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Jump
DemographicShōnen
Original runFebruary 13, 2024 – present
Volumes1

Super Psychic Policeman Chojo (Japanese: 超巡！超条先輩, Hepburn: Chōjun! Chōjō Senpai) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shun Numa. It began serialization in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine in February 2024; as of June 2024, one volume has been released.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Shun Numa, the series began publication as a one-shot, which was published in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine on April 24, 2023.[2] The one-shot was turned into a full series, which began serialization in Weekly Shōnen Jump on February 13, 2024.[3] As of June 2024, the series' individual chapters have been collected into one tankōbon volume.[4]

Viz Media and Manga Plus are publishing the series in English simultaneously with its Japanese release.[1]

Volumes

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 June 4, 2024[4]978-4-08-884108-3
  • 01. "The Psychic Senior Police Officer"
  • 02. "The Cat-Hunting Senior Police Officer"
  • 03. "The Senior Police Officer Duelist"
  • 04. "The Gofer Senior Police Officer"
  • 05. "The Speed Demon Senior Police Officer"
  • 06. "The Senior Police Officer Who Reads Texts but Doesn't Reply"
  • 07. "The Quizzed Senior Police Officer"

Chapters not yet in tankōbon format

  • 08. "Tailing the Senior Police Officer"
  • 09. "The Convenience Store Senior Police Officer"
  • 10. "The Adolescent Senior Police Officer"
  • 11. "The Off-Duty Senior Police Officer"
  • 12. "The Food Stall-Guard Senior Police Officer"
  • 13. "The Festival Senior Police Officer"
  • 14. "The Somchai Senior Police Officer"
  • 15. "The Transforming Senior Police Officer"
  • 16. "The Sunday Morning Senior Police Officer"
  • 17. "The Noob-Hunting Senior Police Officer"
  • 18. "The Senior Police Officer's Rival"
  • 19. "The Alumni Senior Police Officer"

Reception

Brian Salvatore of Multiversity Comics praised the characters and story, though he felt the story can also be too "over the top".[5] Kittun Nozomi of Real Sound noted similarities in the characters and their interactions to Numa's previous works.[6] The series was recommended by Jujutsu Kaisen creator Gege Akutami.[7] The manga has been nominated for the 2024 Next Manga Award in the print category.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c Lada, Jenni (February 12, 2024). "New Shonen Jump Series Is Super Psychic Policeman Chojo". Siliconera. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  2. ^ 「左門くん」の沼駿、「タイパラ」コンビが描く読み切りがジャンプに. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 24, 2023. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  3. ^ 「左門くんはサモナー」の沼駿が描く、超能力ポリスコメディがジャンプで. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 13, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  4. ^ a b 超巡！ 超条先輩 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  5. ^ Salvatore, Brian (February 14, 2024). "This Week in Shonen Jump: Week of February 11, 2024". Multiversity Comics. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  6. ^ Nozomi, Kittun (February 19, 2024). ジャンプ新連載『超巡！超条先輩』は令和らしさ全開？ 『左門くんはサモナー』作者が描き出す新たなヒロイン像. Real Sound (in Japanese). Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  7. ^ Peters, Megan (June 3, 2024). "Jujutsu Kaisen Creator Wants You to Read Super Psychic Policeman Chojo". ComicBook.com. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  8. ^ 『次にくるマンガ大賞2024』ノミネート100作品決定 『カグラバチ』『ホタルの嫁入り』『ルリドラゴン』など. Oricon News (in Japanese). June 21, 2024. Archived from the original on June 22, 2024. Retrieved June 23, 2024.

External links

  • Official website at Weekly Shōnen Jump (in Japanese)
  • Super Psychic Policeman Chojo at Anime News Network's encyclopedia