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Shonen Jump has been home to some of the best manga of all time. The Big Three — Bleach, One Piece, and Naruto — along with the legendary Dragon Ball manga came from this publication, which speaks volumes when it comes to the popularity of this magazine. Even now, some of the biggest shonen manga stem from this publication as well, which is a testament to just how popular this magazine really is.
However, even after the massive popular fanbase one can access from this magazine, there are several high-quality manga that are left in the dust when it comes to getting a proper adaptation. Here are ten such examples of such manga that definitely deserved a great adaptation but failed to secure one for a whole host of reasons.
8 Samurai 8: The Tale Of Hachimaru
Masashi Kishimoto is one of the most talented mangaka of all time. The mere fact that his mind birthed the amazing world of Naruto is proof enough of just how much of a genius he actually is.
So, it's a shame that his latest venture, Samurai 8: The Tale Of Hachimaru, failed to witness the massive popularity numbers enjoyed by Naruto. It ran for a year before being canceled by Shonen Jump due to its middling fanbase, with no word on an anime adaptation in the slightest.
7 Mission: Yozakura Family
The spy family scenario is a rather intriguing premise, and most modern pieces of entertainment have utilized this premise to great extent. So, it's a given that the wonderful realm of manga would also make full use of this setting.
This is precisely the case with Mission: Yokazura Family, which features a healthy dose of comedy as the protagonist of the series, Taiyo Asano, ends up befriending the daughter of a spy family that constantly gets themselves into heaps of eventful occurrences over and over again. It's a great read, which makes it even sadder that there's no anime adaptation for the same.
6 My Hero Academia: Vigilantes
My Hero Academia is one of the most popular anime of all time. So, it's rather hard to fathom that its popular prequel series is yet to receive an adaptation as well.
Vigilantes takes on a darker approach to the series, expanding on the stories of new and interesting characters as they decide to fight against the established hero norms to help the less fortunate sections of society. The fact that events of this series tie in directly with the main narrative of My Hero Academia makes it even more riveting to read.
5 Fire Punch
The interesting setting of Fire Punch coupled with its great revenge plot makes for one of the better mangas on this list. In fact, with its brief run spanning eight volumes, it's also great binge-reading material.
The short-run of this series makes it perfect for a brief yet captivating anime adaptation. However, for some reason, Fire Punch is yet to be greenlit for the same, which is quite a shame indeed.
4 Stealth Symphony
Stealth Symphony should ideally have been the next big thing for Shonen Jump. After all, how could anything go wrong with the writer of Baccano! and Durarara, Ryogo Narita, at the helm?
Unfortunately, the complicated nature of Stealth Symphony's plot was its undoing. The series was canceled after only 21 chapters, which was a shame since Narita never got the time to explain the complicated nature of this plot.
3 Mr. Fullswing
One of the longest-running manga on this list without an adaptation, Mr. Fullswing was an entertaining read that centered on baseball. The protagonist of this series is a shameless pervert who joined baseball in a bid to impress his crush — a simple premise that gets the job done.
This manga ran for five years but never heard a peep in terms of an anime adaptation. Perhaps it was the unlikable nature of the protagonist that ultimately led to Mr. Fullswing not getting this special treatment.
2 Tokyo Shinobi Squad
One of the most promising manga on this list was canceled before it could gain any steam as a series. Tokyo Shinobi Squad deals with a globalized Tokyo that is facing a huge rise in crime levels due to an international railway system that connects that city to the rest of the world.
Thankfully, there's a way to counter this crime level rise — new-age shinobi! Watching these characters use a mix of powers and technology to fulfill their various contracts was pretty interesting, and it's a shame that there's no conclusion to be found for these characters now.
1 Me & Roboco
Out of all the manga discussed on this list, Me & Roboco is easily the most unique of the lot. The manga is set in a future where every household has a robot maid — called an OrderMaid — that handles the various tasks of a household.
This compels a kid named Bondo down on his luck to force his parents into getting an OrderMaid only to receive an odd model called Roboco that can't handle basic computations but is extremely powerful. The events that ensue are pretty interesting, as a result.