#weekly shounen jump17-26 1991

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Togashi's Comments from the Table of Contents (1990-1994)

WSJ #17 to WSJ #26 (1991) Volume 3: Chapters 18 to 26

ᐊ Volume 2: Chapters 9 to 17    Volume 4: Chapters 27 to 35 ᐅ

1991

➤ Weekly Shounen Jump N°17 (April 15, 1991)

★ Chapter 18 (Colored Chapter). "The New Mission!!" (新たなる使命!!の巻, "Aratanaru Shimei!!")

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“My first “part-color” after a long time, what did you think? I'll keep it in mind for future reference, so please send me fan letters!” - Yoshihiro

🇯🇵 久びさのパートカラーいかがでしたか？今後の参考にしますので、F・L (ファンレター) よろしくね 〜 ！！ 〈義博〉

T/N: In the old days, in addition to pages in full color, there used to be the "part-color” chapters. It is a technique that leaves out certain colors. It's like a cross between monochrome and color, except that certain colors are emphasized and the rest is rendered as monochrome. You can get a better idea by looking at Botan’s picture above, shades of red were added to highlight some parts. It’s also worth reading Togashi commentary on the Yu Yu Hakusho Artbook. He made some remarks about the coloring process and even revealed his brother, Hideaki Togashi, helped him with the backgrounds from this chapter.

➤ Weekly Shounen Jump N°18 (April 22, 1991)

★ Chapter 19. "Action!" (出動!!の巻, "Shutsudō!!")

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“The first volume of the Jump Comics will finally be released on April 10th. It's interesting to read the chapters all together. By all means, please take a look!” - Yoshihiro

🇯🇵 いよいよ4月10日にJC第1巻が発売。まとめて読むと面白いから 、 ぜひぜひよろしく！ 〈義博〉

➤ Weekly Shounen Jump N°19 (April 29, 1991)

★ Chapter 20. "The Deadly Trio!!" (三匹の妖怪!!の巻, "Sambiki no yōkai!!")

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“With the arrival of spring, my low back pain seems to have completely healed. However, I'm so busy at this time that I don't have time to go out.” - Yoshihiro

🇯🇵 春の訪れとともに腰痛はどうやら完���。だけど、今度は忙しくて外出する暇がないよ 〜 っ 〈義博〉

➤ Weekly Shounen Jump N°20 (May 6, 1991)

★ Chapter 21. "The Muncher of Souls!!" (魂を喰う男!!の巻, "Tamashii o Kū Otoko!!")

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“I’ve just played two games of bowling for the first time in a long time, and my score dropped by 70. Shameful...!” - Yoshihiro

🇯🇵 ひさびさに2ゲームだけボーリングをやったら、スコアが70も落ちてた。なさけない…！〈義博〉

➤ Weekly Shounen Jump N°21・22 (May 13・20, 1991)

★ Chapter 22. "What Binds a Mother and Son!!" (母と子の絆!!の巻, "Haha to Ko no Kizuna!!")

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“At the time of writing the manuscript for this issue, our Hanshin Tigers still had only one win. Today, as well, is another day of perseverance...” - Yoshihiro

🇯🇵 この号の原稿をかいている時点で、我が阪神はまだ1勝。今日もやっぱり忍耐の日々か…〈義博〉

T/N: Togashi is a fan of bowling and baseball. In an article published in the V JUMP November 1992, he told about scoring 240 points in bowling and naming his tropical fishes after Hanshin’s players.

➤ Weekly Shounen Jump N°23 (May 27, 1991)

★ Chapter 23. "Hiei of the Evil Eye!!" (邪眼師·飛影!!の巻, "Jaganshi - Hiei!!")

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“The second volume of the comic will be published on the 10th of June. Along with the first volume which is now on sale with great reviews, I hope you will continue to support us.” - Yoshihiro

🇯🇵 コミックスの2巻めは、6月��10日刊売。絶賛発売中の1巻共どもよろしくお願いします〈義博〉

➤ Weekly Shounen Jump N°24 (June 3, 1991)

★ Chapter 24. "The Fearsome, Gruesome Binding Curse!!" (恐怖の呪縛獄!!の巻, Kyōfu no Jubakugoku!!")

*Yu Yu Hakusho is on the cover of this issue*

To learn about Botan’s hands on this cover, please check “The story behind Botan’s two left hands”.

▼ The illustration below, later used as cover of volume 3, was designed by Togashi in this issue to the Weekly Shounen Jump “7th Catch Phrase Grand Prix”. The winner was a 17-year old from Aichi Prefecture. The phrase written by Togashi on Yusuke’s long-hemmed tokkoufuku combat uniform is “Gokuraku- Oujou” (極楽往生). It means something like “peaceful dead” or “rebirth in paradise”. It’s a Buddhism/Hinduism concept in which Gokuraku is said to be a place where body and feeling are away from pain and only the basis of happiness exists.

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“I watched the Giants-Hanshin game at the Tokyo Dome over the consecutive holidays. It's been a while since I've been to a baseball game, I was tired from all the excitement...” - Yoshihiro

🇯🇵 連休に東京ドームで巨人阪神戦をみてきました。久びさの野球観戦 、 興奮した分疲れた…〈義博〉

T/N: The consecutive holidays is the “Golden Week” (from end of April to early May). The June issue of the magazine is published in May. 

➤ Weekly Shounen Jump N°25 (June 10, 1991)

★ Chapter 25. "Operation: Infiltrate!!" (潜入捜査開始!!の巻, "Sen'nyū Sōsa Kaishi!!" )

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“The second volume of the comic will be released on June 10th. It's even more interesting to read them all together. I appreciate your support!!” - Yoshihiro

🇯🇵 コミックスの2巻めは、6月10日に発売。まとめて読むと一段とおもしろい。ヨロシク！！〈義博〉

➤ Weekly Shounen Jump N°26 (June 17, 1991)

★ Chapter 26. "The Cursed Forest!!" (魔性の森!!の巻, "Mashō no Mori!!")

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“I had a fever when I was writing the manuscript for this issue, it was very difficult. Thanks to it, I couldn’t take a rest.” - Yoshihiro

🇯🇵 この号の原稿執筆時に発熱してしまって、大変でした。おかげで休みなしになりました。〈義博〉

*On September 10, 1991, Volume 3 (Chapters 18 to 26) was published!*

▼ Togashi’s comment from the dust jacket of volume 3. Translation by VIZ Media.  

ᐊ Volume 2: Chapters 9 to 17     Volume 4: Chapters 27 to 35 ᐅ