shonen manga
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My Hero Academia Is Coming to an End
One of the most popular manga of the modern age is coming to a close—a decade after it first began, Kohei Horikoshi’s seminal shonen series My Hero Academia will come to an end this summer. The news was confirmed this morning by Weekly Shonen Jump publisher Shueisha, who laid out the scheduling plan for the…
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Jujutsu Kaisen’s Next Season is a Bloody Tournament Arc
Jujutsu Kaisen wrapped up earlier this week after a long and fairly grim season. You won’t be surprised to learn that it’s got another season in the works, once again courtesy of MAPPA. Following the finale for season two, MAPPA put out a teaser video teasing a showdown between sereis lead Yuji Itadori and Yuta…
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Believe It: Naruto May Be Back on the Live-Action Movie Train
The success of One Piece’s live-action Netflix series means western studios are going to be looking at other popular shonen anime to bring to life. My Hero Academia is already on the docket over at Netflix, and we got one for Saint Seiya (or Knights of the Zodiac earlier this year. Next up might be…
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Kagurabachi Is Big, But Not as Big as the Internet Wants You to Think
This week Shonen Jump launched one of its most anticipated new series of the season: Takeru Hokazono’s contemporary Yakuza/Fantasy swordsman series Kagurabachi. But while it’s already making big waves after just one chapter, the manga has become an altogether stranger hit online. One of three titles selected by the legendary manga magazine as part of…