Super Psychic Policeman Chojo
Super Psychic Policeman Chojo | |
超巡!超条先輩 (Chōjun! Chōjō Senpai) | |
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Manga | |
Written by | Shun Numa |
Published by | Shueisha |
English publisher | |
Imprint | Jump Comics |
Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Jump |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | February 13, 2024 – present |
Volumes | 3 |
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 November 2024, three volumes have been released.
Plot
[edit]Rookie police officer, Nao Ippongi, is assigned to the West Chinjuku Police Station. There, she is assigned to work with senior police officer Meguru Chojo, who can use super psychic powers but is despised by everyone in the station, and the two of them start working together to keep the peace in the town and solve crimes.
Publication
[edit]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 November 2024, the series' individual chapters have been collected into three tankōbon volume.[4]
Viz Media and Manga Plus are publishing the series in English simultaneously with its Japanese release.[1]
Volumes
[edit]No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN | ||
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1 | June 4, 2024[5] | 978-4-08-884108-3 | ||
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2 | September 4, 2024[6] | 978-4-08-884172-4 | ||
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3 | November 1, 2024[4] | 978-4-08-884255-4 | ||
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Chapters not yet in tankōbon format
[edit]- 26. "The Bored Senior Police Officer"
- 27. "The True Story of the Police Officer"
- 28. "The Senior Police Officer in Love"
- 29. "The Family Court Senior Police Officer"
- 30. "A Veggie Senior Police Officer"
- 31. "The Gorilla and the Senior Police Officer"
- 32. "The Idol Senior Police Officer"
- 33. "The Senior Police Officer Named Andre"
- 34. "The Unlucky Pervert Senior Police Officer"
- 35. "The Unsavory Senior Police Officer"
- 36. "The Senior Police Officer’s Video Letter"
- 37. "The Outbreak Senior Police Officer"
Reception
[edit]Brian Salvatore of Multiversity Comics praised the characters and story, though he felt the story can also be too "over the top".[7] Kittun Nozomi of Real Sound noted similarities in the characters and their interactions to Numa's previous works.[8] The series was recommended by Jujutsu Kaisen creator Gege Akutami.[9] The series ranked sixth in the print category at the tenth Next Manga Awards in 2024.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Lada, Jenni (February 12, 2024). "New Shonen Jump Series Is Super Psychic Policeman Chojo". Siliconera. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ 「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.
- ^ 「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.
- ^ a b 超巡! 超条先輩 3 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ^ 超巡! 超条先輩 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ 超巡! 超条先輩 2 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
- ^ Salvatore, Brian (February 14, 2024). "This Week in Shonen Jump: Week of February 11, 2024". Multiversity Comics. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Peters, Megan (June 3, 2024). "Jujutsu Kaisen Creator Wants You to Read Super Psychic Policeman Chojo". ComicBook.com. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ Cayanan, Joanna (August 28, 2024). "Kagurabachi Tops Print Category, Girl Meets Rock! Wins in Web Category of Next Manga Awards 2024". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website at Weekly Shōnen Jump (in Japanese)
- Super Psychic Policeman Chojo at Anime News Network's encyclopedia