It is no secret that Shōnen Jump manga is very stringent and harsh on new series as well as their expectations of its continued success, leading to one of the publisher's mangaka taking to the internet to ask fans to purchase new volumes. While it's pretty unfortunate that they had to resort to this, the post gave the manga more attention and interest.

In an X (formerly Twitter) post by a relatively new mangaka, Yosuke Matsumoto, revealed that his series, Monochrome Days, barely managed to avoid cancellation after being told that the series would be axed if volume 2 did not sell well. After clearing this hurdle, the mangaka has been told yet again by Shōnen Jump that the series will be over if the sales of all volumes don't increase by the time volume 4 is released. Matsumoto asked fans to purchase and read the manga in order for him to keep working on it.

Shōnen Jump's Impatience Strikes Again

This is Not An Uncommon Occurrence for The Reputable Publisher

The post managed to garner more than 600 thousand interactions, resulting in many people becoming interested in the series, as well as others deciding to buy the volumes. The story itself is very compelling and holds great promise. It follows Hanaichi Fudo, an officer worker who once gave up on his dreams to pursue art as a career. His senior, Saori Wakaba, one day asks him for help to write her manga, and thus begins the story of Hanaichi deciding to pick up what he once abandoned.

Monochrome Days has 550K weekly views on Shōnen Jump + and sold 3K+ copies for volume 1.

Shonen Jump has always been very impatient with newer manga, and it is very common for series to be discontinued if they don't show enough promise or potential right off the bat. Great manga such as Tenmaku Cinema, PPPPPP, Green Green Greens, MamaYuyu, and many series with interesting premises and great characters unfortunately got the boot too early. Shōnen Jump is a very competitive magazine and while it does promise great success and fame, there are many failures that the magazine has to get through to find that one hit.

Monochrome Days Deserves A Chance

The Story Is Just Beginning

The series is very wholesome and informative, showing the realities and nuances of being a mangaka. The theme of pursuing what you are ionate about no matter how old you are is very inspirational, and it is very easy to be hooked by the protagonist's work ethic. With great art, an interesting story, and charming characters, Monochrome Days deserves to continue serializing on the Shonen Jump+ platform and tell its full story.

You can read Monochrome Days on Manga Plus or Shonen Jump+.

Source: Yosuke Matsumoto.