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Manchuria Opium Squad Gets an Anime as the Manga Resumes With New Artist Tsurushima
Manchuria Opium Squad has an anime in the works and has resumed in Weekly Young Magazine with new artist Tsurushima, according to Anime News Network.
Kodansha India Announces Its First Five Manga Titles, Led by Attack on Titan and Blue Lock
Kodansha India's first five titles are Attack on Titan, Blue Lock, Gachiakuta, Witch Hat Atelier and A Silent Voice, according to Anime News Network, with no first-book date yet.
Viz Media Licenses The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom as the Anime Debuts
Viz Media is publishing Nao Iwamoto's fantasy romance manga in English, with two chapters already online, the same weekend the TV anime premieres.
Kaoru Mori's A Bride's Story Returns This Winter With a New Volume From a New Publisher
Kaoru Mori's A Bride's Story gets three new chapters in a larger, 80-page volume from Yukiwariso, with no magazine serialization first, according to Anime News Network.
The Elusive Samurai Wraps Up at Chapter 238, Just as Season 2 Gets Going
Yūsei Matsui's five-year historical shonen closed with Chapter 238 in February, and Volume 27 finally collects the ending in print.
One Piece's October Hiatus Lands Right as the Post-Timeskip Era Overtakes the Pre-Timeskip One
A one-week hiatus pushes One Piece chapter 1195 to October 11 — the exact chapter where post-timeskip chapters finally outnumber pre-timeskip ones.
Fairy Tail Re:Fantasia Ends With Chapter 9 as Hiro Mashima's 20th-Anniversary Return Wraps Up
Hiro Mashima's nine-chapter Fairy Tail spin-off, built around a new Harvest Festival, concluded today as planned.
Ashita no Joe Creator Tetsuya Chiba Pauses His Autobiographical Manga for His Health
Tetsuya Chiba, the legendary Ashita no Joe creator, has put his autobiographical manga on hiatus at 87 due to poor health.
Kagurabachi Goes on Hiatus Again — and Returns With Chapter 132
Kagurabachi's third health-related break of 2026 skipped a double issue in September before returning with Chapter 132.
Dragon Ball Super's Manga Hiatus Drags On — A Leaked Jump Festa 2027 Lineup Suggests No 2026 Return
A leaked Jump Festa 2027 lineup reportedly skips Dragon Ball Super, adding weight to reports the manga won't return before 2027.
Go! Go! Loser Ranger! Is Back After Another Health Hiatus — Inside the Pattern Interrupting Its Final Arc
Negi Haruba's sentai-subverting manga resumed Sept 24 after a 2.5-month health hiatus, the latest break to interrupt its final arc.
Saint Seiya: Dark Wing Is Ending in November — Right in the Middle of the Franchise's 40th Anniversary
Akita Shoten's Champion RED confirms Saint Seiya: Dark Wing and the unrelated Garagarapom both end in November 2026.
Akira Failing in Love Hits 1 Million Copies — What the Romcom Is Actually About
Shinta Harekawa's Weekly Shōnen Sunday romcom crossed 1 million copies worldwide, the same day its eighth Japanese volume shipped.
Silent Hill f Is Getting a Second Manga — And This One's About Fox Mask
Konami and Famitsu announced a second, original Silent Hill f manga centered on Fox Mask Man, supervised by game writer Ryukishi07.
Why Do New Manga Keep Getting Cancelled Within Six Months in 2026?
Ura-Tokyo: Exorcist City is ending after six months, joining a growing 2026 list of Shonen Jump and Magazine series cut short fast.
Foodies Manga Ends After One Year — What Tadashi Agi and Jun Nakanishi's Series Was About
Tadashi Agi and Jun Nakanishi's food-industry manga Foodies concluded on Kodansha's Comic Days after roughly one year of serialization.
Kemono Jihen Is Ending at Volume 26 — Then Immediately Went on Hiatus
Shō Aimoto confirmed Kemono Jihen will end at Volume 26 after nearly 10 years, but the series is now on hiatus after her brother's death.
