Super Psychic Policeman Chojo

Super Psychic Policeman Chojo
First tankōbon volume cover
超巡！超条先輩
(Chōjun! Chōjō Senpai)
Genre
Manga
Written byShun Numa
Published byShueisha
English publisher
ImprintJump Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Jump
DemographicShōnen
Original runFebruary 13, 2024 – present
Volumes3

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

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

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

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 June 4, 2024[5]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"
2 September 4, 2024[6]978-4-08-884172-4
  • 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"
3 November 1, 2024[4]978-4-08-884255-4
  • 17. "The Noob-Hunting Senior Police Officer"
  • 18. "The Senior Police Officer's Rival"
  • 19. "The Alumni Senior Police Officer"
  • 20. "Farewell, Senior Police Officer"
  • 21. "The Watchdog Senior Police Officer"
  • 22. "Blaze On, Senior Police Officer!"
  • 23. "The Spine-Tingling Senior Police Officer"
  • 24. "The Flower-Peddling Senior Police Officer"
  • 25. "The Suppressed Senior Police Officer"
4 February 4, 2025[7]978-4-08-884403-9

Chapters not yet in tankōbon format

  • 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"
  • 38. "Thank You For Being Born, Senior Police Officer"
  • 39. "The Left-Behind Senior Police Officer"
  • 40. "The Lewd Senior Police Officer"
  • 41. "Senior Police Officer and Master Detective"
  • 42. "The Curry-Loving Senior Police Officer"
  • 43. "The Split-Up Senior Police Officer"
  • 44. "The Senior Police Officer's BFF"
  • 45. "The Senior Police Officer's Collaboration"
  • 46. "The Cursed 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".[8] Kittun Nozomi of Real Sound noted similarities in the characters and their interactions to Numa's previous works.[9] The series was recommended by Jujutsu Kaisen creator Gege Akutami.[10] The series ranked sixth in the print category at the tenth Next Manga Awards in 2024.[11]

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 3 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
  5. ^ 超巡！ 超条先輩 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  6. ^ 超巡！ 超条先輩 2 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  7. ^ 超巡！ 超条先輩 4 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  8. ^ Salvatore, Brian (February 14, 2024). "This Week in Shonen Jump: Week of February 11, 2024". Multiversity Comics. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Peters, Megan (June 3, 2024). "Jujutsu Kaisen Creator Wants You to Read Super Psychic Policeman Chojo". ComicBook.com. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  11. ^ 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.