The Dangers in My Heart Has Actually Ended — How Chapter 198 Closed the Book
Norio Sakurai's The Dangers in My Heart published its true final chapter on September 15, 2026, closing an 8.5-year run past 7 million copies.
Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life Is Ending After 14 Years — And Most Fans Have Never Seen Most of It
Amyū's koto club drama Kono Oto Tomare! ends in three chapters after 14 years — most fans have never seen this story.
Witch Hat Atelier at 10 Years: Chapter 100, Season 2, and Where the Story Stands
A 10th anniversary, Chapter 100, and a confirmed Season 2 all landed in the same stretch. Here's what each milestone actually means.
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Manga Status Check — Is It Cancelled?
Frieren's manga has been on indefinite hiatus since October 2025 — here's what's actually confirmed, and what's just confusion.
The Record of a Fallen Vampire Gets a Surprise Sequel, 19 Years After It Ended
Kyo Shirodaira and Yuri Kimura are reuniting for a Record of a Fallen Vampire sequel, launching October 9, 2026, nearly two decades after the original ended.
One Piece Chapter 1193 Explained: Luffy's Biggest Gear 5 Hit Yet, and Zoro Terrifies St. Sommers
Luffy's biggest Gear 5 attack yet slams Imu into the Adam Tree, then Zoro's Conqueror's Haki strike makes an untouchable Holy Knight flinch.
Blue Lock's Japan vs. England Climax Hits Its Peak in Chapters 358-360 — And Season 3 Is Already Confirmed
Chapters 358-360 push the Japan vs. England final to its breaking point right as Blue Lock Season 3, Neo Egoist League, gets an October date.
The Dangers in My Heart Is Ending After 8.5 Years — Tracing Its Strange, Nomadic Serialization
Norio Sakurai's The Dangers in My Heart wraps its 8.5-year run on September 15, 2026, closing a manga that never actually stayed on one platform.
Noragami's Creators Are Back: Adachitoka's New Manga Debuts This October
Adachitoka, the duo behind Noragami, announced a new manga, Yadoya no Oinu-sama, debuting October 6, 2026.
Berserk's 2026 Comeback: Three Chapters, a New Power, and Another Hiatus
Berserk returned from a nine-month hiatus for three straight chapters in 2026, then went dark again with no Chapter 387 date set.
Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo's Ending, Explained: Yuji's Cursed Object Twist and the Ritual of Harmony
Gege Akutami's compact sequel wrapped in six months with Chapter 25 — here's how it ends, and why reception has been so mixed.
Chainsaw Man Part 2 Is Over — Why 'No Part 3 Yet' Isn't the Same as 'Hiatus'
Chainsaw Man's Academy Saga ended with Chapter 232 in March 2026, and half a year later Tatsuki Fujimoto still hasn't announced a Part 3.
Seraph of the End Is Ending After 14 Years, With Volume 37 as the Finale
Takaya Kagami confirms Volume 37 will close out Owari no Seraph, days after Chapter 159 published.
Hope You're Happy, Lemon Is Ending With Chapter 106 in September
Mizuki Kishikawa's body-swap romance concludes September 13, 2026, with Chapter 105 already hinting at how the mystery resolves.
The Summer Hikaru Died Is Ending in Two Chapters
Mokumokuren's supernatural horror manga will conclude with Chapters 50 and 51 in October 2026, publisher confirms.
One Piece Chapter 1192 Explained: Gear 5's New Attacks Crack Imu's Void Shield
Luffy debuts two new Gear 5 techniques, cracks Imu's Void Shield, and Usopp refuses to run in a defiant Elbaf-arc turning point.
Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun Is Back After a 10-Month Health Hiatus — Chapter 131 Explained
AidaIro's supernatural school horror manga resumes with Chapter 131 after a 10-month break for the creator's health.
Spy x Family's Donovan Desmond Twist: What Chapters 109-139 Actually Confirmed
Tracing the Donovan Desmond mystery from its Chapter 110 scars to Chapter 139's telepathy-debunking cliffhanger.
One Piece's Breaks Are Getting More Frequent — and the 'Four More Years' Ending Timeline, Explained
One Piece just went on its second break in three chapters. Here's what's confirmed about the pattern, and what isn't, about how it ends.
One Piece Chapter 1191 Explained: Gaban's Sacrifice, Imu's New Form, and the Gokoku Sovereignty Attack
Gaban survives Imu but loses an arm, Imu escalates into a new form, and Luffy, Hajrudin, and Loki answer with a combined giant-warrior attack.
Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Just Broke Its Perfect Streak — Here's Why the Manga Is on Hiatus
Two Blue Vortex skips its first issue ever after 36 straight chapters — here's the hiatus news plus a Chapter 36 recap and Chapter 37 outlook.
Hunter x Hunter Is Back: Inside Togashi's 2026 Comeback and the Succession Contest's Endgame
Togashi's manga returned from a three-year hiatus, hit 100 million copies, and is now deep in the Succession Contest's endgame.
My Hero Academia's Creator Just Wrote a Horror Manga — Here's What We Know About 'Don't Laugh, Shijima-san'
Kohei Horikoshi's first new Jump manga since My Hero Academia is a 61-page horror one-shot, and it's already stirring speculation about what comes next.
Detective Conan's Creator Just Confirmed the Ending Already Exists — Here's What We Know
Gosho Aoyama confirmed he's already drafted Detective Conan's final chapter — but gave no plot details or timeline.
Dandadan's Dragon Knights Arc Is Getting Bigger — Chapter 245 Breakdown and What It Means for the Endgame
Chapter 245 throws Kinta's new mech into the Dragon Knights fight, and Season 3's 2027 confirmation raises the stakes even higher.
Sakamoto Days Is Heading Into Its Climax — Chapters 271-273 Explained
Sakamoto Days has officially entered its climax, with chapters 271 through 273 pushing the Slur showdown to its most brutal point yet.
One Piece Chapter 1190 Explained: Gaban's Sacrifice and What It Means for Luffy's Path to Pirate King
Scopper Gaban loses an arm holding the line against Imu — and the chapter quietly reframes how far Luffy still has to go.
Blue Box Ends Its Five-Year Run With Chapter 250 — What's Next for the Franchise
Ao no Hako's Weekly Shonen Jump serialization closed with Chapter 250, and the franchise is already lining up its final volumes and Season 2.
The Promised Neverland Marks 10 Years With New One-Shot 'War vs. Peace'
Kaiu Shirai and Posuka Demizu reunite for a 36-page bonus chapter set after the original story, kicking off a run of anniversary projects.
Kagurabachi's Hiatus, Early Return, and the Flashback Arc That Followed
A brief hiatus, an early comeback, and a childhood flashback arc — plus a confirmed April 2027 anime, here's where Kagurabachi stands.
Why Gachiakuta Is Manga's Next Big Thing
A Season 2 teaser, a 19th volume, and a Doll Festival arc still unraveling in weekly chapters — Gachiakuta's momentum is hard to ignore.
Hajime no Ippo Is Finally Getting an English Print Release — 37 Years Later
Kodansha USA announced the first official English print edition of Hajime no Ippo at Anime NYC, arriving Fall 2027 as a premium omnibus.
Naoki Urasawa's First New Manga in Eight Years Is Here — And It's Aimed Straight at AI
Naoki Urasawa ends an eight-year wait with a new series built around AI, human creativity, and the value of drawing by hand.
One Piece's Egghead Arc Is Quietly Setting Up the Series' Endgame
Recent chapters have dropped more world-building reveals than any arc since Wano. Here's what's actually landed so far.
Black Clover's Ending, Explained: How Asta Became Wizard King After 11 Years
Black Clover wrapped its 11-year run in a three-chapter finale — here's how Asta's Wizard King arc actually ends.